Pride Of Detroit on Joshua Dobbs
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Despite good protection from the offensive line, Dobbs 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. To add insult, he had Tay Martin wide open underneath (in his field of view as well) and could have connected for an easy first down.
STACKED’s take
Dobbs' poor interception decision and modest passing production hurt his QB2 bid.
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—a poor decision where despite good protection, he 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. He had Tay Martin wide open underneath with a linebacker as his nearest defender, representing an easy first down he missed. The source notes 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 ability as a runner was already a known commodity. Through two games, neither Dobbs nor Luke Altmyer have seized the backup quarterback spot; because Dobbs is not subject to waivers, the Lions may opt to keep Altmyer and sign Dobbs to the practice squad risk-free.
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