Tag: Dak Prescott

‘Something I’ve never felt’: Cowboys’ Prescott details Week 9 hamstring injury

From @ToddBrock24f7: The Cowboys QB missed the 4th quarter with a hamstring injury, but he also took a blow to his throwing hand in the 27-21 loss to Atlanta.

When the Cowboys lost Dak Prescott at the end of the third quarter of Sunday’s game versus Atlanta, a hamstring injury was the official reason given.

But it may not be the only costly hit the quarterback took in the 27-21 loss.

TV viewers saw the team’s training staff tending to Prescott’s throwing hand on the sideline as the fourth quarter got underway, with blood visible around the knuckle where the right pinkie meets the hand bones. Within minutes, Prescott was announced out of the game… but with a hamstring issue.

Prescott himself told reporters about a sensation he felt while trying to evade a sack by Falcons linebacker Kaden Elliss on the final drive of the third quarter.

“I felt it when I was getting it up from the run,” Prescott said in his postgame press conference. “I can’t even say that I felt it running. Maybe the tackle, maybe something on the tackle, I don’t know. But standing up from that, I felt something, but actually, I didn’t think it was much.”

Prescott seemed to realize otherwise, however, on the very next play. As he stepped through a throw to the far sideline- a 10-yard completion to Jalen Brooks- he pulled up noticeably. Replays show Prescott’s face contorted in pain.

“I felt a pull, felt something I’ve never felt,” he explained.

He dumped out of a pass on the next snap, a third-down play, and looked rather gimpy doing it.

“Tough to walk on it at that point,” Prescott would say later. “Saw the medical team and asked, ‘Could I make it worse?’ At that point, they said I wouldn’t be able to protect myself, and they made the call to hold me out.”

The quarterback had been under fire for weeks for not using his rushing and scrambling skills more often. Prior to the injury on Sunday, he was credited with three runs for 30 yards, his highest ground total since Week 6 of last season.

Prescott was scheduled for an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the leg injury, but the apparent harm done to his throwing hand is worth following up on as well.

Prescott was not asked about his hand during his Sunday afternoon presser, nor did he bring it up. But the few images broadcast from the sideline seemed to show a very swollen right hand. The passer missed five games in 2022 after breaking the thumb on that same hand in a Week 1 game versus Tampa Bay.

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The bigger worry is that hamstring. Owner Jerry Jones told reporters, “I am concerned about that. It concerned me when I saw the play, or saw him have a reaction to any weakness there.”

Backup Cooper Rush came on in relief and went 13-for-25 passing, compiling 115 yards and a touchdown in a comeback effort that fell short and sent the Cowboys to 3-5.

Rush has a 5-1 career record as the Cowboys starter. His only loss came in his most recent start, 2022’s Week 6 visit to Philadelphia, the last game that Prescott’s thumb injury caused him to miss.

The Cowboys are set to host the Eagles next Sunday. No matter what Monday’s tests reveal about Prescott hamstring and hand, Rush will almost certainly be taking extra snaps as a precaution.

Prescott, for his part, hopes to be able to suit up without missing any time at all.

“I would say that I’ll be out there next week. I’ve got to see. Luckily, I can say I’ve healed fast, I’ve progressed fast on injuries and things, so I’m thankful for that,” Prescott said.

“It’ll take a lot for me not to be out there, I’ll tell you personally.”

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Sideline video catches Prescott’s blunt assessment of how bad things are for Cowboys

From @ToddBrock24f7: Prescott was seen sharing his NSFW thoughts on the team’s Week 9 performance after he was ruled out with a hamstring injury in Atlanta.

Dak Prescott was only repeating the conclusion most Cowboys fans had already come to themselves.

It was late in the fourth quarter of the team’s 27-21 loss in Atlanta, and the Dallas quarterback was watching from the sideline as backup Cooper Rush was embarking on his third series with the offense.

Down two touchdowns when he came in, Rush had started 8-of-15 for 54 yards in relief to that point. Upon tossing another incomplete pass to Jalen Brooks to bring up a third down, TV cameras caught Prescott- clad in a baseball cap and done for the day with a hamstring injury- sharing his observation of things with third-string emergency option Trey Lance.

“We [expletive] suck,” Prescott seemed to say with a shake of his head.

Yep, that pretty much sums it up.

The loss dropped the Cowboys to 3-5, looking way up at both the Commanders and Eagles in the NFC East.Team owner Jerry Jones made a rare away-game locker-room visit to address the team and called the Cowboys’ current situation “bleak.”

Already perilously thin due to injuries on both sides of the ball, the Cowboys now face the very real possibility of Prescott missing time, too.

Last year’s leader in completions and touchdown passes will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of his injury, which he apparently suffered on a five-yard scramble late in the third quarter.

He told reporters he felt something not during the run or even the tackle, but when he got up. On the next dropback, he said, he “felt something I’ve never felt.”

Though he wanted to return to the field, Prescott was told by trainers that he wouldn’t be able to protect himself and was pulled in favor of Rush to start the fourth quarter.

Over his three quarters of action, Prescott went 18-of-24 passing for 133 yards and a touchdown. Rush finished 13-of-25 for 115 and a score.

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As the leader of the team and face of the franchise, Prescott will no doubt face criticism for his NSFW assessment of the Cowboys’ outlook. He’ll likely own the moment and suggest that his teammates all feel the same way about how they’ve performed thus far this season. He’ll explain that it was an honest response to a disappointing day, but he’ll point out that his job- and the responsibility of every man in the Dallas locker room- is to now flush the loss, turn the page, leave that negativity in the past, and look ahead to preparing for Philadelphia’s visit to Arlington in Week 10.

It’s the right approach. But it doesn’t mean what Prescott said was wrong.

Cowboys fans have been saying it for months.

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Lip-reading fans were convinced that Dak Prescott ripped the Cowboys from the sidelines during Week 9 loss

Cameras caught Dak being too honest.

The Dallas Cowboys are a mess this season — there’s no denying that.

You just wouldn’t expect Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to admit as much during a game. But that appeared to be what happened on Sunday.

As the Cowboys dropped to 3-5 on the season thanks to a Week 9 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, the Fox broadcast panned over to Prescott — who left the game with a hamstring injury. Prescott watched as time ticked away with four minutes to go in the fourth quarter and said something to Trey Lance beside him.

Lip-reading fans were quick to guess what Prescott said, which looked to be, “We (expletive) suck.”

Yeah, that was pretty clear.

Fans all seemed to have the same theory for Prescott’s remark.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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Dak Prescott injury update: Will Cowboys QB be available for Week 10 game vs. Eagles?

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott could miss Week 10 game vs. Eagles after suffering hamstring injury in game against Falcons

The Cowboys are 3-4 and in danger of falling to 3-5 as they currently trail the Falcons 27-13 late in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

They’ll face the Eagles for the first time in Week 10, and Dallas could be without quarterback Dak Prescott, who was forced to exit Sunday’s contest with a hamstring and right-hand injury.

Prescott exited with a stat line of 18-24 passing for 133 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception, with a 101.6 rating. Prescott had three carries for 30 yards on the day but was outplayed by Kirk Cousins and the surging Falcons offense.

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Cowboys Dak Prescott out for remainder of Falcons game, will Trey Lance play?

Dak Prescott has left the game and will not return. Who is his backup?

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Dallas Cowboys in their game against the Atlanta Falcons. Down two scores, the Cowboys will now try to mount a comeback without their field general, Dak Prescott.

On a play in the third quarter, Prescott injured his hamstring on a throw to the sideline, unable to step through the motion. After being tended to on the sideline during the ensuing Atlanta drive (in which they scored a touchdown), Prescott was ruled out.

Cooper Rush will takeover for the remainder of the game.This also means that Trey Lance, the emergency third quarterback, has a chance to enter his first game as a Dallas Cowboy since being acquired last offseason.

Rush would have to leave because of injury in order for Lance to be allowed to play the game.

Prescott’s day finishes 18 of 24 for 133 yards and a touhdown toss to running back Rico Dowdle. Prescott had a 101.6 passer rating for the game, his highest since the Week 4 win over New York.

He also ran several times in this game, including a team season-high 22-yard jaunt in the first half.

If Rush can’t bring the Cowboys’ back, they will fall to 3-5 on the season with back-to-back division games against the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans up next, with both contests at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys are 0-3 at home this season.

Trailing Falcons, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott exits with hamstring injury

Dak Prescott suffers an injured hamstring

The Dallas Cowboys can’t catch any kind of break in 2024.

Trailing 27-13 in the fourth quarter to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, the Cowboys ruled out Dak Prescott with a hamstring injury.

The FOX broadcast thought Prescott was suffering a hand injury and there appeared to be swelling.

However, when Cooper Rush went into the game in the fourth quarter, Pam Oliver reported the Cowboys said Prescott was out due to a hamstring injury.

The timing couldn’t  be worse as Dallas goes from one kind of bird, the Falcons, to another, the Philadelphia Eagles, next week

Dak Prescott, Rico Dowdle with dazzling three-yard touchdown connection

Dak Prescott throws a TD pass for Dallas

If there is such a thing as a spectacular three-yard touchdown pass, the Dallas Cowboys executed it on Sunday.

Trailing the Atlanta Falcons, 14-3, in the second quarter, Dak Prescott went into scramble mode.

The Cowboys’ QB had dodge his own offensive lineman before finding Rico Dowdle in the end zone.

As has been the case this season, nothing is easy for Dallas.

Dowdle puts on a juggling act before coming down with the football in the end zone.

After the PAT, the Cowboys trailed, 14-10.

This major flaw in Cowboys passing game giving Prescott predictable results

Dak Prescott’s turnover issue is a very predictable result of many problematic issues on the Cowboys, finds @ReidDHanson.

The Cowboys’ passing offense is off to their worst start in the Dak Prescott era. Shoddy protection, ineffective route concepts being poorly run, and curious decision-making have all contributed to Dallas’ No. 23 ranking in EPA per pass in 2024.

After throwing just nine interceptions in all of 2023, Prescott already has eight picks through the season’s first seven games. He’s on track to set a career high in interceptions thrown and it’s not hard to see why. Nearly every facet of the game has been working against him and with the Cowboys often playing catch-up behind their historically terrible defense, Prescott is often caught forcing bad passes into ugly situations.

Not only does Prescott rate at the top of the league in turnover-worthy pass rate in 2024, but he also rates at the top in tight-window throws. It doesn’t take Angela Lansbury to connect those dots.

Too old of a reference?

Columbo?

Matlock?

Mystery Incorporated?

Inspector Poirot?

Moving in the wrong direction… it’s clear Prescott’s turnover issue is directly related to the tight windows in which he’s throwing. Prescott didn’t suddenly forget how to calculate risk or forget how to throw; he’s simply dealing with the situation he’s been given.

With receivers struggling to separate and an internal clock that punishes patience, Prescott is feeling the pressure to deliver more tight window throws than he’d otherwise like to. There is no question many of these passes are poor decisions, but given the Cowboys’ 30th ranked defense, Prescott probably feels it’s the only way for team to stay in the hunt.

This is a situation in which everyone gets blame. The coaching staff for the poor play design. WRs for failing to get separation. The offensive line for not providing trustworthy pass protection. The running game for not keeping defenses honest. The defense for being universally terrible. And, of course, for Prescott forcing dangerous passes.

Don’t let anyone simplify the issue by placing blame at the feet of just one or two entities in Dallas. This takes a team effort and given all the factors working against the passing attack, the Cowboys are getting a very predictable result.

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Micah Parsons, Trevon Diggs rank top NFL QBs, include Jayden Daniels, but not Dak Prescott

We’ve come a long way from eating turkey legs during the game.

Washington Commanders rookie quarterback has already put the NFL on notice. Daniels has been phenomenal through his first eight NFL games, leading Washington to a 6-2 record.

Everyone around the league, from players to coaches and media, acknowledges that Daniels is already one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks.

You can even include two rivals who haven’t even faced Daniels yet.

On a recent episode of “The Edge” with Micah Parsons, the Dallas Cowboys star was joined by cornerback Trevon Diggs. They discussed the NFL’s top passers. Both agreed that Daniels is already a top-10 quarterback.

But Diggs went a step further.

“Among the quarterbacks right now, I would definitely say he’s top 10,” Parson said of Daniels.

“Higher,” Diggs responded.

“You think he’s top five?” Parsons asked Diggs.

“For sure, who else you going to put in there?” Diggs responded.

This led Diggs to name his top five:

“I’m gonna go him (Daniels), (Patrick) Mahomes, Lamar (Jackson), Josh Allen, Jalen (Hurts) playing pretty good right now, too.”

Parsons then named other quarterbacks who belong high on the list: Jared Goff is a top-five quarterback right now,” he said.

The two teammates also named Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold.

Did you notice who they didn’t name? Teammate Dak Prescott.

Prescott isn’t playing well after signing a huge new contract, but we could also make the case for players like Joe Burrow and Kirk Cousins. However, you would think at least one of the two Dallas players would name Prescott, currently the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback.

Here’s the full episode:

Remember when Prescott and his teammates were eating turkey legs on the sideline during last Thanksgiving’s blowout win over the Commanders? Now, these franchises are heading in completely different directions, with Washington atop the NFC East and Dallas just ahead of the last-place Giants.

What is really going on with Dak Prescott and the Cowboys offense?

Why is the Cowboys offense struggling to find the same success as usual with quarterback Dak Prescott? @cdpiglet looks at all of the factors.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott ended last season as a second-team All-Pro, and only behind Lamar Jackson in MVP voting. Another season in head coach Mike McCarthy’s system, a season of growth from young, playmaking pass catchers like CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert, and Jake Ferguson, and another year of work with Brandin Cooks would supposedly set Prescott up for another MVP-level year.

Seven games in, and the quarterback is having possibly the worst season of his career. Could it be a play-calling issue? Is it because of Lamb missing training camp? A weaker offensive line? Injuries to surrounding players? Or even just regression from the quarterback? The answer is yes; it’s a mix of all these factors.

The offense doesn’t have the personnel they did last year. All-Pro Left tackle Tyron Smith is gone to the New York Jets, and rookie Tyler Guyton hasn’t approached that play in Year 1. All-Pro right guard Zack Martin hasn’t been the same level of player all are accustomed to, and that combination has led Prescott to be hit the most times in his career through seven games.

WR Brandon Cooks has been injured, too, and these issues may have prompted McCarthy to be more conservative in his playing calling, leading to a less efficient passing attack.

The team isn’t helping their QB by running the ball well, or creating easy throws. Dallas has the highest tight-window throw percentage in the NFL at 22.5%, and no other qualifying quarterback is even at 20%. His best option in the tight window is Tolbert, who has seven receptions on 12 targets for 127 and 1 TD. All other pass-catchers combined for 11 catches on 47 targets for 137 yards and two interceptions. Jake Ferguson is down nearly 20 percent in his targets, has more than two yards less per reception, is at the lowest success rate of his career & has scored zero touchdowns.

The rushing attack is even worse.

The team is last in the league in rushing yards per game at 74.1. They have the second-worst explosive run percentage at 6.6%, are last in total explosive runs with 10, and have no runs over 15 yards all season. The team has only averaged 3.5 yards per rush or lower in a single season, 1960, over 60 years ago.

While these are valid reasons for a QB to play worse, Prescott still has to make quality decisions, and he hasn’t done that at a level the team is accustomed to. He has 16 turnover-worthy plays this season through seven games. His career high in a season was 21, so he is on pace to shatter that. Regardless of his surroundings, Prescott must improve his decision-making. If the team is going to play this poorly around him, there’s an urgent need for him to play even better than he ever has to elevate them.

You can find Mike Crum on Twitter @cdpiglet or YouTube on the Across the Cowboys Podcast