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Twitter wants everyone to stop with the Joshua Dobbs, Dak Prescott comparisons
By Andrew Olson
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When it’s come to discussing former Tennessee QB Josh Dobbs as a pro prospect, endless comparisons to former Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott were made. Both were dual-threat quarterbacks in the SEC who boosted their stock by performing well in the Senior Bowl and impressing in team interviews.
What happened in this past weekend’s NFL Draft has only led to more comparisons between the two quarterbacks. Like Prescott a year ago, Dobbs was taken at pick No. 135. In another similarity to Prescott being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys, Dobbs was selected by a team with an established, veteran starter (Pittsburgh Steelers).
On Monday’s “The Paul Finebaum Show,” college stats for the two No. 135 picks were compared side-by-side.
How long until Josh Dobbs is the starter in Pittsburgh? #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/pUe11l7Z9c
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) May 1, 2017
Twitter was having none of it when the graphic was shared on the show’s official account:
Delete this.
— Ty Moore (@TYMOORE14) May 1, 2017
— Jacoby (@blakejacoby) May 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/patvarah/status/859119264338518016
https://twitter.com/bama_landon/status/859132775772942336
— Micky Brooks (@mborombrooks) May 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/ag2612/status/859129678120062976
Don't do this
— Stephen (@dudesastud) May 1, 2017
He'll start for the annual 3-4 games Ben is injured. If you mean permanent starter… around the same time Romo starts for the 'boys again.
— Zachary Mangum (@zmangum17) May 1, 2017
https://twitter.com/TurboTaylor18/status/859119446190903297
https://twitter.com/bigunc1/status/859148824585134081
https://twitter.com/38Godfrey/status/859149490074394624
Fortunately for Dobbs, Pittsburgh isn’t basing personnel decisions off of Twitter opinions. The Steelers cut QB Zach Mettenberger, making Dobbs the current backup to Ben Roethlisberger.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
