Cowboys QB Dak Prescott reacts to his critics: 'It's fun'

As the quarterback for America’s Team and an eight-year veteran with very few postseason wins, Dak Prescott faces some of the highest levels of scrutiny of any professional athlete.

The commentary surrounding his play took an ugly turn after the 49ers game when former Pro Bowler Donte Whitner said on NBC Bay Area’s postgame show that Prescott “sucks, period.” It was a harsh take, especially coming from a former NFL star, but for the Cowboys star, it was nothing new.

“I’ve been in this organization eight years, whether you b***h about it or not, it’s not going to stop. That’s just how it goes,” Prescott said, via Jon Machota. “To me, it’s fun. Because when things go our way and we win this thing, it’s going to make it all that much sweeter. Say what you want, we get to go out there and we get to do it.”

Prescott bounced back after the 49ers game with a win against the Chargers in which he threw for a season-high 272 yards while rushing for another 40 and a touchdown.

Now, rested and refreshed after the bye week, the QB and his teammates prepare to face the L.A. Rams on Sunday in AT&T Stadium. It’s an important matchup before a two-game stretch of divisional games against the Eagles and Giants.

Criticism of Prescott will inevitably continue until the Cowboys finally end the streak and win a Super Bowl, and even then, the former Bulldog will still have his haters.

Micah Parsons defends Prescott, all pro athletes

Micah Parsons has been a fervent defender of his teammates, Dak Prescott in particular, against critics in the national media, and specifically, former athletes in the media. On his own podcast, Parsons stands up for opposing quarterbacks, even coming off of dominant performances against them.

“That’s one thing that I really feel strongly about is that these guys come and do that, but you wouldn’t like it if somebody came and talked to you like that… You’re doing it publicly where millions of people see it,” Parsons said this week. “Now you’re creating their opinion, their narrative, … and people actually start to believe these people’s opinions. It’s a constant cycle of just bad media, bad people, of tarnishing people’s names.”

Defending his stance against the national media and their “narrative creation,” the former Penn State star launched into a lengthy rant with the Cowboys beat reporters on Wednesday.

“At the end of the day, it’s not about the player. It’s about the person. You don’t know what that person is going through,” Parsons said, via Michael Gehlken. “If I get on my podcast, if I get on TV and go, XO, whatever quarterback, is completely trash. He is s–. He don’t deserve to be out there on the field. He’s not a guy who should be in the NFL.’

“And this guy worked his whole life to get there, make his moment, get drafted, sustain. The hardest part is staying in the NFL, so he’s still here. Somehow, this guy doesn’t deserve to be on the field? What am I to do that? Who am I?”

When Parsons wraps up his playing career, he’s very likely going to join the cohort of former players who comment on the game and its players on national TV. Based on his comments, it appears he plans to deliver his commentary with a large dose of empathy.