Dak has one more chance to play in the preseason

“From my perspective, there is no urgency in seeing Dak play against Houston,” said McCarthy.

Building Prescott’s workload to throw the ball is a slower process as his shoulder regains full strength.

“The most important thing is to stay the course with your throws,” said McCarthy. “It’s a plan of caution. We really don’t want to put him in a position where he can hurt him again.”

McCarthy also said Prescott will attend Monday’s practice open to the public at the Star, but the quarterback will be limited and kept away from competitive throws.

All of this means that if Prescott doesn’t dress up against the Texans on Saturday, his first competition on an NFL field since his season-ending ankle injury last October will be against Tom Brady and defending champion Tampa Bay. Buccaneers in the NFL. season opening. McCarthy was asked on Monday if a single preseason series could help Prescott overcome some mental hurdles before the season begins.

“I think we would all like that, but it’s not the priority,” McCarthy said.