You know what they say. If you can talk the talk, you better be able to walk the walk. The problem for Washington’s Josh Norman is that he seems to be doing too much walking this Sunday and not enough running to keep pace with the Dallas Cowboys wide receivers catching touchdowns from Dak Prescott.
First, let’s rewind to last week when Prescott torched the New York Giants for 405 yards and four touchdowns. He also became just the third quarterback to ever score a perfect passing rating
As the Cowboys and Washinton prepared to square off this weekend, Norman, never one to mince words, said that he was impressed with the way the Dallas offensive line create time for Prescott but he was far from impressed with the quarterback himself.
Josh Norman to my question about Dak Prescott: "You stand back there in the pocket all day and go through your first, second and third reads and come back to your first one, OK, cool. Anybody can that. You could throw the ball if that's the case."
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) September 12, 2019
“You stand back there in the pocket all day and go through your first, second and third reads and come back to your first one, OK, cool. Anybody can do that,” Norman told the Associated Press. “At the end of the day, he’s been playing well. As you can see, he’s evolved. He’s growing in the system. He’s just taking his keys and picking his targets and throwing the ball on time.”
And so, everyone started looking forward to the matchup this weekend. How much would Prescott and the Cowboys target Norman and would the corner be able to back his big talk up?
Turns out the answers were, “a lot,” and “absolutely not.”
Josh Norman earlier this week said of Dak Prescott's success: OK, cool. Anybody can that.
Dak Prescott just did this. With Josh Norman watching. (via @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/d8DInQbohW
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) September 15, 2019
Josh Norman getting some light cardio in https://t.co/mv6wQjJmFf
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 15, 2019
& Josh Norman wasn’t impressed with Dak during week 1… pic.twitter.com/Yk8R6MzfXd
— Taylor Stern (@TayStern) September 15, 2019
At the half, Prescott is 12 of 16 for 11 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. He also has 57 rushing yards on two carries. Maybe those aren’t the blistering numbers that he put up the previous week against the Giants but it’s certainly solid work, much of which has come directly at Norman’s expense. Plus, the Cowboys lead Washington 14-7 so far.
Still plenty of game to play but, so far, Prescott has Norman on the ropes. And Twitter is happy to pile on…
Can you find Josh Norman? pic.twitter.com/SlZEPhsV5G
— Not Robert Griffin (@Pseudo_RGIII) September 15, 2019
Dak with a stiff arm to Josh Norman and a 42 yard run. Michael Gallup helping block. Think he heard Norman say “anybody can do that” pic.twitter.com/3JARYX5cII
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) September 15, 2019
https://twitter.com/DylansRawTake/status/1173301675160940545
Wow someone found a photo of Josh Norman’s abilities as a cornerback against Dak Prescott pic.twitter.com/hyp5I0ueJe
— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) September 15, 2019
It’s never dull when Dallas and Washington get together, but this might just be the beginning of a budding personal rivalry to up the ante just a little bit more. And so far, advantage Cowboys.
[AP]
