Too early to focus on the NY Giants game thread

[Kumbaya]

I go to the NY boards to see what they think of Dallas for a different perspective.

Their fanbase is really energized this year. The majority believe that NY has caught Dallas and a few believe they have surpassed Dallas. Only Philadelphia is ahead of them.

They believe Daboll and Schoen are the difference makers. Schoen rebuilding the roster in two years time and Daboll is seen as a top 5 coach in the NFL. The OC/DC are also considered top shelf.

The fanbase believes this is a 2nd place team 10 to 11 win team while Dallas will 3rd place between 8 and 9 wins.

You did your homework nicely….well done. I think you about covered it. I bet you were an Honor Roll student…..right?

 

[Havic]

Shut down Barkley and dont allow Daniel Jones to scramble = win.

 

[Vtwin]

This is the perfect tune-up game for the starters who didn't get any pre-season reps.

 

[McMicah]

I think that getting to play against rookie CBs in game 1 is an advantage for us. That’s a lot of inexperience out on the edge with not much time to settle in to the game at the pro level.

I can see Cooks and Ceedee feasting next week

 

[Jimbo123]

The Eagles lost a lot of starters, OC and DC. Yet they are improved from last year.

They have Jalen Carter. Teams will have to game plan for him..

 

[speedkilz88]

They have Jalen Carter. Teams will have to game plan for him..

The game plan is we have Tyler Smith, Tyler Biadasz, and Zack Martin inside.

 

[viman96]

They have Jalen Carter. Teams will have to game plan for him..

Jalen Carter does not make up for all the lost starters and DC

 

[Shane612]

Good to see you are back to being a stalker.

I hope Dak gets a 10 year extension based on his record vs the giants. he has earned it and he is just amazing. Such a leader and a winner.

Well, okay....I guess...

 

[Jake]

So with the rosters almost set now.
Time to focus on the opening game.

Title says too early, but is it really. 8 days we will have the opening TNF game.

I have not paid too much attention to what the Giants have done this off season. And have seen a little of their PS games, which means nothing.

Anyone keep up on their off season moves, draft, injured players?
Focus has been if Dallas closed the gap with Philly and SF. Though I say the gap was not all that great anyway. I believe we did.

Has the NYG closed the gap on us, or did we widen it?

With the changes made on offense this year I would've liked to have seen the first unit get some work in preseason, but it's Mike's call and his job to lose not mine.

I hope this goes better than the last few season openers. A division win on the road would be a great start. The Giants will play Dallas tough in their house.

 

[Jimbo123]

Jalen Carter does not make up for all the lost starters and DC

They replaced all those starters with other starters and with a better DC

 

[viman96]

They replaced all those starters with other starters and with a better DC

How do you know that when zero games have been played? Who on Philly's roster will replace Hargrave's impact and production? The LB group is still trash. Is Dean considered a bust yet? The Safeties are a huge question mark.

The OC is unproven and has not called plays. The RB group is suspect.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

They replaced all those starters with other starters and with a better DC

Keen analysis here. The Bucs should be fine, they replaced Brady with an other starter. Voila!

 

[stilltheguru]

They have Jalen Carter. Teams will have to game plan for him..

He hasn't done a thing yet in the NFL. Smh

 

[stilltheguru]

Keen analysis here. The Bucs should be fine, they replaced Brady with an other starter. Voila!

They replaced tj Edward's with nakobe Dean. He's a starter so it has to be equal!

 

[Jimbo123]

How do you know that when zero games have been played? Who on Philly's roster will replace Hargrave's impact and production? The LB group is still trash. Is Dean considered a bust yet? The Safeties are a huge question mark.

The OC is unproven and has not called plays. The RB group is suspect.

Carter replaces Hargrave.

 

[nobody]

It's all dependent on how the Cowboys come out playing. It doesn't really matter how the Giants play. If the Cowboys come to actually play they'll win. If they come out unready and make a bunch of mental mistakes they'll likely lose.

 

[Jimbo123]

They have Jalen Carter. Teams will have to game plan for him..

He hasn't done a thing yet in the NFL. Smh

DROY

 

[plasticman]

It's absolutely not too early. They should have started to gameplan them the minute the schedule came out.

Victories are difficult to collect in the NFL, especially on opening day against a division rival in their stadium on national TV.

Since the NFL merger there has been 52 Super Bowls. In 32 of these seasons the eventual Super Bowl champions started out 2-0. The Super Bowl champion has started out 0-2 in 3 of those 52 Super Bowls. Therefore, getting a fast start is critical.

The Cowboys are 19-5 when facing a division rival on opening day. They are 9-3 when that is an away game.

The Cowboys most common division rival on opening day is the Giants, they have met on opening day 9 times and the only Cowboy loss came in 2016, Dak's rookie season, when Terrance Williams didn't get out of bounds. The Cowboys then went on an 11 game winning streak.

The Cowboys are 4-4 when playing game #1 on Sunday night. All four wins came against the Giants. However, they were all home games. This will be the first time Dallas goes to New York on a Sunday night game.

The best Cowboys quarterback performance on opening day came in 2019 by Dak against the Giants. He was 25 for 32 for 405 yards, 4 TD's and 0 INT's. He was not sacked once.

The Giants run a 3-4 defense featuring OLB's Kayvon Thibodeaux, overall #5 pick in the 2022 draft, as well as Azeez Ojulari and Jihad Ward, both former 2nd round picks. The LB's should be much improved.

The D-line is anchored by Pro Bowler sack leader Dexter Lawrence.

The Giants currently have injury and depth issues at CB

The Giants have a dangerous runner in Barkley. Their OT's are both former top 7 overall draft picks. In fact, the Giants have drafted 5 top 7 overall draft picks in the past five seasons. In all, they have drafted 7 players in the 1st round over the past five seasons.

The New York crowd is going to be up for this game. The Giants aren't better than the Cowboys but if the Cowboys don't have their heads in this game, it would only take a few mistakes to make this one a nail biter.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Game won't be close. We are leaps and bounds a better team. We might drop 50 on there sorry *****. I predict Giants fans will be turning off their TV's at halftime.

 

[Motorola]

So with the rosters almost set now.
Time to focus on the opening game.

Title says too early, but is it really. 8 days we will have the opening TNF game.

Cowboys have the first Sunday Night game on NBC to open their season.