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Oct 17, 2016

Surely even Jerry Jones knows not to ruin a winning Cowboys formula

Tony Romo is hailed for his brilliant football mind, but Dak Prescott is leading a cast in Dallas that can’t stop winningOne of the things the Dallas Cowboys have always loved about Tony Romo is his football mind. Three years ago he played a significant role in developing the team’s offense, doing far more than most quarterbacks by sitting in most of the coaches’ offensive installation meetings during that offseason. Few quarterbacks have the patience or the understanding to attend those endless meetings and help design the offense. In the Cowboys offices he is seen as a football genius – even if this brilliance doesn’t always appear in the waning moments of the most important games.But now that the broken...

Sep 19, 2016

Dak Prescott looks comfortable but not great – and that's all the Cowboys need

As gifted as Tony Romo is as both a passer and offensive mind, he sometimes tries to do too much. His stand-in is keeping it simple, and succeedingThe Dallas Cowboys were left for dead when Tony Romo went down in the preseason. They already had so many holes, especially on their defense, that the thought of giving the team to a rookie quarterback seemed disastrous. How would Dallas survive with Dak Prescott as their leader?Perhaps they won’t. Maybe over the months without Romo, Prescott’s inexperience will be exposed. But for one important week against his team’s biggest rival, in their stadium, he looked every bit as capable of handling himself. On Sunday, he mowed through Washington in a way many...

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