PFF QB Ranking - Dak 17

[Ranching]

you haters piss me off, I'm going to put another candle around my Cowboy alter.

Atta boy! Light a bonfire!

 

[Johannes44]

you haters piss me off, I'm going to put another candle around my Cowboy alter.

Has the local fire department classified your alter as a bonfire yet?

 

[Califan007]

PFF says their QB ranking is “based on a combination of recent performance and career trajectory”…

I don’t think Dak ranks very high in either of those categories.

My guess is that their definition of “recent” is the last two seasons based off of PFF’s comments about Mahomes. For Dak’s last two seasons, they say “a late-season collapse ended his MVP bid”…that collapse was probably the last 5 games where Dak only threw 5 TDs, had an embarrassingly low 3.1% TD percentage (for comparison sake, his TD percentage up until those last 5 games was 7.2%), where the yardage totals for those 5 games were lower than all the other games that season except 2, and where the wins were against the powerhouse Jets, Giants, and Patriots.

Add on last season’s production—PFF gave him a grade of 67.9 last year, which ranked him #43 out of 78 QBs—and they saw it as a noticeable regression from where he was during the first half of the 2023 2nd-runner-up-MVP season. Add on his injury history, future injury concerns, his salary maybe-possibly making him a cap casualty soon, and maybe even his age, and it’s not hard to see them viewing Dak’s “recent performance and career trajectory” in a rather negative light.

tl:dr version — I don’t think they gave a single flying **** about his 2nd place finish in the MVP voting 2 years ago.

It also explains why Baker Mayfield is ranked higher than Dak: 2 years younger, no recent injury concerns, noticeable improvement from 2023 to 2024, impressive postseason stats.

 

[Rock423]

A fair ranking.

Would be higher if he could muster some wins against quality opponents

That is not a fair ranking at all.

 

[Califan007]

Coming off of an injury, I get it. "What have you done for me lately" (Janet Jackson voice) League.

Used to be a time when you would throw TDs
Used to brag about it all the time
Your fans seem to think that you're so peachy-keen
But experts say regress is all you’ll find
Who's right?

What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

Used to go to home games almost every year
Cheered until I thought I'd lose my voice
Now it seems your injured a** is always on the bench
Good thing for Coop or else we'd have no choice
Ain't that a shame?

What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

Your stats say that you’re better than you seem
But that ain’t the truth
You fans think that you're God's gift to this team
I'm tellin' you, no way

They say to be thankful for the empty stats
But empty stats are all you seem to give
You're always sayin' “In the best shape of my life”
But photos show you’ve gained a ton
Who's right, who's wrong?

 

[slick325]

Used to be a time when you would throw TDs
Used to brag about it all the time
Your fans seem to think that you're so peachy-keen
But experts say regress is all you’ll find
Who's right?

What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

Used to go to home games almost every year
Cheered until I thought I'd lose my voice
Now it seems your injured a** is always on the bench
Good thing for Coop or else we'd have no choice
Ain't that a shame?

What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
What have you won for me lately?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah

Your stats say that you’re better than you seem
But that ain’t the truth
You fans think that you're God's gift to this team
I'm tellin' you, no way

They say to be thankful for the empty stats
But empty stats are all you seem to give
You're always sayin' “In the best shape of my life”
But photos show you’ve gained a ton
Who's right, who's wrong?

LOL!!!

 

[Mr_437]

Highest paid QB isn't even a top 10 QB

 

[pitt33]

That is not a fair ranking at all.

Oh yeah?

Maybe that ranking is too high?

Well, what do you think he should be?

 

[JonesBoys]

That’s what 60 million buys you? Ouch. Dak needs to stay healthy and deliver this year. If not it’s time to pick up the QB search although that should have been already happening.

 

[Rock423]

Oh yeah?

Maybe that ranking is too high?

Well, what do you think he should be?

It isn’t 17. And you know that.

 

[CowboyoWales]

It isn’t 17. And you know that.

Who cares if he's 17th or top 10. The proof is in whether your team can WIN with the QB's highly influential performance.
He's: aging, injured, potential loss of mobility, easy to scheme against (due to HIS perceived weaknesses), lack of being 'clutch' and leading from the front in tight situations and his inability to perform in any play-off game that he doesnt get a lead and needs to get out of his Comfort Zone,
.........saying all of that, HE's STILL GOT A CHANCE AT PERFORMING THIS YEAR, HE's GOT THE WEAPONS/OFFENSE. Lets just hope he can find and take this opportunity (improved O-Line, RB and WR rooms).

 

[Rock423]

Who cares if he's 17th or top 10. The proof is in whether your team can WIN with the QB's highly influential performance.
He's: aging, injured, potential loss of mobility, easy to scheme against (due to HIS perceived weaknesses), lack of being 'clutch' and leading from the front in tight situations and his inability to perform in any play-off game that he doesnt get a lead and needs to get out of his Comfort Zone,
.........saying all of that, HE's STILL GOT A CHANCE AT PERFORMING THIS YEAR, HE's GOT THE WEAPONS/OFFENSE. Lets just hope he can find and take this opportunity (improved O-Line, RB and WR rooms).

Sure chief.

 

[Brax]

You're right, but it takes a lot of talent to get that chance. If anyone says otherwise, they are haters or ignorant.

Saban said you can have a great team but if you don’t have a great QB it doesn’t matter.

 

[Ranching]

Saban said you can have a great team but if you don’t have a great QB it doesn’t matter.

I'll remind him aboit Dilfer and Flacco the next time I see him...

 

[ChuckA1]

That is not so. Did we draft a QB?

It is a dubious leap to conclude that based on an off the cuff comment from Jerry after he got injured last year. It was barely a month after he gave his that contract. Opinions don't change on a dime like that. The contract is a reflection of the organizations belief in him. They were not obligated to make him the highest paid player in NFL history.

The contract certainly wasn't a reflection of playoff success or performance. I'm not sure why Jerry felt obligated to make him "the highest paid player in NFL history." Do you understand that crazy (imho) decision?