'Relentless!' Why Cowboys' Dak Prescott 'Feels Bad' For Opposing QBs

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is crediting his defense with aiding the offense's improvement and adds that he's got some sympathy for the other teams' quarterbacks.

We heard all training camp regarding how difficult the Dallas Cowboys defense was making things for quarterback Dak Prescott and his offense ... well now we know why.

Coordinator Dan Quinn's defense showed out in the season-opening 40-0 thumping of the New York Giants as the home team had no answer to the Dallas defense's arsenal of weapons.

And Dak is crediting his own defense for helping the Dallas offense improve throughout the offseason and into the first week of the regular season.

“It was truly iron sharpens iron, they damn sure made me better, made this group better,” Prescott said. “You saw how relentless our guys are rushing the passer.”

After going against the likes of Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Dorance Armstrong, Dante Fowler, and Osa Odighizuwa for the last few months, Dak and the offense got a reprieve ... but the Giants offense felt the full force of the latest version of the Cowboys' "Doomsday" defense.

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Standing on the sidelines of a rain-soaked MetLife Stadium and watching the defense seize the soul of the Giants' offense was a sight to behold for Prescott.

“It was awesome,” Prescott said. “It was awesome to see somebody else back there and at times, late in the game, felt bad for Daniel [Jones, Giants QB], but that’s what those guys do, they hunt. When we get the lead, they are able to pin their ears back and go do that. And we got great secondary guys and they are going to make it tough on whoever we play.”

Dak wasn't the only one who was left in awe of what the defense put out on Sunday night. Receiver CeeDee Lamb knew what was coming and to see it translate from training camp to Week 1 was something special.

“I told y’all,” Lamb said with a smile. “Excited to see those guys fly around and get ahold of the quarterback. To get the opportunity to see that up close and personal, it’s a sight to see.”

The Cowboys host the New York Jets, who will be without Aaron Rodgers as they look to start the season 2-0 at AT&T Stadium and will be hoping the theme of making New York quarterbacks endure a horrible time under center continues.