Dak Prescott ready to turn corner and end Cowboys' Super Bowl drought

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Dak Prescott had fair warning before his first meeting with reporters at training camp that Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy had just delivered his best line so far in California.

Something about quarterbacks being the key to winning Super Bowls.

Dallas is the most overdue among the NFL's storied franchises for a trip even close to that far in the playoffs. That's part of why the star QB got a heads-up from the public relations staff before stepping to the podium.

Prescott knew what his coach was saying.

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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys throws a pass during training at River Ridge Fields on August 1, 2022 in Oxnard, California.  (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

"I feel like we talked about that in a lot of conversations," Prescott said. "Obviously the old saying, defense wins championships, it’s true. And when he says quarterbacks win the Super Bowl, it means they have to make big plays in big moments in games like that."

For all the talk about the Cowboys not getting off the snap in time for a final play in a 23-17 home wild-card loss to San Francisco last January, most of it hasn't been whether Prescott ran too far trying to set up one last throw to the end zone.

Maybe it was a moment of imprecision in a big game for Prescott. Maybe not. But it came after plenty of other misfires for an offense that deteriorated from one of the best in the NFL early in the season to one of the most inconsistent late.

McCarthy was asked two days into camp where he thinks the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year can improve as Prescott, the starter since Week 1 of his first year, turns 29