Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Do you think the Cowboys should try and compete this season or focus on 2025 at this point? The Cowboys were already approaching the point of no return for the 2024 season but now that Dak Prescott is likely to miss a large block of time, the season is effectively over. Jerry Jones insists that Prescott may still return this year, but the team will place him on the injured reserve at some point. When he could return is an unknown. What we know for certain is that Cooper Rush will start this week against the Eagles, who are favored to win by seven points. Only the Chiefs, who host the Broncos, have as large of a point spread this week. Odds seem good that the Cowboys fall to 3-6 before hosting the Texans and, after that, the division-leading Commanders. This prompts a very good question: why not just tank? Prescott will miss at least these next four games, and what’s the point in bringing him back if the team is sitting at 3-9? The front office’s explanation of trading for Jonathan Mingo already hints at this mindset, but should the team fully embrace the tank? And, if so, how should they do it? Our own Tom Ryle and David Howman discuss. Tom: Count me in on team tank. Barring a near superhuman performance from Rush, and a lot better play from just about everyone else still healthy enough to take the field, this is as you said a lost cause. I’d even say to just name Trey Lance the starter now. The team needs to see what they have in him, because Prescott just cannot seem to stay healthy. They need to come up with a plan for the future at quarterback, and putting Lance out there to both evaluate and develop would let them know where they stand. The biggest problem with that is getting Mike McCarthy to go along. That is highly questionable unless he has given up on keeping his job. We all know he is gone, but that doesn’t mean he is ready to give up the fight. It would take a direct order from Jerry Jones. That to me is not nearly as unlikely as McCarthy willingly going in the tank. David: I agree that McCarthy is never going to willingly accept the role of Tank Commander. Even if Jerry directly instructed him to do so, I believe he’d resign before doing that. That said, they don’t need McCarthy to be in on it. The Cowboys are already doing a good enough job of tanking as is, and keeping Rush under center helps that the most. This defense is going to get better with Micah Parsons coming back, but he’s not going to fix the run defense or keep Trevon Diggs from forgetting how to play man coverage. And the offense already struggled to score in the red zone, and I don’t think Rush fixes that. Trey Lance probably doesn’t either, but he’s got the athletic upside to where you might get lucky one of these days and get a supernova performance from him. With Rush, we know what we’re getting, and that’s a team that’s good enough to back up the claim that we’re still trying while still ensuring a top 10 draft pick. Tom: Why just go for a top 10? With Lance, the odds of being top 5 or maybe better increase. Whether Jerry wants to admit it or not, next year is going to be a rebuild. With him at the helm of personnel decisions, it is an open question whether they can successfully do that, but at least they can improve their draft capital. Lance is still raw. He needs to be on the field to find out if there is anything there to develop. Is he the future QB2, could he one day become a starter, or is he just another player that will have to be jettisoned? The only way to try and find out is to get him snaps. I think that at one point they will start him, but I don’t want to see them wait until the last game or two of the season. At some point the Cowboys are going to be eliminated from playoff contention based on the way things are going. With the Eagles, Texans, and Commanders coming up, that is probably going to be soon. I worry that they will still think they have something to play for when the Giants roll around, but that is a great situation to try Lance if they haven’t bowed to the inevitable before then. If he is totally incompetent, they can still go back to Rush, but if Lance shows any promise at all, use him and see what you have. David: We already got to see Lance in the preseason, and it wasn’t all that pretty. I don’t really need to see more of him. He’s extremely raw, and the areas that need the most improvement – footwork, pocket discipline, to name a few – aren’t things that get solved with more playing time, and especially not behind this offensive line. With Lance’s contract up at the end of the year, the only thing you gain from playing him (when it comes to long term planning, that is) is convincing some other team to pay him in free agency. Besides, Prescott is under contract through 2028. The Cowboys aren’t in need of a plan for the future under center, and especially not in regards to Lance. Suppose they were to keep Lance around next year. Barring some disastrous outcome for Prescott, Lance isn’t seeing the field until he’s 29 years old. That’s not exactly a solid succession plan. Prescott is the quarterback of this team, so I’m not moved by any argument about planning for the future. Rush is a solid backup but he’s definitely limited in what he can do, and this supporting cast isn’t

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Eagles are likely going to have their way with the Cowboys. Eagles Film Room: Concept of the Week – QB Counter Bash – Jonny Page, BleedingGreenNation.com One play in particular works really well for Philadelphia. Teams with a mobile quarterback often run counter read rather than standard counter. Counter read is a counter in which the quarterback reads the EDGE defender and keeps it himself if the EDGE crashes down on the running back. There’s almost no point running standard counter if you have a mobile quarterback. It will almost always be counter read. Counter ‘bash’ is still counter read, but with a twist. Counter bash is where the quarterback and running back roles are reversed, with the quarterback following the pulling linemen instead. The word ‘bash’ means ‘back away’ because the running back runs away from the pulling lineman. It’s such a difficult play to stop because many linebackers are watching the running back and suddenly have to change direction completely. The Eagles used this a lot down the stretch last year, and it is no surprise that it is a fantastic play to run with a mobile quarterback. It really is a thing of beauty. The Eagles ran the same play later on, but this time, Jalen Hurts handed the ball off to Saquon Barkley. You can see why it is such a difficult concept for a defense to stop. Defensive players are often told to key on the pulling guards, so when the ball is handed off to the running back, it can catch them out. You need really good awareness as a linebacker to handle this play. You have to watch the back, the quarterback, and the pulling lineman. That’s tough. Eagles’ Nick Sirianni says Jalen Hurts dealing with ankle issue despite rest designation this week – Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports Hurts may have had a day off, but he’s also a bit banged up. Nick Sirianni was asked about the injury status of Jalen Hurts prior to Friday’s Philadelphia Eagles practice. Simple question, simple answer right? Instead, something else was revealed. Sirianni said during Friday’s press conference Hurts was dealing with an ankle issue. Hurts was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice and was given the rest designation. The Eagles quarterback practiced in full on Thursday. “It was on the injury report dealing with the ankle,” Sirianni said. “Just making sure we’re precautious with everything.” The Eagles’ final injury report will be revealed later on Friday, and Hurts is expected to play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. During that Wednesday practice, Hurts was out there in a helmet — but wasn’t throwing during the portion of practice open to reporters. Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee took part in the individual drills as Hurts watched. This is unlike the routine Hurts typically goes through to prepare for a game. “I just do what I’m told,” Hurts said. “I’m just locking in, and doing what I’m asked to do when I’m asked to do it. It was a really good session when you guys were not out there.” Sirianni was informed immediately after his comments the Wednesday injury report listed “rest.” He then pulled a 180 on what he said. “It was a rest,” Sirianni said. “Sorry, I thought you were talking about something else.” Hurts did deal with a knee injury last season, but was never listed on the injury report with the issue as he continually practicing. There was no need to put Hurts on the injury report if he participated fully every week. This time, Hurts had to be listed because we was not participating in a portion of practice. As Hurts said, he’s just doing what he’s told. Eagles Star Could Cut Ties With Philly With ‘Plenty Of Interest’ Expected – Patrick McAvoy, Sports Illustrated It may be hard to keep a forthcoming Philadelphia free agent in town. There’s a lot to like about this Eagles team, and they currently are one of the hottest teams in football, with four straight wins heading into the clash against the Cowboys. Over the next few months, the team will be discussed heavily as the playoffs approach. Now that we are in the second half of the season, free agency after the campaign will start to get brought up as well. Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox already put together a list of the top 50 players expected to hit free agency and had Eagles star Josh Sweat at No. 38. Knox also noted that Sweat will have “plenty of interest” on the open market which could make a return difficult. “Josh Sweat has been one of the few consistent pass-rushers for the Philadelphia Eagles this season, though his statistical production peaked back in 2022,” Knox said. “He had 11 sacks that season and only produced 6.5 in 2023. “However, sacks don’t tell the whole story, as Sweat also had 37 quarterback pressures last year. At only 27 years old, he should command plenty of interest on the open market.” Losing Sweat would be tough, but it’s still too early to be thinking about free agency. Here are the final injury reports for both the Cowboys and Eagles. Trevon Diggs (illness), Micah Parsons (ankle), Eric Kendricks (shoulder), Tyler Guyton (neck/shoulder) and Nick Vigil (foot) all listed as QUESTIONABLE against the Eagles.#DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/VbI2bk3O66 — Nick Harris (@NickHarrisFWST) November 8, 2024

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Jonathan Mingo appears happy to be a member of the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL trade deadline was earlier this week. It was expected the Cowboys wouldn’t make any major moves to upgrade their roster. However, they didn’t stay silent as most expected them to. Dallas actually made a trade, sending a fourth-round pick to the Carolina Panthers for wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, who was taken in the second round in 2023. In exchange, the Cowboys received a seventh-round pick. Dallas trades for a receiver A move to get a receiver is something the Cowboys should have done a lot sooner, as in when veteran Brandin Cooks went down with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve. Unfortunately, Mingo won’t get to play with Dak Prescott as he is recovering from a partially torn hamstring. However, he’s happy to be in Dallas as he tries to get his career going. New Cowboys WR Jonathan Mingo: “This is a fresh start for me. … I’m glad they took a chance on me so I can show them what I can do. Somebody finally believed in me, so I can show them what I can do. I’m just happy to be here.” Why didn’t things work out for him with the… pic.twitter.com/xBHEWF3IH2 — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 7, 2024 During his rookie season a year ago, Mingo played in 15 games with 14 starts. His production was decent as he racked up 43 receptions for 418 yards. In 2024, he’s only amassed 121 yards on 12 catches in nine games with five starts. Cowboys have liked Mingo since the 2023 draft The Cowboys had their eye on Mingo coming out of the draft. They had a third-round grade on him, the sport where they took linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, and let’s face it, there’s isn’t anybody complaining about that pick. On Thursday, Mingo got his first shot to be at practice and started getting acclimated to what the Cowboys do offensively. According to him, things went smoothly. However, with a short time to prepare before Sunday, there shouldn’t be any big expectations about what he may be able to do. Another full week of practice will have him more ready once they Cowboys host the Houston Texans in Week 11. Mingo has the physical traits desired at the position What stands out about Mingo are his physical traits. He’s stands 6’2″ and weighs 220 pounds. Mingo also has 4.46 speed. Mingo is looking to bring his size and speed to the Cowboys’ offense. I try to be a physical receiver, physical and fast, and just try to use my size and strength to my advantage. Just try and get my flow and once I get in my groove, I can finally show people what I can do. During his short time in the league, Mingo has been a versatile receiver. He’s logged 487 snaps on the outside and 286 in the slot. So, it’ll be interesting to see how the Cowboys move him around in correlation with All-Pro CeeDee Lamb, and others, as they look to see how his skillset can be beneficial. The premium to get Mingo was a little high considering he hasn’t performed up to the level he was drafted at or where the Cowboys had him rated. Nonetheless, Dallas needs him to get up to speed quickly with the receiver room having underperformed up until this point as a whole.

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Los Dallas Cowboys juegan contra los Philadelphia Eagles el Domingo. Los Dallas Cowboys regresan a AT&T Stadium este domingo y van a jugar contra los Philadelphia Eagles. Como estaba para muchas semanas ahora, cosas no son bien con Dallas. Jugadores bastante tiene lesíons y el mas reciente es de quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott es un subjeto divisiva con alguien, pero la distancia cada de el y Cooper Rush es largo y cosas van a pasar mas dificil para el equipo sin numero cuatro. Pero los Cowboys necesitan jugar este juego, y ocho mas, y se mira que los Eagles van a ganar. ¿Que mas vas a pasar? Aquí tenemos 3 predicciones para el juego. Cooper Rush van a tener 40+ intentos a pasar Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Los Cowboys tiene un de los mas mal grupos de running back en toda la liga y no puede hace mucho con ellos. Desto sabemos. Con deste realidad los Cowboys van a necesitan hacer pasas mas fácil en frente de Rush. Creo que el equipo van a llamar para muchos pasas com deste y cuando el juego se pasa Rush van a tener mas de 40 intentos. Un otro realidad es que es probable para los Eagles anotar mucho. Si este se pase los Cowboys van a necesitan mover con el passing game mas que quiere. Trey Lance juege en 3+ momentos Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports Jerry Jones dije en el viernes que los Cowboys tiene “packages” para Trey Lance. Es interesante a consididar momentos donde los Cowboys puede usan Lance. En el preseason Lance tiene suceder corriendo y creo que destos son los momentos donde Dallas quiere buscar algo para Trey. Vamos a ver 3 instancias donde Lance hace algo en mi opinion. Hable de este tema en el más reciente video en la canal de YouTube de Blogging The Boys. ¡Subscribir (puede aqui) al canal para ver mas videos de los Dallas Cowboys en Ingles y Español! Philadelphia tiene doble touchdowns de Dallas Brett Davis-Imagn Images No es un secreto que los Cowboys no esta muy bien ahora. En el otro lado… los Eagles están saliendo muy bien en este momento de la temporada. Consididar que la mas reciente tiempo que vimos los Cowboys en AT&T Stadium que no tenia ni un touchdown contra los Detroit Lions. Estaba un juego embarazoso. Creo que deste van a salir un poco igual.

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images A terrible season for the Cowboys is likely to get worse this week. The Dallas Cowboys are set to take on the Philadelphia Eagles this Sunday. Unlike their battles from a season ago, the Cowboys aren’t one of the better teams in the NFL. Instead, they’re one of the lesser squads. At 3-5, currently on a three-game losing streak, and riddled with injuries, the Cowboys are staring down a dark hole at the moment with very little hope of turning their season around. Offensively, the Cowboys aren’t a juggernaut like they’ve been in years past. On the defensive side of the ball, they have fallen from what they’ve been over the last three seasons as they rank 26th overall. Plus, they’ve only forced six turnovers, which is tied for the second-fewest in the league. Now, they face an Eagles team that is flying high on a four-game winning streak and will likely hand the Cowboys a fourth consecutive loss. So, here’s three things that we have learned about the Cowboys heading into Week 10. The team should consider shutting down Dak Prescott for the season Dallas just can’t catch a break on the injury front. Prescott suffered what is being described as a partial avulsion of his hamstring, which is partially torn off the bone. According to doctor Jesse Morse, owner of Injury Expertz, this could take up to six weeks if he doesn’t have surgery or up to 10 weeks if he doesn’t. He also mentions that this could linger in some capacity for the rest of his life. So, with him heading for injured reserve, which would keep him out at least until early December, and a longer expected time of recovery, the Cowboys will likely be looking at a situation where they won’t have a realistic shot at the playoffs when he is ready to return. If that’s the case, Dallas needs to consider the long-term health of Prescott and shut him down until 2025. This is a BIG deal. Dak Prescott He literally partially tore the hamstring tendon off the bone (hip). This is usually a grade 2 of the semitendinosus tendon (see photo). These can take up to 6 weeks if surgery and up to 10 weeks to heal without surgery‼️ Video coming… https://t.co/PzEHZM42Zf pic.twitter.com/Jg7f0gTHax — Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) November 6, 2024 Dak Prescott Potentially significant hamstring injury pic.twitter.com/gGg1aSembO — Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) November 7, 2024 Rico Dowdle keeps showing he’s the team’s RB1 We all heard before the season that the Cowboys were going to have a committee approach to the running back room. Dowdle had the best game of his career rushing wise against the Pittsburgh Steelers with 87 yards on 20 carries in Week 5. However, he only saw five attempts the following week against the Detroit Lions in favor of Ezekiel Elliott. A week ago against the Atlanta Falcons, Dowdle was once again effective with 75 yards on 12 carries. It’s clear that the Cowboys should just ride the Dowdle wave at running back until he needs a rest here and there during a game. Otherwise, keep him on the field because the aforementioned Elliott and veteran Dalvin Cook are averaging a just 3.1 and 2.5 yards per rush, respectively. The running game is a mess in Dallas, but Dowdle should get the bulk of the workload every game until the season ends. Cowboys’ current losing streak will likely last several more weeks After the Cowboys take on the Eagles, they have the Houston Texans and the Washington Commanders after that. Anything is possible, but all of these teams have at least six wins, and they’re clearly better teams than Dallas. With Cooper Rush set the be the starting quarterback for at least the next month and half or so, the terrible play of the offensive line, a suspect running game, and a soft defense, it doesn’t seem like another win is coming any time soon for the Cowboys. Simply put, this season is a disaster with no end in sight.

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The latest news surrounding the Dallas Cowboys is here. Cowboys to put QB Dak Prescott on injured reserve for hamstring injury – Todd Archer, ESPN As expected, Dak Prescott will be out for quite some time. While the move has not been made official yet, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will be placed on injured reserve, according to executive vice president Stephen Jones. Speaking on 105.3 The Fan on Friday, Jones said, “I think it’s probably no way he can be back in the four-week timeframe, so we’ll put him over there and we’ll have that roster spot to use in terms of the next four weeks and go from there. Obviously a tough, tough situation, losing him for that period time, but we’re going to do what’s in the best interest of Dak and right now I don’t think anyone knows whether it’ll be four weeks, six weeks or the season. We’ll just have to continue to monitor that and see where it takes us.” Multiple sources said Prescott is looking at 6-8 weeks of recovery because of the partial avulsion of his hamstring he suffered in last week’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He has sought numerous opinions on the injury and earlier Friday, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on the Fan that there is no answer yet as to whether Prescott will require surgery. If he has surgery, then he would miss the rest of the regular season. In 2022, left tackle Tyron Smith suffered a full avulsion of his hamstring just before the start of the season and missed the first 13 games. Cowboys injury news: DaRon Bland out, Micah Parsons, Tyler Guyton questionable – LP Cruz, Blogging The Boys It looks like Micah Parsons has a real shot to make his return from a high ankle sprain. The Dallas Cowboys play the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend at AT&T Stadium, and while the Cowboys injury list is long, the Eagles look to be getting almost fully healthy for the contest. Unsurprisingly, Dak Prescott was ruled out with a hamstring that will keep him out for multiple weeks. He will probably be on injured reserve soon. Here’s what we know about the health status of the Cowboys and Eagles heading into Sunday’s game. Cowboys injury list for Sunday Micah Parsons (ankle) was designated as questionable on the final injury report. However, the indication is that he will return to the lineup for the first time since his injury against the New York Giants. CeeDee Lamb, who was in good spirits in the locker room, practiced fully Friaday and has no injury designation for this week’s game. According to head coach Mike McCarthy, Tyler Guyton, was “very limited” today and is questionable to play versus the Eagles. Guard Zack Martin (shoulder) had missed the first two days of practice, but was upgraded to full participation today and also does not carry an injury designation and will play Sunday. Also cited as questionable is Eric Kendricks, who is working through his own shoulder injury. Kendricks managed to get another limited practice Friday, leaning towards optimism that he can suit up versus the Eagles. DaRon Bland (foot) has been ruled out after three consecutive DNPs this week. Calen Carson and Trevon Diggs should be the starting cornerbacks again this week. Carson (shoulder) practiced fully this week for all three days. Meanwhile, Diggs (calf/ilness), did not practice Friday although he has been listed as questionable. Safety Juanyeh Thomas did not clear concussion protocol and has been ruled out. Jerry Jones, Cowboys see Micah Parsons as “integral” part of future – Tommy Yarrish, DallasCowboys.com Micah Parsons is a cornerstone player in Dallas and will be for a long time. As the trade deadline approached last week, there was some speculation as to whether or not the Dallas Cowboys would move Micah Parsons. That speculation was baseless, and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants Parsons to be in the fold for the long run. “No, absolutely not.” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan when asked if the team had considered trading Parsons. Parsons, who leads the team in pressures despite not having played since Week 4 against the Giants, is on track to return Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. It’s clear that Jones wants him to suit up for many more games with the star on his helmet in the future too. “I wouldn’t because we want Micah Parsons, he’s integral to our future,” Jones said when asked if he would ever think about moving Parsons. “So ‘no’ is the big answer.” And the feeling is mutual amongst Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones and vice president of player personnel Will McClay, who help Jones make those kinds of decisions. “We haven’t had one conversation, ever, about not having Micah Parsons on the team, ever.” Jones said. As Cowboys navigate imperfect 2024, merits of draft and develop method come into question – David Moore, Dallas Morning News Dallas needs to do some soul searching on how they handle the offseason. The game against the Eagles, and every game before it, has been a referendum on the franchise’s approach to the offseason. This isn’t meant to impugn the concept of draft and develop. It’s sound. But no single approach to building a team can be embraced from one season to the next at the exclusion of all others. There are too many variables to juggle. Did the Cowboys allow too many players in their veteran safety net to walk, leaving head coach Mike McCarthy and his staff at the mercy of some young players who haven’t developed as quickly as envisioned? Should the club have pushed a few more salary cap hits down the road to bring more balance to the current roster? Throw in a run of injuries at defensive end and corner and the assorted personnel missteps that take place in every building across the league, and the Cowboys find themselves trapped in something of a