The end of Dak Prescott happened last night

[SteveTheCowboy]

In his defense, lots of people here use the us and we when posting about the Cowboys. Like they're a playa. Drives me crazy.

On the other hand "they" sounds like it's a different team. How do you manage game day?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Sadly I've come to this conclusion as well but I disagree that he hasn't played well against legitimate good teams. Dak was better under Kellen Moore for sure. The 2nd game vs Philly last year he was on fire as an example. Dak at his BEST "can be" the driver on a really good team. Purdy is what we all hoped Dak could be. Typically games like this aren't quite as bad and some of the good spots can be overhyped but I'm sick him right now. I've said on this board that Schultz was a big loss. Our TE's are good but they aren't elite route runners. We miss Moore and Schultz. Dak's performance was one his worst especially in contrast to how Purdy is playing.

How so?

 

[plymkr]

DW got the Cowboys to NFC championship games so far Dak hasn’t got to that level.

Good point

 

[CowboyRoy]

That is true.

However, you pretty much always take a cap hit when you release a guy before his contract is up. Nature of the game.

Cowboys need to trade Dak, Pollard, Lamb. Use the draft picks to retool and take a year off from the cap hits. Develop Lance and another young QB. Get a new HC and OC in here. Maybe by 2025 we can compete again with a new system. Better fix the Oline and figure out how to harden up the defense. Maybe the Niners will be over the window by then.

 

[Verdict]

They could possibly lose 4 in a row here, though I think the Chargers and Rams are possible wins.

That would doom McCarthy asap and elevate Quinn to head coach. Not sure if they'd Trey Lance the rest of the season for draft picks, but not likely.

But here's the deal. The 49ers will crush the Eagles, too. It's going to get interesting.

I try to not get too high on the wins and too low on the lows. I think RIGHT NOW that SF is head and shoulders better than the other NFC teams. Detroit MIGHT be better than Eagles.

Both Detroit and Eagles can be beaten by the Cowboys if the Cowboys will show up and play. Injury bug could easily bring Niners back towards the pack, or could lay an egg and get beaten by another team in the playoffs leaving it wide open for the NFC.

 

[chagus]

I think paying him wasn't a bad idea for the first go around. We needed him as a stop gap while fixing the defence. Now, especially after last night, he can't be extended. He just can't. That was an absolute howler last night, and with his contract where it is and the QB Draft class, I think it's time for someone new to be drafted in the offseason. It hurts me to say it, but it's the reality of the situation.

Im pretty sure this is the thinking of at least 90% of the pro-Dak bunch. Its undeniable.

 

[chagus]

Teams with elite QBs being the contenders in the playoffs is not a new concept.

There are two ways to win Championships in the NFL - have consistent Top-5 QB play, or luck into one a la 2007 Giants or 2012 Ravens.

Or have a once is generation defense like the 2000 Ravens.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Or have a once is generation defense like the 2000 Ravens.

Trent Dilfer accounted for 3% of the Ravens cap that year. Contract paid him 1 Million

 

[StarChamber_33]

I want a stinker at home.

I want Jerry and Dak to hear the boos loud. I want them to hear the "We want Lance!" chants.

I want the locker room to turn on Dak.

This post is the reason that we are the most despised fan base in all of sports.

 

[BBGTYCOON]

You deal with and get it over with. That is a far better option that putting the anchor of an extended Dak around this franchise for a few more years. Extending Dak means we lose young guys who are more important to this team when/if we find an actual QB, and it also means guys like Parsons get their career wasted.

 

[McMicah]

I was just going back through the games since 2016.

4 out of 5 of Daks worst games have been in the last season of football. 3 of them in the last 8 games.

1. This past Sunday against the 9ers
2. The 22 playoff loss against the 9ers
3. The 22 season finale against the Commanders last year
4. The 22 season opener

I can’t decide which is his 5th worst there’s a few candidates out there…BUT, my point is IMO all of his worst football is recent. Why?

It spans Kellen and McCarthy offenses. Was the offensive cast just that much better 2016-2020? Still, why hasn’t he grown to overcome some of those deficiencies? Was he always just a much slower decaying version of Wentz?

 

[BigD5]

That was it. It's over. Dak Prescott will be gone in 2024. October 10th, 2023, was the day Dak's career in Dallas died.

Three just horrible performances in a row against the 49ers. Regressing rapidly. He looked 45 years old last night. His eyes were bigger than the 49ers side of the scoreboard. Last night looked like every big game against a legitimately good team for Dak.

Every. Single. One.

Dak's most ardent supporters have abandoned him today locally. Bob Sturm even said that thoughts of extension talks must stop immediately. This has to end. Let him play out the string this year, but unless he does a full 360 in these games, let him go.

CeeDee is done with him. His body language said so. Saw that from Amari in the end, too. Parsons played half-hearted. The whole team saw what we saw. Passes fluttering around like butterflies in the wind. No trips to the red zone. Happy feet. No confidence. Absolutely zero confidence in himself.

The coaches and players have no confidence in him either. McCarthy dumbed it down as far as he could go for Dak. It ain't working. The Farve and Rodgers plays were left back in Wisconsin because those are pipe dreams.

That's it. This team will likely fall into the back end of the playoffs and go out like a candle in a tornado.

The team needs a full makeover, but the first move is to move on from Dak.

Finally. Thankfully.

God we can only hope this is true!

 

[morat1959]

Trey Lance will get a shot soon .

I see this coming if we’re.500 or below at the halfway point in the season.

 

[JoeKing]

The thread title expresses wishful thinking. Jerry Jones is deeply delusional about Dak's value to the team. It will take more than the disaster of Sunday night in Santa Clara, California for the end of Dak to come about.

 

[Cowboys5217]

I was just going back through the games since 2016.

4 out of 5 of Daks worst games have been in the last season of football. 3 of them in the last 8 games.

1. This past Sunday against the 9ers
2. The 22 playoff loss against the 9ers
3. The 22 season finale against the Commanders last year
4. The 22 season opener

I can’t decide which is his 5th worst there’s a few candidates out there…BUT, my point is IMO all of his worst football is recent. Why?

It spans Kellen and McCarthy offenses. Was the offensive cast just that much better 2016-2020? Still, why hasn’t he grown to overcome some of those deficiencies? Was he always just a much slower decaying version of Wentz?

I can only speculate that the decline of Zeke, loss of FredBeard, and the ankle injury has contributed to the regression of Dak.

 

[Swagger]

I was just going back through the games since 2016.

4 out of 5 of Daks worst games have been in the last season of football. 3 of them in the last 8 games.

1. This past Sunday against the 9ers
2. The 22 playoff loss against the 9ers
3. The 22 season finale against the Commanders last year
4. The 22 season opener

I can’t decide which is his 5th worst there’s a few candidates out there…BUT, my point is IMO all of his worst football is recent. Why?

It spans Kellen and McCarthy offenses. Was the offensive cast just that much better 2016-2020? Still, why hasn’t he grown to overcome some of those deficiencies? Was he always just a much slower decaying version of Wentz?

The loss against the Eagles and missing out on the play offs must be top 5. Cowboys had the stronger roster and the Eagles were severely banged up with many back ups playing including deck chairs at wide receiver. Prescott had to play really badly for the Cowboys to lose that game...and he did. That was the last game of the regular season as well.

 

[Hadenough]

Or have a once is generation defense like the 2000 Ravens.

That's not happening anymore. Watching the game the other night the Cowboys were getting called for personal fouls for putting hits on the 49er players in the secondary. The league protects offensive players too much. Had those penalties not been called the Cowboys offense would of gotten the ball back instead the 49ers get a 3rd down conversion.

 

[Hadenough]

This post is the reason that we are the most despised fan base in all of sports.

Wrong! The reason this fan base is so despised is the delusional fans always claiming this is a SB team.

 

[Hadenough]

I want a stinker at home.

I want Jerry and Dak to hear the boos loud. I want them to hear the "We want Lance!" chants.

I want the locker room to turn on Dak.

That would be fine with me too.

 

[DogFace]

I was just going back through the games since 2016.

4 out of 5 of Daks worst games have been in the last season of football. 3 of them in the last 8 games.

1. This past Sunday against the 9ers
2. The 22 playoff loss against the 9ers
3. The 22 season finale against the Commanders last year
4. The 22 season opener

I can’t decide which is his 5th worst there’s a few candidates out there…BUT, my point is IMO all of his worst football is recent. Why?

It spans Kellen and McCarthy offenses. Was the offensive cast just that much better 2016-2020? Still, why hasn’t he grown to overcome some of those deficiencies? Was he always just a much slower decaying version of Wentz?

He got old fast. It seems.

He can’t run. He really can’t accelerate. He can’t get going from zero mph. His legs are what made him a good QB. They’re gone now.