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Dak Prescott is off to a great start this season, and when he's healthy I think he's proven he can be a top-10 quarterback. But is knowing he and the offense have to be near perfect and score 30 points a game going to add additional strain and pressure? And in turn could that lead to more risk-taking and mistakes? – David Carter/Memphis, TN
Mickey: Well, you got thus right, the pressure most definitely is on this offense to score Thirty something in order to give the Cowboys a chance to win. But then, if you ask Dak, he will probably tell you he feels pressure no matter what to score on every possession. That's how he is wired. Even after the Bears game, Dak said, it's not OK for the offense to score just 14 points, not with this offense and players the Cowboys have. But tell you this, and learned this from Tony Romo, quarterbacks knowing they must score when trailing will take chances trying to fit balls in instead of checking down in normal circumstances. Part of weighing the percentages, you know, the risk-reward
Tommy: Even if the Cowboys had one of the best defenses of all time, the answer would be yes. There's always going to be a ton of pressure on Dak Prescott no matter what because of his position in the offense. Realistically, the expectation of hanging up 30+ a game isn't a fair one to place on any offense around the league. It's not going to happen each and every week. That just means you absolutely have to find a way to improve defensively and use the age-old term that all coaches strive for: Complimentary football. Dallas has not played it very well through three games, and they'll need to if they want to alleviate the pressure not just on Prescott, but on themselves as a team.
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