Knee-Jerk Reaction: What Sunday's Victory Told Us About Dak and DMac

[tyke1doe]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

2. It's not the offensive scheme, it's the quarterback. Remember when the discussion was that Jason Garrett wouldn't open the offense up for Cassel, Weeden and Moore? Well, Dak isn't throwing beyond 20 yards, and he's winning with this limited offensive scheme.

3. Can we hush now with why we shouldn't have selected Zeke because Darren McFadden could give us everything Zeke could behind this line?
Although he started slow, Zeke is settling in and becoming a force to reckon with. Just like Emmitt, it took him a few games to get to 100 yards (Emmitt by his fourth game, Zeke by his third). Now Zeke has two consecutive 100 yard games and brings a punishing element back to our offense.
This DMac could not do.

Your thoughts?

 

[CowboyStar88]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

2. It's not the offensive scheme, it's the quarterback. Remember when the discussion was that Jason Garrett wouldn't open the offense up for Cassel, Weeden and Moore? Well, Dak isn't throwing beyond 20 yards, and he's winning with this limited offensive scheme.

3. Can we hush now with why we shouldn't have selected Zeke because Darren McFadden could give us everything Zeke could behind this line?
Although he started slow, Zeke is settling in and becoming a force to reckon with. Just like Emmitt, it took him a few games to get to 100 yards (Emmitt by his fourth game, Zeke by his third). Now Zeke has two consecutive 100 yard games and brings a punishing element back to our offense.
This DMac could not do.

Your thoughts?

This is where Romo and his experiences changes the flow of the game. It will open up the underneath and running game that much more once he is back and pressing the defenses deep. People are over looking this aspect of what Romo brings to the table.

 

[jrumann59]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

2. It's not the offensive scheme, it's the quarterback. Remember when the discussion was that Jason Garrett wouldn't open the offense up for Cassel, Weeden and Moore? Well, Dak isn't throwing beyond 20 yards, and he's winning with this limited offensive scheme.

3. Can we hush now with why we shouldn't have selected Zeke because Darren McFadden could give us everything Zeke could behind this line?
Although he started slow, Zeke is settling in and becoming a force to reckon with. Just like Emmitt, it took him a few games to get to 100 yards (Emmitt by his fourth game, Zeke by his third). Now Zeke has two consecutive 100 yard games and brings a punishing element back to our offense.
This DMac could not do.

Your thoughts?

Unfortunately I can see the team cutting a Jackson to keep DMC when DMC is eligible to return

 

[theebs]

Zeke was great yesterday. I think this was the best game he played. His pass protection saved dak's bacon a few times yesterday.

my only small commentary on zeke is that he still rushes some stuff, he will learn but that screen yesterday could have been a TD. He didn't allow his blockers to get set and went around them and got pushed out of bounds. IF he just slows it down a touch and gets that block he probably is gone. Would have been a 1st and 20 60 yard touchdown or 70 can't remember where we were.

Outside of that one play he was near perfect.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

2. It's not the offensive scheme, it's the quarterback. Remember when the discussion was that Jason Garrett wouldn't open the offense up for Cassel, Weeden and Moore? Well, Dak isn't throwing beyond 20 yards, and he's winning with this limited offensive scheme.

3. Can we hush now with why we shouldn't have selected Zeke because Darren McFadden could give us everything Zeke could behind this line?
Although he started slow, Zeke is settling in and becoming a force to reckon with. Just like Emmitt, it took him a few games to get to 100 yards (Emmitt by his fourth game, Zeke by his third). Now Zeke has two consecutive 100 yard games and brings a punishing element back to our offense.
This DMac could not do.

Your thoughts?

My thoughts...#3 on your list is helping #1 on your list and that in no way belittles what Dak has done because Dak has earned the Kudos he has received. However Zeke and this revamped running game is helping solve some of the woes of last year.

The following stat should open some eyes about things this year compared to last year...

For the whole season last year we had a total..>TOTAL (ALL PLAYERS INCLUDED) of 8 Rushing TDs.

This year through 4 games we have a total of 8 already. 4 games in and we have already matched last years Rushing TD numbers.

 

[CashMan]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

2. It's not the offensive scheme, it's the quarterback. Remember when the discussion was that Jason Garrett wouldn't open the offense up for Cassel, Weeden and Moore? Well, Dak isn't throwing beyond 20 yards, and he's winning with this limited offensive scheme.

3. Can we hush now with why we shouldn't have selected Zeke because Darren McFadden could give us everything Zeke could behind this line?
Although he started slow, Zeke is settling in and becoming a force to reckon with. Just like Emmitt, it took him a few games to get to 100 yards (Emmitt by his fourth game, Zeke by his third). Now Zeke has two consecutive 100 yard games and brings a punishing element back to our offense.
This DMac could not do.

Your thoughts?

I am very excited for what is happening. My only concern is, when there is more tape on Dak, and we might be at that time, what happens?

 

[tyke1doe]

My thoughts...#3 on your list is helping #1 on your list and that in no way belittles what Dak has done because Dak has earned the Kudos he has received. However Zeke and this revamped running game is helping solve some of the woes of last year.

The following stat should open some eyes about things this year compared to last year...

For the whole season last year we had a total..>TOTAL (ALL PLAYERS INCLUDED) of 8 Rushing TDs.

This year through 4 games we have a total of 8 already. 4 games in and we have already matched last years Rushing TD numbers.

Nice catch, which I thought about too. Zeke is helping Dak, and one could argue that if Cassel, Weeden and Moore had had Zeke, they would have been successful too.
But ... I don't think so because those guys weren't very good completing passes in the medium areas of the field. The offensive line, really, is the big equalizer between last year's crop of quarterbacks and Dak.

And whereas Dak is excelling, the quarterback's last year failed.

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

1. Dak - as a rookie - is a far better quarterback than Cassel, Weeden and Moore.
With and without Dez, Cassel Weeden and Moore couldn't string together any wins. Dak won without Dez but with a bunch of average wide receivers.

String together wins? They couldn't string DRIVES together. Last year was brutal. I've posted more at CZ since the summer than all of last season. BRUTAL

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Zeke was great yesterday. I think this was the best game he played. His pass protection saved dak's bacon a few times yesterday.

my only small commentary on zeke is that he still rushes some stuff, he will learn but that screen yesterday could have been a TD. He didn't allow his blockers to get set and went around them and got pushed out of bounds. IF he just slows it down a touch and gets that block he probably is gone. Would have been a 1st and 20 60 yard touchdown or 70 can't remember where we were.

Outside of that one play he was near perfect.

You know who was brilliant in the screen game? Tony Dorsett. Thing of beauty. #random

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Nice catch, which I thought about too. Zeke is helping Dak, and one could argue that if Cassel, Weeden and Moore had had Zeke, they would have been successful too.
But ... I don't think so because those guys weren't very good completing passes in the medium areas of the field. The offensive line, really, is the big equalizer between last year's crop of quarterbacks and Dak.

And whereas Dak is excelling, the quarterback's last year failed.

I think they are opening up the playbook a bit more for Dak because they trust him more than the other guys. I don't think the other guys knew the system all that well except for Moore but Moore just does not have the arm to pull it off.

Plus...Dak is a rushing threat himself. And even though he is the opposite of an RGIII in his rookie year where he is doing it as a pocket passing QB who occaionally runs where RGIII most ran and occasionally played pocket QB...teams still have to prepare for the threat of Dak in the run game.

So I am not taking anything away from Dak...but this improved run game from our starting to our second to our third (dunbar) and even 4th running option in Dak...does help.

 

[NorthTexan95]

I wouldn't worry about DMac until he returns. He had a serious elbow injury and I wouldn't be surprised if he's out the entire year.

 

[Seven]

This is where Romo and his experiences changes the flow of the game. It will open up the underneath and running game that much more once he is back and pressing the defenses deep. People are over looking this aspect of what Romo brings to the table.

Romo would've won the giants game and hung 30+ on the niners, IMO.

Not taking anything away from Dak. The dude is a player and a leader. Period

 

[Seven]

I think they are opening up the playbook a bit more for Dak because they trust him more than the other guys. I don't think the other guys knew the system all that well except for Moore but Moore just does not have the arm to pull it off.

Plus...Dak is a rushing threat himself. And even though he is the opposite of an RGIII in his rookie year where he is doing it as a pocket passing QB who occaionally runs where RGIII most ran and occasionally played pocket QB...teams still have to prepare for the threat of Dak in the run game.

So I am not taking anything away from Dak...but this improved run game from our starting to our second to our third (dunbar) and even 4th running option in Dak...does help.

What. Ya yake a smart pill or something this morning?

NAILED it.

 

[dfense]

This is where Romo and his experiences changes the flow of the game. It will open up the underneath and running game that much more once he is back and pressing the defenses deep. People are over looking this aspect of what Romo brings to the table.

Yup. right on there. Teams will play the run and take their chances with Dak. They won't with Romo.

 

[NextGenBoys]

DMac probably doesn't play a down with us this year. Let him sign somewhere else and give us the comp pick.

Dak has played well enough to warrant not having Romo return. However, the real answer lies in the next two games. He's gonna have to do more than just 250 yards against Cincy and GB.