What if I told you there’s a stat that accurately correlates with Dak Prescott’s QB record in 33 out of 36 games?
The game of football is predicated on “moving the sticks” to achieve a new set of downs. And Dak Prescott’s ability or inability to move the sticks is a key driver of the Cowboys’ W/L record.
We measure QBs by all sorts of real and made-up stats, but there is no readily available stat that measures a QB’s ability to move the sticks.
The simplest way to do that is to add up a QB’s passing and rushing first downs and divide them by his number of dropbacks and runs.