Brady eats rookies for lunch. Don't expect Parsons or Wright or any other first year player to provide a measurable difference, not this game. They are the future and the present is composed of the underachievers with the huge contracts.
This game belongs to the Cowboy players that get the big money. This game is the way in which they are supposed to prove they deserved it.
If T-Law is ever to return to the productivity he had in 2017 and 2018, the time is now. He has got to lead the defensive line by example and create sacks, pressures, and just plain chaos. He has got to make Brady feel like he is 44.
LVE must prove he is still the Wolf Hunter. He has to show Jerry Jones in THIS game that he made a colossal blunder by not picking up his 5th year option. Jaylon has to feel that chip on his shoulder, he has to make this personal. If there is anything left at all, he has to bring it and spend every last drop of it.
The two Cowboy offensive tackles must dominate and push the EDGE defenders back on their heals. They have to lead the running game and provide holes for Zeke.
Zeke has to have his signature game. He has to have the kind of game that puts the NFL on notice. He needs to get to the first down marker consistently. He must be highly successful on 1st down, giving Dak short yardage situations on 2nd down. He has to wear down the Buc defense late in the 3rd quarter.
Cooper must use his finesse to get open and get those very critical 1st downs. He, along with the other receivers, must open up the defense and force the safeties back in order to give more room to the running game.
Dak Prescott has to end any notion of being effected by his injuries. He has got to be the tenacious double threat he has been in the past despite any perceived risk. He doesn't have to be Rodgers or Mahomes. He just has to be the best version of himself. Above all, make good decisions and do not turn the ball over.
Finally, the coaches, especially McCarthy, must demonstrate that last season was fluke. They must prove that it was a lack of a preseason that contributed to the poor results. They must be a game day presence, their gameplan and game time decisions must be a difference maker.
This is what it will take for the Cowboys to defeat the Bucs. It is possible if the Cowboys best and most highly paid players do their jobs. The benefit of winning this game cannot be overstated. The increase in morale, confidence and trust in each other and coaches could propel the Cowboys into one of the best seasons of their great history.
