Dak Prescott Says Cowboys Are “Very Close” To Competing With Eagles And Winning Super Bowl
It’s the offseason so the Dallas Cowboys delusion is starting to creep up, again.
Dak Prescott believes the Cowboys are “very close” to being on the same level as the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
“I feel like we compete with the Eagles. We beat them, for the most part, when we played them,” Prescott said Tuesday, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “I don’t want to say, ‘Check the record,’ when the other guy’s holding a trophy right now. So credit to them, they’ve earned it, and they deserve it, by all means.
“But yeah, very close. Even watch the NFC game, the NFC Championship. Those two teams, that we battle against each and every year, a couple of times. As I said, feel confident we’ve gotten the better part, each and every time. To see them in a such a dominating fashion, credit to them. It’s our turn, and it’s on us.”
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The Cowboys are facing an uphill climb in the NFC East after the Eagles won the Super Bowl and the Washington Commanders, led by rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, made it to the NFC Championship Game.
Prescott last played in Week 8 of the 2024 campaign before undergoing season-ending hamstring surgery in November.
The Cowboys quarterback, who will be playing next season in the first year of his $240 million contract, said in December he plans to rejoin the team for April workouts.
After parting ways with Mike McCarthy this offseason, the Cowboys will head into the 2025 with a first-time head coach in former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.
The Cowboys face several free agency decision with running back Rico Dowdle, cornerback Jourdan Lewis and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. Veteran guard Zack Martin could consider retirement. And star linebacker Micah Parsons is in need of an extension.
Both the Eagles, who are bringing back Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley next season, and the Commanders, who will get a chance to build a stronger offensive line around Jayden Daniels this spring, will expect to contend again next season.
