Dak Prescott has nothing but praise when it comes to Tony Romo
For the first time in over a decade, the Dallas Cowboys have a serious quandary at quarterback, and strangely enough, Tony Romo was the centerpiece of both of them. This time, however, Romo is the one in danger of losing his job.
Thanks to the emergence of Dak Prescott, Romo is coming dangerously close to never playing another game for the Cowboys. Prescott has played extremely well in his first six starts, going 5-1 in those games with seven touchdown passes and just one interception.
His play has started a debate in Dallas, which the coaching staff and front office will have to face in a few weeks when Romo is healthy. Should Romo get his job back, or will Dallas ride the hot hand? Regardless of what happens, there’s no lack of mutual respect and support between the two quarterbacks.
During his appearance on FS1’s “The Herd” with Colin Cowherd on Monday, Prescott explained the relationship he has with Romo, and the help he’s received from No. 9:
“I think he steps back a little bit and just lets me go and take over. But definitely helpful on the sidelines, always giving me positive feedback, telling me to watch this on this type of play. If they do this, there are certain play-calls we’ll draw up on the sideline – he’ll tell me to look for this and that. He’s another coach on the sideline. I’m very fortunate.”
The so-called controversy in Dallas has taken over headlines and gotten more attention than the Cowboys’ remarkable start. The team won’t have to make a decision for at least two more weeks, seeing as it's on a bye in Week 7, but even when the time does come, Prescott will accept the coach’s decision and won’t be disappointed:
“I’m just trying to give my team a chance to win week in and week out. It's not my call. My privilege in this whole deal is to make sure I’m ready each and every week and make sure those other guys around me are ready to win come Sunday.
“Everybody wants to play. Everybody wants to get out there. I have that in me that’s itching to play, but as long as we're winning and as long as he’s doing well with this team and he’s feeling good, I'm happy.”
Prescott, who fell to the fourth round in the draft before being scooped up by the Cowboys, discussed how it felt to see a handful of quarterbacks get selected before him. Understandably, it did frustrate him, but it also served as motivation:
"Yeah of course, it's the competitor in me. As I like to call it, 'competitive jealousy' -- watching seven or eight other guys play the same position as you go before you. It just allowed that chip on my shoulder to grow and just allows me to go out there and prove everybody wrong and show those doubters what I'm all about."
Romo was originally slated to return Oct. 30 against the Eagles, but that could be pushed back a week thanks to the way Prescott has played. If that's the case, Romo could see the field for the first time in Week 9 against the Browns, should the Cowboys choose to go that route. Until then, this is Prescott's team.
