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Inciteful Tweet from the Sturminator on Dak:
This is not a pro/anti Dak comment before anyone with an agenda chimes in ..
My biggest issue with these kinds of stats is that they count the entire play's yardage as "deep throws" not the actual length of the pass (in the air) itself.
Again, I'm not pushing for or against Dak on this, but rather those stats tell me absolutely nothing about how good or bad Dak is on actual deep throws.
It's the same reason why Saquon Barkley's stats seem awesome when you see 60-yard runs until you actually look at what he gives you the other carries.
All Sturm's stats tell me is that the combination of Dak's throws and receivers getting more yards-after-the-catch (YAC) have improved recently.
The eye test says he is throwing the ball deeper more often lately (which is great) but since we acquired Cooper, we have also seen an increase in YAC by him and other receivers because defenses are having to play a deeper range than they were prior to his arrival.