“Yeaaahhhh… here we gooooo!”
For the last two years, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has made his snap cadence famous, shouting those four words prior to getting the snap. Game observers either loved it (mostly Cowboys fans) or hated it (most non-Cowboys fans). The good news for the haters is Prescott’s cadence is going away for the upcoming season.
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New head coach Brian Schottenheimer delivered the surprising news during his press conference for the team’s second week of OTAs that the pre-snap chatter is gone. Prescott and the offense will now have a new cadence before starting each play.
The phrase was made popular by Prescott during his MVP-caliber 2023 season, who explained it’s true meaning that year.
It was a cadence so beloved in area, the local hockey team, the Dallas Stars, adopted it before each power play during home games.
However, if it was a good luck saying in 2023, the moniker didn’t fare as well with the QB, or the team, last year. A 12-5 season two years ago turned a disaster in 2024, where Prescott had a 3-5 record before his hamstring injury forced him to miss the remainder of the season.
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It’s unclear whether it was Schottenheimer, Prescott or new offensive coordinator Klayton Adams’ decision, but it makes sense to make the change. The Cowboys will have a new offense with wrinkles to implement, and using the same cadence no longer fits. It was time for something fresh.
The NFL is also a league that catches onto things quickly and perhaps the other 31 teams picked up on something in Prescott that gave away when the snap was coming. There’s a new regime in Dallas and they’re going in a different direction with the offense, which includes the pre-snap cadence.
No matter the reasons, ‘here we gooooo’ is now gone, baby, gone. Cowboys fans can’t wait to hear what Prescott’s new cadence will be, and maybe this one will catch on as well.
Before it goes away, for your listening pleasure, here’s a chance to listen to some more ‘yeaaaahhhh here we gooooo’s:’
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