FRISCO, Texas — Earlier this week, Inexperienced Bay Packers go rusher Micah Parsons stated it might be painful to sack Dak Prescott, his good pal and mentor once they have been Dallas Cowboys teammates, once they meet Sunday.
“I hope it isn’t [painful] for me,” Prescott stated Thursday. “And I hope he would not get to me, for one.”
Parsons’ return to face the Cowboys, the workforce that drafted him within the first spherical in 2021 then traded him to Inexperienced Bay on Aug. 28 after the edges could not conform to a long-term extension, has been the story of the week. A lot in order that Prescott’s household has talked about it, too.
“It will undoubtedly be enjoyable,” Prescott stated. “Yeah, it is one me and my fiancée have been simply speaking in regards to the different day and simply all of the reps of follow, going towards Micah in instances when he could not hit me whether or not him getting again there, simply the trash discuss backwards and forwards, me telling him he would not sort out me in any case, he nonetheless cannot deliver me down. You bought to get to that time.
“Simply attending to go on the market and compete with a man that is a superb pal, that I’ve competed with in numbers of how all through this constructing, outdoors of this constructing. Yeah, simply excited to go and have that matchup. However he is obtained 5 guys up entrance, plus tight ends and working backs that he is obtained to get by means of. Then we’ll fear about if he can get to me.”
Prescott has been sacked simply 5 instances in three video games, however he will probably be with out two beginning offensive linemen in proper guard Tyler Booker (ankle) and heart Cooper Beebe (foot) on Sunday. He additionally will not have his high playmaker, CeeDee Lamb, who is predicted to overlook three to 4 weeks with a excessive ankle sprain.
“It takes all of us to guard, myself included,” Prescott stated. “Everyone knows that. Nothing modifications this week. He is a helluva participant. We respect that, and he’ll have some consideration.”
The Cowboys’ protection misses Parsons. It has recorded simply 4 sacks and has allowed 13 go performs of 25 yards or extra on the season.
“You actually cannot dwell on the previous. You actually cannot,” defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus stated. “I do know a number of discuss or chatter on the market about that, however to me, our eyes are ahead. We have now guys within the constructing that we’re teaching, guys are working their tail off and we have got ok go rushers.”
Prescott known as the Packers’ go rush, which has 10 sacks, “nice” — and never simply due to Parsons. Rashan Gary has a league-leading 4.5 sacks.
“On this league, you are often throwing towards the go rush greater than you’re the protection,” Prescott stated. “You activate the tape, and that is what makes this a superb protection. They perceive that. That enables them to be bodily outdoors, bounce issues, get as a lot depth as they should on sure performs which can be a bit of bit extra beneath on man. You are able to do that once you’ve obtained a go rush.”
Prescott stated this isn’t a “Dak vs. Micah” week, simply because it wasn’t that method when Ezekiel Elliott returned in 2023 with the New England Patriots.
“These are by no means the headlines and by no means might be,” Prescott stated. “That is Dallas Cowboys vs. the Inexperienced Bay Packers, and we have got to go get a win.”
However he is aware of this recreation won’t deliver closure to the discuss surrounding the commerce.
“Hey, you bought to ask Jerry [Jones] or Micah. To me, the closure occurred when the commerce occurred,” Prescott stated.
“I doubt will probably be the closure. I doubt you may be achieved with that. Someway, in some way it should get introduced up once more.”
