Dak Prescott

[CCBoy]

@Trouty


Took this from @percyhoward from the other thread



The high throws in the beginning did infuriate me, but he was solid against the best defense in the league imo.

Percy always comes up with real jewels...

 

[Trouty]

Dak didn't have one of his better games.

Where did I say he did?

 

[dueyhemlock]

In terms of protecting the ball and doing what he needed to, Dak delivered.

However, it was clear he was rusty from the lack of preseason work. His footwork wasn't great, and the accuracy suffered for it. He overthrew a free TD to Dez in the end zone, had several other balls sail on him, and so forth.

Dak did have some balls sailing.

The Dez miss in the endzone should had been a lob/touch throw to get it over the defender (D-lineman) in Dak's passing lane. But the real reason for the non TD catch was PI. When watching the replay, the DB had a handful of jersey, he was trailing and pulling the jersey hard. It looked like a large white triangle (jersey) extending from Dez's back to the defender's hand. Dez couldn't get the jump needed to snatch the ball out of the air. Still, a better thrown pass and there is no need to jump.
Oh, the ref in the endzone had clear view of the jersey grabbing.

 

[Melonfeud]

Damn, Trouty's out here doin' numbers with this post, lol. Risen Star would be jealous.

Wow! I just looked at the Troutster's casing-liner count,,, he's coming up fast and on fire in Risen's rear view,,, I'd spent 10 minutes after the N.E.-K.C. game to personally hunt up 11 of Risen's posts to break the 50k likes barrier,,,, this is gonna be a heated and fun sideline to watch where the "likes" battle lines are at by the end of the season

 

[LocimusPrime]

First game of the season, the rust will be knocked off soon enough.
And when he's back to mid season form.....watch out SUCKAS!

 

[DC Cowboy]

Where did I say he did?

Easy young fella, just commenting!!!!!!!!!

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I actually thought he managed the game well, but was off with his accuracy. Similar to Romo, it looks like he just had an "off" game, sailing a handful of balls high. Still thought he did well, and of course avoided mistakes.

pretty much how I saw it.

He wasn't as sharp as he can be but he wasn't awful. He played a solid game and helped get the W.

 

[Bullet22]

He threw away a few..plus the 2 deep balls to Dez and Butler take away the great plays by the Giants db's, were td's...

 

[plasticman]

Any Cowboy fan that is dissatisfied with Dak lacks a fundamental understanding of what we are all witnessing.

If Dak does not throw an INT in his first two attempts on Sunday, he will be ......

The first quarterback in NFL history to throw less than five interceptions in his first 500 attempts.

Think about that. Think about what that means to the outcome of a game. Nothing destroys momentum like a turnover deep in your own territory.

Those who miss Tony Romo's "accuracy" are delusional. He was in his fifth year in the NFL before he threw 500 passes. The specific game was the Buffalo Bills game in 2007. He threw 5 INT's in that game alone.

Tony Romo sat and learned behind two quarterbacks that were #1 overall picks in the draft and threw a combined 18,000 passes before they joined the Cowboys. Tony Romo didn't throw a single NFL regulation pass until his 4th season.

Think about all the great young quarterbacks throughout the decades that came out that everyone was excited about. However, these future stars had to learn the hard way. They had to pay their dues. They had to go through the growing pains and it cost their teams. That is part of being a rookie no matter where you were drafted.

With one exception, our quarterback today. He came with no assembly required.

Tony Romo's 5th INT? Attempt #131.

Roger Staubach #87

Troy Aikman #61

Joe Montana #154

Aaron Rodgers #119

Tom Brady #225

Peyton Manning #189

Dak Prescott.......... #498 and counting

There are times when Dak will not throw the ball away when he is under duress. Rather, he will throw it in a place that requires a very special catch by a gifted receiver. However, it will be placed in a position that cannot be intercepted. I'm not saying that is what always happens but it sometimes does.

Yes, some of Dak's throws were off. However, keep in mind that the coaches now trust him to make decisions on the field. He has almost the full playbook now and there are more decisions that he has to make to continue his development. He is adjusting to that but we saw some of the learning curve on Sunday.

Dak Prescott.......the Dallas Cowboys stumbled onto the next great quarterback, this guy will be a Super Bowl MVP, mark my words. It is time to really enjoy being a Dallas Cowboy fan.

 

[Melonfeud]

Any Cowboy fan that is dissatisfied with Dak lacks a fundamental understanding of what we are all witnessing.

If Dak does not throw an INT in his first two attempts on Sunday, he will be ......

The first quarterback in NFL history to throw less than five interceptions in his first 500 attempts.

Think about that. Think about what that means to the outcome of a game. Nothing destroys momentum like a turnover deep in your own territory.

Those who miss Tony Romo's "accuracy" are delusional. He was in his fifth year in the NFL before he threw 500 passes. The specific game was the Buffalo Bills game in 2007. He threw 5 INT's in that game alone.

Tony Romo sat and learned behind two quarterbacks that were #1 overall picks in the draft and threw a combined 18,000 passes before they joined the Cowboys. Tony Romo didn't throw a single NFL regulation pass until his 4th season.

Think about all the great young quarterbacks throughout the decades that came out that everyone was excited about. However, these future stars had to learn the hard way. They had to pay their dues. They had to go through the growing pains and it cost their teams. That is part of being a rookie no matter where you were drafted.

With one exception, our quarterback today. He came with no assembly required.

Tony Romo's 5th INT? Attempt #131.

Roger Staubach #87

Troy Aikman #61

Joe Montana #154

Aaron Rodgers #119

Tom Brady #225

Peyton Manning #189

Dak Prescott.......... #498 and counting

There are times when Dak will not throw the ball away when he is under duress. Rather, he will throw it in a place that requires a very special catch by a gifted receiver. However, it will be placed in a position that cannot be intercepted. I'm not saying that is what always happens but it sometimes does.

Yes, some of Dak's throws were off. However, keep in mind that the coaches now trust him to make decisions on the field. He has almost the full playbook now and there are more decisions that he has to make to continue his development. He is adjusting to that but we saw some of the learning curve on Sunday.

Dak Prescott.......the Dallas Cowboys stumbled onto the next great quarterback, this guy will be a Super Bowl MVP, mark my words. It is time to really enjoy being a Dallas Cowboy fan.

Excellent!
O.k. I've took him for granted and apparently have become spoiled in my expectations, it was pretty cool seeing him go back up to the line and 'kill' several plays, that's something I don't recall seeing a whole lot of last year,,,so, would it be a safe assumption to label #4 beyond generational,
By this epic milestone he could set?
He commanded and lead a solid dominant victory against one of our most despised rivals although he did break a sweat doing it,,,he definitely needs to work on that

 

[crashintonickdm]

To be fair, everyone is meh week 1. Jitters + rust = bad to slightly above average football

Unless of course you're playing Trevor seimian

 

[Aven8]

The scramble up the middle to get us in field goal range was money. Love this kid!

 

[ShortRound]

Three years ago would anyone have believed we'd be here? A rookie QB and RB leading the team?
"After Romo" was such a huge scary place..... I'm so excited to watch this team grow, and that's what we are witnessing, the team growing.

Go Cowboys!

 

[Verdict]

He was playing a top D. He had better stats than ARodg had against a worse d.

Without looking at the All-22, I'd imagine he faced a very complex D scheme. Much like ARodg faced.

I think he played very well. Statistically not as good, but I think he was really emotionally geared up to beat the Giants and over throwed a few passes as a result. I think he was confident but a little restless. That's ok. Better to be like that than afraid. Dak is not afraid.

 

[kevm3]

People must forget that great defenses can make great quarterbacks look pedestrian. Look at all time great Peyton Manning who was having a historic season until he met up with the Seahawks in the superbowl. Same with 16 and 0 brady until he met the giants defense.

Dak faced a team that we lost 2 times to last season and came away with a V. Wasn't his best game ever, but he played so as not to make us lose. Sometimes the other side of the ball has to step up, and they did an awesome job last game.

Dak wasn't a touchdown machine this game, but the great thing the offense did was keep the defense off the field for great stretches of the game. It didn't reflect in the final score, but we ate up a ton of clock in that first half. That really can help a defense out.

 

[Texas_Pete]

 

[shabazz]

The scramble up the middle to get us in field goal range was money. Love this kid!

That was amazing! OMG!! That was like totally awesome!!!!! I spit up my organic apple juice box all over my keyboard while watching that incredible run!!!!!! OMG

 

[Montanalo]

Any Cowboy fan that is dissatisfied with Dak lacks a fundamental understanding of what we are all witnessing.

If Dak does not throw an INT in his first two attempts on Sunday, he will be ......

The first quarterback in NFL history to throw less than five interceptions in his first 500 attempts.

Think about that. Think about what that means to the outcome of a game. Nothing destroys momentum like a turnover deep in your own territory.

Those who miss Tony Romo's "accuracy" are delusional. He was in his fifth year in the NFL before he threw 500 passes. The specific game was the Buffalo Bills game in 2007. He threw 5 INT's in that game alone.

Tony Romo sat and learned behind two quarterbacks that were #1 overall picks in the draft and threw a combined 18,000 passes before they joined the Cowboys. Tony Romo didn't throw a single NFL regulation pass until his 4th season.

Think about all the great young quarterbacks throughout the decades that came out that everyone was excited about. However, these future stars had to learn the hard way. They had to pay their dues. They had to go through the growing pains and it cost their teams. That is part of being a rookie no matter where you were drafted.

With one exception, our quarterback today. He came with no assembly required.

Tony Romo's 5th INT? Attempt #131.

Roger Staubach #87

Troy Aikman #61

Joe Montana #154

Aaron Rodgers #119

Tom Brady #225

Peyton Manning #189

Dak Prescott.......... #498 and counting

There are times when Dak will not throw the ball away when he is under duress. Rather, he will throw it in a place that requires a very special catch by a gifted receiver. However, it will be placed in a position that cannot be intercepted. I'm not saying that is what always happens but it sometimes does.

Yes, some of Dak's throws were off. However, keep in mind that the coaches now trust him to make decisions on the field. He has almost the full playbook now and there are more decisions that he has to make to continue his development. He is adjusting to that but we saw some of the learning curve on Sunday.

Dak Prescott.......the Dallas Cowboys stumbled onto the next great quarterback, this guy will be a Super Bowl MVP, mark my words. It is time to really enjoy being a Dallas Cowboy fan.

I shared, in another thread, the comments from a local Denver sports writer: basically, he stated that Dak had transitioned from rookie sensation to something much greater. He can have an off-game (by what we have grown to expect), still complete 60% of his passes and not turn the ball over. Pretty high praise from an upcoming opponent

 

[sean10mm]

Dak's best attribute is something really boring he shares with Tom Brady: he really understands how much risk to take based on the specific game situation he's in. Playing a tough D that beat your *** before, and it's 3rd and long early with the game under control? He's cool with just punting. Late in a game where you're down and time is running out? He'll go for the low % knockout without blinking, because it's an all or nothing situation where being conservative wins the game for the other team just as surely as a turnover does. That's one of those things you can't really teach; even Peyton Manning never quite got past forcing things when it wasn't necessary if the defense was frustrating him early in games.

He's still a work in progress because his 2nd season just started, but he's so far ahead of the curve mentally that it's INSANE.

 

[pugilist]