Dak Prescott gives definitive answer on 2021 season

Dak Prescott had delusions of grandeur for 2021. While the Cowboys won the NFC East, Dallas had bigger dreams than that. Instead of ending their Super Bowl drought, the Cowboys will be watching the remainder of the playoffs from home.

As he stood at the podium following the game, Prescott was dejected. With disappointment taking over every ounce of his body, Prescott gave a definitive summary of the 2021 season for the Cowboys.

“We definitely underachieved, and it sucks,” stated Prescott. “Point blank.”

Many will agree with Prescott. Cowboys faithful certainly believes their favorite team underachieved, while owner Jerry Jones has to be wondering if he could’ve got more bang for his buck. Now, the team must restart the long, winding road to another attempt at the Super Bowl.

The 2021 season was a good one for Dallas, but will be remembered for the demoralizing ending to the year. In the end, it’s just another chapter in heartbreak for Prescott and the Cowboys.

Prescott: ‘Just tough to accept.’

Moreover, Prescott came close to pulling off a historic comeback against the San Francisco 49ers. However, the Cowboys’ poor clock management forced them out of the Playoffs in the first round.

Dallas fought all the way back to a 23-16 deficit and the Cowboys received the ball for their last drive of the game on their own 20-yard line. McCarthy called for a Prescott pass to CeeDee Lamb, which was good for a nine-yard gain, followed by a 10-yard pass to Tony Pollard and nine-yard gain to Dalton Schultz. McCarthy then used the Cowboys’ final timeout with 14 seconds left, his offense setting up at the 50-yard line.

Then, the inexplicable: Prescott on second-and-1 took a quarterback draw up the middle to the 49ers’ 24-yard line, a 17-yard gain that would, in theory, bring the Cowboys out of Hail-Mary range and into reasonable touchdown range. But the offense was unable to get set up for a spike in time to stop the clock, and the Cowboys ended up having no final chance to win.

“We’ve practiced it,” Prescott said after the game, explaining the strange situation surrounding the spike. “You hand it to the center. The umpire, all he has to do is usually come in and tap the ball. Don’t necessarily know exactly … why the hit (with the official) happened, I guess. Yeah, I know he’s going to come in and touch the ball. We could say, yeah he needs to be closer to the ball or whatever, but in hindsight, it’s just tough. Just tough to accept.”