Earlier this month, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suggested that moves made by Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones throughout the offseason are why Prescott has embraced a “Super Bowl or bust” mentality heading into the 2026 season.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Prescott expanded on why he’s confident the Cowboys could end their championship drought this coming winter.
Dak Prescott repeats that Jerry Jones has “urgency” to win now
“I can’t give enough credit, honestly, to [second-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer] and the Joneses,” Prescott said, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I don’t think I’d be saying the goals and saying them as confidently and trying to manifest without the things that they’ve done, the decisions they’ve made, the signings they have [made], the extensions they’ve given to certain guys. They understand what we’re trying to do and the urgency in it. I think it’s as much as Jerry ever has in my tenure here.”
Specifically, Jones hired former Philadelphia Eagles defensive passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach Christian Parker to replace often-criticized defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus this past winter. The Cowboys then made numerous roster additions to bolster their defense.
Most recently, Dallas signed veteran pass-rusher Von Miller this week. Even after that transaction became official, Jones teased that he could make a “substantive” move to land a defensive player before the in-season trade deadline arrives in November.
Dak Prescott reflects on what Cowboys achieved during training camp
According to the Cowboys’ website, Prescott said on Thursday that he feels the team has enjoyed a “successful” training camp.
“You can’t hang your hat on everything we did is exactly what we’re going to do, we’re going to move forward and this is the team and we don’t need to get any better, because that’s absolutely not true. We’ve still got two more weeks of training camp,” Prescott added. “I’d say a successful start to training camp, right where we need to be in the sense of growing.”
The Cowboys have not played in an NFC Championship Game since they won the Super Bowl in January 1996, and Prescott has a career record of 2-5 as a postseason starter. Nevertheless, he seems as confident as ever that Dallas can emerge as the last team standing this coming February.