Dallas Cowboys What Controversy? It Was Over the Moment it Began

With Dak Prescott guiding the Dallas Cowboys to a 5-1 record, controversy is in the air. Or is it?

The Dallas Cowboys have what they call “a good problem.” They have two sensational quarterbacks on their hands and only one starting position. It’s a problem because one extremely capable option is going to ride the pine, so to speak.

It’s good because there’s no more difficult of a task than finding a franchise arm. To have two QBs to pick from is an embarrassment of riches.

Cowboys Nation started declaring a QB controversy weeks ago. It shouldn’t be surprising since there’s long been a saying in these parts, “The most popular player in Dallas is always the back-up QB.”

The controversy began and ended on Sunday.

It’s ok, we’re an intolerant bunch.

We can’t help but see the flaws and dream recklessly about what could be.

But as I said two weeks ago, the controversy only existed outside of the front office. Inside the Star, there was no controversy. Tony Romo was the starter plain and simple. I went on to say, if Dak Prescott impresses against high quality teams like Cincinnati and Green Bay, then we could have a controversy.

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Little did we know Dak Prescott wouldn’t just continue his greatness, but he’d improve upon it. First time QBs usually see some degree of success early. But teams gather film, they learn weakness, and start exploiting those weakness. It’s hard for young QBs to find continued success in the NFL.

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The biggest test was Sunday when Dak Prescott and the Dallas offense faced off against one of the most brilliant defensive minds in the game, Dom Capers. As mentioned in the postgame notes and observations, Capers threw a lot at Prescott. He disguised coverages and blitzes and made the rookie read and react after the snap when the pressure was on.

I don’t have to say how well Dak Prescott reacted.

The controversy began and ended on Sunday.

Dak Prescott simply must be the starting QB going forward. With all due respect to Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys can’t afford to screw this up. They have a good thing going and no one should dare mess with the momentum.

The strange thing is, Tony Romo is still the better QB. For as great as Dak is he’s leaving a lot of plays on the field that Romo would not. Virtually every game there are deep plays available that Dak either doesn’t notice or notices too late. This isn’t a dig but just a fairly obvious observation.

In Dak Prescott’s favor is how unstoppable he is in this offense. The run element he adds, mixed with the steady jet sweep motion, bootlegs, etc… is operating at near peak efficiency. To add to that, Dak Prescott seems to be improving in the one area Tony Romo the leg up in — finding the big play.

If Brice Butler wouldn’t have dropped that very catchable ball, Prescott would have had a perfect example of that.

Ask yourself this: What happens if Tony Romo resumes the starting role and falls to injury soon after? Do we know that Dak Prescott and the offense will pick up right where they left off?

We don’t because these are human beings and not machines. They aren’t playing in a vacuum and the psychology of the situation is very real. The Dallas Cowboys can’t screw this one up and the only way they’re guaranteed of doing that is by messing with the momentum.

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This is a good problem but it’s far from an easy decision. Tony Romo is the better QB but Dak Prescott is the future and the now. He’s a natural leader and has all the momentum on his side.