Here is the reality between the two:
Career Accolades and Peak
- Matt Ryan: Won the NFL MVP award in 2016, led the Atlanta Falcons to a Super Bowl appearance, and piled up over 62,000 career passing yards, putting him solidly in the upper tier of his era's passers.
- Dak Prescott: Has multiple Pro Bowl nods and consistently high efficiency metrics as the starter for the Dallas Cowboys, but he lacks an MVP award or a deep playoff/Super Bowl run.
2-5 playoff record and only making Pro Bowls are defining metrics at this point. If you want to make yourself feel better by hoping the D is better and the RT improving will make a world of difference.......I know you cannot be objective, but the Falcons D in '16 was 27th in pts allowed and 26th in DVOA, not good. I would probably say their OL will be similar, and Ryan had Julio as his WR1, but had nothing close to GP as his 1/2. Until Dak wins an MVP/gets to a Championship, there really is no comparison. I also believe that Super Bowl was the one that the Falcons totally fell apart in the 4th, blowing a massive lead thanks in large part to the anointed HC Guru Kyle Shanahan refusing to kill the clock with a run game