Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has made no secret of his affection for Broncos quarterback Paxton Lynch (so much for the tampering rules) or of the owner/G.M.'s regret over failing to finagle a trade back into round one to get Lynch.
The quarterback the Cowboys eventually drafted last weekend says he’s not bothered by it.
“It really doesn’t mean anything to me [that they wanted Lynch],” Prescott said Friday, via Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I’m sure I wasn’t the first one on Mississippi State’s recruiting board when I committed to them.”
Though Prescott has vowed to “prove myself everyday on the field,” he knows his spot on the depth chart.
“I think all of us rookies need to develop to be better NFL players at this point,” Prescott said. “If that means developing for a year or two years, sitting behind [Tony] Romo, I’m ready to learn everything I can from him and follow him on and off the field, just the way he carries himself as a pro.”
Still, with Romo getting older and sporting various hot spots for future injury, Prescott may have to be ready sooner than expected. Unless the Cowboys are serious about making Kellen Moore the primary backup to Romo.
And if they are serious about getting back to the postseason, they’d better not be serious about Moore as the No. 2 option.