Stephen A. Smith Unnecessarily Trolls Dak Prescott over His Poor Postseason Performance for Cowboys

Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are looking to bounce back from a grim 7-10 record and playoff miss last season.

Stephen A. Smith Unnecessarily Trolls Dak Prescott over His Poor Postseason Performance for Cowboys

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Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott is the highest-paid athlete in the NFL after a humongous contract extension last season. Prescott, who had to leave after an early-season-ending injury in 2024, is returning to the field fully healthy in September to put his actions where his money’s worth.

Ahead of the preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams, Dak Prescott made a striking statement that has resonated all along the football world. Prescott told the Rams owner and business mogul, Stan Kroenke, that they would meet in the NFC Conference game in January.

Ideally, that would mean that they will qualify for the postseason either as the No.1 seed and make the divisionals, or they will win both playoff games to reach the conference championship for the first time in thirty years.

The statement was brutally dug by several people across the country, including analysts, critics, and fans. The tight NFC East has become extremely competitive, with the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders shaping up to be Super Bowl contenders once again.

Recently, ESPN’s First Take analyst Stephen A. Smith pitched in on the statement and shared his two cents. Smith, a critic of America’s Team, harshly criticized Prescott and pointed out his postseason record. He added that the Rams team owner Kroenke and others might have laughed about his statement as they have won a ring after Prescott took over the starting job in Dallas.

You look at Patrick Mahomes, right? He’s got 17 playoff wins. Do you know that his average is around $10.7 million per playoff? Prescott is No. 3, probably all time. I mean, Kirk Cousins and Deshaun Watson are ahead of him, but Prescott is third, averaging $124.3 million for two playoff wins… So he makes sure he gets his money. He makes sure he gets the headlines… He just makes sure to do everything but win the second it turns into the postseason. It’s what he does.

Smith also introduced a new metric called the career earnings per playoff win to quash Prescott’s statement.

The new year brings in fresh hope, but even that has been marred by the drama revolving around linebacker Micah Parsons. Dak Prescott and co. can only hope that Parsons stays with the team while new head coach Brian Schottenheimer and wideout George Pickens are enough to change their trajectory.

Dak Prescott’s elusive final step traces back to his Mississippi days

After red shirting his first year in college, Prescott played 49 games for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He set several single-game records for the Bulldogs, including the most passing completions, attempts, and passing yards.

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Prescott’s track record shows that he’s capable of elevating a team to new heights, but history also shows a recurring pattern of falling just short of the ultimate prize. At Mississippi State, Prescott led the Bulldogs to a historic breakthrough, guiding them to the first-ever No. 1 ranking in the College Football Playoff standings in his first season.

They even earned a spot in the Orange Bowl, just the second major bowl appearance in the program’s history, but fell to Georgia Tech. It was a landmark achievement for the program, yet it ended without a playoff berth.

That narrative has followed him into the NFL. Prescott has had stretches of elite play, including a season where he was a finalist for NFL MVP, and has been the driving force behind Dallas’ offensive resurgence. Still, the final step remains elusive. Whether in college or the pros, his teams have often hit a ceiling just before reaching championship territory.

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