Where's Dak? Do NFL QB Rankings Disrespect Cowboys' Prescott?

FRISCO - It was NFL.com that came up with this concept of a 1-through-59 ranking of QBs and, while this sort of thing is not meant to be taken too seriously, we can say this: NFL.com doesn't have a very high opinion of the quarterback play in the NFC East.

The Washington Football Team has "volume''; they have four of the 59 total names. Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles' backup (for a moment, anyway), is listed at No. 23, and the New York Giants' Daniel Jones a spot behind him.

No WFTs are listed until we get to No. 27 and Alex Smith, the Comeback Player of the Year. A great story. But is a team winning a title with the NFL's 27th-best QB? And then, more NFC East as the Eagles' Carson Wentz is heading out the door and carrying with him the baggage of being listed at No. 35 - a staggering drop but one we say is very real.

And ... where's Dak?

The Dallas Cowboys' rehabbing QB Prescott slides into the No. 16 slot. Really? There are 15 quarterbacks in the NFL who are superior to Prescott?

It's hard to argue with Aaron Rodgers at No. 1, or with Tom Brady at No. 2, especially because this is "playoffs included,''' which allows Patrick Mahomes to get bumped to No. 3.

Washington Football Team trade-rumor targets Deshaun Watson (No. 4) and Russell Wilson (No. 6, who is also being connected to Dallas in a wild one) get early nods. And then come a host of rather dubious names judged to be "better than Dak.'' ...

Derek Carr and Matthew Stafford and Kirk Cousins are better than Dak?

The authors explain, by writing: "Prescott was on pace to shatter the single-season passing yards record before a gruesome ankle injury robbed him of a chance to make history. The small sample size is probably the only thing keeping him from ending up higher on this list.''

OK. Again, if we're going off "2020 production,'' hey, Prescott only had five weeks to "produce.'' So we won't chastise "NFL.com editors Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, Gennaro Filice and Dan Parr'' for their evaluations here ... while we look forward to another ranking of quarterbacks that takes into account a wider range of judgments.

That goes for Dak ... and for the rest of the QBs in the NFC East.

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