comradery noun (
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: a feeling of friendliness, goodwill, and familiarity among the people in a group :
chemistry noun (
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3 b : interaction between people working together
specifically : such interaction when harmonious or effective
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Brian Schottenheimer and Dak Prescott's quoted comments are an example of observed comradery at this stage. Established personnel are becoming acquainted with new people. Mutual discussion and light work are in the initial phases of blending experience with expectations.
Training camp and preseason shall construct chemistry between player and player and connecting coach with player. Chemistry is exhibited when plays and contingencies are executed and anticipated extremely well and very often each game.
The coaches and players are on the road to getting to the degree of chemistry they will share between them in 2023. Those degrees differ from team-to-team, season-to-season. The best versions of chemistry are teams with confident and consistent coaching plus plug-and-play rosters.
The former represents coaches who outthink their peers each game and in critical situations. The latter personify both starters and backups performing seamlessly and optimally regardless if it is due to substitution, injury or both.
The best team chemistry weathers all physical and mental adversity to the bitter end. Even legendary teams of NFL's past did not journey down cakewalks from week one to championship game. That is chemistry which the 2023 version of the Dallas Cowboys must strive and work tirelessly towards. It is possible. They all (literally) must want it bad enough to obtain it.