Cowboys QB Dak Prescott doesn’t see the fan tours at The Star being an issue: “For one, this is all I know. I'm not going to let a couple people touring the building distract me.
I'm present where I am. I think, honestly, it's an excuse. What's the difference in (reporters) coming in the locker room and talking? Guys ***** about that too. And I don't get that.
“It's being professional, some things you deal with. Obviously, I guess, the nature of this organization, the tours are probably 10 times more than other places, if other places are doing them. ... You got to embrace it. Honestly. You can walk by and have a negative mindset about it and allow it to ruin your day, or you can be thankful that you're in an organization that people want to see.
“For me, it's just easy to say ‘What’s up,’ wave and keep walking. I think I've heard you feel like a zoo animal, well, it's like, sometimes I bark back and I say ‘Hey,’ and you just keep rolling. A lot going on, I'm not going to allow a couple of people (walking) through the workplace, there's people on the other side of the building that you don't necessarily know. Is it a distraction when you're grabbing your plate and they're grabbing theirs? It's easy to focus on what you want to focus on, if that's your mindset.”
On if that has played a role in winning and losing:
“I don't think so. If that's the case then the crowd is a distraction when you get out there. It's the NFL. It's a business that those exact reasons that this game is entertaining, that people want to watch it, that you have the fans that you have and you can create the relationships. If you're distracted by that then you're distracted by the fans in any arena you get into.”
