{"id":42996,"date":"2026-02-06T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42996"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:21:50","slug":"cowboys-legend-outlines-how-dallas-can-reach-super-bowl-by-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42996","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Legend Outlines How Dallas Can Reach Super Bowl by Next Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_866,y_66,w_1773,h_997\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Fcowboys_country%2F01kgrewfmcj2h90cc10n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The Dallas Cowboys&#8217; Super Bowl drought will officially reach 30 years later this week. Despite promising flashes throughout the 2025-26 NFL season, the Cowboys failed to reach the postseason for the second consecutive year due to one of the worst defenses in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Could an offseason retool be all the franchise needs to make it back to the big game? After all, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks didn&#8217;t qualify for the playoffs last year, and now both squads are on the cusp of winning it all.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">If anyone knows what it takes to compete at the highest level, it&#8217;s Cowboys legend and Hall of Fame wide receiver Michael Irvin. The former star was a pivotal piece on Dallas&#8217; three most recent Super Bowl teams in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Irvin is confident in the current direction of the team but believes there are a few puzzles for the Cowboys to solve to return to competing at the highest level.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\"><strong>Michael Irvin Lays Out How Cowboys Can Return To Super Bowl<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_202,y_0,w_3587,h_3587\/c_fill,w_720,ar_1:1,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/cowboys_country\/01kgrexdm5mz3jbhtnz3.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Irvin\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">In an exclusive interview with Bleacher Report, Irvin revealed he recently met with head coach Brian Schottenheimer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">&#8220;I was just with Coach Schottenheimer for dinner the other night talking about what we need going forward,&#8221; Irving said. &#8220;I love where they&#8217;re at offensively. We saw the makings of a real potent offense. Now, what we have to do is solidify that with more consistency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Irvin outlined two key action items that the Cowboys need to take care of over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Obviously, a key priority is retaining star wide receiver George Pickens, who blossomed while playing with CeeDee Lamb and Dak Prescott. Pickens will command a massive contract, but the offense&#8217;s production with him on the field is hard to deny.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">The main issue facing the franchise is a hole on defense. Dallas has addressed its coaching staff, bringing in defensive coordinator Christian Parker and a slew of assistants. Now, the Cowboys have to add talent as there&#8217;s work to do at all three levels.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">If Dallas makes the right decisions, it could very well find itself right where New England and Seattle are.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">&#8220;The No. 1 thing for Jerry Jones, and I&#8217;m going to make sure he understands it, is you&#8217;ve got to get George Pickens signed and in camp so they can start off with one mindset with everybody aligned and everybody ready,&#8221; Irvin said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">&#8220;And then take these resources that you got from the Micah Parsons situation to add to those two defensive tackles to attack the middle of the offense,&#8221; Irvin added. &#8220;You do that, then you&#8217;ve got a chance to be in this game next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">With free agency right around the corner and the NFL Draft not too far off, the Cowboys have to act quickly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of moves could put the Dallas Cowboys back in position to compete for a Lombardi Trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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