When Tony Romo went down in Dallas’ pre-season defeat to the Seattle Seahawks, it looked like the Cowboys were on the brink of yet another disappointing campaign. In 2015, Jason Garrett’s men slipped to 4-12 after winning their opening two games of the season but their lowly finish enabled the Cowboys to snag running back Ezekiel Elliott with the fourth-overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Continue reading »
Seriously? Have you heard some of the crazy hype around Dak Prescott after his preseason performances? Trent Dilfer is gushing like a schoolgirl. Michael Smith is already predicting the Cowboys shouldn’t want to bring back Tony Romo when he’s finally healthy again (he’s assuming of course that Prescott will be a star).
Slow down. Let’s see this kid perform in a real NFL game before proclaiming him a future pro bowl quarterback.
Tony Romo is injured again, and Dallas fans have to feel sick. Some are hyping Dak Prescott as an interesting replacement, but I’m not buying that hype.
Meanwhile, Ezekiel Elliott looked amazing in the preseason game against Seattle, including a punishing play when he ran over Kam Chancellor. Elliott flashed all the skills he showed at Ohio State where he led the Buckeyes to a National Championship, and he naturally has fantasy football fans drooling.
But you have to wonder how much the Romo injury will affect his production. He has an amazing line in front of him, but defenses will be stacking the box and daring Prescott to beat them with his arm. This will be interesting to watch.
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