Ian Rapoport: Cowboys are starting QB Dak Prescott post-bye vs #Eagles, source said.

[Tenkamenin]

I think we all knew this, hopefully this will kill some of the discussion of Dak/Romo talk.

According to Ian,

#Cowboys, smartly, won't make a firm QB call until it's necessary. If Tony Romo isn't ready by Nov. 6 -- and he may not be -- Dak rolls on.

 

[CATCH17]

Lol... Thats what everyone has been saying all week. Rapaport just jumping on to what everyone is already saying.

 

[flosho]

I think Ian's report is also meaning sound like Romo lost the starting job. He doesn't report that Romo is still not 100% and simply won't be ready to go by time for the Eagles game comes around.

 

[Joe Realist]

I think we all knew this, hopefully this will kill some of the discussion of Dak/Romo talk.

According to Ian,

#Cowboys, smartly, won't make a firm QB call until it's necessary. If Tony Romo isn't ready by Nov. 6 -- and he may not be -- Dak rolls on.

I'm all for the Dak train and IF they are considering Romo, that is not the game to bring him back.

Must see TV - Wentz vs. Dak

 

[CATCH17]

I think Ian's report is also meaning sound like Romo lost the starting job. He doesn't report that Romo is still not 100% and simply won't be ready to go by time for the Eagles game comes around.

Jerry, Stephen, and Mickey Spags have all said that it would've been a push to get Romo back on the field for the Eagles game.

There is no need to push this thing with Romo. Just let it play out and Romo needs to be behind the scenes getting himself physically ready.

 

[Stash]

It ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Trouty]

It ain't broke, don't fix it.

Stash, I'm slowly coming around to this perspective, as well

Credit where it is due, you've been campaigning for it from the start, brudda.

I still hate typing those words ("coming around"), but it is what it is. Dak is dazzling.

 

[Dale]

Lol... Thats what everyone has been saying all week. Rapaport just jumping on to what everyone is already saying.

In related news, he is reporting Elliott will get the start at RB.

 

[Bowdown27]

It ain't broke, don't fix it.

That's my thought. I love romo but I love winning more. 2nd best record in the league. Keep it rolling

 

[phildadon86]

That's my thought. I love romo but I love winning more. 2nd best record in the league. Keep it rolling

I just want Dak to go out there and outperform wentz, and get the W. Then we can stop all these Wentz vs Dak debates as well

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

How would it kill the dak/romo discussion? The prevailing thought around here and cowboyszone is that Romo would come back for the Browns?

 

[conner01]

I just want Dak to go out there and outperform wentz, and get the W. Then we can stop all these Wentz vs Dak debates as well

If the eagles lose to Vikings then we can beat them they will have a very hard time getting back into the race

 

[Dale]

I don't think you'll ever see the Cowboys "declare" Dak the starting QB this year. There is no reason to. Ride the hot hand, let Romo FULLY recover, and go back to Romo only if we need to.

Declaring Dak the full-time starter then sets up the narrative that he has been benched "due to poor play." The way we are doing it, we can return to Romo if needed and say it was the plan all along and that he wasn't healthy enough to play any earlier. And it doesn't have to sting Dak's development from a perception standpoint.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Stash, I'm slowly coming around to this perspective, as well

Credit where it is due, you've be campaigning for it from the start, brudda.

I still hate typing those words ("coming around"), but it is what it is. Dak is dazzling.

I have the same mixed emotions. I feel like Romo "deserves" his job back because of all he has done for us and he is the better QB right now, but Dak's performance can't be ignored and we are on a roll. Either way, it will be exciting when that decision is made.

 

[Trouty]

I have the same mixed emotions. I feel like Romo "deserves" his job back because of all he has done for us and he is the better QB right now, but Dak's performance can't be ignored and we are on a roll. Either way, it will be exciting when that decision is made.

Win/win, Mamacita! Either way, we have the best QB tandem in the league, a league that is first and foremost predicated on QB play.

 

[shabazz]

How would it kill the dak/romo discussion? The prevailing thought around here and cowboyszone is that Romo would come back for the Browns?

Kills it for 2 weeks. we'll be beating this horse until Dak has a really crappy game (Which as a Boyz fan I hope not to see)

 

[JBS]

Only took a month for some of you guys to finally come around

Not bad

 

[Joe Realist]

In related news, he is reporting Elliott will get the start at RB.

Jerry should mess with everyone. Forget this debate. Sanchez starts with McFadden at RB, Escobar at TE. Jeff Heath plays WR. That will show em!!

 

[visionary]

If I'm the Cowboys I put out "reports" that tony is healthy and throwing and practicing

Need to have the eagles spend time preparing for Tony

 

[DallasCowboys2080]

Kills it for 2 weeks. we'll be beating this horse until Dak has a really crappy game (Which as a Boyz fan I hope not to see)

I hear ya. I sense the discussion is amping up. We're hitting the middle of a civil war in cowboyszone. And for the first time in a long time or anytime ever it's for a good reason.