The end of Dak Prescott happened last night

[erod]

Honestly, and I still like Dak, I think that leg injury a few seasons ago may really have done him in. He's not as mobile as he once was, and his play wasn't good. There were a lot of times where the receivers were blanketed, but there appeared to be some openings, and missing Cooks down the sideline and the third interception were howlers. And, with his contract the way it is, the time has come to find the next QB of the Dallas Cowboys. He can't be extended unless he really turns it around and does impressive things like get to an NFCC. Until then, we need to find another QB.

He played the same way before the injury against good teams. He needs everything to be perfect.

 

[erod]

Two of the worst long term signings in Cowboys history.

True, but Zeke made sense at the time. He was the best running back in the game then.

Plus, Zeke's contract was teeny tiny compared to Dak's.

 

[sunalsorises]

Because I want him off my team.

OK. I guess I didn't realize Dallas was your team.

 

[big dog cowboy]

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.

Long and painful death.

 

[DoctorChicken]

Dak is as inconsistent as most every other QB in the league. The QB play across the league is atrocious. The pass friendly rule changes have made it so only the teams with elite QBs have any chance of playing for a SB and that leaves almost every team, including ours, very little chance to make it to a conference championship.

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.

 

[nightrain]

Everything is subject to change before the co.tract is signed. They can say whatever they want. Giving the good old "vote of confidence" is a regular practice in the NFL and is usually just to try and take pressure off to see how the player or coach will perform without feeling like they're on the hot seat...next thing you know Wade Phillips is in Houston and Jason Garrett is the HC for the next decade.l

Never listen to comments like that. Organizations always do that no matter what. We all know what the "vote of confidence" really means.

They'd done with him, too.

Other NFL organizations have a buffer between ownership and football operations. The guy picking and paying for the groceries is the same guy in Dallas and accountability is not practiced in that executive suite.

I bet McCarthy goes before Dak.

 

[32BellyOption]

We all know he’s done but the problem is we’re stuck with him for the next 12 games. I wish MCCarthy had the power of a normal head coach and could play who he wanted.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

You still like Dak? Do you like the fact that My Aunt Mabel can read a defense better than him?

I like him as a person, but, as far as play goes, Dak can't be extended. We need a replacement for him. What we need is a QB to be drafted. We can sit him like the Chiefs did with Mahomes for a year while Dak plays out the last year of his contract. But then, it's time to move on from Dak.

 

[erod]

Long and painful death.

The next question is the hardest and most critical.

What now? This roster is good, so they need to hurry up and make the moves.

But what they are, I have no idea. I'm interested in guys like Darnold, who never played with a good team but has some skills. Kyler Murray? Davis Mills?

We're stucker than stuck.

 

[nate dizzle]

Other NFL organizations have a buffer between ownership and football operations. The guy picking and paying for the groceries is the same guy in Dallas and accountability is not practiced in that executive suite.

I bet McCarthy goes before Dak.

I wouldn't bet that because you might see MM, who knows his job is on the line anyway, make the decision that he's playing Rush and suffer the consequences of that decision rather than definitely go down with the ship on the SS Dakota.

 

[erod]

You still like Dak? Do you like the fact that My Aunt Mabel can read a defense better than him?

Well, to be fair, nobody can read a defense like your Aunt Mabel.

 

[acr731]

I agree about the poor QB play, but are you saying Purdy is elite? He's not.

He was good enough to beat the crap out of Dallas last night.

 

[erod]

We all know he’s done but the problem is we’re stuck with him for the next 12 games. I wish MCCarthy had the power of a normal head coach and could play who he wanted.

But who is that. Rush is no better and Lance isn't ready.

 

[nate dizzle]

The next question is the hardest and most critical.

What now? This roster is good, so they need to hurry up and make the moves.

But what they are, I have no idea. I'm interested in guys like Darnold, who never played with a good team but has some skills. Kyler Murray? Davis Mills?

We're stucker than stuck.

Bench Dak. Start Rush, elevate Lance to 2nd string. Ride that out. See what happens. If it goes up in flames,, high draft pick. If it somehow becomes a lighting strike kind of situation, you see where that takes you, and you draft a qb. Then qb competition next season, after cutting Dak.

 

[Direwolf63]

Yeah I'm pretty much done with him

He is what he was

 

[nate dizzle]

But who is that. Rush is no better and Lance isn't ready.

I think Rush might be better in this offensive system than Dak is.

 

[ChuckA1]

Even one of daks biggest supporters has started to turn.. mike fisher

Guys like Mike Fisher are why Dak got that huge contract. Dak never played up to that deal

 

[VaqueroTD]

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.

 

[Streifenkarl]

People were saying Amari was some kind of locker room cancer, a no show in important games. And I believed that too. But despite that I always knew sending him off for a 5th was I e of the most stupid trades our GM did. But not only that. Seems that it wasn't Amari, who should have been ousted.

 

[hopemsu]

troy aikman never have great stats either. he was absolutely surrounded by HOFers. If Dak had thrown for 600 yards lastnight, i think we would have won the game. I'm not saying he played good, but the rest of the team was right there with him, especially the defense.