Brian Schottenheimer knows Dak is playing at a high level, but also knows how hard his quarterback works.
The Dallas Cowboys might be 4-5-1 heading into Week 12, but you could make the case that Dak Prescott, for the most part, has been upholding his end of the bargain this season.
Only a handful of weeks ago, Dak was in the MVP conversation off the back of four straight games of at least three touchdown passes and in three of those four games, had at least a 70 percent completion rate.
It is true that in the past two weeks before the Las Vegas Raiders game, Prescott's form dipped, and to no one's surprise, it coincided with the Cowboys losing back-to-back games, and yes, you can put some of it on the defense, which couldn't stop a nosebleed; therefore, Dak had to be perfect.
But against the Raiders, MVP level Dak was back.
Prescott would finish his night going 25 of 33 for 268 yards and four touchdowns along with a 138.6 passer rating as he completed 75.8 percent of his passes.
Is that good? It seems good, and head coach Brian Schottenheimer - who on Tuesday revealed that his QB is now dealing with a minor hip injury - agrees.
“It's definitely hard, man,” Schottenheimer said on Dak playing at a consistently high level. “But that's what the great ones do, and there's a consistency about it. I think when you look at quarterbacks that are playing good, there's stats that you can always look at, hey, four touchdowns here, whatever it is. But the consistency of what Dak's really done over the course of the year is what I think is so impressive and against some really good competition.
"He's given us a chance in every game to put ourselves for the most part a chance to win. Just proud of him. But I always go back to the work ethic and the stuff that he puts into it during the week, which allows him to go out there and play that way.”
Through 10 games, Prescott has thrown for 2,587 yards, 21 touchdowns to just six interceptions while completing a career high 69.9 percent of his passes, so No. 4 is in a groove.
Part of that is the play-calling and scheme from Schotty, the other is having weapons in CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson and finally a decent run game with Javonte Williams.
Dak, even at the line of scrimmage seems to have gone up a level.
The communication between his offensive line, setting protections, changing the play, and operating it all with such efficiency, he is playing perhaps some of the best football of his career.
But at 4-5-1 it gets lost.
With the Philadelphia Eagles up next, if a healthy Dak can continue to play at this level, and get a win at AT&T Stadium, then maybe the league will sit up and take notice of Prescott's play.
Because Schottenheimer certainly has.