David Morris Compares Dak Prescott to Donovan McNabb
The ongoing summer debate continues of just how good Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott can be. Yesterday we told you about how Prescott and Mississippi State tore up the SEC record books last year and what that could mean for this year.
Earlier in the week we debunked in state pundints opinions of how Prescott was not a pocket quarterback, a national championship quarterback or an NFL player.
And just yesterday former Ole Miss quarterback David Morris who runs QB Country – a year-round quarterback training and development combine -which trains NFL, college, high school and middle school quarterbacks was a guest on Mississippi sports talk radio with Bo Bounds on the Out of Bounds Show to discuss Prescott.
Morris was able to work with and evaluate Prescott last year at the Manning Passing Academy and back then called Prescott Donovan McNabb 2.0. Morris felt Prescott had an unbelievable year last year and says he is the most complete quarterback in the country heading into the 2015 season. Morris says the one thing people don’t talk about much is the touch Prescott has on the football. “He has amazing touch on the shallow on the flare and on the fade, but he can really squeeze it in there to. He showed to be a really good decision maker last year and you think about this year he is going to be better by learning from his mistakes and it’s pretty scary to think about how good this guy is going to be”, Morris said.
Jul 29, 2013; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb during a press conference announcing his retirement at the Eagles NovaCare Complex. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
McNabb was a first round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft taken second by the Philadelphia Eagles after a stellar college career at Syracuse. McNabb was a six-time Pro Bowl quarterback and led the Eagles to several NFC East titles and multiple NFC Title Games and led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2004.
In college, much like Prescott, McNabb had very few big time offers as he was offered by only Nebraska and Saracuse to play quarterback. As the Orange’s quarterback, McNabb talled 9,950 – total yards, 96-touchdowns (both running and throwing) and threw 26-interceptions, while completing 58.4-percent of his passes.
Prescott can pass McNabb in total yards and touchdowns by mid-season if he stays on his current pace as he has 7,516-total yards thus far, to go along with 72-total touchdowns and 18-interceptions. Prescott also has a higher completion percentage for his career at 60.4, heading into 2015.
You can hear Bounds interview with David Morris breaking down Dak Prescott by clicking right here. Follow Bo Bounds on Twitter @bobounds and David Morris as well for all information on QB Country – @QBCountry