Mike McCarthy Seeing Dak Prescott Get New Deal Made Him Do "Cartwheels In The Sand"

Mike McCarthy Seeing Dak Prescott Get New Deal Made Him Do “Cartwheels In The Sand”

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This offseason, the Dallas Cowboys finally signed Dak Prescott to a long-term deal. That was great news to a lot of people, but none more than head coach Mike Mccarthy.

“I was actually in Florida when the deal was finally completed,” McCarthy told reporters on Thursday. “It’s a lot easier to do cartwheels on the sand, I’ll say that. . . .
I was obviously very excited. He is definitely a keystone of moving forward as a football team. I was very excited about that.”

McCarthy also spoke on Dak getting closer to being 100% after a severe ankle injury ended his 2020 campaign.

“He was just finishing up his workout on the field as I walked in here,” McCarthy said. “He’s making progress and he’s on course. I’m excited about Year Two of the offense because frankly in a lot of ways we feel like we really didn’t get to have Year One. We’re excited about what we can do this year with a healthy offense.”
“From my personal experience, I think the way the league plays today, makes it a little easier,” McCarthy said. “In the ’90s it was a bigger challenge. I think the quarterbacks are clearly protected more. I think that’s why I think you see wide-open offenses with the running of the quarterback, and you see that in advance. I don’t think it will be a huge adjustment for [Prescott]. I don’t think he needs to be lowering his shoulder and stiff-arming maybe as much. Jerry [Jones] probably wants him to run out of bounds every play.
I think he’s got to be a little more mindful of it. You don’t ever want to tell a player — I don’t ever try to make a statement to a player that would make him hesitate, because hesitation in the NFL is you’re a full step slower than the opponent, and it can put you in a worse position.”

The Cowboys offense was first in yardage and third in scoring with Dak Prescott behind center. After his injury, the team ranked 27th in total offense and 23rd in scoring offense.