A few wild card surprises this week
It was a tale of two conferences in the wild card round this past weekend. Especially when it came to my picks. In the AFC the three division-winning home teams cruised to relatively easy wins. The …
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Pigskin prognostication: Picking the wild card winners
Well, since the Dallas Cowboys aren’t around in the postseason this year, let’s take a crack at picking this weekend’s wild card round winners, shall we? While the Cowboys will be watching at home on the couch, like the rest of us, there are some related interests in play. First, there are a few former Dallas …
Dallas Cowboys Monumental Head Coach Search
The Dallas Cowboys head coach search will begin soon, as America’s Team season ended with a late loss to the Washington Commanders. Mike McCarthy, the mercurial coach, is still under contract until January 14th but may find greener pastures elsewhere in the league. Where does that leave the Dallas Cowboys? For starters, if Mike McCarthy does …
Week 16 Rooting Guide: How the Cowboys keep their 0.1% chance at the playoffs alive
We are now in week 16 of the 2024 NFL season, and there have been some developments that nobody expected when the season kicked off in September. Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are terrible, despite adding Rodgers’ BFF WR Davante Adams in a mid-season trade. Kirk Cousins has been benched in favor of rookie …
Week 14 Rooting Guide: Cowboys playoff hopes are not yet dashed
Some of you may not want to admit it, but the Dallas Cowboys playoff window is not yet closed. They have a 5-7 record, and just a 1% chance according to the ESPN NFL Playoff Simulator, but there is still a chance. Ok, maybe those of us who think there is still a chance are the …
Cowboys loss comes in blowout fashion against Lions in Week 6
Well, that game was positively awful. The Dallas Cowboys loss in this game was in the bag from the first quarter as the Detroit Lions played bully-ball from the start to the 47-9 finish. Dallas started hot with a tipped pass reception from Rico Dowdle, followed by a one-hand grab by CeeDee Lamb, and from there …
DAL vs DET: Winning key matchups is the Cowboys’ only chance at victory
The Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions will face off today at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. A win for the Cowboys would mean they get their first home win of the season, but also means they might get some respect from the media. Detroit comes in with revenge on their minds after losing a tight game in …
Lions hunting for revenge against Cowboys today
The Dallas Cowboys will take the field at AT&T Stadium against the Detroit Lions this afternoon riding a two-game winning streak – on the road at that. Unfortunately, they will also bring a two-game home losing streak on the field too. All three of Dallas’ wins have been on the road. They are 0-2 at home …
DAL vs DET Bold Predictions: Surprise unit will shock us all
As we gear up for the Dallas Cowboys’ upcoming matchup versus the Detroit Lions in Arlington, many professional analysts and wanna-be analysts on Twitter have been throwing out their predictions for the game. This is my favorite article to write every week because I don’t have to wear a suit and tie to make predictions about …
Week 6 Injury Report: Another Cowboys starter ruled out against Lions
The Dallas Cowboys got a win last week against the Steelers on the road short-handed, and now the injury report looks worse than it did last week, and I didn’t think that was possible. After that game against the New York Giants, this team lost a number of starters. This week back at home before the …
Can the Cowboys get 1st win at home, upset the Lions?
The Dallas Cowboys return home after a crazy Sunday Night football game against the Steelers last week. They will one of the best teams in the NFC, the Detroit Lions. The Lions just had a bye week, so they will come into this game well rested, while the Cowboys are still battling more injuries than I …
Cowboys make list of early NFL season surprises
As former NFL Super Bowl winning scout, Bryan Broaddus says, the NFL is a strange lady. What he means by this is that most times the season doesn’t go the way everyone expects it to. If it was that easy, the majority Super Bowl pick would win the championship every season, and we can all stop …
Upcoming pass rushers pose significant challenge for Cowboys’ O-line
The Dallas Cowboys are sitting with a 2-2 record after taking care of the New York Giants on the road at MetLife Stadium. It was a closer game than many in Cowboys Nation were comfortable with, but a win is a win in today’s NFL. There is a level of parity in the NFL that we …
Cowboys get a mulligan for week 2 loss; keep pace with NFC contenders
Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season has now come and gone after QB Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons spoiled the Philadelphia Eagles homecoming with an improbable touchdown drive with less than two minutes left in regulation. It was just one example of several surprising outcomes in week 2, and it is also another example …
Cowboys will surge in the win column after a shaky start
We are one day away from the start of the 2024 NFL season in Kansas City. The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs will host the Baltimore Ravens on a special edition of Thursday Night Football. It’s the season of predictions, and today my predictions of how the Dallas Cowboys regular season will play out continues. If …
TRADE: Cowboys and Vikings swap underwhelming cornerbacks
The day for a Dallas Cowboys fan started out with some drama that ended up not resulting in anything. QB Dak Prescott was notably absent from practice. What started the drama was Owner/GM Jerry Jones and VP of Player Personnel Will McClay were also absent. Cue the eyeball emojis all over Twitter/X. The speculation was that …
Coach Mike McCarthy’s Road To Glory
Mike McCarthy, a coach with a career that spans more than two decades, is known for his influential leadership. He has experienced triumphs and setbacks, yet his teams consistently emerge victorious. Coach McCarthy’s journey to success commenced in 2000, a year that marked the beginning of his impactful career. As offensive coordinator of the New Orleans …
Top 3 offensive lines on Cowboys’ 2024 schedule should come as no surprise
This point in the NFL offseason is the season of lists and rankings. Every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the sports universe is using the absence of football for the impossible task of ranking players. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler is currently in the middle of a series where several NFL executives, coaches, and scouts are voting for …
Cowboys’ defense faces serious obstacles with tight ends this season
The calendar in July keeps ticking days away as we draw closer to real, live NFL football. Everyone should have July 25th circled on those calendars as the first day of Dallas Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, California. Fans are chomping at the bit. Can you imagine the players? They long for the days when they …
Cowboys to face some tough rushing attacks in 2024
The Cowboys had a large exodus of players from the 2023 roster after their contracts were allowed to expire without new deals offered. One of those players was RB Tony Pollard. Pollard left for his home state of Tennessee to play for the Titans and split carries with second-year player Tyjae Spears, leaving Rico Dowdle as …
How will Cowboys stack up against the NFL’s best in 2024
The 2023 Dallas Cowboys schedule saw seven matchups with postseason teams, and to say they struggled in those seven critical games is an understatement. Dallas went 3-5 in total, including that embarrassing playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. This trend has stuck around for the Cowboys in recent years. The Cowboys beat up on the …