Your concern with Dak's interceptions, scale of 1-10

[Havic]

7 for right now, 10 come playoff time.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

1=no concern vs 10=very concern

I will say this.......I like that he's still being aggressive but these issues have a way of showing up in the playoffs where the margin is razor-thin. Remember we had penalty issues all last season? Guess what cost us in the playoffs?

If our defense can get as many takewaways as we're giving away then I'd say a "4",,, but I'm very much doubting the #1 thru #4 seed QBs are going to be as generous as we've been getting lately. Concern Meter = "9" because of our soft defense.

 

[bonafidebanter]

4.

Our offense is averaging close to 30 pts/gm. We are 8-2 in our last 10 games and now have 12 wins on the season. Our defense gave up double-digit margins only to lose in OT on the road in both games. I'm looking forward to this team cleaning these "mistakes" up in the play offs. My panic meter is low right now.

 

[noshame]

9.9
The worse part is defenses will start baiting him.
I like the guy a lot, but we need to bring in serious competition next year.

 

[NumOneQB]

1.

keep playing aggressive. Need that to make noise in the playoffs. Conservative play isn’t going to get this team to a NFC title game. They’re going to have to score a ton of points to win.

 

[T-RO]

5

 

[Floatyworm]

Every single throw is a potential disaster...

 

[ak47kaehu]

3 or 4 I dunno......I like aggressive dak as opposed to double clutch scared late throw dak!

 

[Texas_Pete]

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

7. They've put the defense in some tough spots and have lost us some games we shouldn't have lost. There have been some really flukey plays due to receiver drops, and I can't put those on Dak...but that doesn't change the fact that they happened and are a cause for concern, whether they stem from bad decisions from Dak or a talent deficit in the receiving crew (if only we could've saw that one coming).

This team needs to play complimentary football like we saw early if they're to have a shot at a legitimate run. Turning the ball over 2-3x/game is not complimentary football and puts unnecessary weight on a defense that's been hit hard with injuries. We keep hearing that the turnovers will be addressed, yet we still see them every week. Hopefully they get sorted out before the playoffs, but the clock is ticking.

 

[kramskoi]

7. They've put the defense in some tough spots and have lost us some games we shouldn't have lost. There have been some really flukey plays due to receiver drops, and I can't put those on Dak...but that doesn't change the fact that they happened and are a cause for concern, whether they stem from bad decisions from Dak or a talent deficit in the receiving crew (if only we could've saw that one coming).

This team needs to play complimentary football like we saw early if they're to have a shot at a legitimate run. Turning the ball over 2-3x/game is not complimentary football and puts unnecessary weight on a defense that's been hit hard with injuries. We keep hearing that the turnovers will be addressed, yet we still see them every week. Hopefully they get sorted out before the playoffs, but the clock is ticking.

They are not going to be sorted out by the playoffs. We have a large enough sample size now. Turnovers will follow this team into the playoffs. What one can "hope" is that it's only one per game and that the team ultimately wins the turnover differential. Everything gets harder in the playoffs (especially on the road) and the struggle will often create the mistakes that lead to turnovers...otherwise the offense will sink with too much caution. Increased targeting of Hilton could mitigate this. They definitely need to get some speed "going". Gallup is NOT right and Brown still has the dropsies...along with Hendershot. Lamb, Schultz, Hilton and Pollard should be a pretty potent quartet if used correctly.

 

[75boyz]

7. They've put the defense in some tough spots and have lost us some games we shouldn't have lost. There have been some really flukey plays due to receiver drops, and I can't put those on Dak...but that doesn't change the fact that they happened and are a cause for concern, whether they stem from bad decisions from Dak or a talent deficit in the receiving crew (if only we could've saw that one coming).

This team needs to play complimentary football like we saw early if they're to have a shot at a legitimate run. Turning the ball over 2-3x/game is not complimentary football and puts unnecessary weight on a defense that's been hit hard with injuries. We keep hearing that the turnovers will be addressed, yet we still see them every week. Hopefully they get sorted out before the playoffs, but the clock is ticking.

Nice post.

 

[CouchCoach]

As far as the playoffs go, I am more concerned about the defense and run game than his picks. They will need both to advance.

 

[Flamma]

Not just winning.. but scoring 35 ppg while winning. The offense is hummin.. even with the running game stuck in neutral the last three weeks.. Dak has managed to keep scoring points. You would think people would appreciate that.. But nah.. we mad about a win..

A lot of wins and nothing to show for it. Never good enough.

 

[Flamma]

My concern is an 8. I don't care who's fault it is, I care that it's happening too often. The playoffs won't care who's fault it is either.

 

[Surfguy]

If you cut out the turnovers in the playoffs, then I like our chances better obviously. If we do a 2+ turnover thing in the playoffs, then it's so long to us suckers yet again.

 

[Typhus]

None of this matters. If the ball gets intercepted it's because Dak sucks and no other QB in the league throws interceptions.. Ever..

Good to see you finally realizing....

 

[Hawkeye0202]

My concern is an 8. I don't care who's fault it is, I care that it's happening too often. The playoffs won't care who's fault it is either.

This is exactly where I am........forget whose at fault. The problem is they can't seem to fix it and whether or not it's Dak or WRs, it's STILL a turnover at the end of the day.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

If you cut out the turnovers in the playoffs, then I like our chances better obviously. If we do a 2+ turnover thing in the playoffs, then it's so long to us suckers yet again.

Yep, you are probably going to lose a playoff game with 2+ turnovers.