DALLAS — When you think back to the glorious days of early March, Dak Prescott was soaring in the rankings of NFC quarterbacks. Tom Brady was retired, MVP Aaron Rodgers was pondering all aspects of life, Kyler Murray was disconnecting from Arizona and Russell Wilson suddenly found himself in the land of Broncos.
You might have argued the Cowboys had the best quarterback situation in the entire conference, given that the AFC that has cornered the market on young passing talent. I would have gone as high as No. 2 for Dak because I’m not going to dismiss what Matthew Stafford achieved in 2021.
A few announcements later, Dak has to be ranked fifth. And that’s in the conference that isn’t so special, the one that doesn’t encourage debate between Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Wilson, Justin Herbert, Deshaun Watson, Lamar Jackson and Derek Carr for its top eight spots. When you get down to the 6-7-8 range in the NFC, you’re arguing (or at least I am) Kirk Cousins, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jared Goff.
