Twitter: Cowboys host Bucs season opener

[PAPPYDOG]

The Dallas Cowboys have opened as 2.5-point underdogs for their Week 1 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Give the points...........as Redzone Dak friendly will fall an FG short once again!

 

[Doomsday101]

Personally I would not want it any other way, starting the season vs playoff contender.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Anyone can win in the first couple of weeks. Especially week 1. The first week tells you absolutely nothing about how good teams are going to be moving forward. It's like a full contact preseason game that counts. Teams are completely different 4-5 weeks later.

but it still counts towards the final record and impact to making/missing playoffs as a wild card, which I think the route we have to go to get to playoffs

 

[mrmojo]

How lazy are the schedule makers, first it seemed like we opened with the Giants every year, now TB.....mixed it up a little.

 

[blueblood70]

brutal opening first 6 weeks.... NFL knew we might not have gallup back etc and hit us hard..at least NYG is TG instead of cinci lol

 

[blueblood70]

Great opener. Another game 1 nail biter for the Cowboys. This time we will be at home.

revenge game though 2 point loss last year and no one here thought we had a shot. maybe our kicker can make his kicks this time..maybe we find a run game for balance.

 

[baltcowboy]

revenge game though 2 point loss last year and no one here thought we had a shot. maybe our kicker can make his kicks this time..maybe we find a run game for balance.

Nobody wants to admit it but Dak outplayed Brady that game as well. Those mysterious holding calls on Tyron and Connor kept us from running the clock out. Well coached game by KM as well.

 

[Doomsday101]

I recall Brown being picked on a lot in that game last season giving up several plays. He seemed to settle down after that game and went on to have a pretty good season. Hope to see him playing with the confidence he showed late last season

 

[Blast From The Past]

We’ve gotten blatantly robbed in each of our last 2 openers, both on national TV.

Michael Gallup “OPI”, Chris Godwin “no OPI”.

Let’s see how the rules are bent to **** us for a 3rd straight year!

Brady and his glorious return to the NFL. The league had to have us open again against TB and TB. The ratings are gonna be off the hook and they know that. Lets see if they let us play or flag the molly out of us!

 

[Flamma]

but it still counts towards the final record and impact to making/missing playoffs as a wild card, which I think the route we have to go to get to playoffs

Absolutely. Every game is important in the NFL. My only point was, don't judge the team as a result of week 1. In many cases it takes more than one week before a team starts to become comfortable.

In today's game they baby these players. Tom Landry had these players ready week 1. What we saw in week 1, we saw in week 10. Dallas would always put on a show and start off really good for the first 5-6 games of the season. That is until teams caught up.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Absolutely. Every game is important in the NFL. My only point was, don't judge the team as a result of week 1. In many cases it takes more than one week before a team starts to become comfortable.

In today's game they baby these players. Tom Landry had these players ready week 1. What we saw in week 1, we saw in week 10. Dallas would always put on a show and start off really good for the first 5-6 games of the season. That is until teams caught up.

oh, I get it. I am not judging. just saying we will start slow this year.

 

[Flamma]

oh, I get it. I am not judging. just saying we will start slow this year.

Start slow? We're not going to be very competitive this season is my opinion. We'll be around 8-9 wins is my guess. I hope I'm wrong, but everything points to it. Without Cooper and Gallup for half the season, what does our offense have? Hope our D makes up for it?

We were the number 1 offense last year, but we were not the best offensive team. We played well against the Patriots, and if you include week1, the Bucs. But other than that our offense sucked against any team that wasn't absolute garbage. We're worse offensively this season.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

You were born to be a MountaineerCowboy fan.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Start slow? We're not going to be very competitive this season is my opinion. We'll be around 8-9 wins is my guess. I hope I'm wrong, but everything points to it. Without Cooper and Gallup for half the season, what does our offense have? Hope our D makes up for it?

We were the number 1 offense last year, but we were not the best offensive team. We played well against the Patriots, and if you include week1, the Bucs. But other than that our offense sucked against any team that wasn't absolute garbage. We're worse offensively this season.

I agree. I think we start 0-2. we are just not finely honed team. lots of variables. I wouldn't be surprised if we finish 8-9 (which then this forum will explode with Dak threads as if not already). and if everything goes perfect then we are 10-7. we hope the D makes up for it, but did we really improve on D? or we are hoping Parsons takes a big leap in second season. Fowler vs. Gregory....and do we think Ridgeway is the answer in the middle against the run. LVE Is back (ugh). yeah, I don't see the defense to be that much better.

 

[AyeAtey]

The Dallas Cowboys have opened as 2.5-point underdogs for their Week 1 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Give the points...........as Redzone Dak friendly will fall an FG short once again!

And we have a rookie kicker.

Boys might not be ready quite yet for the Bucs, but nevertheless, hope they win.

Long ways to go and too many factors to consider; that line might change.

Good luck if you play it,.

 

[AyeAtey]

Knowing the Cowboys they’ll win convincingly only to come out flat in week 2 and get their butts handed to them. Lol

Besides the obvious, I'll take the 1-1 to start the season, with regards to the opponents.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Another 30 yard rushing performance from our 18 million dollar blocking back? Cant wait.

This one will be tough with Gallup out as well. Defense is going to need to show up in this one.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

As long as Antonio Brown doesn't rejoin these guys, we can best them. Their Brown got the best of our Brown last year.

 

[KJJ]

Besides the obvious, I'll take the 1-1 to start the season, with regards to the opponents.

The Cowboys may be better off getting off to a rough start. Anything to keep them motivated to show up for games every week. There can’t be a team in the league that handles success as poorly as the Cowboys. As soon as they start looking like a real good football team they take their foot off the gas and become complacent. The last time they won a playoff game they got off to a miserable 3-5 start and came on strong.

 

[bigE79]

Wonderful,