Three-time Super Bowl champion shares what's driving Cowboys QB Dak Prescott's resurgence

After an underwhelming 2024, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has seemed to regain his swagger.

On Thursday, former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman, a three-time Super Bowl champion, said Prescott's play has impressed him. The Pro Football Hall of Famer also shared something that should leave Dallas fans feeling optimistic about the team's outlook this season.

Troy Aikman suggests Dak Prescott is playing with a greater sense of confidence

"But in addition to how well he's played, I just sense there's a confidence about in the way in which he's playing that I don't want to say I haven't seen it before, but I just feel like he's really dialed in and feeling good about where this offense is going," Aikman told KTCK-AM in Dallas. "And usually to have that, you feel really good about the plays that are coming in and who's calling them."

New head coach Brian Schottenheimer is calling plays for the Cowboys this season. Over the past two seasons, he served as offensive coordinator, but former head coach Mike McCarthy was the play-caller.  

The change seems to be paying dividends for Prescott. Through two games, he has completed 59-of-86 passes (68.6 percent) for 549 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Those numbers are similar to the ones he posted during the first two weeks of the 2023 season, when he finished second in league MVP voting behind Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson.