Prescott’s remark might have been tongue-in-cheek. All through the offseason, nevertheless, the 32-year-old QB has made it clear he believes Dallas is a championship contender.
After the Philadelphia Eagles received their second Tremendous Bowl in February, Prescott said there isn’t a large hole between the Cowboys and their NFC East rival.
Regardless of Prescott’s confidence, it is arduous to check the Cowboys threatening the Eagles or the Rams as one of many NFC’s prime groups.
The Cowboys went 7-10 final season, lacking the playoffs for the primary time because the 2020 season.
Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring damage in 2024, lacking 9 video games. The 2023 second-team All-Professional may rebound with new star large receiver George Pickens. Nonetheless, a training change might make that more difficult.
This offseason, Dallas rookie head coach Brian Schottenheimer changed Mike McCarthy. Whereas it is simply preseason, the staff regarded sloppy within the coach’s first sport. Throughout the 31-21 highway loss to the Rams, the Cowboys dedicated 11 penalties for 83 yards.
The contract standoff with EDGE Micah Parsons, who’s getting into the ultimate 12 months of his rookie deal, is lingering over the team. Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones indicated they hadn’t made any progress earlier than Saturday’s loss.
“I am glad to see [Parsons is] understanding, in form, and feels nice, and so all of that is good,” the proprietor told Kristi Scales of KRLD-FM in Dallas. “And I haven’t got something to touch upon.”
The Rams and Eagles, in the meantime, do not have as many issues because the Cowboys, making their path to a championship appear a lot simpler.
As of Sunday morning, FanDuel Sportsbook offers the Eagles the most effective odds (+360) to win the NFC and the Rams the fourth greatest (+950). The Cowboys have +2200 odds.
Prescott ought to take into account decreasing expectations. It might be difficult for the Cowboys to make the playoffs this season, not to mention the NFC Championship Recreation.
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