Help Me Understand The fear?

[BusDriver]

Look, I love Dak as human … he’s entertaining as a player and fun to watch, he is full of effort and says the right things always, he even has some really good to great moments playing quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys … but … he also hasn’t won anything meaningful in his 8 years here … this year he is 1 win in 4 tries against “good” teams and to be honest beating Philly isn’t exactly impressive bc they could easily be 4-5 losses worse than they sho, i think most agree. .

So my question is … why is everyone so afraid of trying a new QB? We had no choice to try one last year … and he went 5-1 … many just sit back & cry “but who replaces him, imagine if we had a better RB?” …. Like did y’all forget you ran Zeke out in favor of TP so yah we’ve not only imagined, but lived through trying a new Rb and YET ..lt’s the same results .., why so afraid to try a new QB?

What’s the big fear? Actually maybe winning?

 

[Jake]

Cooper Rush has never won a game when the opponent scores more than 17 points. He was a FA after that great 5-1 and had no market. There are reasons for that.

 

[Praxit]

In this league, finding a QB that is at least avg, is difficult.
Finding someone who is good? Even more challenging.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

The Cowboys are 10-5 and going to the playoffs and we're talking about changing quarterbacks and being afraid of winning.......

 

[big dog cowboy]

Before the draft I said the Cowboys should get a QB and let him learn for a year behind Dak then let Dak walk. That got people fired up. So I asked this simple question, do you think Dak can win you a super bowl? If not, then what is keeping you from moving on.

The most popular answer was 'how do you know his replacement will win a super bowl'. That answer made no sense to me. You don't know that he will, but you also don't know that he won't.

If you don't think you can win a super bowl with the QB you have, why keep him and why pay him $50M+++ each year only to constrain your entire roster because of that deal? Grab a rookie and let's try again.

We all saw the revolving door of QB's after Aikman left. Suddenly you stop trying to get a QB that could win you that super bowl we have all been waiting for?

 

[BusDriver]

Cooper Rush has never won a game when the opponent scores more than 17 points. He was a FA after that great 5-1 and had no market. There are reasons for that.

So would you take 5-1 over our last 6 games this year? Plenty people blaming the D like yesterday and first Philly game when the D held good offenses well below their averages … so what’s the difference?

Past 2 weeks Dak needed the D to hold teams under 17 to win … same in the other other losses this year so what’s your point? Other than rush won 5 of 6 of those types of games … so you kinda made my point for me … what are you afraid of? Be specific and quit dancing around it.

 

[BusDriver]

The Cowboys are 10-5 and going to the playoffs and we're talking about changing quarterbacks and being afraid of winning.......

Be sure to come back to this post in 3 weeks … most of us have seen this movie before and are already looking to the future.

But hey 10-5 sounds nice

10-5 + bounced in round 1 or 2 again doesn’t quite have the same ring to it

 

[CT Dal Fan]

So would you take 5-1 over our last 6 games this year? Plenty people blaming the D like yesterday and first Philly game when the D held good offenses well below their averages … so what’s the difference?

Past 2 weeks Dak needed the D to hold teams under 17 to win … same in the other other losses this year so what’s your point? Other than rush won 5 of 6 of those types of games … so you kinda made my point for me … what are you afraid of? Be specific and quit dancing around it.

First off Rush was just 4-1, but that's not the point. The defense won those games he started last year. The Cowboys did not allow more than 17 points in ANY of those games. Meanwhile the Cowboys' offense with Rush scored nine touchdowns in five games. I'll do the math, that's 1.8 touchdowns per game.

That is NOT winning you games in the NFL because the Cowboys defense proved even last year they could NOT sustain that level of defensive play. Rush is a severely limited NFL player and that is why he only got backup offers from the Bengals and Cowboys this offseason. He chose to stay home.

If you think the Cowboys would be the same or better than Rush this season I don't know what to tell you. I really don't......

 

[BusDriver]

Before the draft I said the Cowboys should get a QB and let him learn for a year behind Dak then let Dak walk. That got people fired up. So I asked this simple question, do you think Dak can win you a super bowl? If not, then what is keeping you from moving on.

The most popular answer was 'how do you know his replacement will win a super bowl'. That answer made no sense to me. You don't know that he will, but you also don't know that he won't.

If you don't think you can win a super bowl with the QB you have, why keep him and why pay him $50M+++ each year only to constrain your entire roster because of that deal? Grab a rookie and let's try again.

We all saw the revolving door of QB's after Aikman left. Suddenly you stop trying to get a QB that could win you that super bowl we have all been waiting for?

It’s mind blowing … yet we aren’t really fans bc we actually want to win one? Wild **** lol … jerry has pumped the kook aid fast & furious

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Be sure to come back to this post in 3 weeks … most of us have seen this movie before and are already looking to the future.

But hey 10-5 sounds nice

10-5 + bounced in round 1 or 2 again doesn’t quite have the same ring to it

So let's get rid of Dak and all this playoff stuff will go away.

Because the Cowboys won't be there.

 

[BusDriver]

First off Rush was just 4-1

I stopped reading there … you took the cheese … so I’d imagine you had nothing with that start to your reply

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Dak isn't the guy. Neither is Rush. In fact I would venture to say that a QB of the caliber you are talking about isn't on this roster. Probably only a handful in the entire league.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I stopped reading there … you took the cheese … so I’d imagine you had nothing with that start to your reply

Of course you stopped reading, since after that I entered more facts that you probably would rather not know.

 

[BusDriver]

So let's get rid of Dak and all this playoff stuff will go away.

Because the Cowboys won't be there.

Ahhhhhh that ego of yours knows we won’t be there? How so? Strong assumptions … I mean even cooper rush won games dak can’t win this year … you even said it yourself, Cooper ONLY won games where the D held opponents … Dak couldn’t even do that this year … especially yesterday…

You keep avoiding the question .., what are you afraid of? Oh wait … I think I get it … you’re afraid your ego will be wrong and Dallas could actually be there .., hard to admit you’ve been wrong for E I G H T years … I bet your 1972 Chevy is still running great … 8 mpg and all

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Dak isn't the guy. Neither is Rush. In fact I would venture to say that a QB of the caliber you are talking about isn't on this roster. Probably only a handful in the entire league.

But it's so easy for the Cowboys. Just get rid of Dak and draft the next Mahomes or Burrow. Because we know those guys are around every single year and the Cowboys just don't want to win.

Someday when Dak is no longer the QB here and we have the next Zach Wilson, Kenny Pickett, Mac Jones, Desmond Ritter, Justin Fields, or Sam Howell under center maybe these people will start to understand.......

 

[BusDriver]

Dak isn't the guy. Neither is Rush. In fact I would venture to say that a QB of the caliber you are talking about isn't on this roster. Probably only a handful in the entire league.

This right here is exactly the conversation… Why waste 8 years hoping one guy is it? When it’s so hard to find one that is … if you wait even 2 years to TRY, it compounds the problem 5 fold … meanwhile Brock friggin Purdy is in the conversation for MVP … so much for trying, right? Imagine the niners had stuck with Jimmy G, hoping n praying?

Let’s just stick with Dak bc who knows who could be worse … so 100% chance of not winning versus a roll if the dice to see who might be

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Ahhhhhh that ego of yours knows we won’t be there? How so? Strong assumptions … I mean even cooper rush won games dak can’t win this year … you even said it yourself, Cooper ONLY won games where the D held opponents … Dak couldn’t even do that this year … especially yesterday…

You keep avoiding the question .., what are you afraid of? Oh wait … I think I get it … you’re afraid your ego will be wrong and Dallas could actually be there .., hard to admit you’ve been wrong for E I G H T years … I bet your 1972 Chevy is still running great … 8 mpg and all

Dak is 9-0 this year when the other team scores 17 or fewer. And the last time he was on the field yesterday the Cowboys had a lead. The defense committed a facemask penalty and could not stop the Dolphins from getting into field goal range with the game on the line.

As for what I am afraid of, nothing. Unlike a ton of people on this forum I don't have this strange obsession with being right about Dak. He is the quarterback of this team until the day he isn't. Whether that's next year, five years, or five weeks. Whatever.

Until then, as a Cowboys fan, the starting quarterback of the Cowboys has my support. I don't have an ego problem. All I did was share facts and statistics about Rush's starts last year. It's okay, don't take it so personally. Happy Holidays.

 

[BusDriver]

Dak is 9-0 this year when the other team scores 17 or fewer. And the last time he was on the field yesterday the Cowboys had a lead. The defense committed a facemask penalty and could not stop the Dolphins from getting into field goal range with the game on the line.

As for what I am afraid of, nothing. Unlike a ton of people on this forum I don't have this strange obsession with being right about Dak. He is the quarterback of this team until the day he isn't. Whether that's next year, five years, or five weeks. Whatever.

Until then, as a Cowboys fan, the starting quarterback of the Cowboys has my support. I don't have an ego problem. All I did was share facts and statistics about Rush's starts last year. It's okay, don't take it so personally. Happy Holidays.

What is Daks record against playoff bound teams? What happened to dak the past 2 weeks against 2 playoff caliber teams? What happened to dak in the first Philly game … against SF? Those were all against good quality playoff teams and dak pooped his pants …

I don’t care what dak does against New Mexico State in his sleep, but if that impresses you, high five … now answer the original question … what are you really afraid of here?

It’s becoming more clear with every worthless stat you cite that your biggest fear is admitting that all those stats are truly worthless and Dak hasn’t won did squat .. thanks for using 737373738383 words to show that … could have been a sentence

 

[CCBoy]

Before the draft I said the Cowboys should get a QB and let him learn for a year behind Dak then let Dak walk. That got people fired up. So I asked this simple question, do you think Dak can win you a super bowl? If not, then what is keeping you from moving on.

The most popular answer was 'how do you know his replacement will win a super bowl'. That answer made no sense to me. You don't know that he will, but you also don't know that he won't.

If you don't think you can win a super bowl with the QB you have, why keep him and why pay him $50M+++ each year only to constrain your entire roster because of that deal? Grab a rookie and let's try again.

We all saw the revolving door of QB's after Aikman left. Suddenly you stop trying to get a QB that could win you that super bowl we have all been waiting for?

Here and now, Mike McCarthy needs to sit Dak Prescott down tomorrow and get his real attention: 'Son, don't do anything that can lose the game until after you do something that can win it.'

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Let’s just stick with Dak bc who knows who could be worse … so 100% chance of not winning versus a roll if the dice to see who might be

Well people are always afraid of the unknown and will always err on the side that a new guy is going to be worse than Dak - which is entirely possible. They won't ever accept it until the person proves them wrong.