Daks injury is get out of jail free card

[jwooten15]

Jerry will sell it that way, without a doubt.

Exactly like he did every time Romo got injured.

 

[Rajveer]

Who do you go: Bryce Young or Will Anderson?

Will Anderson. Bryce needs to bulk up more for NFL.

 

[fredp22]

dont think MM is safe. With or without Dak I think hes gone. Hes now 29-32 in his last 4+ years and 0-1 in playoffs.
why would KM be safe? other teams have adjusted to his gameplan and hes still showing he has no idea how to counter it.

 

[tyke1doe]

Will Anderson. Bryce needs to bulk up more for NFL.

Micah and Anderson would be nasty!

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

It's weak in areas where you can't be weak in 2022. We saw that exposed last night, and they fell flat.

I'm guessing the offensive line will look better once Peters is ready to go and WR looks better with Gallup. Far from great, but they moved the ball on the ground yesterday. The defense gave up some yards, but despite the offense giving the ball back over and over again, they only allowed 1 td and 19 points against a team led by Tom Brady.

I say .500 because the tools are in place to establish a power run offense. Since QB1 is out, it's a great opportunity to get that run game going, play smash mouth defense, bring back old school football and see how it goes.

Unfortunately I have my doubts that the OC or the head coach will or can make it happen. If Cooper Rush is throwing the ball 40x a game, the entire offensive coaching staff to include Big Mike needs to go. No excuses.

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

Talented?

Yep. The defense is going to be really good this year, and the pieces are in place to run the ball. It's on the coaches to make it happen.

 

[Whiskey Cowboy]

Too talented. Our OL and receiving corps are a shell of what it was last year.

The OL will be fine. We had two guys starting their first games on the left side and there were miscommunications. Physically, they held up well. Just a matter of coming together as a unit. Peters will help, if the coaches are smart enough to play him somewhere on the left side.

I've been screaming about WR all offseason so I'm with you, but this offense can be salvaged with a shift in philosophy, away from putting the ball in the air 40x/game. Gallup will help take some pressure off of Lamb, but they have to find a way to get more guys out running routes. Seeing QB1 forcing throws into triple coverage all game was frustrating.

 

[fifaguy]

It seems like every other year there's a get out jail free card with the Boys lol

 

[john van brocklin]

Hard to hold anyones job at risk with Dak out.

McCarthy should be safe. Moore too. Not sure what we’d expect with our starting QB down.

Most felt Cowboys needed at least another playoff appearance and some felt a win would be needed. But can’t expect that now.

Yep, Jerry will blame Dak's injury for missed playoffs

 

[FVSTONE]

Hard to hold anyones job at risk with Dak out.

McCarthy should be safe. Moore too. Not sure what we’d expect with our starting QB down.

Most felt Cowboys needed at least another playoff appearance and some felt a win would be needed. But can’t expect that now.

Before the injury it was obvious that MM should have played his first-string starters in preseason games. Now we know why he didn't, he would have been fired before the season started. If his first-string starters played in televised preseason games we all would have saw that this team wasn't going to compete against anyone in the NFL and his biggest supporter would have had no choice but to kick him to the curb. Prescot struggled against other teams starters in their "play nice practices" and it just carried over to last night's opener before he injured his thumb.

 

[Diehardblues]

Yep, Jerry will blame Dak's injury for missed playoffs

And it’s a viable excuse . What isn’t excusable is the gaffs they made on OL and receiving corps . And then not expecting much lesser results .

 

[CowboyRoy]

Hard to hold anyones job at risk with Dak out.

McCarthy should be safe. Moore too. Not sure what we’d expect with our starting QB down.

Most felt Cowboys needed at least another playoff appearance and some felt a win would be needed. But can’t expect that now.

I think this is going to get real real bad. I dont think anyone escapes this mess.

 

[Diehardblues]

Yep. The defense is going to be really good this year, and the pieces are in place to run the ball. It's on the coaches to make it happen.

Well, our rushing defense still gave up tons of yards. Two big sacks by Parsons forced field goals or the score would have been much worse. I only recall one Tampa punt .

 

[Diehardblues]

I think this is going to get real real bad. I dont think anyone escapes this mess.

Could be . Depends how ugly it gets .

 

[CowboyRoy]

Well, our rushing defense still gave up tons of yards. Two big sacks by Parsons forced field goals or the score would have been much worse. I only recall one Tampa punt .

Run defense is more of a problem then last year the way I see it.

 

[NotForLong]

I'm guessing the offensive line will look better once Peters is ready to go and WR looks better with Gallup. Far from great, but they moved the ball on the ground yesterday. The defense gave up some yards, but despite the offense giving the ball back over and over again, they only allowed 1 td and 19 points against a team led by Tom Brady.

I say .500 because the tools are in place to establish a power run offense. Since QB1 is out, it's a great opportunity to get that run game going, play smash mouth defense, bring back old school football and see how it goes.

Unfortunately I have my doubts that the OC or the head coach will or can make it happen. If Cooper Rush is throwing the ball 40x a game, the entire offensive coaching staff to include Big Mike needs to go. No excuses.

I concur

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Hard to hold anyones job at risk with Dak out.

McCarthy should be safe. Moore too. Not sure what we’d expect with our starting QB down.

Most felt Cowboys needed at least another playoff appearance and some felt a win would be needed. But can’t expect that now.

Now that you mention it....are we SURE the thumb is "broken"?

 

[Nexx]

gonna suck when the Stephen extends Dak next year to reduce his cap hit.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Run defense is more of a problem then last year the way I see it.

Let's wait until we play the NFC East to call us truly broken. Since that is the current standard...kings of the NFC EAST?

 

[Avery]

1. No changes will be made during the season
2. Dak's injury won't be a mulligan for this coaching staff. It's Year Four, injuries happen and you have no choice but to still play the game. McCarthy and Co. are not going to be given a long leash if the offense is stagnant regardless of who's behind center.

The safest person on this team, assuming the defense plays well, will be Dan Quinn.