Dallas Cowboys backup quarterback Joe Milton III is coming off an inspired performance, having lit up the Arizona Cardinals by going 9-of-13 for 179 yards and two touchdowns. That followed a preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, where he went 12-of-15 for 107 yards and a score. Add it all up, and Milton has been the league's most efficient quarterback during the preseason, according to TruMedia's version of expected points added (EPA) per play.
"I first remember hearing about Joe Milton when he was at the University of Michigan, and everyone applauded him for how hard and how far he could throw the ball," Schottenheimer said, via The Athletic. Go be in a carnival somewhere. That's not what playing an NFL quarterback is.
It's not. … You're throwing through small windows, you're throwing over people, you're changing arm slots. "So to me, arm strength is cool. Go to the fair and win a teddy bear.
But you got to play quarterback. And that's what I think you see Joe learning is he's playing quarterback. And he's playing quarterback at a high level.
He's checking the ball down. He's making blitz adjustments. He's reading from his first, second to third, and even fourth progression at times.
You don't stop learning as a quarterback. The only way to do it is to play. I'm really, really proud of him." Milton showed off those skills in Dallas' second preseason game.
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