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March 6 (UPI) -- One is a shoo-in Hall of Famer after a decorated 18-year NFL career, while the other has played just 17 games. But Jerry Jones knows a winner when he sees one. Quarterback Dak Prescott exploded onto the NFL scene last season to earn offensive Rookie of the Year honors and a Pro Bowl nod.
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On Monday, the Dallas Cowboys owner compared Prescott to two-time Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning. He explained to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine.
"Peyton Manning, as talented as he was, is as close to any player I've ever known of or ever seen maximize a lot of his potential," Jones told reporters. "I must say that I don't know that anybody has ever gotten it all. We've all heard just how little of our potential that we really do maximize, but that's from preparation and work."
Prescott was taken in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The 135th player selected would go on to take Tony Romo's job.
"Everything we have seen, Dak has those kinds of qualities that when you think of Peyton Manning, you think of how he really developed his skills, how hard he worked at it and how he really left nothing that he was aware of, how he addressed every nuance of his game and that's my picture of Peyton and I know it to be accurate," Jones said.
"I think that might be Dak's finest quality, his ability to look for every way he can to get better and continue to do it, so I think there will be really dramatic improvement."
Jones met with Manning Saturday in Indianapolis. Manning, 40, was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. During his rookie campaign, he led the NFL with 28 interceptions and completed 56.7 percent of his passes. Manning would go onto break numerous NFL records, including the one for passing touchdowns in a season, en route to seven All-Pro selections, 14 Pro Bowl nods, and five NFL MVP awards.
Prescott, 23, completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 3,667 yards, 23 touchdowns, and four interceptions in 16 regular-season starts. He also ran for 302 yards and three scores.
