What any starting QB should be able to figure out

Reverend Conehead

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A good starting QB should be able to read defenses well. That means being able to read how a defense is trying to cover on each play, but that's not all. In the course of the game, the QB should get an idea what the opposing defense's game plan is to stop them, and specifically what their plan is to neutralize the quarterback.

Dak doesn't do this! He has some great athleticism. He has outstanding ethics and enthusiasm. He's a great guy. But he doesn't read defenses well. And he especially doesn't ever have a clue what the defense's game plan might be against him.

Dak threw a near pick 6, and the only reason it wasn't was sheer luck. The defender happened to drop the ball. That should have told Dak, "Washington has my number on this particular pass." Then he could avoid it, or he could pump fake that pass, and find something else open, or run if nothing's open. What does he do? He makes the EXACT same mistake on the next play, but this time it is a pick 6.

He learned exactly NOTHING from his near pick-6. The scary thing is, I don't think Kellen Moore learned jack from it either. Didn't either of them know they could pump fake that same pass and get the defender to over-pursue?

Neither our QB nor our O-coordinator seem to be able to figure out: "Here's how the opposing D is stopping us; now here's how we can use what they're doing against them." It's one of the most important strategies of the art of judo. You use your opponent's own strength and momentum against him. This team doesn't know how to make adjustments in order to do that. If your game plan happens to be working great and you are outplaying your opponent, well, great. You have a chance to win. However, if your game plan isn't succeeding, but your opponent's is, you must know how to adjust. This team fails to adjust well over and over.
 
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