It begins mentally because there is no person on this earth more aware of how overpaid some think Prescott is than he is. He was defending his contract before it was done. He is more than aware of the criticism he gets and he does understand that comes with that particular position on that particular team because he directed that at his predecessor before he got drafted. Remember that? He came in eyes wide open about being the DC QB.
When a QB makes a mistake, it does get blown out a little but when he's the 2nd highest paid at the time, it is way out of proportion. Everything is magnified and discussed to death, just like the "slump". It is and always has been inherent in DFW media, they help keep that Cowboys country thing going.
He is overly concerned with making a mistake. You will not see Allen, Mahomes or Rodgers change their game conservatively because they got more money. In fact, they had to get Mahomes under control he was so wild. But then those players can lose the big game and take it in stride but the DC QB has to steel up against it because it will get discussed ad nauseum and in poor proportion to the good things he did. I also think it would have been better if he'd not joined the endorsement circus so quickly as that image thing plays in this as well.
If I were the owner of this team, the first thing I would do is call Prescott in and suggest he do one of two things. Either sell his place and rent and buy somewhere else as home base or when not in season, including OTA's, get the hell out of the Metroplex, it is toxic. Travel all the time and do not read the local rags or access local sports programs.
We hear these players and most celebrities say this all the time "oh that, I don't pay any attention to that. I don't even read or watch that". Liars!!!!! What are you, not human? LMAO, this is the only social media I do but if I were to tell you that I am going on Facebook and start talking about some of the members on here, all of you would sign up just for that. And you folks are anonymous but it is human nature, someone is talking about you, you cannot ignore it. And the more critical, exaggerated or untrue, the more attention we pay to it.
Prescott's brother doesn't do his fighting for him; he responds to how this all affects him. He wanted to be the DC QB since he was a kid, why? Because he saw that job in football as the best to have and very special and he wanted to be loved. That's what drove Don Meredith out early, he could not handle the way he was treated by the fans, his hometown fans.
I do not know how sensitive an individual Dak Prescott is but I do know the stories his high school coach told about his backstage Mom and the battles she fought for him. I know his brother is trying to fight some of those for him right now. I do think he struggles to handle those booing him to look through and see those cheering for him.
They have sports psychologists for a very good reason. And he needs the best one he can find.
