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Two-time Super Bowl champion Jimmy Johnson said the Dallas Cowboys’ “No. 1 key” to success is something that the team struggled to do during the disappointing 2024 NFL season.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dallas Cowboys former head coach Jimmy Johnson laughs with former players Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, and Emmitt Smith after being inducted into the Ring of Honor. \/ Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Jimmy Johnson knows what it takes to build a winning team. Johnson led the\u00a0Miami Hurricanes\u00a0to a national title before taking his talents to the\u00a0NFL\u00a0and leading the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0to two Super Bowl championships.<\/p>\n

Johnson is enshrined in Cowboys history and a member of the team’s Ring of Honor, so when he shares his thoughts on the franchise it’s worth a listen.<\/p>\n

Recently, Johnson discussed what the Cowboys need to be successful during the 2025-26 season and his “No. 1 key” is something the team struggled to do during their disappointing 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n

Johnson acknowledges the team lacks the depth that other elite teams around the league have, so the most important thing for Dallas is to stay healthy, especially when you look at the\u00a0historically difficult stretch the team faces\u00a0in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson with the Lombardi trophy after defeating the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII \/ RVR Photos-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“They’re top-heavy salary wise. And so their 53-man roster may not be quite as talented at the bottom the as some of these other teams,” Johnson said, via\u00a0DallasCowboys.com.<\/p>\n

“The other thing is, they have a very difficult stretch there toward the end of the season. So if they’re not at full strength when they’re playing those top teams \u2013 the second half of at the end of the season, it’s going to be a problem. So staying healthy is the No. 1 key.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Last season, the Cowboys were plagued by injuries. Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland, and several other All-Pro talents were forced to miss time due to injury.<\/p>\n

No team can overcome those kinds of losses, so for Dallas, it’s important to make sure they are taking care of the players early on in the season so everyone can roll when crunch time finally comes. If they can do that, Dallas has a good shot at reaching the postseason.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys former head coach Jimmy Johnson hugs owner Jerry Jones after being inducted into the Ring of Honor. \/ Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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