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Todd Archer
FRISCO, Texas — Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells had a famous saying: Football players play football during football season.
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott wants to play football even though the Cowboys were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Washington Commanders.
«This is my job,» Prescott said. «This is what I love to do. Sitting out last year and the times before, you don’t take getting to play this game for granted. You play every game to win. You play every game with a chance to go to the playoffs or play in the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, and if it’s not the case when we take the field or whenever it may be, I’m thankful for the opportunity to play this game. And I’m not going to ever pass it up.»
Joe Milton III would be possible.
«I want to win,» Schottenheimer said. «So the plan will be to play Dak.»
Why Aubrey’s kicks were off the mark
Brandon Aubrey missed field goal attempts from 51 and 59 yards last week against the Minnesota Vikings, it was almost met with shock because of how good the Pro Bowl kicker has been to start his career.
As Aubrey analyzed what went wrong, it came down to body posture.
«It’s hard to see where your foot makes contact with the ball, but that’s the big one,» Aubrey said. «You have toe, ankle and the sweet spot. So toe pushes it off right. That’s what the case was with the 59. An ankle ball will just be disgusting. I haven’t had one of those. But the first miss [51], I made contact properly, but my body’s just falling off it. That’s the body posture.
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Favorite football memory
«Ever? I would say youth ball. One of my best friends, his name is Jack Scott, he was my running back. The other team that was really good, they were the South Side Raiders. I had a couple buddies who played for them, too. But I handed it to him and he scored and he started talking smack. We’re in like fifth grade and they all surrounded him, started pushing him around. I had to reach in and grab him, and he’s like, I could’ve took ‘em.’ It was funny.»
Prized possession
«I’m not super materialistic. I would just say the relationships that I’ve built in my life.»
Why did you pick your number?
«Eighty-seven, I don’t have a ton of meaning with it, but I’ve been 8 for a long time and that kind of reminds me of my brother [Joe]. I always knew I wanted something with 8 in it. I never played tight end until college. I thought I was going to be a middle linebacker. All my other offers bedsides Wisconsin were for outside linebacker. I said, ‘Well, I’m going to Wisconsin, so I guess I’m a tight end.'»
Which teammate has made the biggest impact?
«There’s two who really kind of like influenced me and I would say — and he probably does not know this — we had an O-lineman, one of my really good friends in high school, his name was James Neuson. He played our senior year with two torn ACLs, just taped them up and played with them. He was like, ‘I don’t have anything after this. This is my football. I love it too much to cheat it. This is my last shot.’
«So I’ve remembered that for a very long time. And also just my brother. I was on a couple teams of his and he’d just beat the s— out of me and finally when we were done he was like, ‘You’re good.'»
