FRISCO, TX – Coach Mike McCarthy isn’t afraid of his goal for his first season with the Dallas Cowboys: winning a Super Bowl.
“I think a conversation like this frankly, respectfully, is absurd,” McCarthy said when asked about Super Bowl or bust expectations. “If you’re not trying to win the Super Bowl, I don’t even know what you’re doing in it.
“I think that’s what every team starts off the offseason with. The ones that don’t want to talk about it, they’re probably just trying to under-promise, to outdo. But I’ve always been really blunt about that with every team I’ve coached before: we’re here to win a championship. Don’t worry. “
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, McCarthy was not around his team until the end of July, unable to organize a traditional offseason program with a mini rookie camp, organized team activities and a full team minicamp. Meetings and training sessions took place virtually.
He wasn’t using that as a potential excuse. And while the ultimate goal is to play Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida, his immediate goal was Friday’s practice.
“We’re all in a pandemic. Every coach is a coach in this training camp environment,” McCarthy said. “The players are doing a great job with the COVID challenge, and it will be a long, long year, and it will be a huge challenge to get this championship. It’s the reality. But at the end of the day, we’re on it. installation 6, so we have a lot of work to do. “
McCarthy won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium, but the Cowboys haven’t won a Super Bowl – or even played in an NFC Championship game – since 1995. Since the franchise’s last victory at Super Bowl, the Cowboys won just four playoff games.
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