Cowboys Compare Super Bowl QBs Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes to Dak Prescott To Explain Playoff Problem
The Dallas Cowboys will be watching the Super Bowl after being suffocated in the NFL playoffs, with the Jones family busy tossing out buzzwords and catchphrases as we move into the offseason.
Jerry is going with stuff like "all in'' and "push the hell out of it.''
And Stephen? He's working his way though words like "trust'' and "doubt'' ... leading to questions about "comparisons'' and "blame.''
So who is to blame? After the third straight playoff disappointment, Coach Mike McCarthy did not lose his job to the surprise of many. Former defensive coordinator Dan Quinn did not find his coaching stock tanked as he is the new Washington Commanders coach.
And Dak Prescott remains the hub of the wheel.
And that's where Stephen is placing some of the ... "focus.''
"There’s no way (fans are) going to explicitly trust you until you get it done," Jones said. "Would someone trust Tom Brady and the Patriots that they’re going to get it done? Yeah. ... Does someone trust (Patrick) Mahomes and Kansas City that they’re going to do it? Why? Because they do it six years in a row; they’re in the championship game.
"Until we compete at that level and we get the job done, then there’s going to be doubt. And rightfully so.”
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Stephen said "we,'' and that is the accurate word here. But ...
Prescott's 2-5 record in the postseason certainly isn't good enough for the Cowboys, who are desperately looking to end their NFC Championship drought at the least. Not to mention that Prescott's current cap hit for the upcoming season is set to be just under a handicapping $60 million.
The Cowboys are left to debate whether they should give their franchise quarterback a second contract extension or pull some financial levers to reduce his cap hit and essentially make him a lame-duck in 2024.
"We’ll go as far as Dak takes us,” said Stephen's father, Jerry Jones, on Tuesday.
Are these meant to be digs at Dak? A blame game with Prescott as the scapegoat? No and no. But despite a regular season in which Prescott was named a finalist for the league's MVP award, his lack of postseason success has muddied Dallas' future ... leaving the Jones to ponder the work of the likes of Brady and Mahomes while Cowboys Nation gets set to watch The Big Game on TV.
