SI: Cover - Why Dak Prescott Plays Like He's Been Here Before

[Diehardblues]

This has turned into one of the most exciting seasons in Cowboy forums history. Ha!

 

[cej757]

Turned down Free Kayne West tickets to stay home and rest because he knew the perception wouldn't be good.

Wow!!! I love this kid

 

[tyke1doe]

Yea. But they didn't have Zeke. Lol

It's the typical excuses we've been listening to for 10 years.

But they had the offensive line. And even though McFadden wasn't Zeke, he did rush for 100 yards.

And none of these quarterbacks, with the exception of Moore (who benefited from DeSean Jackson being DeSean Jackson and dropping a punt deep in his own territory giving us a chance to win a game we shouldn't have) was able to muster anything but one win.

Dak has carried us to FOUR wins. And he has done so with Zeke not being up to his stellar self in Week 2 and without Dez for four games.

And the games over the past three weeks (with the exception of the first half of the 49ers game) haven't been close.

We have a GREAT offensive line. But it's not JUST the offensive line. That was proven last year as you remember Romo went down in the second game of the year last year behind that offensive line.

It's a combination of all the components. And Dak is not merely an afterthought. The 60-yard touchdown run by Zeke is proof of that. The defensive end doesn't scrape down the line because he had to watch out for the bootleg by Dak. That allowed Swain to peel back and block him, and Zeke is off to the races.

And the lack of interceptions is HUGE!!!! Think about it. Through five games, Dak has not thrown an interception!!!

No, Dak is not just an average quarterback you can put behind this line and win four straight games.

 

[Zordon]

 

[Diehardblues]

But they had the offensive line. And even though McFadden wasn't Zeke, he did rush for 100 yards.

And none of these quarterbacks, with the exception of Moore (who benefited from DeSean Jackson being DeSean Jackson and dropping a punt deep in his own territory giving us a chance to win a game we shouldn't have) was able to muster anything but one win.

Dak has carried us to FOUR wins. And he has done so with Zeke not being up to his stellar self in Week 2 and without Dez for four games.

And the games over the past three weeks (with the exception of the first half of the 49ers game) haven't been close.

We have a GREAT offensive line. But it's not JUST the offensive line. That was proven last year as you remember Romo went down in the second game of the year last year behind that offensive line.

It's a combination of all the components. And Dak is not merely an afterthought. The 60-yard touchdown run by Zeke is proof of that. The defensive end doesn't scrape down the line because he had to watch out for the bootleg by Dak. That allowed Swain to peel back and block him, and Zeke is off to the races.

And the lack of interceptions is HUGE!!!! Think about it. Through five games, Dak has not thrown an interception!!!

No, Dak is not just an average quarterback you can put behind this line and win four straight games.

I was being sarcastic.

 

[WoodysGirl]

This has turned into one of the most exciting seasons in Cowboy forums history. Ha!

I could name a couple others in CZ history, but most of them having to do with the QB. lol

 

[pdub0351]

I don't believe the SI cover hype. I'm looking at it as third time's a charm.

 

[ufcrules1]

Who Dak say they gonna beat them Cowboys? Who Dak?

 

[tyke1doe]

I was being sarcastic.

Oh.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Turned down Free Kayne West tickets to stay home and rest because he knew the perception wouldn't be good.

Wow!!! I love this kid

Good thing he turned it down. Kaynes trash lol

 

[yimyammer]

Maybe Erod is right. It's not about Dak. It's all about the team surrounding.

Finally we have built an offense which almost anyone can have success with.Brilliant. It's only taken about 10 years.

I think its both

 

[erod]

Funny how none of those scrubs named Weeden, Cassel or Moore could take advantage of this great offensive line, a back who gained 1,000 yards in part-time duty, Witten and Dez Bryant - when he was healthy last year.

Now when Dak is having success it's, "Anyone can play behind this offensive line, with this running back, with this tight end and with this receiver (even though Dez has been unavailable during the Cowboys four-game winning streak)."

This line didn't play this well last year. McFadden was getting trash yards at trash points of the game. And Dak is better than those three QBs for sure.

 

[jday]

Not worried about the SI cover jinx, I don't think there really is one.
It's the cover of Madden that is the curse.

People are so gullible for stupid superstitions...but the Madden curse is for real!!!

 

[MrMom]

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/10/11/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-rookie-quarterback

On the Thursday before his third NFL start, an eventual 31–17 devastation of the Bears, Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott parked his Escalade in his driveway and entered his three-story, three-bedroom suburban condominium. After an early-bird 5:30 p.m. dinner he faced the type of dilemma familiar to burgeoning NFL stars: Kanye West was playing in downtown Dallas at the American Airlines Center, and one of the few companies Prescott endorses had sent him some sweet seats in Section 105, just left of stage.

Prescott did the math aloud: Kanye will go on after 9. The show will last a few hours, which means getting home after midnight. The decision was clear. He offered the tickets to his childhood friend, Cobi Griffin, who declined. So Dak kicked back in a recliner, Cobi sprawled on the couch and the two spent the night flipping between a Texans–Patriots game and Clemson–Georgia Tech. “I wanted to go a little bit,” Prescott said of the concert. “But I just think about the perception of it all. And I love my sleep.”

The 23-year-old Prescott worries like this because he treasures his reality so much. In six dizzying months he has zoomed from fourth-round pick to serendipitous starter to one of the league’s top rookies, orchestrating the second-ranked offense for the 4–1 Cowboys. He has replaced injured starter Tony Romo and backup Kellen Moore with such uncanny composure that he set the rookie record for most passes without an interception. (He’s still at zero, after 155 attempts.) Along the way, his poise has drawn as much praise as his production: 247.8 yards per game, 69.0% completion rate, four passing TDs, three rushing. “It’s like he’s not even a rookie,” says receiver Cole Beasley. “It’s like he’s a five-year vet.”

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He acknowledged having seen some of the debate over the team’s quarterback future on TV, “but that’s not my issue to get involved in,” he said. “Yeah, I want to play. But I’m at the beginning of my career. [Tony’s] at the end of his. As long as we’re winning, I don’t care.”


For now he’s settling into the idea that he could be the long-term quarterback solution for the team he grew up following as a kid in Haughton, La. “It’s a dream come true,” he says, as if reading from his bathroom wall, “but it doesn’t feel like I’m dreaming.”

 

[percyhoward]

Linehan points to a veteranlike Week 2 play against the Commanders in which the QB used his eyes to bait Washington’s defense into thinking he was running a stop route to Witten. Instead he hit Bryant on a deep cross for a 17-yard gain. Those nuanced moments have built belief.

Here's the play Linehan was talking about.

 

[Duane]

I love this kid so much.

 

[LatinMind]

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/10/11/dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys-rookie-quarterback

On the Thursday before his third NFL start, an eventual 31–17 devastation of the Bears, Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott parked his Escalade in his driveway and entered his three-story, three-bedroom suburban condominium. After an early-bird 5:30 p.m. dinner he faced the type of dilemma familiar to burgeoning NFL stars: Kanye West was playing in downtown Dallas at the American Airlines Center, and one of the few companies Prescott endorses had sent him some sweet seats in Section 105, just left of stage.

Prescott did the math aloud: Kanye will go on after 9. The show will last a few hours, which means getting home after midnight. The decision was clear. He offered the tickets to his childhood friend, Cobi Griffin, who declined. So Dak kicked back in a recliner, Cobi sprawled on the couch and the two spent the night flipping between a Texans–Patriots game and Clemson–Georgia Tech. “I wanted to go a little bit,” Prescott said of the concert. “But I just think about the perception of it all. And I love my sleep.”

The 23-year-old Prescott worries like this because he treasures his reality so much. In six dizzying months he has zoomed from fourth-round pick to serendipitous starter to one of the league’s top rookies, orchestrating the second-ranked offense for the 4–1 Cowboys. He has replaced injured starter Tony Romo and backup Kellen Moore with such uncanny composure that he set the rookie record for most passes without an interception. (He’s still at zero, after 155 attempts.) Along the way, his poise has drawn as much praise as his production: 247.8 yards per game, 69.0% completion rate, four passing TDs, three rushing. “It’s like he’s not even a rookie,” says receiver Cole Beasley. “It’s like he’s a five-year vet.”

_____________________________________________________________________________________

He acknowledged having seen some of the debate over the team’s quarterback future on TV, “but that’s not my issue to get involved in,” he said. “Yeah, I want to play. But I’m at the beginning of my career. [Tony’s] at the end of his. As long as we’re winning, I don’t care.”


For now he’s settling into the idea that he could be the long-term quarterback solution for the team he grew up following as a kid in Haughton, La. “It’s a dream come true,” he says, as if reading from his bathroom wall, “but it doesn’t feel like I’m dreaming.”

No cobo for this kid. He loves his sleep

 

[Gabe]

National media trying to drive that wedge.

He's playing well, but he's in the absolutely perfect position. Best offensive line in the NFL with the league's leading rusher, Dez, Bryant, Jason Witten, etc.

There's not a better QB job in the NFL right now.

I don't buy this. This ideal spot yielded 4 wins last year. Dak is the engine behind this train, sorry.

 

[drawandstrike]

He acknowledged having seen some of the debate over the team’s quarterback future on TV, “but that’s not my issue to get involved in,” he said. “Yeah, I want to play. But I’m at the beginning of my career. [Tony’s] at the end of his. As long as we’re winning, I don’t care.”

What a total low-T **** thing for Dak to do. He should roar at the reporter "IT'S MY TEAM NOW I'M NOT GIVING IT BACK GOODBYE TONY YOU LOSER!"

Ok, I'm joking. I love this kid more than ever now after reading that.

 

[conner01]

Nice