Fitz could be better than Dak

[fishwater99]

He is only a Sophmore, think about that. Nick is ahead of where Dak was at this point in his career.
He is stronger running, bigger, faster and throws a better deep ball.
I can't wait to see how he progresses after a full offseason as the #1 QB.
Time will tell, but his future is bright.

 

[Seinfeld]

Fitz reminds me of a kid that realized he had a strong arm one day, but rather than someone actually teaching him how to throw, he just spent all day launching bombs with his buddies to see who could toss it the farthest. I'm not knocking the kid for it because it's not his fault, but he's missing guys on wheel routes and 10-yard comeback routes by 5 yards right now, and Mullen is going to need to spend a lot of time with him in the Spring

That said, the kid has some tools that you just can't teach, and he could be very special. Dak, I don't know about, because Dak has talent between the ears that you only find about once a generation, but I'm looking forward to seeing what Fitz can do. The sky's the limit

 

[99jc]

Better than dak...do you watch the NFL..we just now realize how special he was..

He is only a Sophmore, think about that. Nick is ahead of where Dak was at this point in his career.
He is stronger running, bigger, faster and throws a better deep ball.
I can't wait to see how he progresses after a full offseason as the #1 QB.
Time will tell, but his future is bright.

not to down fitz but he has a long way to go to hold Daks jockstrap.

 

[paindonthurt_]

But there is a strong argument at this point in Fitz career he is better than dak was at the same point.

 

[Sutterkane]

Fitz needs to desperately work on his confidence and leadership abilities. He does not have that. Dak has that naturally and was a team leader almost instantly. One thing Fitz does not do that Dak was doing even in 2014 was trying to make plays out of nothing. There were some very ill-advised unscripted shovel passes vs LSU in '14 that could've costed us the game.

 

[missouridawg]

not to down fitz but he has a long way to go to hold Daks jockstrap.

Dak is fantastic. I'm not disputing that. But Fitz as a RSSo is much better than Dak as a RSSo. Dak showed some flashes in the aTm game late that year... But it wasn't until the Rice Liberty Bowl game that Dak put 4 quarters of brilliance together (ok, it was like 3 quarters cause we blew them out).

Fitz is is a better athlete than Dak. And has a better arm. If he finds some touch and if he figures out the leadership thing, look out. He will be better than Dak.

The leadership thing is what scares me the most, though. You typically can't teach that. Either the player has it or doesn't.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Maybe at this point, but Dak improved exponentially from his sophomore to junior year and then improved even more for his senior year. It would be difficult for Fitz to improve that much. I will say he is a better runner than Dak. Just as strong and faster. But I wince everytime he throws a ball downfield, praying it won't be intercepted.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Wrong on leadership and confidence issues. Do you watch on TV or at the stadium, bc on TV he's constantly talking to his teammates and helping them off the ground after plays. This has gotten better each game as well. Also, at one point the camera showed him finger waiving the team over into a huddle on the sidelines and they all responded promptly.

Fitz has command of this team. He needs to cut down on the INTs, but he's only a sophomore.

He leads the SEC in TD responsible for. Think about that.

 

[CoastDawg18]

He will be better on the measurables. I just don't see him being better at the leadership and mental side of the position. Even if he doesn't get to Dak's level on that portion he is still talented enough to put up a few years worth of gaudy numbers.

 

[patdog]

Extremely unfair comparison for Fitz. He's definitely a better runner than Dak. But Dak was a once in a generation player. I've been telling people for 2 years that Fitz is going to be an outstanding QB for us. And he is. But he's not better than Dak.

 

[Scottfield1]

One thing I do notice about Fitzgerald is after bad plays and the cameras pan to him. His head and shoulders slump like some stole his candy, to where Dak would keep his head up, get with his teammates and move on to the next play. Dak always looks the same, calm. Nick has a puzzled look half the time. Composure is what separates the greats from the could have been.

 

[was21]

Dak also has a football mind whatever that is....but it can't be taught either. Not saying Fitz doesn't but Dak definitely does

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

You're right. Fitz could be a better COLEGIATE player than Dak on paper. He could end up having better numbers, but he will not have a better career than Dak. Dak was one of the greatest SEC QBs of all time. All. Time.

 

[KurtRambis4]

If only we

had a coach that new anything about football, like our message board heroes****

 

[patdog]

But Fitz as a RSSo is much better than Dak as a RSSo.

Dak first and Fitz second on both of these. Stats are pretty much identical for both.

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*2013	Mississippi State	SEC	SO	QB	11	156	267	58.4	1940	7.3	6.8	10	7	126.6

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2016	Mississippi State	SEC	SO	QB	9	141	251	56.2	1699	6.8	6.4	16	9	126.9

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Year	School	Conf	Class	Pos	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	TD

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*2013	Mississippi State	SEC	SO	QB	11	134	829	6.2	13	2	53	26.5	2	136	882	6.5	15

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2016	Mississippi State	SEC	SO	QB	9	135	839	6.2	8	1	9	9.0	0	136	848	6.2	8

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[fishwater99]

Extremely unfair comparison for Fitz. He's definitely a better runner than Dak. But Dak was a once in a generation player. I've been telling people for 2 years that Fitz is going to be an outstanding QB for us. And he is. But he's not better than Dak.

My point is that at this point in his career at MSU Fitz is better than Dak. Now what happens the next two years is up to Nick..