Good article Nick, and a lot to unpack. One thing to point out, 4 of the 10 teams where Cowboys have your perceived advantage, at least on paper, are the other 3 teams in the NFC East. Which MAY translate to 6 wins right out of the gate and would give the Cowboys a big advantage for a playoff berth. Those inferior teams also reflect well for the good QB rating for DP.

However, when the level of COMPETITION is put in the mix, like what the QBR rating does (which, IMO, is a much better ranking system), DP drops off quite a bit. Very problematic is DP's QBR rating BEFORE their final regular season game last year. One of the authors here, I think it was Jess?, rightly called it a "farce", as the Eagles did not even show up, and DP had a huge game against second and third stringers. Well, the problem is, before that game, he was 17th in the QBR rankings. Obviously, this is NOT GOOD.

For me, the one comparison that really stands out is the Stafford "toss up". Stafford's QBR was incrementally much higher at 63.8 vs 54.6 for DP. Tannehill at 55.9 and even Wentz at 54.7 was higher. Keep in mind, before that last Philly "farce" game, DP was hovering around the 50 point range. BTW, ARod led the league at 69.1, followed by Brady at 68.1

Bottom line, IMO, unfortunately for us fans, DP is overrated.