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http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/11/15/nfl-dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-tony-romo-quarterback-controversy
PITTSBURGH — The oil man’s son burst into the locker room before even his father, making his way from locker to locker, showering gollys and hot-damns on whomever would clasp his outstretched hand. He found Tony Romo, the former starter, in a suit, and Dak Prescott, the rookie, emerging from the showers, and the three came together. “How about this guy?!” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones exclaimed, pointing to Prescott, who only grinned. “He’s the man,” Romo said. “Unbelievable.”
That was the word Romo kept repeating on Sunday evening underneath the bleachers at Heinz Field, as he stuck around the dispersing locker room and hugged or shook hands with coaches and players, including his former understudy. Unbelievable. Dallas’s eighth win in a row with Prescott under center came with his most impressive performance: The fourth-round pick from Mississippi State cracked 300 yards for the first time in his pro career and threw a pair of touchdowns.
And after Prescott and his juggernaut offensive line and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott delivered the game-winning touchdown drive in the final minute of regulation to win 35-30, the oil man himself, Jerry Jones, stood in the middle of the locker room and handed Prescott the proverbial keys. No longer would it be Tony Romo’s job to lose when he’s fully recovered from the back injury he suffered in August (and only Romo and the Cowboys’ inner circle knows if that day had already come and passed before Sunday).
PITTSBURGH — The oil man’s son burst into the locker room before even his father, making his way from locker to locker, showering gollys and hot-damns on whomever would clasp his outstretched hand. He found Tony Romo, the former starter, in a suit, and Dak Prescott, the rookie, emerging from the showers, and the three came together. “How about this guy?!” Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones exclaimed, pointing to Prescott, who only grinned. “He’s the man,” Romo said. “Unbelievable.”
That was the word Romo kept repeating on Sunday evening underneath the bleachers at Heinz Field, as he stuck around the dispersing locker room and hugged or shook hands with coaches and players, including his former understudy. Unbelievable. Dallas’s eighth win in a row with Prescott under center came with his most impressive performance: The fourth-round pick from Mississippi State cracked 300 yards for the first time in his pro career and threw a pair of touchdowns.
And after Prescott and his juggernaut offensive line and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott delivered the game-winning touchdown drive in the final minute of regulation to win 35-30, the oil man himself, Jerry Jones, stood in the middle of the locker room and handed Prescott the proverbial keys. No longer would it be Tony Romo’s job to lose when he’s fully recovered from the back injury he suffered in August (and only Romo and the Cowboys’ inner circle knows if that day had already come and passed before Sunday).
