Dak Prescott

Jerry Jones Compares Dak Prescott To Peyton Manning

... We've all heard just how little of our potential that we really do maximize, but that's from preparation and work.". Prescott was taken in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. The 135 th player selected would go on to take Tony Romo 's job. "Everything we have seen, Dak has those kinds of qualities that when you think of Peyton Manning, you think of how he really developed his skills, how hard he worked at it and how he really left nothing that he was aware of, how he addressed every nuance of his game and that's my picture of Peyton and I know it to be accurate," Jones said. "I think that might be Dak's finest quality, his ability to look for every way he can to get better and continue to do it, so I think there will be really dramatic improvement.". Jones met with Manning Saturday in Indianapolis. Manning, 40, was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. During his rookie campaign, he led the NFL with 28 interceptions and completed 56.7 percent of his passes. Manning would go onto break numerous NFL records, including the one for passing touchdowns in a season, en route to seven All-Pro ...

What's Dak Prescott Been Up To? Cowboys' Qb Is Working Hard To Get Better

... not only in the NFL but playing for one of the league's marquee teams. Prescott: I had good people surrounding me, good teammates, great coaches, great university that prepared me for the success like this. And then coming out  here to Tom Shaw last year before the season, just being grounded. It allowed me to go to Dallas and be who I am. Shaw on Prescott: Dak, I knew right from the beginning when he worked with Jon Gruden; he worked with some of our other NFL quarterbacks. When you see how smart he is on the board and then when he watches video and he's able to talk the talk. Give them the actual play back, show 'em what they're supposed to be doing. They try to distract him and he's still focused. He's a kid that just works hard. What was the best advice you were given as you prepared to take over the team. Prescott: Don't ask why opportunities present themselves. Just take 'em and run. Shaw on Prescott: You'll never hear Dak Prescott say it's me. He always gives credit to everyone. When you have a rookie saying stuff like that, it's huge. That's a team player. All he cares about is the team winning. And ...

Dak Prescott Goes Nuts After Mississippi State Stuns Uconn In Final Four

... person in American Airlines Center  after watching his alma mater stun the Connecticut Huskies 66-64 in overtime. Here was Dak’s reaction after the Bulldogs’ Morgan William hit a 15-foot buzzer-beater that ended UConn’s 111-game winning streak. The shot also sent the Bulldogs to Sunday’s national championship against South Carolina. The shot also sent Prescott into absolute pandemonium. — Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 1, 2017. First, that guy in the IHOP shirt looks like he just lost out on a year of free pancakes. As for Dak, he had an MSU basketball jersey especially made for this game, so you know he was taking it seriously. Also, it’s probably worth pointing out that Prescott was pretty much treating every basket as a life or death situation. Here’s what Prescott looked like after MSU let a 56-52 lead slip away over the final 3:40 of regulation in a game that eventually went to overtime tied at 60. — CJ Fogler (@cjzero) April 1, 2017. Ironically, that’s pretty much the same expression Cowboys fans make after any season that doesn’t end in a Super Bowl win, which has been a lot of them lately. Speaking of the Cowboys, even Dez Bryant was up late watching the game. ...

Dallas Cowboys Qb Dak Prescott To Speak In Murfreesboro

... Tampa Bay Buccaneers at AT&T Stadium on December 18, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images). Tom Pennington, Getty Images. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott shows off his trophy after being awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year during the 6 th Annual NFL Honors on Saturday in Houston. Feb 4, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott stands with his trophy after being awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year during the 6 th Annual NFL Honors at Wortham Theater. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. Kirby Lee, Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports. Associated Press The Cowboys? Dak Prescott set the NFL record for most pass attempts without an interception to start a career (176). Dallas Cowboys' Dak Prescott (4) throws ...

Teams Looking For Next Dak Should Consider Dobbs

... touch and timing on vertical throws, particularly on go routes and posts following subtle play-action fakes. On intermediate throws, Dobbs needs to become more consistent with his ball placement and timing. He misses too many receivers in the range of 10-15 yards, which is troubling for teams featuring more five-step (under center) passing concepts in the playbook. Although Dobbs' issues with accuracy are fixable (clean up his footwork and mechanics to throw from a more balanced platform), he has to improve in this area to become a viable starter at the next level. From a leadership standpoint, Dobbs has all of the qualities coaches covet in a QB 1. He has outstanding intelligence and a personality that leads players to gravitate to him. He also has a track record of delivering in key moments ...

Jerry Jones Meets With Peyton Manning, Discusses Dak Prescott

... to the Star-Telegram. Order Reprint of this Story. Jerry Jones met with retired legendary quarterback Peyton Manning at the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday. The Cowboys owner wouldn’t reveal the agenda for the meeting, but Jones said he would pick Manning’s brain about Dak Prescott. Jones sees similarities between the Cowboys rookie sensation and the two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback. “Peyton Manning, as talented as he was, as close to any player I’ve ever know of or ever seen maximize a lot of his potential,” Jones said Saturday. “I must say that I don’t know that anybody has ever gotten it all. We’ve all heard just how little of our potential that we really do maximize. “…Everything that we have seen, Dak has those kinds of qualities that when you think of Peyton Manning, you think of how he really developed his skills, how hard he worked at it and how he really left [no stone unturned], how he addressed every nuance of his game and that’s my picture of Peyton and I know it to be ...

Is Pitt Quarterback Nathan Peterman The Next Dak Prescott

... Nathan Peterman. Peterman closed out his campaign at Pitt with 5,236 passing yards 47 touchdowns and 17 interceptions. Almost all of those stats came in 2015 and 2016, Peterman's two years as the Panthers' starter. Bleacher Report NFL Draft Lead Writer Matt Miller casted some interesting insight into how the NFL is viewing Peterman. "Nathan Peterman, or as one scout told me, this week, 'this  draft's best chance at Dak Prescott,'" Miller said. "What the scout meant by 'Dak-like,' though, isn't that he'll lead a team to a playoff run as a rookie. More likely he means a franchise can grab a starter outside the first two rounds. And Peterman can be that if he slips to the third round.". This is really interesting stuff. I followed Peterman fairly closely while covering the ACC this season and was never wowed by watching him. He felt more of a consistent game manager type, who made very little mistakes and connected on the big play every once in a while. He checks in at 6-foot-2, but I ...

Dallas Qb Dak Prescott Signed For Longview Fundraiser

... underdog story in that he was totally poor and living out of a car or any of those things, but he was never a starter in school.". He wasn't supposed to start for the Cowboys, either, but he did the same thing in Dallas he'd done in high school near Shreveport and for the Bulldogs in college. "He stepped in," Partee said. "He never relinquished the position.". In Dallas, he cemented the position — leading his team to a 13-3 record while setting records for the longest string of pass attempts without an interception (176) and highest rookie passer rating. He also earned the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Partee said Prescott lost his mother to colon cancer while he was a freshman at Mississippi State. "I know he's going to talk a little bit about the importance of getting health-screened," Partee said. "He's going to talk about the importance of mentoring, which ties into the Boys & Girls Club.". Funds raised at the event will tie into a widening network of after-school programs. The newly incorporated Big ...

As Tony Romo’s Exit Looms, Jason Garrett Gushes Over Dak Prescott

... we’ve all been around this league a long time and I’ve just never seen a rookie quarterback handle everything as well as he did. That’s on the field, that’s off the field. There weren’t many situations that he was confronted with that really seemed to kind of knock him off his game and get him off his course. He just continued to work through things. He obviously had adversity at a lot of different times last year, within games, from game to game. But somehow some way he just got himself righted, focused on the right things and just kept going. And to me that probably was what was most impressive. And ultimately that approach really showed up in his play and was reflected in his play because he focused on what he needed to do, he executed, he helped our team win a lot of games.”. Did he surprise you in the pre-draft evaluations last year. “The only thing I’ll say is I just had never seen a rookie quarterback do what he was able to do. We felt really good about him. He had such great ...