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, RJ Ochoa, Jess Haynie, and Sean Martin.
Mike: If you were searching for evidence that Dak Prescott still has complete command of the Dallas offense, the Green Bay game delivered it in high definition. This wasn’t empty-calorie production or a dink-and-dunk stat pad. It was a quarterback running the show with pace, intention, and restraint, then punctuating it with a few throws that only a handful of guys will even try.
The first thing that jumped off the screen was how quickly Prescott got from decision to delivery. He played on time, layered the ball between levels, and refused to feed Green Bay free possessions. He elevated the entire operation. George Pickens became a featured weapon, Jake Ferguson’s chain-moving routes mattered, and ancillary touches were purposeful, not forced. That’s leadership you can feel: the huddle trusts the call, the ball goes where the read says, and the offense retains its shape instead of shrinking around a single target.
Prescott’s signature moment came on a sideline laser to Jalen Tolbert, threaded where only Tolbert could touch it. The window was microscopic, the timing unforgiving, and the placement pristine. This was A-grade quarterbacking. Decisive, turnover-averse, situationally sharp, and emotionally steady. The scoreboard will invite debate, the tape won’t.
Howman: It proved the point I’ve been making the past week: The Cowboys are a playoff-caliber team as long as Dak Prescott is on the field. No CeeDee? No problem. Prescott is good enough to make plays without him, and it’s about time the rest of the league takes note of that.
Tom: Really, how can you fault a QB who gives you 40 points and no turnovers? Like Howman, I’m impressed about how the chemistry has developed with George Pickens. There is also a bit of an emergence for Jalen Tolbert, who had 61 yards. Give Dak some defense, and this team is dangerous.
RJ: Dak was easily the highest point of stability for the Cowboys on Sunday night. It is incredibly unfortunate that they were unable to come out with the win as those types of performances are not promised.
Jess: It’s the best we’ve ever seen him, and as good as anything we’ve seen since this team was winning Super Bowls. But unless this defense finds some level of solvency, there’s just no way Dak and the offense can do enough to keep this season afloat. Hard to enjoy it too much until it starts resulting in wins.
Sean: Prescott was nothing short of dominant against the Packers, but the fact the game called for him to be this close to perfect to merely squeak out a tie is a heartbreak. Every third down attempt or passing situation in general...
