{"id":7893,"date":"2024-10-05T07:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7893"},"modified":"2024-10-05T07:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T07:47:11","slug":"dak-prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=7893","title":{"rendered":"Dak Prescott makes bold statement about \u2018playing his best football\u2019 after Cowboys\u2019 2-2 start to the season.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite losing two consecutive games in 2024, Dak Prescott doesn&#8217;t believe he has to be a Superman to win games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season.jpg\" alt=\"Dak Prescott makes bold statement about \u2018playing his best football\u2019 after Cowboys\u2019 2-2 start to the season\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"img-info\">\n<p>Dak Prescott (Image via IAMGO)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Last season,<strong>\u00a0Dak Prescott<\/strong>\u00a0was so good that he gave\u00a0<strong>Lamar Jackson<\/strong>\u00a0a run for his money in the NFL MVP polls. The situation has changed massively since then.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Cowboys sit with 2 wins and 2 losses after four weeks of football this season, which can get worse because of the amount of injuries piling up. Regardless of the shaky results, Prescott almost secured a victory over Jackson\u2019s Ravens, but\u00a0the Baltimore team held on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The highest-paid quarterback curse in NFL is real! #NFL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nY6SfObg5cE?feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nY6SfObg5cE?feature=oembed\" data-lazy-method=\"viewport\" data-lazy-attributes=\"src\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Question marks have been raised about his performances, more so because he signed a $60 million-a-year deal just before the season began. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/stephen-a-smith-compares-worth-to-dak-prescotts-contract\/\">scrutiny surrounding Dak Prescott<\/a>\u00a0was already severe, as he\u2019s the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, but now every slip is counted against him.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the 31-year-old shot caller believes that he has played some of the best football of his league career during the last few weeks and is close to perfecting it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>I\u2019m playing solid football. There are a few plays here and there that I\u2019d like to have back, but overall, I\u2019m on the right track. I\u2019m guarding against trying to do too much, but I feel like I\u2019m on the brink of something special<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Dak Prescott said. (H\/T: Jon Machota of\u00a0<em>The Athletic<\/em>)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Does Dak Prescott think he\u2019s playing his best football?<\/p>\n<p>Dak: \u201cI\u2019m playing solid football. I think if you broke down all four games, there\u2019s a play or two, a couple of plays within that I want back. \u2026 I can tell you my best is damn sure, I\u2019m on the brink of it. I feel like I\u2019m\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Machota (@jonmachota)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmachota\/status\/1841946921956737117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"h-dak-prescott-doesn-t-believe-he-has-to-be-superman-to-win-games-for-the-cowboys\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dak Prescott doesn\u2019t believe he has to be Superman to win games for the Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>The Cowboys were the best offense last season, but after four games this year,<strong>\u00a0Mike McCarthy<\/strong>\u2019s side sits at 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0best. Prescott has done relatively well but not in the same ferocity as last term around.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2194048\" src=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-1200x674.jpg\" sizes=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/firstsportz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Dak-Prescott-makes-bold-statement-about-playing-his-best-football-after-Cowboys-2-2-start-to-the-season-2.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Dak Prescott makes bold statement about 'playing his best football' after Cowboys' 2-2 start to the season\n\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dak Prescott (Image via IMAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has 96 from 149 for 1072 passing yards, 6 touchdowns, and 1 interception, along with 1 rushing touchdown, for a quarterback rating of 93.6.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n<blockquote><p><em>I don\u2019t break the huddle and say, \u2018I\u2019ve got to go be Superman here. But I\u2019ve been able to break some tackles. I\u2019ve been able to do some things that have helped people out, used my feet more, make the throws. So I don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything outside of my game that I got to try to do<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><cite>Dak Prescott said (H\/T: Todd Archer of\u00a0<em>ESPN<\/em>)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Cowboys will be without several key players, such as\u00a0<strong>Micah Parsons, Demarcus Lawrence<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Brandin Cook<\/strong>\u00a0while playing the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0in week 5. It will be a tough game as\u00a0<strong>Mike Tomlin\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0Steelers have one of the best defenses in the league, and they are playing at home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post\">\n<section class=\"section-intro\">\n<div class=\"selfie-and-desc\">\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Prescott has only ever played the Steelers once in his NFL career, during his rookie season. He completed 23 of 32 for 319 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys won 30-35.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite losing two consecutive games in 2024, Dak Prescott doesn&#8217;t believe he has to be a Superman to win games. 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