Dak is terrible on third downs. That's what keeps his passing yardage down.
You didn’t answer the question.
I honestly don’t know how Dak does on 3rd downs compared to the rest of the league. My memory tells me from watching every game that he seemed pretty bad on 3rd and long. Although I believe most QB’s in the nfl are also pretty bad on 3rd and long.
I am just taking a guess here but I would say we were spoiled for years by Romo who was pretty exceptional on 3rd and long, compared to most QB’s. And seeing that for a decade, skewed people’s expectations to what is generally normal for QB’s.
The team wasn’t in manageable 3rd down situations enough last year, especially once Zeke was suspended.