OmerV
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Some literally refer to it as "Dak padding his stats", as if it is the QB making the choice, and as if the stats are built without a purpose other than to build individual stats. Clearly in every game this year except last night the stats helped give the team a chance late in the game.If you think that stat padding literally means what you said when people,say it I can't help you. I'm always curious when people get conveniently obtuse on words.
Like one of my favorite things you're doing a pretzel to let Dak off the hook on this one I see. This whole all qb's that lose stats shouldn't be counted is so bad faith it isn't even funny. You already showed you on some silly stuff with bold. That's what people mean with stat padding smh. Being down like Cle you're not winning those games often period so yes you're basically stat padding. Even football eon you win an Atl game but history tells you that's not even close to the norm so,that's why it is considered stat padding. It doesn't mean the QB just doing it for numbers even though they might. For me its game when you have little chance to win based on the norm not the outliers aka the Falcons game. If its a good game stats wise and you just lose that's not stat padding. I shouldn't have to tell you that and that's why it feels you're coming in bad faith with this post.
As for winning and losing, whichever the outcome, every QB in the NFL gets credit for stats built trying to be competitive - why should Dak's stats be any different?
Of course the Atlanta game wasn't the norm, but the fact that the yardage and points even made that unlikely scenario possible proves the stats weren't meaningless or mere padding. How can a team win, unlikely or not, if it never puts itself in a position where it is possible?
Look at the Seahawks game. Despite having to come from behind, the Cowboys actually went ahead with 4:03 left in the game. Against Cleveland they pulled within 3 points with 3:47 left, again giving the defense a chance to help the team win by making a stop. How doing anything other than being competitive? Isn't that why they play the full 60 minutes instead of calling it at halftime?
It's never meaningless to give your team a chance, even if late in the game. It seems like you are advocating a team just give up when there are obstacles rather than fight through and give the team that chance.