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Brandin Cooks felt the “trust” from his coach, QB in first game back – Patrik Walker, Dallascowboys.com
With Brandin Cooks back from his stint on injured reserve, the wide receiver position is in good hands for the Cowboys.
Brandin Cooks had been on injured reserve after he underwent a procedure on his knee after the Week 4 game with the Giants. He was activated this week to play after missing the last seven games.
“It’s always frustrating when you’re not playing the game that you love,” Cooks said after the game. “I put so much work in. I’m so grateful by God’s grace to be out there and compete with the team.”
And it seemed as if Cooks felt right at home as well, catching the first offensive touchdown of the game – a 3-yard reception in the corner of the end zone to give Dallas a 20-10 lead.
“I just think it’s a trust-throw with (Cooper Rush) to trust me to be able to go get it and run underneath it,” said Cooks, who hadn’t caught a touchdown pass since Week 1 at Cleveland.
But it was his diving catch on another third down to ice the game in final two minutes that also showed his value. That play gave the Cowboys a new first down and allowed them to run out the clock for the 27-20 win.
“I think that’s huge to trust me in the situation like that,” said Cooks, who had three receptions for 16 yards. “Coop trusts me and Coach trusts me with the play-call.”
Cowboys Need Just One Thing To Make Playoffs: Perfection – Austin Givan, Athlon Sports
The stars that need to align for the Cowboys to make the postseason.
The Dallas Cowboys have kept their postseason hopes alive with back-to-back wins, including a 27-20 Thanksgiving victory over the New York Giants. But sitting at 5-7, their playoff aspirations are a long shot.
To secure a Wild Card spot in the competitive NFC, Dallas needs to finish strong while relying on favorable results across the league. And when we say “strong,’’ we basically mean “perfection.’’
The NFC East title is out of reach with the Philadelphia Eagles comfortably ahead. Instead, Dallas must target a Wild Card berth, competing with teams like the Washington Commanders, Seattle Seahawks, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, with just three spots available and several teams already ahead in the standings, the Cowboys need a nearly flawless run. A bit of hope could come in the return of key players who have been battling injuries like pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence and Trevon Diggs.
Remaining Schedule Highlights:
Week 14 vs. Cincinnati Bengals (Monday Night Football): Dallas faces a tough challenge, however, against a struggling Bengals squad led by Joe Burrow. The Cowboys’ pass rush, led by Micah Parsons, will need to exploit Cincinnati’s protection issues to secure an upset win.
Week 15 @ Carolina Panthers: A must-win against a struggling Panthers team. Anything less would likely eliminate Dallas from playoff contention.
What Needs to Happen Elsewhere:
· The Washington Commanders (7-5) must continue to falter, ideally losing at least two of their remaining games with Dallas holding the tie breaker at the moment. They face matchups against the Titans, Saints and Falcons that could go either way.
Cowboys 2023 draft class finally starting to become regular contributors – Brian Martin, Blogging The Boys
The Cowboys are starting to see a return on investment with the 2023 rookie draft class.
It wasn’t long ago the Dallas Cowboys 2023 draft class was looking like an all-time bust, but recently things have started to change for those draftees. Believe it or not, it’s looking as if they could have several of these players turning themselves into regular contributors, quite possibly starters.
Ideally teams want to hit on every single one of their draft picks and the Cowboys have been better than most and doing just that. It wasn’t looking as if it would apply to their 2023 draftees, however, the arrow is trending upwards for several of them the further we get into the 2024 season.
Today, we’re going to identify a handful of these players who are finally starting to become the players they were drafted to be. Whether they continue to trend upwards from here on out is unknown, but as of now things certainly look encouraging moving forward.
Round 2, Pick 58 – TE Luke Schoonmaker
Schoonmaker had fallen out of favor with the coaching staff and was barely playing prior to Jake Ferguson sustaining a concussion against the Houston Texans a few weeks ago. Since then he’s become a reliable target in the passing game for QB Cooper Rush and is putting up his best numbers. Once thought to be a waste of a draft pick, the former Michigan TE is looking more and more like a starting caliber player.
Round 3, Pick 90 – LB DeMarvion Overshown
Overshown has far outplayed anybody else from the Cowboys 2023 draft class. He has arguably been the team’s Defensive MVP this year and looks to be a superstar in the making. He’s been one of the few bright spots for the team this year on the defensive side of the ball and is someone they can continue to build around for years to come. He started out as a flash player, but has now become a consistent playmaker.
Jimmy Johnson says Cowboys will give fans ‘false hope’ in playoff run – Randy Gurzi, Cowboys on SI
Playoffs? Legendary coach has a warning.
On the heels of two wins in a row, the Dallas Cowboys are starting to think about the playoffs once again. Admittadly, they have a lot of ground to cover at 5-7 but Micah Parsons said this team can get hot and go on a run.
He’s not the only one who believes they can rip off enough wins to get into contention either. Legendary head coach Jimmy Johnson, who led the Cowboys to two Super Bowls in the 1990s (and built the team that on a third) predicted a win on Thanksgiving for the Cowboys.
He added that after this win, which would be their second in a row, they would get a couple more wins and get on a run. That would have been great had he stopped there, but Johnson added that they would be giving “a little bit of false hope” in the process.
“I’m just saying they’re gonna get on a run,” Johnson said on Thursday’s pre-game show via Richie Whitt of Athlon Sports. “They’re gonna win today (against the New York Giants), they’re gonna win next week, they’re gonna win the week after that, they’re gonna get on a run and they’re gonna have a little bit of false hope.”
