{"id":46052,"date":"2025-05-04T09:19:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46052"},"modified":"2025-05-04T09:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:19:32","slug":"breaking-carson-wentz-signing-with-cowboys-rumor-an-insult-to-dak-prescott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=46052","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Carson Wentz Signing With #Cowboys Rumor An Insult To Dak Prescott"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_83\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/d\/c\/dc0a189e961a811a1eec7c3da24e13d3f02de357\/feb-9-2025-new-orleans-la-usa-kansas-city-chiefs.jpg\" alt=\"Carson Wentz Signing With #Cowboys Rumor An Insult To Dak Prescott-namnguyen123\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Dallas already has stability and upside at quarterback; adding Wentz would compromise both.The\u00a0Cowboys\u00a0already have what most teams spend years searching for \u2014 stability and upside at\u00a0quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>At QB1, they\u2019ve got a steady, All-Pro leader in Dak Prescott \u2014 a guy who embodies everything this franchise wants to be. He\u2019s the face, the voice, the grown-up in the room. And now, they\u2019ve doubled down on the future by acquiring\u00a0Joe Milton\u00a0\u2014 a raw, alien-traited prospect with a bazooka arm, plus size, and the kind of athletic tools you can\u2019t teach.<\/p>\n<p>There is no quarterback stability with\u00a0Carson Wentz. There is no upside.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys already have both without him &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Which makes the rumor that connects the roller-coaster QB who was once an Eagles first-round pick so maddening.<\/p>\n<p>g.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1908010742420242602&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys-sign-carson-wentz-quarterback-dak-prescott-free-agency&amp;sessionId=80e976fad008bb6317fe1dc089047a89807ce320&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wentz is a name that carries more memory than momentum \u2014 a former contender turned league-wide insurance policy. He&#8217;s played for five teams in five years.<\/p>\n<p>He is &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A panic button. A break-glass-if-needed rental for teams without structure.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not the Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh and Cleveland, maybe. (Or maybe not, given that Wentz remains unsigned by all 32 teams.)<\/p>\n<p>But not Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys don\u2019t need a flier. They need focus.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys don&#8217;t need a circus. (See &#8220;Belichick vs. Schottenheimer&#8221; here.) They need continuity.<\/p>\n<p>And they need to give Joe Milton the same thing they once gave Dak \u2014 the space to grow behind a clear leader, not get jammed in behind someone else\u2019s retread storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and as insurance, Will Grier is here &#8211; not as pedigreed as Wentz, but also not as much of a headline-grabbing noise-maker move, either.<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys are built differently now. &#8230; and not understanding that is an insult to what Prescott &#8211; lightning rod he may be to some due to the $60 million APY contract &#8211; has accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Carson Wentz would be like lighting a match near a closed door: The results won\u2019t fix what\u2019s inside. &#8230; It might just blow it all up.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark J. 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