The #1 overall pick in the draft

[missouridawg]

Is now 0-1 and went 17-31 for 134 yards today.

A fourth round pick just won his 9th straight game.

What in the 17 goes on in draft discussions to where the number 1 pick is so overrated and Dak falls so far? It just doesn't make any sense at all.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Hype and conventional thinking

California QB's are always overhyped. No one from MSU will receive undeserved hype. Also, no GM will get fired for drafting a bust that the media said was a sure thing. Thinking outside of the box or media praise will get you fired in the NFL, unless it is successful immediately.

 

[Allday.sixpack]

The best decision Dak made was to come back for his last year of eligibility so he could develop his pocket passing. What the NFL scouts and general managers didn't appreciate was Dak's ability to quickly learn to play from under center and three and five step drops. Our O- line last year wasn't the place to learn that.

 

[mount lefroy]

Same thing

Is now 0-1 and went 17-31 for 134 yards today.

A fourth round pick just won his 9th straight game.

What in the 17 goes on in draft discussions to where the number 1 pick is so overrated and Dak falls so far? It just doesn't make any sense at all.

When you think about it, dak is a rare breed. Primary runner, but not like Vick. Decent passer in college but not on a NC team. Then he spends his entire senior season getting better at what he's not as good at by working on his pocket presence. It doesn't lead to wild success for his team, but it did exactly what he needed to do for himself. He's smart and personable And exactly what Dallas needed at the time they got it.

He's sort of a perfect storm. If he'd been rated properly, he'd have been much more slowly developed somewhere else. But dak needed just what happened in Dallas to show his maturity, heart and brain. He had to have a great OL and running game to give him room. He had just the right mixture of ego and humility to pull this off.

 

[SouthFarmchicken]

If anyone saw this coming from Dak, he is lying to you. Even the biggest Dak homer thought his ceiling was middle of the pack NFL starter for three or four season. The majority of scouts had him pegged as a quality career backup.

What Dak has done is nothing short of amazing. First thing Dak does when he gets that huge contract...buy his entire Oline a luxury vehicle/watch/whatever.

 

[DancingRabbit]

Dak highlights from today. It's not how you start, it's how you finish.

First rookie ever to have consecutive games with 300+ yds passing, 2+ TDs and no INTs.

Rumor is he picks up after himself, also flosses and takes a multi-vitamin.

 

[57stratdawg]

I don't want to think about what Dak would look like with Jeff Fisher as his HC.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Dak is blessed with the best Offensive line in football, a dynamic rookie....

...running back, and now Dez Bryant has bought into Dak being QB. If America's Team loses again, it'll be because their defense gets exposed.

that said, after Romo went out last year the backups had essentially the same group of players and they went 4-12. Dak is the real deal, and will be a great QB in the NFL for the foreseeable future.

 

[Spiderman.sixpack]

Is now 0-1 and went 17-31 for 134 yards today.

A fourth round pick just won his 9th straight game.

What in the 17 goes on in draft discussions to where the number 1 pick is so overrated and Dak falls so far? It just doesn't make any sense at all.

Art, not a science

 

[MaroonNation]

It's hard for Dak to shine in college behind the abysmal offensive line he had to work with in 2015. Hevesy cost him millions.

 

[JungRebel]

If the draft were redone tomorrow Dak would probably go #1. But 'overreaction' doesn't come near describing calling Goff overrated after one game.

 

[Bulldogg31]

I ran into Bret Bielema's brother "Bear" today and got to talk with him for a while. Very good guy, just like his brother.

Someone in my group had on a Dallas #4 jersey and he wanted to talk about Dak. He said Bret couldn't believe how much better Dak was as a senior than he was the year before. Couldn't understand how pro scouts got it so wrong. Good guy, easy to see why everybody likes those guys.