IMO, it makes no real difference to Dak Prescott weather he is playing in his 1st reg. season game or his 1st ever playoff game,...
Smokey wrote:
IMO, it DOES make a difference, just how much of one remains to be seen. Just as I think it would make a difference if he were playing in the Super Bowl as a rookie.
There's more stress involved (it's win or go home, etc), and I would expect a rookie who's never been in that situation to have a harder time dealing with it than a veteran who's been there, done that. If we can get a lead, we may be able to fluster him into some mistakes.
That said, I think it's going to be mitigated by having two weeks to prepare, the fact it's a home game vs a road game, having a mentor (Romo) to help him, etc.
The two weeks to prepare is a double-edged sword, however--it's a departure from the regular season routine, so that has the potential to throw him off somewhat (a little rust, etc).
I would agree he appeared more poised than a rookie in the regular season. We'll see if that continues into the playoffs.
In any event, I still believe we're going to be hard pressed to stop their offense with their OL and run - pass balance.