Tremendous Bowl-winning coach offers Cowboys’ Dak Prescott an enormous vote of confidence

A Tremendous Bowl-winning coach believes Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott can lead Dallas to the promised land.

“I don’t suppose there’s any query not,” Mike Martz not too long ago instructed KRLD-FM in Dallas. “There’s simply so many transferring components round him. A lot of it has to do with getting it tight across the QB, and when that occurs, then, you already know, he can understand his full potential.”
 
The Cowboys ought to take observe as a result of Martz, the previous Rams OC and HC, created an offense nicknamed “The Best Present on Turf,” which led the league in whole offense from 1999 to 2001.

Prescott was abnormally inconsistent final season. In 12 begins, he threw a career-high 15 interceptions, tying for the league lead. He additionally posted the second-lowest passer ranking (91.1) of his profession.
 
Nonetheless, not all blame ought to on Prescott since he fractured his proper thumb in Week 1, requiring surgical procedure. Additionally, the Cowboys traded star WR Amari Cooper to Cleveland, diminishing their depth at WR. Regardless of the challenges, Prescott led the Cowboys to their first street post-season victory for the reason that 1992 playoffs.

Dallas traded for former Texans WR Brandin Cooks, who’s had 1,000 receiving yards or extra with 4 totally different groups. The deal for Cooks solves the WR downside as a result of he enhances CeeDee Lamb.

The Cowboys additionally parted methods with former OC Kellen Moore, handing play-calling duties to HC Mike McCarthy. Maybe McCarthy’s system — which depends on the quick passing sport as an alternative of the downfield passing assault — will scale back Prescott’s turnovers.

Nonetheless, it locations extra strain on the Cowboys QB. He has fewer alibis after the flurry of offseason strikes.
 
“It’s a make-or-break 12 months for Prescott,” ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky not too long ago mentioned on “Get Up.”
 
Prescott faces extra scrutiny in 2023, however the offseason modifications might elevate his sport and show supporters proper.