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Sturm: How Dak Prescott and the Cowboys can respond to loss without overreacting
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• BOB STURM

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) gets a pass away under intense pressure from New York Giants defensive end Romeo Okwara (78) late in the fourth quarter during the Dallas Cowboys vs. the New York Giants NFL football game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, December 11, 2016. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News) Staff Photographer

By Bob Sturm, Special contributor Contact Bob Sturmon Twitter SportsSturm

It has certainly been awhile since we were in this particular spot.

That old familiar Monday morning spot where the noise is almost too much to bear and where everyone turns into a football coach to explain a disappointment in Dallas with the football team that holds everyone's Christmas wishes in its hands.

The city has been treated to such a dream run this season where it has been nothing but gumdrops and candy canes for so long that it seems most folks have lost their ability to handle those rare nights where the team looks like just another Cowboys team from the last two decades.

In fairness, that was really ugly. If you were going to overreact to a lousy performance, this would probably been the one. Very little looked like the rest of this year and yes, the rookie QB finally looked exactly like a rookie QB.

And boy, if ever there was a situation that we all saw coming, this was it. Not the performance by the rookie QB where for a bit, Dak Prescott would finally look like every rookie QB in the history of the sport has looked. But, rather, the reaction this city would have if that performance ever happened. We could see that coming from a mile a way.

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[Tusan_Homichi]

Thanks, Bob.

 

[John813]

The 2nd half was an offensive disaster. There is simply no other way to describe eight different possessions that resulted in just three first downs, one play in Giants territory, and zero points.

I knew it was bad, but not that awful.

Somehow we managed to adjust the wrong way at halftime.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

 

[MrPhil]

Thanks Bob, I think this sums up the game perfectly. Consider this: As bad as Dallas was offensively (and they were really, really bad), the Giants were almost as bad and we only lost by 3 points.

Keep your heads up everyone.

 

[theebs]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

the only time I remember playing like that was the xmas day game vs the eagles in 06.

 

[mahoneybill]

Can someone post the full article . All I get is an offer to subscribe....

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

I've seen Romo look worse. Much much worse. I thought we would absolutely win the game after Dez finally caught a pass. Unfortunately he fumbled. That's not on Dak. Neither was the missed FG or the two int's both on Dez.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Can someone post the full article . All I get is an offer to subscribe....

Just open the link in an incognito window. Works fine.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

I've seen Romo look worse. Much much worse. I thought we would absolutely win the game after Dez finally caught a pass. Unfortunately he fumbled. That's not on Dak. Neither was the missed FG or the two int's both on Dez.

The second INT is not on DEZ at all.

Dak got flustered and heaved a ball into double coverage. It was a terrible throw and an equally poor decision.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Just open the link in an incognito window. Works fine.

Or if you are in a different browser you can clean out your cookies, history and or temp internet files/cache

 

[unionjack8]

I've seen Romo look worse. Much much worse. I thought we would absolutely win the game after Dez finally caught a pass. Unfortunately he fumbled. That's not on Dak. Neither was the missed FG or the two int's both on Dez.

lol, the deep pass isn't in dez,

1. it was into deep safety double coverage,
2. it wasn't even taking him away from the safety, terrible qb play

 

[BlueStar22]

Sturm always level-headed. Step away from the ledge Cowboys fans.

 

[BlueStar22]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

Bad is bad. Ain't no degrees of bad. "Well Dak's bad is worse than Romo's bad." They both result in losses.

 

[kramskoi]

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On board with most of it but taking shots at Romo over 2008, 11 and 12, when Dallas either couldn't or wouldn't run the frigging ball is low and disingenuous for Sturm. He is pushing a conflation fallacy. Not only that...no one can argue that the current line is light years ahead of what Romo had over the three years mentioned by Sturm...not to mention the putrid defense that blew a 12 point lead with 5 minutes to play vs. the Giants in 2012. Prescott simply blew last night, culminating in a disastrous second half where he lost complete control of the offense. He had enough defense and running game to get it done. I can remember a guy throwing 5 INTs against Buffalo in 2007 and still fighting to a win late in the fourth quarter.

 

[MrPhil]

The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

While I consider myself a huge Romo fan, I have to completely disagree with this statement. Let me take you back to Dec 25, 2006, Romo's first year as a starter. Here is Romo's stat line in a 23 - 7 loss to Philly at home in December:

14 of 29 (48%)
142 yards
1 TD
2 INT
QB rating of 45.5

Here is the link: http://www.nfl.com/player/tonyromo/2505354/gamelogs?season=2006

Below are Dak's stats from last night:

17 of 37 (46%)
165 yards
1 TD
2 INT
QB rating of 45.4

Look pretty similar no? So, lets not overreact to Dak's performance last night which was VERY bad and make silly declarative statements about Romo never looking as bad. Might I also remind you that some veteran QBs (some Super Bowl winners) were also pretty bad this weekend:

Russell Wilson - 5 INTs
Big Ben - 3 INTs
Philip Rivers - 3 INTs
Eli Manning - 1 INT (easily could have been 3 if Church was able to hold onto the balls)

 

[CCBoy]

Thanks, Bob...


No, not taps...but reveille

 

[JeffInDC]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

That is BS and you know it. I can give you 5 games alone were I KNOW Romo looked like as bad or WORSE than Prescott last night (and, he did win 1 shockingly):

12/25/06 - 3 INT's @ HOME vs. Philly in a 23-7 beatdown by the Eagles
10/8/07 - 5 INT's vs. Buffalo on MNF.....luckily, they won
12/16/07 - the Jessica Simpson game......NUFF SAID!!!!
12/7/08 - the Pitt game where he threw the terrible, game-winning Pick 6 to Deshea Townsend
12/30/12 - the win and you're in the playoff LOSS to RGIII and the 'Skins.

Look, I too LOVE what Romo did for this team. But for you and everyone else to act like Romo hasn't looked like total CRAP at numerous points of his career - 4 of these games weren't even in his "rookie" season - are smoking some good stuff. And, this QB with all this playoff experience has done exactly what in over 10 years? Won 2 games. STOP acting like Romo is Brady, Montana.........hell, or even Aikman.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

He can say all he want about Romo having "bad" december games. The truth is that Romo has never ever looked like Prescott looked last night.

There was not a single time in that second half where I though Prescott would march us down the field. He has played okay (against Washington) and very poorly the last two weeks. If he plays that poorly again, it should absolutely be back to Romo.

I am not going to weigh in on whether or not Romo or Dak should be the starter. But if you THINK Romo has never looked this bad...I am going to assume you just started watching football last week

 

[JeffInDC]

While I consider myself a huge Romo fan, I have to completely disagree with this statement. Let me take you back to Dec 25, 2006, Romo's first year as a starter. Here is Romo's stat line in a 23 - 7 loss to Philly at home in December:

14 of 29 (48%)
142 yards
1 TD
2 INT
QB rating of 45.5

Here is the link: http://www.nfl.com/player/tonyromo/2505354/gamelogs?season=2006

Below are Dak's stats from last night:

17 of 37 (46%)
165 yards
1 TD
2 INT
QB rating of 45.4

Look pretty similar no? So, lets not overreact to Dak's performance last night which was VERY bad and make silly declarative statements about Romo never looking as bad. Might I also remind you that some veteran QBs (some Super Bowl winners) were also pretty bad this weekend:

Russell Wilson - 5 INTs
Big Ben - 3 INTs
Philip Rivers - 3 INTs
Eli Manning - 1 INT (easily could have been 3 if Church was able to hold onto the balls)

Thanks Phil. The infamous "Jessica Simpson" game. He looked like total at the end of a 13-3 season. But, some folks just can't get by reality.