Ranchy, when I first saw your post I thought it was commendable that you did not stay hiding under a rock given the recent performances of the team. But your support of mediocre QB play, and Dak, is irrational. And as with most irrational opinions that are challenged, (which is all you have, just an opinion) you respond by lashing out at people personally. Haters ? It’s a pretty good diversion when reality and facts don’t support your argument. Dak did not play well yesterday. And he didn’t just miss a few. There is enough blame to go around for the loss but Dak was in a position to make plays that would have probably won us the game. And he’s paid 40 mill a year to do that. He’s had some great games this year and some amazing throws - incredible throws for a guy who was out for so long and coming back from an injury. He plays well and sometimes not so well. That’s reality and fact. And most truth is usually in the middle: he is not as bad as some say, but he is not consistently elite either. And yes, they do have football in Maine, kinda.
The simple fact is that Dak led the team to 26 pts. And they got another 7 on the kick return. That just adds to it. Even in the "modern" NFL that should win the game. You can't have a defense give up over
500 yards and expect to win. It's also a simple fact that this team is built to win with a strong running game. And the Cowboys don't run the ball well. Take away each of Zeke's and Tonys "long" run and they both averaged less than 3 yards a carry. Both those guys are very talented running backs, they don't get less than 3 yards a carry unless the line blocking is mediocre to poor.
This team has so many problems, while I am not saying with the return of Cooper, Lamb, Lawrence and Gregory the team won't be measurably better, the last simple fact is that the dts and cbs (yes even Diggs) are overall mediocre. Diggs takes huge chances on ints, and has gotten some, but as has been mentioned by many, if you're that good of a cb they don't throw your way very much. Diggs will be great, I believe, but he's not there yet. Parsons is all world, but he can't do it all. When he has to go to play on the d-line because Armstrong, Anae, et al aren't very good the linebacking corps is even worse.
I am so sick of the "Dak is great" and the "Dak sucks" debate, quarterbacks get way more credit and way more blame than they deserve, unless you're a Winston chucking 30 ints a year, or such. Like ANY quarterback, he needs at least pretty good help, as in a line who gives him time, receivers who don't drop balls and coaches who design plays that the defense has trouble defending. Dak had little of that this game. Gallup will be better as he gets back in sync from being out for weeks, Cooper and Lamb will be back as well. And he won't have to score so much, and have to be the sole reason the team is successful with the return of Lawrence and Gregory.
The views that if you have the "elite" quarterback SBs are sure to follow, or that if you don't you're doomed to no SBs are both fallacies. Football isn't that cut and dried...
