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<\/p>\nThe Cowboys owner\u2019s meltdown on 105.3 The Fan marked just the beginning of what\u2019s become a fascinating saga of quarterback comparisons and criticism.<\/p>\n
Now Jones has stirred the pot again. Speaking on 105.3 The Fan\u2019s \u201cK&C Masterpiece\u201d show Friday, he drew an unexpected parallel between 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong>\u00a0superstar\u00a0Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe looked Mahomes-ish. If you looked at him in college, he did things like Mahomes,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Jones said, recounting a conversation with former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer who told him\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a kid up there at Iowa State that has something different.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The praise for Purdy comes at a peculiar time. Just days earlier, Jones had publicly criticized his quarterback during his explosive radio interview.<\/p>\n When pressed about the Cowboys\u2019 inactive offseason, Jones deflected by highlighting\u00a0Dak Prescott\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0contract status \u2013 not once, but twice. The message was pointed out: As the NFL\u2019s highest-paid player, Prescott\u2019s production needs to match his paycheck.<\/p>\n The numbers reveal a complicated story. While Prescott ranks third in passing yards and fourth with 10 big-time throws according to Pro Football Focus, he\u2019s only 12th in passing touchdowns.<\/p>\n More troubling is his ranking of 16th in yards per attempt and his position near the bottom in interceptions.<\/p>\n Yet context matters \u2013 Prescott operates behind the league\u2019s worst rushing attack, averaging a meager 77.2 yards per game and 3.48 yards per carry.<\/p>\n The timing of Jones\u2019s quarterback commentary adds extra spice to Sunday\u2019s showdown at Levi\u2019s Stadium. The\u00a049ers<\/strong>\u00a0and Cowboys enter the prime-time matchup desperately seeking answers.\u00a0Dallas<\/strong>\u00a0is still reeling from a 47-9 thrashing by Detroit.<\/p>\n While San Francisco aims to recover from a tough loss to\u00a0Kansas City.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jason Garrett<\/strong>, who knows both quarterbacks well, sees mirror images in their current struggles.\u00a0\u201cIt seems like they\u2019re dropping back a little bit more. <\/em><\/p>\n They don\u2019t have that to run the ball play action, keep everybody off balance,\u201d<\/em> the former Cowboys coach told NBC Sports Bay Area about Purdy\u2019s recent challenges.<\/p>\n The statistics back up Garrett\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n Brock Purdy\u2019s completion rate has dropped from 69.4% in 2023 to 63.9% this season. Prescott shows an almost identical decline \u2013 from 69.5% to 63.4%. Both quarterbacks find themselves battling not just opposing defenses, but mounting pressure about their worth.<\/p>\n Prescott\u2019s self-assessment pulls no punches.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d say I\u2019ve played average, and average isn\u2019t good enough right now by any means,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he told reporters this week. \u201cIt\u2019s never been good enough for me. I can\u2019t say that I\u2019ve been happy or excited after any of these games that I\u2019ve played.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Yet history hints at an intriguing subplot. In his two previous meetings with Dallas, Purdy has been nothing short of spectacular\u00a0\u2013 466 yards, four touchdowns, zero interceptions, and a sparkling 120.5 passer rating.<\/p>\n Sunday night offers him a chance to prove Jones\u2019s\u00a0Mahomes<\/strong> comparison right. While Prescott fights to show his worth to an increasingly critical owner.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jerry Jones Sparks Controversy with Bold Plan to Sign Brock Purdy for Record Price in 2025 \u2013 Purdy\u2019s Reaction Leaves Fans Divided! The spotlight in Dallas rarely… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"NFL](\"https:\/\/image-cdn.essentiallysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/imago1051771669.jpg\")
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