Cowboys quarterbacks are judged on one thing: Super Bowl championships
FRISCO – The days of Dak Prescott, fourth round success story.
Now that the quarterback has signed a multi-year agreement with the Dallas Cowboys, will be defined by the $ 160 million contract, which includes a guaranteed $ 126 million, a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN. The signing bonus of Prescott is $ 66 million, the highest in NFL history, a source told ESPN. With the huge deal, he becomes the second highest paid quarterback in the NFL.
Now it’s all about a Super Bowl.
There are numerous reasons why Cowboys they wanted to sign Prescott, 27, to a long-term contract in each of the two previous season breaks. His level on the field of play (106 touchdown passes, 24 rushing touchdowns, and a 42-27 mark), and what he means off the field (did you see how it all fell apart after he was injured in 2020?) Are the main reasons.
Another is fear.
Yes, fear. There are a limited number of front-line quarterbacks in the NFL. After what Troy Aikman will retire, the Cowboys they started with Quincy Carter, Anthony Wright, Ryan Leaf, Clint Stoerner, Chad Hutchinson, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Henson Y Drew Bledsoe before fortune smiled at them with Tony romo, an undrafted free agent from 2003 who didn’t throw a pass in a game until 2006.
Though Romo he would later become the franchise leader in touchdown passes (248), he went 2-4 in the playoffs and the team suffered when he was injured. The alternates of Romo, including Brad Johnson, Jon kitna, Stephen McGee, Kyle Orton, Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel Y Kellen Moore, they had a combined record of 6-19 from 2008 to 2015.
In 2020, Cowboys went 4-5 and scored a single touchdown in the first three games without Prescott, who suffered a compound fracture and dislocation of the right ankle in Week 5 versus the New York Giants.
The Cowboys they selected Prescott in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. He wasn’t even his first pick of the fourth round, on comp shift, No. 135 overall. And he wasn’t even their top candidate. The owner and general manager of the Cowboys, Jerry Jones, he was devastated that he couldn’t trade back up in the first round for Paxton Lynch. They wanted to Connor Cook in the fourth round.
They were made up of Prescott and they were very lucky. Best of luck.
Prescott He might have been the eighth quarterback selected in 2016, but he’s probably the last standing of that class, still with his original team. Jared Goff, recruited No. 1 globally, was transferred by Los Angeles Rams to the Detroit Lions as part of the payment for Matthew Stafford. The Philadelphia Eagles they have a deal set by the second overall recruit that year, Carson Wentz, bound for the Indianapolis Colts.
Prescott has started in all the games he has played for the Cowboys –69 to be exact – and has not had a losing record as a starter in any of his five seasons. The Cowboys they have won the NFC East twice and a playoff game: In 2019, Prescott he set career highs in passing yards (4,902) and passing touchdowns (30). In 2020, he was on pace to set an NFL record for passing yards with 1,856 in his five starts. He had nine touchdown passes against four interceptions.
We never saw how the complete pairing between Prescott and the head coach Mike McCarthy would result from the coronavirus pandemic, which forced a virtual offseason program (Prescott did not participate), and then the quarterback’s injury.
With the agreement made, Prescott will participate whatever the 2021 offseason looks like.
It is the job of Prescott in the offseason what you earn from your teammates. Even last year Prescott had the skill position players at his home, not far from The Star for field work sessions that he set up in his backyard.
Intangibles and leadership cannot be quantified, but offensive linemen from Pro Bowl, Tyron Smith Y Zack Martin, the corridor Ezekiel Elliott, and wide receivers Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup Y CeeDee Lamb believe in Prescott when the Cowboys They are in a critical situation at the end of the game.
“He’s everything you want from a quarterback … someone you would walk through a wall for,” he said. Martin.
What does it mean when players on the other side of the ball know that Prescott will find a way to win when things are not going well for three periods, as he did in 2018 against Philadelphia in a Week 14 win?
“It’s the way he works,” said the Los Angeles linebacker. Cowboys, Sean Lee. “He leads from the front. He’s there lifting with us, he’s there running with us. When he trains, he trains with a certain intensity. As I said, leaders, the first thing you do is lead by example, and there is no one who leads better with the example that Dak.”
Now, Prescott must comply.
The quarterbacks of the Cowboys they are judged by championships. Don Meredith he was the first to discover it. Then, Danny White. Romo it was the most recent. Roger Staubach Y Troy Aikman are in the Hall of Fame for their skill and leadership, and their five trophies Vince Lombardi combined.
The contract of Prescott comes with high expectations. He has already shown a performance above his draft status. Now, the expectations are significantly higher: earn a Super Bowl.
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