![]() After playing arguably his best ever, Prescott followed up against a better opponent in a tougher place on a short week and did not come close to outplaying a rookie quarterback who was never supposed to step on the field this year. While it is certainly harsh to blame it all on him, it really doesn’t matter. These are never-ending discussions about the caliber of the Cowboys at the QB position and they will never end until this organization can navigate past its decades-long roadblocks at the divisional round. Does your guy show why he is the man in the moments when it is all decided? You can tell me that your guy is better than their guy, but he had a chance at legacy-building moments to prove it, and sadly did not. Tony Romo narratives of a decade past were built on this. ![]() … The player who decides the fate of his team when it matters most. This game is all about he who has the ball in his hands at moments of truth. If you want a team that beats another continuously in this sport, it should be examined from the perspective of which team has the better quarterback. Often when these discussions are had - two teams measured against each other in a certain era - we talk about how Troy Aikman just outplayed Brett Favre at those most important moments. We can discuss the places the two franchises hold in the hierarchy of all-time NFL heavyweights, but in modern times, let there be no question which one holds the upper hand between Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers and Mike McCarthy’s Cowboys. ![]() The 49ers have ended consecutive 12-win Dallas seasons and march to another NFC Championship Game - their seventh since the Cowboys last attended one. ![]() The Cowboys fell on the road to what we can only surmise is a superior football team. The Cowboys’ season ended in a somewhat predictable way Sunday. ![]()
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