News: DMN: 'DAK is the truth:' The moments when Cowboys rookie Prescott showed ultimate poise

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[Cas2800]

Coming to a TV near you.......................... DakAttack!

 

[SportsGuru80]

Future of the franchise.......................... A combination of Steve McNair and Warren Moon

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Why did his arm strength seem shaky today

 

[Kaiser]

Not to start a separate thread but I thought Dak solidified the Backup QB spot he already had and Showers earned his spot on the 53. Showers was playing entirely with guys who will be on the street in a week and still put up a passer rating within a point of Dak. I still see Showers as a marginal starter/good backup like a Tony Banks, but IMO he is clearly too talented to put on waivers for the PS. I think you definitely lose him if you try.

 

[gmoney112]

Dak looks like he could start for half the teams in the NFL

 

[Alohawg1]

He's giving fans a Heart-a-Dak, in a good way.

 

[waving monkey]

Oh but we have to wait cause there is no evidence
no brakes monkey

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

If you compare the night of the two starting QB's, especially the first half, Prescott's was clearly more impressive.

Dak basically went the full half against the Seattle starters. They did pull a couple guys but still had a majority in. And the score was tied. In addition to the two drops mentioned above, Beasley dropped one that was high but should have been caught. So he easily could have been 20 of 23.

Wilson had his starting group into the third and was playing against 2's and 3's with a couple 1's left in. Scandrick, T. Crawford, Tapper and a few others didn't play and Lee went out fairly early.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Dak looks great thus far, it is early but he seems to have the "it" factor and great poise for a rookie!

I hope we have our answer for the future in Dak if he continues to get better, he still has a lot to learn.

I worry that Tony will not make it through 16 games healthy, so Dak has to develop fast.

 

[skinsscalper]

Why did his arm strength seem shaky today

Because his footwork wasn't as solid. He has a tendency to stand a little tall in the pocket. When he reverts back to that (which they've been working on) he loses his base power and it's all arm. His accuracy goes down when he does that, too. I'm no trained scout but this issue was reported on early in the pre-season so I've kind of kept my eye on it ever since I heard it. He showed great poise in the pocket tonight, but when things got tight, you could see him a little more on his toes than I've noticed in previous games.

 

[Idgit]

Dak looks like he could start for half the teams in the NFL

He kind of does. It's pretty incredible to watch how quickly he's come up to speed.

 

[phildadon86]

Why did his arm strength seem shaky today

Didnt seem shaky to me at all. More like our receivers cant catch

 

[Tabascocat]

Dak is very impressive so far but in no way is he better equipped to lead this team than Romo for this season. The first two games were vanilla, this game was more intense in blitzing and speed. SEA came out aggressive and were doing different things on defense that Dak hasn't seen at this level yet.

He carried himself well, missed on a few throws and some should have been caught but a few were under-thrown. That play to Bease was pretty but I am not sure if he catches it without the hold, seemed a bit high and too far led.

I like his poise but he did get happy feet at times which threw off his timing. This was a good test for him and he passed He does look like a natural leader out there and you can see it in the players eyes and actions.

However, I do not want to see him playing in the regular season unless absolutely necessary. If Romo goes down by mid-season and Dak leads them without barely missing a beat, then I might be concerned with Romo not getting his job back.

This is still Romo's team as long as his body holds out........

 

[darthseinfeld]

Something in my gut tells me Dak is gonna start a couple games. Either a premonition or Taco Bell

I hope its Taco Bell

 

[BrassCowboy]

Dak is very impressive so far but in no way is he better equipped to lead this team than Romo for this season. The first two games were vanilla, this game was more intense in blitzing and speed. SEA came out aggressive and were doing different things on defense that Dak hasn't seen at this level yet.

He carried himself well, missed on a few throws and some should have been caught but a few were under-thrown. That play to Bease was pretty but I am not sure if he catches it without the hold, seemed a bit high and too far led.

I like his poise but he did get happy feet at times which threw off his timing. This was a good test for him and he passed He does look like a natural leader out there and you can see it in the players eyes and actions.

However, I do not want to see him playing in the regular season unless absolutely necessary. If Romo goes down by mid-season and Dak leads them without barely missing a beat, then I might be concerned with Romo not getting his job back.

This is still Romo's team as long as his body holds out........

and this will give the coaching staff excellent game film to study with Dak to further help him. He seems to be getting comfortable awfully quick at the position and that really is not typical for rookies. Nice post

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Mel Kiper's draft rating on Dak.

"ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. listed Prescott as a second-round pick during his teleconference on Monday. The draft guru listed Prescott as the sixth-best quarterback in the draft. Kiper grouped Prescott with Michigan State's Connor Cook and Penn State's Christian Hackenberg as quarterbacks in the second-tier. Kiper projects California's Jared Goff and North Dakota State's Carson Wentz as definite first-round talent and Memphis' Paxton Lynch as a possible late first-round pick.

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller likes Prescott as much as anyone. He believes Prescott projects better as a pro than Cook."
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/stor...22/dak-prescotts-draft-stock-rising/80770732/

 

[bayeslife]

By rookie standards he played great it just wasn't as flashy as his other games. And he did show lapses in accuracy on some of his throws. Ultimately it's hard to tell since the playmakers were yanked early but he seemed to hold up at every point in the game

 

[dogunwo]

Something in my gut tells me Dak is gonna start a couple games. Either a premonition or Taco Bell

I hope its Taco Bell

Since you are having premonitions, why don't you give us some week one scores? Trying to get rich.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Dak's performance last night proved more to me than the previous 2 games. With starters in for both teams, he remained poised, accurate for the most part and moved the ball. Seattle was bringing some serious pass rush, so that dictated some of the shorter throws. He has shown that if given time, he's able to find targets downfield. He stood in there and delivered the ball under plenty of duress.

You can't really count the 3rd quarter. Seattle still had their starters in and had guys running free on blitzes, while Dallas had no blocking or skill at WR.

Obviously Dez and more Zeke in the 1st half changes things quite a bit.