If Dak Can't handle these Plays he can't be "A Game Manager"

[America's Cowboy]

I just can't remember the epic fails of Aikman and Staubach in the playoffs. But I do remember Romo and Dak epic fails.

No doubt. Staubach and Aikman performed great in the playoffs.

 

[Cmac]

Some suggest "Make Dak a Game Manager".

Think back on the turnovers in that game.
-10 yard out w/7-man protection. Pick #1
-8 yard pass over middle. Pick #2
-6 yard stick throw...into LB's belly. shoulda been Int #3 and pick-six

These were all ordinary QB circumstances where Dak was doing ordinary QB things. Not super pressured on any of them. All short passes...Dak wasn't being aggressive in these plays pushing the ball down the field. Just made bad reads/decisions.

Some games Dak is clutch. Sees the field. Is quite good. Other times he gets deer-in-the-headlights, to the point where he can't even manage low-risk plays.

I'd start with calling Kellen Moore......"Former OC". Promise you'd see a difference.

 

[LysleE]

Most fans and talking heads agree that Daks best year was his rookie season when the offense and run game was flawless for the most part.

Ever notice how much help he had?
Romo on the sidelines helping him with plays and coverage. Freadbeard pointing out things and schemes during the game. OL just dominating the trenches. All he had to do was manage the game.

I think he even had Mark Sanchez in his ear on the bench…

 

[T-RO]

I'd start with calling Kellen Moore......"Former OC". Promise you'd see a difference.

Dak might well play worse w/different OC. I'm open to finding out.

Dak needs to be our guy next season, so I'm rooting for him hard.

 

[fivetwos]

That’s why you bring in multiple quarterbacks and have an actual competition for the position.

Steve Walsh was picked #2 overall in the supplemental draft the next very next after they took Aikman #1 overal in the draft. They used to value the quarterback position in those days.

never stand pat because of the unknown and stick with the crap you already know is here.

Well because the guy running things back then knew you were sunk without the QB.

The current regime prefers to try to will things into existence because they are entitled human beings, so they figure they can.

 

[shabazz]

Dak might well play worse w/different OC. I'm open to finding out.

Dak needs to be our guy next season, so I'm rooting for him hard.

The issue I have with getting a new OC is that by all reported accounts, Moore has already simplified or dumb downed the offense and kept it vanilla because of Dak not grasping a complicated scheme

i couldn’t imagine a progressive OC running an exotic scheme here…..it would take Dak years to figure it out and execute. That’s why the Moore offense isn’t much different than his predecessor…..they have to keep it simple and easy to grasp.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

There is a Brock Purdy in every draft, right?

The single most special thing Brock Purdy did was to not turn the ball over.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Moore has already simplified or dumb downed the offense and kept it vanilla because of Dak not grasping a complicated scheme

Shouldn't this be a reason to disqualify Dak as a QB who would be considered as a starting QB? It seems kind of strange that other teams run a sophisticated offense and will quickly move on from a QB who can't hack the system. Meanwhile in Dallas they go out of their way to take an offense dumb it down to fit the QB?

 

[Fastpitch Dad]

You'll go crazy trying to understand Dak. That's why I've been up and down with him all these years. Some games he looks elite and others he looks like he shouldn't even be in the NFL. That's who he is. Can't win a SB with a QB that's so inconsistent.

Dang my friend, you took the words right out of my mouth.

That's exactly my thoughts.

 

[mcmvp]

Disagree with the OP. Sure he’s made some errors on them but, for the most part, Dak can handle the low risk plays just fine when they are the right throws to make. His issues have been consistency with decision making. I’ve seen pretty good film breakdowns that clearly show he’s just not consistently making the right read on where to go. He’s making throws that shouldn’t be attempted.

He was spot on on his reads vs TB. He even manipulated the TB defense well. His issue is consistency.

I do agree with the OP that he definitely gets the deer in headlights look and gets flustered into where he doesn’t see the field…and way too often for a 7 year vet. Can that really be coached out of him at this point? At some point you just are what you are

 

[Wezsh0T]

The guy doesnt read the defense. He just throws the ball.

He never reads the lb. Sombody on haning with the boys also said it. There were so many throws this season where the LB had a chance for a pick.

I'm starting to think this is true. All those amazing plays where Dak seems to look off the defender and hold the safety, I actually think he just pre-determined where he was going with the ball before the play starts, looks the other direction and comes back to what he pre-determined before the ball was snapped. If he guesses right, he looks like a genius, if he guesses wrong, it is the pick-6 or almost pick-6, or throw into triple coverage where we are all left scratching our heads wondering what he was looking at. That's why Dak looks so inconsistent. He is actually guessing most of the time with his pre-snap reads. If the defense has keyed in on his and KM's tendencies, then Dak looks how he did vs. the 49ers.

 

[glimmerman]

Strange how he can be absolutely clutch and take the team and get the win. And then throw picks when he don’t need to throw it. 2nd and 2. He could have ran it himself and it was the time of the game for him to do just that. It would have started to punish them and would have been a scoring drive. He has to stop it. And yes he can throw dimes and tight window passes.

 

[Cmac]

Dak is a flawed QB. He will Never take any team to the SB. Period.

But, do, Dream On!!!!!!!!!!

....you're make a good point......Most will say it wasn't flawed before money.....I'll stick with before OC in Training.

 

[Cmac]

I just can't remember the epic fails of Aikman and Staubach in the playoffs. But I do remember Romo and Dak epic fails.

If Aikman were our QB now....he would have punched KMoore at one time or another, and blasted the OL for poor blocking.

 

[Streifenkarl]

Think back to the Bucs game. Some games Dak plays the #1 defense and best team in the NFL on the road.

So since we can't overcome these defenses with him, why keep him? If the result is a loss then any other QB will give us the same outcome at least. Guaranteed.

 

[noshame]

No matter what your take on Dak, we need some serious competition.

 

[tomsanders921]

Some suggest "Make Dak a Game Manager".

Think back on the turnovers in that game.
-10 yard out w/7-man protection. Pick #1
-8 yard pass over middle. Pick #2
-6 yard stick throw...into LB's belly. shoulda been Int #3 and pick-six

These were all ordinary QB circumstances where Dak was doing ordinary QB things. Not super pressured on any of them. All short passes...Dak wasn't being aggressive in these plays pushing the ball down the field. Just made bad reads/decisions.

Some games Dak is clutch. Sees the field. Is quite good. Other times he gets deer-in-the-headlights, to the point where he can't even manage low-risk plays.

Yeah the whole narrative of the coaches saying he needs to be aggressive isn't why he's throwing these picks.

Very few of pics are when he's forcing the ball down field. Most occur when he panics and forces a bad throw thats a relatively easy throw, he just doesn't read the defense well.

 

[shabazz]

Shouldn't this be a reason to disqualify Dak as a QB who would be considered as a starting QB? It seems kind of strange that other teams run a sophisticated offense and will quickly move on from a QB who can't hack the system. Meanwhile in Dallas they go out of their way to take an offense dumb it down to fit the QB?

And they reward this deficiency with a mammoth contract….only in Dallas

 

[Hadenough]

Some suggest "Make Dak a Game Manager".

Think back on the turnovers in that game.
-10 yard out w/7-man protection. Pick #1
-8 yard pass over middle. Pick #2
-6 yard stick throw...into LB's belly. shoulda been Int #3 and pick-six

These were all ordinary QB circumstances where Dak was doing ordinary QB things. Not super pressured on any of them. All short passes...Dak wasn't being aggressive in these plays pushing the ball down the field. Just made bad reads/decisions.

Some games Dak is clutch. Sees the field. Is quite good. Other times he gets deer-in-the-headlights, to the point where he can't even manage low-risk plays.

Dak is trash! Until they get rid of him this team move forward.

 

[BigD_95]

Some suggest "Make Dak a Game Manager".

Think back on the turnovers in that game.
-10 yard out w/7-man protection. Pick #1
-8 yard pass over middle. Pick #2
-6 yard stick throw...into LB's belly. shoulda been Int #3 and pick-six

These were all ordinary QB circumstances where Dak was doing ordinary QB things. Not super pressured on any of them. All short passes...Dak wasn't being aggressive in these plays pushing the ball down the field. Just made bad reads/decisions.

Some games Dak is clutch. Sees the field. Is quite good. Other times he gets deer-in-the-headlights, to the point where he can't even manage low-risk plays.

It’s worse than just the INT

How about the missed TD pass to CeeDee

The force throw to CeeDee when Hilton is wide open

Or the mis throw at the end of the game to Gallup

Dak is just bad