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dingo with a joint posted:I think part of what feels nice about Dak finally having his breakout year is that it honestly didn't look like it was ever going to happen. He's been starting since 2016, has always been good, but also always looked thoroughly ceilinged. When his new coach was revealed to be Fat loving Mike, I figured the "he'll make the jump once he gets a good coach" hope was out the window. He's also always seemed so nervous, so unsure of himself moment to moment on the field and off, despite his talent and skill. I disagree that this is a "Breakout season," in the sense that Dak has been basically this good since that weird, 8-8 season in 2019; That year he put up incredible numbers and his underlying stats told the story of an elite passer, hidden by a mediocre record, and marred by bad luck on turnovers, drops, and one-score games (See, Buffalo, 2023). He unfortunately didn't get the opportunity to follow that up in 2020 because of the injury, but since his first start in 2021, he and the Cowboys have The Best Record in Football, and he has consistently performed up there with all of the top QBs in every single metric. He just hasn't been getting the recognition because of a combination of singular embarrassing losses to the 49ers, playing at the same time as the Mahomes Machine and the Burrow/Hurts/Herbert/Allen narratives all reached their climax, and all the other more compelling narratives surrounding the Cowboys like (Deservedly) Parsons' emergence, Diggs' interception record,, etc. etc. In terms of being likeable, he's been through some terrible personal tragedies losing his mother to cancer and brother to suicide; all the way back in 2020, Dak has been very open about his depression and anxiety, and made it a point to talk about how he sought help and therapy, and does tons of charity work on mental health, cancer research, and suicide prevention.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Whatever come to jesus moment Fat Mike had during the bye week has been tremendous and I hate it and wish it didn't happen they stopped trying to "establish the run" and/or "run the dang ball"
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Cartoon Man posted:He’s not even a top 5 Italian I'm a top 5 italian
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blarzgh posted:I'm a top 5 italian You're closer to the Kirk Cousins-tier, tbh
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I wish I'd put more than $2.50 on Dak MVP before the bye. scared money don't make none and now I’m a mald bitch blarzgh posted:I disagree that this is a "Breakout season," in the sense that Dak has been basically this good since that weird, 8-8 season in 2019 I agree with pretty much everything in this post. Dak's always been this good it's just a matter of all the external factors (the coaching, the division, the conference) falling the right way. MVP voting is ~25-30% narrative; while that can't win the award on its own, it can definitely put another candidate over the top, and Dak's been up against some narrative heavyweights the past few seasons
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Dak has had a long road from Sulphur, LA, to MSU, to MVP front runner. Whatever goes on the rest of the season, I'll be happy to see the "Dak is Kirk Cousins" narrative finally die.
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Ayudo posted:Dak has had a long road from Sulphur, LA, to MSU, to MVP front runner. Well let’s see what he does in the playoffs He’s still on the Kirk course atm
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yeah unfortunately even with an mvp he's still a regular season superstar until either the team doesn't collapse as a group, he brute forces a win, or has a loss like 2020 Mahomes/2021 Allen
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Blarzgh linking some esoteric made up statistic to prove that Dak is actually more Italian than Chef Boyardee
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Dak has the best CPOE (chicken parm over expected) since Manning.
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God chicken parm is the best . Holy poo poo I’m pulling for dak this year now that the eagles are done. Adopting the Cowboys !!
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That's sickening how do none of you have proper NFC East hatred
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Doltos posted:Blarzgh linking some esoteric made up statistic to prove that Dak is actually more Italian than Chef Boyardee The collective of Australia is more Italian than Chef Boyardee
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I have the Highest Eggplant Parm Added/Plate of any poster in this thread
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blarzgh posted:I'm a top 5 italian this is how an italian would say they intend to top five italians
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Tommy “lover of mommy” DeVito is tearing our thread apart Also https://hardcoreitalians.blog/2019/05/31/top-50-u-s-cities-with-the-most-italian-americans/ Philly population is about 1.5 mil NYC population is about 8.5 mil 1.8/8.5 = 21% italian nyc .497/1.5 = 33% italian philly Eyyyyyy we’re italianing here I trust this website from “hardcore italians dot blog” implicitly
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My brother in christ you just linked a blog that's called hardcore Italians that has cited information from 1990 written by Marissa
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Doltos posted:My brother in christ you just linked a blog that's called hardcore Italians that has cited information from 1990 written by Marissa (In Blarzgh voice) Well you see the statistics derive from a 1990s census and given both cities have suffered similar population declines (slaps chart on wall) it is clearly a citable source and I win
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Not all North Jersey white guys with funny sounding last names are Italian AND Giants fans. 
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euphronius posted:God chicken parm is the best . Holy poo poo Chicken parm is great. I always make it for New Years Eve. I'm Swedish.
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davecrazy posted:Not all North Jersey white guys with funny sounding last names are Italian AND Giants fans. Yeah some of them cheer for the jets.
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Toaster Beef posted:i absolutely loving love this thread
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Doltos posted:That's sickening how do none of you have proper NFC East hatred the Giants are the only team that have been worth hating since the NFL began in 2002. gently caress Tommy cutlets
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my great-grandfather francis quotidomine was born of mary nicole di maio who arrived in ellis island on the s.s. dante alighieri. all of that is, to my knowledge, completely factual. francis wrote a few books and they are bugfuck wild and he miiight have had some poorly aged thoughts on the jews? whaddayagonnado. i never met him, he died in the mid-90s at the age of 98 anyway i made chicken parm last night and will make it again tomorrow just another on-topic post in the nfc east thread
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indigi posted:the Giants are the only team that have been worth hating since the NFL began in 2002. gently caress Tommy cutlets OH! Getdafuck outta ‘ere! 
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quote:Mystique of Mysticism. This book is a documented record of the experiences of initiates into spiritual Christ-consciousness under the guidance of the mystical master, Quotidomine. whoa
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My big uncle bob caught the iceman serial killer and a cousin played as a backup catcher for the Yankees in the 80's we're a pretty prestigious Italian clan
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The Philadelphia number is a bit low since Delco absorbed most of the Italians like some kind of gravy sponge
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davecrazy posted:Not all North Jersey white guys with funny sounding last names are Italian AND Giants fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZVj0KpKZWE&t=43s
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I'd like to announce that I am 0% Italian.
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Black Lighter posted:Who's the most Italian QB in the division? I think it's Dak Prescott, and the following statistics will show
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euphronius posted:God chicken parm is the best . Holy poo poo Wow, how did we get Euph in the Nfc East thread draft? Eh, it's fine I'll take it.
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Toaster Beef posted:my great-grandfather francis quotidomine was born of mary nicole di maio who arrived in ellis island on the s.s. dante alighieri. all of that is, to my knowledge, completely factual. this is helping me understand the Passione of the eagles and giants fans
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https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1735517894388404503?t=6bo7sVZTLLcy1yx9KvJNvg&s=19 Next time any of us claim to know anything about the NFL, remember this
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blarzgh posted:https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1735517894388404503?t=6bo7sVZTLLcy1yx9KvJNvg&s=19 A team averaging 33 pts/game while limiting their opponents to a mere 12/game!
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