Dak Prescott Ends Cowboys QB Controversy with Big SNF Win

Rookie quarterback Dak Prescott might not lead the Dallas Cowboys to Super Bowl LI, but his highly efficient if not spectacular performance Sunday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers probably ensures he’ll be given that chance. 

In his last three games entering Week 15, Prescott had completed just 58.2 percent of his passes while averaging a mere 6.3 yards per attempt. During that stretch, his passer rating was just 79.0, and he completed only 17 of 37 passes while throwing two interceptions in a Week 14 loss to the New York Giants. 

That had a lot of fans and pundits wondering if opposing defenses had figured the fourth-round pick out, and if four-time Pro Bowl signal-caller Tony Romo gives the Cowboys a better chance to win down the stretch and in the playoffs.

Prescott replaced the injured Romo prior to the regular season and played so well that the 2014 NFL passer rating leader returned as a backup. And it took just a few so-so Prescott performances to hatch a fresh controversy in the capital of the football world. Even team owner Jerry Jones stoked that fire by leaving the door open for a potential change under center. 

Against a red-hot Tampa Bay defense and streaking Bucs squad on national television, this was likely going to be the game that decided Prescott’s fate one way or the other, and with the pressure on, he delivered by doing exactly what the Cowboys need him to do. 

With the best offensive line in football paving the way for NFL rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys don’t need Prescott to carry them. They need him to complete the vast majority of mainly simple passes, use his legs to …

continue reading in source www.bleacherreport.com