Cowboys Win At Green Bay; Two Aces At QB?
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GREEN BAY (105.3 THE FAN) - In an attempt to slice through the euphoria of the Cowboys' postgame locker room on Sunday night in Green Bay, I asked Jerry Jones the question straight-up - and I believe got a straight-up answer.
So, Jerry, whatcha gonna do at quarterback?
"What we're gonna do," the Cowboys owner replied after the Dak Prescott-led 30-16 win over the Packers, "is wait til the next card's played."
In winning for just the second time ever at Lambeau Field, the Cowboys have dealt themselves quite a hand -- and not just at QB.
This defense befuddled Packers star Aaron Rodgers and is still allowing just 17 points per game. This offense is missing key components (Dez Bryant tells me he'll be back in action after the bye for the Oct. 30 meeting with the Eagles) but is nevertheless manhandling foes with Dak's fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott rookie now off to the second-greatest start of any running back in NFL history.
But does Prescott's three touchdowns here and his unflappable consistency mean the "Romo or Dak" has stronger legs than ever?
That doesn't mean it's the "controversy" some which to manufacture here; "No," said Jerry, the overseer of this 5-1 squad, correcting a reporter, "this ain't exactly hard times."
But Jerry knows it's a story, even as Dak himself reiterated after the game, "This is Tony's team."
Said Jerry: "There's nothing I'd rather do than go into the last half of the season with a ready-to-go Tony Romo and a winning Dak Prescott. I dream of being able to make that decision. We are not there yet by the way. We are not there."
The Cowboys might not be there yet against the Eagles because Romo's back might not be fully healed then. And Jones is right in suggesting that much can happen between now and then, and between then and Week 9 against Cleveland.
So Dallas will wait on those played cards... thinking maybe it'll be holding two aces.
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