NFL writer hits the nail on the head with comment about Cowboys' star
The Dallas Cowboys were able to weather the storm without Dak Prescott for five games due to a thumb injury. However, since his return, the Cowboys offense has looked more like the juggernaut it was intended to be instead of a more conservative unit under Cooper Rush. Prescott has tossed 10 touchdown passes in the […]
The Dallas Cowboys were able to weather the storm without Dak Prescott for five games due to a thumb injury. However, since his return, the Cowboys offense has looked more like the juggernaut it was intended to be instead of a more conservative unit under Cooper Rush.
Prescott has tossed 10 touchdown passes in the five games he's been back, and the Cowboys have gone 4-1 over that span. That was good enough to impress NFL writer Marc Sessler to rank Prescott as the 10th-best quarterback in the league for this season, just one spot behind Tom Brady.
Sessler on Prescott's ranking:
"This version of Dak and the 'Boys can knock off anyone inside the conference. After a messy performance in Green Bay, Prescott took a surgeon's knife to Minnesota's defense in completing all but three of his 25 passes and hurling a few masterpieces along the way. His over-the-shoulder burner to star-in-the-making Tony Pollard, lob to Noah Brown and thing of beauty to CeeDee Lamb down the sideline — to parts unkown — painted the picture of a passer who cannot be stopped when operating at this level."
That is certainly true.
For whatever reason, some suggested that Rush and his four consecutive wins earlier this season were enough to keep Prescott on the sideline once he was healed. However, Prescott gives the Cowboys a much better passer in the pocket than Rush did, and the added element of his legs widens the gap. Throw in the one-two punch of Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard in the backfield, and one of the NFL's top defenses, and the Cowboys can beat any team in the league not just in the NFC with Prescott under center.
Although the Cowboys showed great resolve going 4-1 without Prescott, they were limited offensively. They only scored 21.4 points per game under Rush, but have seen that balloon to 33.8 points a game with Prescott since Week 7, the highest in the NFL.
This is not to take away from what Rush did in Prescott's absence, he exceeded all expectations. There are levels to quarterback play, though, and Prescott is on one that gives the Cowboys a chance to hoist a sixth Lombardi trophy in February.
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