So I was watching a re-run of Undisputed (Friday) and Skip Bayless brought two things to my attention that I wasn't aware of.
1) Dak Prescott, since becoming the starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys which has now spanned 3 years, has led more 4th quarter game winning drives than any other QB in the league during that span.
2) Dak Prescott, over the first three seasons of his career, has the highest completion rate of any QB in NFL "HISTORY".
Let that sink in.
Now I cringe like the rest of you when he misses some easy open receivers which could and should go for long gains; but stats don't lie. When he's called upon to lead this team to victory in a close game he always seems to answer the bell.
The dude flat out balls.
Dak's a keeper and when he finally solves his mechanics issues on those mid to deep balls, he's going to get the respect he deserves and start climbing the ladder on how the NFL views its QB hierarchy.
As an aside, our defense is finally performing like we've been hoping for, for over a decade now.
Add in the #1 rusher in the league. The sky's the limit.
Damn it feels good to be relevant again!
Other QBs do throw it short more frequently than ours does.I don’t always like the dink and dunk but it works for Dallas and Dak. Perhaps other QBs should do that more?
Team definitely doesn't use tempo enough on offense.He looks much better when he’s running and playing up tempo from the spread.
He just needs to keep running.
Our offense lacks big plays through the air and we need him to get it going.
He looks much better when he’s running and playing up tempo from the spread.
Pretty much. It’s clear that the general public doesn’t understand the game winning drive stat. The QB literally doesn’t even have to attempt a pass to be awarded one. It doesn’t tell you anything meaningful about the QB’s performance.
He is a good QB with superior leadership. He still has flaws and throws a few bad passes each game, but he can correct that with further development.
His completion percentage is both a product of going to a good team and the fact his game is execution instead of gambling on big plays. He plays on a run-first team, which impacts his stats both positively and negatively.
He is a good QB that isn't elite, but very few of the league's elite QBs were at that level three years into their career. Some hadn't even played more than a few games at the same stage, if at all.
He has a chance to become elite and will be given the time to do so in Dallas, whether fans like it or not. Nothing to do now but sit back and read a half dozen posters here call me a "Daktard".
His bad passes outnumber his good passes by a wide margin.
Dallas has ranked t-14th and 22nd in ppg the last 2 years. The offense has been a weakness since teams got an offseason's worth of film on the Dallas offense with Dak.
Other QBs do throw it short more frequently than ours does.
I agree with your statement, he is both frustrating and exhilarating. And that is the main reason - well one of them, that I am all for Linehan and Moore being let go whenever our season is done. Dak is a good QB. I believe he can be much better, and become an even better QB if he gets a teacher. He needs someone to correct his footwork, his pocket awareness, and if possible help his accuracy.I wish he was better in the first 3 quarters and on the easier throws.
He’s both frustrating and exhilarating.
I would put it more on opposing defenses faced and oline play personally.If you go by half seasons, the bad stretches were last year when Dez and Witten declined, and the first part of this year where Hurns was the #1 WR.
I would put it more on opposing defenses faced and oline play personally.
Agree 100%Agree that was part of it. Other factors were when the OL play declined, defenses would run blitz Zeke all day. Also Dak had never had to deal with running for his life before, he is better at it now but he had a stretch where he didn't handle it well. A lot of QBs don't and Dak improved in rush awareness, but it was part of it.
Most of the people who have issues with Dak coincidentally have issues with the way Romos career ended.
Good post.So I was watching a re-run of Undisputed (Friday) and Skip Bayless brought two things to my attention that I wasn't aware of.
1) Dak Prescott, since becoming the starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys which has now spanned 3 years, has led more 4th quarter game winning drives than any other QB in the league during that span.
2) Dak Prescott, over the first three seasons of his career, has the highest completion rate of any QB in NFL "HISTORY".
Let that sink in.
Now I cringe like the rest of you when he misses some easy open receivers which could and should go for long gains; but stats don't lie. When he's called upon to lead this team to victory in a close game he always seems to answer the bell.
The dude flat out balls.
Dak's a keeper and when he finally solves his mechanics issues on those mid to deep balls, he's going to get the respect he deserves and start climbing the ladder on how the NFL views its QB hierarchy.
As an aside, our defense is finally performing like we've been hoping for, for over a decade now.
Add in the #1 rusher in the league. The sky's the limit.
Damn it feels good to be relevant again!
Damn it feels good to be relevant again!