Dak Prescott just needs 4,725 yards to become the Dallas Cowboys' all-time leading passing leader

[NumOneQB]

And yet, Aikman and Staubach are MILES ahead of Romo and Dak...............miles

Different NFL back then especially with offensive rules. Even with that, Aikman and Staubach are head and shoulders above Romo and Dak.

 

[Motorola]

And some QB's are in the Hall of Fame despite their stats, because they were on great teams and won SB's.

Exhibit A___Joe Namath.

 

[Chasing6]

Just to play devils advocate.

The cowboys were top 3 in point differential, 1st in takeaways, and first in pressures. Also had one of the top offenses in the league.

Most teams that have all of the above, are considered SB contenders.

We also had a soft schedule.

 

[Chasing6]

But wait I thought it was a team game and victories were a team stat? I also thought Emmitt was the greatest running back ever. Of course if you take away a HOF player away from a team the offense of which is strongly dependent upon him the team is going to suffer. BTW, how was Emmitt’s “record” in Arizona?

Good, you finally get it.

 

[Chasing6]

“Team accomplishments” is the new term for let’s defend Dak at all costs.

I don't need to defend Dak's stats. They are great.

 

[SultanOfSix]

Good, you finally get it.

No I got your obfuscation a long time ago. Trying to hide Dak’s poor playoff performances in “it’s a team game” is not the win you think it is.

 

[Diehardblues]

Easy way to look at. Minus the SB would they have made the HOF?

You can’t do that because making or winning the SB is part of the “ Impact” factor which is a qualifier for induction.

On the other side there are many SB winning QB’s who don’t make the HOF.

It takes a combination of both career stats and or Impact which winning SB or MVP might help qualify.

 

[Diehardblues]

No I got your obfuscation a long time ago. Trying to hide Dak’s poor playoff performances in “it’s a team game” is not the win you think it is.

Sure Dak stunk it up but so did entire team.

 

[Diehardblues]

I don't need to defend Dak's stats. They are great.

His overall stats are great. But he has some weaknesses which have been exposed on the bigger stages.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Exhibit A___Joe Namath.

Yeah and it’s before my time but I wonder how good Bradshaw was. I hear conflicting things on him.

 

[Diehardblues]

Yeah and it’s before my time but I wonder how good Bradshaw was. I hear conflicting things on him.

Bradshaw and Namath qualify under the “ Impact” .

 

[SultanOfSix]

Sure Dak stunk it up but so did entire team.

Two things can occur simultaneously, but one doesn’t cause the other, nor do they have to. Besides, the defense was more depleted due to injuries than was the offense which was sufficiently healthy.

 

[Diehardblues]

Two things can occur simultaneously. Besides, the defense was more depleted due to injuries than was the offense which was sufficiently healthy.

We probably aren’t winning games with 2 int’s and a pick 6 but neither are with defense giving up 7 TD’s in 8 possessions. They’re both momentum killers.

We’re more likely to overcome that offensive futility than defense. Teams have won with pick 6’s and multiple int’s but probably not giving up 7 TD’s in 8 possessions.

 

[Motorola]

Yeah and it’s before my time but I wonder how good Bradshaw was. I hear conflicting things on him.

Overall, his stats were pedestrian; but back then the defenses still ruled the league...and Bradshaw's teams had absolutely one of the best alltime.
Find the time to read up on quarterback competition and the circumstances on the Steelers teams in the early to mid 70's. A look back in revealing what went on with the Cowboys SB rivals.

 

[Diehardblues]

Exhibit A___Joe Namath.

Namath qualifies under Impact. Anyone who grew up in that era would know. Had to live and experience it.

He was one of the best in his era for a few years. That’s the definition of HOF. He was first to throw for 4,000 yards and brought validity to AFL in SB win which was huge in that time.

He had a great arm and his aura and celebrity status was unlike we’d seen before . No doubt the Jets winning SB 3 was a huge factor.

His injuries shortened his career and career stats weren’t up to par but it was his “ Impact” to the game in that era which qualified him,

 

[Blitzen]

And you’re of the belief Romo plays better than Aikman did that game?

I dunno if you have watched that game on replay, but watch it a few times and understand a few things. The game was a muddy rainy mess of a game. The fact that the Cowboys did not have a turnover was an enormous win. Romanowski dropped a potential pick from Aikman. Aikman recovered his own fumble (that was forced) earlier in the game.

The line of scrimmage was largely dominated by SF in the first half-Emmitt did not dominate the game by rushing the ball (got stuffed lots of times throughout). His biggest wins were in the passing game, and the passing game set up the running game-SF was defending the run like mad for a large portion of the game.

SF was a juggernaut of a squad (offense and defense), and Steve Young was light-years beyond the QB that Purdy could ever become. Aikman had to make several key short/midrange throws in extremely difficult weather conditions against a fantastic defense (several very tiny window throws)-on the road-in the NFCCG-with the game hanging in the balance for the bulk of the game.

He was drafted number 1 overall and heavily recruited during college by Jimmy for a reason. The teams he played on were largely crap before they assembled the championship team and then more crap once the roster was slowly dissolved by a younger drunken Jerry (with no McClay to run the draft for him). Fans think those early 2000’s squads suffered from poor QB play (it did not help-but those squads were bloody quadriplegics in a sea of sharks). There was absolutely zero direction, no draft team or strategy, zero accountability in any facet of the team-Dave Campo was head coach-talk about dysfunction.

 

[Diehardblues]

Overall, his stats were pedestrian; but back then the defenses still ruled the league...and Bradshaw's teams had absolutely one of the best alltime.
Find the time to read up on quarterback competition and the circumstances on the Steelers teams in the early to mid 70's. A look back in revealing what went on with the Cowboys SB rivals.

He had some of his best games on the biggest stages. 4-0 in the SB. And a MVP. Winning means something .

Sure he was surrounded by a HOF cast but he was key to their success. As much as I hated the Steelers and QB who couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the C most deservedly belongs in the hall.

 

[Rockport]

Dak needs the best of everything for them to even consider him good enough to win a Super Bowl. Really just shows how little they actually think of him.

He led the team in TD passes last year and was NFL MVP Runner-up.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I dunno if you have watched that game on replay, but watch it a few times and understand a few things. The game was a muddy rainy mess of a game. The fact that the Cowboys did not have a turnover was an enormous win. Romanowski dropped a potential pick from Aikman. Aikman recovered his own fumble (that was forced) earlier in the game.

The line of scrimmage was largely dominated by SF in the first half-Emmitt did not dominate the game by rushing the ball (got stuffed lots of times throughout). His biggest wins were in the passing game, and the passing game set up the running game-SF was defending the run like mad for a large portion of the game.

SF was a juggernaut of a squad (offense and defense), and Steve Young was light-years beyond the QB that Purdy could ever become. Aikman had to make several key short/midrange throws in extremely difficult weather conditions against a fantastic defense (several very tiny window throws)-on the road-in the NFCCG-with the game hanging in the balance for the bulk of the game.

He was drafted number 1 overall and heavily recruited during college by Jimmy for a reason. The teams he played on were largely crap before they assembled the championship team and then more crap once the roster was slowly dissolved by a younger drunken Jerry (with no McClay to run the draft for him). Fans think those early 2000’s squads suffered from poor QB play (it did not help-but those squads were bloody quadriplegics in a sea of sharks). There was absolutely zero direction, no draft team or strategy, zero accountability in any facet of the team-Dave Campo was head coach-talk about dysfunction.

I’m just trying to find what proof there is that Romo plays better than Aikman did that game.

 

[SultanOfSix]

We probably aren’t winning games with 2 int’s and a pick 6 but neither are with defense giving up 7 TD’s in 8 possessions. They’re both momentum killers.

We’re more likely to overcome that offensive futility than defense. Teams have won with pick 6’s and multiple int’s but probably not giving up 7 TD’s in 8 possessions.

Not sure where this 7 TDs in 8 possessions came from, but practically 14 pts were given up by the offense. When you go down 7-0, stop the team, then give up a pick on your own 12 yard line which turns into a TD, hold the team to two field goals, only to have a dagger of a pick 6 happen to turn the score into 27-0, that’s significantly a fault of the offense as much as the defense.