Well Prescott is consistent in one thing

[RonnieT24]

SO you are admitting he doesn't have the ability to do that? Like an elite QB should?

I'm not understanding this logic. Lots of "elite" QBs have double digit INT seasons annually. Stafford and Burrow were 1-2 in INTs last season and met in the Super Bowl. Nobody's happy about these interceptions except the "see I told you Dak wasn't any good" crowd. But I think most of us are happy about the offense putting up 35 a game, interceptions and all. I have accepted that this stage in Dak's evolution might not get completed this season. Ruts like this can often be impossible to break out of us in-season so I fear it will take a full offseason of film study and honing for him to find that sweet spot between aggressive and conservative. It doesn't help that his receivers have evidently decided that they need to pop the ball up in the air on him once a week too. There's nothing Dak can do to fix that either.

 

[RonnieT24]

how about the other near misses as well Daltons bobble going into the EZ, nearly a drop, Turpin nearly another punt nearly fumbled, and other drops by wrs , bad blocks etc.. not much of a run game , defense dropping a pick 6 and that near fumble that tank knocked out and didn't get..

just one of those games the bounces weren't on our side yet we won by 14 points with 10 points spread on the road....

Yeah the Cowboys won a game by two TDs playing their C game. Like I said last night.. a game like this should have us excited. Especially coming off hanging 40 on the Eagles.. with what was probably just a B game itself. This team can play SO much better.. They have a level that they can get to that I have not seen other teams reach. Not KC, not Buffalo not the Eagles nor even the 49ers. If they get to that level in the playoffs the Lombardi is ours. But there are no guarantees in life or in sports..

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

I'm not understanding this logic. Lots of "elite" QBs have double digit INT seasons annually. Stafford and Burrow were 1-2 in INTs last season and met in the Super Bowl. Nobody's happy about these interceptions except the "see I told you Dak wasn't any good" crowd. But I think most of us are happy about the offense putting up 35 a game, interceptions and all. I have accepted that this stage in Dak's evolution might not get completed this season. Ruts like this can often be impossible to break out of us in-season so I fear it will take a full offseason of film study and honing for him to find that sweet spot between aggressive and conservative. It doesn't help that his receivers have evidently decided that they need to pop the ball up in the air on him once a week too. There's nothing Dak can do to fix that either.

I was being a little facetious.

I was responding to this snarky comment about "well you asked Dak for huge yards...now you reap what you sow" asinine comment.

So I simply reversed his logic on him.

I'm not in the camp of deciding if Dak is elite...or not elite. It doesn't really matter to me. Just keep winning Dak.

What I do object to are these egomaniac, I'm gonna show you, condescending comments.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Yeah the Cowboys won a game by two TDs playing their C game. Like I said last night.. a game like this should have us excited. Especially coming off hanging 40 on the Eagles.. with what was probably just a B game itself. This team can play SO much better.. They have a level that they can get to that I have not seen other teams reach. Not KC, not Buffalo not the Eagles nor even the 49ers. If they get to that level in the playoffs the Lombardi is ours. But there are no guarantees in life or in sports..

They do show so much potential but that can't keep the consistency. They often can't do it in a half or game, let alone from one game to the next.

There's too much separation in their ups and downs. Bring those downs up a little bit, close the gap, and this team is...elite.

 

[BoysForLife]

Troy aikman had 14 or more interceptions 33% of his career and won a Super Bowl in 25% of his nfl seasons. Troy just called and said you can still win with interceptions. He did a lot of winning and interceptions

You are aware that 3 of the 4 years Aikman threw 14 or more ints, the cowboys had a losing record??

Also did Troy miss a 1/3 of the season and still lead the league in picks?

Asking for a friend.....

 

[blueblood70]

Yeah the Cowboys won a game by two TDs playing their C game. Like I said last night.. a game like this should have us excited. Especially coming off hanging 40 on the Eagles.. with what was probably just a B game itself. This team can play SO much better.. They have a level that they can get to that I have not seen other teams reach. Not KC, not Buffalo not the Eagles nor even the 49ers. If they get to that level in the playoffs the Lombardi is ours. But there are no guarantees in life or in sports..

true, we have been snake bitten this year and yet through adversity got to 12 winds and of the 4 loses 2 on the road with big leads blown.

these yips just cut them down and we can go far.. this isn't the hollow cupcake season that 12 wins were because of luck and the schedule. hard fought games winning 7-1 so far against teams with winning records and even the GB/Jags/Bucs losses all three maybe sub 500 but all might end up in the playoffs.

 

[RonnieT24]

I was being a little facetious.

I was responding to this snarky comment about "well you asked Dak for huge yards...now you reap what you sow" asinine comment.

So I simply reversed his logic on him.

I'm not in the camp of deciding if Dak is elite...or not elite. It doesn't really matter to me. Just keep winning Dak.

What I do object to are these egomaniac, I'm gonna show you, condescending comments.

Hammer meet nail...

As I've said repeatedly.. Dak has already proven himself to be good enough to win a championship. He doesn't actually need to get any better for me. He's two volley balled INTs from being 10-0 since returning from the thumb.. and if not for 5-6 such INTs he's looking at almost a 4-1 TD to INT ratio since returning. And we don't even need to go into the ones where receivers didn't finish routes for him. Those are just as bad as the volley balls but not as obvious. My whole point is that people with agenda are assigning the mistakes of others to Dak so they can justify their Dak-hate. It's disgusting for people who claim to be fans of this team to be doing that.

The bottom line is overall Dak is playing pretty well. People acting like one or two bad throws or unlucky bounces define him are just being *****. If you take a step back and see the big picture you realize dude is ballin. He hung 40 on the Eagles with no running game.. and just won a road game with no running game. I'm not interested in worrying about how it looks to the "eye test." The guy is completing almost 70% of his passes (#2 in the league) for a top 5 yards per attempt.

 

[RonnieT24]

true, we have been snake bitten this year and yet through adversity got to 12 winds and of the 4 loses 2 on the road with big leads blown.

these yips just cut them down and we can go far.. this isn't the hollow cupcake season that 12 wins were because of luck and the schedule. hard fought games winning 7-1 so far against teams with winning records and even the GB/Jags/Bucs losses all three maybe sub 500 but all might end up in the playoffs.

You know what else is cool about what this team has done this year? They have done it against a first place schedule.. Remember all the posts in the spring and summer about how this team was going to be exposed because it was going to have to play the first place schedule? Where are those people today I wonder?

 

[LocoBates]

Agreed.

Half (7) of Dak's 14 Interceptions are clearly on our receivers, but it's frustrating to see how many of our fellow agenda-driven posters don't accurately acknowledge that.

So, in reality, Dak has only thrown 7 Interceptions to date that are on him. That's not bad at all.

I don't understand why those bounced off passes that end on INTs are counted as INTs to the QB stat (any QB in the league, present and past of any NFL Team) but that's how it has been and will be.
But on the same token several TDs (or passes for that matte) should go 100% on the receiver's stat who made a highly acrobatic move to catch an otherwise out of bounds pass or grounded ball, and since we are on that as @Cboyfan4ever said, let's consider how many INTs-to-be bounced off the hands of the defender.

I guess there is no point trying to justify the 14 INTs this season. Let's not put lipstick on the pig, it is what it is.

 

[Whirlwin]

I drink out of the same coffee mug after winning games until they lose, then switch.
Yes I wash them between games.

I clean the house before every game spotless

 

[Whirlwin]

Maybe during practice, Dallas offense should wear the colors of what the offense will be wearing during the game. Then Dak knows what color to throw to. Unless he is that color blind.

Too funny lol

 

[Whirlwin]

This method works so good Dak had to try it twice. This team goes nowhere with this guy. His post game presser is so polished and fake. Dak's shtick is really tired and weak.

Somebody who actually understood the post

 

[Whirlwin]

Yea that was him saying dak sucks and the season was over

That’s a total lie.

 

[goshan]

Who else had a special routine,
Remember, a guy named Bill Russell for the Celtics. He would have to vomit before each game.
Prescott new thing is interception. And then he’s perfect. Sarcasm for those who don’t get it.

Let’s try not to make this about our quarterback. Who else in sports history have a special routine that you recall

Only consistent thing I see is putting up lots of points.

 

[erod]

The interceptions don't bother me nearly as much as the repetitive throws into triple coverage.

 

[erod]

I clean the house before every game spotless

Want to come watch next week's game at my house?

 

[glimmerman]

Some of these picks are from bad catching attempts. But he throws one a game that’s on him. We need to run more and pass less. And Moore has got to quit these behind the line jet sweeps and trickery.

 

[RonnieT24]

The interceptions don't bother me nearly as much as the repetitive throws into triple coverage.

I like the confidence but yeah.. he's got to figure out how to dial that back come playoff time. But other than the one he threw behind Schultz that got picked off his ball placement was on point last night. That corner end zone TD just out of reach of the leaping defender was a thing of beauty. Even the scramble bomb to Gallup was going to be complete if the DB doesn't tackle Gallup ahead of time. Dude was throwing darts out there.. mostly picked up where he left off against Philly. I am really liking how Dak is throwing the ball since he came back .. The only time he has really thrown it poorly was the first half against Detroit. Since then I can't think of many stretches where he wasn't putting the ball on the money. Yes an errant throw here and there.. but overall.. he's well over 70% completion rate in these last 10 games.. And where would that be without the drops? I mean we had 5 more last night or he's looking at a 35 of 41 type game for over 300 yards with 2 TDs and the one picks.

 

[RonnieT24]

Some of these picks are from bad catching attempts. But he throws one a game that’s on him. We need to run more and pass less. And Moore has got to quit these behind the line jet sweeps and trickery.

Did they even run one last night? I don't recall seeing one.. I'm not sure we need to run more and pass less. I'm less interested in the actual ratio as I am in staying balanced. In a game last night where they were clearly kicking our line's butt in the run game you were going to have to pass to win. But if you completely stopped running they would kill your quarterback. I thought Moore did a decent job of continuing to call run plays to keep the defense honest despite only meager results. I feel like in years past when the running game was being stuffed like that we would have seen about 10-12 runs all game and 50+ passes. So there's growth there. Maybe it's the Big Mike effect?

 

[LocoBates]

Agreed.

Half (7) of Dak's 14 Interceptions are clearly on our receivers, but it's frustrating to see how many of our fellow agenda-driven posters don't accurately acknowledge that.

So, in reality, Dak has only thrown 7 Interceptions to date that are on him. That's not bad at all.

So the immaculate reception should not count as a TD nor as a complete pass. Got it.

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