If Prescott’s preseason success translates into the regular season, Dallas should be able to keep its streak of home wins against the Giants alive.
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“He’s not scaring us”.
Three previous Cowboys quarterbacks started the season opener as rookies: Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman and Quincy Carter, the first two having wound up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“We’ve just really gone over the offensive scheme of what they have run in the past”, Giants safety Landon Collins told USA TODAY Sports.
Eli Manning, even at 35, undoubtedly remains one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL. Without that happening, I wouldn’t get a chance here, so this could be the right spot for me and a better place for me. But the Giants forced him into two turnovers – a fumble and an interception – and pulled out a 27-24 victory. “I can’t wait to go to battle with these guys come next Sunday”.
“Basically what I hear and what I’m reading and watching on TV around town is there’s not the sky-is-falling attitude about Romo going down”, Aikman said, via The Dallas Morning News. So some of these kinds of things that have been around, these traditional healing times aren’t necessarily as bright lined as you might like them to be.
That “it” factor was on display during one of the Cowboys’ practices earlier this summer, when Prescott proved very quickly he’s the one who’s now in control in Dallas. (Redskins coach) Mike Shannahan was smart.
This time, Spagnuolo and his staff have been doing whatever they can to gather information beyond Prescott’s preseason performances. Most rookie quarterbacks get drafted to teams that are expecting their new player to carry their team. This offensive line, that’s a good line.
“In Tony’s case, the IR term is for eight weeks and we feel like, given what the injury is and the progress he’s made, we feel at this point we don’t want to do that”, Garrett said.
“I will say this – we’ve seen some things in camp that we like from our defensive linemen”, Jones said. “He was a very successful college quarterback”.
The Giants dealt with some struggles offensively during the preseason, scoring just 48 total points (12 ppg). But after Tony Romo suffered a broken bone in his back during the preseason, the Cowboys turned to Prescott.
And it won’t hurt that Prescott will throw to receiver Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Whitten, and hand off to star rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott.
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The NFC East is one of the most competitive divisions in the NFL. The Cowboys have yet to put him on injured reserve, which would force him to miss the first seven games before he could be eligible for a return.
