Dak Prescott details approach to ending Cowboys' Super Bowl drought

The last time the Dallas Cowboys even reached a Super Bowl, Dak Prescott was in the terrible twos back home in Louisiana.

The Cowboys quarterback celebrated his 30th birthday at the start of training camp. And you can call him a living, breathing barometer of how long it’s been since Dallas finished the season at the top. Their quarterback has had time to grow from toddler to full-grown man looking middle-aged right in the face.

And fans probably don’t need to remind Dak Prescott about the good ol’ days of the Cowboys, aka the 1970s, a dash of the 80s and through Jan, 28. 1996. Super Bowl XXX feels like ancient history.

Prescott talked about how the team holds itself to the highest standards. The faithful probably won’t believe it until the Cowboys make it back to the NFC title game. It’s also been 27 years since that happened.

“At the end of the day, the pressure is what you put on yourself,” Dak Prescott told reporters this week. “I think at the end of the day we gotta understand that our standard is win. It’s simple as that. We hold ourselves to a high standard and high expectations.

“Nobody wants to end this drought more than the guys in this locker room, I can promise you that,” he said. “For us, it’s about making sure that we know our identity,, we believe in our identity as a team, we go out there and play complementary football at all three levels. I think if we do that, from what we’ve built on in the offseason to training camp to now, it’s promising.”

The Cowboys end their preseason schedule with a game Saturday gainst the Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Then it’s on to game planning for a trip to MetLife Stadium to play the New York Giants, Sept. 10. That’s when it starts to count.

And Prescott says he’s got a jump on the regular season because he didn’t play in any preseason games. He’s hoping that the retooled Dallas offense gets off to a better start than in 2022. Prescott hurt his thumb in the season opener, as the Cowboys offense struggled.

He said he’s not feeling that same vibe.

“I feel great about where we are,” he said. “Much different than last year. I think we’ve said it all offseason, spring and in training camp, we’re in a much better place right now than we were at this time last year with the installation and the details of everything. It’s about making sure we’re crossing our T’s and dotting our I’s in this next week before we go in.”