Cowboys must show up against Cards***Merged***

[chicago JK]

Tonight will be a big game. Two years ago prior to Romo getting hurt Dallas started the season well but the team did not look right. I don't think they would have won the NFC East even if Tony wasn't injured. It is a long season and maybe they would have tightened things up but that team looked off from the start even while winning the early games.

I thought Dallas looked good week one this year. They settled for a lot of field goals and that tends to get you beat. Looking back, it may have been a combination of a good game by Dallas and the Giants being dysfunctional. Last week against Denver happens. You just need to make sure it only happens once.

Last year Dallas was a team that didn't make a lot of mistakes, played pretty smart and very physical offensive football that wore teams out and rested their defense and limited big passing plays. If any of the limiting mistakes, physical football, resting our defense or limiting big passing plays changes, it sort of offsets the dynamics of the rest.

Tonight will be a good test to confirm if last week was just a odd buttkicking or a sign of something bigger. Dallas should beat this team, but it is probably going to come down to a few crucial plays.

 

[ALBIT]

Carson Palmer and the Arizona offense has not played well without Johnson. We must keep this trend. Our defense has to play well. Their offense without Johnson ( understandbly) not played well. If Carson someone picks us apart tonight than i will offically be worried. We have to win the battle at the line of scrimage on offense. Their great DB shoud frustrate Dak and Dez. So we must impose our will on them. I assume a low scoring griding type of game.

 

[cowboyblue22]

the dallas cowboys are going to have to have better qb play or they wont win many games

 

[Risen Star]

the dallas cowboys are going to have to have better qb play or they wont win many games

Way to ruin our excitement for tonight.

 

[Them]

...I think they'll show up as long as the pilot of the plane knows where he's going........!?......Oh you mean during the game!....I think they'll show up...Yes I Do!

 

[wssaustin]

Dak always shows up, we need our OL, Zeke and Dez all show up and play with fire and angry.

If Dak shows up, this will be fairly easy.

He needs to get on track.

 

[erod]

Dak always shows up, we need our OL, Zeke and Dez all show up and play with fire and angry.

He's 0-for-2 this year. Hasn't looked good in either game.

 

[mcmvp]

Dak always shows up

If showing up means playing well, then no...he hasn't always shown up. Hasn't this year, really. Wasn't all on him, but I see no reason to spray him with teflon.

 

[Joe Realist]

Beat Cards, lose against Rams, Zeke gets suspended or 6 games.

 

[Pants]

Dallas should win, I am thinking by more than one score....can be larger if Palmer only has Fitz to throw to with their injury bug...

 

[bigdnlaca]

If the Cowboys run the ball for at least 30 times, Cowboys will win.

 

[Richmond Cowboy]

It will be interesting to see what rule that hasn't been called since the 1940's the refs are going to dust off to call against the Cowboys tomorrow night.

At the most critical point possible.

 

[links18]

This season is entirely up to Dak.

What about the coaches?

 

[GORICO]

the dallas cowboys are going to have to have better qb play or they wont win many games

c-boy-blue---that is right..Dak must show all he can execute and improvise and make plays to soften D against run so we can then feed Zeke and control game..did you see the interview with Linehan?...oh man Linehan looked like he had taken punches ( probably after watching film of denver game )..and he knows he must come with a scheme that gives cowboys a chance to win...he must be more creative with our playmakers...and be ready to adjust to defense changes

 

[GORICO]

What about the coaches?

links...that is right..when a whole team struggles it is the coaching and scheming that is failing...coaches must put players in position to use their strengths and limit their weaknesses....that Denver game falls on coaches first before the players

 

[GORICO]

Dear Cowboy colleagues---Are we ready for some football?....simple question...Can Cowboys dominate Arizona tonight?....and put all this negativity to bed..i dont want a close game i want a cowboy blowout..

 

[Nightman]

The NFL is a week to week league...... whatever team 'brings it' that week can dominate any one

So many good teams were flat yesterday like DEN, OAK, BAL, GB

This is a big test week for the Cowboys

 

[CowboyStar88]

No... I do not think so

 

[noshame]

Yes if we use the offense we developed last year which uses the entire field and keeps people guessing, nobody will stop us, if we show up with linehans base offense from 2015.

It'll be 2015 all over again.

 

[Carson]

Can we? Absolutely.

Will we? Doubt it.

Between uncreative play calling, corners playing 15 yards off and Palmer having all day to pass, we won't.

I'm pretty sure we get the ball first. Zeke stuffed going right. Zeke stuffed going left. Dak rolls out hits Witten for 8 when we need 9. You know how it goes

We win. But it's close