GMFB: How much credit does Dakota Prescott deserve for Cowboys win over Seahawks?

[sjmike]

Romo did not play fine in that seahawks game, 58% completion rate 6.8 per pass 89.6 QB rating. Not a horrible game but no better than a young Dak Prescott. The following season, NY game he has weapons a running game and a top defense and played poorly. I loved having Tony Romo but this BS of constant attacks on Dak is ridicules. Romo as a young QB who sat and learned before ever playing and learning from guys like Parcells and Payton before getting his chance still made a lot of mistakes and looked bad at times yet Prescott thrown in day 1 and done nothing but help this team win games and deserve better than he gets from this fan base

Here, Here!!

 

[CWR]

Romo never “lost” a home wild card playoff game either. And he played a heck of a lot better than whatever that was Dak did for three quarters before becoming a clutch running back at the end.
Back under your rock, troll.

No he didnt. Sorry, I loved Romo but his playoff performances were not overly impressive by any means.

 

[PelvusBrestley]

Wrong - Statistically it is one of the most difficult passes to complete. If you look at DVOA I think it is fourth worst. They scored a TD on it so what are you going on about. Get your mommy to make you another PB&J.

First off, what's with the personal attacks? I'm having a discussion with you in a Cowboys football forum while drinking my morning coffee. I have no emotional investment in whether you agree or disagree.

Secondly, the fact is he ran the exact play two times in a row, threw a terrible ball followed with a beauty. Folks are saying it was 'Great'. If it takes two tries it's not GREAT. I'm not saying anything more than that.

DVOA a statistic run across all QB in the league, I'll bet that number climbs significantly when only taking the top 10 QB's into account. Again this is all based around the 'GREAT' comments. Not only that, but DVOA is only taking into account a completion. An endzone Fade is not just about the reception it's also about the high probability of an interference call. The CB has little time to react and is at a severe disadvantage when the ball is thrown 'accurately'

 

[Brax]

No introduction needed for this.

Enjoy.

Go Cowboys!!

4% (120 plays/5 good plays)

 

[CWR]

1. Defense
2. Zeke Elliot
3. Defense
4. Zeke Elliot
5. Dak Prescott

In that order is why we won

I guess Cooper's 100 yard game was meaningless as well because it was Dak throwing the ball?

 

[CWR]

If Dak continues to have success. It's going to be a delight watching your insignificant voice be drowned out more and more with the heavy crescendo of praise going his way.

You've become as irrelevant as Romo's over glorified legacy.

Half of them have already gone into hiding or had the good sense to realize what Dak is accomplishing and actually recognize hes playing better and better as the season goes on.

 

[Ring Leader]

I was ready to move on from Romo six years before he walked away from the game. To be honest and fair, I must say the dude could play QB and I appreciated his willingness to take a beating to make a play. I bet most Cowboys fans wonder what a healthy Romo looks like behind center with the pieces in place today.

2 rings is my guess. Dak is still improving and who knows, he could eventually be even better than Romo (he's just not there yet). His potential is a huge unknown right now but I'm certainly pulling for him. If he can continue to develop we will be just fine. If he has hit or is even close to his ceiling, we're in trouble.

 

[Blake]

Half of them have already gone into hiding or had the good sense to realize what Dak is accomplishing and actually recognize hes playing better and better as the season goes on.

Funny how some can't possibly conceptualize/accept the idea that a young quarterback is capable of improving through time and repetition. Makes one wonder if their black and white world view is a projection of never having achieved anything worthwhile in their own lives.

Saying that, Dak has to help get us through the divisional round to further dispel the narrative that these people wish to push. If he doesn't. I'll be sorely disappointed. The criticisms about accuracy and consistency being a problem aren't baseless. What is baseless however, is the over embellishing of his negative traits, that conveniently ignores the positive things Dak is doing. It's fine though, because we get to point and laugh when their stubborn, close minded opinions blow up in their faces.

Yes, the holdovers are the stubborn ones, and boy are the a loud minority. Wouldn't expect any less though.

 

[CowboyRoy]

How is a QB decision to focus on Noah Brown and not Cooper a bad play call?

I can't say for sure whether that was designed or Dak chose to do it himself. I wouldnt bother speculating as you have done. Either way it was PI and although it probably would have been better to lead him more, it hit brown right in the chest. A better receiver catches that ball or puts up a better fight and gets the call.

 

[PelvusBrestley]

I can't say for sure whether that was designed or Dak chose to do it himself. I wouldnt bother speculating as you have done. Either way it was PI and although it probably would have been better to lead him more, it hit brown right in the chest. A better receiver catches that ball or puts up a better fight and gets the call.

I think I just misread the intent of your comment and 'speculated' that you were inferring that Cooper jumping up and down on the sideline when the ball was thrown to Brown was a bad play call. I reread your comment and see that you were commenting on the previous post as a whole.

 

[Colombiacowboy]

The Trent Dilfer stigma had long sinced died. You're as wrong as you are late with that disingenuous take.

Wrong and late? Not really. I am simply pointing out a correlation to a past QB who was effective and successful, but not glamorous.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

No he didnt. Sorry, I loved Romo but his playoff performances were not overly impressive by any means.

In fact, Romo currently has the 12th highest playoff passer rating of all time (higher than both Mannings and Brady, to name a few) and a 4 to 1 playoff TD to interception ratio. This is why we go by what actually happened, instead of the hazy memory of beer gut fans.
This is the point where you go to the fake QB winz stat on your Dak slobberer flowchart.

 

[CWR]

In fact, Romo currently has the 12th highest playoff passer rating of all time (higher than both Mannings and Brady, to name a few) and a 4 to 1 playoff TD to interception ratio. This is why we go by what actually happened, instead of the hazy memory of beer gut fans.
This is the point where you go to the fake QB winz stat on your Dak slobberer flowchart.

Lol Im a fan of Romo, always have been. I've never been one to bash him and Im not going to do so now.

But to pretend he was great in the playoffs is bs. So do stats count when they support Dak or only for Romo?

Romo avg: 219 ypg 8 tds 2 ints rating 93
Dak avg: 264 ypg 4 tds 2ints rating 94.1

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PresDa01.htm

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RomoTo00.htm

Funny to accuse me of fake stats and beer gut memories when I actually take the time to provide links unlike yourself. I hope you can continue to enjoy watching Dak for the next decade. Guess what buddy, hes our QB and you cant do a damn thing about it lolololol

 

[Blackrain]

Amazing how much more awesome and true my sig is then yours.

Its amazing how they let that piece of spit have that sig on a Cowboys site . He should be banned instead he is left to troll our site in what should be a time where all true Cowboy fans share the good time and camaraderie

 

[Blackrain]

Deserves got noting to do with it . Dak is an old school smash mouth football player the kind that isn't interested in padding his stats and getting credit from fans or the media . Dak uses what ever tools he has in his skill set to win AND HE DOSE WIN .

Dak get the credit he needs from his teammates that he goes to battle with and that's all he needs . They feed off each other its all about team . Dak dose things that there is no stat for and no value assigned . He gets more out of his teammates than any QB since Roger because they know he will sacrifice his body what ever necessary to win . They do the same for him .

This team wants to win a SB unlike teams of the past that worried more about making business decisions and celebrity status . It starts with Dak he is there leader and they have ultimate respect for his work ethic and values . Credit is overrated Wins are what matters.

 

[BoysForLife]

No he didnt. Sorry, I loved Romo but his playoff performances were not overly impressive by any means.

And yet, for his playoff career he threw 4 TD every INT he threw.

Not to say that he didn't have any bad games. I'd call Minnesota in 2009 a bad game.
But you don't have a 4:1 TD to INT ratio unless you're doing some things right.

Just throwing that out there as a counter point to the "Romo was a TO machine in big games" narrative that often surfaces in these types of discussions.

 

[BoysForLife]

I can't say for sure whether that was designed or Dak chose to do it himself. I wouldnt bother speculating as you have done. Either way it was PI and although it probably would have been better to lead him more, it hit brown right in the chest. A better receiver catches that ball or puts up a better fight and gets the call.

Translation:

A "better" receiver would have covered Dak's brainfart on that play. LOL

 

[CWR]

And yet, for his playoff career he threw 4 TD every INT he threw.

Not to say that he didn't have any bad games. I'd call Minnesota in 2009 a bad game.
But you don't have a 4:1 TD to INT ratio unless you're doing some things right.

Just throwing that out there as a counter point to the "Romo was a TO machine in big games" narrative that often surfaces in these types of discussions.

Sure but I wasn't promoting the TO machine in big games narrative. Looking through Romos playoff games I think he was much better in 2014 before that not so much.

I was a fan of Romo and I am a fan of Dak. Its not really my intention to slight Romo when I say Dak compares favorably to Romo in the playoffs already at this young point in his career.

 

[BoysForLife]

Sure but I wasn't promoting the TO machine in big games narrative. Looking through Romos playoff games I think he was much better in 2014 before that not so much.

I was a fan of Romo and I am a fan of Dak. Its not really my intention to slight Romo when I say Dak compares favorably to Romo in the playoffs already at this young point in his career.

Fair enough, and I didn't read your comments that way at all, FWIW.

I just see a lot of the stuff on here from others (Romo "always" committed a slew of turnovers in playoffs, etc) and I was just throwing out my two bits.
all good bro. Cowboys wins is what we are all after, I'm thinking.....