Was poking around this am to see what they are saying, a few themes-
- they think they are going to win going away by 2 td's at least
- most feel the game will be over by halftime because they will jump on us (since they score so much in the first half)
- they feel the JAX defense was better than ours
- They think that they will have multiple interceptions from Rush
- They are confident that the cowboys have no chance and that they will have 150+ yards rushing
- They think there is no hype on their team and all the hype is on Dallas and that the cowboy's defense is vastly overrated
They are confident (as fans) i will give them that....really hope that we put the beat down on them...nothing would give me more joy than watching that on Sunday night
I cannot say I completely disagree with any of these things.
If the Eagles jump out early to a big lead, I have doubts Rush can bring them back. If the Eagles make the Cowboys one dimensional, I would say the Cowboys offense will struggle a lot.
- I expect the Eagles to come out smoking early. If Dallas is not ready for the intensity they will fall behind early. The Eagles OL is the best OF the Cowboys will see this year. I am under no illusions that the Cowboys will sack Hurts 5 or more times, or pressure him constantly. It is almost a disadvantage that Dallas played the Rams last week because their OL is so bad. It was not a good tune-up game for the Cowboys. I wish they played a team with a better OL.
- we don't know how good the Cowboys defense is. They have yet to play a powerful offense. Every team they have faced so far has been struggling on offense and this could mask weaknesses in their defense. They very well could be overhyped to some degree.
- again, if the Cowboys become one dimensional I can see Rush throwing a few INTs. The Eagles CBs are very good. Slay may be having the best year of his career.
- The Bucs had 150 rushing against Dallas and they are the 2nd worst rushing offense in the NFL. The Rams are the worst. Washington and Cincinnati are both in the bottom 10 as well. Let's face it, the Cowboys have struggled stopping the run so far this year. They had problems stopping Daniel Jones too. If that continues the Eagles could rush for over 200 yards. The Eagles offensive line is really really good. Jason Kelce may be the best run blocking C in the NFL right now.
We are going to learn a lot about the Cowboys this week. We are going to learn about about Jalen Hurts too. I think Dallas will try to stop the run and make Hurts throw the football.