Update:Is Prescott Part Of Cowboys’ ‘Solution?
With the Dallas Cowboys struggling mightily in January once more, concerns over quarterback Dak Prescott’s ceiling have surfaced. After leading the league in touchdowns with 36 passes for 4,516 yards and a second-team All-Pro selection, Prescott had the finest regular season of his career. But after Sunday’s humiliating playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers, a large portion of the goodwill he had accumulated during the regular season evaporated. Despite his impressive stat line of 403 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions, the majority of his output occurred when the game was already well out of reach. However, those two interceptions—one of which was a pick six—directly resulted in two touchdowns for the Packers, therefore placing the
While fans debate whether or not Prescott can truly take Dallas to the top, Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy, who just escaped the hot seat himself, has not had his confidence in his quarterback shaken.
“I think that it shows the connection we have and the belief in the direction we’re going,” McCarthy said. “Like I said earlier, I believe in Dak Prescott. I think he’s the answer. He’s part of the solution moving forward. I think as difficult as this time is right now, we can work through this emotional period that we’re in. We’ll continue to build off of what he brings to the table.”
During the regular season, Prescott has shown that he is a very good quarterback, if not outstanding. It would be very challenging to discover a glaring improvement under center after he threw more than 35 touchdowns in two of his previous three seasons. On the other hand, things change in the postseason. Prescott has one of the poorest playoff records in league history (2–5) in addition to having far poorer passing stats. The Cowboys will have to make a difficult choice with Prescott this offseason. Do they give him a contract extension that reduces his upcoming $59 million cap charge as compensation for his success in the regular season and makes him cap-compliant by March 13 or do they take a chance on his performing well in the postseason?
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