Dak compares to Blake Bortles?

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Staubacher said:
Well at least we've went from Dak = Brady/Rodgers to Dak = McNabb/McNair.

What will it be next year?
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LOL! I have never once seen anyone compare Dak to Aaron ******* Rodgers. Even at the peak of his 2016 heights, you would have had to have been on meth to make that insinuation. His physical (not only arm) talents are once in a generation if not lifetime.
 
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Is there some real world similarities to the two of them? Both mobile QB's. Both considered somewhat inaccurate at times and prone to poor decisions. Both considered tough guys for the most part. Jacksonville appears to be looking hard at upgrading the position after handing Bortles the keys for 4 years. Just wondering what other folks think.
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Completion %: Dak 65.2%, Blake 59.1%
TD %: Dak 4.7%, Blake 4.0%
INT %: Dak 1.8%, Blake 2.9%
Yards per attempt: Dak 7.4, Blake 6.7
QB rating: Dak 95.5, Blake 80.8

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If Bortles had a year like Dak did last year......they would consider him a franchise QB. I don't see any comparison. I guess since Dak had a down year in his sophomore year that he now compares to Blake lol. Dak at his worst compares to Bortles.
 
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Bortles is and has always been trash. Not even close. His decision making ability and arm motion are some of worst I've seen for a starter in years.
 
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Jake said:
Completion %: Dak 65.2%, Blake 59.1%
TD %: Dak 4.7%, Blake 4.0%
INT %: Dak 1.8%, Blake 2.9%
Yards per attempt: Dak 7.4, Blake 6.7
QB rating: Dak 95.5, Blake 80.8

Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment.
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GAC might be averse to making down-filled throws, but he is not a poor decision maker. Bortles repeatedly throws into coverage and just plain makes bad decisions. There really isn't much of a comparison between the two.
 
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This would never happen to Dak. Dude has went through adversity in his life that has made him mentally strong. He's also has a degree in psychology. Worrying about his head is the last thing im worried about Dak. Dude didnt have that bad of a year. It wasn't as great as last year but he had the same exact stats as Derek Carr. Who some around here and the league drool over. He was also better than Mariotta and Eli. So many other guys too. 23 tds and 13 int isnt bad for a 2nd year QB. There is room for improvement.
 

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Cowboysfan917 said:
There’s some similarities but Dak doesn’t have the pure arm talent Bortles does, IMO.
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This is such a fallacy......this is one of those statements a sportscaster made somewhere and rather do their on research, they take it as gospel.

I just googled NFL QB armstrength and looked up the first three sports entities that popped up and in less than two minutes of research here's what I found:
1. NFL.com.......this particular article was 2014, so it was no help.

2. Next was Bleacher report: They just listed the top 10 in armstrength..........Dak was #9 on the list.

3. The third one was USA today: They did a 1-10 rating...........Dak was at 8.5 guess who else had an 8.5 rating? Carson Wentz.... of which we hear has a "cannon", yet Dak has a Noodle" arm with the same rating.

My point is, these sports talk shows have favorite teams just like we do and will pump up their favorites downplay their hated teams, so instead of buying into so quickly search it out before taking their opinion as absolute truth, check it out yourself.
 

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cowboy_ron said:
This is such a fallacy......this is one of those statements a sportscaster made somewhere and rather do their on research, they take it as gospel.

I just googled NFL QB armstrength and looked up the first three sports entities that popped up and in less than two minutes of research here's what I found:
1. NFL.com.......this particular article was 2014, so it was no help.

2. Next was Bleacher report: They just listed the top 10 in armstrength..........Dak was #9 on the list.

3. The third one was USA today: They did a 1-10 rating...........Dak was at 8.5 guess who else had an 8.5 rating? Carson Wentz.... of which we hear has a "cannon", yet Dak has a Noodle" arm with the same rating.

My point is, these sports talk shows have favorite teams just like we do and will pump up their favorites downplay their hated teams, so instead of buying into so quickly search it out before taking their opinion as absolute truth, check it out yourself.
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I have not seen any real indication that Dak's arm strength is any factor at all. No he does not have an artillery piece but then VERY FEW DO. And most of them never really learn to use it right. Elway was about the only one I can remember that had an absolute cannon and had the ability to control it. Favre was close but then he loved to gunsling and that really held him back over the years. Dude should have been on m ore than one SB winning team but his want to always challenge the DBs haunted him. Never so much as in his last year or so. HIs last pass an INT in a playoff game was the perfect ending to his career.
 
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Here are the real ball velocity ratings as tested at the combine ( arm strength)

Dak was tied for 12th ball velocity at the 2016 combine. In 2015, there were 7 qbs that tested for higher velocity. So it would be fair to say he had the 19th strongest arm out of the 2015&2016 combines



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In 2015, there were 7 qbs with higher velocity

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I have not seen any real indication that Dak's arm strength is any factor at all. No he does not have an artillery piece but then VERY FEW DO. And most of them never really learn to use it right. Elway was about the only one I can remember that had an absolute cannon and had the ability to control it. Favre was close but then he loved to gunsling and that really held him back over the years. Dude should have been on m ore than one SB winning team but his want to always challenge the DBs haunted him. Never so much as in his last year or so. HIs last pass an INT in a playoff game was the perfect ending to his career.
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Nope, We've all seen him sail them downfield....we might see more of them if we had a true "field stretching" type receiver.
 
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I think Dak will have a Flacco type of career. Good enough to get to the big game but can't carry the burden. He will need help, particularly a strong defense and the run game.

I don't see the comparisons to Bortles(terrible) and McNair(better passer).
 
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