Player Game Footage Review: Ben DiNucci

buybuydandavis said:

Bad mechanics are a problem whether or not you have other problems. DiNucci's sidearm gots to go.

I do like him on the move, though. Much like Romo, can move *and* think at the same time. It's not just "oh, gotta run now".

I like him. He's not just worth a PS spot, it's a deal to get to keep him on the PS. We spent a roster spot last year.

McCarthy is supposed to be the QB Whisperer, and we should have been spending more money and roster spots to develop QBs over the years anyway. I really like that we've got 2 young guys with a little juice on the PS. Let McCarthy prove his reputation.

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xwalker said:

Note: DiNucci is not my pet cat and I was neutral about him as a draft pick.

This review is just for fans that are interested to know what actually happened in the preseason games.

• Pro/Con:
  • Con: DiNucci's overall performances were bad.
  • Pro: His physical ability is very good.
    • He made some throws that I don't think Rush can make.
    • Very athletic and accurate when rolling out.

• Bad Reads not Poor Accuracy
  • Bad reads made physically good passes appear inaccurate.
  • Without defenders in the way, most passes would have been on target to the WR.

• Passing Mechanics NOT the problem
  • The announcers loved to ramble on about his passing mechanics.
    • In reality that was never really the problem.
  • If a QB makes the wrong reads his passing mechanics don't matter.
    • I think his ability to throw from multiple arm angles is an advantage, not a fault.
  • His passes have more velocity with tighter spirals as compared to Rush/Gilbert.

• Actual Inaccurate Passes
  • There was 1 pass on a crossing route that was behind the WR.
    • The pass was off due to pressure in DiNucci's face.
    • He should have thrown it away.
  • There was a deep sideline pass that was underthrown.
    • Anticipation vs Physical Passing Accuracy
    • The QB must "guess" where the WR will be located when the ball arrives.
    • This requires many repetitions with specific WRs.
  • The vast majority of his passes were very accurate.

• Bad Reads part 2
  • The pass to the WR in the flat area that got picked was really not an accuracy problem.
  • The problem was that he didn't read the coverage correctly.
  • The outside CB covering that WR dropped and the Nickel (slot) CB came underneath.
  • The route by the slot WR make it easy for the NCB to be in that spot.

• DiNucci vs Rush/Gilbert
  • Physically DiNucci is much better than Rush/Gilbert.
    • DiNucci would win a passing skills competition over Rush/Gilbert.
    • There no NFL DBs on the field for those competitions.
  • Gilbert: 7th year hanging around the NFL.
  • Rush: 5th year hanging around the NFL.
    • Rush only has value if he is the #2 QB on the depth chart.
    • Rush has no upside. If Grier moves to #2, then no point keeping Rush.

• Summary:
  • It would be dumb NOT to keep a physical upside player like DiNucci on the practice squad.

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Fla Cowpoke said:

How can you say in one sentence Dinuuci was the worst in poise to then say he had as much poise as Romo?

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xwalker said:

Note: DiNucci is not my pet cat and I was neutral about him as a draft pick.

This review is just for fans that are interested to know what actually happened in the preseason games.

• Pro/Con:
  • Con: DiNucci's overall performances were bad.
  • Pro: His physical ability is very good.
    • He made some throws that I don't think Rush can make.
    • Very athletic and accurate when rolling out.

• Bad Reads not Poor Accuracy
  • Bad reads made physically good passes appear inaccurate.
  • Without defenders in the way, most passes would have been on target to the WR.

• Passing Mechanics NOT the problem
  • The announcers loved to ramble on about his passing mechanics.
    • In reality that was never really the problem.
  • If a QB makes the wrong reads his passing mechanics don't matter.
    • I think his ability to throw from multiple arm angles is an advantage, not a fault.
  • His passes have more velocity with tighter spirals as compared to Rush/Gilbert.

• Actual Inaccurate Passes
  • There was 1 pass on a crossing route that was behind the WR.
    • The pass was off due to pressure in DiNucci's face.
    • He should have thrown it away.
  • There was a deep sideline pass that was underthrown.
    • Anticipation vs Physical Passing Accuracy
    • The QB must "guess" where the WR will be located when the ball arrives.
    • This requires many repetitions with specific WRs.
  • The vast majority of his passes were very accurate.

• Bad Reads part 2
  • The pass to the WR in the flat area that got picked was really not an accuracy problem.
  • The problem was that he didn't read the coverage correctly.
  • The outside CB covering that WR dropped and the Nickel (slot) CB came underneath.
  • The route by the slot WR make it easy for the NCB to be in that spot.

• DiNucci vs Rush/Gilbert
  • Physically DiNucci is much better than Rush/Gilbert.
    • DiNucci would win a passing skills competition over Rush/Gilbert.
    • There no NFL DBs on the field for those competitions.
  • Gilbert: 7th year hanging around the NFL.
  • Rush: 5th year hanging around the NFL.
    • Rush only has value if he is the #2 QB on the depth chart.
    • Rush has no upside. If Grier moves to #2, then no point keeping Rush.

• Summary:
  • It would be dumb NOT to keep a physical upside player like DiNucci on the practice squad.

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Whyjerry said:

I totally agree. Plus his game is similar to Dak’s. Would not have to switch up offense so much. Definitely worth trying to develop but not a backup now.

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xwalker said:

When the receivers were open and remained open, his passes were on target.

When he didn't read the defense correctly, defenders stepped in front of the receivers.

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xwalker said:

Note: DiNucci is not my pet cat and I was neutral about him as a draft pick.

This review is just for fans that are interested to know what actually happened in the preseason games.

• Pro/Con:
  • Con: DiNucci's overall performances were bad.
  • Pro: His physical ability is very good.
    • He made some throws that I don't think Rush can make.
    • Very athletic and accurate when rolling out.

• Bad Reads not Poor Accuracy
  • Bad reads made physically good passes appear inaccurate.
  • Without defenders in the way, most passes would have been on target to the WR.

• Passing Mechanics NOT the problem
  • The announcers loved to ramble on about his passing mechanics.
    • In reality that was never really the problem.
  • If a QB makes the wrong reads his passing mechanics don't matter.
    • I think his ability to throw from multiple arm angles is an advantage, not a fault.
  • His passes have more velocity with tighter spirals as compared to Rush/Gilbert.

• Actual Inaccurate Passes
  • There was 1 pass on a crossing route that was behind the WR.
    • The pass was off due to pressure in DiNucci's face.
    • He should have thrown it away.
  • There was a deep sideline pass that was underthrown.
    • Anticipation vs Physical Passing Accuracy
    • The QB must "guess" where the WR will be located when the ball arrives.
    • This requires many repetitions with specific WRs.
  • The vast majority of his passes were very accurate.

• Bad Reads part 2
  • The pass to the WR in the flat area that got picked was really not an accuracy problem.
  • The problem was that he didn't read the coverage correctly.
  • The outside CB covering that WR dropped and the Nickel (slot) CB came underneath.
  • The route by the slot WR make it easy for the NCB to be in that spot.

• DiNucci vs Rush/Gilbert
  • Physically DiNucci is much better than Rush/Gilbert.
    • DiNucci would win a passing skills competition over Rush/Gilbert.
    • There no NFL DBs on the field for those competitions.
  • Gilbert: 7th year hanging around the NFL.
  • Rush: 5th year hanging around the NFL.
    • Rush only has value if he is the #2 QB on the depth chart.
    • Rush has no upside. If Grier moves to #2, then no point keeping Rush.

• Summary:
  • It would be dumb NOT to keep a physical upside player like DiNucci on the practice squad.

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xwalker said:

Note: DiNucci is not my pet cat and I was neutral about him as a draft pick.

This review is just for fans that are interested to know what actually happened in the preseason games.

• Pro/Con:
  • Con: DiNucci's overall performances were bad.
  • Pro: His physical ability is very good.
    • He made some throws that I don't think Rush can make.
    • Very athletic and accurate when rolling out.

• Bad Reads not Poor Accuracy
  • Bad reads made physically good passes appear inaccurate.
  • Without defenders in the way, most passes would have been on target to the WR.

• Passing Mechanics NOT the problem
  • The announcers loved to ramble on about his passing mechanics.
    • In reality that was never really the problem.
  • If a QB makes the wrong reads his passing mechanics don't matter.
    • I think his ability to throw from multiple arm angles is an advantage, not a fault.
  • His passes have more velocity with tighter spirals as compared to Rush/Gilbert.

• Actual Inaccurate Passes
  • There was 1 pass on a crossing route that was behind the WR.
    • The pass was off due to pressure in DiNucci's face.
    • He should have thrown it away.
  • There was a deep sideline pass that was underthrown.
    • Anticipation vs Physical Passing Accuracy
    • The QB must "guess" where the WR will be located when the ball arrives.
    • This requires many repetitions with specific WRs.
  • The vast majority of his passes were very accurate.

• Bad Reads part 2
  • The pass to the WR in the flat area that got picked was really not an accuracy problem.
  • The problem was that he didn't read the coverage correctly.
  • The outside CB covering that WR dropped and the Nickel (slot) CB came underneath.
  • The route by the slot WR make it easy for the NCB to be in that spot.

• DiNucci vs Rush/Gilbert
  • Physically DiNucci is much better than Rush/Gilbert.
    • DiNucci would win a passing skills competition over Rush/Gilbert.
    • There no NFL DBs on the field for those competitions.
  • Gilbert: 7th year hanging around the NFL.
  • Rush: 5th year hanging around the NFL.
    • Rush only has value if he is the #2 QB on the depth chart.
    • Rush has no upside. If Grier moves to #2, then no point keeping Rush.

• Summary:
  • It would be dumb NOT to keep a physical upside player like DiNucci on the practice squad.

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xwalker said:

Note: DiNucci is not my pet cat and I was neutral about him as a draft pick.

This review is just for fans that are interested to know what actually happened in the preseason games.

• Pro/Con:
  • Con: DiNucci's overall performances were bad.
  • Pro: His physical ability is very good.
    • He made some throws that I don't think Rush can make.
    • Very athletic and accurate when rolling out.

• Bad Reads not Poor Accuracy
  • Bad reads made physically good passes appear inaccurate.
  • Without defenders in the way, most passes would have been on target to the WR.

• Passing Mechanics NOT the problem
  • The announcers loved to ramble on about his passing mechanics.
    • In reality that was never really the problem.
  • If a QB makes the wrong reads his passing mechanics don't matter.
    • I think his ability to throw from multiple arm angles is an advantage, not a fault.
  • His passes have more velocity with tighter spirals as compared to Rush/Gilbert.

• Actual Inaccurate Passes
  • There was 1 pass on a crossing route that was behind the WR.
    • The pass was off due to pressure in DiNucci's face.
    • He should have thrown it away.
  • There was a deep sideline pass that was underthrown.
    • Anticipation vs Physical Passing Accuracy
    • The QB must "guess" where the WR will be located when the ball arrives.
    • This requires many repetitions with specific WRs.
  • The vast majority of his passes were very accurate.

• Bad Reads part 2
  • The pass to the WR in the flat area that got picked was really not an accuracy problem.
  • The problem was that he didn't read the coverage correctly.
  • The outside CB covering that WR dropped and the Nickel (slot) CB came underneath.
  • The route by the slot WR make it easy for the NCB to be in that spot.

• DiNucci vs Rush/Gilbert
  • Physically DiNucci is much better than Rush/Gilbert.
    • DiNucci would win a passing skills competition over Rush/Gilbert.
    • There no NFL DBs on the field for those competitions.
  • Gilbert: 7th year hanging around the NFL.
  • Rush: 5th year hanging around the NFL.
    • Rush only has value if he is the #2 QB on the depth chart.
    • Rush has no upside. If Grier moves to #2, then no point keeping Rush.

• Summary:
  • It would be dumb NOT to keep a physical upside player like DiNucci on the practice squad.

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Hagman said:

He'll make some lucky organization a fine regional manager someday.

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Whyjerry said:

I totally agree. Plus his game is similar to Dak’s. Would not have to switch up offense so much.

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TwistedL0g1k said:

There is exactly 1 team in the entire league that sees anything in DiNucci.

If released from the PS, no other team would touch him.

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xwalker said:

If they wanted to keep him on the practice squad, then they wouldn't want him to look good in the preseason games...

In the Garrett era they almost always gave each QB at least a quarter with at least 2nd string OLinemen.

- More often the 3rd QB got some time with some 1st string OL plus 2nd stringers.​

- This preseason DiNucci played with the 4th string OL (And 4th string WRs, TEs, RBs).
- He generally didn't even get the 3rd OT or top backup interior OLineman.
- Even in the Parcells era, the 3rd QB got some snaps with 1st or 2nd string OL.

He didn't get much in the way of receiving options either.
- He generally didn't even get Cedrick Wilson or Noah Brown.
- Simi Fehoko has interesting upside but he was completely lost this preseason.
- The TEs that played most of the snaps with DiNucci at QB didn't even make the practice squad.

RBs were a similar issue.
- None of the RBs that played with DiNucci made the 53 man roster.

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America's Cowboy said:

You Romosexuals are frustrating at times, especially when making up stories in order to excuse the player that so reminds you of Romo.

Very accurate? Does not have an accuracy problem?


Are you kidding??? Even Babe Laufenberg and Michael Irvin said DiNucci absolutely has accuracy problems and very poor technique.

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