What Makes Dak Irreplaceable?

[Nexx]

You are correct. But that doesn't erase the fact that the defense couldn't get off the field lol. Dak had 2 TD's and 250 yards.....so Dak basically needed 3 TD's and 300 yards for us to win?

why not? why does he always come up short in these games. last three games against the 49ers 10, 12 and 17 points. last week against the bills 10 points. this week 20 points. if you dont score over 20 points in this league, you arent winning many games. stop beating up on trash teams and beat some good teams for once. some dude named Easton Stick led the chargers offense to 22 points vs the Bills.

 

[Cowboyny]

That means we draft higher and take a chance on a QB. That’s the only way we have a shot at a SB.

How did that work out when Aikman retired? Much rather see a playoff team then the Dave Campo years again!

 

[viman96]

LOL Dak is living rent free in the OP's head

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Trey Lance and Mike McCarthy would be a disaster.

Nobody knows that for sure.

You're falling under the spell of seeing Dak play bad and automatically assuming anyone else would too.

 

[khiladi]

Beating up on bad teams

With a much more superior roster… Dak isn’t beating up on bad teams if he is on those type of bad teams…

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

How did that work out when Aikman retired? Much rather see a playoff team then the Dave Campo years again!

You realize the last QB the Cowboys took in the 1st round was Aikman, right?

We don't know how it would work out, because we haven't tried to draft a QB that high since Aikman because we hitch our wagons to guys like Dak.

 

[khiladi]

The Eagles defense is so bad they replaced their DC midseason which is unheard of. Other than that we haven't beaten a good team all season, and we still lost to them on the road (close but no cigar, 1st and goal on the 6 and stepped out of bounce for 2 point conversion. Both on the QB)

And that DC was in his first year as an OC.. he had almost no experience coaching..

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Probably....but at least there is potential for a different outcome.

With dak there is no other possible outcome

That's the mindset I'm talking about to a tee.

Trey Lance is automatically assumed he would suck under the same conditions Dak has right now. That's the "If Dak can't do it nobody can" mentality I'm talking about. The "Dak is irreplaceable but we don't know why besides contract" mindset.

The truth is we just don't know how Lance would do because we haven't seen it.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

You still aren't telling me what sets him apart and makes him irreplaceable.

You're just doing what I said.

What makes him better right now than an off the couch Joe Flacco?

For starters I think Dak's accuracy and ball placement is a lot better than his critics think it is. The TD to Cooks today, for example. He also has a deep understanding of this offense and is a lot better at reading defenses and coverages than people think. A lot of QB's never get it, and Dak does. He has the arm to make every throw and he can still extend plays and hit targets on the move.

If you want his weaknesses, it's the same for a lot of QB's. Under pressure he often fails to see the entire field. His mobility is still good, but it's not as good as earlier in his career when the Cowboys could run more read-option plays and designed roll-outs. And while his mechanics are good he will still miss the occaisional pass, usually too high.

The bottom line is Dak is a very good QB that is just below the elite tier. The guy has a 30-7 TD-pick ratio, bad QB's don't do that no matter the opponent. Flacco was great today, yes, but the Texans weren't covering anybody. Even Zach Wilson would have lit Houston up today.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

why not? why does he always come up short in these games. last three games against the 49ers 10, 12 and 17 points. last week against the bills 10 points. this week 20 points. if you dont score over 20 points in this league, you arent winning many games. stop beating up on trash teams and beat some good teams for once. some dude named Easton Stick led the chargers offense to 22 points vs the Bills.

THe NFL is a weird place. Bills struggle with Chargers.....Cowboys beat them with Herbert. Jets beat Eagles...Cowboys demolish them. Just the NFL.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

It's not really debatable that the teams we've beaten in fact sucked. Our strength of victory is only .384 this season. Only 6 teams in the NFC have a lower strength of victory and they're all at the very bottom of the standings. Actually the only team with a good record in the entire NFL that is worse is the Dolphins at .356 but they beat us.

Good teams lose against good teams, good teams lose against bad teams, bad teams beat good teams, and bad teams lose against bad teams.

Thats sports in general and crap happens.

The Cowboys havent set a precedent this season. IDK what idea of a perfect qb/team you guys have in your head, but not even the best qb/teams in history could measure up.

 

[big dog cowboy]

why not? why does he always come up short in these games. last three games against the 49ers 10, 12 and 17 points. last week against the bills 10 points. this week 20 points. if you dont score over 20 points in this league, you arent winning many games. stop beating up on trash teams and beat some good teams for once. some dude named Easton Stick led the chargers offense to 22 points vs the Bills.

 

[TWOK11]

That's the mindset I'm talking about to a tee.

Trey Lance is automatically assumed he would suck under the same conditions Dak has right now. That's the "If Dak can't do it nobody can" mentality I'm talking about. The "Dak is irreplaceable but we don't know why besides contract" mindset.

The truth is we just don't know how Lance would do because we haven't seen it.

What evidence from Lance’s career to date gives even the slightest hint that he would be as good or better than Prescott?

His film in the NFL is AWFUL. Hes a poor man’s Justin Fields. And that was despite a plus roster and coaching staff in SF.

 

[HungryLion]

I don’t think Dak is irreplaceable.

I also struggle to have faith changing him will matter either given our FO.

I don’t trust this FO to build a championship caliber roster.

I also don’t trust them to find an elite QB who will be clearly better than Dak.

I wish they would.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

What evidence from Lance’s career to date gives even the slightest hint that he would be as good or better than Prescott?

His film in the NFL is AWFUL. Hes a poor man’s Justin Fields. And that was despite a plus roster and coaching staff in SF.

None.

But the unknown excites me much more than the known failure that comes with Dak from 9 years of experience.

 

[Eddie]

Jerry's had 28 years to figure this out. It's not happening.

 

[Nexx]

THe NFL is a weird place. Bills struggle with Chargers.....Cowboys beat them with Herbert. Jets beat Eagles...Cowboys demolish them. Just the NFL.

there is something to that. I mean I would even take moment from Dak like Romo vs Manning's Broncos. Romo did eveything humanly possible to win that game vs the Broncos team that went on to win the Super Bowl that year When was the last time you felt that way with Dak vs a great team?

 

[Slick]

Yes, because I understand this sport and I know how hard it is to find a top 10 QB.

Would you rather tank and go fishing for the next Zach Wilson or Bryce Young?

How many years have the Cowboys been away from the superbowl? How many other teams that went fishing have been there since?

Yes, smart guy. I’ll take my chances because Dak has proven in 8 Years, he’s not getting this team there on his elevated skills.

The Niners found Purdy. Fishing for a chance is better than watching the post season every year as an also ran over and over and over and over and over.

Dak is so good, he’s the difference maker? Put your stupid emoji in after that.

 

[McKDaddy]

Joe Flacco’s best statistical year was worse than Dak’s worst statistical year.

Flacco has a career QBR a full standard deviation below Dak’s

Flacco has a career yards per attempt a full yard less than Dak

Flacco has a career completion % nearly 6% less than Dak

Flacco has a career TD/INT ratio of 1.5, Dak’s is 2.7

Flacco’s career QBR against winning teams is 12 points below Dak’s

Flacco also played for a run the ball and play great defense organization. Just to understand the comparison.

It's also never been easier to put up good numbers.

 

[Redsfan_83]

If Dak didn't have that cap hit would he be replaceable in your eyes?

Depending upon how he finishes out the season/playoffs, indeed. In my world he is auditioning for his next contract, but we know he really isn't. The reality of the QB situation in the league though is who can you trust right now? Allen? Lamar? The last pick in last years draft guy? Joe is done for the season...the guys on the Jags looks to be a brittle JAG...CJ looks great but injured...Colts guy shows promise but....The list goes on, and like it or not we're stuck with Dak who needs better weapons then we have, he just isn't capable of putting the team on his back and running with it