Stephen A. Smith Questions Cowboys’ Confidence in Dak Prescott Day After Watching Eagles Win with Jerry Jones

At a time when question marks were being raised about Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys, they turned it around by destroying the Philadelphia Eagles in front of the latter’s passionate fans.

Even though the Eagles were without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, they did enough to stay within striking distance of the inconsistent Cowboys up until the five and a half minute mark in the third quarter.

After that, America’s team opened the taps and went on to score 18 unanswered points. That win may have been sweeter had Hurts been on the opposing end. Still, there were plenty of positives to take home in what has been a trying, inconsistent season.

Watching this unfold was Stephen A. Smith. The ESPN analyst flew to Philadelphia at the request of a certain Jerry Jones. Even though he loves to laugh at the Cowboys whenever they lose, Smith is close with the billionaire.

He sat with Jones in the latter’s luxury suite, had a good conversation with him and his son, Stephen Jones, and then returned to New York before appearing on his bread-and-butter show, First Take.

A little birdie told me… go run the ball… That’s that balanced attack they are looking for. This is my interpretation, not theirs. I believe there is a lack of confidence in Dak Prescott.

Stephen A. Smith said

The 59-year-old pointed out that despite paying Dak Prescott $60 million, his insistence on running a balanced offense somewhere gave him the impression that the Dallas Cowboys may not trust their quarterback as much. With the interceptions he has piled up this season, this assumption might not be out of place.

Jerry Jones seemingly echoes Stephen A. Smith’s point of not fully depending on Dak Prescott

While some could dismiss Stephen A. Smith’s assumption as baseless accusations, Jerry Jones echoed the need for the Cowboys to focus on the run game when he was speaking on 105.3 The FAN.

That lets us have the opportunity to get Dak under center a lot more. And that’s a big key too. That presents a different defensive challenge for the opponent if he can get under center a lot. We saw that happen.

Jerry Jones said

The 84-year-old did not specifically point any fingers at Dak Prescott. However, by agreeing that his team needs to focus more on the run game, he suggests a general consensus at AT&T Stadium and The Star that they need a more balanced attack.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tells @1053SS, @rjchoppy and @BobbyBeltTX that he thinks Dallas needs to be a run-first team. “That lets us have the opportunity to get Dak under center a lot more. And that’s a big key. That presents a different defensive challenge for the opponent if he can get under center a lot.”

— 105.3 The FAN (@1053thefan) October 27, 2026

Jones alluded to the exceptional performance his running backs produced against the Eagles. Based on that result, it seems they will be inclined to give Javonte Williams a bigger burden rather than completely depending on Prescott and the inconsistent passing attack.

Stephen A. Smith points another finger at Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer

After discussing Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys’ balanced attack that beat the Eagles, the cast of First Take pivoted to head coach Brian Schottenheimer. While discussing him, Stephen A. Smith said this:

You are 9-13-1… There is nothing about what you have done with the Cowboys that has spelled ‘winning.’

Stephen A. Smith said

The father of two initially stated that he would not apologize for calling out Schotty, even though he received a lot of backlash from Cowboys faithful for it. Instead, Smith doubled down and pointed out that the head coach cannot call himself ‘a good coach’ if he has won just 41% of his games.

The pressure on Schottenheimer has been increasing with every loss this season. Hopefully, he and his players will be able to use this win over the Eagles as a springboard to turn their season around and possibly save his job.

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