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Moore: Despite not being the QB the Cowboys wanted most, Dak Prescott will get his chance to be Tony Romo's successor

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MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 31: Dak Prescott #15 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs sets to throw during the second half of the Capital One Orange Bowl game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Sun Life Stadium on December 31, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

IRVING -- The Cowboys draft a quarterback about as often as a vegetarian sits down to eat a good steak.

Now, they get to savor the moment.

Dak Prescott wasn't the first quarterback the Cowboys tried to land in this draft.