Dallas Cowboys vs. Giants: Coach Mike McCarthy Asked About ‘Taking Win For Granted’

Dallas Cowboys vs. Giants: Coach Mike McCarthy Asked About ‘Taking Win For Granted’

FRISCO - How "confident'' are the Dallas Cowboys? Not “confident” enough to “take for granted” a win over a bad team like the New York Giants.

In what our Mike Fisher characterizes as an unusual twist, the 'Boys have somehow come away from last week's 28-23 loss at the Philadelphia Eagles feeling even better than themselves than before. ... a phenomenon addressed inside The Star on Thursday as head coach Mike McCarthy prepares his 5-3 team for an NFL Sunday Week 10 visit from the lowly New York Giants.

McCarthy was asked if success against the Giants can sort of be assumed … if it can be “taken for granted.”

It’s a division game,” McCarthy said, “so maybe that’s the view outside of this workplace … but we need the win.

Any “confident” view mirrors that of locker room leaders like Dak Prescott and Micah Parsons ... and that of analysts like ESPN former team executive and scout Louis Riddick ... and that of - naturally - Cowboys ex Michael Irvin, who is "guaranteeing a Dallas win when the two NFC East rivals square off again in Week 14.

Cowboys 'Guarantee' vs. Eagles from Irvin: 'Dallas Will Win' Rematch

But for now? McCarthy is overseeing a fairly healthy Dallas squad, voicing mild concerns on Thursday for only a handful of key combatants who figure to go against a Giants team that is a 16.5-point underdog.

No, a win can’t be “taken for granted” … even though these two teams met in Week 1 at New York, with Dallas winning 40-0.

And what does Fish think of any explosion of confidence in the wake of a loss to the 8-1 Eagles? Listen in to the Fish Podcast by clicking here ...

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