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How realistic are the Cowboys Super Bowl chances?
Mike Florio reacts to Dallas Cowboys lineman Tyler Smith's comments regarding his team's chances to hoist the Lombardi Trophy next February.
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Tyler Smith: Super Bowl 'a realistic goal' for Cowboys in 2025
The Dallas Cowboys failed to make the playoffs in 2024, but fourth-year guard Tyler Smith isn't afraid of setting lofty goals for the 2025 NFL season. Smith was asked Sunday after the Cowboys arrived in Oxnard, California for training camp what his expectations were for the upcoming campaign. "Super Bowl champions," Smith replied, per ESPN's Todd Archer. "That's always the expectation." Smith insisted the Cowboys winning a championship for the first time since Super Bowl 30 – which was played in 1996 to put a bow on the 1995 NFL season – is "a realistic goal." Why? "Because we can win a Super Bowl. Why not? Why can't we win?" he said. "Do you think it's unrealistic?" To Smith's point, the Cowboys made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons before their 7-10 finish last season. They failed to advance past the divisional round in any of those appearances but posted a 12-5 regular-season record each campaign. T.J. WATT CONTRACT: Why Micah Parsons is winner after Steelers star signs Meanwhile, Dallas' 2024 season was derailed by a midseason five-game losing streak, during which starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. Prescott said ahead of training camp he is fully recovered from that injury. His presence should provide the Cowboys with more stability at quarterback after they leaned on Cooper Rush and Trey Lance to close the 2024 campaign. Smith also believes the additions of wide receiver George Pickens and first-round guard Tyler Booker will bolster an already strong Dallas offense. "I think we built a great core on offense; the addition of George and all the other key pieces," Smith said. "I think drafting Booker, he's going to be a hell of a guy just to bolster the front line. And we have many guys across the board, but those are some of the guys who are the key pieces on what we do this year." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tyler Smith says Cowboys Super Bowl win is an 'expectation'
USA Today
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Tyler Smith: Super Bowl 'a realistic goal' for Cowboys in 2025
The Dallas Cowboys failed to make the playoffs in 2024, but fourth-year guard Tyler Smith isn't afraid of setting lofty goals for the 2025 NFL season. Smith was asked Sunday after the Cowboys arrived in Oxnard, California for training camp what his expectations were for the upcoming campaign. "Super Bowl champions," Smith replied, per ESPN's Todd Archer. "That's always the expectation." Smith insisted the Cowboys winning a championship for the first time since Super Bowl 30 – which was played in 1996 to put a bow on the 1995 NFL season – is "a realistic goal." Why? "Because we can win a Super Bowl. Why not? Why can't we win?" he said. "Do you think it's unrealistic?" To Smith's point, the Cowboys made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons before their 7-10 finish last season. They failed to advance past the divisional round in any of those appearances but posted a 12-5 regular-season record each campaign. T.J. WATT CONTRACT: Why Micah Parsons is winner after Steelers star signs Meanwhile, Dallas' 2024 season was derailed by a midseason five-game losing streak, during which starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending hamstring injury. Prescott said ahead of training camp he is fully recovered from that injury. His presence should provide the Cowboys with more stability at quarterback after they leaned on Cooper Rush and Trey Lance to close the 2024 campaign. Smith also believes the additions of wide receiver George Pickens and first-round guard Tyler Booker will bolster an already strong Dallas offense. "I think we built a great core on offense; the addition of George and all the other key pieces," Smith said. "I think drafting Booker, he's going to be a hell of a guy just to bolster the front line. And we have many guys across the board, but those are some of the guys who are the key pieces on what we do this year."
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Tyler Smith: Super Bowl is "realistic goal" for Cowboys
With the launch of training camps comes unbridled optimism, for most teams. Cowboys guard Tyler Smith is feeling that optimism about his own team, even if it's been 30 years since Dallas advanced to the NFC Championship. Asked about his team's goals for 2025, Smith said this, via Todd Archer of "Super Bowl champions. That's always the expectation." It's the expectation for plenty of the 31 teams that eventually won't make it to the top of the mountain. "I think it's a realistic goal, yeah," Smith said. Why is it realistic? "Because we can win a Super Bowl," Smith said. "Why not? Why can't we win? Do you think it's unrealistic?" It's realistic, technically. They are one of the 32 teams that have a chance to do it. Whether they'll be good enough to overcome the elite teams in the NFC and then to outscore the eventual AFC champion is a different issue. "I think we built a great core on offense; the addition of [receiver] George [Pickens] and all the other key pieces," Smith said. "I think drafting [guard Tyler] Booker [in the first round], he's going to be a hell of a guy just to bolster the front line. And we have many guys across the board, but those are some of the guys who are the key pieces on what we do this year." Smith isn't wrong. But there are many variables, starting with health. A rash of injuries can derail expectations. Even if the Cowboys manage to avoid losing key players for extended stretches, can they compete with the likes of the Eagles, Lions, Buccaneers, 49ers, Rams, Commanders, Vikings, Packers? While the team's three decades of Super Bowl futility are irrelevant to whatever happens this year, it's hard to forget about the forgettable seasons. Hovering over all of it is whether the front office can get linebacker Micah Parsons's contract situation resolved. Even if he shows up on Monday, he likely won't be practicing until a deal is done. And that could be enough to make an early-season win become a loss, with that loss being the difference between winning the division or missing the postseason entirely. They'll have a great opportunity, right out of the gates. They start the season in Philadelphia. Beat the Eagles, and they'll be on their way. Either way, there will still be 16 more games to go. Which will include contests against all teams from the NFC North (which sent three teams to the postseason in 2024) and the AFC West (which did the same). How realistic their chances are in January will depend directly on what they do from September through December. Still, July is the time for seeing the glass as half full. Even if, yet again, it comes up empty.
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Tyler Smith: Super Bowl is "realistic goal" for Cowboys
With the launch of training camps comes unbridled optimism, for most teams. Cowboys guard Tyler Smith is feeling that optimism about his own team, even if it's been 30 years since Dallas advanced to the NFC Championship. Asked about his team's goals for 2025, Smith said this, via Todd Archer of 'Super Bowl champions. That's always the expectation.' It's the expectation for plenty of the 31 teams that eventually won't make it to the top of the mountain. 'I think it's a realistic goal, yeah,' Smith said. Why is it realistic? 'Because we can win a Super Bowl,' Smith said. 'Why not? Why can't we win? Do you think it's unrealistic?' It's realistic, technically. They are one of the 32 teams that have a chance to do it. Whether they'll be good enough to overcome the elite teams in the NFC and then to outscore the eventual AFC champion is a different issue. 'I think we built a great core on offense; the addition of [receiver] George [Pickens] and all the other key pieces,' Smith said. 'I think drafting [guard Tyler] Booker [in the first round], he's going to be a hell of a guy just to bolster the front line. And we have many guys across the board, but those are some of the guys who are the key pieces on what we do this year.' Smith isn't wrong. But there are many variables, starting with health. A rash of injuries can derail expectations. Even if the Cowboys manage to avoid losing key players for extended stretches, can they compete with the likes of the Eagles, Lions, Buccaneers, 49ers, Rams, Commanders, Vikings, Packers? While the team's three decades of Super Bowl futility are irrelevant to whatever happens this year, it's hard to forget about the forgettable seasons. Hovering over all of it is whether the front office can get linebacker Micah Parsons's contract situation resolved. Even if he shows up on Monday, he likely won't be practicing until a deal is done. And that could be enough to make an early-season win become a loss, with that loss being the difference between winning the division or missing the postseason entirely. They'll have a great opportunity, right out of the gates. They start the season in Philadelphia. Beat the Eagles, and they'll be on their way. Either way, there will still be 16 more games to go. Which will include contests against all teams from the NFC North (which sent three teams to the postseason in 2024) and the AFC West (which did the same). How realistic their chances are in January will depend directly on what they do from September through December. Still, July is the time for seeing the glass as half full. Even if, yet again, it comes up empty.
