{"id":61237,"date":"2025-06-13T07:56:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61237"},"modified":"2025-06-13T07:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:56:45","slug":"exclusive-george-pickens-says-he-and-dak-prescott-are-already-connecting-and-getting-on-the-same-page-because-this-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=61237","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: George Pickens says he and Dak Prescott are already connecting and getting on the same page because this thing."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys George Pickens Speaks On &#8216;Better&#8217; Dak Prescott Connection originally appeared on Athlon Sports.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UlxIfkDOmw84DgY_SSWbTg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/athlon_sports_articles_610\/86241aa5e61d261b9fe7af72abc82f7f\" alt=\"Cowboys Dak Prescott Breaks Silence On George Pickens Trade - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens has hit the ground running at The Star with his connection with Dak Prescott already on show as minicamp continues.<\/p>\n<p>Pickens has been praised for his route running and touchdown grabs as he and Dak appear to be on the same page already.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s early in the offseason, but the more Pickens is on the field, the quicker he can develop that connection with Prescott and his teammates.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s getting better and better every time, learning the plays, the more I&#8217;m here and then get the minutiae of how he [Dak] wants to run his play, so yeah, we&#8217;re connecting for sure,&#8221; Pickens said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Pickens on one side and CeeDee Lamb on the other, there is a case to be made that Dak has the best one-two receiver punch of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Both are expected to feature heavily in Brian Schottenheimer&#8217;s &#8220;speedy&#8221; offense, and the more Pickens can impress and be dialed in during team meetings, once training camp in Oxnard rolls around, it will be all gas, no brakes for the receiver.<\/p>\n<p>And he&#8217;s already noticing something that Schotty is doing that most coaches don&#8217;t, and it is something fans and media alike have been craving for 24 months.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A lot of motions, a lot of things that you get an indicator on what the defense is doing before you say hike, and some coaches don&#8217;t do that,&#8221; Pickens added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It does seem that Pickens has had about as good a start to life as a Cowboy as he could have hoped, and one underrated aspect is that he has been at OTAs and minicamp and has been on the field.<\/p>\n<p>Speeding up his chemistry with Dak and Co. is only going to manifest good things in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s early, but everything about Pickens so far has been overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cowboys George Pickens Speaks On &#8216;Better&#8217; Dak Prescott Connection originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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