In what will be a historic result of the 2025 NBA Finals, sports talk shows are still finding themselves talking about Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott's legacy.
Prescott made headlines this week when he was asked about his own legacy. He explained he doesn't really care about how people see him, but for his own sanity, he wants to win a Super Bowl. The hardcore faithful of America's Team has been waiting three decades to get back to the NFC Championship game, and Prescott might be the last hope to get them there before they have to reboot with another QB.
David Helman of Fox Sports claims that if Prescott doesn't win a Super Bowl it will actually be more embarrassing than not completing the same goal as his predecessor and former teammate, Tony Romo.
Dak Prescott not winning a Super Bowl would potentially put him below Romo in Cowboys legacy
Helman's comments are bold if we're being honest.. The barbershop dialogue always go back to the QBs that have won a Super Bowl. While Prescott has said that doesn't care about his legacy, Helman says that he has to win a Super Bowl, or else, Cowboys fans will always mirror him back to Romo, or even worse.
"People have warmed to Romo’s legacy over time, and most acknowledge now that he was a far better player than he often got credit for when he was trying to shoulder the hopes and dreams of America’s Team...The best way to secure (Prescott's) legacy, or to silence the debate about it, would be to win the championship that’s eluded the Cowboys for so long."David Helman
People at least symphathize with Romo because he had to work from the ground up. He also had to endure being chewed out by one of the greatest coaches of all-time in Bill Parcells. Even though Romo never won the big game, or even appeared in it, he still gets tons of credit for breaking multiple franchise records.
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Even though Prescott is on pace to leapfrog Romo in most of those records, his playoff record of 2-5 is a black clould on an otherwise strong resume.
Coming out of Mississippi State as a gifted rookie, albeit an overlooked one, Prescott doesn't seem to have the same sympathy as Romo, who came in as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Illinois.
Prescott has been blasted in the media this offseason for the most ridiculous reasons. That, of course, is nothing new. We still have to remember that he was just behind Lamar Jackson in the MVP race two seasons ago. With an opportunity to grow his resume with CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens as his primary targets, the time is now for Prescott to salvage his legacy.