Mr B wrote:Micah Prescott wrote:The main problem for Dak in the post season isn't Dak though...it's the fact that this is a TEAM sport like I've been saying since I joined this forum.
Dak is a better QB than Purdy...but Purdy is on a much better TEAM...and that is out of Dak's control. He can't dictate that part of his outcome. The defense has to step up, and so does Steele and the oline, the WRs need to catch this time, Gallup needs to come back for it, etc.
At the end of the day unfortunately for Dak none of that matters. By being the QB he’s going to get the bulk of the glory and a bulk of the hate. Like you said that just comes with the position of being the Cowboys QB. If the team doesn’t win in the playoffs it will be looked at as Dak’s loss. That will be his legacy. Same as if he were to play bad but they have playoff success he would go down as a winner. I don’t make the rules, that’s just the way it is fair or not.
Yeah well it's time for perceptions to change. Football is not a boxing match between 2 QBs, it's so much more complex than that and the stance that it is all about the QB is an insult to the sport itself and everyone else playing the game.
But also I think I've come to terms with the fact that perceptions don't matter that much. Romo never won a ring and it isn't stopping him from enjoying life and the sport. If he had snagged a ring then sure he'd be viewed as a Dallas legend and a HOFer but he seems grounded in the reality that life is bigger than that and in the grand scheme of things he's better off than most.
Romo's life views *should be* the fans views as well. It would be nice if Dallas won another ring sometime soon but if they don't we can still enjoy rooting for the team regardless. The BJJs out there are not of that nature, they watch with actual hatred.