Ranking 5 underwhelming QBs by likelihood of bouncing back: Can Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts elevate their teams?

Altogether, passing in the NFL is down through two weeks. Crazy, right? 

While the dip in league-wide production through the air can’t be pinned on one specific passer, of course, can any of these household names who’s started slowly rebound in Week 3?

Let’s rank five quarterbacks by their likelihood of bouncing back this weekend.

The likelihood labels I’m selecting from here are as follows: Minimal, decent, strong

Performance first two weeks

You might be asking yourself, “Has he really played below his standard through two games?” I’ll answer yes. While I certainly don’t believe Jones is the long-term answer at quarterback for the Giants, completing fewer than 55% of his throws at 5.2 yards per attempt is not what we’ve seen from this veteran passer for most of his polarizing NFL career. 

He entered the 2024 season as a career 64.3% completion-rate quarterback with a 6.6 yards-per-attempt average. Things have gotten off to a rather inefficient start, even if Jones and the Giants have set the bar reasonably low. Although he did have two touchdowns without a pick in the narrow…

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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-09-19 14:35:34

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