Cowboys' Jerry Jones Believes Dak Prescott 'Can Be Better' Amid Unclear Future
As the Dallas Cowboys attempt to go "all in" on the 2024 season, they are being forced to consider the future of franchise quarterback Dak Prescott. He is entering the final year of his contract, which, as currently structured, is set to cost the Cowboys nearly $60 million in cap space.
Despite being eight years into the Prescott era, the Cowboys haven't gotten any closer to a Super Bowl than a trio of Divisional Round appearances. Following the latest early playoff exit, many are asking if the ceiling has been reached with the former fourth-round pick under center.
Yet, even with the heightened criticism of Prescott heading into a potential contract year, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is still putting belief in No. 4.
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"Dak can play better than he has maybe, we could argue one of the best years he's ever had in his career," Jones said Friday at the NFL Combine. "But the good news is, I'm convinced that he can play better and I'm convinced that we can do some things better all the way around ... and so we're all in."
Jones isn't wrong to think Prescott already showed a big leap this past season for the Cowboys. Just a year after leading the league in interceptions with 15, Prescott showed it nothing more than an outlier, throwing for 4,516 yards, 36 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
Despite Prescott finishing as a finalist for the league's Most Valuable Player Award, the Cowboys still fell victim to an embarrassing performance in their Wild Card loss to the Green Bay Packers.
This leads to the question of "if not now, then when" will Prescott be able to lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl?
Jones will have the opportunity to put his "money where his mouth is" this offseason as he attempts to "push the hell out of" winning a Super Bowl with Prescott leading the way. ... though the owner is now openly talking about the possibility that the parties move on without an extension.
"We don't need to (do a new deal),'' Jones said. "But we can if everybody wants to solve it. If you can't, what we have in place works.”
One of the things Dallas "has in place'' is what we're calling "The Band-aid Option.'' And yes, that can work cap-wise. ... with no guarantee of how it all works in terms of true contention in 2024.
