Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys needed this bye week to regroup as a unit.
The team came into the 2024 season with high expectations and sputtered out of the gate.
The Dallas Cowboys were walloped at home Sunday, blown out 47-9 by the Detroit Lions. This was the Cowboys’ fourth straight loss at home, dating back to the last postseason.
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff completed 18 of 25 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns.
Prescott went 17 for 33 for 178 yards and two interceptions. The offense also lost three fumbles and only averaged four yards per play.
Following the game, there were questions about whether the team should make a coaching change.
After the loss, quarterback Dak Prescott shut that down with his passionate speech about his coach.
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According to Jon Machota of The Athletic:
Dak Prescott on his belief in Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy:
“The man he is. The preparation that he puts into this. The leader. I’ll go to war for that guy, with that guy, every single day. And I’m not the only one in that locker room.
I feel like everybody feels that. If you heard what he said after that game (last night), not something that I care to let you guys in on honestly, but strong message. Strong message. In a loss, to be able to feel that way and show those emotions and respond, I’ll follow him.
I’ll follow him. I know he said it to you guys, he said it in there, he’s looking in the mirror, as we all should. Thankful for him as my coach. Period.”
After boasting the league’s top-scoring offense during the 2023 season with an average of 29.9 points per game, Dallas is averaging just 21 points per game, which explains their 3-3 record.
Dak Prescott Is Not Playing Up To His New Contract
Prescott and the Cowboys agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract extension ahead of Week 1 of the 2024 season.
He is not living up to it.
Dak Prescott has completed 63.4 percent of his throws for 1,602 yards to begin the season and has thrown eight touchdown passes compared to six interceptions.
He has also fumbled the ball four times in six starts after recording four fumbles during his entire 2023 season.
