Tony Romo or Dak Prescott? A New Take On The Quarterback Debate

Dak Prescott has done a tremendous job holding down the fort and managing the offense while Romo has been out.

Prescott has proven that he can be the franchise quarterback of the future, and that should make Cowboys fans feel relieved and excited for the years to come.

But as Dak has said time and time again, “This is Tony’s team”.

The 2014 Dallas Cowboys had extremely similar personnel and a similar offensive identity to what the 2016 Cowboys have.

They are running the football at an elite level, boasting the NFL’s leading rusher. They are converting first downs at the highest rate in the NFL. They are dominating time of possession which is keeping the defense fresh.

If you recall, Tony Romo finished second in the NFL MVP voting for the 2014 season. He threw 34 touchdowns and only 9 interceptions, the majority of those coming in the first three weeks of the year.

Romo had one of the five best passer ratings for one season in NFL history in 2014.

While Dak has taken the safe play more often than not and is being smart with the football, there have been many instances where if he would have gone through progressions a little bit faster, he would have seen a bigger play. He may have completed a pass for a first down, but there is a potential touchdown with a  receiver being wide open further down the field on the other side and Dak doesn’t even notice.

That is not knocking what Dak has done, as he is a fourth round draft pick and a rookie that is absolutely going to improve over time. To put it simply, Tony Romo is finding those touchdown passes instead of settling for the first down.

It would tremendously benefit Prescott to see Tony operate in this offense and learn from both the good and bad decisions that Romo can make at times.

And more often than not, Romo is going to make the good play rather than the bad.

Tony is the better quarterback right now, if he is 100 percent healthy. And once he is ready, you should fully expect to see number 9 out there with Dak on the sideline.