You're saying he's not dink and dunk based on an extremely limited sample - 4th Quarter/OT, close game. That's the heaviest qualifier there is.
Nobody forms their opinion of a player, team, or coach based solely on what happens in the first 3 quarters of the game. That by itself is nonsensical. But it's especially inaccurate with
this player, team, and coach over the last three years.
Attempts in 4th qtr/OT (margin 8 points or less)
as a percentage of total attempts, 2016-18
1 Prescott 16.6
2 Wilson 16.4
3 Dalton 16.4
4 Manning 16.2
5 Newton 15.9
6 Carr 15.3
7 Winston 14.4
8 Brees 14.4
9 Wentz 13.9
10 Stafford 13.8
Of the 20 QB with the most attempts since 2016, nobody has a greater percentage of late-and-close attempts than Prescott. To omit the 4th quarter is to ignore exactly the thing that sets this player apart. You can't do that, and call it an accurate description. In fact, even if Prescott ranked at the
bottom (instead of #1) in late-and-close attempts, the "dink and dunk" description still wouldn't be accurate because of the number of these passes that are intermediate-to-deep.
Late & Close
15+ yard targets as a % of total attempts (passer rating)
Same 10 QB from above, 2016-18
Wilson 22.7% (113.9)
Newton 20.8% (65.1)
Carr 21.5% (117.1)
Winston 20.5% (38.8)
Prescott 19.8% (124.2)
Brees 18.7% (90.8)
Dalton 18.5% (53.3)
Stafford 17.4% (121.5)
Manning 17.3% (51.5)
Wentz 15.9% (85.2)
Of the QB with the most attempts late in close games, these QB threw the greatest percentage of intermediate-to-deep passes from 2016-18. Prescott is 5th, and has the highest passer rating on these throws. This isn't some minor detail, it's both a significant part of his game, and a major part of his success.
