Reacting as if the sky is falling is a popular move once a team with high hopes has a season end abruptly as it did for the Cowboys on wildcard weekend.

Once doubt starts to creep in, thoughts you may not have had a few days ago could make you wonder about the future of your favorite football team. Like most pain, time will heal the wound but the memory won’t be forgotten. After taking time to allow you to collect your thoughts and gather the most pertinent information, questions can start to be asked. A popular inquiry would be the immediate status of head coach Mike McCarthy. Some may even question if a move at quarterback may be warranted.

While many may have had the questions above cross their mind, rational thinking allows you to double-check if saying those things out loud, or on Twitter, is a good idea. What is a good idea is getting to know the available players in this year’s NFL draft as well as where Dallas will be picking. Speaking of picking, multiple teams without head coaches sure seem to like Dallas defensive coach Dan Quinn. Will someone pick him in the coming days? Lastly, as the season comes to a close with exit interviews and parting words among teammates, how many people are expected back in Dallas? All that and more in the latest edition of Cowboys News and notes.

The Cowboys aren’t likely to move on from Dak Prescott, but if they were, what would make sense? A thought exercise that looks at what kind of trade compensation would make sense and how the team could move forward at the position to begin a search for their next franchise QB.

This trade scenario gives Dallas multiple opportunities to find their next guy, if they were so inclined to go that route.

With doubt surrounding the job security of Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, getting a vote of confidence from your starting quarterback only strengthens the case for him to stay. What did quarterback Dak Prescott have to say about the future of this team?