It's not about him reading the defense. It is his reactions to the defense.
Now you are moving the goalpost. This may or may not apply to you. But there is a collective who utter this, "can't read defenses," after every loss, it seems.
My first thought when I see this, or hear this is:
So, what was the defensive set he was facing when he tossed a pick?
What was the route?
Who was the primary and were they covered.
Did he go through his reads?
How did the defense adjust prior to the snap?
What was the status of the protection up to the moment he threw the ball.
Then I toss in the fact that unless you are sitting in the stands, you do not see all 22 players at the snap of the ball. The replay is shown, and the assumption game begins, because people assume they see something and that he saw it as well.
Example:
A game late in the season Cee Dee was running a seam route. The linebacker came from the opposite side of the formation and traveled with Cee Dee. The safety dropped down to cover the top. Dak threw the ball and the linebacker made a great play knocking it down.
Then the replay, as we are looking from behind the offense. You see Gallup uncover on the left side running up the seam. Gallup was clearly open.
The fans here screamed bloody murder. But consider Cee Dee on a linebacker, and this should have been the throw. You want to take that match-up all day. However, this linebacker, and I cannot remember who it was, ran like a deer and broke up the pass.
The after the fact opinion on this board was Dak misread the defense.
