Blogging The Boys
Every week, we gather to discuss the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have David Howman, Tom Ryle, and Sean Martin.
Mike: Dak played football with a surgeon’s calm and right now is showing how the league how to play the quarterback position. What popped most was his pre-snap command by using motion, clever cadence, and checks to keep Washington out of its comfort zone. He mixed quick-game layups with a couple of well-timed deep throws that were on the money and most importantly, he protected the football. Adding to his arm talent he also used good pocket awareness and movement to reset his angle without drifting into pressure. Dock him a half-grade for a few conservative decisions on second-and-long and one open shot he failed to notice, but this was a poised, efficient, award-winning quarterbacking display. Anyone giving less than an A-grade here is just playing to personal bias.
Howman: A+ as it has been for Dak Prescott all season. He looks so comfortable and in control, confident that he can hit any throw at any time. Nobody is playing better at the quarterback position right now.
Tom: It’s hard to disagree. I don’t think we have ever seen him play better. And now he has two dudes at wide receiver, a stud running back, and a tight end that is always converting a third down or scoring a touchdown. If we can see some continued improvement on defense, Prescott could keep them in a lot of games.
Sean: Prescott against the NFC East, particularly at home, has officially become that straight A student you worry about messing up the grading curve for the rest of the class. Once again he was in full command against the Commanders, delivered the deep ball with precision, played point guard better than anyone in the NFL is at the moment with his cast of weapons, and feasted on play action.
Mike: It’s not the best answer, but the best way to put it is Eberflus is trending up after last week’s game. His tweaks to the defense clearly showed up with cleaner rush-lane discipline, fewer freebies in the seams, and a better feel for when to rush the pocket. But one good outing doesn’t erase the major wobble we’ve seen with this Cowboys defense this season. Let’s see this defense stack the same level of execution for the next three to four games showing more wins on early downs, capping explosive plays in the secondary, and stopping those pesky third-and-mediums from converting for the opposition.
The encouraging part for Eberflus going forward is that the reinforcements are...
