r the vice president of hockey operations to have a say in the decisions that impact the teams performance.ddddddddddddThese conditions are not currently met, Roy added in his statement,

Dak Prescott is looking more and more capable of becoming the first rookie starting quarterback to take his team to a Super Bowl.Whatever whispers there were as recently as a month ago that Prescott would be replaced in the Dallas Cowboys lineup when Tony Romo returned from a back injury, forget about it. Romo is healthy now -- and he is most definitely the backup.Prescott, only a fourth-round draft pick, just keeps producing, pairing with another rookie, running back Ezekiel Elliott, to lead Dallas to a 9-1 record on the strength of the first nine-game winning streak within a single season of the storied franchises history.Prescotts latest impressive performance came in a 27-17 victory Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, a team that entered the day with the NFLs No. 1 defense. All Prescott did was shake off punts on Dallas opening four possessions to wind up 27 of 36 for 301 yards and a trio of TD passes.With the outcome in the balance, Prescott completed 14 of 15 throws in the second half, leading Dallas on drives of 92 and 88 yards, capping each with a scoring toss to Dez Bryant.Clearly, the kid can play. Hes also seen as a leader.Were going to follow that guy. Were going to continue to keep following that guy, Bryant said. The way that he adjusts and the way he handles his business, it says a lot about him.Prescott and first-round pick Elliott -- if anyone else receives serious consideration for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, it would be an upset -- have been consistent as can be this season. So even if its surprising to hear Cowboys owner Jerry Jones insist hell continue to stay away from Super Bowl chatter, its OK for everyone else to consider it a real possibility for his team.In case you missed it, here are other top topics after the NFL seasons 11th Sunday:TEARING IT UPRedskins WR Pierre Garcon made quite a sideline statement as Washington beat defensively challenged Green Bay 42-24 on Sunday night to set up a Thanksgiving Day showdown against division rival Dallas: He ripped a yellow foam Cheesehead in half.DIRTY DOZENGive the NFL credit for getting this one right: Hoping to add some intrigue before last season to the ever-boring extra point, the league made it the equivalent of a 35-yard kick instead of 18. On Sunday, a record 12 PATs went awry -- including two each by Mike Nugent of the Bengals and Robbie Gould of the Giants. Consider this: In 2014, at the old distance, eight extra points were missed all season. Two significant takeaways: No more assuming that a TD is worth seven points, and 2-point conversions are going to increase in popularity.NOT HAPPYCardinals coach Bruce Arians did not want to discuss the officiating after his teams 30-24 loss to the Vikings, but his son wasnt shy about expressing his thoughts on one particular key play, firing off a tweet with an obscenity directed at the NFL and its game officials. Jake Arians -- who kicked for the Buffalo Bills in 2001 -- was angry about what happened right before Minnesotas Xavier Rhodes took back one of his two interceptions 100 yards for a TD: The Cardinals thought receiver John Brown was held by Vikings defensive back Captain Munnerlyn before the pick. 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I happened to be in Denver in the fall of 2013 for part of Patrick Roys first training camp as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, and there was a palpable excitement around the once-great, now-moribund franchise.Buzz is an easy throwaway term, but its an apt description for what was happening in Denver.I was also on hand for Roys first game as an NHL head coach, when his Avs thumped Bruce Boudreaus Anaheim Ducks 6-1 and Roy completed the night by shoving over a barrier between the two benches in an angry postgame altercation with Boudreau and Ducks player Corey Perry. Glorious. The same Roy who smashed a television set in former coach Bob Hartleys office after being lifted in a game was back with a vengeance behind the bench.And it seemed to work, didnt it?The Avs, shockingly, won the Central Division in Roys rookie coaching year, sending him on his way to a landslide win in the Jack Adams Award voting as coach of the year.Under the guidance of the Hall of Fame goalie, the Avs went from being one of the worst teams in the NHL to having the third-best record. The hockey world, it appeared, was once again Roys oyster.But the Avs were bounced in the first round of the 2014 playoffs and then promptly sunk out of sight the next two seasons, finishing last in the Central in 2015 and sixth this past season, missing the playoffs both times, a team seemingly without a clue -- at least defensively -- for much of the time.Still, in spite of the setbacks, few could have seen Roys abrupt departure on Thursday from his twin roles as head coach and vice president of hockey operations, a bombshell announcement made by Roy himself, apart from the team.Clearly the move took the Avs by surprise, though according to what Roy told ESPN.coms Pierre LeBrun, the coach informed GM Joe Sakic earlier in the day of his decision.Long after social media was agog at Roy walking away from the team, the Avalanche website still listed him in his positions and there was no reference to his having resigned.The Denver Post reported that longtime Roy teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Sakic was on vacation. Eventually, a team release confirmed Roys departure with the obligatory thanks-for-coming-out line from Sakic, but it seemed the front office was shell-shocked.I recall a conversation with veteran defenseman Erik Johnson after the Avs were beaten by the Detroit Red Wings in the Stadium Series outdoor game at Coors Field in February. The Avs were very much in the playoff hunt then, and Johnson suggested that with a management/coaching team that included Hall of Famers Roy and Sakic in the organization, the price for failure would be paid by the players in the room.And it seemed a valid point: Sakic and Roy have resumes that would seem to make them impervious to organizational shakeups, and the players should be held accountable for their failures.The Avs have made minor lineup moves this summer, and as it turns out the catalyst for the biggest move came from within.Roy also told LeBrun on Thursday not to read too much into the departure, but its difficult not to when Roy himself said that its important for the vice president of hockey operations to have a say in the decisions that impact the teams performance.ddddddddddddThese conditions are not currently met, Roy added in his statement, which was released independently of the organization and presumably without the organizations knowledge. The Avs did not comment.Whether he was being frozen out purposefully by Sakic and the rest of the management/scouting staff or whether Roy simply felt time had run its course, its that clear Roy sensed a change in atmosphere in Denver, and in typical Roy fashion, he audibled.As it turned out, the play he called was a down-and-out-and-keep-going.But for how long?Roy, 50, still has an enormous presence in the game of hockey. A few potential next destinations immediately come to mind.If Quebec City is really ever going to get back in the NHL, Roy would certainly be a natural fit, the hometown hero bringing the NHL back home. The storylines dont get much better than that if youre a fan of hockey in Quebec City.Or what about the new team in Las Vegas? That team could use a coach with experience and a big profile. Roys profile might be more valuable than his coaching acumen, but his potential presence with an expansion franchise cant be ignored, at least if only for discussion purposes, by new Vegas GM George McPhee.And of course theres Montreal, where Roy has been a folk hero since leading the Canadiens to championships in 1986 and 1993. Already folks on social media are suggesting Roys departure from Colorado turns up the heat on current Habs coach Michel Therrien. As if its not hot enough already after the Habs collapsed and missed the playoffs last season thanks in large part to goalie Carey Prices ongoing injury issues.But the only thing that is certain after Thursday is that the Avs are under the gun now.Clearly, Roy felt snubbed and now the pressure falls squarely on the shoulders of Sakic, the Hall of Fame center, to find not just a replacement for Roy but one who can restore the teams luster.The Central Division is a bear and the Avs are a big blueberry bush.Sakic must find a coach who can help plug some of the many defensive holes in the Avs lineup. The search is made more difficult by the fact that Roy waited until into the second week of August to pull the chute on the Avs.Many have already pointed to Bob Hartley, under whom Sakic (and Roy) won a Stanley Cup in 2001 with the Avalanche.Why not?Hartley did wonders with a foundering Calgary Flames team two seasons ago, guiding them to the second round of the playoffs before they took a step back last season; he was fired and ultimately replaced by Glen Gulutzan.The one thing I know about the Avalanche is that the past is never far behind when it comes to trying to revive the teams fortunes, even if a big part of that past abruptly walked out the door Thursday afternoon. 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