Dallas Cowboys backup will make defenses sit down, be humble
Backup quarterback Kellen Moore not only knows the Dallas Cowboys playbook, he knows the entire system. And he’ll prove that in the preseason.
The Dallas Cowboys won’t have a quarterback controversy this year. With quarterback Dak Prescott sitting atop the depth chart, the other quarterbacks don’t have to worry about becoming the victim of a mysterious season ending injury. Of course, I’m also counting that the front office has gotten smarter – but don’t count on it.
One year after our Cowboys went 4–12 due to the twice broken collarbone of their fearless former leader – quarterback Tony Romo, the Cowboys foolishly had the man with 34,183 passing yards, 248 touchdowns and 127 regular season starts play in a meaningless preseason game. After being injured, the best quarterback on the roster lost his job to a winning streak.
Obviously, I have low tolerances and little patience for meaningless games and winning streaks. This preseason might attempt to change that. If Prescott’s health is deemed valuable to the success of our franchise, he should get minimal playing time this preseason. I would also force tight end Jason Witten, running back Ezekiel Elliott and wide receiver Dez Bryant to watch the entire preseason from the owner’s box.
Back to the limited playing time for Prescott. That playing time has to go to someone and there’s no one better than the legendary quarterback Kellen Moore. That’s right – my main man – K. Dot! When asked about Moore, Prescott said…
"“[Moore’s] a genius behind the scenes, who doesn’t get enough credit for what he does helping me out and helping this offense out,” Prescott told the Dallas Morning News last December. “…He’s an offensive coordinator in his own mind. He’s simply a genius when it comes to helping Coach Linehan out and early in the week giving looks, helping me out with things the defense does, maybe little keys here and there to tip me off or coverages or blitzes.”"
Genius. It’s about time that other people started recognizing and acknowledging what Moore brings to the table – Everything. In 2015, the Cowboys were 2 – 0 when Romo was injured. Had the front office ended the Brandon Weeden and Matt Cassel experiment and used Moore before Week 14, they could have qualified for the NFC Playoffs where Romo would’ve returned.
By my count, the Cowboys could have won Super Bowl trophies in 2014 (the Dez Bryant catch), 2015 (Moore holding down the fort) and 2016 (Lombardi over Streak).
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Kellen Moore – son of a football coach – not only knows the playbook, he knows the entire offensive system. I’m willing to bet that he definitely understands both more than Prescott – after all, Moore is the player explaining things to Prescott. So, I’m ready for K. Dot to make these defenses sit down and be humble. Even if it is just during preseason.
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