Dak Prescott has been a polarizing quarterback ever since he took over as the Dallas Cowboys' starter in 2016.
Those who believe in Dak look at the numbers he's put up throughout his near-decade long career thus far. He's coming off a season in which he led the NFL in touchdown passes, he's a three-time Pro Bowler, and is on pace to shatter every major passing record in Cowboys history,
Those who look to discredit him often cite the lack of success in the playoffs as Dallas hasn't reached an NFC Championship Game in nearly 30 years. One person who won't hear any of the disrespect aimed at Prescott, though, is Cowboys receiver Brandin Cooks, who went off after being asked about the constant criticism of his quarterback.
"It's blasphemy," Cooks said. "It's unbelievable. The guy shows up every year. Year in and year out. Putting up numbers, leading his team. He can't do it all by himself. A lot of those great quarterbacks that I've been with, Tom [Brady] and Drew [Brees] - don't get me wrong, they won a lot of games, won a lot of Super Bowls - but they had a lot of help around them as well, right? Us players around [Dak] also got to step up. So when we hear that disrespect, I take that personally and as his teammates we should take that personally, because at the end of the day, somebody has got to be able to help him get over that hump so we can go win one."
Needless to say that Cooks has the back of his quarterback, and that the Cowboys as a whole rotate around No. 4 and will go as far as he can take them.
