'No Sleep!' Dak Prescott's Dallas Cowboys 'Not Satisfied' as 'Texas Coast Offense' Improves
The Dallas Cowboys took care of business in their 49-17 win over the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium, but if you thought the team is fully happy with its work, you're sadly mistaken.
Trying to find holes in a performance where the Cowboys had 640 total yards, Dak Prescott had 404 passing yards and five total touchdowns (four passing, one rushing), scored 49 points, and the defense registered five sacks and kept the Giants to just 172 total yards? It's nearly impossible.
But Prescott isn't satisfied with what transpired as the Cowboys won their 12th consecutive game at home as things are starting to click offensively.
“Everything’s really coming together,” Prescott said. “This is about us hitting our peak at the right time and just trying to grow. We going to make sure that it doesn’t stop.
"We’re not satisfied with this, I can promise you that. I had an interception and two more plays; one should have been an interception. I won’t get the peaceful sleep that I want, [I’ll] be thinking about [it]. That’s where I am, that’s where this offense, this team is striving to be our complete best.”
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It was yet another "Texas Coast Offense" explosion - yes, the T-shirt and coffee mug is available for purchase! - but this time, veteran Brandin Cooks got in on the action as he joined CeeDee Lamb (11 receptions, 151 yards, one TD) in tearing apart the Giants secondary.
Cooks would have, by far, his best game as a Cowboy, hauling in nine catches for 173 yards and yet another touchdown in the win.
Coming off a one-catch, seven-yard game against the Eagles last week, there was a concern that Mike McCarthy wasn't utilizing Cooks' skillset - well, against the Giants, McCarthy seemed to have gotten that memo.
But Cooks' coming out party was all down to the offensive line being able to protect Prescott (zero sacks vs. Giants), which allowed the plays that would utilize Cooks' skill to be called.
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“His opportunities came together,” McCarthy said. “I think the protection part of it, we’re getting to where we need to be. We still have work to do there. I think with that, we were able to get into the play types that we want to live in."
The win moves the Cowboys to 6-3 on the season and completes a clean sweep of the Giants.
With Prescott not being satisfied with a 49-17 win after throwing for over 400 yards (the third time in his career and also a franchise record) and five total touchdowns, which also saw a couple of skill players (Cooks and Michael Gallup) join Lamb in getting involved, that shows the mindset of this Cowboys team.
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It's only Week 10, and no one is crowned now.
The unit has been rolling in recent weeks with Prescott at the helm, and as far as the messaging to opposing defenses, who will come up against this "Texas Coast Offense''?
Don't "sleep'' on them. Stop them if you can.