The Dak Dissent: If you're completing 80 percent, you're not really playing very well

[PJTHEDOORS]

39/50 inconsistency. Can't wait to see when he is consistent.

 

[chicago JK]

I would need to see the full tape but I thought Dak looked good again. Minus Dez and Elliott after his first series, Dak appeared to take what the defense gave him. Against seattles first team defense you are not going to get tons of chances to make big plays.

A game against Seattle it is important to limit mistakes and capitalize on a few big plays over the course of the game. It is also helpful if you can have a productive run game.

Maybe he had players running free that we could not see. But if not, not forcing a big play is another nice move for such a young guy who made big plays look easy the first two week.

 

[Sarek]

Dak played well enough to show people that he can do the job properly if called upon. From what i hearing he might be playing week 1 if Romo took some damage from that hit. Will see.

 

[Cowboys22]

Dak played about the best game he could have against Seattle without a dynamic receiver such as Dez Bryant. You don't constantly air the ball out down the field against a team with arguably the best secondary in the league. Where we have success against Seattle is letting our O-line push their guys around and then run the ball. In a real game, Zeke would have been in there much longer and we'd possibly have Dez there too.

I'll add that in a real game, Zeke and Morris would likely be the game plan. They would look to soften up that defense and get them back on their heals and less aggressive. Then in the second half you can take shots downfield.

 

[kevm3]

I'll add that in a real game, Zeke and Morris would likely be the game plan. They would look to soften up that defense and get them back on their heals and less aggressive. Then in the second half you can take shots downfield.

Yep, pretty much. Looking at what Zeke did that game, it would be foolish to have the QB launching the ball down the field constantly in the first half. Once our run game was set-up and established, then you start taking shots down the field.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

39/50 inconsistency. Can't wait to see when he is consistent.

That's it... Holycripe.

Some folks are complaining because the ball should have been 8" this way or that way.

39/50 is terrific, no matter how you slice it.

To think most other QB's in the league are going to come in and do 39/50 is... well. goofy.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Romo can take less than the best talent on offense and make magic. Stands to reason with his talent and experience.

Dak, at this stage, is acclimating to this speed of the league. So when you have second teamers and less around him, he will not look as good as when he has starters.

The pass to Witten was both feast and famine for me. He saw the defender with his back turned. So load it up.

But he also threw a ball that could have been picked. He's young and surely Romo will teach him this level of play.

These comments about Dak starting or Dak not playing well reflect what a rookie brings. But he has something. Enjoy that.

 

[xwalker]

So let me start by saying that I thought Dak was great against the Rams. From watching a little bit of him in college I had an idea of what to expect. And he totally exceeded that, He showed poise, sharp footwork, a good arm, and he made an incredible variety of throws for a rookie in his first pre-season game. He looked terrific.

I didn't see the Miami game. But I thought that he had a kind of a bad game against the Seahawks. He showed the same poise and intangibles. But he played like the guy that I saw in college that I had doubts about. Accurate throwing short, but not throwing the ball enough downfield, not challenging defenses. A lot of five yard completions on 3rd down and 7. That's how you end up with a 75 percent completion percentage and 10 points on the board.

If you're going to check down a lot, yes, it is better to complete the pass than not. But it''s ultimately not a formula

Now, I'm not saying that Dak can't do it. I'm saying that he needs to.

I find it insulting when people comment when they obviously have not studied all available information. You didn't even watch one of the games. I've watched every snap from all 3 at least 15 times.

I'm fine with people having different opinions, but I hate lazy opinions.

 

[Aven8]

Check down Charlie?? Did you see the SB winning QB on the other side? That's all he did was check down on swing passes the whole night. Against our ferocious defense! Go look at his numbers.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

Anyone who believes Dak didn't go downfield enough doesn't understand modern NFL passing offenses. The vast majority of NFL pass plays are short drops in which the ball is thrown in about three seconds.

 

[Noryb]

Even still he was erratic with his passes. The TD could have easily been intercepted. He missed Beasley on 3rd down. Sailed one over Elliott's head that left him open to a big hit and deserves at least some of the blame on the Williams incompletion. A more accurate throw and the safety isn't a factor.

If you're talking about the pass to Elliot were Cam was flagged, the ball was tipped at the line of scrimmage. As for the Beasley throw, I'm not sure what Beasley was doing on that play, he got so much of the ball with his left hand that the ball falls at his feet while giving a half *** hop. It wasn't a perfect throw but either Beasley wasn't ready for the pass or it was a poor effort on his part or he heard 29s footsteps. Looks like to me if he jumps and extends his hands, it's a completion.

 

[Clove]

Let's see if I can put all of this in to context.

1. Dak Prescott is a rookie.
2. Dak Prescott was forced to go in unannounced under the most extreme cases in Seattle.
3. Prescott played without a top 5 receiver & top tackle.
4. Top 5 receivers draw a lot of attention, which opens things up for others. Others such as Twill & Beasley. If you want to blitz, like they did, this would require leaving Dez one on one. Dak had no such luck in this game.
5. Seattle was blitzing it's slot corner without a game-plan to stop it. There were several plays in the 2nd half where Dak had a guy on him just like that and just immediately threw it to the open guy. In the regular season, there will be a game plan for such blitzes.
6. There were plays called that I thought were conservative. Not sure if they didn't trust him to make the play or trust their own judgement.
7. In the second half, he was playing with scrubs everywhere. Not sure how you move the ball with a bunch of nobodies who can't catch or get open, with a free corner blitzing you.
8. Dak Prescott is a rookie.

Keep these things in mind before judging him. On yeah! How many QBs have incompletions during a game? For us to talk about every incomplete pass he's had is in-itself proof of how great Dak is at an early stage of his career.

Anyone have anything else to add to this list?

 

[sideon]

He's outplayed the entire draft class so far, his only bad throw was his first target to Beasley.

 

[Clove]

The ball he threw to Zeke was tipped at the line.
He threw in double coverage once to Beasley, I thought he over threw it on purpose.
The other incompletions were just typical misses from a QB.

 

[percyhoward]

That 50 yard check down to Williams was stupid.

This offense needs an infusion of 50-yard check downs and the 30-yard slants.

 

[DFWJC]

Been watching Romo get trolled a lot the last couple of weeks.
This a new slant...seeing Dak getting it.
Both undeserved and unjust.

This was the 1st half of football that Dak has seen that will come close to a real NFL game.
Though true that if Seattle game planned at all, it was more for Romo, we also know that Daks first appearance in a real game could very well come in similar circumstances.
He held up just fine.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

He seemed to check down a lot more when the backups came in, the seattle first team d was getting a lot of pressure against the 2nd team oline. He had to settle for check downs because the receivers didnt have time to seperate downfield.

Was it a great performance? No, but he was thrown into the game against the best d in the league and made smart decisions when something wasnt there. We cant forget he is a rookie and has made some amazing plays that appear far ahead of other rookie qbs.

 

[gmoney112]

This isn't even a debate.

Once again, the dude had another 110+ rating game with starters in, near perfect first half if Cole and Terrance could catch. In the first half, he had one, maybe two "bad" throws. The one he overthrew Beasley is the only one I remember.

Against Seattle. With no Dez. And another 0 turnover game.

39/50 inconsistency. Can't wait to see when he is consistent.

Off the top of my head, between Swaim, Street, TW, and Cole, there were about 5 passes I can remember that hit them in the hands and they just dropped.

That completion rate with 454 yards passing, 53 rushing, 7 tds, 0 turnovers, and a knack for making smart decisions.

Cut him.

 

[visionary]

A rookie playing his 3rd preseason game against a top 10 defense

I'll take it

 

[Gameover]

Even still he was erratic with his passes. The TD could have easily been intercepted. He missed Beasley on 3rd down. Sailed one over Elliott's head that left him open to a big hit and deserves at least some of the blame on the Williams incompletion. A more accurate throw and the safety isn't a factor.

And on the pass to Morris that set up the FG, that pass was high.

Dwight Clark had to stretch to catch that pass from Montana.

Alvin Harper had to reach back and grab that pass from Aikman over the defenders back and could've broken his back on the fall.

If one only had as critical an eye for Tony Romo... who's literally blown huge leads with his blunders. But we can always put the blame on Jerry for Tony's blunders, right!!