Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Called NFL’s ‘Most Overrated QB’
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
The last decade has been an incredible run for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott … in the regular season and in his checking account.
That’s not going to create many legacies.
Until Prescott can find some modicum of playoff success, he’s going to continue winding up at the top of lists like the one Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay just put out ranking the NFL’s Most Overrated Quarterbacks.
In a sad, small victory, at least Prescott didn’t take the No. 1 spot. That belonged to Baltimore Ravens quarterback and 2-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who Prescott finished as runner-up to in the 2023 NFL MVP vote. Prescott was in the No. 4 spot.
“The Dallas Cowboys have been riding with Dak Prescott as their starting quarterback for a decade now,” Kay wrote. “While he’s helped the team emerge as a playoff contender for much of that run, his stunning lack of success in the postseason has also held this proud franchise back from reaching its potential.”
The Cowboys are 3-5-1 and still firmly in the NFC Wild Card hunt headed into a Week 11 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football — with Prescott playing some of the best football of his career this season.
Prescott Guiding One of NFL’s Best Offenses
While the Cowboys have been atrocious on defense this season — 31st out of 32 teams in overall defense — the offense has been one of the NFL’s crown jewels.
Prescott is sixth in the NFL in passing through 9 games with 2,319 yards, 17 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, with all of the Top 3 passers yet to have their bye week — the Cowboys are coming off their bye in Week 10.
The storyline of Prescott’s career has been defined by his regular season success as much as his postseason failures — he’s 2-5 in the playoffs — but more than that it’s been defined by his incredible timing when it comes to new contracts.
Twice in his career, Prescott has become the NFL’s highest paid player of all time. In 2020, he became the NFL’s first $40 million per yer player when he signed a 4-year, $160 million contract. In 2024, he became the NFL’s first $60 million per year player when he signed a 4-year, $240 million contract.
When Prescott’s current deal runs out following the 2028 season, he’ll have approximately $436.3 million in career earnings.
Prescott Called ‘Not Most Respected’ in Locker Room
Prescott got some relief from the criticism lobbed his way almost continually throughout each offseason of his career as former Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and owner Jerry Jones drew almost all of that fire with their ongoing, messy contract dispute.
That’s not to say some people still weren’t going out of their way to take digs at Prescott, including the No. 1 Cowboys hater in the world — ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith — when Smith questioned the level of respect Prescott garners in his own locker room.
“Do people respect the man who they know isn’t going to show up in January?” Smith asked on ESPN’s First Take on May 15. ” … I think he’s a fabulous regular season quarterback who does an outstanding job of making sure he gets paid.”
The Cowboys haven’t advanced to the NFC Championship Game since following the 1995 season — also the same year they last won the Super Bowl. It’s the longest NFC Championship Game drought out of the 16 NFC teams.
Micah Parsons Fires Back at Colin Cowherd for ‘Trash’ Take About Packers’ Loss to Eagles
The Packers lost to the Eagles on Monday Night Football this week, 10-7, in what was quite an ugly nationally-televised affair. It was a bad enough loss that Tuesday has brought about plenty of doubts regarding Green Bay’s position as a contender in the NFC and even questions about coach Matt LaFleur’s job status. It’s also led to plenty of sports TV segments examining the flaws of the Packers, and Colin Cowherd did so by taking aim at Micah Parsons.
On Tuesday’s episode of his show, The Herd, Cowherd discussed Parsons failing to record a sack or QB hit in each of the last two games. He presented this as proof that all the hype surrounding Parsons was overdone and the All-Pro pass-rusher is simply a “splash” player who isn’t as good as his reputation suggests. Cowherd also repeated a common criticism of Parsons’s game—that he struggles to defend the run to a degree that it offsets his effectiveness as a sack artist.
Parsons saw the clip and didn’t hesitate to fire back at what he considered to be a “trash” take from the Fox Sports personality.
“We just held Saquon Barkley to 60 rushing yards, and our only losses have been holding teams to 13 points!” Parsons wrote on X with several laughing emojis. “Man, sometimes can y’all?Please stfu and enjoy great defense! Why do you think teams come into the games that were going to run the ball on 3rd and long? What effect do you think that is? Please stop giving people’s mics or listening to trash!”
It’s a fair rebuttal from the Packers star. In the three games Green Bay has lost in the 2025 NFL season, the Panthers scored the most points in a 16-13 victory. The other two defeats the Packers’ opponents scored 13 and 10 points, respectively. Barkley couldn’t get anything going on the ground Monday night and the team as a whole managed only 111 yards rushing, although his 41-yard catch in the fourth quarter set up the only Philly touchdown of the evening. Given those facts it’s fair to say the Packers’ losses this year have been mostly the result of offensive ineptitude rather than a leaky defense. It should be noted, though, that they gave up 40 to the Cowboys in a tie as well.
To give further credence to Parsons’s point, the Packers rank sixth in the NFL in rushing yards allowed per game. In regards to Parsons specifically, he’s the NFL’s top pass rusher by PFF metrics but ranked 24th in run defense among all EDGE players. However, his run defense grade is still considered “good” by those metrics. On the year, he has 22 tackles and 6.5 sacks.
Parsons has an opportunity to fire back at Cowherd on the field this week with a matchup against the Giants next on the schedule.
