Dak will retire with 0 Super Bowl rings

[IndieCowboy]

32 and ten seasons as our starter with no rings to show for it.

What a total waste of a decade this has been. I’ve been saying it since 2019 and haven’t been proved wrong yet. Dak has flashes and admittedly can have a good game but having a good game isn’t enough in this league. He’s not a terrible qb but he’s not good enough to get us over the hump. He’s not good enough to will his team to victory. He’s good enough to keep you semi relevant but that’s it. Dak Cousins ladies and gents

My biggest complaint is his immobility and subsequent inability to make things happen like a former QB who was able to do that so well. (No he didn’t get a ring either but he was a magician who always gave you hope.)

I’ve started to refer to him as “the Statue of Liberty” in the pocket, he just can’t see pressure or escape pressure.
No agility, slow, and allows too many sacks by failing to scramble out of trouble and holding the ball too long in a stationary position becoming an easy target to home in on for defenders.
Just my opinion.

 

[morat1959]

Morton is an excellent example of the Cowboys and Broncos dragging him kicking and screaming to those super bowls. He sucked.

You can fit Dak’s brain in Morton’s little finger.

 

[Chasing6]

That is a good one. Very interesting.

Overall the NFL is scoring significantly more points, but that is not the key to winning home field advantage, making a run in the playoffs and winning a SB.

 

[Redsfan_83]

As in typical Zone fashion, coming off a loss, Dak is terrible and will never win a thing. As is typical Zone fashion, coming off a win, Dak is HOF/MVP, and the rest of the team doesn't matter.

The only thing that changed on here this week is that Pickens should be vilified for having what is so far an uncharacteristic game.

Is there a subforum for level-headed folks such as I, and many others, who are tired of reading the same things week after week?

 

[dupree89]

I will probably never win a Superbowl either. It happens. I can relate.

we still think you're a winner, Erik.

 

[Chasing6]

As in typical Zone fashion, coming off a loss, Dak is terrible and will never win a thing. As is typical Zone fashion, coming off a win, Dak is HOF/MVP, and the rest of the team doesn't matter.

The only thing that changed on here this week is that Pickens should be vilified for having what is so far an uncharacteristic game.

Is there a subforum for level-headed folks such as I, and many others, who are tired of reading the same things week after week?

I have already ignored like 30 DDS fans, but there are still several out there.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Super Bowl Winners average defensive points per game last 10 years.

2015 Patriots 19.7/game
2016 Broncos 18.5/game
2017 Patriots 18.5/game
2018 Philly 21.7/game
2019 Patriots 14.4/game
2020 Chiefs 22.8/game
2021 Bucs 20.9/game
2022 Rams 22.6/game
2023 Chiefs 17.0/game
2024 Chiefs 20.5/game
2025 Eagles 20.8/game

It is not difficult to figure out and see the pattern.

But go ahead and keeping thinking like Jerry Jones and that it is passing league.

Interesting.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Super Bowl Winners average defensive points per game last 10 years.

2015 Patriots 19.7/game
2016 Broncos 18.5/game
2017 Patriots 18.5/game
2018 Philly 21.7/game
2019 Patriots 14.4/game
2020 Chiefs 22.8/game
2021 Bucs 20.9/game
2022 Rams 22.6/game
2023 Chiefs 17.0/game
2024 Chiefs 20.5/game
2025 Eagles 20.8/game

It is not difficult to figure out and see the pattern.

But go ahead and keeping thinking like Jerry Jones and that it is passing league.

2016 Cowboys 20.0/game
2018 Cowboys 20.9/game
2021 Cowboys 21.2/game
2022 Cowboys 19.7/game
2023 Cowboys 20.2/game

 

[Chasing6]

2016 Cowboys 20.0/game
2018 Cowboys 20.9/game
2021 Cowboys 21.2/game
2022 Cowboys 19.7/game
2023 Cowboys 20.2/game

Our D was one sided we dominated with Parsons pass rush. Teams that figured out, and had the ability run destroyed us.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Our D was one sided we dominated with Parsons pass rush. Teams that figured out, and had the ability run destroyed us.

Maybe, but it also shows you can’t just post a contextless ppg stat and say that’s what’s missing from being a contender. Dallas has had that

 

[TequilaCowboy]

I do believe most of us already knew this for the past handful of years.. He is what he is.

Except for those who make excuses for him endlessly , then this must break your heart. He is not elite at all, joins the QBs who put up stats in this pass happy league in the regular season and nothing after that. For whatever reason , doesn’t matter and don’t even care.

 

[Chasing6]

2016 Cowboys 20.0/game last game 34 points
2018 Cowboys 20.9/game last game 30 points

2021 Cowboys 21.2/game - tough loss to a better SF.team. 14 penalties, 5 sacks, could not establish the run, threw the ball 44 times, Niners dominated the clock by 8 minutes by running the ball 38 times for 169 yards.

2022 Cowboys 19.7/game - tough loss to SF. Defensive battle. Pollard got hurt, Diggs closed his eyes and wiffed on separating the ball from Kittle. Dak had 2 picks,

2023 Cowboys 20.2/game - last game 48 points.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Agreed but he’s a major contributor the last 10.

Yea but Dak will eventually leave and our drought will continue. It's the whole culture of the Cowboys that needs changing.

 

[AbeBeta]

32 and ten seasons as our starter with no rings to show for it.

What a total waste of a decade this has been. I’ve been saying it since 2019 and haven’t been proved wrong yet. Dak has flashes and admittedly can have a good game but having a good game isn’t enough in this league. He’s not a terrible qb but he’s not good enough to get us over the hump. He’s not good enough to will his team to victory. He’s good enough to keep you semi relevant but that’s it. Dak Cousins ladies and gents

Mods, why do we allow these trash posts?

This used to be a good, informative place.

 

[Swagger]

2016 Cowboys 20.0/game
2018 Cowboys 20.9/game
2021 Cowboys 21.2/game
2022 Cowboys 19.7/game
2023 Cowboys 20.2/game

Nice when facts are placed in front of other people blinded by their love for one player.

Proper mic drop moment completely snashes the defensive argument out of the park!

The Cowboys D held the 49ers to under 20 points in the play offs yet Dak still couldn't get it done yet I'm sure just on this one occasion there will be countless excuses given by a certain poster yet reasons why other quarterbacks have failed to win in even more trying situations will never be highlighted.

Pathetic bias from some posters on here to justify their weird infatuation with Dak Prescott. A man who has put up Ryan Fitzpatrick type numbers this season (26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions) yet apparently it's an outstanding MVP type season. Funnily enough Aaron Rodgers is having a similar season at like 80 years old!

 

[Gambit]

Please more Dak posts. They are so productive.

/sarcasm

 

[Flamma]

Here is the reality. You can criticize Dak all you want. I've never been a big Dak fan, but that doesn't matter. There is not a QB playing today, or has ever played before, or will ever play in the future that can take this Cowboys team to the SB. This is not a SB team. It doesn't matter who is playing QB.

 

[kramskoi]

The lack of consistency has always been a problem with Rayne.

Lack of consistency? He's been #1 in QBR for weeks now. The secondary was a mess. Tackling was a mess. Eberflus stopped sending five early. Special teams was a complete chit-show and you blame the quarterback with Lamb out in the second half?

At the end of the day Prescott leads a team with an historically bad defense...and a DC who is out of his depth with the current crop of players. Diggs is still out, Revel and Carson are a work in progress. Nate Thomas got taken to school and Steele has been a liability in pass pro for years now. Both played horribly. Moreover, safety play is average at best and LB Murray is having a rough go of it. Even Overshown is not back to pre-injury form.

At this point in 2022 the Dallas defense had forced 23 turnovers. The 2025 unit stands at 10 after Detroit.

With the 2022 defense (that led the league in turnovers) this team would be winning the division. But it's 2025. It's just NOT going to happen this year. Jones picked the wrong DC. Even Schottenheimer himself is showing cracks...especially in the red-zone. They STILL don't run the ball enough and in the right situations. Finally, they don't have that dynamic speedy RB to complement Williams. Detroit has the type of duo that Dallas should have. Full stop.

In effect, you have two guys "learning on the job" and that business is just NOT gonna cut it with what is left of the prime Prescott window. Eberflus can go as far as I'm concerned. He just hasn't had the right temperament. Can you trust him with another year? How many players might he need to execute HIS scheme the way HE wants to do it?

 

[kramskoi]

Mahomes has won with and without a great defense. Another escape hatch closed.

Well he didn't win on Turkey Day did he???

 

[kramskoi]

My biggest complaint is his immobility and subsequent inability to make things happen like a former QB who was able to do that so well. (No he didn’t get a ring either but he was a magician who always gave you hope.)

I’ve started to refer to him as “the Statue of Liberty” in the pocket, he just can’t see pressure or escape pressure.
No agility, slow, and allows too many sacks by failing to scramble out of trouble and holding the ball too long in a stationary position becoming an easy target to home in on for defenders.
Just my opinion.

Or maybe he had two tackles who were complete turnstiles against Detroit and balls going off the hands of receivers. Prescott slides in the pocket quite well. Much better than Goff. He can still make (and extend) plays with his feet, as he showed against the Eagles and the Chiefs. He will never be Jalen Hurts (especially with the wear and tear of multiple injuries). But he never was to begin with. And Hurts isn't the better quarterback when it comes to it.

Your recency bias is bent beyond all recognition.

The story on Romo is exactly the same as the story on Prescott. Romo had excellent improv and play-extending skills...until his back betrayed him. I didn't AT ALL like how he was rail-roaded out of his job...but that business is past. Almost 10 years past. I laid it down in 2023...the year Prescott arrived. He's been alternatively #1 and #2 in QBR (73.4...with 3 games under 60) for four to six weeks now. Goff is at #17 (56.7...with 7 games under 60). Hurts is at #19 (54.6...with 9 games under 60).

If you cut out the injury year (2024)...Prescott has been in the top 2 or 3 quarterbacks (QBR) in the league for TWO consecutive "healthy" seasons. Was he as good in 21 and 22'. Definitively...NO. Is he better now? Definitively YES. Is he greedy sometimes? Yes. But so is Mahomes.

Finally...Romo finished his career with 620 rushing yards and 5 TDs. Prescott? 2,067 rushing yds and 30 TDs to date. Any wonder that he recently supplanted Romo as the all-time passer in Dallas?

Romo was greater at improvisation but he was the consummate pocket passer. He never really did much with his legs when it came to extending drives by rushing or scoring TDs. That has easily been Prescott's domain (by comparison).