The haters were out after a rough 2024 season where Prescott wasn\u2019t great, but the tone has changed once again during a 2025 campaign where the franchise QB played a full year and earned the admiration<\/a> from many inside football’s inner circles. The latest media person to give Prescott his flowers is Chad Ochocinco, who works on Inside the NFL<\/a> and co-hosts a podcast with former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe.<\/p>\n Ochocinco believes more people should be talking about Prescott when it comes to the better quarterbacks in the league.<\/p>\n The reasoning is sound, every time the Cowboys have a chance to contend, Prescott\u2019s play is a big part of the team\u2019s success. Only twice in the veteran signal callers\u2019 career has he missed the playoffs or not had a chance at the postseason heading into the final week of the season. Most seasons, when he\u2019s been healthy for the majority of the year, the Cowboys have made the playoffs.<\/p>\n Some might question the use of \u2018contending for a title\u2019 because Prescott still hasn\u2019t led the Cowboys into the final four at any point in his 10 years in the league, but he\u2019s helped put the team in position to make deep playoff runs, it just hasn\u2019t happened yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n You have to be in it to win it, and Prescott\u2019s played a large role in getting the team into the postseason. Whether he\u2019s played his best football in the playoffs is up for debate, but rational football people will admit that without Prescott, the Cowboys wouldn\u2019t have a chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ochocinco also acknowledges how Dallas needs to improve on the defensive side of the ball to make Prescott\u2019s job easier. After a season where the Cowboys\u2019 offense was near the top of the league, while their defense was one of the worst in the NFL<\/a>, the media personality understands how Prescott can be a top QB but also needs help on the opposite side of the ball.<\/p>\n Is Prescott any good or not, has become an annual topic of the NFL offseason, and it comes with the territory of playing quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. It will also continue until Prescott has the team in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n Ochocinco made it clear where he stands, let the debate rage on.<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770359006_686_86373428007-square-1.jpg\")