There are people that clearly hate Dak. So your realist position started off a little sketchy to begin with.
Then you went on to say nobody wants him to fail. But that, too, is incorrect. There are people on this board that stake their - claim, football knowledge, reputations - on the failure of Dak Prescott.
This is not about calling Dak out for some. This is about investing several seasons lambasting Dak. And when this season arrived and he had a string of good games, and this team played well, they - those who have made a living despising Dak - were pinned to the mat for a three count on their assaults on Prescott.
And....his pay has nothing to do with it. That seems to stick in the craw of so many here. Dak did not set the pay structure of QB's in this league. Every player is over paid.
Further, fans have no stake in this team other than bragging rights. We do not have a hand in the success nor failure of this franchise. But you wouldn't know that as many people say "We," when speaking about the team like they have a jersey with their name on it hanging in the locker room.
And even then fandom does not lend itself to insults by people with agendas to make themselves look good.
I dare say not many of us, if any of us, have a relationship with any player or coach. The vitriol is mere spite for hurt feelings when the team, coach, or player does not live up to expectation placed on them by fans.
He had a bad game yesterday. Does that now diminish the good games he's had this season? Does one game justify the malevolence hurled at a guy none of us know personally?
To some here it is celebration time because they have married themselves with the spite hurled at Dak.
I have been a fan since 1960. I have seen good, bad, great, and terrible. One thing I know is the team will forever fall short sometimes and exceed expectations other times. And in the bad times, the other team, more than not, outplayed the Cowboys.
On That Day!
So your realist treatise on this team and how fans are viewed missed the mark.
The team lost a game. Here is late breaking news. They will lose others before you go teats up.
Realist or not.