Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is one of the most polarizing figures in all of football, even among his own fanbase. But there is no denying he is one of the game’s best at his position.
Last season, Prescott threw for 4,552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 67.3 percent of his passes and posting a 99.5 passer rating, making his fourth career Pro Bowl.
Prescott achieved those numbers with one of the NFL’s best wide receiver tandems in CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, and the dynamic duo will be back for 2026.
So, what should we expect from Prescott this coming fall?
Well, ESPN’s Ben Solak recently predicted that the 32-year-old will throw for 5,000 yards this year, would would obviously be quite an accomplishment.
However, it’s one that Marcus Mosher of The Landry Hat feels the Cowboys should avoid.
Why? Because if Prescott does end up throwing the football that much, it would probably be an indication that Dallas’ defense isn’t very good.
“If Prescott is forced to average 35 or more passing attempts per game, which is what he did in 2025, it likely means that the defense hasn’t improved. A better goal would be around 30 attempts and hopefully, fewer fourth-quarter attempts,” Mosher wrote. “Would it be cool to see Prescott crack 5,000 yards and be the first quarterback in franchise history to do so? Of course, but that’s probably not the best outcome for the rest of the team.”
Prescott is currently on a four-year, $240 million contract with the Cowboys that runs through the 2028 campaign.
The former fourth-round pick has yet to lead Dallas past the Divisional Round of the playoffs and has certainly had his fair share of rough postseason moments, but the franchise as a whole also has not reached the NFC Championship Game since January 1996.
Of course, the quarterback is generally always easiest to blame, so Prescott has shouldered most of the responsibility for Dallas’ playoff failures in recent years.
The Cowboys didn’t even make the postseason in 2025, finishing with a record of 7-9-1.
