Cowboys' Dak Prescott Responds to Haters: 'I Have the Paper and I'm the One Writing'

After another strong performance in a 41-35 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott made it clear that he isn't listening to the outside noise.

Speaking to reporters following the Cowboys' fourth consecutive win, Prescott insisted that he isn't concerning himself with whether he is being praised or criticized by observers:

"No difference to when they were hating me and calling for my position, honestly. I'm blessed, I'm super blessed, and I think about that each and every day that I wake up, I'm grateful for that opportunity to do that, and I go and attack the day.

"I understand nobody's opinion defines me, that's the great part about life and that's the great opportunity that we all have, that people can say whatever they want, but you know I have the pen, I have the paper and I'm the one writing. So, because I'm playing as well as I am now doesn't mean I'm going to stop, doesn't mean I'm going to listen to them now."

With the Cowboys at 9-3 and Prescott putting up monster numbers over the past month, he has put himself firmly in the NFL MVP conversation.

Over Dallas' first six games of the season, Prescott threw just six touchdowns and four interceptions, and he did not have a 300-yard passing game, but the Dallas offense has transformed for the better over the past six weeks.

In six games since the bye, the Cowboys are 5-1, they are averaging 39.0 points per game and Prescott has thrown for 1,901 yards, 20 touchdowns and two interceptions, while also rushing for a score.

Prescott's success has coincided with a concerted effort to get the ball to superstar wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, who has 56 receptions for 707 yards and six touchdowns, plus a rushing touchdown, since the bye.

Dak has also gotten wide receiver Brandin Cooks, tight end Jake Ferguson and running back Tony Pollard more involved, and it has resulted in the Cowboys offense becoming arguably the best in the NFL.

For the season as a whole, Prescott is completing 70.1 percent of his passes for 3,234 yards, a league-high 26 touchdowns and six picks, putting him on pace for the best season of his career and inserting him into the MVP conversation.

While Dallas is 1.5 games behind the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East lead, it boasts the NFL's best point differential at plus-168.

The Cowboys have feasted on weaker opponents, although they did the same to a Seahawks team currently in playoff position on Thursday, as Prescott threw for 299 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.

The mettle of Dak and the Cowboys as a whole will truly be tested over the next four weeks, as they will face the Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions, all of whom are .500 or better.

If Prescott continues to play well and the Cowboys continue to win, the 30-year-old signal-caller could establish himself as the MVP front-runner.