Dak vs. Romo - Deep passing

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It appears Cowboys fans have become fascinated with deep passing since Dak took over as QB. I have compiled the career totals for Dak and Romo using data obtained on ESPN under "Splits" for each QB. It will list the passing stats based upon distance thrown. Here is what the breakdown looks like for the 2 QBs showing the % of total passes thrown for each distance followed by the completion % at each distance.

Romo
Behind LOS - 15.5% of total passes; 79.2% completion percentage
1-10 yards - 51.8% of total passes; 71.5% completion percentage
11-20 yards - 22% of total passes; 54.8% completion percentage
21-30 yards - 6.6% of total passes; 39.6% completion percentage
31-40 yards - 2.9% of total passes; 36% completion percentage
41+ yards - 1.1% of total passes; 28.6% completion percentage

Dak
Behind LOS - 14.2% of total passes; 84.5% completion percentage
1-10 yards - 54.8% of total passes; 70.7% completion percentage
11-20 yards - 22.2% of total passes; 53.0% completion percentage
21-30 yards - 5.6% of total passes; 37.3% completion percentage
31-40 yards - 2.5% of total passes; 34.8% completion percentage
41+ yards - 0.8% of total passes; 28.6% completion percentage

Dak's numbers are not too far off from what Romo's were for his career. It's not like our offense has been a deep pass juggernaut that stopped when Dak became the QB.
 
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glimmerman said:
2 years vs career.

Let’s see the stats after Dak has compiled some passes. Maybe 5 years or so. But I think he is good and will get better.
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Yes a 2 year player who is made out to be a scrub because he can't pass deep vs. a QB that some consider to be Hall of Fame worthy. I would think the numbers would be night and day different based upon the perceptions, don't you think?
 
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Dak gets one more year to show that he can pilot the offense. His intangibles, leadership, and work ethic are all franchise caliber. Can he consistently deliver when he has to put the team on his back? He has had too many sub 200 yard performances for my liking-- and while others may blame the OL, Zeke suspension, Dez's attitude, WR corps issues, Witten's age, coaching staff etc... I tend to be a realist: Dak needs to play better in critical moments. Period.

He looks amazing for 24 games-- and terrifyingly pedestrian for 8 games. This season will reveal a lot about Dak. Hope he handles his business and proves the doubters wrong.
 
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Hawkeye19 said:
Dak gets one more year to show that he can pilot the offense. His intangibles, leadership, and work ethic are all franchise caliber. Can he consistently deliver when he has to put the team on his back? He has had too many sub 200 yard performances for my liking-- and while others may blame the OL, Zeke suspension, Dez's attitude, WR corps issues, Witten's age, coaching staff etc... I tend to be a realist: Dak needs to play better in critical moments. Period.

He looks amazing for 24 games-- and terrifyingly pedestrian for 8 games. This season will reveal a lot about Dak. Hope he handles his business and proves the doubters wrong.
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Most real post regarding Dak I have read in a while.
 
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ScipioCowboy said:
Dak is ahead of where Romo was after two years. Dak will be fine.
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Analytics are gonna be the death of real football. I watched Romo, Aikman, and Staubach trust me Dak ain't on any of those guys level. He may have benefited from stepping into a better situation than the others, but I have yet to see Dak wow me with his talent.
 
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Unfortunately, this data is just for the actual yards of the play and not for the air yards traveled. So while I believe that the analysis is still fine as a blunt tool, it is not necessarily indicative of the depths of the field to which a QB will throw.
Romo shouldn’t be confused with Dan Fouts, but he was very willing to throw the ball to the deep middle of the field. Dak is just a dink and dunk guy.
Here’s a stat for Dak slobberers to chew on: under Dak “The Mad Bomber” Prescott, the Cowboys are 31st in the league in 20 yard pass plays since 2016:

http://pfref.com/tiny/GIERf
 
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4lifecowboy said:
Analytics are gonna be the death of real football. I watched Romo, Aikman, and Staubach trust me Dak ain't on any of those guys level. He may have benefited from stepping into a better situation than the others, but I have yet to see Dak wow me with his talent.
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Green Bay in the playoffs Pittsburgh at Heinz field just a couple examples of Dak showing his leadership and his ability
 
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Hawkeye19 said:
Dak gets one more year to show that he can pilot the offense. His intangibles, leadership, and work ethic are all franchise caliber. Can he consistently deliver when he has to put the team on his back? He has had too many sub 200 yard performances for my liking-- and while others may blame the OL, Zeke suspension, Dez's attitude, WR corps issues, Witten's age, coaching staff etc... I tend to be a realist: Dak needs to play better in critical moments. Period.

He looks amazing for 24 games-- and terrifyingly pedestrian for 8 games. This season will reveal a lot about Dak. Hope he handles his business and proves the doubters wrong.
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hate to tell you but hes got way more than 1 year...the leash is not that short.
 
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Aviano90 said:
It appears Cowboys fans have become fascinated with deep passing since Dak took over as QB. I have compiled the career totals for Dak and Romo using data obtained on ESPN under "Splits" for each QB. It will list the passing stats based upon distance thrown. Here is what the breakdown looks like for the 2 QBs showing the % of total passes thrown for each distance followed by the completion % at each distance.

Romo
Behind LOS - 15.5% of total passes; 79.2% completion percentage
1-10 yards - 51.8% of total passes; 71.5% completion percentage
11-20 yards - 22% of total passes; 54.8% completion percentage
21-30 yards - 6.6% of total passes; 39.6% completion percentage
31-40 yards - 2.9% of total passes; 36% completion percentage
41+ yards - 1.1% of total passes; 28.6% completion percentage

Dak
Behind LOS - 14.2% of total passes; 84.5% completion percentage
1-10 yards - 54.8% of total passes; 70.7% completion percentage
11-20 yards - 22.2% of total passes; 53.0% completion percentage
21-30 yards - 5.6% of total passes; 37.3% completion percentage
31-40 yards - 2.5% of total passes; 34.8% completion percentage
41+ yards - 0.8% of total passes; 28.6% completion percentage

Dak's numbers are not too far off from what Romo's were for his career. It's not like our offense has been a deep pass juggernaut that stopped when Dak became the QB.
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Look at the mirror image of those stats and tell me it isn't the infernal offensive scheme?
 
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Super_Kazuya said:
Unfortunately, this data is just for the actual yards of the play and not for the air yards traveled. So while I believe that the analysis is still fine as a blunt tool, it is not necessarily indicative of the depths of the field to which a QB will throw.
Romo shouldn’t be confused with Dan Fouts, but he was very willing to throw the ball to the deep middle of the field. Dak is just a dink and dunk guy.
Here’s a stat for Dak slobberers to chew on: under Dak “The Mad Bomber” Prescott, the Cowboys are 31st in the league in 20 yard pass plays since 2016:

http://pfref.com/tiny/GIERf
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It's how far the ball is thrown. Do you think 15% of Romo's and 14% of Dak's pass plays have resulted in negative yards?
 
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