Because Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was mostly ineffective in his second loss this season to the NFC East rival Giants, the question floated into the air after Sunday night.
Did the rookie just lose his starting job in the 10-7 loss?
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"No, no, no, no, no, it does not," owner/GM Jerry Jones told reporters (via NFL.com) after Prescott's night: 17 for 37 for 165 yards and a touchdown, but with two interceptions.
"He's got 13 NFL ballgames at a high level under his belt and what's he got, four interceptions now? Four? So four interceptions," Jones added. "I feel good about our quarterback, and I like where we are at the quarterback position.
"We should have asked and wanted him to make the drive that might have won this thing for us tonight. I don't want to make excuses. Most of what happened to us tonight was a well-coached New York Giants defense."
The Cowboys were held to 260 yards and, more importantly, were 1-for-15 in third-down conversions in seeing their 11-game winning streak snapped.
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"I think we've seen Dak have bad series and seen him have what I'd call challenging series and we've seen him come back and right the ship," Jones said. "Certainly, we have no expectation that we won't come back. … I expect teams to make adjustments and make it tougher for us on some of the things we might have done with more ease earlier in the year. We were inconsistent tonight. I'm giving the Giants credit for creating that inconsistency."
As Jones was speaking in a hallway just inside the visitors locker room, former starting QB Tony Romo slipped out behind him, as NFL.com noted: a reminder that in Jones' moment of need, Romo is ready.
