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Head coach Brian Schottenheimer has talked a lot about changing the Cowboys' culture. How big of an impact on their culture can the dramatic win over the Eagles have? Or will whatever impact there is be lost if the team can't keep this streak going? – Tony Frederick/Ft. Worth, TX
Mickey: Well, winning always helps. Teams gain confidence when they win a couple of games in a row. No matter who the opponent has been. But if you think about it, that culture is developing changing before your very eyes. If not, probably don't overcome the adversity this team has faced over the past month. A two-game losing streak, including that regrettable 27-17 home loss to Arizona. Then during the bye when separated from one another the death of teammate Marshawn Kneeland. Then a Monday night game on the road followed by a short week of preparation to face the NFC leading Eagles. Then the 21-0 deficit with 11:32 left in the second quarter. That's a lot. But the Cowboys rallied from within to win the game 24-21. I think that is evidence enough this team is loaded with the right kind of guys pulling in the same direction. A culture has been established.
Tommy: Like Mickey said, winning is a big help to your culture and will always make it better. That said, what Brian Schottenheimer has done that is all the more impressive is establish the strong culture through the offseason before there was any kind of winning. If anything, I think the better question may be how big of an impact did the culture have on the Cowboys' comeback win over the Eagles? Down 21-0 at one point, this could've been a situation where Dallas just sent it in the rest of the way and accepted how things were. Instead, their defense puts together eight stops in a row and the offense rewards them for it with 24 unanswered points. In order for that to happen, your players need to believe that they can crawl out of the deficit, and credit Schottenheimer for having his players programmed that way, because it certainly paid off.
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