What Makes Dak Irreplaceable?

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MountaineerCowboy said:
I always see "But if not Dak then who?" type of replies to basically anyone not happy with Dak as the QB for the Cowboys.

What makes him irreplaceable in the eyes of those with that mindset? Are there people that really think Dak's skill and ability is SO high that he can't be replaced?

What skill or talents sets him apart from say..... Joe Flacco off the couch?
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That's what it's come down to. I believe Prescott has produced 31 or 32 touchdowns. There's only a handful of QB's that have that kind of production the guy in San Francisco we saw get intercepted 4 times. The guy in Philadelphia. The guy in Buffalo I think. Who else?

I'm all for replacing him with a younger QB. Show me one that has his production.
 
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Blue&Silver said:
That's what it's come down to. I believe Prescott has produced 31 or 32 touchdowns. There's only a handful of QB's that have that kind of production the guy in San Francisco we saw get intercepted 4 times. The guy in Philadelphia. The guy in Buffalo I think. Who else?

I'm all for replacing him with a younger QB. Show me one that has his production.
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Was Dak Prescott 31 or 32 TD throwing QB the day he was drafted? Why then do we arbitrarily decide that this was some requirement for the next guy? Dak Prescott has 31 or 32 TD's, but he also has proven to be useless in terms of stepping up when the team needs him to step up.
 

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rnr_honeybadger said:
Was Dak Prescott 31 or 32 TD throwing QB the day he was drafted? Why then do we arbitrarily decide that this was some requirement for the next guy? Dak Prescott has 31 or 32 TD's, but he also has proven to be useless in terms of stepping up when the team needs him to step up.
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He's just 1 of 11. You'll notice when he breaks down the line breaks down, the running game breaks down, the receivers break down. I don't put the blame always all on him, or the guy playing quarterback. I just looked at the Buffalo QB stats while. He's got 40 TDs to his name. I'd love that production but his team hasn't been as successful as us. It takes other parts to work.
 
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Blue&Silver said:
He's just 1 of 11. You'll notice when he breaks down the line breaks down, the running game breaks down, the receivers break down. I don't put the blame always all on him, or the guy playing quarterback. I just looked at the Buffalo QB stats while. He's got 40 TDs to his name. I'd love that production but his team hasn't been as successful as us. It takes other parts to work.
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I don't disagree that you need other parts to work. But if we are claiming that everyone else needs to perform to a level is the QB performing to that level? Can anyone look at Dak's record so far 8 years into his career and say that he is a difference maker?
 
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Both come up short in the big games. That was the comparison. If Tony has this team, or the last 5 seasons he’d have done much better I’m sure. He did choke more often than not.
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I'll say it.......Romo is the most beloved choker ever. He won nothing.
 
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rnr_honeybadger said:
I don't disagree that you need other parts to work. But if we are claiming that everyone else needs to perform to a level is the QB performing to that level? Can anyone look at Dak's record so far 8 years into his career and say that he is a difference maker?
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Did you just miss the multi-game stretch?
 
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Blue&Silver said:
That's what it's come down to. I believe Prescott has produced 31 or 32 touchdowns. There's only a handful of QB's that have that kind of production the guy in San Francisco we saw get intercepted 4 times. The guy in Philadelphia. The guy in Buffalo I think. Who else?

I'm all for replacing him with a younger QB. Show me one that has his production.
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Show me a “young QB” who has 8 years of investment? C’mon…at least have a reasonable standard…
 
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Did you just miss the multi-game stretch?
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Did you miss him crapping the bed twice in the post season? Beating up on bad teams is something you expect. Sort of like looking at Texas or Alabama playing Rice at the start of the year and thinking that it's some great indication that the team is actually any good.
 

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rnr_honeybadger said:
I don't disagree that you need other parts to work. But if we are claiming that everyone else needs to perform to a level is the QB performing to that level? Can anyone look at Dak's record so far 8 years into his career and say that he is a difference maker?
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Dak is not elite. so what's your gripe? you want an elite QB. is that it?
 

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OGSixshooter said:
Show me a “young QB” who has 8 years of investment? C’mon…at least have a reasonable standard…
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what 8 years of investment? you just described every team in the NFL. or are you suggesting every team should just move on from their QB after their rookie year if they are not elite?
 
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CowboysFaninHouston said:
what 8 years of investment? you just described every team in the NFL. or are you suggesting every team should just move on from their QB after their rookie year if they are not elite?
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I'm not "suggesting" anything. I am explicitly saying that you asking us to compare Dak's production after 8 years of investment to the market is a deliberately disingenuous argument. A fairer question is: Who can do THE SAME OR BETTER AFTER 8 YEARS OF INVESTMENT? Dak has already been passed by people who came in after him...so the question answers itself...when posed with some intellectual honesty.
 
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rnr_honeybadger said:
If you don't have an elite guy at that position then you owe it to your team to not hamstring them with the non-elite guy. Plain and simple.
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Hamstring is the key word. Elite QBs are not always available, but you don't pay your non-elite guy elite money. That's how you set the entire team back...

But if you're a Dak-stan...all you care about is #4.
 
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rnr_honeybadger said:
What exactly has Dak Prescott ever won? If Romo is a choker, then at least hold Dak to the same standard you applied to Romo.
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I actually like Dak and wanted him to take over from choker Romo. And his rookie season, he seemed immune to pressure. But it was obvious in his 2nd year - without Zeke - that defenses had more answers for Prescott and the team had to be patient as he learned the finer art of QBing instead of trying to be Tim Tebow. And what we found out is that when he realized how truly hard the job is, he too CHOKED. It's OK...most people don't do well under do-or-die pressure situations. But we shouldn't pay who has the "average" nerves ELITE money.

And yes, although Dak doesn't embarrass us in the NFC East the way Romo did ...on the national stage big/playoff games he has become a choker.
 
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