Joe Milton takes another dig at Patriots while praising Dak Prescott, Cowboys

Joe Milton is having fun with his first few months as a member of the Cowboys, and he isn’t afraid to check his new state of affairs in a constructive method to his first skilled residence.

When the previous Patriots quarterback spoke extremely of Dak Prescott following a Cowboys coaching camp apply this week, Milton famous that the veteran has helped him in a means that his previous staff didn’t.

“Dak is a superb chief,” Milton informed reporters, via Cowboys.com’s Tommy Yarrish. “All respect to him. He actually goes out of his means to assist me, irrespective of if the coach is speaking within the assembly, he actually goes out of his means to assist.

“I’ve been in one other constructing. I understand how that goes. It’s simply very completely different over right here.”

If Milton’s message wasn’t blunt sufficient there, he made his emotions concerning the Patriots clearer when he was requested if he wished a contemporary begin.

“Positively, I most popular it,” Milton replied. “That was one thing me and my staff put collectively. They have been in a position to get it finished, I actually didn’t must do a lot or say a lot. So simply shout out to my agent, that’s just about it.”

Milton, who the Patriots took within the sixth spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft, was New England’s third-string quarterback for practically everything of his rookie season, backing up Drake Maye and Jacoby Brissett. However he received an opportunity to shine within the Patriots’ Week 18 win over the Payments, throwing for 241 yards and a landing to go together with a dashing rating.

Following that efficiency, some presumed that Milton was set to be the Patriots’ major backup at quarterback for the 2025 season. Nonetheless, New England agreed to a take care of veteran Joshua Dobbs on the onset of free company, clouding Milton’s future with the staff.

After a number of weeks of rumors, the Patriots traded Milton to the Cowboys in April in a swap of late-round picks within the 2025 NFL Draft (New England obtained a fifth-rounder, Dallas obtained a seventh-rounder). Greater than a month after the deal, Milton called his trade to the Cowboys a “blessing” for 4 causes: enjoying within the warmth, a dome, for “America’s Workforce,” and getting the possibility to be taught from Prescott.

Milton’s feedback firstly of Cowboys coaching camp aren’t the primary time he’s thrown some shade on the Patriots since he’s been traded. In Might, he favorably compared new Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s offense to the offense he performed beneath with Alex Van Pelt, the Patriots’ offensive coordinator final season.

“It’s means completely different,” Milton mentioned of the Cowboys’ offensive language in Might. “This offense right here brings me again extra to my school days. My final offense was extra everyone get tagged on which routes. This offense right here is extra quick and for certain explosive.”

Milton made an identical remark as he in contrast the 2 offenses once more firstly of Cowboys coaching camp.

“On the Patriots, it was extra everyone telling everyone what they’re doing based mostly off the play, how lengthy the play name was, the play name’s longer,” Milton mentioned. “Over right here, it just about goes again to my highschool and school days, one phrase is an entire idea. I feel studying the offense early like that, and coming in new to an offense, it’s fairly good to have that sort of system.”

Milton will get the chance to be a major backup quarterback in Dallas. He’s at the moment competing with veteran Will Grier for that spot, however Milton is at the moment getting second-team reps and is even expected to get first-team reps in training camp because the Cowboys handle Prescott’s workload.

Prescott mentioned that he’s preferred what he’s seen from Milton thus far, noting that he’s prepared to hunt recommendation.

“Joe is a blast, whether or not or not it’s in conferences, whether or not or not it’s on the sphere, you see the vitality on the sphere, whether or not I’m making a play, Will is making play or he’s in, posing on the sidelines or doing dances after he runs out of bounds or scores a landing.” Prescott mentioned.

“That’s contagious, that’s very contagious. And Joe’s a man that’s going to push me to be higher and every day, and we encourage that within the room, that’s the competitors, that’s a part of it.”