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What if Dak Prescott hadn’t gotten his chance to start for the Cowboys in 2016?

It’s “what if” week at SB Nation. Across our network, we are looking at how different things might have been if something had not played out the way it did. The Dallas Cowboys certainly have many such moments, like the 2014 playoff game with the Green Bay Packers (which is a twofer, since before Dez caught it, DeMarco fumbled it). But let’s find something a little less obvious, like this “what if” idea:

What if Dak Prescott never got the chance to be the starting quarterback during the 2016 preseason?

There are some huge ramifications to consider, but first, we have to remember just how improbable it was for Prescott to even get a chance.