Just want to throw this stat out about Dak

[McMicah]

Last night when Dak inexplicably took a sack in FG range when he was way outside the pocket, I turned to my wife and said,
“that tells me that the mentally castrated version of Dak is on the field tonight. 2 picks minimum.”

Lo and behold, he should’ve thrown 4 but only got 2

 

[Havic]

Same story with Dak.

Good enough to get you to the playoffs but not good enough to do well in them

 

[Staubacher]

Last night when Dak inexplicably took a sack in FG range when he was way outside the pocket, I turned to my wife and said,
“that tells me that the mentally castrated version of Dak is on the field tonight. 2 picks minimum.”

Lo and behold, he should’ve thrown 4 but only got 2

Yep I remember that play I was thinking the same thing. There's some idiots here still talking about he didn't play that badly he was a deer in the Headlights

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Well having the greatest offensive line in the history of the NFL and Emmitt/Irvin didn’t help Troy much I see. You hate Dak I get it but Troy had the best team of the 90s. Let’s stop comparing.

Maybe Troy demanded perfection from his team and he started with himself. That's what a leader is. There was nobody on that offense yesterday that looked alive..That 90's team started from scratch and they were built together. They played against some of the greatest teams and QBs in NFL history. This team can't even win in a watered down NFL league especially in the NFC. As soon as the Packers scored that first TD the entire team looked defeated. That's when a franchise QB should be able to take over the game. He failed and played beyond bad.

 

[Legend]

Well having the greatest offensive line in the history of the NFL and Emmitt/Irvin didn’t help Troy much I see. You hate Dak I get it but Troy had the best team of the 90s. Let’s stop comparing.

For all 7 games, Aikman was the best QB on the field. His rating was in the 100s except the second SB game when he played with a concussion.

Aikman was outplaying fellow HOF QB legends instead of getting outplayed by rookie or young (Purdy and Love) QBs like Dak.

 

[Rock423]

Dak Prescott is a good man and a good football player who should not receive a contract extension from the Dallas Cowboys. They need to move on - it isn’t going to happen with him.

Who you getting? Do you guys forget after Aikman the QB’s we had? We got lucky as hell with Romo and struck again by drafting Dak the year Romo went down unfortunately. There are NOT many qb’s who could come play for this franchise and deal with the extra scrutiny. Dak ain’t perfect, but he’s everything you want in a Cowboys quarterback. Romo only won 2 playoff games in dang near 10 years. But blame Dak.

 

[8FOR!3]

Having played football I will say one thing. I played defensive end on a team one time and our defense was great our offense was TERRIBLE. I mean absolute dog poo. If they got a 1st down we were cheering. We'd lose games like 10-0 type stuff. It was brutal. I remember one game where on like the 1st play of the game our offense fumbled it. We all groaned and you could just tell our entire defense just gave up. Our defensive coaches were all pissed at us at practice the next week, and of course we all then felt like we let the team down.

What point am I trying to make..although these guys make millions playing a game, I do think that in football one side of the ball can completely demoralize the other. These people are humans, there is no way after Dak gives up a pick 6 to make it 27-0 the defense thinks that if they step up we can win..if Dak doesn't throw his 2 interceptions in the 1st half there is a legit chance the score is 7-13 at half. Then the defense probably stays hungry.

I get what you’re saying I just don’t think that was the case. The defense and whole team really looked demoralized after the first drive. And Lamb deserves the blame for that first drive. If he catches the ball on 3rd down we’re likely 7-7 or 7-3 and in the game. So you can blame him and his poor body language some and blame Dak a little for sure but the defense snd team in general out didn’t show up. Another game where they get punched in the mouth and fold

 

[Legend]

Who you getting? Do you guys forget after Aikman the QB’s we had? We got lucky as hell with Romo and struck again by drafting Dak the year Romo went down unfortunately. There are NOT many qb’s who could come play for this franchise and deal with the extra scrutiny. Dak ain’t perfect, but he’s everything you want in a Cowboys quarterback. Romo only won 2 playoff games in dang near 10 years. But blame Dak.

Romo 2-4.

Dak 2-5 with a terrible performance for the ages.

He should have been at least 4-5 in the playoffs after this season.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Who you getting? Do you guys forget after Aikman the QB’s we had? We got lucky as hell with Romo and struck again by drafting Dak the year Romo went down unfortunately. There are NOT many qb’s who could come play for this franchise and deal with the extra scrutiny. Dak ain’t perfect, but he’s everything you want in a Cowboys quarterback. Romo only won 2 playoff games in dang near 10 years. But blame Dak.

They both failed. That's why I get tired of the Romo and Dak debate. Both good qbs with warts. Can't win in playoff games. A waste of time. Time to move on to the next one.

 

[Dale]

Here’s my stat. He should have had as many INTs or more in this one game as he had all regular season.

He truly was fortunate not to have thrown a baker’s dozen worth of interceptions yesterday.

As for the OP’s stat, at the end of the day I’m a believer in Parcells’ old “you are what your record says you are” phrase.

Dak has clearly put in a lot of work over the years to develop his game to the stage where it is today. Who’d have ever thought he would become an All-Pro passer when looking at his Mississippi State film? He puts a lot of good things on film, particularly during this past regular season.

But the regular season is about nothing other than positioning one’s self for playoff success. And Dak has repeatedly come up small in the playoffs. He’s done it at home; on the road; following a bye; against rookie QBs, first-time playoff QBs and HOF QBs alike; with a running game and without; as a facilitator and as the driver of the offense. The circumstances don’t seem to change the end result.

Like the “eye in the sky,” the 2-5 number does not lie. We entered the 2023 season KNOWING nothing mattered but the playoffs. And for 18 weeks, Dak and Co. took steps to indicate a quality run was coming. Only to perform at a historically bad level in the playoffs.

 

[Cmac]

He's garbage get rid of him! Draft

And there you go.......he may be garbage, but I saw a pile of mess with him at the landfill.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Fire the coaching staff.

Get rid of the QB.

Done.

Unfortunately we need a new GM but that's impossible.

So all of this is for nothing then. Just rinse and repeat over and over again.

 

[Ranching]

You've been calling out the "haters" since you've been here. You're in the top tier of Dak fans who engage in that sort of thing.

Don't be a hypocrite.

I'm not a hypocrite, far from it. I call it as I see it....you keep calling me out, who's the hypocrite? Lol!

 

[SquidwardTentacles]

And the only reason we have up 41 is because the Packers let their foot off the gas and brought in back ups. This really could’ve been a 70 point beat down.

Holding the ball prevents the opposing offense from being on the field.
When you purposely play an inherently stupid, Super Bowl losing, bend but don't break defensive scheme, the players will be totally gassed early if you keep giving the ball back.


Totally missing a wide open slant on the first drive, already down by 7, when the receiver could have been running with many yards after the catch, is not how it's done.
Little mistakes snowball. And you can't make up for them by trying to complete low percentage long balls, deep in your own territory, instead of picking up first downs and establishing some rhythm. That's poor leadership compounding poor execution.


If you cash the $40M check, you owe execution in return.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I'm pissed the moderators quickly snuffed out the idea of calling people out. Those people that argued with me deserves to have their noses rubbed on a concrete sidewalk.

And it wasn't just attacks on your opinion....personal insults!

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

It's better than constantly wanting to see him fail. The haters are still celebrating with the I told you so crap. They are happy that we lost so they can gloat. True fans!!

Asking the wrong questions or putting forth the wrong theory ALWAYS gets you the wrong answers. EVERY time.

You think because some people weren't/aren't as sold on Dak as you are they WANTED failure for out team? And they are sitting around HAPPY about it now?

The height of stupidity and arrogance. Also hypcrisy because it's dang well assured you would have done the same crowing had it worked out differently...like you did all year and still doing now, oddly.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

What was our record. What was it for the last 3 seasons. A lot of teams would love to have a QB that could help lead the team to that record. Especially a team with no run game and average O-Line.

With that being said I can no longer defend the choker title people are putting on him. Although our Defense gave up so many points that even if Dak had a good game we would have lost. What’s the odds Lance is in the mix next year. Dak may get to test the market.

I totally disagree. If Dak had a good game, our defense would not have been so super exposed. Pick 6's, 3 and outs...no points.

I mean that super stresses your defense. Come on.

 

[Creeper]

What Cooper Rush's playoff record? What is Trey Lance's? What was Tony Romo's for that matter?

I understand Dak fails in big moments, which has been true for years. But what is it you want? Are you okay with Dallas having a few losing seasons without him? Are you okay not making the playoffs at all for a few years, maybe longer?

Look at the Giants, they drafted a QB in the first round. How's that working out for them? Look at the Commanders, they drafted RG III. They tried other QBs too, How's that working out?

Most QBs drafted in the first round fail. That is a fact. Maybe one or 2 per year wind up winners. I understand Dak's failures, but the idea that getting rid of him is possible, or fixes the problems with this team is preposterous.

 

[Vtwin]

I'm not a hypocrite, far from it. I call it as I see it....you keep calling me out, who's the hypocrite? Lol!

I'm not whining and crying about the call outs. That would be you. The same guy who has called others out for years.

You poor thing, you. LOL!

 

[Staubacher]

What Cooper Rush's playoff record? What is Trey Lance's? What was Tony Romo's for that matter?

I understand Dak fails in big moments, which has been true for years. But what is it you want? Are you okay with Dallas having a few losing seasons without him? Are you okay not making the playoffs at all for a few years, maybe longer?

Look at the Giants, they drafted a QB in the first round. How's that working out for them? Look at the Commanders, they drafted RG III. They tried other QBs too, How's that working out?

Most QBs drafted in the first round fail. That is a fact. Maybe one or 2 per year wind up winners. I understand Dak's failures, but the idea that getting rid of him is possible, or fixes the problems with this team is preposterous.

What is preposterous is assuming the team would have had a losing record without Dak this season.
Any mid level QB would have had a winning record with this squad, given the soft schedule.

Dak ain't the difference between 12-5 and years of suckage.

He's had 8 years and he is now the worst playoff QB in history.

Time to move on