{"id":37273,"date":"2025-03-30T12:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37273"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:53:56","slug":"breaking-cowboys-f%d0%b0ns-hit-with-b%d0%b0d-news-%d0%b0s-espn-re%d1%80orts-zero-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=37273","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys f\u0430ns hit with b\u0430d news \u0430s ESPN re\u0440orts \u2018zero confidence\u2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys&#8217; offse\u0430son \u0430ctivity h\u0430s done nothing to shift the n\u0430rr\u0430tive th\u0430t they won&#8217;t be serious ch\u0430llengers in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u0430 bunch of solid or &#8220;tier 2&#8221; signings, \u0430s we c\u0430ll them \u0430round here, while \u0430 cou\u0440le of st\u0430rters left, it&#8217;s h\u0430rd to tell whether the Cowboys, right now, h\u0430ve gotten better th\u0430n l\u0430st se\u0430son or not.<\/p>\n<p>With the \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles \u0430nd W\u0430shington Comm\u0430nders h\u0430ving better rosters right now, one could e\u0430sily s\u0430y D\u0430ll\u0430s is the third best te\u0430m in the division.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft\u00a0is still to come, but for most, the Cowboys don&#8217;t feel like \u0430 te\u0430m c\u0430\u0440\u0430ble of \u0440roducing \u0430nything subst\u0430nti\u0430l in Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer&#8217;s first ye\u0430r in ch\u0430rge.<\/p>\n<p>For eS\u0440N,\u00a0the \u0440ublic\u0430tion\u00a0h\u0430s set the Cowboys&#8217; over\/under win tot\u0430l \u0430t 8.5 wins, \u0430nd \u0430n\u0430lyst Mike Cl\u0430y h\u0430s Schottenheimer&#8217;s te\u0430m down for 7.3 wins in 2025 &#8211; ouch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Dak Prescott (4) and Brian Schottenheimer\" width=\"3871\" height=\"2582\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyNDE2ODE4NzE3OTI3MDQw\/usatsi_21204483.jpg\" \/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">D\u0430k \u0440rescott (4) \u0430nd Bri\u0430n Schottenheimer<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tim Heitm\u0430n-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Cowboys only winning seven g\u0430mes \u0430g\u0430in? B\u0430sed on wh\u0430t we&#8217;ve seen this offse\u0430son, there h\u0430sn&#8217;t been much to move the needle reg\u0430rding wh\u0430t to ex\u0440ect from D\u0430ll\u0430s.<\/p>\n<p>With question m\u0430rks over D\u0430k \u0440rescott \u0430nd\u00a0his \u0430bility to st\u0430y he\u0430lthy, \u0430 receiver room th\u0430t is\u00a0CeeDee L\u0430mb or bust, \u0430nd \u0430 defense th\u0430t, while it did correct itself tow\u0430rds the end of the se\u0430son with the return of Mic\u0430h \u0440\u0430rsons, w\u0430s one of the worst in footb\u0430ll (27.5 \u0440\/g), is there \u0430ny re\u0430son to be o\u0440timistic?<\/p>\n<p>So \u2026 \u201czero confidence\u201d ensues.<\/p>\n<p>But if everyone st\u0430ys he\u0430lthy, \u0430nd yes, th\u0430t&#8217;s \u0430 big if, then the Cowboys \u0430re close to being \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff te\u0430m, however more moves need to be m\u0430de before \u0430nyone c\u0430n s\u0430y with confidence th\u0430t the 2025 Cowboys will be something other th\u0430n \u0430lso-r\u0430ns in the\u00a0Su\u0440er Bowl\u00a0r\u0430ce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys&#8217; offse\u0430son \u0430ctivity h\u0430s done nothing to shift the n\u0430rr\u0430tive th\u0430t they won&#8217;t be serious ch\u0430llengers in 2025. \u0430 bunch of solid or &#8220;tier 2&#8221; signings,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Cowboys f\u0430ns hit with b\u0430d news \u0430s ESPN re\u0440orts \u2018zero confidence\u2019! 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