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Sturm's Morning After: Why Cowboys' QB controversy is now a non-issue; Dez just isn't himself right now

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) runs the ball during the first quarter of their game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)
By Bob Sturm, Special contributor Contact Bob Sturmon Twitter SportsSturm

This is getting a bit repetitious. The Cowboys just clocked another opponent on the road with such ease that the final two hours of the three-hour affair seemed like they were pretty much just to help fantasy football players get their numbers. The game was over quickly and early.

The Cleveland Browns play in the same league as the Cowboys, but right now, they could not be further apart in the quality of football they play, and that is why the game felt like it might be a preseason affair or an organized scrimmage in which everyone would get a good sweat in without ever turning the intensity all the way up. It was just another mismatch.

This Cowboys team is on such a roll, with such consistent shows of strength, that the outlier is a game like last week, when they had to struggle for their win. We see that and we start to wonder if they are coming back down to Earth. Maybe the league has figured out the formula to deal with these two rookies out of the college circuit.

Sunday confirmed that is not the case at all. The teams in the playoff mix can put up a fight and there is no question there will be losses ahead (I figure), but when they get to play teams near the bottom -- of which they have been blessed with three times this year: Chicago, San Francisco and Cleveland, which are likely three of the four worst teams in football -- there is no reason to analyze the game too carefully. It is a no contest.

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[Tusan_Homichi]

Thanks, Bob.

 

[tyke1doe]

Great article. Some nuggets worth chewing:

Each time the offense gets the ball, they look a threat to score. They hardly ever give the ball away. They hardly ever have a negative play. They hardly ever commit a penalty. On days where all three of those are consistently on the plate, they march the ball and score repeatedly.

Sounds like the Cowboys of the 90s.

To do what Dak Prescott has done in the last few months would require the ability to threaten teams with running ability. It would also require someone to take some pretty big shots in the pocket and jump back up like nothing happened. Do you remember the last big hit Prescott has taken? No? Do you know why you feel that way? Because when he gets hit, it is a non factor. His health is not a concern to you, because he looks like an indestructible kid. That may not last forever, either, but for now, the difference between a QB that you think will get hurt each time he is touched and a QB that you think is bigger than those who hit him is also immense.

D-4? BINGO!!!!

I am not saying Tony Romo can't get his seat back and his success, too. I am saying that anyone who wants to mess with a 7-1 team at the top of its conference when they look this dominant for 2 straight months is out of their mind.

(To the tune Walking in a Winter Wonderland)
Mister Jones, are you listening?
7 straight wins, the star is glistening
A beautiful sight we're happy tonight
Dak as quarterback in Jerry Land!

This team is on a roll. A roll that is rare and potentially quite special. The QB of this team is an unfamiliar face replicating the local hero at the height of his powers. We were told, nobody could do this, but the man himself. And then this 4th rounder walks in and matches the passing numbers and adds a whole new element with his feet that make you think you won the lottery by finding a modern day, dual-threat QB who is just getting started.

I realize the bubble could burst, but it just seems to me that Dak is gaining more confidence, and with the team assembled around him, I just don't see a let down.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Great article. Some nuggets worth chewing:



Sounds like the Cowboys of the 90s.



D-4? BINGO!!!!



(To the tune Walking in a Winter Wonderland)
Mister Jones, are you listening?
7 straight wins, the star is glistening
A beautiful sight we're happy tonight
Dak as quarterback in Jerry Land!



I realize the bubble could burst, but it just seems to me that Dak is gaining more confidence, and with the team assembled around him, I just don't see a let down.

Yep.

For Tony to get his job back, Dak is going to have to struggle for a bit (more than a couple games).

 

[Zman5]

#DareToDream

 

[Duane]

Yep.

For Tony to get his job back, Dak is going to have to struggle for a bit (more than a couple games).

I love Tony but even Jerry said that the Cowboys were going to ride the hot hand. So at this point I think it's Dak's job to lose.

 

[Joe Realist]

and there are still folks here that will vote to put Romo back in.

 

[CCBoy]

Mr. Sturm, thanks for your diligence for us here...

 

[big dog cowboy]

Another gem.

You should realize there is a trophy case that has been collecting only dust for two decades. At 7-1, you should begin to raise your target beyond 2014. You should ask if this machine, as presently constituted, could earn a bye right past the wild-card round and, perhaps, need just one home win for its first trip to the NFC Championship Game since Troy, Michael, and Emmitt tied opponents in knots.

From there, anything is possible.

At 7-1, dare to dream.

 

[Doc50]

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Good points made about play calling and the receivers.
Dez may not be 100%, but he still gets doubled, and someone is therefore going to be open. (too many weapons)

Loved the I, with Beas behind Dez; and I hope we save and develop the Escobar hidden receiver trick for the post-season.

 

[CCBoy]

The team is building quite an arsenal that can be brought out later. This also includes screens and playaction as well.

 

[theebs]

I love Tony but even Jerry said that the Cowboys were going to ride the hot hand. So at this point I think it's Dak's job to lose.

Its over. Jerry let it out last week. Late in the year they will see where Tony is at and he will at some point be the backup. Thats it. They have decided. We are never going to see Tony as the qb here again.

last night sanchez was on the post game show and brad mentioned that it doesnt affect just dak but him also when Tony is back and sanchez was like well yea duh....he will be inactive at some point and Tony will be the backup, then released in march.

Just like Emmitt smith, Larry Allen, Flozell, Newman, Ware etc... all were. He will get a big thanks now go away like those guys did.