Is Dak responsible for the Dallas Divisional Round loss?

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The GM Shuffle looked at how another Cowboys season ended in disappointment and who might be to blame.

Michael Lombardi says Dak is a perfect example of a good player that when you give him so much of your cap it hurts you in other areas. He says you can win with Dak but you have to manage Dak and you have good players around him. He said to take a look at what happened once Tony Pollard was forced out of the game due to injury. Additionally, Lombardi said the game made something very clear: Pollard is the Cowboys’ offense and he needs to be franchised.

This play is proof that Dallas needs Pollard more than any other player on offense. He will get a franchise tag. He is their core offensively

Michael Lombardi (@mlombardiNFL) January 23, 2023

Femi Abebefe agrees that Dak let his team down, noting that if Dak just plays OK, the Cowboys win this game. Femi hasn’t held back on social media either.

Kudos to the Cowboys social media team for speaking the truth. If you don’t want this to be the story, play better. No need to lie about it. https://t.co/lOesHr7Um3

Femi Abebefe (@FemiAbebefe) January 23, 2023

Michael also said he thought there were design issues for Dallas. However, he thought defensive coordinator Dan Quinn did a great job against Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers offense.

On the other hand, Michael had few kind words for offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. He said experience was important in high-pressure situations and the element of strategic in-game adjustment was missing for Moore, as was laid bare when Pollard went down. He says there is a strategy involved and a coach asked: How are we going to play today to win today? And it could be completely different from what we have to do tomorrow.

SHOW BREAKDOWN The GM Shuffle: Cowboys fall short against 49ers, Bengals end Bills season and Mahomes injures ankle in win over Jaguars On the GM Shuffle, hosts Michael Lombardi and Femi Abebefe recap the round division of the NFL playoffs, including the Cowboys’ loss to the 49ers, stellar performance by Joe Burrows in eliminating the Bills’ ankle injury and Patrick Mahomes in the Chiefs’ win over the Jaguars. Plus, they grease the posts in Philadelphia after a Giants rout and the guys share their first thoughts on the conference championship games.

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