In the meantime, Dak Prescott will enter Week 1 as the starting quarterback, with Mark Sanchez serving as his backup and Jameill Showers on the practice squad.
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Now Romo is out again because of a fractured bone in his back.
One possible reason seven other quarterbacks were drafted ahead of Dak Prescott could be the DUI charge he was served with while he was a student at Mississippi State.
And Bryant, to his credit acknowledged Prescott was right.
NY spent early and often in free agency, breaking recent form as general manager Jerry Reese sensed heat from the top to flip the Giants’ fortunes on the field.
Going from a fourth-round pick to the starting quarterback of one of the marquee franchises in the National Football League is quite an accomplishment. It’s extremely hard for me to say not to start Elliott, especially since you probably used a first round pick on him, but we don’t know what the game plan is going to be for both of these backs. “It was great to be around Eli and Peyton – the whole Manning family – and just have them coach us and teach us some things”, Prescott said on Wednesday. They are also starting a rookie running back, Ezekiel Elliott. The match-ups are more intense, the contact is done with more objective, and of course the pressure is higher.
Many rookie quarterbacks have started in their first seasons, but historically, it’s rare for such a player to be successful and help lead his team to the playoffs. And the young quarterback is certainly well-aware the Cowboys were 1-11 last season in games in which Romo did not play. Prescott isn’t in that situation.
By far Dak was the most assertive and confident player in there. “He has taken advantage of his opportunities in the preseason and it”ll be a challenge for us.”. I became a Prescott fan that day and began envisioning him in a Cowboys’ uniform. My take is anything above 500 after eight games will keep Prescott on the field and Tony will be still “recovering”. Ryan Nassib completed 16 of 29 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown against an interception while Logan Thomas added 39 yards and a touchdown in three completions.
I’ll lay the point with Dallas, but if the idea of playing this game makes you queasy, I’ll lean towards the over as well as it has hit in the last 7 games in Dallas, plus these games usually tend to be more high-scoring anyways.
Only this time, there are plenty of new faces on each side of the ball who will have an impact. Sean Lee had an MRI on his knee last week but he is expected to play.
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The biggest questions remain on defense, where the Cowboys don’t have any pass rushers of note because of the suspensions of defensive ends Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence.
