{"id":51978,"date":"2025-05-29T04:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T04:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51978"},"modified":"2025-05-29T04:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T04:01:32","slug":"breaking-dak-prescott-cracks-fascinating-list-that-will-give-cowboys-fans-hope-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51978","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dak Prescott cracks fascinating list that will give Cowboys fans hope for 2025.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">This is exactly what Cowboys fans want to hear.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_135,w_5703,h_3207\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01jwbp8dxtmxkzcex2bx.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys v Pittsburgh Steelers\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Dak Prescott was an MVP candidate during the 2023 season, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 12-5 record. But the 2024 season was certainly not one of his best as the Cowboys got off to a 3-5 start and Prescott did not play particularly well. Prescott had his moments last season (comeback win versus Pittsburgh, etc.), but he just wasn\u2019t nearly as effective as he had been in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">It\u2019s not all his fault as the offensive line took a major step backward and he didn\u2019t have a viable No. 2 receiver. The defense got off to an incredibly slow start, and that forced Prescott and the offense to press. However, it\u2019s okay to admit that Prescott needed to play better.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But the good news is that everything is setting up for Prescott to have a career year in Dallas. The addition of George Pickens, along with\u00a0the selection of Tyler Booker, should have the offense ready to roll right away. The Cowboys are hopeful that the run game will improve this year, and that should help take some of the work off Prescott\u2019s plate.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">In a recent article by\u00a0Dalton Wasserman of Pro Football Focus, he named a player from all 32 teams who is poised to have a bounce-back season this year. That list included none other than Dak Prescott.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Cowboys need Dak Prescott to have a bounce-back season in 2025<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Here is what he had to say about the league\u2019s highest-paid quarterback going into the 2025 season:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"border-lightGrey my-f-1\">\n<div class=\"italic text-black text-center font-group-large\">&#8220;A bounce-back from Dak Prescott could signal a return to the postseason for Dallas in 2025. After earning a career-high 90.0 PFF grade and finishing second in NFL MVP voting in 2023, Prescott followed it up with a career-worst 67.2 passing grade last season. The Cowboys\u2019 lack of offensive balance and wide receiver depth played a role, but Prescott also posted a career-high 4.7% turnover-worthy play rate. With improved health and the additions of Tyler Booker and George Pickens, Prescott will have every opportunity to return to form in 2025.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"font-bold text-sm md:text-base block text-grey text-center\">Dalton Wasserman, Pro Football Focus<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The addition of Pickens will finally give the Cowboys another outside receiver with CeeDee Lamb, who can beat single coverage.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Pickens is a flawed player, but he is one of the league\u2019s best deep threats, and his natural ability is off the charts. If Pickens can stay focused for the 2025 season, there is no reason why he can\u2019t be a 1,100-yard receiver and score double-digit touchdowns in this offense.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">But the most important thing for the Cowboys this season is that Prescott needs to stay healthy. He\u2019s dealt with several injuries over the last few years and has missed a good chunk of time in three of the last five seasons.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Cowboys have no chance to make the playoffs if Prescott were to miss time again, and when he\u2019s on the field, they need him to get back to the level we saw during the 2021-2023 seasons. If he can do that, Prescott and the Cowboys should be right back in the postseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If not, it\u2019s going to be another long offseason with even more questions surrounding the leader of the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is exactly what Cowboys fans want to hear. 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