You build the case against Dak

[Dale]

Can we limit the Dak threads to say five a day?

Negative.

 

[Cowpolk]

It's preseason.

Case closed.

I had bacon today

Dang he has bacon named after him already

 

[JBS]

@Dale hit the nail on the head...excellent analysis

 

[Eanwen]

Any idea what is considered standard and/or elite in such situations?

No idea. I'd assume 70+% for good/elites but that's just conjecture on my part.

 

[Dale]

You see, that's why I started this thread. No one can be negative about his potential, even for pie-in-the-sky statements. What if he actually is a prodigy? Time will tell, but for now he is the most exciting quarterback in the league, until proven otherwise.

It is a great time to be a Dallas Cowboy fan, I'm relishing the moment.

There's definitely something about him that has me giddy about his potential. All the talk about his "it" factor, him stating he commands the huddle by looking each and every guy in the eye, the smile -- he's the kind of guy you gravitate toward, which can be so important at the QB position.

I don't know if enough has been made about his master's degree, particularly his area of educational focus (I rarely see the master's degree referenced outside of this forum). His undergrad degree is in psychology, and his master's is in workforce leadership. You get the sense he's regularly applying his education on the football field.

 

[Dale]

No idea. I'd assume 70+% for good/elites but that's just conjecture on my part.

Drew Brees holds the single-season completion percentage record at 71.2%, so I'd imagine even his completion percentage on second and third reads that season was considerably lower.

 

[JBS]

Dez and Butler are perfect Wrs for Dak...especially dez...Dak is often a bit inaccurate and the fact that dez can go up and get is going to make daks life so much easier..the TD vs Miami is a great example of dez adjusting to a pass that was a bit off target..I'm eager to watch this kid and see what exactly we have in him

 

[RJ_MacReady]

He's fat?

 

[pugilist]

he wears his hat backwards

 

[nathanlt]

There's definitely something about him that has me giddy about his potential. All the talk about his "it" factor, him stating he commands the huddle by looking each and every guy in the eye, the smile -- he's the kind of guy you gravitate toward, which can be so important at the QB position.

I don't know if enough has been made about his master's degree, particularly his area of educational focus (I rarely see the master's degree referenced outside of this forum). His undergrad degree is in psychology, and his master's is in workforce leadership. You get the sense he's regularly applying his education on the football field.

See, I didn't know about the master's degree. An undergrad in psychology, huh? Jimmy Johnson was a psychology major... wait there I go again. It is too easy to hype this Prescott. He is delivering, which makes it even better.

 

[Cowpolk]

he wears his hat backwards

He has false teeth

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

He doesn't have much hair on his head?

 

[LocimusPrime]

Seattle was playing to win he faced NFL level play in that game how did he do?

Decent. Not many blitzes just 4 man front. No trickery from that perspective. But he handled it well.

 

[Eanwen]

Drew Brees holds the single-season completion percentage record at 71.2%, so I'd imagine even his completion percentage on second and third reads that season was considerably lower.

I meant it in terms of throwing a catch-able ball; things like drops and pass deflections will lower the accuracy to true completion percentage.

 

[DandyDon1722]

I read an excellent piece on Ben his rookie year and how their playbook implemented just half of the field for him to read. Obviously not the same half every time, but they limited him to just two reads on one side of the field and he had a very good rookie season.

I think Dak is more advanced than Ben coming out of college. He played better competition and has the element of the run at his disposal. He also has some great weapons and veteran leadership. I would hesitate making a case against him.

Instead, I prefer making a case for Linehan with read options with Zeke (could be deadly), roll outs, quick slants to Beas and back shoulder fades to Dez. Then there is the intangibles he brings including having a feel for the pass rush.

With a run game that should eventually yield single coverage on the outside, the game becomes much simpler.

I'm cautiously optimistic and given every rookie QB in the league right now, nobody gives us a better chance than Dak.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I want to see him against intricate defenses, disguised blitzes, zine blitzes, and other forms of defensive trickery.

You mean like the stuff Seattle was throwing at him the other night? They offered all of that.

 

[Vanilla2]

His first name is Rayne

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

No idea. I'd assume 70+% for good/elites but that's just conjecture on my part.

Really? Good QB's complete about 65% of all of their passes. I would imagine the best are completing 85% of their first read passes. For second and third read I'd guess maybe low 60's at best. With a QB like Dak, he probably is going to be looking at his first two reads and then running.

 

[LocimusPrime]

You mean like the stuff Seattle was throwing at him the other night? They offered all of that.

Guess I better catch the NFL replay. I didn't recall any blitzes. Let me check it out. Do you remember if it was in the first half or second. Was it line backer, corner, or safety blitzes?

Not arguing that it didn't happen, but just wanted to know where to look for the blitzes. Thanks.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Now that Dak's preseason work is presumably over, since the starters don't play in the final preseason game as a rule, we have to look at what he has accomplished so far at the NFL level.

Given that Dak has assembled a top 5 QB rating in the preseason, has a top 10 completion percentage, and has outperformed Cam Newton thus far, here is my hypothesis.

Dak Prescott is a natural quarterback prodigy. Yes, he works hard. Yes, he is dedicated in the film room. Yes, he is cool under fire. But he has the ability to "feel" defensive gaps in coverage, he understands the Cowboys system during each play. He senses when a receiver will break out of his route, it is not an exercise in piecing things together, part by part. It is all flowing together, he's processing defenses, NFL defenses at a higher level than any rookie before him.

Dak Prescott is a quarterback prodigy, a savant.

Now, using examples from his preseason work alone, prove me wrong. Being untested is not a stand alone defense. What he has done so far is all that can be used against him.

My argument against Dak's preseason?

Easy.

It was the preseason. Which literally means almost nothing.