Should the Cowboys Start Prescott or Romo?

For the past nine years, Tony Romo has been one of the most talented yet cursed Quarterbacks in the National Football League. Tony was originally brought in during the 2003 offseason to the Dallas Cowboys as a rookie free agent. The guy sat behind Quincy Carter, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson, and Drew Bledsoe before coming in as a reserve in the 2006 NFL season. And while Romo's career has been marred with great success, he will always be remembered for botching the snap in a playoff game, throwing an end zone interception in another playoff game, and the long list of collarbone, back, and rib injuries he has accumulated over his years. His choking reputation might change if he finally wins a Super Bowl, but there is no way to tell.

After suffering two collar bone injuries in the 2015 NFL season during week 2 against the Eagles and on Thanksgiving against the Panthers, the Cowboys ended the season 4-12 after horrendous Quarterback play. One would think, "well they have a great offensive line and they always have a good running game, they should be fine." However, after playing Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassell, and rookie Kellen Moore, the Cowboys only accumulated one single win. This basically forced the Cowboys to try to grab a good future prospect in the 2016 NFL draft.

After Carson Wentz and Jared Goff were picked up in the first round, the Cowboys selected Ezekiel Elliot and in the fourth round selected Dak Prescott from Mississippi State. It isn't known exactly why Prescott fell that low but it was likely because he was charged and found not guilty for a DUI he had while still in college. Either way, Dak was expected to sit behind both Romo and backup Kellen Moore. This was until Moore was sidelined in the summer after breaking his ankle, so Prescott started week one of the preseason against the Rams.

Dak actually played really well and ended his first two drives with touchdown passes. Unfortunately for the Cowboys though, Tony Romo suffered yet another back injury after sliding to the ground against the Seattle Seahawks. Since then, Prescott has started the last five regular season games and he has looked pretty impressive. He has thrown and ran a total of 7 touchdowns and has worked well in the Cowboys run first and short pass offense. So well that the Cowboys are looking like geniuses for drafting him.

However, Tony Romo is on pace to get healthy in two weeks when the Cowboys play the Eagles during their yearly Sunday Night Football matchup. The Cowboys have a decision to make, ride with Prescott, a Quarterback that will have at least four wins up to that point, or start Tony Romo, the guy that has brought the Cowboys back to relevance. "Coach" Jerry Jones has wanted Romo to be the starter but has waffled since last week. My opinion, you are paying Romo more, but the Cowboys are on a roll with Prescott. I say you need to start the hot hand because while Romo does give the Cowboys their best chance to win, he is still injury prone and would do better as a mentor. I know the Cowboys have a Quarterback controversy, but there is no right or wrong answer here. The Cowboys could be generous to Romo or they could look toward the future in favor of the hot hand.

Dak Prescott and Tony Romo