Did any one notice Collinsworth talking about how great Dak is?

[tomokawan]

He was also gushing over JJ McCarthy ad nauseum!! So....there's that.

How about when he said, JJ is like opening a curtain and letting the sun shine in he is so nice. I could not stop laughing at that corny comment.

 

[kramskoi]

Daks good at his job. But needs support.

Right. A left tackle and right tackle that can hold up against elite edge rushiers...because Nate Thomas, Terrence Steele and a 3rd stringer ain't it. A HC/OC learning on the job ain't it either.

That said...J. Williams, the team's best blocking RB was out nearly all of the first half...and that hurt the offense. I recall one play where Malik Davis got bulldozed straight into Prescott, who only just got the ball away.

 

[tomokawan]

Herbstreit is probably the best right now. He keeps the Thursday night games going because, sadly, Al Michaels is really nearing the end of his career. Too many obvious errors and repeats

Herbstreit

 

[CWR]

Well...you did th ebest you could...explaining something you don't really know for certain..

Im fairly certain. Its kind of how the body works. Aside from that are we speculating hes taking an amphetamine or some type of thermogenic supplement or what exactly is the "alternate theory?"

 

[gimmesix]

He was also gushing over JJ McCarthy ad nauseum!! So....there's that.

Well, in Collinsworth's defense, we did make McCarthy look like Patrick Mahomes.

 

[Dorsett33]

Most that are in the NFL thinks Dak is good to great. It's really people in this group and Eagle fans that think otherwise.

 

[McKDaddy]

Most that are in the NFL thinks Dak is good to great.

Don't think that is the case at all. The players know the pecking order. They think he's average or slightly above average. Just like the topic of this thread, they are going to speak better about other players than they really feel in many cases.

 

[Rockport]

We get it.. you're Jerry's favorite.

No, just a Cowboys fan.

 

[triplets_93]

I can’t stand CC on the NBC broadcasts .

It is only the Amazon broadcast that I enjoyed the coverage.

Everything else grates and is Muted, expect for penalty call announcements by the refs.

 

[FVSTONE]

So Dak is a terrible QB holding back an amazing roster brilliantly constructed by Jerry Jones?

Now tell me how Dak held this team hostage between 1996 and 2015, because I must have missed all the playoff success those 20 years before Dak came in here and ruined it all.

After Jimmy left this organization, Jerry rode the America’s Team title hard for the last 3 decades, and for these past 3 decades this team has been in dire need of a HC like Jimmy Johnson who understood what it took to be a World Champion. Unfortunately Jerry hasn’t had a clue on how to replicate Jimmy’s magic and keeps signing players to big dollars contracts and is getting nothing in return that resembles a championship team. Prescott happens to be the latest player to be overpaid, over hyped and is proving to be a less than mediocre NFL QB, especially for the chunk of change he is hauling in on a yearly basis!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

WTH,All night long, inChris Collingsworth was talking about how great Dak is and how he is total control., did Dak’s agent pay him to say that? It sounded so delusional and patronizing at the same town.

Note that CC said with a smirk.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

I think Collingsworth and also Herbstreit enter the game with a list of things they are going to say no matter what. Which probably a lot of announcers do. But these 2 are unique in that they constantly make comments that make absolutely no sense given what's going on in the game. It's like they aren't even watching the game sometimes. Those Dak comments were a classic example.

 

[Pokes12]

Most that are in the NFL thinks Dak is good to great. It's really people in this group and Eagle fans that think otherwise.

Dak is not clutch in big games or the playoffs. He literally telegraphs fear and a sense of wanting to be anywhere but at the game. In other words he chokes, every time. When was the last time he won a meaningful must win game? Like the man, but he is Danny White.

 

[LysleE]

Yes! It was pretty nauseating listening to Collinsworth slobbering all over Dak. To hear him makes one think he is a franchise QB!

 

[Pokes12]

The pressure's off. I'm expecting some career games out of him to finish the season. Playoffs are over.

Yes, Dak is terrific when he plays in meaningless games, at home, typically against weak teams. He is and has been a huge disappointment after his first year.

 

[Captain-Crash]

He's paid to blow smoke for both teams—his creepy smile is crazy. Tom Brady is getting that stalker creepy smile too.

 

[Ironicalicon]

Well...

All color analysts do not talk up their subjects the same way. Take Cris Collinsworth's main peers at CBS (Tony Romo), ESPN (Troy Aikman), Fox (Tom Brady), and Prime Video (Kirk Herbstreit).

Romo will say something glib about someone, but will not usually carry it over a down or two. Aikman's comments are usually dry, tactful and brief. So far, Brady has been somewhat longwinded but tries to tie things to his personal NFL experiences. In my opinion, Herbstreit may be the best of the sidekicks with playful banner that does not drone on (although he does talk up Al Michaels too much at times).

Collinsworth? He bites down on that hook and runs with it. There are times when he is talking about someone going into commercial and picks back up after the break for another couple of downs. And he does it with that 'my sense of humor is as funny as it was in college' tint in his running commentary. And he will often dip into a morphed Woody Boyd/Cheers folksy routine too.

I could be wrong, but I believe that is essentially what the OP was emphasizing about Collinsworth.

 

[DStar22]

Dak is doing well this year. he has made some mistakes, but it is not his fault we are where we are... that falls on our new DC and his atrocious defense.
Except for when you are playing the very best teams, when you score over 30 you are supposed to win those games, due to having a decent defense to stop the other team. we do not have that.

 

[Dorsett33]

Dak is not clutch in big games or the playoffs. He literally telegraphs fear and a sense of wanting to be anywhere but at the game. In other words he chokes, every time. When was the last time he won a meaningful must win game? Like the man, but he is Danny White.

First of all, he's definitely better than Danny Whitte...not even close. I watched Danny from start to finish of his career. Secondly, his and the team's last meaningful comeback win? Against the Eagles 2025. As far as the playoffs. the team has chocked...not just Dak. I'm not sure how you analyze football but stay away...lol

 

[TwentyOne]

WTH,All night long, inChris Collingsworth was talking about how great Dak is and how he is total control., did Dak’s agent pay him to say that? It sounded so delusional and patronizing at the same town.

Its how asocial media works.

Take extreme positions. Doesnt matter which side. Just extrem.

The audience of this media reacts with its hypothalamus not with rationality.

It works every time. And it pays.