Washington is Prime Example of why you Don't Dump Dak

[Cmac]

Every player on Offense played very poorly, but it all starts with the Oline. The Oline couldn't open up any running lanes for our running backs. They struggled half the time to pass protect. They got manhandled by the Commodes Dline all game long.

.....save all that......do like many posting.........just blame Zeke.

 

[America's Cowboy]

.....save all that......do like many posting.........just blame Zeke.

 

[visionary]

For full disclosure, I'm not a Dak hater or apologist.

I believe that Dak is not elite but, he's also too good to easily replace.

Washington is the prime example of what I'm talking about. Their roster is full of very talented players.

In fact, other than QB, they might be the best roster in the division.

However, their QB situation is brutal. If, Dak played for the Commies, they would be going to the playoffs and maybe even vying for homefield advantage.

Bottom line, Dak gives us a chance to win and although he's not perfect, I'm happy on the last Sunday of the season, we aren't searching for a QB.

Go Cowboys!

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[PA Cowboy Fan]

Dak was so bad yesterday. Don't know how anyone can defend him.

 

[csirl]

I dont agree that Washington has a better overall roster than us. They seem like a team in transition on multiple levels from roster to ownership.

Our QB room is weak overall. None of our QBs would be regarded as being among the best starters/backups/3rd stringers in the league. We dont seem to invest draft picks, free agency money, or scouting resources in improving our QB room. There's no plan. There's no competition. Even both our backup QBs sailed through training camp with no real scrutiny or competition.

 

[Slick]

Yep decent QBs don't grow on trees.
You would think they are common the way some on the forum act.

What's your answer? Keep Dan, and keep choking until he retires?

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

People that want to dump Dak without a plan don’t know or don’t remember what it’s like to be in the QB desert.

They don’t truly understand the misery.

They don't remember what it was like between 2000 - 2005. Those were horrible years.

 

[DStar22]

I dont agree that Washington has a better overall roster than us. They seem like a team in transition on multiple levels from roster to ownership.

Our QB room is weak overall. None of our QBs would be regarded as being among the best starters/backups/3rd stringers in the league. We dont seem to invest draft picks, free agency money, or scouting resources in improving our QB room. There's no plan. There's no competition. Even both our backup QBs sailed through training camp with no real scrutiny or competition.

true, we need to draft a QB or bring in some competition for them.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Dak is fine. You can win a super bowl with him. That said, you can't build a team around the idea of him going shotgun and throwing the ball 50 times. You need a solid run game for him to play off of. I think the guy who forgets that too often is Moore.

But yeah, as a person who isn't Dak's biggest fan there is no way I would dump him with the current team. Regardless of what happens in the playoffs, this team deserves a few more chances before it gets torn down.

Plus, I'm not sure there's a viable immediate replacement available.

 

[Slick]

They don't remember what it was like between 2000 - 2005. Those were horrible years.

I do, and it's the GM's fault. Dak isn't the answer. Let's go to the well once again.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Where is Wentz today?

Last that I heard, he's on the way to the USFL haha.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I do, and it's the GM's fault. Dak isn't the answer. Let's go to the well once again.

Not without a viable replacement. We should draft one in round 2-3 and let that QB sit for a season or two. Plus, with Dak's injury history, he's likely to get some starts before Dak's contract is up. If he's bad, he only was bad in a few games, and we can trade the drafted QB and draft a different one with what'd likely be another 1st round pick. That's the smarter way, imo, to do it. Also, the same GM from those years is still here.

 

[Slick]

I'm one who said don't pay Dak, let him walk.

They need a much better defense, firstcv then an offensive line, then look at QB.

I'd have kept Dalton, and kept rebuilding. Now with this salary, no chance of that.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I'm one who said don't pay Dak, let him walk.

They need a much better defense, firstcv then an offensive line, then look at QB.

I'd have kept Dalton, and kept rebuilding. Now with this salary, no chance of that.

Not sure that Dalton would've been a better option. Plus, the defence that year was needing much more help. I'm fine and was fine with extending Dak for 4 years as there wasn't much better available in my opinion. However, now that we have the defence trending the right way, I think that drafting QB in rounds 2-3 is needed because it means that we can bring in competition for Dak.

 

[john van brocklin]

What's your answer? Keep Dan, and keep choking until he retires?

Fire Jerry

 

[Shane612]

No reasonable fan will say Dak is terrible.
He just isn't worth $40,000,000.00/year.

I stand corrected.
That Prescott vs the Red-skin yesterday was TERRIBLE. Probably the worst performance by a Cowboys' QB since Quincy Carter days.

 

[Jarv]

A negative post about the state of Washington's QB?

Heck, their rookie 5th round draft pick just outplayed our $40 million dollar QB!

 

[zeke21]

I'm one who said don't pay Dak, let him walk.

They need a much better defense, firstcv then an offensive line, then look at QB.

I'd have kept Dalton, and kept rebuilding. Now with this salary, no chance of that.

When Dak had his first injury.. and we had a string of replacements.. and we didn't win a lot of games.. and everyone took that as 'evidence' of how much we needed Dak.. I posted at the time that we were SO close in those games and it was actually our defence and our field goal misses that cost us a winning season. I think unfortunately that meant that too many people ignored really looking at what the issues were.

I actually thought we could have made a play for Jimmy G.. I know that people don't like him.. but I even think a guy like Baker Mayfield could do very well here.. could be a 'geno smith' type of second chance. If you look around the league.. there is always a few guys that were highly rated and landed on bad teams.

Dak never did enough to justify the hype.. he got a contract based on jersey sales and the PR machine. There are plenty of guys that could come in and do a solid job at QB whilst we try to find our 'mahomes' in the draft. Heck as much as it might pain me.. why not go and make a grandfather offer to someone like Rodgers.. for a year to year contract and see if you can't buy a ring. I still think Jimmy G would be a good fit.

 

[erod]

I can't wait until Dak counts $49 million against the cap next year.

 

[Slick]

When Dak had his first injury.. and we had a string of replacements.. and we didn't win a lot of games.. and everyone took that as 'evidence' of how much we needed Dak.. I posted at the time that we were SO close in those games and it was actually our defence and our field goal misses that cost us a winning season. I think unfortunately that meant that too many people ignored really looking at what the issues were.

I actually thought we could have made a play for Jimmy G.. I know that people don't like him.. but I even think a guy like Baker Mayfield could do very well here.. could be a 'geno smith' type of second chance. If you look around the league.. there is always a few guys that were highly rated and landed on bad teams.

Dak never did enough to justify the hype.. he got a contract based on jersey sales and the PR machine. There are plenty of guys that could come in and do a solid job at QB whilst we try to find our 'mahomes' in the draft. Heck as much as it might pain me.. why not go and make a grandfather offer to someone like Rodgers.. for a year to year contract and see if you can't buy a ring. I still think Jimmy G would be a good fit.

No team has won a SB without a top 3 defense, but a few have won with less than stellar QBs.