Do we expect Dak to flounder with a tougher schedule?

[mattjames2010]

Were you around for Cassell/Weeden? How did that work out? We haven't started 3-1 in about 8 years. What part of 4 NFL STARTS isn't registering? Most Rookies don't even start let alone win. You still never addressed my point. Why are you grading him on the same curve as a 14 year vet? Romo didn't see the field for his first 3 years.

I didn't answer the question because that's not what I'm judging him by. I won't repeat this again: Does Dak give us a better chance to win than a healthy Romo? Tell me what Dak is doing, outside of being healthy, that gives us a better chance to win?

And don't give me this "it's just 4 games" - You can either make NFL throws or you can't. You aren't winning games dinking and dunking, not with the type of defense He needs to start throwing the ball like an NFL QB or he will be a career backup. Make some precision passes, go deep, fit the ball into those tight windows and don't wait for a player to be wide open in the middle of the field.

We don't have time to be playing conservative when we have teams like Bengals, Packers, and Eagles coming up.

 

[irving]

Bus driver quarterback or whatever people want to call them, it's apparent not everyone can be a bus driver quarterback. The two clowns that played quarterback last year couldn't make plays, and did we forget neither quarterback would throw downfield, maybe it was the game plan, but more than likely it was because they were not a starting caliber NFL quarterbacks. So in order to be good bus driver/game manager quarterback you can't hurt the team, and on occasion you may be called to make a play. Dak on all accounts has done that to this point, we shouldn't expect him to play like a 13 year veteran. Dak appears to be a winner, and someone that is able to maintain his poise under pressure. How soon we forget those two we had playing quarterback last year.

 

[DFWJC]

Dak showed some real resiliency last week.
He looked pretty off early on...terribly inaccurate. But even when they were downby2 TDs, he kept it together and finally started rolling.
In the end, he had a nice game and , far more importantly, Dallas won.

 

[kevm3]

I didn't answer the question because that's not what I'm judging him by. I won't repeat this again: Does Dak give us a better chance to win than a healthy Romo? Tell me what Dak is doing, outside of being healthy, that gives us a better chance to win?

And don't give me this "it's just 4 games" - You can either make NFL throws or you can't. You aren't winning games dinking and dunking, not with the type of defense He needs to start throwing the ball like an NFL QB or he will be a career backup. Make some precision passes, go deep, fit the ball into those tight windows and don't wait for a player to be wide open in the middle of the field.

We don't have time to be playing conservative when we have teams like Bengals, Packers, and Eagles coming up.

So how then is Dak winning these games if all he is doing is dinking and dunking? He has a higher YPA than wonderboy Wentz. What Dak does is constantly convert 3rd downs and he doesn't turn the ball over and more times than not, these drives turn into points of some sort.

 

[ufcrules1]

Dak is phsically stronger, better arm, can actually run the ball to pick up necessary yards for first downs or tds. Dak can successfuly do a QB sneak without messing it up. He knows when to throw the ball away, he knows how to protect the ball...no turnovers yet, he doesn't need to hike the ball with zero seconds on the clock to "read a defense", he has unbelievable poise and does a great job making all of his reads to find the open receivers, and more.

What exactly does Romo have over him at this point in his career?

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Dak is phsically stronger, better arm, can actually run the ball to pick up necessary yards for first downs or tds. Dak can successfuly do a QB sneak without messing it up. He knows when to throw the ball away, he knows how to protect the ball...no turnovers yet, he doesn't need to hike the ball with zero seconds on the clock to "read a defense", he has unbelievable poise and does a great job making all of his reads to find the open receivers, and more.

What exactly does Romo have over him at this point in his career?

In your normal clueless fashion, you somehow managed not to mention anything having to do with actually throwing the ball... in addition to numerous half-truths and other silliness. At least you mentioned the ever-present, Tebow-like poise.

 

[gmoney112]

For the last 3 games Dak has the 2nd highest YPA in the NFL behind Matt Ryan.

#5 is almost an entire 3/4 of a yard behind that.

It's always amusing seeing people cling to an argument that makes 0 sense. Dink and dunk indeed.

 

[dankman]

Dak is phsically stronger, better arm, can actually run the ball to pick up necessary yards for first downs or tds. Dak can successfuly do a QB sneak without messing it up. He knows when to throw the ball away, he knows how to protect the ball...no turnovers yet, he doesn't need to hike the ball with zero seconds on the clock to "read a defense", he has unbelievable poise and does a great job making all of his reads to find the open receivers, and more.

What exactly does Romo have over him at this point in his career?

To answer your question:
1) pocket awareness
2) understanding of the offense
3) accuracy
4) experience
5) chemistry with receivers

Dak is our future but tony is the present. Once he is healthy that is. We have a below average defense at best. But our offense could be something special with tony. And that is all we need to make the playoffs. And if we do make the playoffs, well just look at the giants record once they made the post season the last 12 years or so. I am excited for the next decade of Dak, but Tony gives us the best chance to win this year.

 

[mattjames2010]

So how then is Dak winning these games if all he is doing is dinking and dunking? He has a higher YPA than wonderboy Wentz. What Dak does is constantly convert 3rd downs and he doesn't turn the ball over and more times than not, these drives turn into points of some sort.

And I'm telling you, it's not going to continue to work. We won't be going up against the Chicago Bears and San Fran. Look at the teams we are going up against

Bengals
Packers
Eagles
Steelers (Twice)
Minnesota

YPA is meaningless if you're not showing yards after a catch for the WRs. Dak has thrown what, 1 or 2 20 yard passes? 0 passes over 20+ yards? You don't win in this league like that, it's just not going to happen. How quickly we forget that first Giants game which shut down our running game and defended the short passes well, we lost.

 

[plasticman]

I think it's fair to say we're 2-0 against bad teams and 1-1 against average teams.

However, it would be generally acccepted that any team that beat the Cowboys now would have beaten a good team.

Because that is what they are.

 

[CrownCowboy]

And I'm telling you, it's not going to continue to work. We won't be going up against the Chicago Bears and San Fran. Look at the teams we are going up against

Bengals
Packers
Eagles
Steelers (Twice)
Minnesota

YPA is meaningless if you're not showing yards after a catch for the WRs. Dak has thrown what, 1 or 2 20 yard passes? 0 passes over 20+ yards? You don't win in this league like that, it's just not going to happen. How quickly we forget that first Giants game which shut down our running game and defended the short passes well, we lost.

You are making too much sense.

It really is obvious, but keep on tellin' it brotha.

 

[mattjames2010]

Meant to put Eagles (twice)* in my previous post.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

No.

Let's not act like we played the Browns for four weeks.

He played two division games against good teams, a injured Chicago squad who beat Detroit the next week then a SF squad who shut out a 3-1 Rams team.

We have not played a good team.

 

[Dracula]

What does Dak bring that Romo doesn't, in a word, excitement. Dak and Zeke have brought new enthusiasm to the whole team. Take a look at that video sequence of Jerrah in the owners box. He was so pumped up, he probably felt like he was 70 again.
As far as dink and dunk goes, isn't that what Brady does and don't forget that the NE rushing attack was 30th in the league last year. Brady averaged 7.76 yds per pass.

Dak's numbers thru the first 4 games look a lot like Brady's and Dak's passing average yards is basically the same. I'm sure we can all agree that the Dallas rushing attack is a tad better than NE's.

I guess we will find out if Dink and dunk works against Cinn.

 

[Bullflop]

Some of us have expected Dak to flounder from the get-go and he hasn't disappointed us yet. Is he hiding an "S" on his chest?

 

[mattjames2010]

What does Dak bring that Romo doesn't, in a word, excitement. Dak and Zeke have brought new enthusiasm to the whole team. Take a look at that video sequence of Jerrah in the owners box. He was so pumped up, he probably felt like he was 70 again.
As far as dink and dunk goes, isn't that what Brady does and don't forget that the NE rushing attack was 30th in the league last year. Brady averaged 7.76 yds per pass.

Dak's numbers thru the first 4 games look a lot like Brady's and Dak's passing average yards is basically the same. I'm sure we can all agree that the Dallas rushing attack is a tad better than NE's.

I guess we will find out if Dink and dunk works against Cinn.

We're not the Patriots, we don't have their system, we don't have their genius coaching staff. Also, Brady takes his shots down field, except his don't go to a wideout they go to a physical freak at TE.

 

[DogFace]

No.

Let's not act like we played the Browns for four weeks.

He played two division games against good teams, a injured Chicago squad who beat Detroit the next week then a SF squad who shut out a 3-1 Rams team.

Too many facts. Stick to the narrative that we've been lucky to play poor teams with terrible d who have not won a game. Thank you.

 

[kevm3]

I bet if we beat the Bengals, the narrative will be that the Bengals REALLY aren't that great of a team, and that the next test lies in Green Bay. If we beat them, the narrative will be, well Aaron Rodgers isn't himself and that it was the team that really won, not Dak. But if we lose, the narrative is, well we can't win with Dak dink and dunking all day. He's not playing true NFL ball and he'll be a great nfl backup but he's not ready yet.

 

[waving monkey]

His got all the qualities needed to soak up this coach staffs instructions.He'll
preform at a high level and as a poster above said he won't be the reason
we'll lose If we do. I love the way these games have fallen and he's absorbing
the experience and growing pretty damn fast. End of year record is looking brighter.

 

[jday]

There are many who keep saying this. We seem to be waiting for something to stump him. He's gaining confidence in each game . He's bound to throw an Int at some point and look more like a Rookie.

Is this the game against a playoff caliber team where it shows it's ugly face or will he continue to play at a Pro Bowl level?

He's going to throw an interception! That doesn't mean of-a-sudden he is playing like a rookie. Even veterans throw the occasional interception. How he responds to it on the next series will be the real test.

He passed that test in preseason by following an almost-interception with a drive down the field that led to a Touchdown. So I'm guessing he'll pass but in the words of Spagnola, "we'll find out" soon enough.