Pictures of Dak's bad day

[CVN68_Cowboys]

To this point in the season you are wrong. Will that even out? Maybe but until it does you are just speculating.

You mean like people speculating about 2014 TR magically reappearing and making judgements after 7 games about the D? And evening out is all but a statistical certainty.

 

[raichledog]

What I saw was his mechanics were bad. Once he got settled his accuracy went way up. I was proud of him as their was a lot of pressure. SNF, division rival, and one heck of a defense and DC. He should have been sacked probably at least 6-8 times, but he's so strong and his ability to move took care of that. This guy has ice in his veins!

I completely agree with this. His mechanics and decision making were way off, especially compare to how he has played prior to this week. He did well to right the ship and we are lucky it wasn't too late.

Had the defense not stopped the Eagles on 4 straight possessions in the 4th quarter he wouldn't have had the chance to turn it around. Thank heavens he got that chance.

 

[Gabe]

Why do you think I am ragging on Dak? Were the Cowboys 3-1 under Romo last year? That was my one and only claim in my point. You said that it was funny how the team got good once Dak started and that they went 4-12 last year (which is accurate) but it does not take into account the fact that they went 1-11 with anyone but Romo under center.

The team is so much better this year with Dak than they were under Cassle, Weeden or lefty. I wouldn't think of disputing that.

I understand, but you are also making comments that there is NO WAY Dak is as good a QB as Romo is now. That's completely false. I can bring up all kinds of stats/videos, etc... To prove you are wrong. Not saying this as a slam on Romo but he never was as good as Rookie Dak. Everyone saying Romo would be blowing every team out by 30... I have one question for you.

Why has he never advanced to an NFC title game his entire career? As a rookie, it took Dak all of 7 games to have us dominating the NFC.

 

[raichledog]

It was pretty spot on, except for the bit about the TD pass to Dez. It wasn't a great throw that only Dez couls get to. It was to the wrong shoulder and took a great effort by Dez because the defenders were able to make a play on the ball/Dez because of where the ball was.

This is true. Had he put the ball outside it would've been an easy catch.

 

[raichledog]

You mean like people speculating about 2014 TR magically reappearing and making judgements after 7 games about the D? And evening out is all but a statistical certainty.

I am talking about the defense. You said they aren't top 10 and I suggested, based on the most important defensive statistic, that they are at this point in the season. That's all.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

It was pretty spot on, except for the bit about the TD pass to Dez. It wasn't a great throw that only Dez couls get to. It was to the wrong shoulder and took a great effort by Dez because the defenders were able to make a play on the ball/Dez because of where the ball was.

It was another terrible throw... it was literally all Dez. In fairness, Tony has benefited also from the vacuum known as Dez. It was a good play by Dak to throw it up there and give him a chance, I'll give him that.

 

[percyhoward]

Sometimes you have to take a step back to see something more clearly.

NFL rank (DPR) / Prescott's rating (diff)
1 NYG 4th (77.5) / 69.4 (-8.1)
2 Was 14th (89.9) / 103.7 (+13.8)
3 Chi 16th (92.9) / 123.6 (+30.7)
4 SF 21st (94.9) / 114.7 (+19.8)
5 Cin 23rd (96.8) / 117.9 (+21.1)
6 GB 25th (97.4) / 117.4 (+20.0)
7 Phi 5th (79.1) / 79.8 (+0.7)

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/prescott-vs-good-bad-average-defenses.361344/

 

[Undisputed]

We don't have a great defense. What we do have is a great (rookie-led) offense that leads the league in Time of Possession.

 

[raichledog]

I understand, but you are also making comments that there is NO WAY Dak is as good a QB as Romo is now. That's completely false. I can bring up all kinds of stats/videos, etc... To prove you are wrong. Not saying this as a slam on Romo but he never was as good a QB as Rookie Dak. Everyone saying Romo would be blowing every team out by 30... I have one question for you.

Why has he never advanced to an NFC title game his entire career?

Wow... ok, one falsity at a time.

Tony in 2014, was vastly superior to Dak today. Any non-biased observer would tell you the same. We have no clue what Romo would look like right now but to suggest he has fallen off a cliff in 18 months is a stretch. He was arguably the best quarterback in the NFL just 2 years ago according to qb rating and yards per pass.

You can not show me videos that "prove" Dak is better than Romo. Tony is a 4 time pro-bowler and has the 3rd highest quarterback rating in NFL history. The videos you suggest just don't exist.

Finally, he hasn't been to an NFC Championship game because he has never had this kind of team around him. He was a "non-catch" away from the NFC championship game just 2 years ago though.

 

[AzorAhai]

I don't think that it's a coincidence that both GB and more so Philly were blitzing more than any other team facing the Cowboys so far (at least based on the numbers I've seen). And that pressure may have been triggering some mechanical issues with his delivery (like the jumping up in the air to throw) and things like that.

This game was an absolute clinic for what not to do with your mechanics. He was flat out awful for most of this game with his footwork. And a lot of those jump throws were in clean pockets.

 

[Dorsett33]

Purpose of this thread was not to make Dak look bad,it is to show he has a long way to go before he can play at Tonys level.I want Romo to start the momemt he is cleared.

Of course he does....he's a rookie and Romo has been in the league for quite some time. That's not a comparison. Dak has a long way to go....I agree. But the poise and calmness he has is beyond what Romo had when Romo was a rookie.

 

[raichledog]

Of course he does....he's a rookie and Romo has been in the league for quite some time. That's not a comparison. Dak has a long way to go....I agree. But the poise and calmness he has is beyond what Romo had when Romo was a rookie.

Do you mean when Romo was in his 3rd year? We had no clue what he was as a rookie because he was buried on the bench as a rookie.

Why do people feel like they have to rag on one to like the other?

 

[Irvin88_4life]

I honestly don't know of a lot of people, even those of us who want Romo to start when healthy, who don't think Dak is legit. He's the future, there is little doubt in my mind unless he craps the bed and regresses like Bortles or RG3. I doubt that's going to happen though because of his work ethic and the team/coaches around him. So I think virtually everyone is excited for his future with the team, except maybe Risen.

Has anybody checked on Risen? Haven't seen him since the game

 

[Vero_F250]

Purpose of this thread was not to make Dak look bad,it is to show he has a long way to go before he can play at Tonys level.I want Romo to start the momemt he is cleared.

Sorry, that isn't happening. Romo's last healthy game? Carolina...let me know how well Tony was throwing that game. Funny how 6-1 isn't good enough, even when 1 win was in GB and then other was a comeback vs a division rival. Some fans are just never happy.

 

[Dorsett33]

I hope you don't think I'm ragging on Romo. That's not the case at all. If anything, people are trying to find everything negative about Dak. You can talk about Romo's 3rd year. He still did not show the same poise his 1st year playing. That's just the facts. So, you can't compare fairly of Dak now and Romo NOW. They're winning. There appears to be chemistry. Dak will get better. Some people just hate change.

 

[Vero_F250]

Romo has been doing that all his career.I for one want to know if Romo still has it because if he does then he is our Qb.

Romo can't run much anymore. Not like he used to. That threat is gone.

 

[raichledog]

I hope you don't think I'm ragging on Romo. That's not the case at all. If anything, people are trying to find everything negative about Dak. You can talk about Romo's 3rd year. He still did not show the same poise his 1st year playing. That's just the facts. So, you can't compare fairly of Dak now and Romo NOW. They're winning. There appears to be chemistry. Dak will get better. Some people just hate change.

I wasn't saying you were ragging on him.

I love Dak and am excited about him! I just think Tony would be even better at this stage of their respective careers.

 

[Bowdown27]

That Dak found a way to win when he was clearly not at his best reveals more about him than the first six games combined.

He was 5-5 passing in overtime.

Perfectly said

 

[Dorsett33]

I wasn't saying you were ragging on him.

I love Dak and am excited about him! I just think Tony would be even better at this stage of their respective careers.

Maybe he would, maybe he wouldn't. Romo's mechanics are definitely better...they should be. But the dynamic that Dak brings is his feet....and I'm referring to running the ball. Romo cannot do that. Its just another aspect that defenses have to prepare for. Eventually, they will use a spy and that will open up the passing game and more running lanes for Zeke. At this time, in my opinion, Dak is our best option.

 

[Kevinicus]

Sorry, that isn't happening. Romo's last healthy game? Carolina...let me know how well Tony was throwing that game. Funny how 6-1 isn't good enough, even when 1 win was in GB and then other was a comeback vs a division rival. Some fans are just never happy.

Tony was not healthy for Carolina. His last healthy game was Philly.