ESPN debates Dak Prescott’s legacy entering 2025 season

Dak Prescott is entering his 10th year in the NFL, and the pressure is mounting on the Cowboys QB. Last week, Prescott addressed the questions surrounding his legacy with the organization.

“I wanna win a championship,” Prescott said. “The legacy and the things, and whatever comes after I finish playing, will take care of itself. I wanna win a championship. Be damned if it’s just for my legacy, for this team, for my personal being, for my sanity — the legacy will take care of itself. I have to stay where my feet are.”

The Cowboys have reached the NFL Playoffs five times in Prescott’s nine seasons with the team. They have only won two games during that stretch and never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs.

In turn, some fans have begun to question if Prescott is capable of leading the Cowboys to success in the postseason. Clearly, Prescott has heard their criticisms.

The outside noise only grew louder last season after Prescott posted career-lows in his passer rating and his touchdown-to-interception ratio. Prescott played in eight games before suffering a season-ending hamstring injury.

Now, the 31-year-old QB is determined to have a bounce-back season. On Monday, ESPN’s Get Up crew weighed on Prescott’s future with the team and his legacy, in general.

“Prescott’s legacy right now, he’s a very rich man who’s a very good player, but like Tony Romo before him, there’s one big thing missing from the résumé,” Mike Greenberg said in reference to Prescott’s lack of playoff success. “Let’s see if he can do it.

“They have a good enough team that they can be in the playoffs this year. That’s when it starts. That’s when the evaluation of Dak Prescott moving forward starts; once they get to the playoffs. If they miss the playoffs, I think that’s a flop. But if they get there, they have to start winning some games once they get there.”

Greenberg wasn’t the only one who emphasized the importance of Prescott’s postseason play. Damien Woody also put plenty of weight on the playoffs, while saying that Prescott is well-aware of this.

“He’s heard all the noise,” Woody said. “He understands it. You can just tell by his facial expression when he talks about legacy, he knows it starts after the regular season. He’s done everything as far as regular season is concerned.

“When it comes to the Dallas Cowboys and you talk about quarterback play, in particular, your legacy starts in the postseason. That’s where Dak Prescott has come up short.”