Confident Cowboys roping in the intangibles
Article By viyer.tsn on 12th August, 2010
IRVING, Texas — As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for their 50th season, surprisingly there is nothing brash or cocky about this team.
Instead, there is an air of quiet assuredness in 2010. You can see it resonating with the coaches and players, many who have been with the team for a while now. You also can see it in the proudest Cowboy of them all, owner/GM Jerry Jones.
Jones has been waiting for that next Super Bowl winner nearly 15 years. With the stars potentially aligning for the Cowboys to play for it all in their home stadium, there are reasons to believe in this team.
The Cowboys are quietly confident they can win their first Super Bowl in 15 years. "That's what you're seeing: A trust in the system and a trust in what we're doing," Jones said. "We're getting to take some of things that we were real good at last year and expanding on that. I think it has a lot do with the confidence of the players in the coaching staff."
In addition to being confident, this talented team is showing more of the intangibles necessary to become a championship team:
Resolve. In two of Wade Phillips' three years as the Cowboys' coach, first-place finishes were immediately followed by second-round playoff defeats. Year 2 saw the team finish in third place. Although the team has gone through some adversity, from injuries to criticism, it has avoided calamity through camaraderie.
"We're a confident group, and we've just experienced a lot together," six-time Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten said. "The mindset of us as a football team is strong—strong as it's probably ever been since I've been here."
Experience. With four years of experience in Phillips' defense and Jason Garrett's offense, the players maintain their responsibilities and assignments. There is a trust factor between teammates.
"This team is more...
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Instead, there is an air of quiet assuredness in 2010. You can see it resonating with the coaches and players, many who have been with the team for a while now. You also can see it in the proudest Cowboy of them all, owner/GM Jerry Jones.
Jones has been waiting for that next Super Bowl winner nearly 15 years. With the stars potentially aligning for the Cowboys to play for it all in their home stadium, there are reasons to believe in this team.
The Cowboys are quietly confident they can win their first Super Bowl in 15 years. "That's what you're seeing: A trust in the system and a trust in what we're doing," Jones said. "We're getting to take some of things that we were real good at last year and expanding on that. I think it has a lot do with the confidence of the players in the coaching staff."
In addition to being confident, this talented team is showing more of the intangibles necessary to become a championship team:
Resolve. In two of Wade Phillips' three years as the Cowboys' coach, first-place finishes were immediately followed by second-round playoff defeats. Year 2 saw the team finish in third place. Although the team has gone through some adversity, from injuries to criticism, it has avoided calamity through camaraderie.
"We're a confident group, and we've just experienced a lot together," six-time Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten said. "The mindset of us as a football team is strong—strong as it's probably ever been since I've been here."
Experience. With four years of experience in Phillips' defense and Jason Garrett's offense, the players maintain their responsibilities and assignments. There is a trust factor between teammates.
"This team is more...
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