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December 14 2021
https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/dak-prescott-super-bowl-dallas-jimmy-johnson-opinion
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.... “He can win you a championship if you’ve
got really good players around him,” ... “They’re
not running the football as well as they did a
year ago. When they’re running the football,
those play-action passes, Dak is really good.

But when he’s gotta drop back and start read-
ing the whole field and make decisions about
where he’s throwing the football, and the de-
fense isn’t slowing down for the run and they’re
rushing the passer and putting pressure on him,
he’s not nearly as good.”

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Running the ball a year ago compared to this
year:

Week 2020 .......... 2021
Game-by-Game ... Game-by-Game

1 ...... 136 .............. 60
2 ...... 125 ............ 198
3 ........ 61 ............ 160
4 ........ 85 ............ 245
5 ...... 126 ............ 201
6 ........ 97 ............ 122
7 ........ 83 ............ Bye
8 ...... 133 .............. 78
9 ...... 144 .............. 78
10 .... Bye ............ 114
11 .... 180 .............. 82
12 ...... 60 .............. 64
13 .... 111 ............ 146
14 .... 101 ............ 122
15 ...... 87 ............
16 .... 151 ............
17 .... 108 ............

2021, Week 1 = less
2021, Weeks 2 to 6 = more
2021, Weeks 8 to 9 = less
2021, Weeks 11 to 12 = less
2021, Weeks 13 to 14 = more

So, 2021 running yardage is more in 7 weeks,
less in 5 weeks, it appears that supposed
running weakness in 2021 compared to 2020
is -not- the biggest issue.

However, -if- opponents are having more suc-
cess in pressuring Dak after week 7 in 2021,
that would be one explanation for Dak's de-
cline after the bye, a more thorough explana-
tion detailed at
https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/dak-prescott-cowboys-offensive-woes-stumping-jerry-jones/

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