The ESPN morning show “Get Up” proved that point Monday when one of their roundtable discussions centered on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
DALLAS — We’re halfway through June but far from the dog days of summer, at least in the sports world. A pivotal NBA Finals game is happening Monday night. An elimination Stanley Cup Final game is set for Tuesday night. The U.S. Open golf tournament ended in dramatic fashion Sunday. The Boston Red Sox sent Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster trade. The Memphis Grizzlies shipped star guard Desmond Bane to the Orlando Magic. The NBA Draft and free agency are on the horizon. The WNBA is in full swing.
Needless to say, it’s a good time to have a sports talk show.
It’s also, apparently, always a good time to talk about the Dallas Cowboys.
The ESPN morning show “Get Up” proved that point Monday morning when one of their roundtable discussions centered on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. The lower third graphic displayed: “What is Dak Prescott’s legacy right now?”
And it’s that screenshot that drew widespread reaction on social media after it was posted by the sports media blog Awful Announcing. No, people weren’t exactly interested in weighing in on the never-ending narrative surrounding the Cowboys’ signal-caller (hey, we have a whole football season for that).
Instead, the reactions were mostly negative from the standpoint of why the Cowboys were even brought up to begin with.
Check the replies for yourself:
Hey, we get it. Even in Dallas, the around-the-clock obsession — warranted or not — with the Cowboys can get a bit tiresome. Now take that to a national audience, which is either strongly for or against the Cowboys — there’s really no in between — and you’re likely to get a polarizing reaction, especially on June 16 with the start of training camp more than a month away.
To be fair, “Get Up” also talked about several other quarterbacks, not just Prescott. (Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers are quite the talker now, too). And “Get Up” led with the top sports stories of the day, including the NBA playoffs and the U.S. Open.
But ESPN is no stranger to leaning on the Cowboys for plenty of fodder, realizing that Dallas is always a talking point that will grab attention, good or bad. And that’s usually good for a sports talk show, no matter what the sports calendar is looking like.