Should Dak Prescott call out Dallas Cowboys coaching staff?

Elite quarterbacks have always been willing to stick their neck out when their team needs it and the Dallas Cowboys could use Dak Prescott to do just that.

It’s often seen as ugly but there are times a player calling out his coaching staff has actually worked. Take for instance Aaron Rodgers recently putting rookie head coach Matt LaFleur on blast for several things — including an issue with audibles as well as them going too hard on kickoffs in practice.

Their issues continued into the regular season as the two were seen yelling at one another during a game and afterward Rodgers said they weren’t “yelling how much we love each other.”

Some questioned if the relationship between the two would work and rightfully so. However, the two seem to have figured it out and they have their Packers off to a good start. As for the Dallas Cowboys, they’re 3-3 after three-straight losses, including one to the Packers.

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Dallas has struggled for years trying to beat Green Bay and they’ve had even less luck trying to find some fire on the field when they need it most. Perhaps they could look to the very team that continually upsets them for some guidance.

Currently, one of the biggest issues Dallas has is their coaching staff and front office is stuck in a time warp. They continue to think the only way to win games is to continually run the ball for four yards at a time and hope things break in their favor at the end of a close game.

After that philosophy once again failed them, the Cowboys seem to be doubling down as Stephen Jones went on 105.3 The Fan and said the team normally wins when “Zeke gets 30-plus touches.” He also said he feels “great” about Jason Garrett as the head coach after watching the team get bullied by a winless team — and after seeing defensive players refuse to shake Garrett’s hand late in the loss.

With all this being said, it’s clear that the Cowboys need something to shake them out of this redundant slumber of a game plan they have. And that’s where the Rodgers/LaFleur schism comes in.

Rodgers is an elite player and a team leader. He wasn’t happy with how his team was practicing and understood they needed to make a change in order to win games. He then acted upon that and stuck his neck out there by calling out the coach.

Sure, it could have blown up in his face but it didn’t. Instead, it helped the team get on the same page and start to win games.

Dak Prescott, who wants to be paid like an elite quarterback, needs to follow this lead. As the face of the Cowboys — yes he is the face even if Jones and Garrett think it’s Zeke — he needs to put the coaching staff on blast. He needs to let them know that their gameplan is predictable and that they need to stop thinking the one and only way to win is to pound the rock.

As for Elliott, this isn’t saying he shouldn’t be utilized. Instead, it’s saying he should be fully utilized. Zeke is a great runner but he’s also dangerous as a receiver. Getting him out into open space and one on one with linebackers or defensive backs would be a huge advantage for him and the Boys.

It’s clear now that Garrett and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore are still stuck in the past with their playbook. This is more discouraging than ever given the flashes Moore showed in Week 1 and Week 2.

They need more of that and if the coaches won’t call those plays, Dak needs to step up and demand they do it. That’s what leaders are supposed to do. Just ask Aaron Rodgers.