Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin recently joined The Rich Eisen Show to talk all things football. Here are some highlights:

In response to NFL Network's Eric Davis saying the Cowboys need to go back to Tony Romo when he's healthy because Dak Prescott leaves too many potential big plays on the field due to his inexperience...

Irvin: Eric's telling the truth in some regards, but also, it's not a thing that we say let's notch Dak down a little, I think that's why you notch him up. Because of that shiny toy. That shiny toy - that's what gets so many rookies in trouble.

'Oh man, that big play was there, gosh, I should have tried it.'

And you try it too often, and then you get in trouble. It's the shiny toy syndrome.

He's smart enough to say, 'Hey, let me do the Tom Brady. Let me play the game. Let me move down the field, down the field, until you come up, and then I grab my shiny toy.'

It's more difficult to be steady and simple, and move methodically down the field then it is to try to take those big shots. And that's why we see fewer mistakes being made by him because he's being more methodical than taking those big shots.

On whether defenses like Philadelphia and Minnesota will force Prescott to try and make those big plays...

Irvin: Did you not see his last drive right before the end of the half in Green Bay? He grabbed the shiny toy. They were there, and it was the time of the game that you have to grab it because he only had a few seconds, so he had to go down the field with it, and he went down the field.

...His play becomes perfect against great defenses because I'm going to wear out that great defensive line by playing the inside game. That's what Tom Brady does. That's the brilliance of Tom Brady. He gets rid of that ball in 2.1 seconds even though we always talk about his offensive line is in shambles - it doesn't matter - he could have a fat guy sitting in front of a fat guy only for two seconds, I could get this ball off with Tom Brady, and Dak Prescott plays a lot like that.