This season is easily one of the most abnormal outcomes of any season in the NFL. I deny you credit in an "I told you so" scenario.
To pick this season would have been straight Roulette picking double 00. Sheer and nothing but, total luck.
Your claim has been 110%
yes, predicting the full scope of fortunes for this team this season was a tall order. However, those who have been watching football for years and years can spot talent when they see it, especially at the QB position. I'm not gonna say I predicted a 13-3, #1 seed but like many, I knew after Dak's first play in preseason there was something to him.
My phone went crazy after Romo went down consoling me, asking me if I was ok, etc. My response then was Dak Prescott for president, not joking. I thought we'd fare much better this season w/o Romo and with Dak under center AND I called a changing of a chapter in Dallas at the time.
Moral of the story is that it was not impossible to see a light at the end of the tunnel and bright future for this team at the time Dak took his first snaps. If I can figure out how to do so, I'm more than happy to post text screen shots to prove it.