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

[jterrell]

Instead of rectifying its stupid decisions management of the organization likes to double down and just compound them.

You can’t have your most important position on the team be the highest paid for a player who’s not worth it and then try to compensate for the deficiency elsewhere.

They could compensate a few places..., the issue is they want to compensate EVERYWHERE.

They want to pay like 5 guys real money and have everyone else be minimum wage and that works for no one.

All those "free" comp picks mean you had more NFL players out then in. That is not a recipe you can win with done every season unless you are elite at drafting and the drafting has been very hit and miss of late.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

You say that.

Then immediately follow it up with that. lol

I know you weren't initially referencing his money. I was, though. Because that is the only thing he has proven anybody wrong about.

BTW. I always knew Jerry was going to Jerry and sign Dak to a ridiculous contract in a misguided effort to prove his place as a football man who found the worlds best QB in the 4th round.

There's no small amount of irony in the fact that Jerry tied his last efforts at validating his football existence to Dak Prescott.

Reread what you bolded. I wasn’t referencing what he got paid. Keep rereading it lol.

That is not the only thing he’s proven people wrong on. We disagree on Dak so I don’t think you’re going to look at this objectively so I’m not even sure it’s worth even bringing up all the times he was doubled from the “he can’t play in the NfL” or the “needs to be a tight end” comments or the “he can’t throw for over 200 yards”. The goal posts keep getting move. Now it’s he can’t win a ring. Fair enough. He hasn’t.

Jerry didn’t want to be the first guy to let an All Pro franchise quarterback go for nothing. He already was the dumbest guy to even let him play on a tag. A real team would’ve signed Dak long before the first week of the season. Lamb is well. Wait until they become All Pros was genius timing.

 

[Vtwin]

Reread what you bolded. I wasn’t referencing what he got paid. Keep rereading it lol.

Only you would find a way to specifically reference a contract given as proof of being proved wrong yet completely ignore the main component of a contract which is... drumroll.... "what he got paid".

Come out of the hole. Let the light shine on your face. Breath the fresh air. It will do you good. I promise.

Over and out.

 

[SultanOfSix]

A real team would’ve signed Dak long before the first week of the season. Lamb is well. Wait until they become All Pros was genius timing.

Nah. A real team would’ve drafted someone like Maholmes after discerning Dak was the team’s Alex Smith.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Only you would find a way to specifically reference a contract given as proof of being proved wrong yet completely ignore the main component of a contract which is... drumroll.... "what he got paid".

Come out of the hole. Let the light shine on your face. Breath the fresh air. It will do you good. I promise.

Over and out.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Nah. A real team would’ve drafted someone like Maholmes after discerning Dak was the team’s Alex Smith.

I agree they should’ve drafted “someone like” Mahomes. All those Mahomes clones out there….Yep for sure. Completely whiffed there. Should’ve drafted Aaron Rodger’s and Tom Brady too.

 

[zrinkill]

This Dak Prescott argument is getting so boring ..... he is here for at least 3 more years ...... unless his leg completely gives out ...... i do not expect him to actually play more than 9 games a season for the rest of his career.

Now is the time to find a young QB to prep for a few seasons while we wait for Mr. Playoffs to limp away.

 

[SultanOfSix]

I agree they should’ve drafted “someone like” Mahomes. All those Mahomes clones out there….Yep for sure. Completely whiffed there. Should’ve drafted Aaron Rodger’s and Tom Brady too.

You’re wrongly conflating a post criticizing the operational policy of an organization using particular instances of people as an example, with criticizing not actually drafting those particular players.

Good job!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

You’re wrongly conflating a post criticizing the operational policy of an organization using particular instances of people as an example, with criticizing not actually drafting those particular players.

Good job!

i agreed with your take. We should’ve let Dak go in and drafted the next Mahomes. 100 percent agree.

 

[Beastsfromthenfceast]

Prescott along with our illustrious owner have ruined this franchise that may never bounce back .

 

[CCBoy]

I am not sure Guyton is ready yet.
And I'm not likely to take a RT at 12. Steele graded out very well over the final half of the season.
I'm all for giving Guyton a chance because his measurables are through the roof but he has literally never graded out well at OT.
He was a college TE who grew into an OT for OU that graded out awful poorly.
Was drafted based on potential and was terrible as a rookie.
So I really need to see it from him before I consider LT a closed case.

Tyron Smith was pretty soft last year as well but I might have to double down and resign him for a year to get some cover at LT.


This team needs to improve its roster in the worst way. It has fully stepped back to middle of the pack by letting capable NFL bodies go in free agency and not bothering to replace them.

He'd be forced to step into a massive void created by the departure of future first-ballot Hall of Famer Tyron Smith, though, and would also need to convert from right tackle to the blindside in the process. That is a lot to ask of a first-year guy(ton), but he got off to a roaring start in his debut as many outside the building expected him to be mauled by Myles Garrett, but he wasn't, and that meant something.

The Present: Things became uneven from there, having mostly silenced a future Hall of Famer in Cleveland, that game showing what Guyton can be at this level. The former Sooner would struggle against both penalties and injury over the remainder of the season, and found himself constantly working to reacquire the starting role from Chuma Edoga after having beaten the veteran for the starting spot in training camp. This offseason will serve as a much-needed reset for Guyton physically, as he takes lessons learned from Year 1 — training regimen and film alike — with the understanding that it's his show now at left tackle, and unequivocally.

The Future: The 2025 season will need to serve as a coming out party for Guyton, particularly with Edoga departing for the Giants in free agency and, at this moment, no veterans having been signed to replace him. Refining his technique and potentially bulking up a bit might serve the former first-round pick well in Year 2, as would blending any added muscle with his already elite footwork while working on, and trusting, his hand technique and placement. The tools are there, the time is now, and Guyton will be placed under an even brighter spotlight this time around — one he's not entirely unaccustomed to standing under as a former player in the Big 12 — although this specific light has been known to cause extreme sunburn for anyone unprepared for it. The Cowboys need Guyton to blossom … Sooner … than later … and believe he's up to that task.

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/...ing-to-own-franchise-role-for-cowboys-in-2025

 

[SultanOfSix]

i agreed with your take. We should’ve let Dak go in and drafted the next Mahomes. 100 percent agree.

Notwithstanding your obvious deflection from what you said, ONCE AGAIN, that wasn’t at all what I said or implied. I even told you so.

Why do you persist in digging deeper into your own hole?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Notwithstanding your obvious deflection from what you said, ONCE AGAIN, that wasn’t at all what I said or implied. I even told you so.

Why do you persist in digging deeper into your own hole?

So you’re upset that I agree with you?

Nah. A real team would’ve drafted someone like Maholmes after discerning Dak was the team’s Alex Smith.

Is this not what you said? Why are you pretending like I’m putting words in your mouth? I agree with this post what’s the problem.

 

[SultanOfSix]

So you’re upset that I agree with you?

Is this not what you said? Why are you pretending like I’m putting words in your mouth? I agree with this post what’s the problem.

No. I’m upset with your obvious sarcasm in response to my first post in mockery of it based on a complete misunderstanding of it and the deflection from it with a post facto insincere attempt at an agreement of it (wrongly so) in an impotent attempt to play me for a fool.

 

[5Stars]

No. I’m upset with your obvious sarcasm in response to my first post in mockery of it based on a complete misunderstanding of it and the deflection from it with a post facto insincere attempt at an agreement of it (wrongly so) in an impotent attempt to play me for a fool.

Some of you never learn. TMC is here for the carrots and lettuce. Rabbits don't make sense.

 

[KJJ]

This is stupid. All teams should be trying to run more and do things to help out their QBs. Are the Commanders trying to run less? lol.

The problem is you score with the passing game and the rules are bent to help the passing game and QB. Most of the QBs can run. Dak’s reluctance to run and his diminishing running skills has hurt our offense. He’s not nearly the threat he was running the ball so we have to depend on our backs and OL to run the ball. We don’t have a big play threat at RB. We’ve been using Turpin on some running plays because of his speed. Not to mention our defense gets chewed up and scored on at will in a lot of games forcing us to throw.

 

[CCBoy]

Jeff Driskel​

In May of 2021, the Cowboys met with Driskel but ultimately didn’t sign him as a free agent. That ended up being the year that Cooper Rush got his first big win in Minnesota, locking down the backup job for the next three seasons. But if Driskel’s still on Dallas’ radar, the veteran is available again and could get another look.

Driskel entered the league the same year as Dak Prescott as a sixth-round pick with the Bengals. He’s been with several different teams in varying backup spots, most recently as the third-stringer with the Commanders last year. He’s had pedestrian numbers as a passer and a concerning 1-10 record as a starter, but he’s rarely played in ideal circumstances. One thing that helps Driskel is that he’s looked good in a few appearances against the Cowboys. He scored three touchdowns in a 2019 game while with the Lions, then also helped the Texans’ in a narrow 2022 loss to the Cowboys. Driskel even drew some praise from Jerry Jones in post-game comments.

One intriguing element to Driskel’s game is his running ability. In his limited playing time, the QB has 80 career rushes for 417 yards and three touchdowns. Mobility is a nice trait for backups because it can create a new wrinkle in the offense, or at least another tool they can turn to if things aren’t grooving in the passing game. At the very least, Driskel brings more experience to the table than Grier has. He would hardly get anyone excited, but that would make him fit right in with Miles Sanders, Parris Campbell, and some of the other Cowboys signings so far.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...agents-will-grier-desmond-ridder-jeff-driskel

 

[CCBoy]

C.J. Beathard​

A longtime NFL backup with 13 career starts, Beathard has a valuable connection to the Cowboys in new head coach Brian Schottenheimer. Back in 2021, when Schottenheimer was the Jacksonville Jaguars’ offensive coordinator, Beathard was signed that offseason to be QB2 behind Trevor Lawrence.

Beathard became fairly well known back in 2017-2018 when he started 10 games for the 49ers. A third-round pick, he started five games as a rookie after Brian Hoyer was benched. But San Francisco traded for Jimmy Garoppolo that October and he took over after Beathard suffered leg and hip injuries a few weeks later. Beathard would start five more games in 2018 after Garoppolo was injured, but eventually got hurt himself.

Since then, it’s been fairly quiet. But it’s interesting to note Beathard’s numbers in his last three NFL starts; two with the 49ers in 2020 and one for the Jaguars in 2023. He’s completed 40 of 53 passes for 1,136 yards, seven touchdowns, and no interceptions. The teams went 2-1 in those three games. So, if Schottenheimer thought well of Beathard during their year together in Jacksonville, it’s not hard to see the Cowboys' front office viewing him as a potential candidate.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...agents-will-grier-desmond-ridder-jeff-driskel

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No. I’m upset with your obvious sarcasm in response to my first post in mockery of it based on a complete misunderstanding of it and the deflection from it with a post facto insincere attempt at an agreement of it (wrongly so) in an impotent attempt to play me for a fool.

I just quoted your post and I agree with it. You feel you said something stupid and are embarrassed. I did not make you feel that way so don’t put that on me.

 

[5Stars]

The problem is you score with the passing game and the rules are bent to help the passing game and QB. Most of the QBs can run. Dak’s reluctance to run and his diminishing running skills has hurt our offense. He’s not nearly the threat he was running the ball so we have to depend on our backs and OL to run the ball. We don’t have a big play threat at RB. We’ve been using Turpin on some running plays because of his speed. Not to mention our defense gets chewed up and scored on at will in a lot of games forcing us to throw.

Don't worry, KJJ, we have the Deuce to run the ball for the Cowboys.