ONXARD, Calif. \u2013 The Dallas Cowboys wrapped their third training camp practice on Thursday in Oxnard, California, implementing red-zone drills and shells. <\/p>\n
Quarterback Dak Prescott, entering his 10th NFL season, spoke to the media after practice, sharing his perspective on the team\u2019s early intensity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese last three practices, the competition is high, the competition makes practice fun,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cIt raises everybody\u2019s level and standard, and that\u2019s all you can ask for. It\u2019s been a good three days, but not anything that anybody\u2019s complacent or content with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Recent sessions saw tempers flare with multiple scuffles. While offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer stressed that punches, especially without pads, are unacceptable, Prescott appreciated the edge. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s a good thing,\u201d said Prescott. \u201cMaybe one of them we had some punches going, but other than that, it\u2019s football, it\u2019s high emotions. You got guys out here practicing and competing for their life, competing for jobs, you\u2019ve got to have that edge. I think that\u2019s a difference. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the difference right there, is how passionate these guys are. I mean, they\u2019re being taught and being told to compete every day, and some guys compete different ways, right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Schottenheimer\u2019s offense emphasizes pre-snap deception, using motion, shifts, and varied formations to disrupt defensive alignments. <\/p>\n
Prescott shares that he likes Schottenheimer\u2019s offensive approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it\u2019s great,\u201d said Prescott. \u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s going to help us out a lot, but it\u2019s something that we\u2019ve also just got to make sure that we\u2019re not just living only in that. We got to get up there and snap it sometimes as well, and that\u2019s kind of been the point of using that is you don\u2019t know really what when we\u2019re going to motion, when we are not, we\u2019re gonna hit you with something fast, so it\u2019s just another great weapon.\u201d <\/p>\n
This strategy aims to keep defenses off balance, blending quick plays with calculated misdirection.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on his severe leg injury from last season, Prescott talked about how he\u2019s maintaining his aggressive style. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s about trusting the rehab process, which I have,\u201d Prescott said. \u201cI can\u2019t say, OK, the (hamstring) is good and I don\u2019t need to run anymore. Well, no, I need to continue to be pushing running. I need to continue to do things that has gotten me to this point, gotten my health to this because it\u2019s only gonna get me healthier and it\u2019s gonna allow me to do the things that I wanna do during the season, throughout the season. And obviously, limit any risk of anything else or re-injuring anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
At this point in the offseason, you can always count on one question to be asked related to Super Bowl chances.<\/p>\n
On the Cowboys\u2019 Super Bowl chances, Prescott reinforced teammate Tyler Smith\u2019s bold stance. <\/p>\n
\u201cHell yeah, if he doesn\u2019t believe it or anybody in the locker room don\u2019t believe it, then I asked them to get out. And Schotty said it day one, we showed up. If you don\u2019t want to win a Super Bowl, don\u2019t think we can win a Super Bowl, then don\u2019t come to Oxnard, and you\u2019re in the wrong place,\u201d Prescott said. \u201dWe know the standard when you wear the star, we know the expectations. If guys don\u2019t believe that, then they\u2019re in the wrong team, wrong organization, and wrong place. So I appreciate Tyler for speaking that, saying that, and one, believing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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