Dak is a smart QB

sportsman · Dec 3, 2016

Besides being a gifted qb Dak has shown he is a student of the game. His agent must be smiling every day thinking about the next contract for Dak. With good health future is bright for he & the Cowboys.

JJHLH1 · Dec 3, 2016

Dak's preparation and film study is apparently amazing, from what little I've heard. That is one of the reasons for his success no doubt, and one of the reasons the Cowboys trusted him early on. Love it!

dallasdave · Dec 3, 2016

JJHLH1 said:
Dak's preparation and film study is apparently amazing, from what little I've heard. That is one of the reasons for his success no doubt, and one of the reasons the Cowboys trusted him early on. Love it!

Well said, stay thirsty my friend.

Reverend Conehead · Dec 3, 2016

Absolutely. I think that's his biggest strength. A QB can have a great arm, great scrambling ability, a great touch on the ball, the ability to drill it when needed, and every other physical skill you can think of and still be a lousy quarterback if he's not smart.

Elusive6thRing · Dec 3, 2016

He will absolutely earn his next contract which by all indications will be YUUUUUUUUGGGEE, but it will make us lose players that we can no longer afford and make it hard to build a defense. Every team with a good QB goes through it.

Trust me I'm not complaining, but a few of the teams that have won the Super Bowl recently Ravens and Seahawks did it when their QB was on a rookie contract and didn't after they got their big contracts. We need to capitalize. Hopefully this season.

The good thing in our situation is Romo's contract will just transfer to Dak.

Blackspider214 · Dec 3, 2016

Reverend Conehead said:
Absolutely. I think that's his biggest strength. A QB can have a great arm, great scrambling ability, a great touch on the ball, the ability to drill it when needed, and every other physical skill you can think of and still be a lousy quarterback if he's not smart.

Yep. You pretty much described Vick.

THEHEREAFTER · Dec 3, 2016

His intangibles are off the charts. Winner is the best way I can describe him. Figuratively and literally.

TheMarathonContinues · Dec 3, 2016

One of the telling signs to me was this offseason when he said "I'm the smartest QB in this draft"......

That's a interesting aspect of your game to highlight.

I've heard guys say "I'm the fastest QB in the league...." or "I have the strongest arm..." or "I'm the most accurate QB..."

But i've never hear anyone highlight their football IQ. And its very evident when he plays.

TheMarathonContinues · Dec 3, 2016

Blackspider214 said:
Yep. You pretty much described Vick.

I don't consider Vick not a smart QB. He played some great plays. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even call a QB not smart. Its a very tough position to play. Vick just lacked the accuracy.

CowboysLegend365 · Dec 3, 2016

Reverend Conehead said:
Absolutely. I think that's his biggest strength. A QB can have a great arm, great scrambling ability, a great touch on the ball, the ability to drill it when needed, and every other physical skill you can think of and still be a lousy quarterback if he's not smart.

You just described Jay Cutler to a tee. Lol.

GIFTS86 · Dec 3, 2016

rocyaice said:
I don't consider Vick not a smart QB. He played some great plays. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even call a QB not smart. Its a very tough position to play. Vick just lacked the accuracy.

For sure vick was a one man show and was the most dominate player for awhile. He put that whole team on his back.

BigStar · Dec 3, 2016

Reverend Conehead said:
Absolutely. I think that's his biggest strength. A QB can have a great arm, great scrambling ability, a great touch on the ball, the ability to drill it when needed, and every other physical skill you can think of and still be a lousy quarterback if he's not smar

rocyaice said:

I don't consider Vick not a smart QB. He played some great plays. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even call a QB not smart. Its a very tough position to play. Vick just lacked the accuracy.

Click to expand...

I was gonna reply the same; touch on the ball? That was always Vick's problem. planting his feet for accuracy (in the pocket) and touch on the ball; similar to Jeff George. Had a gun but didn't have touch. The Falcons were putrid before and initially after him; his turning them into regular playoff contenders showed he wasn't "dumb" in my opinion.

Reverend Conehead · Dec 3, 2016

BigStar said:
I was gonna reply the same; touch on the ball? That was always Vick's problem. planting his feet for accuracy (in the pocket) and touch on the ball; similar to Jeff George. Had a gun but didn't have touch. The Falcons were putrid before and initially after him; his turning them into regular playoff contenders showed he wasn't "dumb" in my opinion.

Another thing I heard about Jeff George was that he had some great abilities, but was a lousy leader and a a bit of a jerk. Makes you appreciate both Dak and Romo.

BigStar · Dec 3, 2016

Reverend Conehead said:
Another thing I heard about Jeff George was that he had some great abilities, but was a lousy leader and a a bit of a jerk. Makes you appreciate both Dak and Romo.

Agree 100. Romo was "our" Manning; were both on the same high cerebral level in how they read defenses and adjusted plays pre snap to take advantage. Of course he was never given that same acknowledgement by the sports media...big surprise

For Dak, it seemed to come second nature to him and will improve as he matures. Feels we lucked out on that same level of Romo in finding a QB gem late in the draft/UDFA. We are in SEA's position 4-5 years back without the D but a true #1 WR and great OL outside of Free; time to take advantage :starspin:

conner01 · Dec 3, 2016

That's why I think Dak will be much better next year than this. And that's gonna set this team up for a bright future

arglebargle · Dec 3, 2016

rocyaice said:
I don't consider Vick not a smart QB. He played some great plays. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even call a QB not smart. Its a very tough position to play. Vick just lacked the accuracy.

Vick was pretty dumb. Reeves had to structure the offseason in his early years in Atlanta so that they came back every two weeks. Because if it was more than that, Vick would forget what they'd worked on.

Joe Realist · Dec 3, 2016

His trade value will never be higher.

TheMarathonContinues · Dec 3, 2016

arglebargle said:
Vick was pretty dumb. Reeves had to structure the offseason in his early years in Atlanta so that they came back every two weeks. Because if it was more than that, Vick would forget what they'd worked on.

First off, not being able to remember things has nothing to do with your intellect.

SDCowboy · Dec 3, 2016

It's amazing to think how good he'll be next season with a full season under his belt.

Blackspider214 · Dec 3, 2016

rocyaice said:
I don't consider Vick not a smart QB. He played some great plays. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't even call a QB not smart. Its a very tough position to play. Vick just lacked the accuracy.

I never thought Vick was film room smart like Dak. He relied solely on his athleticism and that only got him so far. He struggled a lot against good defenses who kept contain on him.

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