Kaiser
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I would argue that during his rookie campaign things were simplified to the point that he didn't have to see the field well.
It was simplified somewhat but they said in the second half of his rookie year they were running the full offense. The other side of the coin is that Dak was making the jump from college and executing an NFL offense as a rookie, something guys like Romo and Drew Brees didn't do. Dak probably made the transition from college to the NFL better than any other rookie QB, it doesn't make sense that he would be below average in year three after being so far above the curve out of the gate.
And the biggest thing is defenses could key on the short game because our playcalling was so predictable, we had no X and Y receivers in the first half and they only had to hold coverage for 3 seconds because our OL was so much worse in 2018. It was simple to sell out against the short game because it was so unlikely you would get burned deep. Beasley couldn't do it, Hurns couldn't do it, ditto Deonte Thompson. Gallup could in the second half but didn't have it in the first half.