The player both the week on that. Yeah, I mean it's you know, any any of that stuff is any recognition, and it's it's like a little bit of not of respect to what you do, so comes with it. You know this this game kind of flies by it. So to be able to put a little bit of a print on it or your fingerprint on the game is always uh an honor. Some debate just how much of Dak Prescott is a product of the good things that he has around the versus just being a flat out
good quarterback. How do you see it having going up against it? Um? I mean the debate is, you know, as an opponent is not a it doesn't matter. It's kind of void because at the end of the day, he's he's doing a good job. However it's happening. Where do you want to argue if it's a chicken or the egg first? You know, that's you can go in circles about that, but you know, at the end of the day, he's performing, and that's what we're getting ready for.
It is a quarterback who's played well all year, who has a strong running game, um, you know aiden him, who has the best offensive line in the league in front of him, he's got receivers, got a tight end, you know. Uh, and then he's a hell of a player himself, so U I wouldn't waste my time arguing who's you know, was the key to his success. I'm trying to figure out how to stop that success. What do you feel like preparing for the final game of the season where he has such high hopes after the
first month. Yeah, I mean it's you know, it's it's weird. You know, understanding that this is kind of this is that that week, and you understand that here's a lot of teams across the league that are kind of doing the same thing. This, everything that happens this this week is the last of whatever. So today is the last you know, Wednesday practice. You know, you're going through the last of everything, and it's it's a weird, um feeling.
It's a little disappointing, but um, you know, at the end of the day, we got a game to play and we're trying to get ready to get our minds in the in the right um mind frame we to go out there and compete. Um. But you know, obviously this this whole week is kind of a harsh reminder that you know, you didn't reach what what you set out to Earlier in the spring, we're expecting to see
their starters. UM. Anybody else who comes in, we'll just suggest to you since you came here, that's going to playoffs. Aren So I mentioned that typically frustrating money of big cope. UM, you know, I mean this, it's weird. I recognize how fortunate I was as a young player to be in a situation where four out of the first five years I played in the league, we were in the super Bowl and in the playoffs. Um. Obviously the last three years haven't been. Um, but that's on part for you know,
a guy who's played eight years in the league. UM, it's it's a hard thing to do. Winning in this league is not easy, and I recognize that. So, you know, although it's frustrating, UM, I do understand that there's a process to to building teams. There's a process to win it. Right now, you know we're going through that. I see, uh hopeful because I see you know the pieces we have and which direction this team is training in, and
I like where we're at. So UM, you know, with that in mind, it's just, you know, a game of patience to be so durable since you came in in three years you played on subce. Now, yeah, I think it's um, you know, it's just a blessing really, just being able to have good health. That's the number one thing, uh in this game is you know, um, your availability. And I've been able to uh play in every game since I've been here. Hadn't been the case when you know,
before I got here. So I don't know, you know what it is, but you know, I'm definitely blessed. Are you doing anything different or is it just kind of luck. I think it's a little bit of luck. I am taking care of my body probably a little bit more when you talk about it's kind of the the marathon that is the season, especially feeling better in the ladder ends. But you know, you don't miss games because of you know, small things you miss games could big injuries and those
things you don't avoid. You know, there's nothing you can do to avoid, though, So it has been a little bit of luck to give fourteen career interceptions. I think you six touchdowns. How do you how do you can for the next pretty high number. I mean, you know, I like to think I'm a decent ballcare. The hard part is getting them, so but you know, it's I've always been taught to when you get a chance to get the balls a defenders. Scoring on defense is something
that can blow a game wide open. When when you score on defense or even on special teams you have returned for a touchdown, the chances of your team winning goes way up. So anytime we get an opportunity, Um, you know, I've always been taught to try to try to get into the end zone. Just carry the ball from some point ye see for high school. Yeah, so they only threw me like two routes, a little bubble
screen and a go That's about it. So yeah, running with the ball something had something I was used to. How significant was that laws in Dallas ten point leaders as it proteins to kind of setting it to for
the rest of the season. Um yeah, I mean, I'm not sure Howard Howard um necessarily carried over for the rest of the season, but I think it was a game where um, like you said, we had a ten point lead, let it slip, um laying the game, didn't win in overtime, and obviously didn't come out with the win. So it's one of those games where we had to learn how to finish. UM. And it's just small plays here there UM, some of the plays they earned, you
know as we go back and watch the tape. UM, But there are there are a couple of plays here there where we could have helped ourselves. UM. But that's you know, that's one of those lessons you learned. It's a tough UM, tough team. We're on the road in the division. UM, it was just one of those battles you want to you want to get back. But UM, it's a lesson learn for this team. Said last week that there are about six up plays that that seem
to change the alcohol this season. Do you it as that close to you a few plays away from I mean where you want to be. Yeah, I mean it's if you look at the majority of our losses, you're talking about one play, um that we'll probably change those two wins. And that's just how close the margin of error has been for this team, UM this entire year. And the ball really hadn't bounced our way. UM. Some of them were self inflicted UM issues, whether we penalty
is big plays, turnovers or whatever. UM. But then there are a couple where the ball just literally didn't go in our direction, that the other team made some some great plays, and um, you know, we lost a tight game. That's the NFL. But UM, I think everybody kind of feels like, as you watch the tape, we're not far
from where we need to be. That marginal area has just been, you know, pretty pretty tight, especially with all the adversity we've we've had with injuries, Lane Johnsons been out obviously, Carson being a rookie quarterback, and the growing pains and all that stuff, all that stacked against that that, um, that marginal area gets a little bit smaller. Yep.