Dak Prescott has Joe Montana beat in key area, says Mike McCarthy
Anytime the Dallas Cowboys lose (or even win), the national media loves to shine a negative spotlight on quarterback Dak Prescott. However, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, for one, won't buy into any of the naysayers and two, he doesn't believe any of his past quarterbacks could handle the scrutiny that Prescott has to put […]
Anytime the Dallas Cowboys lose (or even win), the national media loves to shine a negative spotlight on quarterback Dak Prescott.
However, Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, for one, won't buy into any of the naysayers and two, he doesn't believe any of his past quarterbacks could handle the scrutiny that Prescott has to put up with.
For a coach who has been around the league and coached the best of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, including greats like Joe Montana and Brett Favre, he has never seen anything like Prescott's rare and valuable ability to work under such an immense amount of pressure.
“I love Dak Prescott as our quarterback," McCarthy said Tuesday during an appearance on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio. "I think the way he’s built all the way through, obviously his physical skill set is excellent. But what he endures mentally and emotionally compared to the other 31 (NFL starting QBs) is unique. Speaking on experience of being around great quarterbacks (Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, etc.), I’ve never seen a quarterback under a microscope like he is. Just his consistency, his personality and work ethic, and how he handles all that, and navigates all that, and he goes out and performs every week, I think it’s special what he has to endure. … I think the intensity of the microscope on Dak, I’ve never seen anything like it."
McCarthy stressed that Prescott has been under a microscope for a long time, since coming to Dallas in 2016 to be exact.
"For him to be as consistent, his attitude is very much the same every day as far as how he attacks the preparation part of it, you have to be unique to deal with that," McCarthy continued. "And this is Year 8 for him, so he’s been dealing with this a long time here. The intensity is nothing like I’ve ever seen.”
The Cowboys are currently 4-2, putting them second in their conference and fifth overall in the NFC, but they haven't lost to the g*d d*amn Jets, unlike someone we know.
