He also had the rushing leader.
You want to highlight that success isn’t just about your stars performing well in the regular season, like Zeke did. What really matters is how they perform in the postseason, especially when other key players; offensive linemen, running backs, tight ends, or receivers, aren’t at their best or are having poor games. In those moments, some of these players seem disengaged and then shift the blame to the quarterback. Playing quarterback is much easier when your running back and offensive line step up in big games.
Ask Troy or Roger, they knew it was comfortable back there because their teammates consistently delivered, rather than faltering under pressure.
The biggest problem with the Cowboys is that their top stars don’t step up, yet the quarterback gets blamed when there’s no effective run game, limited blocking, or when the offense racks up penalties. You can’t expect a quarterback to look in sync under those conditions.
I keep seeing them blame the quarterback for appearing lost or overwhelmed, but that’s a result of how poorly everything in front of him is playing. If there’s nowhere to throw, no time to throw, or constant setbacks from holding calls or offsides, it’s nearly impossible to perform.
Think back to 2023,
when you're on the sideline watching your defense give up a touchdown on every drive, it's natural to feel a bit shocked. You simply can't do much when the regular-season stars fail to show up in the postseason or in key regular-season games.
We do not have a quarterback problem, not even in the playoffs. Even turnovers, like those interceptions against Green Bay, weren’t entirely Prescott’s fault; sometimes it was due to other players not executing properly. If you really understand football, you'll see that these situations highlight how much the team around him impacts performance.
There are no excuses, these are just facts: you can't play quarterback effectively when the team around you is one-dimensional or falling apart. Nobody is Superman in a TEAM GAME, and there are very few games where a quarterback can carry a struggling team alone.
Look at how great some of the players and superstars were around Prescott and Romo, but when those same players had off games in the playoffs, it made it extremely difficult for the quarterback to perform at their best.
