DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The Cowboys got a big win in Washington on Sunday but quarterback Dak Prescott continued his recent trend of poor play by tossing two interceptions, one of which went for a touchdown.
After being named a contender for NFL MVP after a 5-1 start to the season, Prescott has had two sub-60 passer ratings in the last six games he's played. Dallas went 3-3 in those games after he sat out of the team's win over Minnesota in Week 8.
During his Monday afternoon visit with 105.3 The Fan, Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones was asked about Prescott's struggles and if he believes his quarterback is playing well at the moment.
"I think he's playing well (but) I think he can play better. We got such high expectations (for Dak). … Everyone in the organization expects Dak to complete about 80-percent of his balls, never throw a pick, move around and make plays, you get used to that. Right now, it's not all flowing just right," Jones said on the K&C Masterpiece. "But, there's not a question in my mind that with his competitive nature, his work ethic, he'll get it exactly to what everybody's expectations are. The biggest thing of all is his expectations of himself are higher than anybody else. So, we feel really good that if that's our biggest problem, that that's gonna get fixed. And he'll get that where everybody feels like he should be."
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Jones' comments about Prescott's play echo the same sentiments the quarterback expressed to the media after Sunday's win.
“We’ve created these high expectations and high standards and we have them for ourselves,” said Prescott. “Just as much as the outside world isn’t pleased, we’re not. I guarantee we care a whole lot more than the outside world about what we’re doing.”
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