Dak Prescott ready to avoid surgery to save Cowboys’ hopeless season

Dallas Cowboys are stumped about how they want to deal with the current Dak Prescott trauma situation. After Prescott’s injury during the Cowboys’ loss to Atlanta last week was revealed to be worse than they thought, all signs pointed to a long recovery.

Now Prescott’s recovery timeline is changing even more.

According to John Machota of The AthleticJerry Jones said during his weekly appearance on 105.3 The Fan that the team is unsure if they are going to place Prescott on injured reserve since he is not interested in surgery and missing time.

You have to admire his willingness to perform for his team even when he physically shouldn’t. But no matter how badly you want to take the field, sometimes leadership knows when to take a step back.

And in the season when Cowboys fell far short of their expectations, it makes you wonder why Prescott risks further damage that could affect his future in Dallas.

It’s one thing if Prescott suffered the injury as the Cowboys were in the midst of a playoff push and had a chance to really change the current trajectory of this season. But that’s not true.

Prescott taking the field against the Philadelphia Eagles this week just doesn’t make sense. I’m not saying Prescott should give up on his team because things aren’t going the way they expected.

I’m saying he needs to take into account that risking his health and risking further injury to himself is not worth the wins and losses. If he plays and the Cowboys miraculously make the playoffs and he tears his hamstring further from the bone, would it have been worth it?

What if he can’t prepare for the playoffs or what if he has to miss time next season due to delayed surgery? Worse, what if it affects his mobility and ability to be the dynamic playmaker he can be for the rest of his career?

It wouldn’t be worth it.

Prescott has had his share of ups and downs this season. He started the year looking like an MVP candidate. Despite the Cowboys’ defeat, he started the season with 1,072 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in the first four games.

Yes, the Cowboys didn’t win, but it wasn’t because of Prescott. But after his strong start, he has cooled off a bit, throwing interceptions in three of his last four games and recording just one win.

Sunday’s game against the Falcons ended a three-game streak with two interceptions in a game. And he’s only had one game this season without at least one pass.

Prescott won’t be the reason the Cowboys win if he plays, and he certainly won’t be the reason they don’t if he ultimately decides to have surgery.

Cooper Rush has emerged as a good backup for Dallas and is 4-1 starting in Prescott’s place. It’s just not worth how bad things could get if he causes more damage by playing useless games.