I mean , we only won 4 games last year , so it ' s not like he came into a situation without serious issues . Then there ' s the argument that Cassell and Doomaflatchy were veterans last year with the same line and the nfl ' s fourth leading rusher and laid steaming turds week after week . They didn ' t have Dez last year either , but we won this year without him . Didn ' t even really miss him in those games this year tbh . I get what you ' re saying and our offense is loaded at every position , but it ' s not just about numbers with Dak . He ' s a great leader . He is unshakable out there and never looks out of his depth . Supremely confident and forgets about his bad plays immediately . Great in the 2 minute and hurryup . Great in the 4 th with the game on the line . He ' s just special . When people compare him to Brady I don ' t think they are pointing to his stats as much as his understated swagger .