Dak Prescott's Post-Loss Comments Worse Than Latest Playoff Failure

Dak Prescott couldn't bear to see fans throw things at his Dallas Cowboys teammates after yet another end-of-season disappointment.

But he was OK with fans throwing things at the officials?

Prescott admonished fans after they tossed debris onto the field after the Cowboys' 23-17 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card Round. That is, until he learned that the items flying from the stands were actually directed at the refs.

"Credit to them, then," Prescott said of fans throwing stuff at the officials.

What Prescott should've said is that fans should never throw anything onto the field -- ever.

He also should've said that he could understand if fans were directing their anger at the favored Cowboys. The refs didn't blow the game. Prescott and the Cowboys did. They especially blew it at the end, when things got desperate and the situation required some calmness under pressure.

"Prescott’s season came to an end after he decided to run the ball on a quarterback draw with 14 seconds left and no timeouts," wrote Ryan Gaydos of Fox News. "He ran the play successfully but failed to get another play off to stop the clock. A debate brewed over whether the Cowboys’ play-calling at the end the of the game was inept or whether the NFL officials made a mistake by taking too long to officially spot the ball."

And here's some news for Prescott -- some of the fans said that their ire was indeed directed at the Cowboys, as relayed by Jane Slater of the NFL Network.

Is that still OK with the Cowboys quarterback? Or should such fury be directed only toward people Prescott doesn't like at the moment?

Sounds like a problem. It also sounds a lot like social media, which too often tell society, "Act however you wish, as long as you believe what I do."

It also sounds as though Prescott is trying to shift the blame away from his own mediocre performance when the game mattered most. Truth is, the Cowboys are 1-3 in the playoffs with Prescott at QB. No wonder fans literally hurled their cookies.

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Sam Amico spent 15 years covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports and NBA.com, along with a few other spots, and currently runs his own basketball website on the side, FortyEightMinutes.com.