The Cowboys are back in town.

The team arrived in Oxnard, California late Sunday afternoon for training camp.

It is the 19th time the team has held camp in Oxnard. And as usual, we have some drama on arrival day.

All-pro edge rusher Micah Parsons was not on the team flight out to Southern California.

The official report day for training camp is Monday

And during mandatory minicamp, Parsons told reporters he was planning to show up in Oxnard, even if a new contract extension wasn’t finished.

Just a few minutes after arriving in Oxnard, and walking off the bus, the bar was set.

“Super Bowl Champions,” said guard Tyler Smith. “That’s always the expectation.’

“I go into every season with that belief y’know what I mean,” said defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa.

Smith and Odighizuwa sent a loud and clear message to their fans and the other 31 teams in the NFL

“I think it is a realistic goal,” said Smith

As a franchise, the Cowboys have not reached the NFC Championship game since 1995.

Coming off a 7-10 finish from a season ago, some fans could say making a Super Bowl run is too lofty of a goal.

“Last year’s campaign is obviously not at all how we wanted it to go,” said Smith. “A lot of unfortunate things happened. But ultimately this year is a new opportunity. We’re going to attack it the way we need to attack it The goal remains the same.”

The front office made some moves during the offseason.

Beyond the starting lineup, critics of the Cowboys say the depth of that talent gets shallow pretty quick.

“I”m just confident where we are as a team I like the vibe that we have the talent that we have so I’m just excited to see how it comes together,” said Odighizuwa.

As the team gets ready to open training camp, the Cowboys defense is still waiting for the front office to strike a deal with Parsons on a new contract extension.

“I talked to him about that,” said Odighizuwa. “Pretty sure he’s going to be here at some point. I know he’s working on getting that deal done. So hope it gets done soon.”

Smith is also getting ready to start his fourth training camp in Oxnard, and already he’s fielding questions about getting a possible contract extension.

“I can only control what I can control,” said Smith. “Ultimately I can make every choice every day to be the best I can be on that field. That’ ultimately what I’m going to continue to do. Everything else will take care of itself.”