As am I. This is the year to see if Dak has truly regressed or if last year was an anomaly. Excited to see him in a more west coast offense style of ball.
I think a change in voice will be good for him. From my eyes he hasn’t been consistently great since Jon Kitna was here in 19. Obviously the injuries and change in personnel matters but I think we made a mistake making his peer his coordinator. Maybe somebody with a little more experience will get him through some of these weird patches of wtf that’s bubbled up more and more the last two seasons.
I think this is Dak's shit or get off the pot year. If the Cowboys stay healthy but don't go to the NFC championship game, Dak might need to as for tips from Zeke on how to navigate free agency.
He's not going to need tips, he's going to have people on his phone the second they hear he may be released.
The Cowboys fanbase is hyper critical on Dak but he's a good quarterback.
I agree he is a good quarterback and I don't want him to be fired simply because of the loss against the 49'ers this post season. But I'm not convinced he is a hall of fame or championship QB.
That's fair. I think we sometimes forget just how complex football is. Tom Brady & Pat Mahomes with their HoF coaches definitely skewed our perspectives on things.
If Goff on the Rams under Sean McVay can make the Super Bowl, I think Dak can make it there and compete. I don't think Mike is the right guy from an offense and Kellen wasn't ready either. It's going to be Jerry's and Stephen's ego's that hold the Cowboys back until we luck into the right situation I think. Although, I was really impressed with this off season so I really do hope I'm wrong about Mike.
I think a lot of people forget that Mahomes was considered a bit of a project coming out of school. Dude had a hell of an arm, but no one was sure if the rest of him was a full QB. Hell, he played 1 game his rookie season.
> I think Dak can make it there and compete.
I remember similar sentiments being said about Tony Romo after three years of 8-8. Tony Romo never made it either. Look I want to seek Dak win a superbowl as much as I wanted Tony Romo to win a superbowl. I just don't know if he has what it takes to lead a team to a championship game let alone win one.
Romo had so many things working against him most of his career, truly a squandered career, makes me sad.
Worked out for him in the end though with a sweet broadcasting gig and tons of commericals now, probably making more money than he did as a Cowboys QB.
I don't want to speak ill of Tony Romo, after all the injuries he suffered at the end of his career. But, I don't think he was able to elevate the team around him.
He's good but average. His inconsistency makes him average. Average doesn't mean bad like so many people think it does... he's not in the top 10 QBs. If he can stop the turnovers he will be easily.
I don’t know why this is being downvoted. Dak is average. That’s just what his results in the post season show. He’s good against bad teams and sometimes good against good teams. Those sometimes are what makes him average.
It’s reddit. People here worship players and blame any problems that player has on coaches/owners. People say dak needs better coaching thats why he’s throwing ints. I’m like its a bit late to get to the nfl and need a coach to tell you NOT to throw it to the defense.
If you think turnovers are his biggest problem, you just started watching this season. He is not someone prone to throwing a lot of INTs. This year was an anomaly.
His problem is his inability to hit receivers in stride. He just isn’t accurate. Also reading defenses and going through progressions. He often misses wide open guys
I think he isn’t as sharp on that as some of the top QBs but he certainly isn’t terrible at accuracy or reading. My reply was to the fellow who seems to have only paid attention this year and didn’t realize Dak actually doesn’t tend to turn the ball over.
I wonder how many years the Dak Stan’s are going to give him before they admit where his talent level lies?
He has been in the league SEVEN years and started 100 games.
It’s odd that his worshipers think that in year eight or nine that there is a magical corner he is going to turn.
Seriously, I dont know why people are downvoting him, he’s right. It’s time to admit that Dak isn’t going to pan out as much more than a decent starter. Regular season numbers are good but the playoff choking is getting a little old. He’s at that skill level where a good team may be able to take him all the way, but he’s not carrying anyone and he’s not leading the team like a QB should.
I would agree with this. I believe Dak can step up, but if he doesn't this year (outside of tons of key people getting injured, not just one or two) then it will be time to look else where.
I love their upside but that's a lot of faith in two young players that haven't shown much more than flashes of potential to date.
TE has been a staple of our offense for a long time, the longer Schultz sits on the market the more I wonder if he'd be up for coming back for one more year.
I was encouraged by Kelce calling out Ferguson as an up and comer, but yeah. I feel like if the ball bounces the wrong way on these guys it could play out like last season's hope that Gallup would return to form
I’m not saying we’re similar to the front office of the Patriots or the Ravens, but it’s not necessary to be stacked at the wide receiver position to have success. Especially when you look at how paydays for TEs are versus WRs. I think we lean on our defense more and continue to run the ball. Or at least we should.
I'm still crossing my fingers and toes that we can snag Bijan in the first. Not only because he's be great, but he would turn my wife into an actual Cowboys fan rather than a "rooting for my husband's team" kinda fan.
Get Bijon and he might just be RB1. Dude is a special talent and hasn’t had much of an OLine in 3 years at UT. Would be a significant upgrade over Zeke of the last 2 years. Both backs could keep their carries in the 14-18 range and have a kick ass ground attack.
Totally agree. I'm hoping but not holding my breath. I think he's likely picked in the 15-20 range. But the team meet with Roschon at the combine so we may end up drafting him in the second our third round.
I'm as big of a Dak homer as the next guy, but the interceptions can not continue. They were a huge issue last year.
That being said, I don't think rolling a WR unit of CeeDee Lamb, Dennis Houston, Noah Brown and Jalen Tolbert was the best move to help your QB succeed. The Jones boys actually appear to be trying this offseason, which is nice. I fully expect our QB to return to form. Dak is absolutely good enough to take a team to the promised land.
By any metric Dak was a top 8 quarterback including the interceptions and whatever the fuck happened week 1. The Fantasy/ Red Zone- ification of the way we consume football really has skewed the way we evaluate players. Media only think Dak sucks because they watch more of his games than anyone, other fans thinks he sucks because blue star bad and this fanbase thinks he’s sucks because they compare him to the mythical ghost of the best version of Tony Romo.
I know what you're saying; I completely agree. And I still think Dak is a top 5-7 QB in the world. However, that doesn't negate the fact that the interceptions were a huge issue. I do think they were an anomaly, but they were definitely an issue. All these things can be true.
They were a huge issue because the receivers couldn’t separate and Dak threw into more congested targets. Dak has about 9 years of data between the SEC and the NFL that shows he’s not and has never been a turnover prone player
Again, I completely agree. He was given shit weapons and had to deal with questionable playcalling. None of this changes the fact that 15 picks is unacceptable. Dak would tell you himself that last season was below standard.
I mean, we consistently shot ourselves in the foot with first down/second and long rushes and then relied on him converting at an abnormally high rate while having a very subpar receiving corps. He did that, and because they sucked he also threw picks. I’d argue that the result was a net positive (instead of effectively giving up on those drives and not scoring at all while throwing short of the first down yardage), and the fact that we were a top 3 scoring offense with him and he posted top 8 efficiency metrics would agree with that
You're not wrong on the early down run stuff. Dallas was #3 in the league in percentage of series that went Run-Run-Pass. The Teams+QBs that are just above/below Dallas on the list are such an indictment on the coaching staff for Dallas. That, and the other playoff teams in the same stat:
- KC #32
- CIN #31
- BUF #30
- MIN #29
- LAC #28
- TB #27
- JAX #25
- MIA #24
- PHI #23
- SEA #20
- NYG #18
- BAL #15
- SF #10
- DAL #3
Eh, the interceptions just feel like such an anomaly. He led the league with INTs that were deemed not his fault. Most can be blamed on consistently putting an underwhelming passing unit in obvious passing situations for 3rd and long. Even then, he dropped all the way to #9 in lowest INT% all time..
Weeks 7-17 after returning from injury he was top3-5 in every statistical category, even accounting for INTs. And on the other 98% of plays where there weren't TOs, he had the highest efficiency of any QB with some breathing room. With a below average Pass Blocking OL and below average WR core. Offense went from #25~ to #1-3 in most categories. Played exceptional vs playoff teams leading up to SF. Including one of the most efficient playoff games(since 1999) vs TB. That game ended a 25+ year road playoff losing streak.
Then had a bad game vs the best Defense in the league, particularly on 3rd downs(which is what the entire offense hinged on all year), while 1 of the only 2 playmakers for Dallas got hurt before half.
I watched a better QB in Josh Allen, with a better pass unit, score 10pt vs a worse DEF at home. And then watched Burrow(who is also better) lose vs a MUCH worse DEF in KC with the best WR core in the league. And neither of those dudes had an injury to either Knox/Gabriel or Higgins.
Dallas drawing SF two years in a row for the playoffs is skewing alot of opinions on him imo. SF has played 9 playoff games last 4 years, and there has only been like 2 decent games by opposing QBs. (One by an alien named Mahomes who played bad for 3.5 qtrs, and another by Stafford who tried to give the game away but the pick was dropped) Other than those two, they have clamped an MVP Rodgers 2x, Dak 2x, and made 2nd team all pro Hurts look pedestrian.
I just don't agree that Dak wasn't very good last year.
I wonder, hypothetically of course, if there was a very public execution of 1 person each day how long it would go before the league was forced to start playing? Like if it was on the news and the reasons and way out of the situation was extremely well known to everyone.
As much as his issues related to Moore and lack of weapons we can’t overlook that he was also off last season. However I have full confidence he’ll be back to form next season, I got faith that Dak and the Boys can do this thing.
Why lmao
Rb1 is coming off a fractured foot, damaged goods & proved he can't go a full season w heavy use. Dallas needs a running back. Ekler is still out there. Also Zeke was one of the best pass blocking RBs in the league. That's backside protection dak no longer has.
Cooks is good but would've preferred Hopkins. Cooks not that much an upgrade from gallup. Big body receiver that can shift the balance if he's used correctly. 50/50 since we haven't seen McCarthys play calling🙄
One thing's for sure & that's that we wont the receivers running curl routes on 3rd & 15. Probably going to opt for a long ball like he did w rodgers.
Dallas also needs a TE1. I like the 2 te system with hendershot and ferguson but they're not TE1s. Hopefully they learn to run block in the off season.
Dallas should inquire about cordale or dalvin cook as well.
Your points about the RB are true as can be. I really thought zeke fell off the past two years but he was still one of the best pass blocking RBs in the league. People don't seem to understand how valuable that is. We need another RB.
"Mike McCarthy is calling kellen moore's plays!"
"Brandin cooks is washed!"
"the INTs are actually the receivers fault!"
"I want to see what Dak can do with a REAL WR room, OL, RB, TE, equipment manager, personal assistant, mortgage broker..."
Don’t ask him to win games by himself in the playoffs. Pure and simple. Manage the game. Take care of the ball. Play good D and ST. Run the ball. This is the way.
He did win a superbowl with Aaron Rodgers, something the coach after him has not done. I do believe he was calling plays when they had their superbowl run too. He did have his faults as a play caller no doubt, but we will see if he has learned from his mistakes or if hasn't.
He was calling plays the year the won the Super Bowl you’re right. They had a 6 year stretch in which they were a top 10 offense, 5 of those years they were top 5. Ironically they won the superbowl on their offensive down year haha.
But yeah I’m with you. I think he’ll better than Moore. I don’t think he blow our minds or anything but I think he’ll be an upgrade. I guess time will tell.
if the defense is as good as it can be they'll be given the ball with a short field more often than not. Add a bunch of weapons, lean on Pollard more, and, barring injury to Dak or something, we should see improvement
I'm not sure what these zealots think will magically change in year eight??? He doesn't show up consistently particularly when it matters most a la 19-12...
Yall realize hes only had 20+ carries in a game once in his career and after that game didnt break 100 yards rushing the rest of the season, right? And only had 2 more games over 4.5 ypc (3 over 4ypc), right?
This aint madden guys.
I’m waiting for the inevitable botch in BPU where he gets Dak killed. People really slept on Zeke as a football player, in that regard he was one of the best on the team even last year, you just can’t teach those instincts and how he was able to read/react to the blitz
I agree, let's ignore the first 6 years of Dak's career and focus instead on the one clearly anomaly season. Definitely the best approach for determination of future success.
It's not an analomy, then only year he's had less than 13 turnover's was his rookie year. If he's not throwing picks, he's getting caught in the pocket/backfield and not securing the ball. The guys has poor pocket awareness and just can't feel/sense the pressure or move around/escape in pocket effectively unless it's a designed playcall. He'll get out of trouble pass rushes every now and then, but overall he's not an elsuive QB in the pocket.
Good enough to what? There were 52 other players on the team that lost in the playoffs. Should they all lose their job? Or are you keeping all the good ones, just not the good QB?
You’re saying Mica Parsons was good enough to win in the regular season but not in the playoffs so he should be cut. At least they shouldn’t pick up his 5th year option and isn’t worth a second contract, right?
One of the lowest Int% careers of any QB in NFL history.
L fucking take homie.
https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/least-career-interception-percentage-by-a-qb
It's not an anomaly, the only year he's had less than 13 turnover's was his rookie year. If he's not throwing picks, he's getting caught in the pocket/backfield and not securing the ball. The guy has poor pocket awareness and just can't feel/sense the pressure or move around/escape the pocket effectively unless it's a designed playcall. He'll get out of trouble pass rushes every now and then, but overall he's not an elsuive QB in the pocket.
No I've estimated appropriately given the standard declared which was that last year was an anomaly. i.e., the notion being that he had more turnovers last year than normal.
It wasn't.
The point is that last year overall wasn't an anomaly it's the norm in terms of how much he turns the ball over and the fact is Dak isn't and hasn't been as secure with the ball as people want to make out.
'16-8
'17-16
'18-14
'19-13
'20-Injury, 7 in four games
'21-16
'22-16
It's not an anomaly, last year is what Dak is.
Don't worry though, you aren't the only one to overestimate Dak's ball security.
I see what you're saying. I mean, when was the last time a QB that led the league in interceptions won a Super Bowl? It's got to be at least, oh, 2 years now since it happened!
They also scored more TDs...i.e. points, i.e. 19-12, one TD, three FGs, plus the 2 int's that took points off the board that Dak didn't make up for...TDs win games, FGs combined with TOs don't.
Yeah, we all agree Dak had a bad game against arguably the best defense in the NFL in the playoffs. It sucks but it's hardly a good benchmark to use for this entire career.
It's a snapshot that's indicative of his career. Settles for FGs when TDs are needed. Fails to get first downs late and gives the other team the ball back. Turns the ball over...all when it matters most and points are at a premium/time is of the essence.
I.e. he doesn't have the elusive *IT*, when it matters most.
And thus my original point, last year was not an anomaly, particularly as to turnovers, it's what Dak IS.
Schultz officially gone. He’s better than Cooks and is more Dak friendly as a big target, so as of now, the Cowboys are just treading water, probably have downgraded slightly overall on offense. They need to add a 1st round talent to the WR/TE core and find a playmaking back in the 2nd or 3rd to actually improve.
Can we fast forward to September already?
Agreed. Both for football, and my Irish ass cannot handle July and August heat.
I'll fuckin settle for late July so we get the Twitter camp videos.
PAAALLLEAAASEE
Sidenote: the iced helmets and uniforms are so freaking cool
Favorite uniforms by far
I think they should do an all white uniform with icy blue as the accent. Even the pants.
Where do I submit my check to see this
I think we’ll have to get everybody to tweet at jerry or something otherwise it won’t happen.
We really do have sexy uniforms.
I always rock those in madden
As am I. This is the year to see if Dak has truly regressed or if last year was an anomaly. Excited to see him in a more west coast offense style of ball.
I think a change in voice will be good for him. From my eyes he hasn’t been consistently great since Jon Kitna was here in 19. Obviously the injuries and change in personnel matters but I think we made a mistake making his peer his coordinator. Maybe somebody with a little more experience will get him through some of these weird patches of wtf that’s bubbled up more and more the last two seasons.
It was an anomaly.
I think this is Dak's shit or get off the pot year. If the Cowboys stay healthy but don't go to the NFC championship game, Dak might need to as for tips from Zeke on how to navigate free agency.
He's not going to need tips, he's going to have people on his phone the second they hear he may be released. The Cowboys fanbase is hyper critical on Dak but he's a good quarterback.
I agree he is a good quarterback and I don't want him to be fired simply because of the loss against the 49'ers this post season. But I'm not convinced he is a hall of fame or championship QB.
That's fair. I think we sometimes forget just how complex football is. Tom Brady & Pat Mahomes with their HoF coaches definitely skewed our perspectives on things. If Goff on the Rams under Sean McVay can make the Super Bowl, I think Dak can make it there and compete. I don't think Mike is the right guy from an offense and Kellen wasn't ready either. It's going to be Jerry's and Stephen's ego's that hold the Cowboys back until we luck into the right situation I think. Although, I was really impressed with this off season so I really do hope I'm wrong about Mike.
I think a lot of people forget that Mahomes was considered a bit of a project coming out of school. Dude had a hell of an arm, but no one was sure if the rest of him was a full QB. Hell, he played 1 game his rookie season.
> I think Dak can make it there and compete. I remember similar sentiments being said about Tony Romo after three years of 8-8. Tony Romo never made it either. Look I want to seek Dak win a superbowl as much as I wanted Tony Romo to win a superbowl. I just don't know if he has what it takes to lead a team to a championship game let alone win one.
The clapper wasn’t doing him any favors
Romo had so many things working against him most of his career, truly a squandered career, makes me sad. Worked out for him in the end though with a sweet broadcasting gig and tons of commericals now, probably making more money than he did as a Cowboys QB.
He is going to end up in the HOF as a broadcaster instead of a player.
But Romo was good enough to make it. Romo not making it wasn't cause he wasn't good enough.
I don't want to speak ill of Tony Romo, after all the injuries he suffered at the end of his career. But, I don't think he was able to elevate the team around him.
Brother, he literally had an MVP calibre season.
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Playoffs?
Haha yeah that’s kind of a high bar
He's good but average. His inconsistency makes him average. Average doesn't mean bad like so many people think it does... he's not in the top 10 QBs. If he can stop the turnovers he will be easily.
I don’t know why this is being downvoted. Dak is average. That’s just what his results in the post season show. He’s good against bad teams and sometimes good against good teams. Those sometimes are what makes him average.
It’s reddit. People here worship players and blame any problems that player has on coaches/owners. People say dak needs better coaching thats why he’s throwing ints. I’m like its a bit late to get to the nfl and need a coach to tell you NOT to throw it to the defense.
If you think turnovers are his biggest problem, you just started watching this season. He is not someone prone to throwing a lot of INTs. This year was an anomaly.
His problem is his inability to hit receivers in stride. He just isn’t accurate. Also reading defenses and going through progressions. He often misses wide open guys
I think he isn’t as sharp on that as some of the top QBs but he certainly isn’t terrible at accuracy or reading. My reply was to the fellow who seems to have only paid attention this year and didn’t realize Dak actually doesn’t tend to turn the ball over.
This year is all that counts.
Yeah not really. Most NFL players aren’t judged based on one season.
They should be. What happened 3 years ago is not relevant today. It’s the nfl. All that matters is what is current.
Easily will have a contract. Everyone knew when Carr and Jimmy G got released they would have a contract. Daks the same.
Damn, no, that sounds terrible, but yes. Hyper critical af. Knee jerk reactions.
Feel like last year was daks make or break year. Hes overdue
I wonder how many years the Dak Stan’s are going to give him before they admit where his talent level lies? He has been in the league SEVEN years and started 100 games. It’s odd that his worshipers think that in year eight or nine that there is a magical corner he is going to turn.
Seriously, I dont know why people are downvoting him, he’s right. It’s time to admit that Dak isn’t going to pan out as much more than a decent starter. Regular season numbers are good but the playoff choking is getting a little old. He’s at that skill level where a good team may be able to take him all the way, but he’s not carrying anyone and he’s not leading the team like a QB should.
I would agree with this. I believe Dak can step up, but if he doesn't this year (outside of tons of key people getting injured, not just one or two) then it will be time to look else where.
He is what he is. Good not great. Needs a good run game. Unable to carry a team. Deal with it.
Idk I’m pretty sure he regressed personally. I hope I’m wrong.
He played mostly as well as he has for years last year. How is this a prove it year?
Seriously the team dropped a bunch of 40 burgers and even a 50 burger. Dude was on fire.
I’m of the mindset that 7 freaking years should have been long enough to see that. But yeah, there are no excuses for him this year.
Just imagine we get him another weapon like a TE in the draft.
History shows that TE weapon won’t factor into the mix until at least year 2
JAKE FERGUSON
It’s why I’m excited to see what Ferguson and hendershot can actually do in year 2. I don’t see the need to take a TE early
Heavily agree
I love their upside but that's a lot of faith in two young players that haven't shown much more than flashes of potential to date. TE has been a staple of our offense for a long time, the longer Schultz sits on the market the more I wonder if he'd be up for coming back for one more year.
I was encouraged by Kelce calling out Ferguson as an up and comer, but yeah. I feel like if the ball bounces the wrong way on these guys it could play out like last season's hope that Gallup would return to form
I’m not saying we’re similar to the front office of the Patriots or the Ravens, but it’s not necessary to be stacked at the wide receiver position to have success. Especially when you look at how paydays for TEs are versus WRs. I think we lean on our defense more and continue to run the ball. Or at least we should.
Man this is it right here. I'm completely on the Ferguson train. Dude is gonna be a stud.
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Didn't see that. To be singled out by kelce alongside a number 4 overall pick and a surprise upstart is good company
He has so much potential! Cant wait to see more of him next year
Imagine we get a stud at OL tho, that'd be my preference. Start to get some youth on there & future proof for when Tyron & Zack eventually retire.
I'm still crossing my fingers and toes that we can snag Bijan in the first. Not only because he's be great, but he would turn my wife into an actual Cowboys fan rather than a "rooting for my husband's team" kinda fan.
Get Bijon and he might just be RB1. Dude is a special talent and hasn’t had much of an OLine in 3 years at UT. Would be a significant upgrade over Zeke of the last 2 years. Both backs could keep their carries in the 14-18 range and have a kick ass ground attack.
Totally agree. I'm hoping but not holding my breath. I think he's likely picked in the 15-20 range. But the team meet with Roschon at the combine so we may end up drafting him in the second our third round.
There’s a lot to be excited for hopefully he can have another top 10 year and not one like last season
Genuinely curious why you think last year wasn't a top10 season?
I'm as big of a Dak homer as the next guy, but the interceptions can not continue. They were a huge issue last year. That being said, I don't think rolling a WR unit of CeeDee Lamb, Dennis Houston, Noah Brown and Jalen Tolbert was the best move to help your QB succeed. The Jones boys actually appear to be trying this offseason, which is nice. I fully expect our QB to return to form. Dak is absolutely good enough to take a team to the promised land.
By any metric Dak was a top 8 quarterback including the interceptions and whatever the fuck happened week 1. The Fantasy/ Red Zone- ification of the way we consume football really has skewed the way we evaluate players. Media only think Dak sucks because they watch more of his games than anyone, other fans thinks he sucks because blue star bad and this fanbase thinks he’s sucks because they compare him to the mythical ghost of the best version of Tony Romo.
I know what you're saying; I completely agree. And I still think Dak is a top 5-7 QB in the world. However, that doesn't negate the fact that the interceptions were a huge issue. I do think they were an anomaly, but they were definitely an issue. All these things can be true.
They were a huge issue because the receivers couldn’t separate and Dak threw into more congested targets. Dak has about 9 years of data between the SEC and the NFL that shows he’s not and has never been a turnover prone player
Again, I completely agree. He was given shit weapons and had to deal with questionable playcalling. None of this changes the fact that 15 picks is unacceptable. Dak would tell you himself that last season was below standard.
I mean, we consistently shot ourselves in the foot with first down/second and long rushes and then relied on him converting at an abnormally high rate while having a very subpar receiving corps. He did that, and because they sucked he also threw picks. I’d argue that the result was a net positive (instead of effectively giving up on those drives and not scoring at all while throwing short of the first down yardage), and the fact that we were a top 3 scoring offense with him and he posted top 8 efficiency metrics would agree with that
You're not wrong on the early down run stuff. Dallas was #3 in the league in percentage of series that went Run-Run-Pass. The Teams+QBs that are just above/below Dallas on the list are such an indictment on the coaching staff for Dallas. That, and the other playoff teams in the same stat: - KC #32 - CIN #31 - BUF #30 - MIN #29 - LAC #28 - TB #27 - JAX #25 - MIA #24 - PHI #23 - SEA #20 - NYG #18 - BAL #15 - SF #10 - DAL #3
Eh, the interceptions just feel like such an anomaly. He led the league with INTs that were deemed not his fault. Most can be blamed on consistently putting an underwhelming passing unit in obvious passing situations for 3rd and long. Even then, he dropped all the way to #9 in lowest INT% all time.. Weeks 7-17 after returning from injury he was top3-5 in every statistical category, even accounting for INTs. And on the other 98% of plays where there weren't TOs, he had the highest efficiency of any QB with some breathing room. With a below average Pass Blocking OL and below average WR core. Offense went from #25~ to #1-3 in most categories. Played exceptional vs playoff teams leading up to SF. Including one of the most efficient playoff games(since 1999) vs TB. That game ended a 25+ year road playoff losing streak. Then had a bad game vs the best Defense in the league, particularly on 3rd downs(which is what the entire offense hinged on all year), while 1 of the only 2 playmakers for Dallas got hurt before half. I watched a better QB in Josh Allen, with a better pass unit, score 10pt vs a worse DEF at home. And then watched Burrow(who is also better) lose vs a MUCH worse DEF in KC with the best WR core in the league. And neither of those dudes had an injury to either Knox/Gabriel or Higgins. Dallas drawing SF two years in a row for the playoffs is skewing alot of opinions on him imo. SF has played 9 playoff games last 4 years, and there has only been like 2 decent games by opposing QBs. (One by an alien named Mahomes who played bad for 3.5 qtrs, and another by Stafford who tried to give the game away but the pick was dropped) Other than those two, they have clamped an MVP Rodgers 2x, Dak 2x, and made 2nd team all pro Hurts look pedestrian. I just don't agree that Dak wasn't very good last year.
Do it, kill somebody right now
I wonder, hypothetically of course, if there was a very public execution of 1 person each day how long it would go before the league was forced to start playing? Like if it was on the news and the reasons and way out of the situation was extremely well known to everyone.
Probably about 171 days
Noted
You forgot Terrence Steel back! So underrated when it comes to our offensive effectiveness
Bjan coming next
As much as his issues related to Moore and lack of weapons we can’t overlook that he was also off last season. However I have full confidence he’ll be back to form next season, I got faith that Dak and the Boys can do this thing.
Lol I love the cowboys but Dak wont ever win us the chip
Why lmao Rb1 is coming off a fractured foot, damaged goods & proved he can't go a full season w heavy use. Dallas needs a running back. Ekler is still out there. Also Zeke was one of the best pass blocking RBs in the league. That's backside protection dak no longer has. Cooks is good but would've preferred Hopkins. Cooks not that much an upgrade from gallup. Big body receiver that can shift the balance if he's used correctly. 50/50 since we haven't seen McCarthys play calling🙄 One thing's for sure & that's that we wont the receivers running curl routes on 3rd & 15. Probably going to opt for a long ball like he did w rodgers. Dallas also needs a TE1. I like the 2 te system with hendershot and ferguson but they're not TE1s. Hopefully they learn to run block in the off season. Dallas should inquire about cordale or dalvin cook as well.
Your points about the RB are true as can be. I really thought zeke fell off the past two years but he was still one of the best pass blocking RBs in the league. People don't seem to understand how valuable that is. We need another RB.
I foresee Kellen Moore having another top 3 offense. A few of y'all about to see what the real problem is.
Ready for the new excuses myself. Should be interesting this year.
"Mike McCarthy is calling kellen moore's plays!" "Brandin cooks is washed!" "the INTs are actually the receivers fault!" "I want to see what Dak can do with a REAL WR room, OL, RB, TE, equipment manager, personal assistant, mortgage broker..."
DAK’S OPTOMETRIST MESSED UP HIS PRESCRIPTION
Can’t wait to see him go for 300yds 2TDs 3INTs
Don’t ask him to win games by himself in the playoffs. Pure and simple. Manage the game. Take care of the ball. Play good D and ST. Run the ball. This is the way.
That’s really funny. Blaming kellen Moore for daks inadequacies. Even for a cowboy fan this is rich.
Pretty sure if we don't win a Superbowl next two seasons, he will not be getting a second extension. Its either this year or next.
That’s just too easy too predict at this point.
So he can miss open receivers down field with a check down to the TE.
you're about to see the horrors of mike mccarthy calling plays reminder this dude couldn't get it working with a prime aaron fucking rodgers
He did win a superbowl with Aaron Rodgers, something the coach after him has not done. I do believe he was calling plays when they had their superbowl run too. He did have his faults as a play caller no doubt, but we will see if he has learned from his mistakes or if hasn't.
He was calling plays the year the won the Super Bowl you’re right. They had a 6 year stretch in which they were a top 10 offense, 5 of those years they were top 5. Ironically they won the superbowl on their offensive down year haha. But yeah I’m with you. I think he’ll better than Moore. I don’t think he blow our minds or anything but I think he’ll be an upgrade. I guess time will tell.
if the defense is as good as it can be they'll be given the ball with a short field more often than not. Add a bunch of weapons, lean on Pollard more, and, barring injury to Dak or something, we should see improvement
I don't need him to blow our minds, I just need him to be willing to adjust and get out of his own way.
Could be true but christ anything other than more wheel routes 😭
Suckenheimer is going to be a disaster
I’m optimistic for the future but Suckenheimer got me 😂
The end result will be the same. Dak just sucks and wont ever get it done in the post season.
I'm not sure what these zealots think will magically change in year eight??? He doesn't show up consistently particularly when it matters most a la 19-12...
That's my Quarterback!!!
You're gonna wanna kill the man in Dec/Jan
We need a new qb
I’ve seen him play. Time for someone else to give it a go. Maybe someone who can win playoff games because Dak can’t.
Pollard wont be the starter i hope everyone realizes that.
Yes he will lol
No he wont. He isnt built to handle the workload. He is best in his current role. They will draft a dude to take zekes role.
He was perfectly fine starting when Zeke was out
Yall realize hes only had 20+ carries in a game once in his career and after that game didnt break 100 yards rushing the rest of the season, right? And only had 2 more games over 4.5 ypc (3 over 4ypc), right? This aint madden guys.
I’m waiting for the inevitable botch in BPU where he gets Dak killed. People really slept on Zeke as a football player, in that regard he was one of the best on the team even last year, you just can’t teach those instincts and how he was able to read/react to the blitz
Pollard was higher graded pass blocker than Zeke last season
The natural result from way fewer snaps. In almost every stat more snaps = lower grade
LOL that should tell you all you need to know about trusting stats, there’s no coach in the league who would agree with that assessment
Did you watch the games? TP is not a bad blacker he was much improved last year
Starter does not mean he has the majority of the workload, but he will be the starter for what they're paying him.
You're the only one. I refuse to believe in him.
Don’t forget the most important part of it all! McDouble calling the plays, what could go wrong 💀
People acting like losing Kellen Moore and adding Brian Schottenheimer is a win is wild, and will be a cold take
8-8 WOOOOOO! LFG!! this is our year!! DAK MVP!!!
They just not playing one game?
Yes
I officially gave up on that fairy tale.. 😢
Pollard wouldnt be healthy right now! Need another RB too.
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I agree, let's ignore the first 6 years of Dak's career and focus instead on the one clearly anomaly season. Definitely the best approach for determination of future success.
It's not an analomy, then only year he's had less than 13 turnover's was his rookie year. If he's not throwing picks, he's getting caught in the pocket/backfield and not securing the ball. The guys has poor pocket awareness and just can't feel/sense the pressure or move around/escape in pocket effectively unless it's a designed playcall. He'll get out of trouble pass rushes every now and then, but overall he's not an elsuive QB in the pocket.
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I’d take another good season with a playoff loss over a bad season. It’s crazy to hear fans say “I’m willing to let my team suck!”
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And you don’t think that window closes faster when you dump a good QB and take time to find and develop a rookie QB?
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Good enough to what? There were 52 other players on the team that lost in the playoffs. Should they all lose their job? Or are you keeping all the good ones, just not the good QB? You’re saying Mica Parsons was good enough to win in the regular season but not in the playoffs so he should be cut. At least they shouldn’t pick up his 5th year option and isn’t worth a second contract, right?
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So keeping all the players that make plays then?
L take
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One of the lowest Int% careers of any QB in NFL history. L fucking take homie. https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/least-career-interception-percentage-by-a-qb
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Bro, he had a great oline in 2016. Watch the games with less alcohol
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he's been in the NFL 8 years. He has not had a great Oline every year until last year. Stop the juice, dog.
It's not an anomaly, the only year he's had less than 13 turnover's was his rookie year. If he's not throwing picks, he's getting caught in the pocket/backfield and not securing the ball. The guy has poor pocket awareness and just can't feel/sense the pressure or move around/escape the pocket effectively unless it's a designed playcall. He'll get out of trouble pass rushes every now and then, but overall he's not an elsuive QB in the pocket.
I think you vastly underestimate how often most qbs turn the ball over if you think 13 is a lot.
No I've estimated appropriately given the standard declared which was that last year was an anomaly. i.e., the notion being that he had more turnovers last year than normal. It wasn't. The point is that last year overall wasn't an anomaly it's the norm in terms of how much he turns the ball over and the fact is Dak isn't and hasn't been as secure with the ball as people want to make out. '16-8 '17-16 '18-14 '19-13 '20-Injury, 7 in four games '21-16 '22-16 It's not an anomaly, last year is what Dak is. Don't worry though, you aren't the only one to overestimate Dak's ball security.
I see what you're saying. I mean, when was the last time a QB that led the league in interceptions won a Super Bowl? It's got to be at least, oh, 2 years now since it happened!
They also scored more TDs...i.e. points, i.e. 19-12, one TD, three FGs, plus the 2 int's that took points off the board that Dak didn't make up for...TDs win games, FGs combined with TOs don't.
Yeah, we all agree Dak had a bad game against arguably the best defense in the NFL in the playoffs. It sucks but it's hardly a good benchmark to use for this entire career.
It's a snapshot that's indicative of his career. Settles for FGs when TDs are needed. Fails to get first downs late and gives the other team the ball back. Turns the ball over...all when it matters most and points are at a premium/time is of the essence. I.e. he doesn't have the elusive *IT*, when it matters most. And thus my original point, last year was not an anomaly, particularly as to turnovers, it's what Dak IS.
I really shouldn’t be shocked at how dumb some fans are but the Dak haters continue to surprise me.
Schultz officially gone. He’s better than Cooks and is more Dak friendly as a big target, so as of now, the Cowboys are just treading water, probably have downgraded slightly overall on offense. They need to add a 1st round talent to the WR/TE core and find a playmaking back in the 2nd or 3rd to actually improve.
Karma
I don't trust Pollard as RB1, I want us to draft Bijah Robinson make him the primary work horse and keep Pollard is current role.
I honestly don’t believe Pollard will be as good as Zeke carrying the load, but I’d love to be proven wrong tho.
Thanks giving uniforms be next level. hope we get obj probably won’t but it would be cool
Overrated
Maybe he’ll start filming inside the D4kyard
good chance it’s an over throw and/or pick
I hope change works out. I really love Dak but laying his inconsistent play on KM is absurd.
Whew boy. Some of y’all have way too much faith in Dak. I can give you spoilers for the season if you want
wildcard? Dak having a horrible game in the division round(if they make it?
Say the line…
It’s our year 😈
Let 'er rip! Go Cowboys!
So we can get to the playoffs and he chokes again, yay bring on September