I think Dak's best comparison is Steve McNair

[playmakers]

McNair always put up numbers like 15-27 for a 170 yards and like 30-40 yards rushing. He had a prime Eddie George and Jamal Lewis with high quality olines with players such as Bruce Matthews, Joanthen Odgen etc. Similarly, to us with Zeke and our oline. The most tds McNair ever had in a season was 24. I think this is the best comparison you can make for Dak. He's not Mcnabb. He's not Russel Wilson. Etc. Opinions

 

[Risen Star]

I can't take it anymore.

 

[CATCH17]

McNair always put up numbers like 15-27 for a 170 yards and like 30-40 yards rushing. He had a prime Eddie George and Jamal Lewis with high quality olines with players such as Bruce Matthews, Joanthen Odgen etc. Similarly, to us with Zeke and our oline. The most tds McNair ever had in a season was 24. I think this is the best comparison you can make for Dak. He's not Mcnabb. He's not Russel Wilson. Etc. Opinions

I agree.

I think Alex smith is also a good comparison.

 

[CouchCoach]

I agree.

I think Alex smith is also a good comparison.

Smith is more accurate but he is a very good runner.

 

[Clove]

Getting sick of all the Dak threads.

 

[blueblood70]

I agree.

I think Alex smith is also a good comparison.

except when Smith was asked to start going downfield he did it more then well..he only got traded because of the young gun in the wings, hes more then a solid starter..Dak can be Alex smith someday but Smith has shown he can do it all ..

 

[Redball Express]

McNair always put up numbers like 15-27 for a 170 yards and like 30-40 yards rushing. He had a prime Eddie George and Jamal Lewis with high quality olines with players such as Bruce Matthews, Joanthen Odgen etc. Similarly, to us with Zeke and our oline. The most tds McNair ever had in a season was 24. I think this is the best comparison you can make for Dak. He's not Mcnabb. He's not Russel Wilson. Etc. Opinions

I think our expectations are too high for DAK right now.

His rookie season set a high bar.

What we are seeing is actually pretty normal in this league.

Somebody has success..

teams adjust..

then the team has to adjust to the adjustments.

I think DAK will be fine.

Luck enters the picture, too.

Let's hope he remains lucky.

 

[EST_1986]

Getting sick of all the Dak threads.

go outside and play

 

[CouchCoach]

McNair always put up numbers like 15-27 for a 170 yards and like 30-40 yards rushing. He had a prime Eddie George and Jamal Lewis with high quality olines with players such as Bruce Matthews, Joanthen Odgen etc. Similarly, to us with Zeke and our oline. The most tds McNair ever had in a season was 24. I think this is the best comparison you can make for Dak. He's not Mcnabb. He's not Russel Wilson. Etc. Opinions

That would be the closest unless we reach back for Bobby Douglass.

The difference is the NFL was not as pass dependent back then so they could get by with that. Unless a team has a 00 Ravens or 03 Bucs D, <200 yards passing a game isn't going to cut it unless they're over 150 rushing.

 

[Jake]

Getting sick of all the Dak threads.

At least Dak actually plays for the Cowboys, unlike a certain free safety who still gets multiple threads a day.

 

[Jake]

I can't take it anymore.

To be fair, McNair is a better comparison than Jerry's Cam-Newton-meets-Jared-Goff BS.

 

[Future]

McNair's a decent comp, but it's silly to compare passing yards from that era to this one. 200 yards in 1999 is a lot different than 200 yards today.

Dak's closest contemporary is still Cam.

 

[OmerV]

That would be the closest unless we reach back for Bobby Douglass.

The difference is the NFL was not as pass dependent back then so they could get by with that. Unless a team has a 00 Ravens or 03 Bucs D, <200 yards passing a game isn't going to cut it unless they're over 150 rushing.

I don't think Douglass is a match at all. He truly had nothing but his legs. McNair seems like a pretty fair comparison though.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

It’s a decent one. he’s more Alex smith than cam imo

McNair's a decent comp, but it's silly to compare passing yards from that era to this one. 200 yards in 1999 is a lot different than 200 yards today.

Dak's closest contemporary is still Cam.

 

[bark]

I can't take it anymore.

I was gonna say say George Blanda but I figured 26 years of Dakota might send you hurtling off a tall building

 

[Future]

It’s a decent one. he’s more Alex smith than cam imo

I don't think he's anything like Alex Smith. Dak's not conservative he just doesn't see down the field well.

 

[NumOneQB]

McNair was a much better passer, IMO.

 

[kskboys]

McNair was a much better passer, IMO.

He really wasn't. They are carbon copies. McNair was also somewhat inaccurate, BTW.

McNair has been my comparison from the start. He's almost a carbon copy. Dak might even be a bit more accurate.

 

[kskboys]

It’s a decent one. he’s more Alex smith than cam imo

Alex Smith? Maybe in time, but not yet.

 

[Vinnie2u]

More like Quincy Carter in the skills comparison