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If Racial Slurs and Bucs lose 1 game, we clinch at least a Wild card berth
If we win 1 more we clinch at least the Wild Card
If we win 1 more we clinch at least the Wild Card
THE OFFICIAL 2024 - 2025 DALLAS COWBOYS SEASON THREAD || 3-6 Next Game 11/18 vs. Texans Monday Night Football
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Dez last 4 weeks has been great
Week 13: 4rec 84 yds 1 TD (6 targets)
Week 12: 5 rec 72 yds 0 TD (7 targets)
Week 11: 6 rec 80 yds 2 TD (8 targets)
Week 10: 6 rec 110 yds 1 TD (9 targets)
21 rec. 376 yds 4 TD
Even had a pretty good game Week 8 versus Eagles, a lot left on the table, but certainly not a terrible game statistically.
There was a stinker in between with the Browns game, but sometimes it's another guys day (Witten & Beasley)
But since missing those 3 games + a bye, we've gotten Pro Bowl level Dez Bryant.
He'll never put up the 90 catch, 1300 yard season from 2012-2014 again, just isn't in the cards with a team that can be so dominant with the running game and Dak being a different QB than Romo is, but he's certainly got the ability to be just behind Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, AJ Green & Odell.
On the opposite side of the field.... There's a lot of salvagability there, but in the vision of moving guys down the depth chart.
DLine
-Demarcus Lawrence is a high level starter.
- Tyrone Crawford can be the 2nd DT on the depth chart. If Malik Collins continues to progress, eventually he'll be a starter, but as a 3rd DT, he's great now
- I prefer T. McClain over Cedric Thornton as the 4th DT, but Thornton is signed for another couple of years, and McClain is not.
Linebacker
- Sean Lee has been great, he's really our heart on defense.
- Anthony Hitchens can play all three spots with varying levels of success, and Justin Durant provides nice stability for us (Durant would need to be re-signed, don't think it will take much).
- Jaylon Smith was supposed to be a Top 10 pick, if he lives up to that, he and Lee will cause some damage.
(May be able to get away with current Linebackers and get great play with Durant & Wilbur as our SAM & WILL backups, and Hitchens our Starting SAM, but leaves us a bit open with Jaylon coming off a ridiculous injury & Sean Lee having an injury history)
Secondary:
-2 weeks ago, Mo was Ranked the 9th best DB & Carr was ranked the 18th best DB (surprisingly) by Pro Football Focus.
- Mo has been really good, but the injury history SHOULD scare a lot of team away (Has played 32 games since 2013)
- Anthony Brown has been a steal in the 6th round
But if you nudge everybody down 1, and put Carr at the back of the depth chart because he's in the last year of deal.
Weakside DB: Scan
Slot DB: Mo
Weakside & Slot Backup DB: Brown
Backup Strongside DB: Carr
You're looking at a top flight Secondary.
-Byron has been great. He can really flex between Strong & Free Safety, and even DB because he's extremely athletic, physical, and has great coverage ability on TEs & WRs. Where I think he should play a bit more Strong than Free is that the passing game has become a lot more check downs as opposed to down the field 15+ yard throws. With that, you can force QBs into higher risk passing by having Byron take TEs out of the game completely.
-The other safety is the least of our problems.
So if you're trying to improve the Defense, here's how I rank our issues
1. DE opposite of Lawrence
2. DT opposite of Crawford
3. # 1 DB
4. SAM OR Backup MIKE (Depending on if you keep Hitchens in one position SAM or if you move him all around)
5. Free Safety
6. Backup Strong Safety
In a really good position considering that on offense, our only requirement is to figure out
1. Do we try to keep Leary & Move Collins to RT, or stay with La'el at LG & Free at RT, and still be the best Line in the league
2. Our # 2 WR
Week 13: 4rec 84 yds 1 TD (6 targets)
Week 12: 5 rec 72 yds 0 TD (7 targets)
Week 11: 6 rec 80 yds 2 TD (8 targets)
Week 10: 6 rec 110 yds 1 TD (9 targets)
21 rec. 376 yds 4 TD
Even had a pretty good game Week 8 versus Eagles, a lot left on the table, but certainly not a terrible game statistically.
There was a stinker in between with the Browns game, but sometimes it's another guys day (Witten & Beasley)
But since missing those 3 games + a bye, we've gotten Pro Bowl level Dez Bryant.
He'll never put up the 90 catch, 1300 yard season from 2012-2014 again, just isn't in the cards with a team that can be so dominant with the running game and Dak being a different QB than Romo is, but he's certainly got the ability to be just behind Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, AJ Green & Odell.
On the opposite side of the field.... There's a lot of salvagability there, but in the vision of moving guys down the depth chart.
DLine
-Demarcus Lawrence is a high level starter.
- Tyrone Crawford can be the 2nd DT on the depth chart. If Malik Collins continues to progress, eventually he'll be a starter, but as a 3rd DT, he's great now
- I prefer T. McClain over Cedric Thornton as the 4th DT, but Thornton is signed for another couple of years, and McClain is not.
Linebacker
- Sean Lee has been great, he's really our heart on defense.
- Anthony Hitchens can play all three spots with varying levels of success, and Justin Durant provides nice stability for us (Durant would need to be re-signed, don't think it will take much).
- Jaylon Smith was supposed to be a Top 10 pick, if he lives up to that, he and Lee will cause some damage.
(May be able to get away with current Linebackers and get great play with Durant & Wilbur as our SAM & WILL backups, and Hitchens our Starting SAM, but leaves us a bit open with Jaylon coming off a ridiculous injury & Sean Lee having an injury history)
Secondary:
-2 weeks ago, Mo was Ranked the 9th best DB & Carr was ranked the 18th best DB (surprisingly) by Pro Football Focus.
- Mo has been really good, but the injury history SHOULD scare a lot of team away (Has played 32 games since 2013)
- Anthony Brown has been a steal in the 6th round
But if you nudge everybody down 1, and put Carr at the back of the depth chart because he's in the last year of deal.
Weakside DB: Scan
Slot DB: Mo
Weakside & Slot Backup DB: Brown
Backup Strongside DB: Carr
You're looking at a top flight Secondary.
-Byron has been great. He can really flex between Strong & Free Safety, and even DB because he's extremely athletic, physical, and has great coverage ability on TEs & WRs. Where I think he should play a bit more Strong than Free is that the passing game has become a lot more check downs as opposed to down the field 15+ yard throws. With that, you can force QBs into higher risk passing by having Byron take TEs out of the game completely.
-The other safety is the least of our problems.
So if you're trying to improve the Defense, here's how I rank our issues
1. DE opposite of Lawrence
2. DT opposite of Crawford
3. # 1 DB
4. SAM OR Backup MIKE (Depending on if you keep Hitchens in one position SAM or if you move him all around)
5. Free Safety
6. Backup Strong Safety
In a really good position considering that on offense, our only requirement is to figure out
1. Do we try to keep Leary & Move Collins to RT, or stay with La'el at LG & Free at RT, and still be the best Line in the league
2. Our # 2 WR
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Seattle loss tonight means we should be able to clinch home field with a win next week.
Never mind Detroit would have to drop 1 game
Never mind Detroit would have to drop 1 game
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Playoff appearance clinched...obviously we want a bye.
Only cause i havent seen it mentioned but leon mcfadded on special teams has been doin good.
Only cause i havent seen it mentioned but leon mcfadded on special teams has been doin good.
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We got flexed to the sunday night game against the bucs.
5 of our last 6 games of the season in primetime.
God's Team
5 of our last 6 games of the season in primetime.
God's Team
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I thought 3 sunday night games was the limit (bears, Eagles, giants)?
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I guess i should say premier type games. 2 thursday games, then these 2 sunday games, then a monday night game.
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Apparently not. We're playing the Bucs on Sunday night.
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That sucks, I hate the late games as they go until midnight in CT.
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http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/NFL-c...161205_132913_Dallas Cowboys&utm_content=Link
looks like the NFL knows what the people wanna see.. lol
looks like the NFL knows what the people wanna see.. lol
http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/NFL-c...161205_132913_Dallas Cowboys&utm_content=Link
looks like the NFL knows what the people wanna see.. lol
There is never a Sunday night game the last week of the season though. Maybe they meant they cant flex it to 4:25?
T0INE
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On the original schedule there is no Sunday night game, but NBC usually flexes one of the games with heavy playoff impllication to SNF.There is never a Sunday night game the last week of the season though. Maybe they meant they cant flex it to 4:25?http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/NFL-c...161205_132913_Dallas Cowboys&utm_content=Link
looks like the NFL knows what the people wanna see.. lol
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It's crazy to think we could have everything wrapped up in terms of the number 1 seed and HFA next week with 3 games remaining 
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Yall always know whats going on with the injuries. Whats going on with the secondary? Are we gonna be healthy this week?
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Had a dream that we won the Super Bowl.
It's lit!
It's lit!
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Mo is making good progress did resistance training yesterday and made a big improvement in terms of getting him back on the field.
Scandrick was limited but is expected to play. Wilcox is expected to miss this weekend as he hasn't participated all week.
We should be good though especially if it snows.
Thank goodness for our run game.
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Ease Mo back into it. Bring him back against the birds to knock the rust off before this playoff run.
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Ran right into the sack. He's got to do better.
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Dak has had the opening to run the ball tonight, a couple a game won't hurt.
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Play calling isn't the best tonight.
Remy LeBeau
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I'm saying, dude is not confident in his legs at all. Making terrible decisions as well throwing the ball.
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Dez is making Dak look bad tonight.... both INTs were on Dez
Remy LeBeau
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He shouldn't be throwing in double coverage
It was 3rd and 15.
