A trying 2024 campaign became that much more so when Dak Prescott went down in early November with what turned out to be a season-ending injury. The three-time Pro Bowl quarterback tore his hamstring off of the bone in his attempt to take down the Falcons in Atlanta, and he’s been on the mend ever since.
A lot has happened since then, including the Cowboys and Mike McCarthy parting ways and Brian Schottenheimer ushering in his era with an impressive staff surrounding him — he and Prescott looking forward to a revamped offense, and overall team, in Dallas.
But first, Prescott has to return to the field and, speaking from the Children’s Cancer Fund event in Dallas in mid-February, he gave his first public update on his status.
“What’s it been — 12 weeks or so after surgery now? I’m really looking to amp it up and gather all my confidence,” said the All-Pro quarterback. “We’ll be fine.”
It goes without saying this is good news for all involved.
It’s a 180-degree turn from the ominous tone that immediately followed the injury.
“Didn’t think much of it, to be honest with you,” said Prescott at the time. “And then on the next play — throwing the stop route — pulled something. It was something I’d never felt.”
Now preparing to turn up his rehabilitation with the hopes of doing some sort of work when the Cowboys’ offseason program gets underway, neither he nor the team will risk rushing the progress; but it’s also understood the sooner the better for an offense and an offensive playbook that will undergo a complete rebuild in 2025.
NFL executive says Cowboys’ Brian Schottenheimer is ‘underrated’ – Randy Gurzi, Sports Illustrated
Some people around the league feel Schottenheimer should get more respect.
An unnamed NFL executive recently told Jeff Howe of The Athletic that Schottenheimer is an “underrated” coach and praised the vision he has for his team.
“He has the ability to be a better head coach than coordinator,” the executive said via Howe. “He’s confident. He has a vision for who he wants to be and how he wants to play, and he’ll be able to communicate that across the team.”
We’ll have to wait to see if Schottenheimer is indeed an underrated coach but it’s hard to argue he doesn’t have a vision.
Schottenheimer was impressive during his introductory presser and shared his philosophies with conviction. He’s also put together a strong collection of assistants, where his plan to improve the ground game has been the focal point.
Now he needs to attack the roster with the same aggressiveness as he aims to prove his anonymous supporter right.
Chargers floated as trade destination for Cowboys’ projected $175 million superstar – Jackson Roberts, SportingNews.com
It’s the offseason, so outlandish hypotheticals regarding Dallas are being discussed.
The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons aren’t publicly acknowledging the possibility of a blockbuster trade, but it’s not entirely off the table.
It’s going to cost the Cowboys an arm and a leg to keep Parsons, which will be tough to fit in the payroll after extending Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb for nearly $400 million combined.
ESPN’s Ben Solak projected a five-year, $175 million deal for the star edge-rusher in January. The Cowboys are likely to offer something in that ballpark, but there’s no telling for sure if the two sides can come to an agreement.
