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he had happy feet and wound up rolling outside the pocket. He stopped, planted, and pulled the trigger on a cross-body pass with a rusher in his face and sailed it into the arms of a defender...he had Tay Martin wide open underneath...A veteran should not be making decisions like that.
STACKED’s take
Dobbs' poor interception decision and modest passing production hurt his QB2 case.
Dobbs failed to capitalize on an opportunity to elevate himself in the QB2 battle against the Commanders. While credited with two turnovers, only the interception was truly his fault—and it was egregious. Despite good protection, Dobbs had happy feet, rolled outside the pocket, stopped, planted, and threw a cross-body pass with a rusher in his face, sailing it into a defender's arms. The source emphasizes this was a poor decision because Dobbs had Tay Martin wide open underneath in his field of view for an easy first down with a linebacker matchup advantage; a veteran should not make such decisions. Dobbs did redeem himself with a 50-yard touchdown run (with Martin and Tyler Conklin providing pivotal blocks), flashing elite athleticism, but his passing production through two games has been modest. The source notes that neither Dobbs nor Luke Altmyer have seized the backup quarterback spot, and because Dobbs is not subject to waivers, the Lions might keep Altmyer and sign Dobbs to the practice squad risk-free.
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