Quarterback Dak Prescott has been the surprise story of the NFL this season. The rookie fourth-round pick has played so well, he relegated a healthy Tony Romo to backup status for the Dallas Cowboys.

Prescott has undeniably done very well, and I wanted to take a long look at what has gone right and what he should still be working on, as the Cowboys prepare to take on the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving.

Mostly what I see from Prescott is he is executing a basic, run-first offense that’s not particularly multiple in regards to personnel and formations. And he’s executing that basic offense with great efficiency. He’s an orchestrator and a distributor. What the Cowboys ask Prescott to do isn’t that much different than what the Denver Broncos ask of Trevor Siemian. Prescott, however, has far more talented offensive players around him – particularly a fantastic offensive line and running back Ezekiel Elliott – but both Prescott and Siemian are complementary pieces to their offenses.

The Cowboys aren’t putting too much on Prescott’s shoulders. He’s not the foundation of the offense. In turn, he has executed his role very well. Let’s look at various aspects of Prescott’s rookie season, now that we’ve had 10 games of film to break down. I’ll also refer back to my notes from studying his tape at Mississippi State.

Arm strength/accuracy

When I watched Prescott’s college tape, I liked his arm strength. He showed a live arm and the ability to make all the necessary throws. At this point I don’t think Prescott has a great arm for NFL standards (his mechanics are still a bit off at times, which we’ll talk about that later in the post), but he throws with good velocity.

What does stand out is most of the time he delivers accurately. He sees things with clarity on the move, throws accurately on the run and from the pocket. He’s actually much more consistently accurate as a rookie than he was in college.

This 14-yard pass to Cole Beasley last week against the Ravens is a good example. On a play-action bootleg, Prescott made a great throw to Beasley on a back-side crossing route. He had a defender bearing down on him so he had to throw earlier than he wanted to, but Prescott’s throw got just past linebacker C.J. Mosley’s outstretched arm. What I really liked was that Prescott set his feet and delivered on balance.

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