I agree….no way would I put this loss on Dak. I mean come on….the guy threw 3 TDs, over 400 yards and ran for 45 yards. His offense scored 32 points. I know he threw two pics, one a pic 6, which is probably on him, but you have to give the packers secondary some props too…they were often contesting the receiver like a glove on a hand. The interception by JAlexander is case in point. He was the glove on Cooks, the hand. Dak tried to squeeze it in on 3rd and 5. Cooks got outmuscled. I don’t fault Dak for that. It also looked close to PI, but nevertheless, give the Packer guy some credit…he was right there.
Speaking about the secondary….how many times did you see a Packer receiver wide open with no one contesting him? I saw it a lot. Dallas not only couldn’t stop the run, but couldn’t stop the pass. It is pretty tough to win when your defense can’t get a big 3 and out stop. I know Quinn is taking the heat for the defense, but what about the players? Do they get any of the blame? How come Dallas had no sacks? Was that all on Quinn? How come Parsons only had one tackle and no sacks? Was that on Quinn too? How come Dallas had no turnovers? Quinn’s fault too? Maybe you can blame Quinn for all of the above, but I’m pretty sure Quinn is not allowed to tackle, to defend against the pass, to rush the QB, and to fill gaps.
And what was wrong with CD last night? He looked off his game too….it seemed he couldn’t make the big catch, had a few drops, and something was upsetting Dak leading to many conversations.
I know it is natural to want to put the loss on somebody…and that somebody is usually the guy you haven’t liked all season. I know many here are not a McCarthy fan, so I’m sure those people will blame him…..I know some here don’t like Dak, so I’m sure those people will blame him, ….you get my drift. I bet though not one Cowboys fan here will put the loss on Parsons’ back for only getting one tackle and no sacks. But clearly, unlike Dak, he has nothing to show for his 60 minutes of work. It just doesn’t make sense to me for anyone to want to put this loss solely on a guy who was responsible for 450 yards, 3 TDs and 32 points even with the pic6. So, If you absolutley need a scapegoat, be bold and put it on your Superman LB, Micah Parsons For his lack of results.