tyke1doe
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This hasn't been posted yet (I don't think), but I think this is a good take by the much-maligned Ed Werner.
Teams are starting to consider Dak a much bigger Russell Wilson, a player as good a passer as he is a runner.
But I keep stressing the fact that Dak has won the job because he isn't a mistake machine. He may miss a deep pass here and there, but he's always looking for the open route, the least risky.
Coordinators fear Dak
"On Dak Prescott's mistake-free football...
Werder: One of the things Dak Prescott has done, and likely more than anything else has won him the permanent job is, he is a natural protector of the football. He recognizes its value. He does not jeopardize it. And he doesn't make all the big plays that might be there, but he very seldom makes a mistake. He does not force the ball into coverage.
And that's something that - Tony Romo was a risk taker throughout his career, he had to learn to protect the football, and he did, he improved at it, but he's never been as good in that regard as Dak Prescott naturally is. As Jerry Jones has said, it's just part of his DNA.
If you go back and look at the way he played at Mississippi State, it was the same thing. He had 23 interceptions in nearly 1,200 passing attempts - which was a record for the school in terms of interception avoidance, and one of the best in the history of SEC quarterbacks. So, it's something that he does naturally, and it's something that, quite honestly, is maybe the key element in their winning formula."
Teams are starting to consider Dak a much bigger Russell Wilson, a player as good a passer as he is a runner.
But I keep stressing the fact that Dak has won the job because he isn't a mistake machine. He may miss a deep pass here and there, but he's always looking for the open route, the least risky.
Coordinators fear Dak
"On Dak Prescott's mistake-free football...
Werder: One of the things Dak Prescott has done, and likely more than anything else has won him the permanent job is, he is a natural protector of the football. He recognizes its value. He does not jeopardize it. And he doesn't make all the big plays that might be there, but he very seldom makes a mistake. He does not force the ball into coverage.
And that's something that - Tony Romo was a risk taker throughout his career, he had to learn to protect the football, and he did, he improved at it, but he's never been as good in that regard as Dak Prescott naturally is. As Jerry Jones has said, it's just part of his DNA.
If you go back and look at the way he played at Mississippi State, it was the same thing. He had 23 interceptions in nearly 1,200 passing attempts - which was a record for the school in terms of interception avoidance, and one of the best in the history of SEC quarterbacks. So, it's something that he does naturally, and it's something that, quite honestly, is maybe the key element in their winning formula."
