The effects of age and Dak Prescott

[CCBoy]

Age is the most limitation on a position that involves or takes crushing explosive impact. Known.

That impact is what builds up upon quarterbacks. Speed is an element that has to be monitored. Monitored. The year round conditioning, diet, and directed procedures extend the playing days for players. Darrell Green, a premier runner and football player both, was out running the top runners in the NFL, up into his 40's. Age itself is not above being extended and a player's positional effectiveness retained. That is up to specific limitations or strengths of that particular player.

Non disciplined linemen are responsible for quarterbacks getting injured and accumulation of damage. Coaching staffs that don't hold accountability for penalties have groups that don't fully protect their quarterbacks!

As to quarterbacks, a reduction in risk situations extends his production. The longer a productive quarterback is in the action, he actually gets better if the team around him maintains levels of support.

Moving the ball can be fancy Dan or it can be nose to nose. Injury protection tends towards finesse and open space effectiveness. Speed kills, but team play wins.

The quarterback on the field is the offensive (hence team) leader on the carpet. But the real leadership of team is the coaching staff. They react to play on that carpet and prepare the team for game time activity and reaction to challenges. There are always negative challenges. Good teams are prepared for the effects of game changers.

Game changes are what killed Prescott as well caused failures of even good Dallas teams in playoffs. That part is the reality of football. That is what football is all about...not insults as a sideline to a fan.

Dak is far from a handicapped quarterback due to age. The thing there is a quarterback as team leader is never off the hook. He, although, has plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete.

 

[Vtwin]

Age is only half the equation. Wear and tear the other.

Dak has suffered some significant injuries. It is obvious that Dak does not have the same skill set he did in the earlier years.

Whether he has "plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete" is debatable. That he doesn't have the same ability as he did early in his career is not.

 

[Hadenough]

Dak is mentally damaged! His physical ability is in decline and he is older than his age with his injuries. On top of all this he wasn't the most talented QB to begin with.
Why are you continuing to try and prop Dak up when people and players just don't believe he can get the Cowboys where they want to go.

 

[KJJ]

It’s not age, it’s the leg injuries and the loss of confidence. He’s not the same player he was mentally or physically. He can’t run and escape pressure the way he used to and it’s hurt his game. He’s also much more mistake prone than he was a few years ago.

 

[stinkface]

It’s not age, it’s the leg injuries and the loss of confidence. He’s not the same player he was mentally or physically. He can’t run and escape pressure the way he used to and it’s hurt his game.

Vinny Testeverde was able to play well while older because his legs held up well. Dak legs are done. Torn off the bone hamstring and broken leg. He never had a Canon to start with and now some of that velocity is gone gone. I sadly expect him not to get through this year. We don't have the strongest O line and his ability to run away from trouble is pretty much gone.

 

[CCBoy]

Dak is mentally damaged! His physical ability is in decline and he is older than his age with his injuries. On top of all this he wasn't the most talented QB to begin with.
Why are you continuing to try and prop Dak up when people and players just don't believe he can get the Cowboys where they want to go.

That is your doing. I'm posting a perspective that includes actual determination of ability.

A constructive posting of factors in evaluations does not then become your label of pushing Dak. No, Sir, that's your addition.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Dak is far from a handicapped quarterback due to age. The thing there is a quarterback as team leader is never off the hook. He, although, has plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete.

Not if his CAP hit (due to the 4 year contract he signed), is $60m (plus the $40m carry over) and where he also a needs a Doomsday Defense to give him a lead as we know without it he's prone to Deer-in-Headlights......and that's before we address the need for a running game (to stop teams sitting in Cover 2 and picking him off as he panics), and protection (due to diminishing mobility) and receiving weapons as he needs more options for him to ignore.

The real answer is probably somewhere between our perspectives, but dont give us this Jerry take of everything's looking good.

 

[Hadenough]

That is your doing. I'm posting a perspective that includes actual determination of ability.

A constructive posting of factors in evaluations does not then become your label of pushing Dak. No, Sir, that's your addition.

Your pushing false hope. I'm responding with what we have actually seen and that's called reality.

 

[CCBoy]

Vinny Testeverde was able to play well while older because his legs held up well. Dak legs are done. Torn off the bone hamstring and broken leg. He never had a Canon to start with and now some of that velocity is gone gone. I sadly expect him not to get through this year. We don't have the strongest O line and his ability to run away from trouble is pretty much gone.

Agreed on the effectiveness of both tackles starting at present. That is now on the new staff.

I disagree on status of Dak and his actual mobility. He is a well conditioned athlete and has a verified ability with efficient released. Factors all the well.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Age is the most limitation on a position that involves or takes crushing explosive impact. Known.

That impact is what builds up upon quarterbacks. Speed is an element that has to be monitored. Monitored. The year round conditioning, diet, and directed procedures extend the playing days for players. Darrell Green, a premier runner and football player both, was out running the top runners in the NFL, up into his 40's. Age itself is not above being extended and a player's positional effectiveness retained. That is up to specific limitations or strengths of that particular player.

Non disciplined linemen are responsible for quarterbacks getting injured and accumulation of damage. Coaching staffs that don't hold accountability for penalties have groups that don't fully protect their quarterbacks!

As to quarterbacks, a reduction in risk situations extends his production. The longer a productive quarterback is in the action, he actually gets better if the team around him maintains levels of support.

Moving the ball can be fancy Dan or it can be nose to nose. Injury protection tends towards finesse and open space effectiveness. Speed kills, but team play wins.

The quarterback on the field is the offensive (hence team) leader on the carpet. But the real leadership of team is the coaching staff. They react to play on that carpet and prepare the team for game time activity and reaction to challenges. There are always negative challenges. Good teams are prepared for the effects of game changers.

Game changes are what killed Prescott as well caused failures of even good Dallas teams in playoffs. That part is the reality of football. That is what football is all about...not insults as a sideline to a fan.

Dak is far from a handicapped quarterback due to age. The thing there is a quarterback as team leader is never off the hook. He, although, has plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete.

Do you think wear and tear is a myth?

I mean, you think Dak is a great QB, so you clearly don't operate in the same reality as most.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Non disciplined linemen are responsible for quarterbacks getting injured and accumulation of damage.

Yet his biggest injury came on a designated run play ending up with him getting injured 9 yards downfield.

 

[CCBoy]

Your pushing false hope. I'm responding with what we have actually seen and that's called reality.

Nope, you quote stereotypes. You don't like a discussion of real issues, keep your motives and ask for me just try to have me banned. That is instead insult and not respecting my imput. You don't like my topics, stay off. The posts are constructive. I'm not your view of invaluable.

This is attacking me and an intended insult as to value.

Have me banned then, guy. I talk valid football.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Age is the most limitation on a position that involves or takes crushing explosive impact. Known.

That impact is what builds up upon quarterbacks. Speed is an element that has to be monitored. Monitored. The year round conditioning, diet, and directed procedures extend the playing days for players. Darrell Green, a premier runner and football player both, was out running the top runners in the NFL, up into his 40's. Age itself is not above being extended and a player's positional effectiveness retained. That is up to specific limitations or strengths of that particular player.

Non disciplined linemen are responsible for quarterbacks getting injured and accumulation of damage. Coaching staffs that don't hold accountability for penalties have groups that don't fully protect their quarterbacks!

As to quarterbacks, a reduction in risk situations extends his production. The longer a productive quarterback is in the action, he actually gets better if the team around him maintains levels of support.

Moving the ball can be fancy Dan or it can be nose to nose. Injury protection tends towards finesse and open space effectiveness. Speed kills, but team play wins.

The quarterback on the field is the offensive (hence team) leader on the carpet. But the real leadership of team is the coaching staff. They react to play on that carpet and prepare the team for game time activity and reaction to challenges. There are always negative challenges. Good teams are prepared for the effects of game changers.

Game changes are what killed Prescott as well caused failures of even good Dallas teams in playoffs. That part is the reality of football. That is what football is all about...not insults as a sideline to a fan.

Dak is far from a handicapped quarterback due to age. The thing there is a quarterback as team leader is never off the hook. He, although, has plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete.

Good post.

 

[CCBoy]

Yet his biggest injury came on a designated run play ending up with him getting injured 9 yards downfield.

Those unforeseen injuries are bad, for sure.

I was in preparation for the start of season practices. I asked my linebacker's coach if I could get some running in and participate in his basketball class. He said sure. I went up for a rebound all by myself. I came down awkward on my ankle and it snapped. I missed the season. Believe me, I have perspective. Texas A&I

I was also at the USAF Academy and got my arm between a cut back tackle and ball carrier going opposite directions, It cracked my elbow. After the season was over, they put a cast on my arm and gave me 6 weeks of recovery.

 

[noshame]

Age is the most limitation on a position that involves or takes crushing explosive impact. Known.

That impact is what builds up upon quarterbacks. Speed is an element that has to be monitored. Monitored. The year round conditioning, diet, and directed procedures extend the playing days for players. Darrell Green, a premier runner and football player both, was out running the top runners in the NFL, up into his 40's. Age itself is not above being extended and a player's positional effectiveness retained. That is up to specific limitations or strengths of that particular player.

Non disciplined linemen are responsible for quarterbacks getting injured and accumulation of damage. Coaching staffs that don't hold accountability for penalties have groups that don't fully protect their quarterbacks!

As to quarterbacks, a reduction in risk situations extends his production. The longer a productive quarterback is in the action, he actually gets better if the team around him maintains levels of support.

Moving the ball can be fancy Dan or it can be nose to nose. Injury protection tends towards finesse and open space effectiveness. Speed kills, but team play wins.

The quarterback on the field is the offensive (hence team) leader on the carpet. But the real leadership of team is the coaching staff. They react to play on that carpet and prepare the team for game time activity and reaction to challenges. There are always negative challenges. Good teams are prepared for the effects of game changers.

Game changes are what killed Prescott as well caused failures of even good Dallas teams in playoffs. That part is the reality of football. That is what football is all about...not insults as a sideline to a fan.

Dak is far from a handicapped quarterback due to age. The thing there is a quarterback as team leader is never off the hook. He, although, has plenty of ability to bring to the table and compete.

Post ankle injury, Dak is not a NFL caliber QB against above average defenses. Combine that with his diminished, sometimes awkward attempts at scrambling and he can no longer buy time to create separation. If the new coaching staff asks Dak to hit tight targets more than 10 yds downfield it won't be pretty.
Sadly, Daks injuries are of his own design not the OLs .
Dak is a physically handicapped QB at his age, 1/2 a season free of injury is a miracle at this point.

 

[blueblood70]

It’s not age, it’s the leg injuries and the loss of confidence. He’s not the same player he was mentally or physically. He can’t run and escape pressure the way he used to and it’s hurt his game. He’s also much more mistake prone than he was a few years ago.

This can't be farther from the truth,

I don't know what you've seen, lost his confidence? he hurt his hamstring in the game he was actually moving and running pretty well under immense pressure, you're trying to tell me he's mistake prone?

YET, he just had one of the best years of his life; 2023 MVP, yes he had an MVP season, he just was not handed the trophy, he deserved just like this year Lamar Jackson didn't get it because he got it the year Dak should have got it and now Josh Allen has it.. yes there's a debate all three deserved it but you're trying to tell me that what you saw in 2024 that he just dropped off a Cliff from 23 and got hurt and now it's over he's more mistake prone?

no, the mistakes come from a lot of different reasons.

I find it ironic,

I sit and listen to some of the Twitter wars going on with Geno Smith, you know the Raiders gave up a third round pick for the guy they're about to give him about $45 million, how old is he? how many interceptions did he throw last year, especially in the red zone? so he's mistake prone but the Raiders think he's a good quarterback.. Raiders nation think they just got the next coming of a savior for their franchise as if he's better than Derek Carr, but he's not, but somehow that's the view they have of him, that that dude was making mistakes all last year and you know who they blamed the coaches and the offensive line the lack of a consistent run game,​

kind of funny right, those fan bases see reality where our fan bases just blame the quarterback, and say oh the dudes over, the dude just had one of his best career years, not mistake prone, like what was it 36 touchdowns 9 interceptions?


Last year was horrible because the offensive line couldn't block, they had no run game, the offensive coordinator couldn't create anything for the first eight or nine games of the season, it was just a bad year they didn't do anything right, and the quarterback looked bad because of it.

The fact is when Prescott got hurt in 2020 snapped his ankle off people thought all that was going to wreck his career, he wasn't going to get paid while the Cowboys paid him anyway and then what he do he paid them back 37 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions literally one of his best years coming off a leg injury...

What this team needs to do is get the offensive line jailed find a strong run game you know like jalen hurts had how about an offense like that how about one of these all in teams and he can settle in and actually play the way he's capable of playing.. you know receivers getting open schemed open more separation or having time to throw.. If they do get open but nobody respects the run game, I mean literally that is a fact right now because you act like this dude just all of a sudden is old and can't play anymore and yet 2023 was one of his best years of his career, and yes he got hurt he's going to have to come back from it but let's be real here..

people are pumping up Geno Smith hell look at the numbers Aaron Rodgers had last year which were pretty good and yet they say he's washed but they were about the same or actually slightly better than Geno Smith and yet Geno Smith being talked up on the Internet like he's some big thing this man didn't even start playing well ten years into his career Prescott day one was rookie of the year and all he does by our own fan base is being wrote off.. Geno 21 tds 15 INT and raiders are excited LOL

What quarterbacks had the most mistakes last year cousins 18 INts in 14 games, Baker 15 Ints ? because I'd like to look up Patrick Mahomes touchdown interception ratio 26 tds 11 ints, I'd like to put Jordan loves numbers up here, do I need to go get them 25 tds 14 Ints?

because Matthew Stafford do you remember when he led the league in interceptions the year he went to the Rams and won the Super bowl? he had two interceptions in the Super bowl ,would you call that mistake prone? would you call what they were doing more mistake prone than usual are you trying to tell me it's because of injuries because we're talking about 3 guys on three different levels of age injury history...

I know you're not going to want to read this because it makes too much sense because it's too long to read, I use talk to text but everything in there says that you're wrong about Prescott ,

right now I don't know how he's going to recover and play this year but 2024 was lost his inconsistencies in bad play were because of the team sucked around him all levels..

I mean it took MikeM and his coaching staff to lose most of their players before they got creative and desperate and found a run game and found a little bit better offensive line and they played a little better where was that the first eight games of the year both seasons in a row that Mike McCarthy was the OC it was terrible he got guys like Brandon cook saying he'd be interested in coming back he was utilized properly this is what we've seen from this offense lately and it has nothing to do with the quarterback the quarterback can function if the damn team would step up and play better!!!

He has one of the best touchdown interception ratios in the history of the NFL and in 2023 he was the best at it he almost set a rookie record I mean he may have broke Tom Brady's record most of his career when Prescott had receivers get open had time to throw the man throws Dimes accurate most of the time no quarterback is perfect I didn't see anything last year that says he's more mistake prone there was just nothing to be made no play was there and yeah at some point you just trying to get the ball out and hoping one of your players can make a play it was disastrous nothing looked good last year on off....d of course prescott didn't look good....

 

[CCBoy]

Good post.

Thank you, Sir.

 

[Gangsta Spanksta]

grow that hamstring back onto the bone with the power of positive thinking! You are only as old as you think you are.

 

[KJJ]

Vinny Testeverde was able to play well while older because his legs held up well. Dak legs are done. Torn off the bone hamstring and broken leg. He never had a Canon to start with and now some of that velocity is gone gone. I sadly expect him not to get through this year. We don't have the strongest O line and his ability to run away from trouble is pretty much gone.

Most QBs are able to play at a high level well into their 30s if they can avoid serious injuries. Dak has taken a lot of punishment the last few years, not only physically but mentally. It’s taken a toll on his confidence. Because of the injuries he’s apprehensive to run. His mobility has eroded and he’s having to depend on his arm. We can only imagine how much slower he’s bound to be after this latest leg injury.

 

[CCBoy]

This can't be farther from the truth,

I don't know what you've seen, lost his confidence? he hurt his hamstring in the game he was actually moving and running pretty well under immense pressure, you're trying to tell me he's mistake prone?

YET, he just had one of the best years of his life; 2023 MVP, yes he had an MVP season, he just was not handed the trophy, he deserved just like this year Lamar Jackson didn't get it because he got it the year Dak should have got it and now Josh Allen has it.. yes there's a debate all three deserved it but you're trying to tell me that what you saw in 2024 that he just dropped off a Cliff from 23 and got hurt and now it's over he's more mistake prone?

no, the mistakes come from a lot of different reasons.

I find it ironic,

I sit and listen to some of the Twitter wars going on with Geno Smith, you know the Raiders gave up a third round pick for the guy they're about to give him about $45 million, how old is he? how many interceptions did he throw last year, especially in the red zone? so he's mistake prone but the Raiders think he's a good quarterback.. Raiders nation think they just got the next coming of a savior for their franchise as if he's better than Derek Carr, but he's not, but somehow that's the view they have of him, that that dude was making mistakes all last year and you know who they blamed the coaches and the offensive line the lack of a consistent run game,​

kind of funny right, those fan bases see reality where our fan bases just blame the quarterback, and say oh the dudes over, the dude just had one of his best career years, not mistake prone, like what was it 36 touchdowns 9 interceptions?


Last year was horrible because the offensive line couldn't block, they had no run game, the offensive coordinator couldn't create anything for the first eight or nine games of the season, it was just a bad year they didn't do anything right, and the quarterback looked bad because of it.

The fact is when Prescott got hurt in 2020 snapped his ankle off people thought all that was going to wreck his career, he wasn't going to get paid while the Cowboys paid him anyway and then what he do he paid them back 37 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions literally one of his best years coming off a leg injury...

What this team needs to do is get the offensive line jailed find a strong run game you know like jalen hurts had how about an offense like that how about one of these all in teams and he can settle in and actually play the way he's capable of playing.. you know receivers getting open schemed open more separation or having time to throw.. If they do get open but nobody respects the run game, I mean literally that is a fact right now because you act like this dude just all of a sudden is old and can't play anymore and yet 2023 was one of his best years of his career, and yes he got hurt he's going to have to come back from it but let's be real here..

people are pumping up Geno Smith hell look at the numbers Aaron Rodgers had last year which were pretty good and yet they say he's washed but they were about the same or actually slightly better than Geno Smith and yet Geno Smith being talked up on the Internet like he's some big thing this man didn't even start playing well ten years into his career Prescott day one was rookie of the year and all he does by our own fan base is being wrote off.. Geno 21 tds 15 INT and raiders are excited LOL

What quarterbacks had the most mistakes last year cousins 18 INts in 14 games, Baker 15 Ints ? because I'd like to look up Patrick Mahomes touchdown interception ratio 26 tds 11 ints, I'd like to put Jordan loves numbers up here, do I need to go get them 25 tds 14 Ints?

because Matthew Stafford do you remember when he led the league in interceptions the year he went to the Rams and won the Super bowl? he had two interceptions in the Super bowl ,would you call that mistake prone? would you call what they were doing more mistake prone than usual are you trying to tell me it's because of injuries because we're talking about 3 guys on three different levels of age injury history...

I know you're not going to want to read this because it makes too much sense because it's too long to read, I use talk to text but everything in there says that you're wrong about Prescott ,

right now I don't know how he's going to recover and play this year but 2024 was lost his inconsistencies in bad play were because of the team sucked around him all levels..

I mean it took MikeM and his coaching staff to lose most of their players before they got creative and desperate and found a run game and found a little bit better offensive line and they played a little better where was that the first eight games of the year both seasons in a row that Mike McCarthy was the OC it was terrible he got guys like Brandon cook saying he'd be interested in coming back he was utilized properly this is what we've seen from this offense lately and it has nothing to do with the quarterback the quarterback can function if the damn team would step up and play better!!!

He has one of the best touchdown interception ratios in the history of the NFL and in 2023 he was the best at it he almost set a rookie record I mean he may have broke Tom Brady's record most of his career when Prescott had receivers get open had time to throw the man throws Dimes accurate most of the time no quarterback is perfect I didn't see anything last year that says he's more mistake prone there was just nothing to be made no play was there and yeah at some point you just trying to get the ball out and hoping one of your players can make a play it was disastrous nothing looked good last year on off....d of course prescott didn't look good....

Thank you. A good thought. Being supportive here. He has shown ability and is in as an important piece, but part of a team. I feel that this team is improving.

The offensive tackles need a knot jerked in their butts and improved. My pet peeve here...