49ers Player Has Brutally Honest Admission On Dak Prescott

[mahoneybill]

I am in no way defending Dak's performance because that speaks for itself with so many interceptions this season.

That said, the one thing that irritates me when teams play zone against the Cowboys is that Kellen Moore calls a lot of comeback routes which makes it really easy for the defenders to defend. The defender never loses sight of the ball while the Cowboys receiver only sees the ball at the end of the comeback route.

Even if that's the only way he knows how to beat zone you would think at some point he would mix in some "run to the defender, stop, turn back, then immediately turn around and take off down field" just to keep the defenders honest or hesitating.

Nice take. I think CD does some of that....

 

[mahoneybill]

JJ struck fools gold year one with Dak & Zeke. He thought that would carry on ad infinitum.....

 

[RobZ]

Dak seemed to really struggle getting the ball outside. Didn't have zip on the ball and spiral wasn't tight. Suspect it is finger related but regardless, it was extremely apparent throughout the game that Dak wasn't able to make all the throws all the time.

It may well be finger related. It may even be ankle/calf related. The body takes a long time to fully heal sometimes and once healed may not be quite the same as before. Dak might be compensating for physical reasons. He might never throw as he once could or maybe after more rest and healing he might be stronger next season. Time will tell.

 

[G2]

How long are people going to pretend that we truly have a No. 1 offense and that the 49ers don't have the best defense in the NFL?

 

[Nova]

The NFL is terrible for a QB with slow recognition.

hahaha true!

 

[duane33]

Speaking to NinersNation.com, Jimmie Ward said straight up: "Dak isn't good against zone."



https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nf...sedgntp&cvid=67775f4d4bb342f580741ab5dbb939db

That’s what everyone on espn has said before the game

 

[Kevinicus]

You mean like this pathetic play where all the receivers run right to the defenders then just turn around. The defenders are looking right at Dak to jump the route as the receivers run toward them. This has to be the worst play to run when defense is playing zone with their eyes toward the QB.

The risk taken to get 4 yards is not worth it. We've been running this play multiple times a game since JG days as OC/HC.

He had the guy open to the right side for an easy 8 yards.

 

[Zman5]

He had the guy open to the right side for an easy 8 yards.

Too bad there is this thing called a pass rush. Shultz has made his break and CD has just started to make his break as the two rushers are bearing down. Easy 8 yards? LOL. This isn't Madden.

 

[Mk2_Cowboys]

Dak is only good when everything lines up perfectly for him , whenever he faces an equal or better team he can’t close it out . He’s basically a Kirk Cousins but with more tv commercials. There is zero chance he ever does more than he already has. Everyone sees it except Jerry and his yes men .

 

[ksadler1]

This is a stupid take and I don't even want to defend dak but he literally destroyed the eagles zone defense less than a month ago.

"Per @NextGenStats, Dak Prescott went 24-for-24 for 300 yards when Eagles played zone. Eagles defense allowed points (4 TDs, 4 FGs) on 8 of 10 Cowboys possessions. Eagles’ 2nd-worst defensive performance of the season, based on EPA per drive."

The problem with Dak is that he can't play like that consistently. Good coaches will mix up the D and make Dak beat them. Can be do it? Absolutely, but not consistently enough to beat 4 good teams in a row...

 

[DillusionalFans]

What killls zone? QBs that run while defenders are back on their heels. Dak’s biggest downfall is his hesitancy to run the damn ball. When the defense is sitting in middle zone waiting to jump the Kelmo’s curl route special, you break the pocket and run for a first down. That middle soft shell defense goes out the window with 1 less defender having to spy the QB. Just add that to his decision making gaffs Sunday. Since the ankle injury this has been the case. But when the NFC title game is in reach you give it your all and he didn’t do that…..

Hey @NumOneQB, you need to do more studying on football. QB runs are more effective when the defense is in man coverage because their eyes are not on the QB like they are in zone defense.

 

[GMO415]

And now the entire NFL knows it. Expect more of the same

 

[Kevinicus]

Too bad there is this thing called a pass rush. Shultz has made his break and CD has just started to make his break as the two rushers are bearing down. Easy 8 yards? LOL. This isn't Madden.

Uh...that's exactly when he should be throwing it outside, not late to the middle.

That's a Dak issue.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

The problem with Dak is that he can't play like that consistently. Good coaches will mix up the D and make Dak beat them. Can be do it? Absolutely, but not consistently enough to beat 4 good teams in a row...

I think that's the point he needs someone to get him to a more consistent level because he is capable of doing it.

 

[Zman5]

Uh...that's exactly when he should be throwing it outside, not late to the middle.

That's a Dak issue.

Schultz is his first read on that play. And even if he could have thrown it to CD it would be a 4 yard gain at best with the 2 defenders being right there. There is no "easy" 8 yards in that play.

 

[Kevinicus]

Schultz is his first read on that play. And even if he could have thrown it to CD it would be a 4 yard gain at best with the 2 defenders being right there. There is no "easy" 8 yards in that play.

Schultz is the wrong read. He should have been off him right away and at Ceedee.

And he's already got 5 yards and would be 8 by the time the ball got there.

The defenders gave him space and weren't closing like they already were on Schultz (while being right on top of him already).

He had an easy play and botched it in the worst way possible. Only a bad drop by the defender allowed him to botch the next throw too.

 

[Zman5]

Schultz is the wrong read. He should have been off him right away and at Ceedee.

And he's already got 5 yards and would be 8 by the time the ball got there.

The defenders gave him space and weren't closing like they already were on Schultz (while being right on top of him already).

He had an easy play and botched it in the worst way possible. Only a bad drop by the defender allowed him to botch the next throw too.

CD is not at 5 yards from the LOS. Schultz is the first read by play design. And he is at 4yards from LOS. CD is cutting toward the sideline slightly in front of Schultz which means he is at less than 4 yards. Even if the ball was thrown at him he would have been immediately tackled by the two defenders or pushed out around 4 yards from LOS.

No way in hell that's an easy 8 yards like you claim.

 

[Kevinicus]

CD is not at 5 yards from the LOS. Schultz is the first read by play design. And he is at 4yards from LOS. CD is cutting toward the sideline slightly in front of Schultz which means he is at less than 4 yards. Even if the ball was thrown at him he would have been immediately tackled by the two defenders or pushed out around 4 yards from LOS.

No way in hell that's an easy 8 yards like you claim.

Watch the play again. It's a cake walk for 8 yards.

He's at the 21/22. LoS is the 17. That's 5.

One defender is going the wrong way, the other is a LB way off.

Unlike Schultz, Lamb is moving away from the defenders and the LoS, not standing still facing back towards the line.

He'll be at 8 yards before the ball gets there, let alone the defenders.

 

[Zman5]

Watch the play again. It's a cake walk for 8 yards.

He's at the 21/22. LoS is the 17. That's 5.

One defender is going the wrong way, the other is a LB way off.

Unlike Schultz, Lamb is moving away from the defenders and the LoS, not standing still facing back towards the line.

He'll be at 8 yards before the ball gets there, let alone the defenders.

He's closer to the LOS than Schultz and Schultz is 4 yards from the LOS.
CD is running parallel to the LOS towards the sideline with 2 defenders ready to tackle him .

No way he gets easy 8 yards. This ain't Madden.

 

[SexyDexy52]

Dak has multiple problems:
for one, he can’t consistently hit WRs in stride. That goes to his inaccuracy as a QB. He does it every once in a while but it’s not consistent at all. I believe this is why we see so many hitches, stop routes, comebacks and curls. The WR turns and is facing the QB to see the ball, Dak is accurate if his target is basically stationary.

Another issue for him is his timing, many many times he hits his back foot and holds on to the ball when a WR is open and breaking out of his route. At that point the ball should be in the air so when the WR breaks the ball is right there, instead Dak holds it and misses his window of opportunity to complete the pass. Then he has to start looking elsewhere for an open guy.

His other big issue is staring down his receivers, as if he has pre-determined where he is going to throw the ball, instead of reading his keys that will tell him which guy should be open.

These are all signs of an undisciplined QB. As a QB he has to know the offense better than anyone else and if he wants to win, can’t play favorites waiting for his favored target to get open. He needs to hit his back foot and throw the ball to which ever guy is open according to how the defense is moving.

But in his defense, often times this offense does him no favors as the route combos often do not force defenders to make a choice as to who they are going to cover. That’s all on Moore. I’d like to see Dak with another OC that is much more of a disciplinarian and has a system in place with rules as to where to throw the ball, (I.e. isolating defenders in between two WRs, if the defender chooses that guy, then you throw to this guy…see Kurt Warner QB confidential film breakdowns and you will understand what I am talking about.) Perhaps Dak needs to be in a West Coast system to thrive. The K Moore offense is often times dis-jointed and runs into the heart of the defense in both the run and passing game.