Every player in the NFL, from Mahomes to the last guy on the worst practice squad has flaws in their game. It is the job of the head coach to determine what those are, then put the player in a position of success. Success being relative to the players skill sets.
Dak wins. But Dak requires a relatively clean pocket to overcome the better teams. Dallas has not built that offensive line in the last three years to put him in a position to win. The usual fan sees this as Dak failing. Yet the front office has danced around giving him the best opportunity to overcome this flaw.
There is a strong possibility Dallas might have gotten the draft right this season and put in place some real meat eaters to protect Dak. But what is even more important is to create a running game which takes some of the pressure off Dak to be required to lift his game above just being competent.
This also requires a defense that does not allow the team to get blown out which would put Dak in the position to play at a level which creates problems.
This team has won 12 games three years in a row. So much of the failure of this team does not lie at the feet of Dak as much as it falls to other squads not doing their job.
The front office makes decisions with an eye on the cap. Maybe more than other teams. Perhaps the best example is Dallas stood toe to toe with the 49ers in the play-offs, until the running game went down.
Jones has stated he is the owner GM because he sees all the pieces and how they fit. Otherwise, if he hired a GM, that guy would be required to check with Jerry on every move before a decision could be made. Broaddus discussed this yesterday, that the level of competency is capped because Jerry either does not understand how to risk enough to get over this hump. Or he is purposely choosing to remain close but no cigar, avoiding risk that might be feast or famine.
The opinion of so many that you get rid of Dak, and that will eventually solve your problem ignores finding a player at QB who can repeat those seasons of 12 wins to get into the tourney. And that search will not produce anything but starting over to build this team. There will not be some savior arrive through the draft. Or especially free agency, that will rise to the level of 12 wins, then magically push through.
Landry stated, "You stay close to get into the play-offs. Then pop through to the championship game every few years."
I don't care for the one and done, just like everyone else here. Even though Dak did take apart Brady's Bucs, which, if examined, reveals he can play at this level if protected along with a strong defense. But essentially blowing up the team because of this one player just puts the Cowboys back to the worst possible position, which is 6 to 8 wins. And that is a perpetual purgatory.
Just my opinion.
