Dak Prescott Can Learn a Lot from Great Rookie Quarterbacks of the Past

November 22, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

It's easy to see a little of Tom Brady in Dak Prescott. Like Brady before him, Prescott replaced an injured big-name veteran and promptly stapled him to the bench, reinvigorating his franchise with an unanticipated playoff run that, in Brady's case, has lasted 15 years.
Brady, like Prescott, was unheralded and physically unimposing, starting out as a humble product of the system before redefining, perfecting and eventually transcending the system.
Brady was a second-year pro, not a rookie, when he took over the Patriots. He was not as pedigreed a collegiate prospect as Prescott. His first-season statistics and regular-season accomplishments were no match for what Prescott has done so far. So when you think about it, Prescott is an even better version of Tom Brady who should win six or seven Super Bowls in the next decade.
That, as they say, escalated quickly. Let's downshift for a moment.
A Prescott-Russell Wilson comparison is obvious: overlooked prospect...

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