I know I know, fuck you too. But I’m actually here for discussion. What do you guys think of hurts? Overrated, underrated, accurately rated? Do you guys think he’ll be a thorn in your side for the foreseeable future or is he a flash in the pan? Levelheaded takes only. I’ll start with a neutral take on Dak:
-I think dak gets a ton of unfair flak and is actually pretty damn solid -as much as we all love to harp on interceptions/turnovers, Dak more than anyone else is never given the benefit of context to tipped interceptions and what not, while other qbs get the benefit of the doubt -Dak is slippery as hell in the pocket, similar to but not as good as Mahomes in that facet. Everytime you think you got home on him he keeps the play alive -the only qualm I have with Dak is he seems to fold in big games. Until he turns the page in the playoffs, I think he’ll continue to get shit. But all it takes is one year to change a narrative.
P.S. I hope he never changes the narrative though 😏
I believe Hurts is overrated as a passer. When you consider he has a top 3 oineand probably the best or second best set of skill players, his passing numbers should be insane. He is excellent as a runner, though, and that offsets where he lacks as a passer to some degree. No matter what, though, 10 picks and 6 fumbles in 11 ganes is not good.
I watch a ton of all 22, and it’s easy to see where Hurts has regressed from last year. He sometimes barely gets to his back foot before he takes off and runs. He is not progressing through his reads near the level he did in 2022. At times, you can tell he has decided pre snap exactly where he is going with the ball regardless of coverage. The biggest regression is his performance against zone coverage this year is much worse than last year. He has improved against zone some as the year has gone on, but he is still not near where he was with it last year.
Outside of football, Hurts is a great person and solid ambassador for the league.