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I can see it. The guy has a competitive edge. Just needs to get some reps and work on a few things constantly until draft day. Also, needs to beat Bama, LSU and Auburn in a single season.
I think we all better get used to the fact that teams are going to double up on stopping him from running and forcing him to throw. Without proven talent at wr most teams will be happy to make him prove that he can hit what little talent we have at wr. Good thing is that our defense should be pretty decent. I still think we win more than we lose due to the defense and his talent for getting tough yards. But if most of you recall, 2015 was a bit tougher for Dak because teams did just that. They took away the qb keep on the read option when Dak did decided to keep it and it lowered his yards per carry. Dak caught his stride in the Auburn game and we started throwing the ball all over the place that night. But it wasnt our offensive nature to pass so much.
In the end, I think Fitz looks slightly above average at the beginning of the year unless he establishes his ability to hit receivers downfield quickly. I dont see it happening and what's more, we may have to lose one we shouldnt before Mullen figures it out.
I was really high on Fitz until the bowl game. And I don't care if it was a scrimmage; throwing four picks is concerning.
Fitz will be a 1st at worst 2nd rd draft pick in the 2019 draft & you can save this post.
Needs to beat Bama, AU, and LSU all in a single season? Why don't we just win an NC? That's a tall order.
Fitz is a bigger Johnny Football who doesn't do near a much dumb ish. I don't think he's a first round talent now but I'd love to be proven otherwise.
He reminds me of Matt Jones... Lil slower, but bigger...
If Fitz can't see what hard work, dedication & leading-by-example did for Dak, and follow the recipe, then he will not reach his potential and the whole program will suffer. But if he does, and continues to grow under Dan's tutelage, we will surprise a lot of prognosticators this year.
Of course, I'm assuming we will get at least decent play from the WR/TE positions, and enough blocking on the O-line to give him a chance.
I worry about the offense being too pass happy this year in order to protect Fitz. I believe Dan wanted to promote Dak and went more heavily to the pass because of it in 2015. This time, we only have two scholarship QBs and I believe he will limit the runs somewhat to protect them because of the lack of depth.
Fitz's potential is thru the roof. Not sure why this is hard to see. Patrick Mahomes, Trubisky just went top 10 and Fitz can be better than both. Probably already is. Hes started for 1 year and led the SEC in offense. My only concern with him is his intangibles. Dak wasnt an angel off the field either so maybe it doesnt matter.
When people compare Fitz to Dak they always seem to have 2014 Dak or 2015 Dak in mind. 2013 Dak was far from a great quarterback but you could tell there was something special about him.
In some ways Fitz will never have what Dak does (few people do), but if Fitz works hard he can be better than Dak in other ways. Even Dak has stated this. I hope the guy is working his ass off.
He's not a 1st or 2nd round QB right now, but I would not bet against Mullen developing him into that. He completed 54% of his passes last year in a spread offense. That's not good. Needs to get above 60% this fall.