So it's very simple the Cowboys have to win this one or it's pretty much over for Dak regardless of what kind of game he has. If he gets over the hump and beats Brady because that's what this game comes down to Dak vs Brady. If he gets it done he'll be the first and only Cowboys' quarterback to beat him ever, not only that he needs to show everyone that he's a top-tier quarterback and that he can lead the Cowboys to at least the NFC Championship game if not the Super Bowl. If the Cowboys lose Monday night you can pretty much cash in your chips Dak because the media, the fans, and everyone else that you can think of will tear you apart for the rest of your career so make this game your defining moment!
So it's very simple the Cowboys have to win this one or it's pretty much over for Dak regardless of what kind of game he has. If he gets over the hump and beats Brady because that's what this game comes down to Dak vs Brady. If he gets it done he'll be the first and only Cowboys' quarterback to beat him ever, not only that he needs to show everyone that he's a top-tier quarterback and that he can lead the Cowboys to at least the NFC Championship game if not the Super Bowl. If the Cowboys lose Monday night you can pretty much cash in your chips Dak because the media, the fans, and everyone else that you can think of will tear you apart for the rest of your career so make this game your defining moment!
I think you make some good points, Coach D. However, I don't see this game as a Dak vs. Brady. Brady has proven himself as the GOAT for countless years, and is now in the twilight of his career, with a marginal team. Overall, he has nothing left to prove. How I suffered as a New England-born Dallas fan, over the Patriots' success for so many years, but give respect where it's due. Dak, on the other hand, has proven himself to no one; and the way he played last week, going into the playoffs, tells me that it's going to be the same: perhaps they'll get by Tampa, but we'll never get near the S. Bow. Dak seems like a nice guy; a good leader, with many, many flashes of brilliance. Except when it really counts. I feel, deep down, that he is a loser as a "football great". Not a loser as a person, but it's the football-aspect I care about now. There is something about him that chokes up under pressure when it REALLY counts - rookie throws, interceptions, bad decisions; a look on his face like a deer staring into car headlights. Hard to fathom. We'll hope for the best. Certainly the team has other issues, but the QB is obviously at the front. And the Cowboys seem to be backing into the playoffs with exactly the wrong "feel". Yet another bust-year, I fear.