rwalters31
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I hope you are right but if this game is dependent on Dak then I have us losing. If we depended on Zeke then I have us maybe winning. No way we can win in a passing dual with the Giants. This is a game where the run wears down the Giants defense then in the fourth quarter Dak can do his thing (screens, swing passes, etc). Keeping our defense on the sideline most of the game is a good thing and keeps them fresh.Dak! I'm dreaming big that he's gonna be as great this Sunday as he was during the pre-season. More than anything else, that gets me excited about Sunday. And you can't talk me out of it!!
PS
Coach Dungy had this to say in another post
"Play run defense early -- load the box on first and second down and make him throw the ball," Dungy said. "Put him in second-and-9s and third-and-10s. Try to get him in passing situations. Then take away the short passes and make him throw the ball down the field. Put the ball in the quarterback's hands, and make him beat you. Make him throw five times every drive. Most of them can't do it early on.
"The belief is if I can force this guy to throw 20 passes, we're going to win the game."
The stats bear Dungy out. Since 1980, there have been 133 quarterbacks who debuted as NFL starters in their rookie seasons. Only 26 of those rookie quarterbacks threw fewer than 20 passes in their debuts. They combined for a 14-12 record. The other 107 quarterbacks who threw 20 or more passes have a combined 29-77-1 record.
Only 43 of those 133 quarterbacks won their debut starts. Fifty-two of them failed to throw a touchdown pass, and 94 threw interceptions.
"Peyton Manning came into the NFL as prepared as you could possibly be to play quarterback," Dungy said. "He had [Hall of Famers] Marshall Faulk and Marvin Harrison ... and they won only three games.
"Unless you ride the running game, throw 14 passes and have a great defense to win low-scoring games, rookie quarterbacks don't win in the NFL."
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