When and The place: Week 1 in Philly, Week 12 in Dallas
Final season: Went 3-5 with Dak Prescott, and 4-5 with out him.
Added: Robert Jones, Kenneth Murray, George Pickens, Javonte Williams, Dante Fowler, Solomon Thomas
Misplaced: Eric Kendricks, Jourdan Lewis, Chauncey Golston, Zack Martin, Rico Dowdle, Cooper Rush, Brandin Cooks, Demarcus Lawrence
Gamers added or misplaced so as of snaps performed final season.
Prime draft picks: Tyler Booker, Donovan Ezeiruaku, Shavon Revel
Greatest query going through this workforce: Is that this a critical franchise?
It’s a nice time to be a Cowboys hater. New Cowboys head Brian Schottenheimer is the Dave Campo of Jason Garretts. No different workforce within the league would have employed Schottenheimer to be their offensive coordinator, the Cowboys made him their head coach. Additionally he’s fairly low cost. Absolutely only a coincidence for a franchise that has allowed their earlier two head coaches to stroll on expired contracts in lame duck seasons slightly than fireplace them and pay for 2 coaches directly.
On paper, the Cowboys have the expertise to win video games. In 2022. In 2024, they went 3-7 towards playoff groups, with 4 of these losses being blowouts. Their offensive line is now a legal responsibility and Tyler Booker isn’t going to show it round on his personal; their working recreation stays non-existent, including a RB who wasn’t adequate for the equally RB challenged Broncos isn’t going to show it round; their resolution to improve their passing recreation was buying and selling for George Pickens. Brian Schottenheimer isn’t elevating this roster. He couldn’t final 12 months.
This workforce goes to be dangerous. Probably actually dangerous. Dallas hasn’t been really dangerous on benefit for the reason that Dave Campo period from 2000-2002 the place they went 5-11 yearly, their dropping seasons since then have are available in years when their beginning QB missed a number of video games. Dak Prescott, who has missed no less than 5 video games in three of the final 5 seasons, might begin each recreation this 12 months, play properly, and the Cowboys would possibly nonetheless go 5-12. It’s a nice time to be a Cowboys hater.
Making this recreation the primary of the season was a poor selection by the league. The Thursday kickoff recreation has historically been the defending champions towards both a playoff workforce or a supposed up and coming workforce. The Cowboys are neither.
The Eagles ought to sweep the Cowboys this season, however to steal a line, the cemetery of soccer is stuffed with favorites. The season opener shouldn’t be slept on. Divisional video games are all the time able to having funky outcomes, and whereas the Eagles have but to lose a season opener below Nick Sirianni, the final three weren’t the smoothest of video games. Additionally they haven’t swept a full energy Cowboys workforce since 2011, which was the primary full season with Brian Schottenheimer Jason Garrett as head coach.
