It’s been almost 30 years since the Dallas Cowboys won their most recent Super Bowl. Eight head coaches, four quarterbacks, and dozens of players have passed through their ranks, but the team has not been able to return to the NFL championship game. Legendary Darren Woodson thinks he knows why.
Woodson was a pillar of the team that won Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX, with Troy Aikman as quarterback and Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer as head coaches. Woodson retired in 2003 as the team’s leader in tackles, although that has not earned him a Hall of Fame induction.
After his retirement, Woodson went into the real estate business, but he maintains close contact with the franchise. From his offices at Dallas Cowboy World Headquarters – The Star, the former linebacker has a perfect view of the training camp and believes he knows what the team needs to succeed and that the Kansas City Chiefs have plenty of it.
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The 90s mentality
In an interview with All City DLLs, Woodson compared the current Cowboys to the team he was part of 30 years ago. Back then, “You understood what the mentality was, and I’m not sure that they’re there right now. That’s the problem,” the former player explained.
Woodson explained that winning a Super Bowl requires a level of commitment “you cannot believe.” In his opinion, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has that type of commitment to winning and to his team, which is why he will play in his fourth Super Bowl this Sunday.
“Mahomes’ commitment to that organization and to those players… it takes that type of commitment,” said Woodson. “And when they see him play at the highest level, do the right things in the offseason, and prepare, that’s what it takes. And I’m not sure what the Cowboys have or how they look at it.”
The quarterback is not the problem
Despite everything, Woodson does not believe that the problem is Dak Prescott. “I know this, I look out the window; my office oversees The Star’s practice field. I see him [Prescott] out there all the damn time, all the time, right?” Woodson assured.
While Woodson sees Prescott’s commitment to winning, he doesn’t see the same in the rest of the team. “I know he’s got it. Does everybody else have it right? And that’s the thing, you can’t [tell],” said the former player.
He noted that not all players show up for voluntary or mandatory offseason camps, and that will have to be a priority for new head coach Brian Schottenheimer; otherwise, it will be the same old story for the Cowboys.
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