Dak's injury is a reminder

leeblair · Oct 18, 2020

The reason NFL teams shy away from running quarterbacks is because they inevitably get injured, leaving their team without it's starting quarterback.
Scrambling is okay in limited instances, but when a quarterback exposes himself to tacklers, the more he gets hit, the more likely he is to be injured.
Michael Vick is the classic example, but Carson Wentz is more recent.
Lamar Jackson is tempting fate, and the Ravens will be done if he goes down.
There is no other point to this thread than to remind fans of this fact.

HungryLion · Oct 18, 2020

K thx

Howboutdemcowboys31 · Oct 18, 2020

He averages like 3 runs a game. That’s probably 2 more than Eli Manning. It was just a freak accident I’ve seen him get crunched way worse in the pocket.

I agree with guys like Lamar who always run, but that ain’t Dak

RJ_MacReady · Oct 18, 2020

Dak is built like a fullback and doesn’t run much outside of goal line situations. He’s low risk except for the freak accident that we saw.

Besides that, he’s proven to be a more than decent pocket passer and doesn’t need to use his legs to make plays like a good number of these hotshot QBs in the top-10. Dak is going to have a long, productive career in this league.

Qcard · Oct 18, 2020

leeblair said:
The reason NFL teams shy away from running quarterbacks is because they inevitably get injured, leaving their team without it's starting quarterback.
Scrambling is okay in limited instances, but when a quarterback exposes himself to tacklers, the more he gets hit, the more likely he is to be injured.
Michael Vick is the classic example, but Carson Wentz is more recent.
Lamar Jackson is tempting fate, and the Ravens will be done if he goes down.
There is no other point to this thread than to remind fans of this fact.

What is your opinion on the inevitability of teams being unable to long term protect traditional pocket passers?

My point is teams don't just draft QBs with the ability to run because they can run. They also hedge against less talented Oline's and RBs.

your opinion is nice but only glaring in a vacuum. The Era you long for is gone. QBs have to effective at both regardless of injury factor

Boyzmamacita · Oct 18, 2020

Dak is not a running quarterback.

leeblair · Oct 18, 2020

Boyzmamacita said:
Dak is not a running quarterback.

He isn't now.

leeblair · Oct 18, 2020

Qcard said:
What is your opinion on the inevitability of teams being unable to long term protect traditional pocket passers?

My point is teams don't just draft QBs with the ability to run because they can run. They also hedge against less talented Oline's and RBs.

your opinion is nice but only glaring in a vacuum. The Era you long for is gone. QBs have to effective at both regardless of injury factor

If starting quarterbacks become expendable, the competition levels go down.

Boyzmamacita · Oct 18, 2020

leeblair said:
He isn't now.

He's not a passing quarterback now either.

TwoCentPlain · Oct 18, 2020

Howboutdemcowboys31 said:
He averages like 3 runs a game. That’s probably 2 more than Eli Manning. It was just a freak accident I’ve seen him get crunched way worse in the pocket.

I agree with guys like Lamar who always run, but that ain’t Dak

I think that was Dak's second run of the game when he got injured.

Qcard · Oct 18, 2020

leeblair said:
If starting quarterbacks become expendable, the competition levels go down.

ehh...if they are expendable then they are not "Starting QB".

G2 · Oct 18, 2020

Well now you haters got what you wanted because Dalton ain't running anywhere. Have fun with that.

leeblair · Oct 18, 2020

Qcard said:
ehh...if they are expendable then they are not "Starting QB".

Agreed.
That's why running quarterbacks are usually shunned in professional football.

kazzd58 · Oct 18, 2020

leeblair said:
The reason NFL teams shy away from running quarterbacks is because they inevitably get injured, leaving their team without it's starting quarterback.
Scrambling is okay in limited instances, but when a quarterback exposes himself to tacklers, the more he gets hit, the more likely he is to be injured.
Michael Vick is the classic example, but Carson Wentz is more recent.
Lamar Jackson is tempting fate, and the Ravens will be done if he goes down.
There is no other point to this thread than to remind fans of this fact.

You can stop and turn and tear your ACL like Jarwin.. Running QBs are here they not going anywhere‍♂️

aikemirv · Oct 18, 2020

RJ_MacReady said:
Dak is built like a fullback and doesn’t run much outside of goal line situations. He’s low risk except for the freak accident that we saw.

Besides that, he’s proven to be a more than decent pocket passer and doesn’t need to use his legs to make plays like a good number of these hotshot QBs in the top-10. Dak is going to have a long, productive career in this league.

Yep, this idea that Dak is a scrambling, mobile Qb is some sort of weird fantasy. He is the average for a Qb running the ball.

Blackspider214 · Oct 18, 2020

Lmao at calling Dak a running QB. Do you even watch the games/ He's anything but. In today's game, you have to be able to be mobile and take off as needed.

You act like QBs can't hurt any other way except running as well.

Proximo · Oct 18, 2020

leeblair said:
He isn't now.

ClappingCarrot · Oct 18, 2020

Dak was on pace to throw for over 6,000 yards and all of a sudden he's a running quarterback now?

cowboyec · Oct 18, 2020

stop hating your QB.

conner01 · Oct 18, 2020

Boyzmamacita said:
He's not a passing quarterback now either.

Nice one liner
Far from the truth

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