Why does Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott believe he’s been playing so well? Dad strength

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is still riding the emotional high of announcing to the world about the upcoming birth of his baby girl with girlfriend Sara Jane Ramos.

It’s news that they, their families and friends have known for quite some time but they made a public acknowledgment on social media on Saturday.

And he is still on Cloud Nine.

“It’s super exciting. It really is,” Prescott said. “I actually wanted a girl, part of it I think was not to get excited for a boy. No, I did want a girl. I do. I’m blessed. Thankful. Everyone knows what my Mom means to me. Being able to raise a little girl, I’m excited for the challenges.

“It’s not going to be easy, especially being my daughter or being a Prescott, but I’m looking forward to every bit about it. As I just eluded to, God’s timing. Blessed, super blessed to have that responsibility, but at the same time to have the opportunity to start a family and bring a child into this world. I’m blessed.”

Prescott said they were not hiding the news, but they waited to make the announcement to protect his fiance from any possible negative interaction on social media.

“It’s about protecting her and understanding fans can be fans,” Prescott said. “There’s no reason for them to be bothering her, for her to get the nasty messages that people want to send me that I deserve and no one else does. I think that’s part of it.

“I think the main reason was she was tired of hiding it in pictures. The bump is a little bit too big and hard to hide.”

The baby is due in early March and Prescott believes this is the perfect time for him to start of family. He is in eighth season and turned 30 in July.

“It would have been harder earlier in my career,” Prescott said. “It comes with growth, with growing up. It comes with life. Something I’m super excited about, super blessed. I can’t image, honestly, being in this position, being blessed like this earlier in my career. God’s timing is everything.

“I credit Sarah Jane in the sense of allowing me to focus on what I want to, especially knowing what this means to me. That’s who deserves a lot of credit for me being able to balance this.”

Balance is the appropriate word for Prescott and the baby announcement considering his standout play over the last six games that has him smack dab in the middle of the league MVP conversation.

Prescott has a passer rating of 122.6 with 1,874 yards, 18 touchdowns and two interceptions to lead the Dallas Cowboys (8-3) to five wins during that span.

He is ranked by Pro Football Focus as the highest-graded quarterback in the NFL

Even Prescott acknowledged he’s playing the best football of his career.

Why?

“It’s the Dad strength, is why I’m playing that way,” Prescott said.

But as far as the MVP talk is concerned, the soon-to-be father has bigger goals in mind.

“It means I’m playing well. Simple as that,” Prescott said. “I’m about one goal and it’s a big team goal and I know if my name’s in there that means we’re playing well. So that’s great. But at the end of the day we’re just trying to build. I mean being eight years into this thing, it’s about building and building and making sure we’re getting better and better each and every week and getting hot right when we need to be.”

When the Cowboys (8-3) need to be and where they want to be in the playoffs and playing for a Super Bowl title in February.

So maybe when the baby girl comes in March he will have ring with a diamonds and personal to present to her.