TheMarathonContinues
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 84,018
- Reaction score
- 76,723
Did you make that post? Did you not start off that sentence "Dak might not be that good...." or what's going on here? Is everything ok?
It's time to ponder some realities
- Thread starter Sydla
- Start date
Sydla
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 61,728
- Reaction score
- 95,246
Did you read the first paragraph of the post or did you skip it?
Do you understand phrases like "these aren't DEFINITE" and "POTENTIAL issues".
Hoofbite
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 40,870
- Reaction score
- 11,569
Toruk_Makto
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 14,242
- Reaction score
- 17,336
2 of his best 3 seasons happened in the last 3 years.
And a lot of those 8-8 seasons were with terrible rosters saved by Romo's brilliance.
This idea that any old ball coach would have waltzed in here and squeezed all these extra wins out of this team is silly.
\\
csirl
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 3,924
- Reaction score
- 4,234
As good a rookie season as he had, Dak did not look like an elite QB - was still a work in progress.
This year he's looked more or less the same. We havent seen that step forward that should come with a full offseason of work. His mechanics in the pocket look learned and forced - lacking the natural fluidity you get with all elite QBs. Even though we won the game, the contrast between him and Carson Palmer on Monday jumped out of the screen.
All elite QBs (and many not so elite) coming out of college throw the ball well. They may not throw it to the right spot, they may make the wrong read, they may not yet have adjusted to the speed of the NFL. But the basic ability is there (Goff is actually a good example).
Dak has never been in this category. While we're dealing with a small sample size - 4 games - it may be that he just doesnt have the natural ability to be elite. He appears to be an extremely intelligent guy who works very hard. It may be that because of this he is way more advanced than other young QBs re picking up the speed and nuances of the NFL. This allowed him to be more NFL ready out of the box. But long term the limitations will show.
This year he's looked more or less the same. We havent seen that step forward that should come with a full offseason of work. His mechanics in the pocket look learned and forced - lacking the natural fluidity you get with all elite QBs. Even though we won the game, the contrast between him and Carson Palmer on Monday jumped out of the screen.
All elite QBs (and many not so elite) coming out of college throw the ball well. They may not throw it to the right spot, they may make the wrong read, they may not yet have adjusted to the speed of the NFL. But the basic ability is there (Goff is actually a good example).
Dak has never been in this category. While we're dealing with a small sample size - 4 games - it may be that he just doesnt have the natural ability to be elite. He appears to be an extremely intelligent guy who works very hard. It may be that because of this he is way more advanced than other young QBs re picking up the speed and nuances of the NFL. This allowed him to be more NFL ready out of the box. But long term the limitations will show.