Nerve Endings: Is Cowboys QB Dak Prescott a - Gulp! - NFL Playoff Choker?

Locked On Cowboys: Biggest Takeaway From 2021 Season?

Jeremy Brener | Jan 21, 2022

In four career playoff games, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is 1-3.

Aside from his lone two-point win against the Seahawks in the 2018 Wild Card Round, Prescott hasn't performed well in the playoffs.

Fans could argue that the teams Prescott had in the past were either not talented or not ready enough yet to win in the postseason, but with three playoff losses, Prescott is becoming a common denominator.

In a year where the team finished as the top offense in the league during the regular season, Prescott managed just 254 passing yards and one touchdown against an interception, which eventually turned into seven points that the Cowboys lost by against the San Francisco 49ers. To put it in perspective, Prescott averaged 278 passing yards and over 2.3 passing touchdowns per game.

dak slide — Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images

One theory, and it actually comes from beleaguered coach Mike McCarthy: Maybe Dak's Cowboys were "nervous''?!

Despite his playoff woes, Prescott is, logically, still a fine quarterback and his job isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but there are questions as to whether he has plateaued.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn't ready to say nice things about his coaching staff, but he raves about Dak being "Super,'' saying, “I start right there with a big circle and a big plus (for the Cowboys') future: Dak Prescott.''

We'll argue: He's in the prime of his career, but he needs to take one more step if he wants his legacy to look more like Troy Aikman's and less like Tony Romo's.

In this episode of the "Locked On Cowboys" Podcast, hosts Marcus Mosher and Landon McCool reveal their biggest takeaways from the 2021 season for the Dallas Cowboys.

They discuss Prescott's performance and Micah Parsons' rookie year.

Marcus and Landon deal with all that more on this episode of "Locked On Cowboys." Join us here!

Published Jan 21, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.