Question for the pro-Dak fans on here?

Cowboys5217

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First of all, the fact that we are even discussing interceptions is ridiculous. The Cowboys did not lose that game because Dak threw two INT's

After Dak's first INT, the Lions still had to take the ball 80 yards to score....which they did.

The 2nd INT came with a score of 40-9. At this point, it's not about protecting the ball.

Dak is playing behind two rookies with no running attack while losing by at least two scores most of these games. He is constantly being chased across the field while looking for an open receiver.

There is no play action running because no defense is going to be sucked in. That's because there is nothing scary about the Cowboys RB's.

Often, a good quarterback will win you a game. Sometimes, he is a non-factor. There are occasions were even a good quarterback will be a liability.

Few remember that Tom Brady threw three INT's in three consecutive drives in the NFC championship game with the Bucs. It was the Buc defense that made sure Brady didn't have to pay for those mistakes. That is what good teams do.

The Cowboys have a poor defense right now. Most is due to injury, some to a new defense and some to a flawed personnel strategy. This is far more responsible for their current standing than Dak.

There is no other QB in the league today, or perhaps even in the past that has been expected to shoulder the burden given Dak.

The fact that Dak is the "highest paid player in history" is not the result of ability matching expectations, it was simply the mismanagement and incompetence of the top decision makers for the Cowboys football operations.

Fans should stop the convenient, but lazy, method of choosing a single player to scapegoat. They should put the blame where it belongs....where it has always belonged.

The Dallas Cowboys are poorly structured, poorly operated, and poorly managed, no matter the quality of players.
Dak's first int was the beginning of the end of the game for Dallas. We had a chance to take the lead and keep the game competitive early, but Dak's blatant red zone pick deflated the entire team. He's the leader playing the most important position on the field, and taking up the largest chunk of the cap. Dak has less room for screwing up than any other player by far. That's what come with all time money.
 

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First of all, the fact that we are even discussing interceptions is ridiculous. The Cowboys did not lose that game because Dak threw two INT's

After Dak's first INT, the Lions still had to take the ball 80 yards to score....which they did.

The 2nd INT came with a score of 40-9. At this point, it's not about protecting the ball.

Dak is playing behind two rookies with no running attack while losing by at least two scores most of these games. He is constantly being chased across the field while looking for an open receiver.

There is no play action running because no defense is going to be sucked in. That's because there is nothing scary about the Cowboys RB's.

Often, a good quarterback will win you a game. Sometimes, he is a non-factor. There are occasions were even a good quarterback will be a liability.

Few remember that Tom Brady threw three INT's in three consecutive drives in the NFC championship game with the Bucs. It was the Buc defense that made sure Brady didn't have to pay for those mistakes. That is what good teams do.

The Cowboys have a poor defense right now. Most is due to injury, some to a new defense and some to a flawed personnel strategy. This is far more responsible for their current standing than Dak.

There is no other QB in the league today, or perhaps even in the past that has been expected to shoulder the burden given Dak.

The fact that Dak is the "highest paid player in history" is not the result of ability matching expectations, it was simply the mismanagement and incompetence of the top decision makers for the Cowboys football operations.

Fans should stop the convenient, but lazy, method of choosing a single player to scapegoat. They should put the blame where it belongs....where it has always belonged.

The Dallas Cowboys are poorly structured, poorly operated, and poorly managed, no matter the quality of players.
You can't speak logic it will hurt their feelings.
 

GimmeTheBall!

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Does Dak run the ball?

Does he play defense?

Dak should only have to throw 1 TD and 1 pick per game for 220 yards. Just like Troy Aikman.
Does Dak run the ball? Yes, when his lockdown receiver doesn't get open.

Does he play defence? No, but he throws to the defence.

Blah, blah, just like Troy Aikman. Avoid using a 3-time champion and a 2-time playoffs winner in the same sentence.
 

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Does Dak run the ball? Yes, when his lockdown receiver doesn't get open.

Does he play defence? No, but he throws to the defence.

Blah, blah, just like Troy Aikman. Avoid using a 3-time champion and a 2-time playoffs winner in the same sentence.
No reason to avoid. Troy was bus driver, Dak is not a miracle worker.
 

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No reason to avoid. Troy was bus driver, Dak is not a miracle worker.
We don’t need Dak to perform miracles we just need him to step up big time in big games because that’s what the highest paid player in NFL History should do. He’s making the most so he should be a difference maker and I think he is far from it. He needs all the help he can get and him making all that money will handicap the rest of the team going forward.
 

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No reason to avoid. Troy was bus driver, Dak is not a miracle worker.
Troy successfully drove his teams to 3 SB victories in 4 years.

Dak has drove his teams to 2 playoff victories in 7 tries.
 

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Troy successfully drove his teams to 3 SB victories in 4 years.

Dak has drove his teams to 2 playoff victories in 7 tries.
I agree he was amazing at handing the ball to Emmitt 30 times a game.
 

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Yeah, you're complaining now about it, but you didn't then.
I’ve always complained about it, I never supported the context that he won the game. He played like trash for a large majority of the game and it’s not like he made so amazing throw that any qb in league couldn’t make.
 

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There are many issues with the Cowboys but Dak’s poor play and his absolutely horrendous contract are the largest and most insurmountable issues we face going forward. Paying Dak that much money was a huge mistake.

Regardless of how many issues this team has, to pretend that Dak isn’t the biggest one is mental midget level stuff. Deflecting from this issue is really huge copium.

Could the Cowboys build a team around Dak and compete? Maybe, but why would you want to attempt to build a team around Dak, with that contract?

That’s like trying to build a team around a QB missing a hand. It’s POSSIBLE to try to do that but why would you want to handicap yourself like that?

Dak’s mental processing speed sucks. SUCKS!!!! Dak just doesn’t have it, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
 

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There are many issues with the Cowboys but Dak’s poor play and his absolutely horrendous contract are the largest and most insurmountable issues we face going forward. Paying Dak that much money was a huge mistake.

Regardless of how many issues this team has, to pretend that Dak isn’t the biggest one is mental midget level stuff. Deflecting from this issue is really huge copium.

Could the Cowboys build a team around Dak and compete? Maybe, but why would you want to attempt to build a team around Dak, with that contract?

That’s like trying to build a team around a QB missing a hand. It’s POSSIBLE to try to do that but why would you want to handicap yourself like that?

Dak’s mental processing speed sucks. SUCKS!!!! Dak just doesn’t have it, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Man if Dak only played like Moutain Mahomes with 6 TD's and 8 INT's.

I wonder who is now leading the league in INT's after 6 games???
 

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Man if Dak only played like Moutain Mahomes with 6 TD's and 8 INT's.

I wonder who is now leading the league in INT's after 6 games???
The stats that matter most are winning games and championships.

Mahomes and the Chiefs are 6-0.

 

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Yeah, the guy who has 3 SBs in the last five years, and is undefeated so far this year as they go for a 3-pete.

Boy, you really showed them!

Mahomes leads the league in INT's and his team is 6-0.

Do you think that would be possible on the Cowboys?
 
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