let's stop going so insane over Dak Prescott

he's basically a tight end who can throw a little better than average. which is how he was recruited, he was an unranked 3 star.

Mullen has done a great job at turning him in to a budget Tebow, but Mississippi State has spent the past few decades being very Mississippi State-ish, so that 4 year project was out of necessity more than anything else.

he redshirted, then played a few series a game as a freshman (Prescott, not Mullen. it would be a violation for Mullen to play), then was very average last year (10 TDs, 7 INTs, 176 ypg) before improving this year.

he's worked hard and he and Mullen deserve a ton of credit for where they are now, but it's the kind of thing you can do when your only realistic goal most seasons is to not finish last in your division. the same people trying to use Dak as this weeks unsubtle way of bashing Miles would have boo'd the exact same player off the field last year, and then been proud of it.

edit: the phrase "a budget (whatever)..." simply means someone started with something not as good as the original but then made it almost as good through sheer effort and ingenuity. "a budget Tebow" is not an insult in any way. everyone pretending otherwise has either never heard this very common phrase used in sports constantly, or theyre just dumb in general.