Dak Prescott's shortcomings are impacting the club's coaching decisions, approach

and what are the shortcomings that will stop us from running the football? Because I’ve seen teams with worse running games not run the football. It’s almost like guys are afraid to run the football and I don’t know why.
This isn't our mom's and dads NFL

you have as many as 6 or 7 guys on the line of scrimmage on any given play some blitzing, some dropping, nobody knows.
the only way to prevent that is to have an effective mid and deep passing game. We do not have one.
Dak is incapable of it, so there you have it. It's not the old days where you had a 3 man or a 4 man front to deal with.

Linehan attempted this on his last year here. Do you remember he would motion the H back (usually Whitten), right behind the hole where the run was going to go and tried to overload it? Well, when you have that many guys near the line of scrimmage, it just doesn't work as he found out.
 
He moves fine. If you are comparing him to Jaydon Daniel’s then yes he’s nothing like him. He never was. His lack of mobility is exagerated. He was never a mobile guy……not since college…
He doesn't move fine. He doesn't take off when he has to anymore because he's afraid of getting a booboo again. He's slower, more hesitant, and the body is starting to break down. Hey, great leader though.
 
Doubt is doubt. Herbert has doubters, Goff has doubters, Hurts still has Doubters. I can go on and on.
Where's all the Jerry Jones and the narrative he doesn't along with his front office bring in the right coaching staff he doesn't invest in the coaching staff he doesn't do enough to at least be high risk move every now and again to get a big trade like he did with amari Cooper???


where's the support for Romo and Prescott as far as on the field with teams like those guys you mentioned that are consistently including Joe Burrows.....

I mean look what they just did for his top 2 targets, I mean the eagles all in literally loaded their entire team top to bottom and that's the only reason jalen hurts got the Super bowl win because he's not apparently any better than Nick Foles cause Nick Foles was a backup and won a Super Bowl this is a team game and will always be a team game..

the doubt should be coming from right now look at the offseason which team who has a veteran quarterback that can get it done that makes that kind of money has done so little?? that be the Cowboys probably???​
I haven't looked around and the offseason is not finished but Prescott doesn't have all those weapons around him and the defense to protect him if he does make a mistake....​
that's what Matthew Stafford needed because he left Detroit with a far worse record then Prescott and end up on a team that actually gave him what he needed because he didn't change... Matthew Stafford still let the league in interceptions he threw 2 interceptions in the Super bowl, and they still won because the defense stepped up and made those not a big deal, they made those interceptions neutral. If anybody remembers the Super bowl and that year all they remember is oh Matthew Stafford's a Super Bowl quarterback he's elite and Prescott's not, no that's not the truth...​

That is why lesser quarterbacks can win Super Bowls and that's why great quarterbacks win multiple Super Bowls and that's why elite quarterbacks go to the Hall of Fame..

it's because of the team that was given around them I don't know many players not aikman not Roger Staubach because they had those type of teams it wasn't called all in back then they just build super teams and they kept building the teams every year they tried to give the best rosters to those quarterbacks and make sure everything wasn't on them didn't ask them to be Superman where is our playoff rosters that have stepped up with those kind of offensive and defensive lines that kind of coaching staff those kind of runners and run game that actually show up in the playoffs to support the quarterback there hasn't been any for Romo or Prescott yes they've had talent in the regular season they've played well against teams they can really beat and they played OK against better teams but when the big lights came on in the big moments this roster has never been built like some of the ones that have won Super Bowls recently...

Facts.
 
it ridiculous" his shortcomings"

I'd like to see jalen hurts even do half of what Prescott did here with the roster we give him,

I'm not making excuses but it's ridiculous you see all these other teams, and we can't be playing both sides of this debate other teams GM's do a whole lot more in the offseason and some make more trades it doesn't always workout but that all in narrative that we keep hearing that Jerry never does!!!!!

you have jalen hurts NOT winning a Super Bowl because of it his shortcomings but Foles must be better, I guess the eagles saw Jalen hurt shortcomings and they got one of the best running backs in the league to pair with the best OL. 2 great targets at WR and better TE than we have , HUH!??? and then handed barkely $20 million per year... you remember when we gave zeke 11-15 now that was a big deal but Christian McCaffrey gets 19 and then gets hurt and does really nothing to help further San Francisco from where they've been in the past without him, and then they give Henry to Lamar Jackson. Heck Sam Darnold and Baker had better run games, targets, and schemes.all FACTs​
that can't be debated please don't try I sit and watch these teams and even now you see it was I don't see it as a great move financially but look what Cincinnati just gave Joe Burrows who makes a lot of money but they had to pay 2 wide receivers top of their market the top #2 wide receiver pay and the number one wide receiver pay in the league and Prescott who's his number two who has been his number two who is his running back the last two seasons please don't say Pollard was any good because he wasn't he should have been a change of pace guy the whole time he wasn't better than Rico but these guys are not on those levels...​
I mean I don't get it "whose shortcomings" are we really talking about???!!!​
do we get to use the word shortcomings or that the team needs to be strengthened in order to go further in the playoffs, can we stop talking about the quarterback shortcomings and it actually GM owner roster coaching all have shortcomings in the past this was said when it was going to become Romo friendly??!!​
that's ridiculous it is not any of those terms it is building a proper team for success it needs more balance it needs more of this complimentary football that Mike McCarthy never did was it all his fault probably not but when you don't use your best back until like week 10 you don't use Turpin in some of your other weapons until week 10 when everything is falling apart..​
All quarterbacks needed a better team around them to have more success or they look bad tell me Patrick mahomes has it looked like himself the last three seasons he's had worse stats and last year didn't look good at all in most games and look how bad he looked in the Super bowl but nobody questions it because his team has won Super Bowls with him he has stepped up in the past but he has a better coaching staff top to bottom a better GM and they do more with less but he's had more weapons at the same time on the field than Prescott or Romo have ever had and they step up in the playoffs not step back and step down the mistakes are being made by the entire team around here and we just gotta keep seeing stories about how we have to coddle and protect Prescott everybody wants him to see him go and I think that that's the wrong perspective...​
Can't blame both the biggest problem around here the most consistent problem has been over 30 years right that's not Prescott or Romo that would be the team builder that would be the entire front office the entire ownership group everyone and will McClay, he's been part of this so let's not coddle him either..​

Anybody on here questioning Prescott's ability without questioning the actual rosters not been built properly consistently in order to win the big games,


that's a fact and I see debates all over about that you want to knock Jerry knock the GM knock the bad coaching all the way back to Jason Garrett and whatever else they've had here that's the big problem not the quarterback you're wasting a great quarterback's careers what you're doing I like how that narrative is said about all poor tyrants man that poor Zach Martin and poor DeMarcus Ware and whoever other big names we allegedly wasted their careers here Jason Witten being one how about we're wasting Romo and Prescott's careers these guys are on that level they are that good but they just aren't putting enough of everything in the right mix in order to make this better in the big games...FACTS
30 years of facts for sure, This FO is not now and has not been a QB away from winning ... they have showed everyone this and even in the face of last season showed you how they will continue to build this team THIER way to prove it again....
 
30 years of facts for sure, This FO is not now and has not been a QB away from winning ... they have showed everyone this and even in the face of last season showed you how they will continue to build this team THIER way to prove it again....
That's the thing,

they've wasted quarterbacks that other teams wish they had...

they were very capable of winning Super Bowls and I'm not giving all the excuses to Prescott or Romo but where has their Tony Dorsett or Emmitt Smith moments???

you know those moments that they make posters with those guys on it because they up in the big game in the big moment mostly in the playoffs....​
there have been talent sprinkled around this team for 30 years but most of it has withered under pressure, there wasn't enough of them the mistakes the penalties the coaching issues it's been widespread and they all blame seems to fall on the quarterbacks..​
I watch those games the offensive and defensive lines have not been good, I mean they had one game with 11 penalties on one side of the ball before and the other how are you supposed to play quarterback when you're behind the chains all game against a great team.. I mean you're literally doing this against a team that's going to make you pay for those mistakes.. we were lucky to be in that game by 6 points you have Trayvon diggs dropping an interception you have kittles shouldn't have caught that pass of diggs would've hit there's a lot of moments that none of these players have stepped up and took that helps a quarterback I watch it in eagles that whole game against Patrick mahomes just snuff him out that's the defense that doesn't even....e of the ball to take advantage of it. but many games defense couldn't get it done.. GB 16 rams 2018 GB 2024 they were horrible..​

I mean,

that's what I'm saying we have had the quarterbacks to get it done but the moments that makes them look bad isn't entirely on them..

It is tough to play quarterback against those playoff defenses or against playoff teams even in a regular season especially on the road when you don't bring you're A- game when you don't have the makeup in the trenches or the run game that's the problem in the playoffs..

that's the biggest problem is the trenches and the run game we have not had a run game in any of the losses that were over three yards per carry most of them have been under that the offensive line is living on our side of the line our defense isn't doing enough on the line to get it done that's the biggest problem but I'm not going to go on again because I got to go get to work I'm on a coffee rant here because I'm tired of hearing about the shortcomings of our quarterbacks..

Our quarterbacks have been better than average, we've had great quarterbacks have their careers wasted, not elite we don't have to call them hall of farmers but these are the kind of guys you can win Super Bowls with if you put the right team around him..

jalen hurts is not a better quarterback than Prescott they're on the same tier the difference is their teams. Same with Stafford that reminds me of Romo they have the same number they play virtually the same the only difference is the team they ended up on if Romo left the Cowboys for that Rams team if it was in the same scenario this hypothetically he would've won a Super Bowl with that team as well in my opinion...
 
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Prescott has missed at least five games in three of the last five seasons. Dallas just lost their longtime QB2 in Cooper Rush and have done little to address the pass protection issues in free agency. All signs are pointing towards a more protective scheme for the franchise QB because they know in order to find any postseason success, they’re going to need both a healthy Prescott and an effective running game in place.

It's simple math. If Prescott is getting pressured on 30 percent of his dropbacks, the lower the number of total dropbacks, the lower number of pressures and, with any luck, the lower the number of total hits taken. The Cowboys will still need Prescott to make plays on a regular basis and will need him to take hits in high leverage situations, but limiting his exposure in everyday game plans appears to be the objective.

With more teams playing coverage-heavy looks on defense, today’s game has seen a slight resurgence in running efficiency. It still pales in comparison to the efficiency and effectiveness of the passing game, which is reflected in both success rate and EPA, but it can be a steady force if designed and executed correctly. Design and execution appear to be exactly what the Cowboys are targeting as they seek to take some of the offensive burden from Prescott.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...25-designed-protect-dak-prescott/82657848007/
 
Yet another article about the Cowboys moving towards a more balance offense and running more.

Dak Prescott's shortcomings are impacting the club's coaching decisions, approach
Story by Reid D Hanson, Cowboys Wire 3/26/2025

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As Dak Prescott begins year the first new year of his massive four-year, $240 million deal signed in 2024, it’s almost impossible to be at least mildly concerned with his long-term health and wellness.

Prescott’s mobility has seen a significant decline since that gruesome compound fracture suffered back in 2020 and now the Cowboys signal-caller is generally resigned to a pocket-focused role with scrambles even falling outside his area of expertise. In an era when mobility has never been more en vogue, the Cowboys find themselves moving in the opposite direction of league trends.

It's hard to envision the Cowboys running the ball more often than passing, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see something more balanced than it was under Mike McCarthy.

More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/ot...n&cvid=630000f80f464bf3d9202a93c1533369&ei=37
Idiot writers! So, the Ravens signing Henry last year was because of Jackson's shortcomings and not to improve the team and offer some protection that may protect their QB? Mediots! No wonder, poor coogs is so confused.
 
Idiot writers! So, the Ravens signing Henry last year was because of Jackson's shortcomings and not to improve the team and offer some protection that may protect their QB? Mediots! No wonder, poor coogs is so confused.
exactly, hurts must really suck as the Eagles needed to build one of the best rosters around to "Prop him up"...its a dumb take.
 
This FO is not now and has not been a QB away from winning
Another misleading statement.

This team has not been a QB away from winning the SB, but if absolutely has been a QB away from advancing to the conference championship game.
 
Another misleading statement.

This team has not been a QB away from winning the SB, but if absolutely has been a QB away from advancing to the conference championship game.
what team did Dak keep from getting to the NFCCG?
 
Yeah you had some people saying he’d be a tight end in the NFL. They do this with some quarterbacks.
Some QBs? Like who, athletic guys like Tim Tebow and Taysom Hill?

I dont recall there being a clamoring abt Dak needing to be a TE. Then again its very possible he may have been a better NFL TE than QB.
 
But they spin it as it is different because I listed older qbs. I just listed young QB's with doubters. They will try to spin that too lol.
The spin is always in lol.
This isn't our mom's and dads NFL

you have as many as 6 or 7 guys on the line of scrimmage on any given play some blitzing, some dropping, nobody knows.
the only way to prevent that is to have an effective mid and deep passing game. We do not have one.
Dak is incapable of it, so there you have it. It's not the old days where you had a 3 man or a 4 man front to deal with.

Linehan attempted this on his last year here. Do you remember he would motion the H back (usually Whitten), right behind the hole where the run was going to go and tried to overload it? Well, when you have that many guys near the line of scrimmage, it just doesn't work as he found out.
Dak has had productive offenses in Dallas. His demise because of his injury last year is being exaggerated. He is capable of making every throw on the field. An effective run game is not about how many runs you do but how you call your runs. Draw on 1st and 10 all game is not smart or effective.
 

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