Honestly they screwed themselves with the contracts they did for zeke and then dak. I love dak but he was under paid when he got there but now he is over paid. If he wants to win he needs to take a pay cut and bring in some better receivers
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The only reason Jerry won before was because of Jimmy Johnson.
He’s just pressing. The game was already over before any of those picks.
I suspect Dallas would go to Dak and say take a steep pay cut or we move on to Lance if they could. I just don’t know what the realities are of his deal and what kind of cap hit Dallas takes by cutting him. I do believe he has a ridiculous cap number next year so something will have to be worked out regardless.
Dak was never meant to be the guy in Dallas but he played extremely well his rookie year snd then in spurts over the years but last year was bad and this year was a good start but to hit a wall tonight against a really good team
The book on beating the Dallas D is now don't plan plays with progressions....you won't have time. Dial up plays that set up one receiver to be open quick and hit it. With Diggs out, that's working. We'll see if other teams can make it work.
McCarthey's offense is ****. Nothing but shite run plays and then on 3rd and long a passing play with no creativity at all, at best.
Put Purdy under center in Dallas and he’ll look very much like a 7th round pick that he is, or worse. He’s very fortunate to be in a system that doesn’t ask him to do much. Most plays involve a hand-off or a short pass to the best RB in the NFL. Those help set up passing plays to either of two of the top 10-15 WR’s in the NFL, or a pass to one of the Top 2-3 TE’s in the NFL. One of those 4 guys is always going to be open.
Never forget that Shanahan was a 4th quarter pick away from winning a Super Bowl over Patrick Mahomes and KC with 17ing sorry *** Jimmy Garropolo at QB. And whenever he was hurt, he’d also get great production out of the likes of CJ Beathard and Nick Mullens. He’s an offensive wizard who just gets maximum production from the QB position and every other spot on the offense. That’s why its so hilarious that JJ was dumb enough to take the Trey Lance problem off his hands….because if Shanahan can’t get production out of the guy, no one is.
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October has little to do with January. Injuries, late signings, a simple change in a team's play, and all sorts of things can change a team's fortunes.
Can't believe those who want to get on Dak for this. There were 2 times in the entire game where I saw a Dallas WR with any separation, 3 at most, and Dak completed 2, with one a really nice TD toss.
Dak got very little protection from his O-line. They sucked *** and got dominated by SF all night long, so our boy had to either throw it away all night, or just decide to throw it into traffic and take his chances. And one of those INT's was a deflection off the WR, and also a PI that was not called.
No, Dak didn't have a good game, but I don't think any QB would have with that line and no legit targets to throw to almost all night.
Dak got very little protection from his O-line. They sucked *** and got dominated by SF all night long, so our boy had to either throw it away all night, or just decide to throw it into traffic and take his chances. And one of those INT's was a deflection off the WR, and also a PI that was not called.
No, Dak didn't have a good game, but I don't think any QB would have with that line and no legit targets to throw to almost all night.
This is a fact. Jerry was too stupid to stay out of Jimmy's way and let him create a dynasty. Too egotistical.
June 2024 may be when Dallas and Dak part ways. However, that won't be good for the Cowboys as Trey Lance isn't the answer.
Dak's dead cap money would fall from $61 million to approximately $36 million. The largest QB dead cap cuts so far are Ryan and Rodgers at around $40. If someone wants Dak, he could be gone by June 2024.
Which my guess is that will have to be Jerry's decision. Dak will restructure, again, just to stay there. Dak seems like he wants to be a Cowboy for his entire career.
Dak's dead cap money would fall from $61 million to approximately $36 million. The largest QB dead cap cuts so far are Ryan and Rodgers at around $40. If someone wants Dak, he could be gone by June 2024.
Which my guess is that will have to be Jerry's decision. Dak will restructure, again, just to stay there. Dak seems like he wants to be a Cowboy for his entire career.
The coaches won't change. Against most teams that's not the biggest factor, but the gap between SF and Dallas is so wide on that factor that it can't be overcome. Best hope is Dallas doesn't have to play them, they can beat anyone else in the conference.
One thing is for sure, Dallas cannot beat them at a SF home night game. Game would have to be in Dallas for any chance for Dallas to win.
Dak owns some of this too so don't kid yourself. Before the game one of the sideline reporters said a SF defensive player said their game plan was to stop the run and make Dak beat them. Well, look at the results. Prior to the game he was the 17th rated passer in the league. It's lower than that now.
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Of course, some of this is on Dak, and then some of it is on the guys that we have to stand on the sideline instead of blocking people for him or getting open for him to throw a pass to. The biggest reason for the result of last nights game, was that the San Francisco 49ers are put together by the front office and know what the hell they're doing. That has nothing to do with whether Dak is worth a ****. I had a feeling I knew this was gonna happen before this game started, primarily because San Francisco is much more talented than Dallas is across the board. I am not a Dallas Cowboys fan at all. I'm a Dak fan, and I won't apologize for that, but being his fan has nothing to do with his performance last night before they kicked off.
The Cowboys were a walking IR team thoroughly beat up, and the San Francisco 49ers were firing on all cylinders with some of the most talented players at the skill position in pro football.
As an opposing fan for this game I will say this…Dak is an average NFL QB and can do well with the right situation but I agree with a lot of what’s being said….the talent around him on that team is mediocre with the exception of a couple of players. I think he’s doing the best with what he has.
That's not entirely true. The secondary is a little banged up and that's complicated by losing Diggs for the year but their entire OL was healthy with all five starters in the same lineup for the first time since 2021. On that OL 3 of their 5 starters have made the pro bowl and are considered very solid players. The D front seven is pretty dadgum good too. I think the problem in Dallas is their secondary, WR group in general, Dak's inconsistency and McCarthy.
Dallas' playoff record in 5 years with Johnson was 7-1, Please recall that he inherited a sh-t sandwich in 1989. This does NOT include the two years following in 1994 and 1995 in which Jimmy basically gifted Switzer a championship team. How Switzer could screw that up in 94 is still a great mystery. Since Switzer left, Dallas is 4-12 in postseason and has missed the playoffs 16 times since 1996.
I really think Jones wants to win based on his reactions in his sky box during games. But he has just surrounded himself with incompetent people (including his stupid *** son) since Johnson left because he wants to be the smartest guy in the room. Gailey, Campo, Parcells (near the end of his coaching career), Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett, McCarthy.....that's just garbage hires.
I'd bet I can tell you how they got hired. They told Jerruh exactly what he wanted to hear (that GM move was great!), and he thought they were Hella smart and hired them immediately. Unfortunately, @SS kissing doesn't win football games.
The trade for CMC last year shows that San Fran wants to win. Philly bringing in AJ Brown was similar. You’d never see Jerruh do that these days.
Philly and San Fran are absolutely loaded. Hurts just has to not screw up, same as Purdy. Dallas is closer to the Redskins (there, I said it) and Giants in regards to talent. CeeDee Lamb is a good receiver, but he’s the only one and he’s not a freak. No tight end to really speak of, and Pollard is a better RB than Zeeek, but that’s not saying anything. And, they lost one of their 2 elite defenders for the season…
The game last night was an awful lot like the average State-Bama game. The difference is, we don’t act like we are elite like Jerruh does. He’ll never change and never hire a GM, so I’d love to see Dak go to a competent organization while he still can. I’d sure as hell miss him here, but neither he nor any QB will ever win anything here.
Philly and San Fran are absolutely loaded. Hurts just has to not screw up, same as Purdy. Dallas is closer to the Redskins (there, I said it) and Giants in regards to talent. CeeDee Lamb is a good receiver, but he’s the only one and he’s not a freak. No tight end to really speak of, and Pollard is a better RB than Zeeek, but that’s not saying anything. And, they lost one of their 2 elite defenders for the season…
The game last night was an awful lot like the average State-Bama game. The difference is, we don’t act like we are elite like Jerruh does. He’ll never change and never hire a GM, so I’d love to see Dak go to a competent organization while he still can. I’d sure as hell miss him here, but neither he nor any QB will ever win anything here.
The sad thing is someone (cough cough Dan Quinn) has cleaned up the GM side, they've been very good in the draft and FA side for a few years (though early returns on this past draft don't look great). SF just knew what they were going to do and was prepared for it. That's what well coached teams do. They should still do well the rest of the season, they just need to disguise coverages better and when it's the right time play up and dare teams to drop back and beat their pass rush and burn them deep. Cant get to the QB if they know the coverage and middle throws are open. They may see SF again, but better be much more prepared to have a shot at redemption.
Dallas was physically manhandled up front on both sides of the ball. Nothing will change that going forward. SF would beat them 9 out of 10 times, regardless of where they played.
Just my opinion but Jimmy Johnson is one of the greatest coaches ever. I love him and Spurrier Sr
When a defense says they're gonna stop the run and make the other QB beat them with their arm, the assumption is they are risking leaving that other team with receivers open thinking the QB can't throw well enough or release quick enough to make them pay
How many times did you see Dallas receivers with separation? How many times did you see Dak get enough protection to wait to find an open receiver?