News: USAToday: Dak Prescott's accuracy, aggressive quantified ahead of new deal

[Ring6]

anyone else think the mixture of noun and adjective in the title was juuuust a bit unprofessional?

I think it should be accuracy and aggressiveness, but hey, I'm not a professional writer like these guys.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

Cowboys have been in bottom 1/3 of the league in 3rd and long conversion rate.

My bologna has a first name...

Oh I thought we were just saying random facts.

 

[Corso]

My bologna has a first name...

Oh I thought we were just saying random facts.

Charlie Chaplin lost to another in a Charlie Chaplin Look-A-Like contest.

 

[pansophy]

My bologna has a first name...

Oh I thought we were just saying random facts.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

What does that have to do with what I said about where he is ranked contract/money wise? I think you may have quoted the wrong post.

 

[Melonfeud]

Cowboys have been in bottom 1/3 of the league in 3rd and long conversion rate.

Ya,,, lettuce not Spackle over the G.D. obvious

 

[tyke1doe]

anyone else think the mixture of noun and adjective in the title was juuuust a bit unprofessional?

I think it should be accuracy and aggressiveness, but hey, I'm not a professional writer like these guys.

It should be "aggressiveness".

 

[Jarv]

My hope is Kitna works on his field vision and help him deliver with a faster release.

 

[pansophy]

What does that have to do with what I said about where he is ranked contract/money wise? I think you may have quoted the wrong post.

Went back to read the thread. Maybe I did quote the wrong post.

 

[88sAndHeartbreak]

Went back to read the thread. Maybe I did quote the wrong post.

All good homie

 

[GMO415]

"His career average is 7.4, slightly higher than the league average at 7.2".........but he's labeled "Dink-and-Dunk"....what MFing sense does that make?

 

[Insomniac]

Why do people keep on saying Dak is a young QB with potential? He's now a 4th year player with extensive game time. The steep learning curve is long gone. He's as good as he'll ever be.

A quick lookup of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady shows they improved after their first 3 seasons. I'm sure there are plenty of other QBs that did too. OTOH there's no guarantee that a relatively young player will automatically get better but there is a guarantee that fans will assume young players will get better. The point of being a fan is non-rational hope the future. Reality is brutal, there is one winner and 31 losers every season. If you don't have that belief you shouldn't be a fan.

At worst Prescott is an upper middle of the pack QB. If I worked in sports radio and it was my job to argue he was a top 10 QB I could (almost) believe the arguments in his favor. He's probably never going to be a top 5 QB and unless you have one it's unlikely you can win multiple championships. (Joe Gibbs with Washington did but the rules were different, there's been a deliberate change to favor passing teams.) Even having a top 5 QB doesn't guarantee multiple championships, see Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers.

Let's suppose you're right, Prsecott is as good as he's going to get and not worth $30 mil/yr. What's the alternative that gives the team a chance to win the SB? If you let him go, it's unlikely you get a replacement as good and the salary cap savings aren't going to be enough to win with a #20-25 QB unless he just gets hot in the playoffs.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Dak finished last season 67.7% in completion. But needs to be above 68%. (needs to be more accurate)

He needs to throw the ball more accurately. We've got eyes. He doesn't do that. He can't even beat Garrett playing horse. You can get a high percentage with a boatload of short comeback passes. It doesn't mean that you're an accurate passer.

 

[csirl]

Let's suppose you're right, Prsecott is as good as he's going to get and not worth $30 mil/yr. What's the alternative that gives the team a chance to win the SB? If you let him go, it's unlikely you get a replacement as good and the salary cap savings aren't going to be enough to win with a #20-25 QB unless he just gets hot in the playoffs.

There are always options including the following:

1. Pay him the market rate for his skill level - which is a lot less than 30m per year.

2. If there are teams out there who think he's an elite QB worth 30m per year, then we should be able to trade him for 2 x 1st picks. With this, we could trade up and get one of the top QBs in the next draft.

3. Sign a similarly skilled QB at market rate for a non-elite QB and use the saved money to improve the roster elsewhere.

4. Roll the dice with our top pick in next years draft.

We should be continually seeking to upgrade the team rather than settling for second best.

 

[Melonfeud]

After " hitting the click " of the O.P.'s link,,, it was as comfy/fuzzy warm as originally pre-read perceived,,,

 

[Hadenough]

Why do people keep on saying Dak is a young QB with potential? He's now a 4th year player with extensive game time. The steep learning curve is long gone. He's as good as he'll ever be.

Those same people also think Dak should be in the conversation when comparing elite QBs. But all all the elite QBs they talk about have shown the ability to carry their team and made big plays to win big games. Dak has one of the poorest conversion rate on 3rd and 7+!!!! Yet people want to see him get 30 mil.
Not one other team in the league carries their QB as much as Dak is carried by this team. And on the flip side the other elite QBs are able to elevate mediocre players where Dak hasnt been able to do that.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

There are always options including the following:

1. Pay him the market rate for his skill level - which is a lot less than 30m per year.

2. If there are teams out there who think he's an elite QB worth 30m per year, then we should be able to trade him for 2 x 1st picks. With this, we could trade up and get one of the top QBs in the next draft.

3. Sign a similarly skilled QB at market rate for a non-elite QB and use the saved money to improve the roster elsewhere.

4. Roll the dice with our top pick in next years draft.

We should be continually seeking to upgrade the team rather than settling for second best.

Haha! It’s that easy! Similarly skilled on the open market will only cost you about $30 million bucks!

 

[Flamma]

Just tossing this out there. In eleven years Romo was a started on this team he was over 68% 3 times. Not sure that proves squat. But your demand Dak must have 3/10s of a percent more in his completions seems to be a reach.

The types of passes thrown also matter, so I wouldn't rely on stats to make a comparison. That said, and as critical as I am of Dak, I really never had a problem with his accuracy. I never saw that as an issue. He can throw a bad pass on occasion but for the most part he lays them right in there. He's probably just not as consistent as the elite passers so he gets that bad rep. of being inaccurate. It's really not true.

 

[Section446]

It's easy to have a high completion percentage when you only throw the ball 2 yards every play.

 

[McKDaddy]

That's completely false. Romo even said, was after 4 years by the way, that he would practice throwing from different positions so he could...........improve. The fact you think a player is as good as he will ever be after 3 years of playing is laughable.

He can\should improve but it will most likely be marginal. After 3 full seasons, it is unlikely that he will have level changing development. After year 3, Most QB's are making the small, fine tuning advancements that are hard to see in any given play but show up in their overall play.

Dak's issue is consistent accuracy, meaning its a fundamental issue. Not easy to overcome those after all the years of how he throws the ball being ingrained into his brain & muscles.