This loss is 100% on Dak

[Clove]

We haven't won a title since Aikman back in 96 I believe. Who's fault was that? Dak wasn't playing then. Dak has his faults, but today was an example of why we'll never win a Super Bowl title under Jerry Jones. He built this team, he hired this coach, he promoted his own OC, and he's in control of the Cowboys environment. Same story different decade, different year. But let's keep arguing over personnel since it makes us feel not so bad.

 

[Kwyn]

Been a Dak supporter for years, largely because I’m a realist and we had *zero* options at any stage of the game since his roomier season, but I’m done.

I’m now convinced that this team cannot win a super bowl with Dak as our QB.

And, the sad realization is that barring some kind of miracle in his performance or in the coaching, the defense, no matter how gifted at pass rush (and marginal to bad at everything else) can’t hang in.

Micah I will be a casualty of this decay.

I’m on board with a rebuild but there is no chance of that happening due to finances/contracts.

 

[black label]

junkyards perform like that

 

[Irvin88_4life]

Dak gave them 14 points tonight.
Enough said

No he didn't. I have yet to see Dak go out on defense for a single play against GB

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

He still doesn't play defense!

As a Forum bro remarked tonight, Dak's INTs do play to the defence.

 

[plymkr]

There is a thing called momentum, which is really important, obviously, Daktards can feel free to ignore it.

That was it. Dak killed the momentum at a point in the game we could have destroyed them emotionally. But to the OP to say Dak is 100% the reason we lost is inaccurate IMO. We lost because of 3 things and these three things will keep us losing in the future.
1. Inconsistent and inaccurate QB
2. Horrible run defense. Like really bad run defense. A run defense that gives up consistent 100 yards per game and the last 2 weeks 150-200 ypg.
3. Team shows a disinterest in playing some weeks and coaches that don't gameplan well. (especially on offense) We get outcoached so much it's pathetic.

I don't care if you hate Dak or love Dak, he's inconsistent. Now you can win with an inconsistent QB if you have a strong defense. If you have a weak D you can win if you have a stud QB to protect the defense by maintaining drives. If you have a horrible run defense and an inconsistent QB you need coaches to coach them up. We have all 3 issues working against us. So this whole thread of arguing about whether it was the QB or the defense. Well you're both right. It's the QB and the defense with bad coaching. You can't beat good teams (or bad teams) with an inconsistent QB and a run defense like ours. Which one is worse? Who cares. Both Dak and the run defense is causing us to lose and will keep doing that unless they step up their games.

 

[noshame]

Yeah Dak is not an NFL quarterback I think we're about to establish that , his weaknesses have been exposed. Jeanie won't go back into the bottle. He was under ZERO pressure today yet only a handful of passes were accurate .
It saddens me.
But the entire team came off the bye week not prepared to play football that starts with McCarthy

 

[plymkr]

Thats Dak. That's what we expect when opposing teams don't fold. If he hasn't got the momentum, he's not going to create it.

Well said. People want to throw out "elite" or not "elite". It's not the numbers with Dak. Dak can not create momentum and when we need it and often kills momentum when we have it. That's a truth bomb post right there. that' a good way to describe Dak. That's what is frustrating about watching him and how he hurts the team when he plays bad.

 

[phildadon86]

Dak gave them 14 points tonight.
Enough said

Greg Olsen blatantly said both those picks were on CeeDee and Shultz not doing their jobs. Dak can only throw to where someone is supposed to be.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Greg Olsen blatantly said both those picks were on CeeDee and Shultz not doing their jobs. Dak can only throw to where someone is supposed to be.

They don't want to hear or accept it. HOF and 3 time SB champion WR, Michael Irvin, said those INTs were not Dak's fault. He even explained why not. Greg Olsen said the same thing.

 

[infamousstyles]

The game plan I saw executed was similar to one you use for a Buffalo bills, eagles, or chiefs. For some odd reason we were playing like our heads were on fire. Receiving the ball instead of deferring on the road (arrogant). Going for it on 4th down instead of kicking the FG (arrogant). This is McCarthy and Moore's doing. Quinn didn't help either on defense. We were playing a team who had lost 5 straight and were one dimensional. This is book definition of a team loss. That being said Dak frustrates me to no end. He doesn't like to just throw the ball away if the throw isn't there. It gets this team in trouble alot because of that stubbornness.

 

[leeblair]

They don't want to hear or accept it. HOF and 3 time SB champion WR, Michael Irvin, said those INTs were not Dak's fault. He even explained why not. Greg Olsen said the same thing.

Where were those statements when Gallup and Lamb went too deep instead of cutting the route short against the Eagles?
Same thing happened there.
No, this is about defending Dak.

 

[starfan1]

Dak gave them 14 points tonight.
Enough said

If course he did! It’s always Dak because he makes big bucks even though in both cases it appears WR or TE wasn’t where they were supposed to be
The ints were huge regardless of who you fault . I’d be more angry with Daks inability to put it to receiver in stride there were at least 5 passes that receiver had to go to the ground to grab
Don’t know if Dak don’t have that ability or our pass blocking is so bad he can’t step into a throw or both but it’s getting old
It was a team loss

 

[America's Cowboy]

Where were those statements when Gallup and Lamb went too deep instead of cutting the route short against the Eagles?
Same thing happened there.
No, this is about defending Dak.

Does Dak create the passing routes ran for each pass play, or does the O-Coordinator do it? Let's see hoe much football you know. Please, show us all how much you truly know.

 

[Cmac]

Let’s hear those excuses…

1. Two interceptions
2. Moore had to go hurry-up pretty much the whole game.
3. Dak scored a TD on the absolute worst defense in the league in the last two minutes, when they decide to squid kick it and play soft zone. GB essentially gifted the Cowboys a TD to end the half.
4. The run game is moving the ball and the OL wore out the Packers front.

I keep telling you folks. I told you two weeks ago, that Chicago-type game happens every year and then he goes garbage-mode. You slow the game down, you got mediocrity.

Outside of #1.....KMoore is connected to every thing you listed. As of #1, I'd ask.....who called those plays in the Red Zone like that? KMoore can't escape none of that....we know he is pass-happy with Dak and fails everytime in situational football 101. He brings the trickeration and Boise State $##$ onto the field each week.

 

[leeblair]

Does Dak create the passing routes ran for each pass play, or does the O-Coordinator do it? Let's see hoe much football you know. Please, show us all how much you truly know.

You didn't answer my question.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

3 and outs all game????? So where did the 28 points come from? No way it was 3 and outs all game.

It would be more accurate to say 3 and outs in crucial points of the game. We get the lead and the offense decides to go on vacation. Why?

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Where were those statements when Gallup and Lamb went too deep instead of cutting the route short against the Eagles?
Same thing happened there.
No, this is about defending Dak.

Exactly, we can't criticize saint Dak, look at what happened to Amari Cooper LOL.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Oh look another blame Dak thread... This is laughable considering the fact your defense got roasted by a rookie WR who up until this game hadn't done ANYTHING in the NFL and a run defense that was practically nonexistent. But sure go ahead and blame the QB....

 

[MaineBoy]

Ok, but you ignored the 4th quarter when Dak failed to move the ball.

I mentioned the stupid penalties - which left the offense in bad field position or killed drives. There were 3 penalties in the overtime alone. And I’m sure Dak made some bad plays along the way too - but he was far from the reason we lost.