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That's the blue print for Prescott in 20. Fouts was certainly an elite quarterback. He may have lost both games, but he got them there. He led the team to the AFC Championship game that year, and again in 1981. In 1980, Dan Fouts played his eighth season for the San Diego Chargers. Prescott still has a chance as he enters his eighth season. Romo will never be among the elite quarterbacks in Dallas' history. It took Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr and the Green Bay Packers to beat Don Meredith in back-to-back NFL Championship games in the 1960s. Danny White led Dallas to three straight conference championship games. Photo by Richard Paolinelli.Ĭraig Morton got Dallas to a Super Bowl. Troy Aikman warms up prior to the Dallas Cowboys playing the Phoenix Cardinals on Nov. Roger Staubach won two of four Super Bowls and was 4-2 in the conference championship game. Troy Aikman won all three Super Bowls he played in and was 3-1 in NFC title games. Which is why both Prescott and Romo rank below other great Cowboys' quarterbacks. A great quarterback but can't take that last step. He's now a step below Hurts and will remain there until he finally gets to an NFC title game. Brady, Peyton Manning, Montana, and the other legendary players were elite. Provided he can get the Eagles back to at least another NFC Championship game.Īn elite quarterback puts his team in conference championship games and Super Bowls. Right now, the active elite quarterbacks are Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson and Jimmy Garoppolo.Īlthough its safe to say that Rodgers, Stafford, Wilson and even Garoppolo are declining.Īs much as it pains me to say it, Jalen Hurts is right on the cusp of it. The Twitterati that tries to put Prescott among the elite are infuriating.

If I want to base my choice on what they do when it matters, I'll take Manning in a heartbeat. I'd rather have Prescott if I had to choose between them if that was based on regular season numbers alone.īut Manning has two Super Bowl rings with an 8-4 playoff record. Prescott's numbers in the regular season average out much better than Eli Manning's did. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman- USA TODAY Sports Arlington, Texas, USA Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) on the field before the game against the San Francisco 49ers in a NFC Wild Card playoff football game at AT&T Stadium. He has never led his team past the Divisional round.

Prescott is 2-4 in the playoffs for 1,559 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. It's what a quarterback does in the playoffs that count. Playoff Performance Lackingīut those numbers mean nothing. They compare favorably against nearly all of the above players. Those are also his regular season numbers. He's thrown for nearly 25,000 yards in 97 games with 166 touchdowns and 65 interceptions. He is 61-36 as a starter with a 66.6 completion percentage.

Or even, Kyler Murray, or Geno Smith, or Daniel Jones, or Jared Goff, or Derek Carr. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott escapes the pocket vs CarolinaĪnd I'll grant you this: I'd rather have Prescott as my starting quarterback over Kirk Cousins. Insert any current NFL starting quarterback in the X-slot and they'll break down the numbers in Prescott's favor. Prescott's numbers are better than Quarterback X's are. In the ever ongoing quest to elevate Prescott to the level of Joe Montana and Tom Brady, the Prescott posse has landed on an unbeatable argument. How does Dak Prescott compare to other active NFL quarterbacks? Cowboys Twitter recently burned up thousands of characters with a debate of great significance.