How will Dak adapt to a new offensive scheme?

[dupree89]

I am totally over worrying about "what Dak thinks". We have his contract, he's going to be here. But it's time to build a team with the understanding he can't win like some QBs.
Build the defense, draft a RB, use 2 TE's alot run the ball 35 times a game, keep dak to 20-25 passes a game. Most on play action. Tell him just dont make mistakes, just facilitate the offense. The pressure has to be on the defense, special teams and the running game. Dak clearly cant handle the pressure. We need to make it way easier on him.

 

[thunderpimp91]

If that were true, people wouldn't bring up the negativity in his past.

I bring up positive things that he recently earned to show he doesn't "suck", then suddenly Im a "Dak fan". I ask for proof that he "sucks", Im a "Dak fan". I bring up the performance of the talent around him, Im called a "Dak fan"... see the pattern here?

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Eh I could care less about his past good or bad. I'm way more concerned about what Dak can do moving forward. This time last year I think the All pro/MVP talking point was a good one. This year after having 8 games pretty much on par with Cooper Rush going back to the awards just seems desperate. In 2025 Dak Prescott has to play better than a 11/8 TD/INT ratio, 6.9YPA, and -4.2 EPA/game, and that may prove difficult coming off a significant hamstring injury. Dak has had a fine career for himself, but its hard to argue that he placed himself firmly in the suck column for 2024, and his excellent 2023 results don't change that.

 

[5Stars]

Being an individual, stick to your guns, it’s good

lmao...yeah, stick to your guns even if they shoot blanks! BAM!!!

 

[shabazz]

Like a cat to water.....

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

Eh I could care less about his past good or bad. I'm way more concerned about what Dak can do moving forward. This time last year I think the All pro/MVP talking point was a good one. This year after having 8 games pretty much on par with Cooper Rush going back to the awards just seems desperate. In 2025 Dak Prescott has to play better than a 11/8 TD/INT ratio, 6.9YPA, and -4.2 EPA/game, and that may prove difficult coming off a significant hamstring injury. Dak has had a fine career for himself, but its hard to argue that he placed himself firmly in the suck column for 2024, and his excellent 2023 results don't change that.

For years Ive heard numbers lie and don't tell the whole story by Dak haters, so soley relying on them to say he "sucks" seems like you said "desperate". The team was in disarray this whole year... from the front office, to the coaching on down to the team (Dak included).

 

[Swagger]

You know what I was reminded of today? The 2007 collapse. I saw another hate Dak meme on Facebook because he’s the only #2 seed to lose in the wild card round. I was reminded that Tony Romo had the #1 seeded team and lost the first playoff game at home vs the lowest rated wild card team, the Giants.

In that game, not only did Romo’s defense hold Eli to 169 passing and Jacobs to 54 rushing, he also had the Barbarian rush for 129 yards and a TD, and he was throwing passes to TO, Terry Glenn, Patrick Crayton, and prime Jason Witten, yet he barely completed 50% of his passes and only put 17 points on the scoreboard. How? Yet fans love the false narrative that Romo didn’t have the talented teams Dak has had. I don’t blame either QB for the losses. It’s a team game, and sometimes playmakers have to help the QB.

Dallas has 1 playmaker…..period. 1 offensive player the defense must account for because he is the only threat to score on a big play. This roster is awful.

Is that the same Giants that beat the 18-0 Patriots with Tom Brady and Randy Moss?

How many points did the Patriots score against the Giants in the Superbowl...was it under the 17 points scored by the Cowboys?

Did Crayton hesitate on a route for a walk in touchdown that effectively lost the Cowboys game against the Giants?

The above isn't opinion or loving certain players. The first two questions provide factual answers and ok the third question we will never know the answer (although we do really).

It's just interesting that Dak has never had a moment where people ask, hey Dak threw a great ball but somehow it wasn't deemed a catch or the receiver inexplicably stopped running.

The 2022 and 2023 Cowboy rosters were more than stacked enough to at least reached the NFC Championship game and realistically the Superbowl provided they had competent quarterback play...which they didn't.

Did the 49ers win either SuperBowl in 2022 or 2023?

Did the Giants win the Superbowl in 2007?

Cold hard facts.

 

[Steve007]

Can laugh all you want, but he can

LOL!!!!

 

[Bagman]

Hopefully Dak adapts like a 10 yr veteran is supposed to adapt. If he doesn't, he may find himself in the new coaches' doghouse and on the bench.

 

[diamonddelts]

1000 yard stare at new playbook.

 

[Cmac]

Being in the same system for years, then Mike comes in and adds his small wrinkles to the offense. With a new play caller coming in, how will Dak adapt? Will having someone he's familiar with benefit him and this team. The offense is boring, and predictable, it needs a complete overhaul.

Dak likes to be in the shotgun formation often, will this continue? I saw the Rams QB and Hurts in the playoffs have success under center, could we get Dak back under center and get this play action game strong again?? We shall see (getting a running game helps) please give your thoughts

.....sounds like that's a coaching philosophy and decisions under the HC and OC responsibility.....and the type of personnel and talent on the field.......not just the one position of QB. It's not that complicated......unless the GM does everything to undermine it.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Hopefully Dak adapts like a 10 yr veteran is supposed to adapt. If he doesn't, he may find himself in the new coaches' doghouse and on the bench.

No they will pacify him and let him keep the offense that he's been running all his career lol

 

[Creeper]

It's kind of like we're stuck, make these long contracts, but later we need to have cap space to spend money on free agents, so what do you do???

The Cowboys are already knee deep in bad CAP management. But it all starts with having a long term plan for the team. The Cowboys have no idea what they are or what they want to be. They have no identity. Good teams know their identity. They build to support that identity. It seems like the Cowboys identity is Dak, whatever that means.

IMO, they are stuck in the short term, but if they were wise they would have a plan to be rid of this problem by the end of the 2026 season.

One thing I would not do is restructure Dak's contract to push the problem out further than 2026.

And one more thing, I would never sign a contract with a no trade clause, ever. Not for any player no matter how good I think he is.

 

[Whirlwin]

I think it should be vice versa

 

[Coogiguy03]

The Cowboys are already knee deep in bad CAP management. But it all starts with having a long term plan for the team. The Cowboys have no idea what they are or what they want to be. They have no identity. Good teams know their identity. They build to support that identity. It seems like the Cowboys identity is Dak, whatever that means.

IMO, they are stuck in the short term, but if they were wise they would have a plan to be rid of this problem by the end of the 2026 season.

One thing I would not do is restructure Dak's contract to push the problem out further than 2026.

And one more thing, I would never sign a contract with a no trade clause, ever. Not for any player no matter how good I think he is.

That's the thing though creep, but if we don't do that how can we add players to this team????? Only restructure Lamb's deal???? Extend Micah, those 2 will be enough?

 

[Creeper]

That's the thing though creep, but if we don't do that how can we add players to this team????? Only restructure Lamb's deal???? Extend Micah, those 2 will be enough?

They can restructure Lam this year and save $18 million this year - roughly. But it adds as much as $6 million to his CAP numbers the next 3 years. But his contract is structured for him to get big salaries, $26 MM, $25 MM and $28MM over the next 3 years so it looks like they may want to restructure him again in 2026. It also looks like he is due an option bonus in 2029 and I think it's about $29 million. That's pro-rated into voidable years. Something tells me CeeDee may not make it to that option bonus if he is not still playing well.

Micah is due $21 million salary in 2025. If they extend him that will probably get converted to signing bonus and prorated over the next 4 years. They can bring his CAP number down and safe another $15 million. Those two deal would put Dallas about $30 million under the CAP, depending on what the CAP is for 2025. That's without touching Dak's contract which I said I would not because I want to move on from his deal after 2025 if I can. Then I can get Dak off the books after 2026. The problem is Dak's salary is guaranteed each year of his contract if he is on the roster by a certain date the previous year. so this will take some thinking through for Dallas. The best plan is to trade to get him to accept a trade and let his salary go to his new team.

 

[conner01]

If that's the one thing they can change FINE!!!!!!!!!!!! Get out of the gun so much!!

To me running the ball is key to the passing game. I love play action. Lamb would be even better if we went under center and ran some play action. Running the ball forces LB to think for a second and safeties to move up making it hard to play 2 high. Lamb with a solid run game and someone across from him and we could. E back leading in scoring

 

[Buzzbait]

With Dak? I'm not sure it would make any difference.