Dak's draft potential

[jethreauxdawg]

I've heard Dak mentioned as the 6th or 7th best draft eligible QB, at best. I think unfair comparisons to Tebow are hurting him. Maybe it's my maroon glasses, but I don't get a lot of the love shown to some of the guys considered better than him. Cordarelle jones? Jamarcus Russell 2.0. Paxton Lynch? I think he is very overrated. I haven't seen many of the other "better" prospects play. In what round do y'all think Dak gets selected? Who goes before him?

 

[57stratdawg]

I think he's underrated.

The Tebow stuff is ********. I have no idea when he'll be drafted, but he's a hell of a lot better pro prospect than Tim Tebow.

He was the best Sr QB in today's game by far.

 

[Shamoan]

whatever his stock THIS year, he has done nothing but improve his case as an NFL prospect this season. period. he was light years better as a passer this season than last. he made the right choice coming back and i recall him being projected as a 5th rounder last season, so i would expect him to be 3rd or 4th.

 

[CoastDawg18]

As mentioned, he has definitely shown more of a pro skill set this year than last. He clearly improved his accuracy and decision making this season. He has a great story, clean background, all of the intangibles, etc. I hope he jumps a few guys that are currently ahead of him once he starts working out for and meeting with scouts. I'll guess 4th round.

The senior bowl week can do a lot to help his stock also. Hopefully he shows out.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Let me say

this first, in Dak we trust. However, im worried about his pocket awareness.

 

[Snog]

this first, in Dak we trust. However, im worried about his pocket awareness.

Hmmmm. Maybe.

Put him behind the Cowboys OL and that might change. Look, our OL is DI-a level.

 

[ShrubDog]

Dion Caputi ‏@nfldraftupdate 4h4 hours ago
Dion Caputi Retweeted The Ft Thomas Hammer
I get it. But as a pro projection, it's a lazy comparison. Dak Prescott is a QB. Tebow just played the position.
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The Ft Thomas Hammer @RobPeterman
@nfldraftupdate they are both great running qbs, high character, and are very dangerous on short yardage.
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Dion Caputi ‏@nfldraftupdate 4h4 hours ago
The only comparison between Dak Prescott and Tim Tebow is that they were coached by Dan Mullen. It ends there.
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Dion Caputi ‏@nfldraftupdate 4h4 hours ago
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Re. Dak Prescott. Rounds 3-4, for me. Not a toolsy enough for early rounds, but very intelligent for the position.
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@nfldraftupdate top half of draft?
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Dion Caputi ‏@nfldraftupdate 4h4 hours ago
Miss. State's Dak Prescott isn't your conventional pro QB, but one of the most mentally tough at his position I've see. Dynamic player.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Here's the thing with the NFL...if he can play, they'll find him.

Many very good fantasy football teams have been built entirely out of guys I've never heard of. The NFL will determine if he's good enough, no matter where he's drafted.

 

[DancingRabbit]

Paxton Lynch looked like crap today. Sitting in a bar with a Memphis fan during the Belk Bowl, he said he would draft Dak before Paxton.

That pass to Holloway and that long pass to one of the Freds (I think) on the sideline were as perfect as you can get.

Dak's brain and heart will give him a good chance to succeed at the next level. He needs a year on the bench in the right situation.

 

[ShrubDog]

If you look across the rosters in the NFL and see who is on them right now, Dak will have no problem finding a team willing to pay him to be a back up.

I am not saying he will never be a starter but the way injuries are piling up these days in the NFL anyone has a chance to prove themselves.

Mike Sando and Mel Kiper Jr.

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State: Has improved a lot as a progression passer after being considered more of a run-pass dual threat. Can drive the ball when his feet are under him.
Current projection: Late Day 2 pick

 

[coach66]

Dak is not a great passer when it comes

To deep throws, he just doesn't know how to drop a ball Down the stove pipe 40 plus yards. I believe he will go in the third or forth round. If he gets with the right team and right coach he has a chance to be successful but he is not a slam dunk. I love the guy and I'm pulling hard for him.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

That is what I have been saying all year. However, today he actually threw the deep ball better and did put touch on some throws. The TD to Holloway and the deep one to Grey where throws he did not make earlier in the year. He is still a little bit of a project, but has continually shown improvement.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Paxton Lynch physically is still the NFL dream QB. I think he is more of a project than most people think, but he has the tools in spades.

 

[coachnorm]

Strangely, no one has brought up the Indy Combine with all the NFL personnel observing the players. Dak appears to receive coaching well and might have a good upside. It will be sorted out at the combine. Hope he does well there.

 

[patdog]

Paxton Lynch physically is still the NFL dream QB.

Plenty of QBs who are physically the NFL dream QB never come close to making it. What determines if you can play QB at the NFL level is between the ears. Dak has what it takes mentally.

 

[patdog]

Yep. He looked much better on the deep ball yesterday than he has his whole career. If he can make those passes fairly consistently, he'll have a long career in the NFL.

 

[Go Budaw]

Strangely, no one has brought up the Indy Combine with all the NFL personnel observing the players. Dak appears to receive coaching well and might have a good upside. It will be sorted out at the combine. Hope he does well there.

The combine isn't quite used as the judgment metric for QB's that it is for other positions. QB's usually are judged primarily at Pro Days and individual workouts for scouts where they go through route tree progressions amongst other things. Yeah, Dak will probably work out at the combine, but his 40 time or how many times he can bench press 225 lbs isn't gonna make much difference in his draft stock.

 

[esplanade91]

I'd take the QB from Cal and the QB from North Dakota State before Lynch. After that I don't think it matters.

I imagine teams will have Cook rated from 1st round all the way to 7th.

 

[Seinfeld]

It's really unfortunate. Most of the "experts" have Brissett rated ahead of Dak, yet when you compare what Dak has done against SEC competition to what the NC State QB has accomplished against the pitiful ACC, there's really no comparison. Then, if you needed any additional proof, all anyone has to to do is go back and watch the tape from yesterday afternoon. I mean, seriously... how could anyone watch that and come away thinking that Brissett has the brighter NFL future?

At this point, I just don't think that Dak has the measurables to get any higher than the 4th of 5th round, but all I'm hoping for is that he gets a chance somewhere. If he gets one, I think that he could turn it into a nice career

 

[coachnorm]

Now the game has changed for the departing QBs to the NFL. The new game is getting a little better daily without taking steps backward. I have observed Alex Smith of the KC Chiefs progression. Smith was not even the best QB in his high school conference. He was not a coveted recruit out of Helix High School either. I coached for Helix High Schools hated rival Monte Vista and have broken down video quite often. To this day I can not figure how he pulled it off? All I know is Smith just got better later in his life and made it as a veteran QB in the NFL. It could happen to Dak Prescott. How the QBs are rated today do not measure up to how they are rated on draft day.