So, the folks on First Take responded to Micah Parsons today, and they said a few things I need to address.
I'd love to keep this brief, but that's difficult when addressing several different people.
I'm gonna start with
@MollyQerim
(4:59), because she made the most sense out
"We bash Dak Prescott more than any other quarterback." -Jeff Saturday
I'm glad SOMEBODY shared a dose of reality about Dak Prescott AND about the game between the Cowboys and 49ers this weekend.
A lot of people not to hear this, soak it in, and set expectations accordingly.
"I don't care what quarterback was on that field that night. They ain't carrying that team to a win."
Jeff Saturday insists that the
#DallasCowboys
can't win with the way Mike McCarthy calls plays. He also argues that there's plenty of blame to go around to others besides Dak
I've been saying Ryan Clark is a real one, and he proved it yet again.
@Realrclark25
, you're the first person I've heard on mainstream media officially acknowledge: 1) the great things Mike McCarthy is doing as a play caller, 2) incorrect assumptions made previously.
And on
I just want to point out, Dak Prescott was sacked twice within the first three plays of the game.
He still led the offense down the field for six which in turn allowed the defense to play how they play best.
He was sacked three times in the first quarter. And in response
Gotta shout out Keyshawn Johnson for educating the people.
"They did what they needed to do. This is why Kellen Moore is with the Chargers, and Mike McCarthy is calling plays... You gotta look at the game plan." -
@keyshawn
Everything Mike McCarthy does is about winning. He's
A couple of years ago, in advance of Trey Lance entering the NFL, Dak Prescott gave Lance a few pieces of advice to help him along his journey.
He talked about the mental side of the game, recommended that he get plenty of sleep, and advised him to take care of his mental
"What are we supposed to do if Dak undercuts our whole industry?!"
-
@Foxworth24
Dak Prescott basically pulled a B-Rabbit on mainstream sports media 😂😂😂
Finally!!! After years of Stephen A Smith trolling Cowboys fans, Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark finally learn why!
Spoiler: It involves women Stephen A dated. Too funny 😆😆😆
"We do criticize [Josh Allen]. No one cares...
If you talk about Dak [Prescott], it provokes dialogue. If you talk about Josh Allen...ok..." -Stephen A Smith
It's crazy that Josh Allen's INTs are only a topic of conversation because of Dak's past INTs. Think about it. Dak's
"Stop blaming all of this post season disappointment on Dak."
- Louis Riddick with a message for Dak Prescott critics
I agree with what Louis says here about Dak's pay and about his play.
Dak is in a position to make the best business decision for him, and quite frankly, the
"The dude can call plays. He is a bad situational offensive coach, and that's what drove me crazy last year with the Cowboys."
@mspears96
on Kellen Moore
I shouted when I heard this!!!!
A few days ago, I said, "We tried to put y'all on notice about KM..." and a few people had a
"I'll be honest. I was throwing it away, but that's CeeDee Lamb being CeeDee Lamb... just put it in his vicinity and it's gonna be his or nobody's."
The connection between Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb created some of the best moments from last night's game.
I will never get
This man ran down a whole list 👀😆
Dak can beat you in the rain.
He can beat you on a train.
He can beat you in a tree.
Dak is so, so good, you see.
Dak can beat you here and there.
He can beat you anywhere.
Dak can beat you in a jam.
He can beat you, Sam-I-Am.
I guess
"We can't talk out of both sides of our mouths!" - Dan Orlovsky in defense of Dak Prescott
Well, I'll be....
On one hand, this is an exciting moment. But my superstitious side is concerned bc of what happened the last time major media was unusually supportive 🤔
Either way,
And then, last season, Ryan Clark had to put Bart in his place for bringing up Dak's name LITERALLY for no reason.
They were having a conversation about the possibility of Tom Brady retiring. He literally cannot help himself.
That "wtf" look when CeeDee is asked about the identity of the Cowboys offense speaks VOLUMES about deficiencies in coaching.
"What's the identity of this offense?"
"I don't know."
"Should you [know] five weeks into the season?"
"I guess so. I
"I actually don't think it's that impressive of a win for the Cowboys.....
I just wanted to make Cowboys fans mad! 🤣🤣🤣"
Dan Orlovsky has been lurking Cowboys Twitter enough to have jokes now. 😆
Dan was spot on about how Dak Prescott used his eyes to manipulate the Rams
Folks in the replies talking bout "I won't be happy until the offense wins a game for us."
The offense scored 27 points in the rain. No turnovers.
Wtf you want them to do? Have the defense take some plays off so the offense has to fight back from a deficit just to please
The majority (almost the entire fanbase) of Dallas Cowboys fans are very happy with the direction that the team is headed.
Winning 40-0 will do that lol.
"This is a long haul. You want microwave. That's what's wrong with y'all. Y'all want microwave. You don't wanna cook."
Keyshawn Johnson explains that a large portion of the Dallas Cowboys fan base is way too impatient, and Dak Prescott gets unfairly criticized because of it.
"This is the Dak Prescott we need to see...This is the guy who can put the team on his back, his shoulder, and his legs." -
@richeisen
Rich Eisen lays out just how long since we've seen Dak Prescott do what he did Monday night.
Dak hadn't had a rushing and passing TD in a game
This is what I'm talking about,
@keyshawn
!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Don't let these pseudo-fans get away with that kind of slander.
And shout out to
@RSherman_25
for the assist.
Dak Prescott is a Top 10 quarterback. This shouldn't even be a debate.
If anyone asks any questions about th Dallas Cowboys offense, Dak Prescott, or completion percentages this week, just play this for them.
Cowboys Nation appreciates you trying to bring context to this conversation,
@Realrclark25
. That's not an easy job 😄
"Y'all gotta realize the influence that you guys have in these platforms... because these kids look up to us."
-Micah Parsons on inaccurate sports takes
Facts. But it's not just 10 and 11 year olds that get carried away with a sound bite or a headline.
Grown ass people get on
This was on while I was working, and I remember thinking to myself, "So, he has to have a bad performance but still win in order for it to be a good performance?"
They've moved the goal posts so many times, they've run out of places to put them lol. This makes no sense.
It's
Dak Prescott now has to make mistakes to see how he responds to bad situations he created to be considered an MVP candidate!?!
LeSean McCoy made quite possibly the worst analysis I’ve ever heard when it comes to evaluating the Cowboys QB…
#DallasCowboys
I couldn't postpone this clip until
#FangirlFriday
.
Dak put his confidence and authority on display when he told the media that he's moved on from last year's INTs, and they should, too.
"I know how efficient this offense is. I know the work that I've put into this game... I
This is what I'm talking about.
@keyshawn
is tryna help y'all. He's tryna educate y'all.
I can't believe it's September and we still have to discuss Kellen Moore vs Mike McCarthy, but as usual, Keyshawn Johnson gets it.
#DallasCowboys
#CowboysNation
Well, this explains why they won't shut up about it.
No wonder other fans hate the Cowboys. You'd think there would be coverage of the winners - the revival of Baker Mayfield's reputation or the excitement of the young, up and coming Packers key players.
Nope. The Star sells.
ESPN drew record ratings on Monday — fueled by coverage of the Cowboys' collapse:
• First Take: 1.5M viewers, most ever
• Get Up: 979K viewers, most ever
• NFL Live: 937K viewers, 2nd-most ever
• The Pat McAfee Show: 811K TV viewers, most ever
MORE »
Oh,
@keyshawn
. I respect your efforts. It can't be easy trying to teach those two how to actually watch football instead of buying into lazy takes and low hanging fruit.
Idk if it'll pay off, but I appreciate the attempt. Keep fighting the good fight. ✭ 💪🏿 ✭
Micah Parsons opened up about the Dallas Cowboys defense's reaction to the news of Trevino Diggs's torn ACL.
He and others shed tears, and they could feel a difference in the energy that was brought on game day.
.
🎙️
@MicahhParsons11
🎞️ The Edge with Micah Parsons on Bleacher
I, for one, have had about enough of
@BartScott57
He's had terrible, sometimes offensive takes about Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys since the first time I heard him speak.
Why are we allowing the motherfucker who said he'd take Teddy Bridgewater over Dak Prescott to even
"I'll let Dak walk and take Teddy Bridgewater and you'll have a better football team. Give me Teddy Bridgewater right now and the Cowboys are a better team." —
@BartScott57
Louis Riddick predicted 1 TD for Dak Prescott on Sunday. He and Dan Orlovsky call themselves being "concerned" that Dak will play too conservatively.
My question is: Based off what?!
An imaginary narrative that he's been tripping over INTs the entire off-season? What in the
And all I wanna see this season is for someone on this ass-ass show to actually put effort into a take.
Stop with the lazy "blame Dak, get views" bullshit. Actually watch film and give me some analysis.
Don't be the reason people keep saying independent content creators are
Why is it that Dak Prescott threw one interception in a game and it's, "Oh, no! Dak's about to start throwing interceptions again!"
But when he had an 81.6% completion percentage and two touchdowns in a game, folks weren't like "Oh, no! Dak is about to be incredibly accurate and
After everything, I had to go back and look at the full segment. Smfh.
You know you fucked up when you say some shit so outlandishly inappropriate and offensive that Stephen A Smith has to follow up with a fair and reasonable take about the Dallas Cowboys.
And RC had to put
A section of this video shows part of the convo between Jerry Jones and Jason Garrett when they were deciding whether or not to draft Dak Prescott.
I thought the way Jerry questioned how he'd fit was interesting. And Garrett's reply mostly centered around them using "their"
Everytime I hear this lady talk it’s some BS! We effin beat the Jets 30-10! Head to head in this game the numbers weren’t close. How the eff is this even a point? This is why
@MicahhParsons11
is on y’all’s head
@GetUpESPN
‼️
So, some folks are upset that Shedeur Sanders appears to say "You can't fuck with me" here.
But Fowler-Nicolosi has been publicly taking mess since August, and we don't know what he said here.
And this isn't about "taking the high road." Folks seem to have a problem when
Ryan Clark has always been fair when it comes to assessment of Dak Prescott as an athlete and as a man.
But the fact that Dak's humanity has to be defended like this says a lot.
A more in-depth response to this is in the works.
For now, I'll just say I appreciate
I am not a
@dak
apologist. If he doesn’t produce on the field in the big moments he should be scrutinized like any other quarterback. I do believe in him. When I say him I mean the man. I will never question is heart, his drive, nor his ability to persevere.
He’s overcome so
"It was his first time, and I thought he was outstanding" - Mike McCarthy praising OC Dak.
The mental side of football is SO important. You can have all the skills in the world, but if you don't know what to do and when to do it, they don't amount to much.
Dak put a different
.
@CameronNewton
speaks on the
#DallasCowboys
"stingy ass defense" and the fact that Dak Prescott doesn't need to win the games but can't be responsible for losing them.
🎥 :
@kingNique757
@MollyQerim
They are definitely missing the point and blatantly admitting they won't keep the same energy between all teams. It's out there now.
@sportsandshitb
@NFL_DovKleiman
I'm sure she's thought about that. Women who play contact sports are aware of the risks and can handle them. She'll be alright.
This is why some of us are addressing fallacies in sports media along with Micah Parsons.
The way these talking heads cover the Dallas Cowboys really has some fans believing that they are a bad team that never does anything worth celebrating.
Why does it feel like Louis Riddick and Domonique Foxworth have a better grasp of the culture and status of the Dallas Cowboys than Stephen Jones does?
There's a difference between not revealing to much and ignoring/ misrepresenting the issue(s). Stephen Jones's remarks
Apparently, when it comes to Dak Prescott, the folks at ESPN believe there is such thing as being "too rational." 😆😆😆
A conversation about the possibility of Dak being the NFL MVP and having the best performance of his career led Jeff Darlington to say "I do not think that
#Cowboys
QB Dak Prescott will play his 100th career game in Week 3 against the Cardinals.
He is the only player in NFL history with at least 150 touchdown passes and 25 rushing touchdowns in his first 100 games, per
@ESPNStatsInfo
A couple episodes ago, I explained why Dak Prescott is
#1
in my book.
I don't normally do rankings, but I was asked to. It came down to Dak or Jalen Hurts.
Note: You can disagree all you like, but with me, this is not up for debate at this time 🔒
Kimberley A. Martin mocking Stephen A. Smith was one of the highlights of this week.
Top that off with Dan Orlovsky heard saying, "The Cowboys had a bad game. They're still one of the best teams in the league."
I couldn't let the weekend go by without sharing this with y'all.
"There's a lot that goes into a successful season... The formula is hard to figure out."
Kimberley A Martin gave no pushback on these statements. She accepted it and seemed eager to see Dak Prescott get paid despite not having won a Super Bowl.
During the 3.5 years or so
The hosts of Girls Talk 'Boys Talk had the most level-headed and informative discussion of the Cowboys' Week 3 loss I've heard to date. Especially when Kristi goes into the lack of 7-step drops and why the tight ends were used how they were.
Here's a clip, but the whole
Keyshawn Johnson explains how a balanced offense will make better use of Dak Prescott's strengths as a quarterback.
Good to see
@keyshawn
back on the screen. He gets it.
Is there a way to watch this show but only get the audio from Keyshawn, Playmaker, and Richard Sherman? 🤔
And
@HDouglas83
wins this one.
I almost feel bad for sharing this clip which is mostly
@danorlovsky7
tying himself in knots with contradictions.
According to Dan O, being a game manager makes a QB "lesser" but it's also not a bad thing. Tf?!
If you're ok with being called
Even when Ryan Clark is critical of Dak Prescott, he is at least fair.
#RyanClarkIsARealOne
Bart Scott also explains himself in this clip. Had he said it this why the first time, I, personally, would not have had an issue.
Idk of Dak could have completely made up for the
During my livestream on Monday, it was suggested that I didn't place enough blame on Dak Prescott.
I explained that I did spread around the blame, but I wasn't sure *how much* to blame Dak, bc I hadn't watched any film or analysis.
Seeing stuff like this is why I try to hold
Lots of talk about
@dak
INT on Sunday night
@dallascowboys
vs
@49ers
- as a stickler for details & understanding the nuances of the game… is it all Dak’s fault? You tell me after watching! But it’s always the little things that make a BIG difference…
@Jay_50_Williams
"Vegeta is the BEST warrior. But Goku is the GREATEST. They're not the same thing. Goku's legacy makes him great, but at the end of the day, Vegeta has put the work in. He's more technically sound. Vegeta is better even though Goku is greater..."
What do y'all think?
- Could Dak Prescott be MVP?
- Is Dak's greatest strength his intelligence?
- Does the offense look totally different so far?
I know these conversations about the Dallas Cowboys sound awfully different these days 😏
Ryan Clark and Dan Orlovsky are really good at breaking stuff downike this.
Why can't ESPN just give them a show where it's all they do?
Even once a week?
There's a segment of sports fans that would LOVE this over the usual debates and banter.
Cover 2 (cloud corners) are part of the run front. So if the read run from the offensive line they are expected to be in run support as the front will bounce the run to them.
"The offense is complimentary of what the defense is, and that's how you win football games." - Keyshawn Johnson
The Dallas Cowboys have talked about complimentary football and the goal of winning for years now.
Here,
@keyshawn
explains how everything is finally coming
Oh.... So THAT'S why everyone stopped talking about the red zone. Dak Prescott has the most red zone passing touchdowns of all NFL quarterbacks, and percentage-wise, he's moved up to third place.
I was wondering what happened... ✭
"I've seen [Dak Prescott] deal with a lot of things that I haven't seen Jalen Hurts handle, yet."
During the off season, I got a good bit of pushback for saying that I still believed Dak Prescott was a better quarterback than Jalen Hurts despite postseason results.
But what
A couple episodes ago, I explained why Dak Prescott is
#1
in my book.
I don't normally do rankings, but I was asked to. It came down to Dak or Jalen Hurts.
Note: You can disagree all you like, but with me, this is not up for debate at this time 🔒
Please do your job of being an analyst and stop sounding like a fan.
When you talk like a fan, tweet like a fan, and your takes sound like fan takes, fans will respond accordingly.
So feel free to analyze this game and keep the fanboy bias out of it. Then, there should be no
"Bad news is Ryan Clark called me a dummy. Good news is we have 306 followers now..."
To "commemorate" hitting 1k, here's a clip from our first episode of the year.
I tell the story of how
@Realrclark25
hurt my feelings but also kind of jumpstarted our growth on this app 😂
It takes a lot of strength to be this vulnerable, especially in front of cameras and microphones.
In so many ways, Dak just keeps showing us how special he is.
The controversial call that negated a 2-pt conversation by the Lions was preceded by a blatantly incorrect call that impacted the ability of the Dallas Cowboys to run out the clock.
And those weren't the only questionable decisions made by the Officials last night. There was at
"... You're absolutely right if you wanna sit up there and imply I don't know football.
I'm a reporter, bro! And a personality, now, as well as a commentator." -Stephen A. Smith
Stephen A. Smith is not an analyst. Neither is Kimberley A. Martin. They are reporters and
"This our ****! We gon' punch the front runners in the mouth early! We gon' set our tone!"
- Aaron Jones
A few people expressed surprise at the fact that Green Bay took the ball when they won the toss. Apparently, it was part of the plan.
#DallasCowboys
#GreenBayPackers
I was listening to ESPN this morning, and they said the Dallas Cowboys will be a mediocre team this season because they've lost more than they've gained during the off season.
They specifically mentioned the fact that the team lost Tyler Biadasz and replaced him with rookie
Major props to
@McNuttMonica
for putting in so much work to properly address the Chennedy Carter - Caitlin Clark situation.
I felt like Greeny handled the conversation very responsibly. However, Stephen A and Shannon Sharpe could definitely benefit from practicing nuance in
So,
@Realrclark25
shared some awesome clips from this episode.
But
@OfficialCrowder
's stance on Zion's recent situation had me DYYYIIING in the gym 😂😂😂
"Chlamydia! Get yo' ass out there and ball!"
I love Channing, for real 😆
.
.
.
@thepivot
#MidnightInLA
"It's hard to say anything bad about them. They've done everything really well."
-
@Foxworth24
Yesterday, I said two games isn't too soon to be excited about how the Cowboys offense looks.
Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott are doing amazing jobs. They're doing something special
Dak Prescott put up a QBR of 87 vs the Jets defense on Sunday--the highest rating they've allowed since *last* September.
On this week's pod,
@Foxworth24
and I discussed his masterfully controlled performance, and why Mike McCarthy deserves our respect:
@Foxworth24
had the best response ever to Jerry Jones's comment about Mike McCarthy's offense.
"If a billionaire who's 80-years-old from Arkansas says you're too conservative at ANYTHING, then I know that you are absolutely too conservative." 🤣🤣🤣
I don't like the idea of
This is SOOOOOO fucked up.
This man should be ashamed of himself. Literally.
1) Dak has been playing better than ever and seems more comfortable and happier than ever. So his child is clearly not a distraction.
2) No. You actually don't have to "question if he's a gold
Here’s a video of Craig Carton (
@craigcartonlive
) saying Dak Prescott becoming a father is a “mistake” and a “distraction” while questioning if Dak Prescott’s girlfriend is a gold digger for no reason 👍
Totally normal!
To clarify: If Micah and CeeDee say there are cultural issues with the Dallas Cowboys, I believe them. If they say they're going to step up as leaders to help improve the culture, I trust them to do that.
I just don't think the culture is the only issue. Two things can be true.