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Dallas Cowboys: 3 Reasons Dak Prescott will rebound in 2018

By Stephen Forsha

SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 09: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys warms up prior to the start of an NFL preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 09: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys warms up prior to the start of an NFL preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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Many were not happy with the sophomore season of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. Can the QB1 regroup and be the player he was his rookie season?

Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Dak Prescott had a memorable rookie season in 2016 where he was the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year, being a big part of the Cowboys winning the NFC East for a second time in three seasons.

Then came the 2017 season, and with a circus of suspensions and battles in the media, Prescott dropped a couple rungs on the NFL quarterback ladder. The Cowboys missed the playoffs, and the play of the Mississippi State product wasn’t as solid as it was the previous season.

Let’s get this straight off the bat — Prescott deserves to be the starting quarterback for the Cowboys, and there isn’t a quarterback currently on the roster who will take that spot if Prescott gets back to how things were when he was a rookie. Prescott will have to adjust to some differences on the offensive roster this season, but in the long run, the team could and should end up being better than the 9-7 squad they were last season.

Prescott finished the 2017 season by playing in all 16 games for the Cowboys, attempting 490 passes and completing 62.9 percent of them for 3,324 yards, 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He averaged 207.8 yards per game through the air and averaged nearly 31 attempts per game.

Those numbers dropped from his rookie season of 2016, but the one number that stands out the most is his total interceptions in 2017 where Prescott had the aforementioned 13 picks, compared to his first NFL season when he had just four. That’s a big difference, especially since in 2016 he averaged 28.7 attempts per game.

Sometimes a dip in the stats happens to the best of players in their second season of pro football, and for Prescott, that is what happened to him. The 2018 season has a lot of potential if the Cowboys offense can stay healthy and if Prescott can mesh with his new wide receivers. Being just the third season for Prescott, don’t expect to see a further dip in his overall numbers.

The interceptions could still be there as he becomes accustomed to throwing the football to Allen Hurns, Deonte Thompson and Michael Gallup, but don’t count Prescott out just quite yet because he’s capable of doing big things for the Cowboys.

It is just a matter of time for the offense to put everything together, and here are three reasons Prescott can be successful in 2018.

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