I Want To Believe In Dak

[SteveTheCowboy]

Unknown was the question in humor and exactly the problem in projection of this Cowboy season. Not stupid drama here, unless your creation now.

There is more than one way for creativity. That, these Cowboys already know.

um...what?

 

[CCBoy]

um...what?

You don't care any way. Continue on complaining. Woo hoo! I know ... think up an insult and complain.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

You don't care any way. Continue on complaining. Woo hoo! I know ... think up an insult and complain.

What "insult"...what "complaint"? Talk about making things up and complaining.

Just wondered what the heck you are trying to say. It's no insult or complaint.

 

[Chuck 54]

I have always believed in him. But I believe he is a great leader, the perfect face of your franchise, a QB who really learned his NFL craft on the field, and I believe he is an above average starter who can win a SB if the roster is good and balanced on offense and decent on defense.

If the defense is much improved vs the run and can actually stop the run when committing to it, and if the OL is improved, we have a decent run game, and he finally has multiple weapons on offense like most of the top teams, Then if he craps the bed, I’ll still respect him, but I’ll stop believing in him.

 

[Hadenough]

How about being right on target. Heel health medical denial and fix the problem just as in New Jersey needing air traffic handling the real issues. Not asking for covering up here. Support is the truth, not expecting others to be whimpering and bending knees. Protect the Cowboys and all you do is cry.

Dallas should not have been cheated. yet you cry non stop against. Be a winner for real. Quit crying instead.

I will not support a player I don't believe in.

 

[acr731]

I have always believed in him. But I believe he is a great leader, the perfect face of your franchise, a QB who really learned his NFL craft on the field, and I believe he is an above average starter who can win a SB if the roster is good and balanced on offense and decent on defense.

If the defense is much improved vs the run and can actually stop the run when committing to it, and if the OL is improved, we have a decent run game, and he finally has multiple weapons on offense like most of the top teams, Then if he craps the bed, I’ll still respect him, but I’ll stop believing in him.

A great leader doesn't encourage violence against referees

 

[Swagger]

Prescott hasn't done anything in the post season with good rosters at his disposal to have any belief in him at this point. He was able to actually run a bit back then as well.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

One can also respect the sport. Not you.

If you going to talk the talk, you gotta walk the walk. I respect that. All this whining about someone could've, and should've is weak, IMO.

 

[KingCorcoran]

I believe. I believe Brock Purdy, two NFCCGs, one Super Bowl appearance, more than six years younger than Dak Prescott, signed for significantly less than Dak. Apparently Jerry he did not set the NFL quarterback compensation market after all.

 

[mcmvp]

I believe. I believe Brock Purdy, two NFCCGs, one Super Bowl appearance, more than six years younger than Dak Prescott, signed for significantly less than Dak. Apparently Jerry he did not set the NFL quarterback compensation market after all.

Well, yeah, you’re right. Most people knew Jerry was negotiating with just his agent, and not any competing team willing to offer Dak more money.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Well, yeah, you’re right. Most people knew Jerry was negotiating with just his agent, and not any competing team willing to offer Dak more money.

Hendrickson and Parsons may want to take note. Perhaps the pendulum is starting to swing back the other way. Teams have to spend a minimum on player compensation …but not all on just a select few.

 

[TwentyOne]

Lockness is associated with Wales and the real unknown until now.

LOL.

Seriously?!

 

[Cmac]

I want to believe in more than Dak.......and that's the real narrative. The "tunnel vision" about this team's shortcomings is as believable as the sky being purple. Film don't lie.....SAS and the pundits do.

 

[b0xZZ]

Hendrickson and Parsons may want to take note. Perhaps the pendulum is starting to swing back the other way. Teams have to spend a minimum on player compensation …but not all on just a select few.

I cant see Parsons taking less than being the highest paid edge in the league regardless of what he says in the media. Obviously this is why hes still not signed.

Had I had it my way we would have not resigned Dak at all, let him play out his final season which we now know was a disaster and his market value would have plummeted as a result. We could have got him on the cheap or moved on in pursuit of a better and younger QB.

 

[KingCorcoran]

I cant see Parsons taking less than being the highest paid edge in the league regardless of what he says in the media. Obviously this is why hes still not signed.

Had I had it my way we would have not resigned Dak at all, let him play out his final season which we now know was a disaster and his market value would have plummeted as a result. We could have got him on the cheap or moved on in pursuit of a better and younger QB.

Timing is important. While Dallas, Philadelphia, and Washington will all struggle to get double digit wins with their difficult schedules, San Francisco has a comparably easy one this season. They should roll and Purdy’s price tag may well have been in “Dak” territory.

Significant is a team didn’t just shrug and accept “that’s the market” like they couldn’t do anything about it. Star players and their agents can learn the hard way same as owners can.

 

[cityochamps]

But I just can't. Dak has obviously flashed some top shelf ability at times in his career but going on 9 years in the league all he really has accomplished are some humiliating bad performances in the few playoff appearances he's made. I won't get into the horrible contract extension he received here.

The worst part is he's been injury prone and obviously regressing from an ability standpoint. In his last 8 games he's 3-5 with a 45 QBR. My point is he was never enough and he's not getting better. So is Pickens better than Cooks, yea of course he is but is he that much better that he makes that kind of difference in Dak's play? Is Tyler Booker better than Zach Martin? The point I'm making is that I don't think you can make enough good moves on the offensive side that drastically changes the one thing that ultimately determines the outcome of games and that's Dak himself. I obviously hope I am wrong but I don't think I am.

As a Tennessee fan Milton ain't it either, more upside than Rush yes but he's a Temu Dak.

 

[Chuck 54]

A great leader doesn't encourage violence against referees

Is that the definition of great? Seems like nitpicking....players say lots of unfortunate things in the face of disappointment. I'm sure there are many other things easier to get on Dak about.

 

[UncleRico]

I don’t even care what they paid him. The problem I have is that he has no history of actually stepping up and doing what they are paying him to do.

How bout the 4 and out at the end of a game when the D’s in prevent? He’s never been able to throw on time. I’d like to know his career red zone numbers? The D is more concentrated and he doesn’t trust his arm. His anticipation is awful. That’s why he can’t throw a receiver open.

No the infuriating thing is he DOES do those things in regular season but come playoffs he no-shows. He needs the best sports psychologist money can buy, which he can afford. You can see in his eyes every playoff game whether we are going to win or lose.

 

[CCBoy]

No the infuriating thing is he DOES do those things in regular season but come playoffs he no-shows. He needs the best sports psychologist money can buy, which he can afford. You can see in his eyes every playoff game whether we are going to win or lose.

There is also a concept. Forged in fire and that is very real. Came out steel.

 

[DallasEast]

Is that the definition of great? Seems like nitpicking....players say lots of unfortunate things in the face of disappointment. I'm sure there are many other things easier to get on Dak about.

It may not be the definition of a great leader, but I would not call it nitpicking. Sports is an exhibition of emotion. There are few sports where athletes and fans are more emotionally intertwined than football.

It is unquestionably true athletes and coaches have spoken negatively about officials many times. Refs have been publicly described as something as vile as excrement. Saying negative things about refs doing their job, even when they are doing their jobs poorly, is one thing.

It is an entirely different circumstance when an athlete, coach or whomever endorses negative action taken against officials. I doubt anyone can offer more than a handful of examples, where a player or coach publicly said it is okay for fans to do something negatively towards referees in excess of using harsh language, in the form of retaliatory reaction.



Whether anyone likes or dislikes Dak Prescott, he says all the right things during the first 44 seconds of the video above. Those are the words of a leader.

The video's final 14 seconds are not a reflection of a leader. Afterwards, he reflected on his words and apologized:



Prescott faced up to his mistake. I believe he considers himself a great leader, which is why he took the time attempting to rectify his mistake. He did not minimize what happened.

I do not think he will forget what happened. It will serve as a reminder of what he should not do.