How naive that fans want to blame just one person for all the playoff failures

[Rockport]

oh wow! KC must be idiots paying so much money to Patrick Mahomes!

Mahomes will go down as the GOAT. Come on man, be better than this.

 

[LocoBates]

Mahomes will go down as the GOAT. Come on man, be better than this.

Sorry, I guess I am naive for "blaming" Mahomes for all those SBs wins

 

[Rockport]

Sorry, I guess I am naive for "blaming" Mahomes for all those SBs wins

 

[thunderpimp91]

oh wow! KC must be idiots paying so much money to Patrick Mahomes!

Mahomes contract is actually a steal for KC.

 

[JoeKing]

You do that as well? Double whammy.

That's how I know, Rocky—triple whammy.

 

[kskboys]

Dak was awful in the first half. He played better after he stopped forcing the ball and missing peeling coverage. That is besides the point. Why do we disregard what happened after the pick 6?

Because the game was already over when he finally started playing decent.

 

[Rockport]

That's how I know, Rocky—triple whammy.

I’m glad you’re a Diehard.

 

[Rockport]

Because the game was already over when he finally started playing decent.

The game was over when the Packers took the opening drive and drove the length of the field pounding the ball right down the Cowboys throats. And in Dallas.

 

[TWOK11]

Blaming one person or thing for all your problems is the easy thing to do. It creates a simple narrative that doesn’t require any effort or knowledge to understand, and makes the fix to the problem obvious.

The difficult, more nuanced and frankly scarier alternative is that you could rid yourself of that scapegoat and nothing changes. Because then you’d have to actually think deeper and confront uncomfortable truths.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Mahomes contract is actually a steal for KC.

It is in a way (buts that's based on Value/per $) , however, they still have to make roster cuts (trades) to get under the CAP. It's the 'Law of the Cap', you can only have certain amount of elite contracts (which Mahomes' is) and those players need to play up to those contracts.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Blaming one person or thing for all your problems is the easy thing to do. It creates a simple narrative that doesn’t require any effort or knowledge to understand, and makes the fix to the problem obvious.

Yes, but that's the Strawman argument that the OP hoped to create. NOBODY is JUST BLAMING DAK, but he's undeniably a contributory factor, and some may say that due to: the positional importance, contract (pay him more = expected higher performance) and that despite all the other issues (PENALTIES, DEFENSE, COACHING)....... Dak still had 4 late 4th Q drives to win/tie both SF games and the GB game HE for some reason abandoned the run game, the run game was working, the pass game wasnt.

The difficult, more nuanced and frankly scarier alternative is that you could rid yourself of that scapegoat and nothing changes. Because then you’d have to actually think deeper and confront uncomfortable truths.

Alternatively, the argument could be, if the above issues stand, is it worth spending on a QB that doesnt improve the team above those named deficiencies.....may as well improve the foundations and help a lesser QB.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Dak was awful in the first half. He played better after he stopped forcing the ball and missing peeling coverage. That is besides the point. Why do we disregard what happened after the pick 6?

Because the game was already over when he finally started playing decent.

@kskboys , yes I was confused as to Fuzzy's comment. I saw the first half/second half split as you did and it's not "BESIDES THE POINT", because the whole argument/question mark is the very fact that his performance in pressured situations (as opposed to in his bubble) is so marked. Indeed, Dak fans cant dismiss an awful half, especially when it's the most important game of the season and they counter with 'he was MVP candidate (in lesser regular season games).

Some stand up to pressure and tension, but Dak (0-3 in recent play-offs, remembering those 4 4thQ ineffectual drives vrs SF to go with the GB first half performance) does seem to be wilt.

The stark difference between the halves in the GB game highlights the concerns: Pressure=poor, Armchair=good. Unfortunately, for Dak his Pressure/Armchair 'splits' are dreadful and the ability to build such a Defense that keeps Dak in the Armchair, is near impossible, if he takes elite money (on a short contract).

 

[CCBoy]

Who's the one person that has been here for the past 30 years and turned this team over to Jason Garrett for a 1/3 of it? Jerry, and sure as heck I can blame that one person.

Oh, there are many more perspectives available beyond complaint and insult of a team. That's a fact also. More than once everyone was at a social protest when a football game broke out...go figure.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Deep down I KNOW I’m right. You just are unable to comprehend why.

Well to be fair I have people at the psychiatric ward all think they are right too....deep down like.

 

[zrinkill]

 

[acr731]

The game was over when the Packers took the opening drive and drove the length of the field pounding the ball right down the Cowboys throats. And in Dallas.

The offense had a chance to answer. How did that work out again?

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

The offense had a chance to answer. How did that work out again?

What an excuse eh? An offense that stops playing if the defense allows an opening score. Imagine playing defense under those parameters. You not only are responsible for containing the other team you are now responsible for our own teams offense wilting.

 

[Brax]

400+ yards and 3 TDs say the potential is there. There were other contributors to those 2 INTs other than Dak. Get those fixed, along with a running game and a defense that actually shows up to play, your problems will be solved.

8 seasons and the trend continues, come playoff time against top competition and the Dakchoka appears and afterwards the same lame excuses. But let’s sign him to a mega contract and watch him improve with lower quality players after 2 more mega contracts are signed, Dak has some of the best teams around him in 20 seasons yet somehow he manages to fall apart and disappear for most of a playoff game or makes boneheaded decisions, but we get it, best shape of his career working harder finally starting to understand the offense only one goal a SB and to get that he needs a mega deal and a few more seasons it’s not his fault every other player is so inconsistent and inferior all he needs is 10 all pro players on offense and the 85 bears D that hold the other team to 9 points or less and he’s ready to lead them to the championship all he needs is a new bag of money and he’s ready to go

 

[Brax]

The game was over when the Packers took the opening drive and drove the length of the field pounding the ball right down the Cowboys throats. And in Dallas.

So Dak just gave up after that then when the 2nd string went in he said “it’s stats time” .

 

[CowboyoWales]

What an excuse eh? An offense that stops playing if the defense allows an opening score. Imagine playing defense under those parameters. You not only are responsible for containing the other team you are now responsible for our own teams offense wilting.

Spot on. What kind of elite Defense do we need, to endure we never concede first.....we couldn't afford that Defense even if Dak paid for league minimum.