Dallas Cowboys choosing the hot Dak Prescott doomed their season
Although Dak Prescott is the future, Tony Romo was the now. Here’s why I think the Dallas Cowboys made a major mistake that robbed them of Super Bowl glory.
After losing to the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs, I believe it’s finally time to inform Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones that he isn’t wearing any clothes. Unfortunately, a bigger problem is that most of the members of Cowboy Nation are also running around without clothes too.
I’m referring to the story titled – The Emperor’s New Clothes – in which the everyone wanted to believe something so bad, they ignored the truth. The Dallas Cowboys with Dak Prescott at quarterback were parading in the nude and it took quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers to point out the truth.
One of my favorite sports columnist wrote in this article: “There’s a line where Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo’s age and experience is worth more than Dak Prescott’s youth and potential.” A few of us saw that line and it was labeled – 2016 NFL Playoffs. As evidence, simply review the experience and ages of the regular starting quarterbacks for the eight playoff teams.
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Experience of 2016 NFL Playoff Quarterbacks |
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| Team | Name |
Age |
Years |
Games Played |
Pro Bowls |
| New England Patriots | Tom Brady |
39 |
17 |
237 |
12 |
| New York Giants | Eli Manning |
35 |
13 |
201 |
4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger |
34 |
13 |
185 |
5 |
| Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
33 |
12 |
142 |
6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Alex Smith |
32 |
11 |
141 |
1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | Matt Ryan |
31 |
9 |
142 |
4 |
| Detroit Lions | Matthew Stafford |
28 |
8 |
109 |
1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
28 |
5 |
80 |
3 |
| Miami Dolphins | Ryan Tannehill |
28 |
5 |
77 |
0 |
| Houston Texans | Brock Osweiler |
26 |
5 |
36 |
0 |
| Oakland Raiders | Derek Carr |
25 |
3 |
47 |
2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dak Prescott |
23 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Tony Romo |
36 |
13 |
156 |
4 |
Compared to the other quarterbacks that guided their teams to the playoffs, Prescott is the weakest link based on experience. If NFL teams were airplanes, I want to ride with the experienced pilots. Even easier, just checkout videos of rookies trying to park 18-wheelers at truck stops. To phrase it another way: There’s a reason Tony Romo makes the big bucks.