Dak's interceptions

[jwooten15]

Sorry, but that play still sticks with me more so than others. I was waiting for it to eventually happen. I could see it right away.

You sure could. As soon as Dak flipped his hips that way, you could see the DB breaking on the ball before Dak even got into his throwing motion. I think Dak was just accustomed to that throw always being open.

I just prayed the DB would drop it. But nope.

Edit: Good Lord, I just watched the replay. I forgot that we were in the red zone when it happened. Makes it even worse!

 

[Vintage]

I'm sure some are rooting for it.

Oh, cut the crap.

I expect Dak to throw more interceptions next year simply based on him being more comfortable with the offense and willing to take more chances. It doesn't mean his overall play will dip. That's to be determined by his overall body of work, not just merely looking at interception rate.

But my god, anytime anyone suggested Dak had room for improvement last year, a good majority of the board went into "protect Dak" mode.

I remember a poster calling Dak a franchise QB... Then a few posts later, made a comment about something Dak needed to improve one. Immediately, he was called out for being a Dak hater. Lol. Calling someone a franchise QB, but suggesting that there is room for improvement qualified as hating on Dak. This board...

I don't think anyone on this board wants Dak to fail. In fact, I bet everyone wants to see him be a great QB.

Some don't think he will.

There is a difference between what one wants versus what one thinks will occur.

But you and your brethren can't grasp such a concept.

 

[Idgit]

Not worried about the turnovers. He's got some mechanical things to work on, and getting up on his toes in the face of pressure is one of them. I don't expect much regression from Dak. In fact, I think he'll progress. What makes him special is his ability to know where the ball needs to go, and having the physicality to get it there. That tends to improve with experience, and he'll get even better with misdirection and holding players where he wants them on defense.

Offensively, I'm more concerned with keeping the OL together and healthy and with Elliott not doing something public and stupid that gets him a suspension than I am about anything backsliding with Dak.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Oh, cut the crap.

I expect Dak to throw more interceptions next year simply based on him being more comfortable with the offense and willing to take more chances. It doesn't mean his overall play will dip. That's to be determined by his overall body of work, not just merely looking at interception rate.

But my god, anytime anyone suggested Dak had room for improvement last year, a good majority of the board went into "protect Dak" mode.

I remember a poster calling Dak a franchise QB... Then a few posts later, made a comment about something Dak needed to improve one. Immediately, he was called out for being a Dak hater. Lol. Calling someone a franchise QB, but suggesting that there is room for improvement qualified as hating on Dak. This board...

I don't think anyone on this board wants Dak to fail. In fact, I bet everyone wants to see him be a great QB.

Some don't think he will.

There is a difference between what one wants versus what one thinks will occur.

But you and your brethren can't grasp such a concept.

I never claimed (or haven't up to this point) that Dak was a "franchise QB".

I'm willing to wait at least a couple season before I consider that moniker.

I do believe there are some on here that would like to see him fail...

Because there are people like that... They'd rather be "right" than to see the kid succeed. Or they dislike the kid for other reasons that have nothing to do with what he does or does not do on the field.

 

[DanTanna]

Double his Ints and TDs. Cowboys win. There is a massive diminishing return if you throw so few picks and so few TDs. He absolutely needs to be better in the red zone.

 

[SDCowboy]

I never claimed (or haven't up to this point) that Dak was a "franchise QB".

I'm willing to wait at least a couple season before I consider that moniker.

I do believe there are some on here that would like to see him fail...

Because there are people like that... They'd rather be "right" than to see the kid succeed. Or they dislike the kid for other reasons that have nothing to do with what he does or does not do on the field.

Oh no doubt. There is going to be a demographic of fans that will likely always hate Dak because he effectively had Tony unceremoniously kicked to the curb (or bench).

There are some that still seem to be unable to deal with Tony's departing. It's getting to the point of being creepy, but that's a whole different discussion. lol

 

[TheCount]

I don't know if you've noticed that some fans around here tend to hold unrealistic expectations about our QBs. What Elliott accomplished is not all that atypical from top elite running backs in the league. But what Dak did interceptionwise is.

I get that some fans have lofty expectations, but I don't think saying, "That player you like is probably going to be worse than the previous year" really accomplishes anything.

Ultimately what matters is that Dak improves, and no one is going to care if he throws 2 interceptions or 12 if he's a better player overall.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

Double his Ints and TDs. Cowboys win. There is a massive diminishing return if you throw so few picks and so few TDs. He absolutely needs to be better in the red zone.

I'm not saying he can't improve, but Dallas was fifth in red zone efficiency last season. That's pretty dang good.

 

[SDCowboy]

Double his Ints and TDs. Cowboys win. There is a massive diminishing return if you throw so few picks and so few TDs. He absolutely needs to be better in the red zone.

Well he had 29 Total TD's which is good any given year. Do you expect him to have 58TD's this year? lol

 

[DFWJC]

You sure could. As soon as Dak flipped his hips that way, you could see the DB breaking on the ball before Dak even got into his throwing motion. I think Dak was just accustomed to that throw always being open.

I just prayed the DB would drop it. But nope.

Edit: Good Lord, I just watched the replay. I forgot that we were in the red zone when it happened. Makes it even worse!

He played well that game, but that was one of our worst playoff turnovers in a very long time.
I guess Murrays fumble in 2014 was brutal too.

Anyway, That was out of character for Dak. He rallied afterwards very well.

 

[DallasDomination]

Confidence...

That's all that matters with Dak. If he has that he'll be ok.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

Well he had 29 Total TD's which is good any given year. Do you expect him to have 58TD's this year? lol

What's the matter with you? Of course we expect that.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

People worry about interceptions too much (both ways), they are largely fluke stats that have very little to do with the quarterback's ability to take care of the ball. Dak is a dink and dunk player who doesn't take chances and never throws over the middle, but I thought even he was unlucky and only had two interceptions that were actually his "fault". By the same token if this year Witten and Williams go back to batting up perfectly thrown balls into the air for easy interceptions, it doesn't mean the QB suddenly is a turnover machine. It's just another stat that people are generally clueless about.

 

[DanTanna]

Remember when Witten accidentally kick the ball in the air with the back of his heel? What a friggin fluke int for Romo.

 

[Alexander]

Double his Ints and TDs. Cowboys win. There is a massive diminishing return if you throw so few picks and so few TDs. He absolutely needs to be better in the red zone.

Red Zone scoring through the air has always been a challenge in the Garrett era for the most part. The closer we get it to the endzone, it seems the plays become more and more fade to Bryant and not very creative.

 

[SDCowboy]

Remember when Witten accidentally kick the ball in the air with the back of his heel? What a friggin fluke int for Romo.

I don't think I'll ever forget that play. Off the hand, down to the heel, kicked right into a defender. It may be the darnedest thing I've ever seen on the field.

 

[JoeKing]

One thing I liked about last year is Dak always had Romo or Sanchez in his ear on the sideline coaching him up on things they are observing in live action. A solid veteran QB giving a young QB information like that is invaluable. I don't know if Kellen will be able to fill that void next season.

 

[gimmesix]

I get that some fans have lofty expectations, but I don't think saying, "That player you like is probably going to be worse than the previous year" really accomplishes anything.

Ultimately what matters is that Dak improves, and no one is going to care if he throws 2 interceptions or 12 if he's a better player overall.

I think you underestimate the nitpickiness of our fan base.

He throws a couple of interceptions in the first game and some are going to jump off the cliff, especially if it's a lose.

 

[TheCount]

I think you underestimate the nitpickiness of our fan base.

He throws a couple of interceptions in the first game and some are going to jump off the cliff, especially if it's a lose.

I get it.

If what you're trying to do is reassure cliff jumpers, then narrowing down QB performance evaluation to TD:INT ratio seems like a poor tactic.

 

[superjoe]

Being selective is easier when you establish a running game and have time to go through your progressions. If the offense continues to provide those things, we should see a similar performance from Dak, although some of those dropped interceptions could be caught instead.

Of course, this is assuming that he doesn't suffer any kind of setback with his mechanics. Hopefully, that won't be the case and he'll instead improve in that area on what he already has established. It might not show in the interceptions numbers, though.

One thing I did notice in the GB playoff game, Dak regressed hard in his mechanics during the first part of the game when they where falling at his feet...he started to look a bit flustered and all his mechanics went out the window when his timing was thrown off I started to think this was going to be a terrible game for him. The great thing about that game was how he regained his composure in the later part of the game and got on track despite the constant pressure. he started to adjust his throwing position and made some "gunslinger-ish" throws. That was a great sign of his ability to take coaching mid-game and get outside of his comfort zone to go out and try and create some plays.

I expect him to have some of those games next year, but he could be working on exactly this part of his game and we may not see him stutter, who knows.

One thing that is encouraging is that Dak seems to be a very mentally tough player, that is going to be a key characteristic for him when things aren't going well in-game...I'm confident he will continue to be a steal.