PFT: Cowboys and Dak spent time dissecting his interceptions

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Pull the trigger even in tight coverage, don't hold the ball. Late throws lead to bad things.

There all fixed.

Sadly......
 
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Not sure why we act like Dak has been an INT machine his whole career, last year is obviously an outlier when looking at his overall interceptions. Just like 2021 he had fumble-itis that was corrected the next year.

Yes, there has to be a dive into what occurred last year. But acting like the dudes accuracy is the reason he threw all those picks makes zero sense lol. We’re saying he suddenly just got worse at interceptions because his accuracy fell off a cliff?

Logical and many times more likely factors for the increase in interceptions are:

1. Drop off in WR talent/separation (many WR separation stats have us amongst the bottom in the league).
2. Drop off in pass protection (many pass pro metrics have us in the bottom third).
3. Increase in aggressive passing game (the rise in option pass calls downfield despite the TO’s that came with it and Mike’s statements on Moore’s departure show this was an issue).
4. Dak trying to do more than in the past due to the need to make up for Cooper and OL pass pro regression.


At the end of the day Dak is good but not elite. Can’t ask him to makeup for all those offensive regressions while being more aggressive on top of that, though you’d like a bit more cleanliness from a 7 year vet. And before the “but we pay him like he’s elite” thing, please get over the fact that non-elite QB’s get paid elite money due to market and scarcity. We get it, that’s not how it should be logically, but it is what it is. Anyone who’s 15th or better (see Daniel Jones) gets top of the market $$. Simple as that.
 
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817Gill said:
Not sure why we act like Dak has been an INT machine his whole career, last year is obviously an outlier when looking at his overall interceptions. Just like 2021 he had fumble-itis that was corrected the next year.

Yes, there has to be a dive into what occurred last year. But acting like the dudes accuracy is the reason he threw all those picks makes zero sense lol. We’re saying he suddenly just got worse at interceptions because his accuracy fell off a cliff?

Logical and many times more likely factors for the increase in interceptions are:

1. Drop off in WR talent/separation (many WR separation stats have us amongst the bottom in the league).
2. Drop off in pass protection (many pass pro metrics have us in the bottom third).
3. Increase in aggressive passing game (the rise in option pass calls downfield despite the TO’s that came with it and Mike’s statements on Moore’s departure show this was an issue).
4. Dak trying to do more than in the past due to the need to make up for Cooper and OL pass pro regression.


At the end of the day Dak is good but not elite. Can’t ask him to makeup for all those offensive regressions while being more aggressive on top of that, though you’d like a bit more cleanliness from a 7 year vet. And before the “but we pay him like he’s elite” thing, please get over the fact that non-elite QB’s get paid elite money due to market and scarcity. We get it, that’s not how it should be logically, but it is what it is. Anyone who’s 15th or better (see Daniel Jones) gets top of the market $$. Simple as that.
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I haven't seen anyone say "his whole career". His best years/games are when he can rely on a solid run game. KM didn;t want that. He wanted Dak the super QB...and he just isn;t that.

Hopefully we fix the o line, the run scheme and fresh RB's that we are actually going to use right.
 
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SteveTheCowboy said:
I haven't seen anyone say "his whole career". His best years/games are when he can rely on a solid run game. KM didn;t want that. He wanted Dak the super QB...and he just isn;t that.

Hopefully we fix the o line, the run scheme and fresh RB's that we are actually going to use right.
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He was that in the Buccs game…
 
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Dak needs to call Romo and ask him for advice on a full offseason of training for such a sheer volume of turnovers. lol
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Considering Romo never led the NFL in interceptions in a season where he missed a single game (not 5 like Dak did this year), it couldn't hurt. (He did tie Drew Brees for most in the NFC once while playing all 16 games).

That was meant to mean this - stop going back to Romo, he hasn't been the QB in 9 years.
 
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SteveTheCowboy said:
You probably had to use all those yourself. Whining because people criticize Dak.

"But...bu...but Romo"

Sad pathetic. You can't defend Dak all on your own? Weak.
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Dak doesn't need defending. His stats speak for themself, hence why he's still here and very likely will be here for more years to come. My biggest issue with him is how he's overpaid and how it affects the team. Feel better?
 
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