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Cowboys Game Ball of the Week: Dak Prescott earns it http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-la_el-collins-jersey , but not through his stats If you think that the problems surrounding again. Prescott’s statistical line is not one that will likely win a lot of football games over time. He only threw for 160 yards, and 64 of that came on one play. There was a stretch in the middle of the game where things bogged down, it wasn’t all Prescott’s fault, but still, the Cowboys offense is surely still a work in progress.As is Prescott.Even so, we’re giving the game ball to Prescott for a few reasons. One was answering the challenge early when he threw a perfect strike to Tavon Austin for a 64-yard TD that opened the scoring. That one play let the Giants know that last week’s Cowboys offense was history, and that they would challenge the defense deep. Prescott tried a couple of more long passes, one that could have been caught by Michael Gallup, that showed he knew he couldn’t continue what he was doing last week. He had to take some shots downfield if for no other reason than keeping the defense honest. Second, Prescott was very decisive in his reads and delivered some accurate passes, except when he was under pressure. Yes, he missed a wide-open Rico Gathers in the endzone while backpedaling from pressure, but when presented with a decent pocket he made his reads quickly and delivered the ball accurately. He was throwing darts most of the game and connected at a 64% clip, not bad.Third Color Rush Jaylon Smith Jersey , he used his legs in a smarter way. The obvious was his read-options that were very potent. He ended up with 45 yards rushing on seven carries, that’s a very nice 6.4 yards per carry average. But there was another subtle part of using his legs, as in the times he didn’t use them. Prescott looked much more comfortable in the pocket and didn’t bail out quickly nearly as much as he did last week. Yes, the Giants were getting nowhere the amount of pressure the Panthers did, but Prescott looked steady and comfortable staying in the pocket instead of the jittery display he put on last week. Finally, no turnovers. Prescott got away with a couple of passes that could have been possible interceptions, but on the night he had no fumbles and no interceptions. That is huge when the Cowboys defense is playing the way it is right now. If the offense is efficient, puts some points on the board and doesn’t turn the ball over, the defense is taking care of the rest.As noted at the top of this article, Prescott hasn’t totally turned the corner based on this one game. It would be nice if he could at lest get over 200 yards passing on a regular basis. Teams are still packing the box so he needs to continue to take shots deep and make teams pay. There is still work to be done. Also, the defense really won this game, and they could easily be given the game ball. Maybe the duo of Rod Marinelli and Kris Richard deserve it for the combination of blitzes and tight coverage in the secondary.In the end, I’m giving it to Dak Prescott. Not because he turned into Aaron Rodgers, but because he did the things he needed to do to get the Cowboys a win. After all the pressure he faced during the week, he didn’t fold or complain. He noted that he needed to play better http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-tyrone-crawford-jersey , then he did. He’ll still face doubts until he starts stringing together some solid performances, but for this week... kudos Dak.2018 Dallas Cowboys rookie class falling short of previous rookie classes... so far [Ed. Note: A previous version of this article contained some incorrect data that has since been corrected, but has necessitated a partial rewrite. Apologies.]The 2018 Cowboys draft class has gotten off to a so-so start into its first NFL season, as things started off on the wrong foot almost from the beginning with this year’s rookies. First-round pick Leighton Vander Esch suffered a groin strain that kept him out of action for three preseason games. WR Cedrick Wilson suffered a shoulder injury in the first padded practice of training camp and was placed on injured reserve, which means he will not play a snap for the Cowboys until at least 2019. RB Bo Scarbrough didn’t make it through final roster cuts, and has been languishing on the practice squad.Driven partly by injuries and partly by other considerations, this year’s rookie class has only started in a somewhat disappointing five games so far. But a look at the snap counts gives us a more positive view of this draft class than the number of starts does. Here’s on overview of the offensive and defensive snaps accumulated by the 2018 draft class so far this season: The 2018 draft class has combined for 563 snaps on offense and defense, which adds up to 10.2% of all snaps the offense and defense have played in four games.Compared to recent draft classes, that’s not a bad number. Here are the snap percentages of the last 11 years, keeping in mind that the data from 2007-2017 is for the full rookie seasons, while the 2018 number is for the first four weeks only. If we assume that adding the equivalent of two starters (or 9.1% of all snaps) to the roster is a good target for a rookie class, then the Cowboys look to have been fairly successful at restocking their talent cupboard over the previous five drafts, and the 2018 draft looks to have surpassed that benchmark (as measured by snap percentages), even if it comes in at the lower end of the percentages established by the recent draft classes ... so far. But it’s early days.When you ask around what constitutes a successful draft, the answer you’re most likely to get is that if you get two starters out of a rookie class http://www.authenticsdallascowboys.com/cheap-kavon-frazier-jersey , you’ve done a good job. Veteran NFL General Managers like Baltimore’s Ozzie Newsome set three starters as the benchmark for a successful draft, but those three guys don’t have to be first-year starters, eventual starters in later years count as well.Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout for the Baltimore Ravens who now works for NFL Network, explained Newsome’s thinking.Do the Cowboys have three future starters in the 2018 draft class? Connor Williams (4 starts) is already a starter. Leighton Vander Esch (1 start) looks like a future starter, especially after his standout performance against the Lions (PFF included him in their team of the week). After missing most of preseason, the Cowboys have been slowly ramping up his snap counts, and he’ll likely not be a full starter as long as Sean Lee is around (and healthy), but his future looks bright.Michael Gallup hasn’t had a start yet, but given the housecleaning likely to happen at WR after the season, he looks like a lock to be a future starter.Those three players may be enough to keep this draft class above the 9.1% threshold by the end of the season. But it sure would be nice if the rest of the draft class steps up and moves this class more in the direction of the 2013 or 2016 draft classes - even if that may not happen before next year.
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