Dallas Cowboys Holding Dak Back

[northerncowboynation]

Plenty of blame to go around. A new OC could change things and perhaps not. A new HC could change things, perhaps not. I believe that Dak has the skills to become a quality NFL QB. Like many on here, I don't have the answers but I don't believe Daks skills have regressed. In a situation like this when there are multiple variables at play, evaluate each variable at a time. We are not going to make wholesale changes this season so ride it out, evaluate, change one variable at a time.Will that make fans happy, no. Many want wholesale changes now. New OC at the end of the season will depend on success or lack of it going forward this season. It's not going to be pretty!

 

[Captain-Crash]

no Dak will be holding the Cowboys back, He will need the best offensive line, the best wr's the best rb and the best te's and last but not least the best defense to hold the opponents to less than 17 points.
Then when the turd sandwich gives him mega bucks we will not be able to afford all those players that Daks needs to carry him.

 

[America's Cowboy]

LOL.....man does Dak have a Press Agent printing these BS articles ?????

Sell crazy waving Monkey ........no one is listening except your fellow Dak-bots......who are happy with the 30 th passing game in the NFL....

You don't understand offensive football, Pappy. This article was spot on.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Until last Sunday against the Detroit Lions, Dak Prescott had failed to surpass 200 yards passing in a game this season. He also had a pair of sub-200-yard games to end last season. In the modern NFL, with the rules skewed to encourage passing, those numbers are certainly cause for concern. Over that five-game stretch, the Dallas Cowboys went 2-3. But the most damning statistic? Over that same span, the Cowboys averaged 11.8 points per game — dead last in the NFL and almost nine points below the league average.

The shine of Prescott’s sensational 2016 rookie season has protected him from the criticism that has been heaped on his underachieving offense. Head coach Jason Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan have been viewed as the problem. Fingers have been pointed at the O-line’s regression after some key losses. The departures of Dez Bryant and Jason Witten have prompted some to blame a lack of playmakers.

https://theundefeated.com/features/dallas-cowboys-holding-dak-prescott-back/

Told y'all Dak is not the problem.

 

[Stash]

I like how not one player since JG has taken over is responsible for their poor play. Missed FG? JG’s fault. Fumbled ball? JG’s fault. Interception? JG’s fault. Offsides? JG’s fault. Holding? JG’s fault. Pass interference? JG’s fault. Drafting? JG’s fault.

I get the coaching isn’t ideal but my god...I’d love to play for the Cowboys and never be held accountable for my mistakes by the media or fans.

Shut up Ranching! Zip it!

Seriously? It's been nothing but the players fault since a man gifted roles he's never earned has been here!

This guy sucks! That guy sucks! On and on and on, no matter how many times that position has in fact been swapped out. The fact is that all of the players have been swapped out, again and again and again, as well as each and every assistant coach on the payroll. Those excuses have run out.

Garrett is the one culprit still left, as the Joneses aren't about to fire themselves.

 

[Stash]

We may get to see just how great he is with another coach because right now unless he plays much more like last week, he’s not getting a second contract
I’m not a fan of Scott or Garrett but they don’t prevent Dak from making throws, finding the open guys and playing much better
The same staff in 2016 and he played good. The staff hasn’t changed, the QB isn’t making plays
I don’t like our offensive scheme myself but it is the scheme and he’s played in it going on 3 yrs

And do you think it's exactly the same one they ran in 2016?

 

[Hadenough]

They simply have to let him play his style. He will grow as a pocket QB eventually. Maybe not what we want but if they keep it his style we will win more games.

But you have to ask yourself! even if levels off and gets a little better whats his ceiling. In todays game I dont see him being anymore than a middle of the pack QB ranked in the 16 17 range in the league. Is that good enough to go anywhere or win anything. I doubt it! Is that good enough to keep Dallas from searching for a premier talent at the QB position. I think it is.
That 13 -3 season is long over and Dak should not be expected to repeat that or should that be considered his ceiling. Defensive coordinators have film and made adjustments and Dak has struggled quite a bit.
Forget about the coaches because Jerry is in a comfort zone and were not getting a new innovative coach who hires his own coaching staff. If this whole coaching staff were fired it would just be replaced with a bunch of subservient coordinators.

 

[Stash]

I believe Dak has the tools to be a productive NFL QB. You would be lying if you say didn't think he should be our new franchise QB after his rookie year. Something happened in his sophomore year that falls on both Dak AND the coaching staff to figure out! Both are failing each other.

I think it's exactly what this article said - for those that obviously didn't bother to read it - the league has figured out a simple and uninspired offensive gameplan. One that is solely player reliant and features 'go beat the man across from you' playcalls.

An article like this needs to be sent to ownership because they appear to continue to be unaware. "Everybody's got your rudimentary offense figured out guys!"

 

[Captain-Crash]

come on now.. give him the best offensive line in the nfl where he doesn't get any pressure and he's at least a top 15 qb. When pressured, he's around 26-29 about where you have seen him since last year.

how much pressure did the lions put on him.. little to none.

 

[America's Cowboy]

no Dak will be holding the Cowboys back, He will need the best offensive line, the best wr's the best rb and the best te's and last but not least the best defense to hold the opponents to less than 17 points.
Then when the turd sandwich gives him mega bucks we will not be able to afford all those players that Daks needs to carry him.

Romo had a franchise record 13 Pro Bowlers, a 13-3 record and a 1st round playoff bye. What happened? An absolutely ridiculous trip to Cabo and a loss. After 6 playoff games, Romo never passed for 300 yards or 3 TDs. Dak did it his first and only playoff game as a rookie, brought the team back from 18 points down halfway through the 2nd quarter, went toe-to-toe with Aaron Rodgers, led the team to a 31 point tie with less than 40 seconds left and gave his team a chance to win and advance to the NFC Championship Game. Too bad the Defense sucked all game. Yeah, Dak sucks. lol

 

[Hadenough]

no Dak will be holding the Cowboys back, He will need the best offensive line, the best wr's the best rb and the best te's and last but not least the best defense to hold the opponents to less than 17 points.
Then when the turd sandwich gives him mega bucks we will not be able to afford all those players that Daks needs to carry him.

Thats the thing people dont see!

 

[Captain-Crash]

just don't pressure him, he has bad nerves and can't see the field when pressured. He's probably more like 29 to 30 when pressured.

 

[percyhoward]

What's holding Dak back is also holding the team back, and it's his inability to handle games in which he gets consistent pressure. A "QB pressure" is a hit, hurry, or sack. The QB is pressured on about 33% of his dropbacks in a typical game. The number in bold is Dak's career passer rating in three different types of games with regard to QB pressures.

40% or more of dropbacks
Games under consistent pressure 67.5
2016: Phi, at Min, at NYG
2017: at Den, LAR, at Was, at Atl, LAC, at Oak, Sea
2018: at Car, at Sea

Games with a normal amount of pressure 107.2
2016: NYG, at Was, Chi, at SF, at Pit, Bal, Was, TB, GB (playoffs)
2017: at Ari, KC, Was
2018: NYG

28% or less of dropbacks
Games with a consistently clean pocket 121.6
2016: Cin, at GB, at Cle, Det
2017: NYG, GB, at SF, at NYG
2018: Det

 

[Captain-Crash]

I'd take Eli with the best offensive line best wr's, te's and rb in the league. Right now Dak is probably the worst qb in the east division.

and I don't even like Eli.

 

[Hadenough]

Romo had a franchise record 13 Pro Bowlers, a 13-3 record and a 1st round playoff bye. What happened? An absolutely ridiculous trip to Cabo and a loss. After 6 playoff games, Romo never passed for 300 yards or 3 TDs. Dak did it his first and only playoff game as a rookie, brought the team back from 18 points down halfway through the 2nd quarter, went toe-to-toe with Aaron Rodgers, led the team to a 31 point tie with less than 40 seconds left and gave his team a chance to win and advance to the NFC Championship Game. Too bad the Defense sucked all game. Yeah, Dak sucks. lol

This season is all heading toward one thing! Do you want to see Jerry give Dak a 100 million dollar guaranteed contract tomorrow for 5 years? That is a little on the lower end of what good QBs get but the Cowboys would be hitched to him for 5 more years.

 

[glimmerman]

But you have to ask yourself! even if levels off and gets a little better whats his ceiling. In todays game I dont see him being anymore than a middle of the pack QB ranked in the 16 17 range in the league. Is that good enough to go anywhere or win anything. I doubt it! Is that good enough to keep Dallas from searching for a premier talent at the QB position. I think it is.
That 13 -3 season is long over and Dak should not be expected to repeat that or should that be considered his ceiling. Defensive coordinators have film and made adjustments and Dak has struggled quite a bit.
Forget about the coaches because Jerry is in a comfort zone and were not getting a new innovative coach who hires his own coaching staff. If this whole coaching staff were fired it would just be replaced with a bunch of subservient coordinators.

I agree and the ceiling is what concerns me. If he is a little better than middle of the pack and you put and complete team around him then yes we have a chance to win it all from a players stand point. But once your in the playoffs it takes a good HC and staff which I feel we lack. Players have to win by executing the same scheme.

The other concern is referring to the staff. Your correct about JJ in his comfort zone. But if he got a new OC with a new scheme directed towards Daks strength then it would go a long way. I could see JJ doing that and leaving JG as HC. If Daks ceiling is higher than we expect then we have something. I am yet to be sold on him being franchise. To much of this Offense right now runs through Elliot. I guess we just enjoy the ride for now. But I want a ring.

 

[cwbyfn88]

They simply have to let him play his style. He will grow as a pocket QB eventually. Maybe not what we want but if they keep it his style we will win more games.

It's so blatantly clear! how does boneheaded coaching staff does not see that is beyond me

 

[Jarv]

JG has been escaping blame for years now.. it was Wade, then TO, then Romo, then Dez, then Rob Ryan, Skip Pete, Dooley, even Jerry not letting him coach, the OL..

Exactly, players have come on gone, the same results with the same coach!

 

[DuncanIso]

They simply have to let him play his style. He will grow as a pocket QB eventually. Maybe not what we want but if they keep it his style we will win more games.

Dak struggles.

For example: if the ball is on the left hash mark, he only throw to the left. Likewise if the ball is on the right.

Dak likes to run towards the WR when he is throwing.

He also takes way too long to throw the ball.

He will also panic and give up on routes.

His footwork is a mess and he is terribly inaccurate at times.

Like i said, he needs a lot of work still.

 

[ufcrules1]

He has the same OC and HC from 2016.

We dont run WR screens anymore. Other than that, our offense hasnt changed too much.

2016 was his first year in the league, teams didn't have tape on him. The oline was rock solid as well. The problem is you have coaches and OC's who are too dumb to change their playbook and keep trying to do the same vanilla stuff over and over again. Even Dez who played on the team said the same thing. We all witness it as well just about every week. Are you telling me if Dak played on the Rams right now he wouldn't be killing it? Answer that question honestly.