Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Can Handle Any Kind of Pressure

I have been a Cowboys fan since the early 70's. One time, I met Roger Staubach, Bob Lilly, Bob Hayes, Lance Alworth and others in New York at a restaurant called The Dallas Cowboy. The next Sunday they trounced the NY Giants at Yankee Stadium.

Troy Aikman never impressed me all that much. Tony Romo is a prima donna, there is no other word. He belongs off the team. 100%.

Good luck against the Patriots, I'm hoping for a cowboy / patriot SUPERBOWL , the real America team will show up and smack down the cowgirls .

I will like to c his coolness a few more games

Love these reader comments!

So many killjoys who likely have never performed under any pressure, at any time, anywhere.

Hard to expect them to have any appreciation for the unimaginable pressure of a rookie NFL quarterback, unexpectedly stepping into the shoes of a much loved veteran, at one of the most storied franchises in football, and making the team his, fighting back from "poor" performances to again drive his team to victory. Again and again, making big plays and the right plays at the right time and important times, are what greatness is all about. Dak Prescott defines greatness. Maybe if he looked more like Aaron Rodgers or Troy Aikman, these guys would somehow magically appreciate his, dare I say, mental strength and brilliance! Go Dak! Go Cowboys!

If he didn't have that great O-line and Elliott, he would not have the rookie success he's having. He doesn't have to throw the ball a lot as long as the team can establish the run. As long as he doesn't have to throw 40+ times in a game, the Cowboys have a good chance to win. Dak will NOT win a game where he has to match Aaron Rodgers in the passing game, especially as hot as Rodgers is right now.
Good Luck Cowboys

I hope he does well, but the game has been speeding up on him the last few weeks- he's not the same player as earlier in the year. . You can see it in his eyes, and how he is moving his feet- amongst other things. .

I for one don't mind Dak succeeding. I think if Dallas makes it to the Super Bowl and it's the Patriots they face it should be an interesting game. However it is the combination of quarterback and coach that has made the Patriots so successful. There have been many games where the Patriots have been steamrolled in the first half but in the secound half the opposing team starts to wonder who they were playing in the first half. In other words Tom Brady is capable of executing any number of game plans that his coach deems necessary. Dak Prescott may be unflappable but he hasn't struck me as being as creative as Brady is in executing evolving game plans. And "Bill" Belichick is the master of that. And in tandem with Tom Brady have achieved greatness. Dak's made a promising start. But if he reaches the Super Bowl he better win because he might not get there again.

Players handle pressure until they don't. My guess is this Sunday's game will go well for Dak. Dallas matches up well with Green Bay and Green Bay is at a huge disadvantage with two of their best offensive players seriously hurting. The game tester for Dak will be the following week against (mostly likely) Seattle. That will be the playoff game that defines him.

Great article except it grossly mistakes one fact: Sanchez can't play

The Dallas Cowboys have almost always been a team with cyclical winning patterns every 20 years or so, for at least the last 50 years. In the 70s, they won two Superbowls with the Staubach-Dorsett-Pearson triplets and the remnants of the famed "Doomsday Defense". In the 90s, they won three Superbowls with the Aikman-E. Smith-Irvin triplets, and an equally daunting, and aggressive defense. And now, in the 2010s, they are about to begin winning perhaps two or three more Superbowls with this current triplet group of Prescott-Elliott-Bryant, and an awesome defense, comparable to the other two previous winning era's defenses. For the last fifteen years, the Boys have had stellar offenses, packed with the talent necessary to acquire a Superbowl ring, but have been chronically hampered with inadequate defensive performances and mostly mediocre players on defense. Their worst, most-glaring Achilles' heel on defense has undoubtedly been their anemic defensive secondary. With sweeping changes and upgrades at all four of those secondary positions, over the last 5 - 6 years, Dallas is now poised and ready to re-claim their spot among the top three or four elite teams in the NFL, for what will probably be a 4-6 year ride, that will likely secure several more Lombardi trophies for their trophy case in Big D. And then, if history does repeat itself, we will see another 10-15 year decline and drought....only to witness their revival and return to the top again in the decade of the 2030s.

Having only watched him twice, in losses, he didn't impress, but I'm sure he performed at a far higher level against other teams, all of whom the Cowboys beat.
Let's hope Aaron Rodgers puts a good whipping on the Cowboys, like he did against the Giants. Let Prescott learn a few things from a long time pro. Should be a great game.

Playing alongside an outstanding rookie running back and behind one of the best offensive lines in the NFL is a rookie quarterback's dream. Is Das Prescott the most talented of the new crop of quarterbacks or the most fortunate?

I love Tony, but once you go Dak, you can never go back.

I am a lifelong Cowboys fan, with great love and affection for the likes of Staubach and Aikman, but I have never seen a quarterback with the poise and overall command of Prescott anywhere near this point in his career.

People believe the Packers are the team to beat Sunday, with the Cowboys barely being favorites, when you factor in home field advantage. I don't know what team they've been watching all season, but I expect the Cowboys to come out and run it harder and longer than they have all season, grinding on the Packers defense. I'd be surprised if Elliott doesn't run for 150+ yards, as absurd as that might sound, on 28-32 carries, and expect the Cowboys to have possession for 35 minutes.

Irregardless of all of this, the reason this team is whom they are --- great offensive line and all --- is that Prescott has rarely tried to do too much (i.e. in the second Giants game he repeatedly tried to force the ball to Dez Bryant), and has been poised in a way that certainly compares to the best quarterbacks currently playing. His game has evolved in just this one season, and he's the clear MVP in my opinion, as where would the Cowboys be led by Kellen Moore, or Mark Sanchez? It's not even an argument, for while I believe Brady is the best quarterback ever, the Pats won without him, and have a level of talent and experience that makes you expect them to win. Prescott stepped on the field and led the Cowboys from his first preseason throws. He's the clear MVP.

I'm a Panthers fan, but I'm really impressed by Dak. I expect him to get Rookie of the Year over Ezekiel Elliott. What a talented young duo for the Cowboys.

Great family story around this young man. Check it out.