Updates: Overshown, Guyton get positive prognosis :: The Mothership Link Tyler Guyton’s neck/shoulder injury kept him out of the lineup versus the Eagles, but it may be cleared up by next Monday in time for the Texans. “He was in this morning early, I think they feel really good about him playing this week.” Stephen Jones said. Asim Richards filled in for the first-rounder on Sunday and played well at left tackle. Report: Cowboys LB gets encouraging update on Sunday’s knee injury :: Cowboys Wire Link The linebacker’s play was one of the rare bright spots in Sunday’s loss, but a knee injury that took him out for a chunk of the game caused concern. Overshown reportedly has a case of bursitis in his right knee. While painful and possibly limiting in terms of movement, it is not believed to be a serious injury. “Treatment and rehab” will be the course of action this week. Parsons makes waves with remarks interpreted as shot at McCarthy’s Cowboys future :: Cowboys Wire Link Asked about the locker room’s feelings on Mike McCarthy and whether he’ll be back next season, Parsons touched off a firestorm, even if it was accidental. “Mike can leave and go wherever he wants,” Parsons said, “but guys I kind of feel bad for is guys like Zack Martin and guys who might be on their last year, on their way out, because that’s who I want to go hold the trophy for. You want to win games and do great things with those type of legends who put in more time and work than Mike McCarthy ever did.” Debate raged Monday over whether the edge rusher’s comments were an inexcusable disrespect of his head coach or just a poorly-worded show of support for the veteran players for whom the window is closing. McCarthy, Micah clear the air on viral comments after Cowboys’ sixth loss :: The Mothership Link McCarthy said he and Parsons sat down Monday, “and we handled those things as men should handle it,” he explained. The coach believes that it was not his edge rusher’s intent to offend him with comments about his job status or the time he puts in doing it. “We’ve got to keep it about football, bear down on the things we know we need to improve on, build off of some of the things we didn’t.” Micah goes after critics after comments :: Bleacher Report CeeDee Lamb wants Cowboys to block sunlight with curtains after drop :: ESPN Link Lamb should have had a second-quarter touchdown grab, and he knows exactly where to lay the blame for coming up empty. He was seen motioning to teammates that the sun had been in his eyes. So would he be in favor of AT&T Stadium using curtains during these late-afternoon fall games? “Yes,” he said unequivocally. “1,000 percent.” Jerry Jones lashes out at question about sun’s glare at AT&T Stadium after Cowboys’ loss :: USA Today Link The Cowboys owner got sarcastic after being asked about the topic that seems to come up every season. “Well, let’s tear the damn stadium down and build another one?” Jones quipped. “Are you kidding me?” He maintains the team is well aware of the sun positioning before every game. “We do know where the damn sun is going to be in our own stadium… Every team that comes in here has the same issues.” Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott explains what he saw on ‘disgusting’ red-zone fumble vs. Eagles :: Dallas Morning News Link Elliott’s return after a one-game benching netted him 22 yards on six carries… and one major miscue. “I think the guy just got his helmet on the ball,” he explained of his goal-line turnover. “I got to go two hands or just can’t, that’s [an] unacceptable fumble in the red zone. It’s disgusting.” Elliott says the support he’s gotten from teammates after being made inactive in Week 9 has meant a great deal. McCarthy reveals Cowboys’ Week 11 QB plan; report names third-stringer to be added :: Cowboys Wire Link The coach confirmed that Cooper Rush would remain the starter as the team preps to face Houston. He also said the team was in the process of adding a third quarterback to the squad. A later report identified the mystery man as Will Grier, the 2019 third-round draft pick of West Virginia who served as a Cowboys backup in 2021 and 2022 and was cut after the trade for Trey Lance. Sorry, Dak. Dallas Cowboys must now consider drafting a quarterback in the first round (Opinion) :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram Link The Cowboys’ $60 million man is on the wrong side of 30 and now has to be considered “injury-prone.” That’s already not a formula for long-term success, but Cooper Rush and Trey Lance showed Sunday that there is no sufficient safety net at the position. Given the way the season is progressing and the high draft pick that seems to be coming, the organization needs to borrow a page from the Falcons and grab an elite propect as their QB of the future… even while the current guy is still here. Cowboys fan calls on Romo to take over :: Pat Doney Cowboys-Eagles postgame analysis :: Cowboys Wire 20 candidates to replace Mike McCarthy as Cowboys head coach :: Cowboys Wire Link The watch list includes USC’s Lincoln Riley; Georgia’s Kirby Smart; former Titans coach Mike Vrabel; current coordinators Ben Johnson, Aaron Glenn, Bobby Slowik, Klint Kubiak, and Kliff Kingsbury, former Cowboys star Deion Sanders, and the legendary Bill Belichick. Dallas Cowboys set up screen to block sun from coaches at news conference :: Fox 4 KDFW Link After all the talk about the sun getting in the eyes of players during Sunday’s game, the team took extra steps to make sure it didn’t happen to McCarthy during his Monday press conference. Referencing the sunscreen that had been erected near his podium, the coach opened his remarks with an obvious question.
Cowboys lose to Eagles day after thoughts: It feels bad because it is bad
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys are continuing to find new lows to subject us to. The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon, and perhaps the most frustrating thing about where they are as a franchise right now is that it was a loss to the Eagles of all teams, and we (generally speaking) felt nothing. Losses to the Eagles are supposed to sit with us and irk us and make us so mad that we say ridiculous things in our fits of rage. This is sports in a nutshell. Our passions drive us to intense emotional places because of how much we love the teams in question. Unfortunately, the Cowboys have done just about everything in their power to neuter that sort of thing these days. Philadelphia won, laughed in the process and celebrated on their way out of town all while the Cowboys made NFL history by becoming the first team ever to trail by at least 20 points in five consecutive home games. That streak obviously dates back to the playoff loss last year against the Green Bay Packers, the surest sign that things were going to unravel for this group. Think about what it must be like to be a Packers fan these days, by the way. Your team is contending and finding ways to win in spite of difficult circumstances all while your little brothers are still trying to figure out who they are almost a full year after you reminded them the unnerving answer to that question. Dallas Cowboys games are simply things that happen nowadays, not passionate rituals or battles that we live and die with. Here are three thoughts on the latest Thing That Happened with a day to reflect. It is hard to remember the last good thing that happened to this team To be clear I know the answer here, but you need to properly understand the question first. What I am asking is for the last time in which you felt pure, absolute joy for the Dallas Cowboys. It is my belief that the answer is/was December 30th of last year. It was on that fateful Saturday night that the universe apparently decided we had had enough joy. You see on that night Jimmy Johnson took his rightful place in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor and the Cowboys were on the right side of a definitely-suspect officiating call while facing the Detroit Lions. As a result of that game, and the week that followed, the Cowboys were NFC East Champions and the #2 seed in the entire conference. That win meant that much and that it came on Jimmy’s night, also the evening in which CeeDee Lamb set the receiving records that he did, made it all feel like destiny. While the Cowboys did win their next game, for the most part that was the beginning of our current doom. Shortly after Jimmy laughed with Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith on the floor of AT&T Stadium, the Green Bay Packers laughed in the playoffs as they made the Cowboys the first number two seed to lose in the Wild Card Round (only a possibility since 2021) in NFL history. After that? There was all-in, no free agency, talk about Ezekiel Elliott, actually bringing Zeke back, a suspect-ish draft, delay after delay on extensions, signing the extensions in question to the ridiculous numbers they had reached when they didn’t have to and, oh yea, literally all of this season. We have been crawling through this mud for a long time now and figuring out when it ends is sort of impossible. Reality is that there is nothing that can be done midseason to fix this You do not have to look far to find the suggestion. There are many people who believe that the Cowboys should fire Mike McCarthy. I’d like to make myself very clear in noting that I am in no way advocating for or defending McCarthy given, um, you know, everything about this season, but allow me to ask another question, please. What good does firing Mike McCarthy do now? This team is out at sea. Breaking the engine of the boat or throwing the life preserver, if you want to equate this head coach to either of those things, accomplishes nothing in the big and overall picture. I understand the want for something to be done to represent that somebody, anybody in charge of this operation cares or feels the level of frustration that we do, but what comes next if you want McCarthy out? Mike Zimmer takes over? That’s the knight in shining armor? I’ve asked this question on social media and mostly gotten responses about how a firing would represent that the team is not willing to stand for this and that it could instill some accountability in the roster. Hold up. You mean the roster that watched the front office send McCarthy and most of his staff into a contract year in the first place? Nobody is going to bat an eye if the Cowboys fire McCarthy because they saw what we all did when this thing was cleared on the runway for takeoff. The unfortunate reality is that we are stuck here. We have run two miles in one direction and have to run them back in order to return home. It is then and only then that we can start to try and pick up the pieces from this whole thing in the name of the required improvement. The lack of a true north star is the most disconcerting thing at the moment One of the most frustrating things about the offseason for the Cowboys was that they did not point all of their efforts into one common direction. I’ll explain. You will not struggle to find an article or several that I wrote where I encouraged the front office to extend Dak Prescott. A large part of my point was that if
Winners and Losers: Pressure game returns with Parsons, but glaring issues doom Cowboys
Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle is a flavor of choice many fans don’t see eye to eye on, but his recent performance has been worthy of applause. The former undrafted free agent out of TCU ran 12 times for 53 yards generating 4.4 yards per carry. On the outside, that stat line will go unnoticed but it’s the philosophy behind his lack of carries that makes him a winner. Dowdle ranks 7th in success rate throughout the NFL, averaging 4.5 yards a carry. Head coach Mike McCarthy has spoken at length about getting the run game going but his playcalling suggests his remarks are merely lip service to appease the fan base. Dowdle ranks 35th in rushing this season with 374 yards. He is 36th in carries with 83 suggesting a higher volume of rushes would put him on par with the other lead running backs in the league. A free agent at the end of the year, Dowdle may venture into free agency and be a real find for someone willing to commit to running the football.
Monday Night Football odds, pick and live discussion: Dolphins at Rams
Jasen Vinlove-Imagn Images Who wins tonight… Miami or Los Angeles? The Miami Dolphins take on the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. FanDuel has the Rams as 2.5-point favorites over the Dolphins. Final score prediction: Rams 24 – Dolphins 19. Check out FanDuel for all of your NFL betting needs. This is an open thread for game chat.
Cowboys vs. Eagles: The good, the bad, and the ugly from Week 10
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Everything from the Cowboys on Sunday was ugly… except for a handful of things. Show of hands, how many of you changed the channel or turned off the TV before the Dallas Cowboys game was over Sunday afternoon? Don’t worry, no one blames you. Sitting through that 34-6 embarrassment at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles was extremely difficult to do, and sadly enough, there will be more games ahead just like it. There’s no denying it now. The Dallas Cowboys are simply one of the worst teams in the league with Dak Prescott more than likely done for the season with a hamstring injury that will require surgery. There is very little to get excited about now except for maybe a few individual players worth keeping an eye on for the future. Despite all of the bad and ugly in this Week 10 matchup, there was a little bit of good hidden in there if you looked closely enough. You had to be paying particularly close attention to see any positives, but we assure you they were there. THE GOOD – DeMarvion Overshown and Micah Parsons It’s difficult to tell who had the better game, so we’re going to say the good from this Week 10 matchup against the Eagles was a tie between DeMarvion Overshown and Micah Parsons. It was really good to see No. 11 back in uniform and dominate as the pass rusher we’ve known him to be. His first game back in action resulted in his first multi-sack (two) game this season. Not to be outdone though, Overshown also netted two QB sacks Sunday afternoon as well as double digit tackles (11). These two make Dallas worth watching. THE BAD – Losing the turnover battle It’s hard to remember the Cowboys had two takeaways of their own Sunday afternoon against Philadelphia. That’s because they turned the ball over five times themselves, obliterating anything positive that happened on the offensive and defensive side of the ball in this Week 10 matchup. These turnovers are just further proof of how far this team has fallen and what we can expect from them the rest of the season. There’s no way this team will be competitive if they continue to lose the turnover battle each week. THE UGLY – QB Cooper Rush With Dak Prescott sidelined for this Week 10 matchup against the Eagles, Cooper Rush was promoted into the starting role. While he has proven he’s capable of winning games stepping in as an injury fill-in, Sunday afternoon was not one of his better performances as a starter. In fact, it was pretty deplorable. He completed only 13 of 23 passes for 45 yards and was part of the cause of Dallas losing the turnover battle with Philadelphia. His play Sunday is further proof there’s no reason not to start Trey Lance for the rest of the season.
20 candidates to replace Mike McCarthy as Cowboys head coach
The Dallas Cowboys still have eight games remaining on their 2024 schedule, but by and large, this thing is over. Now sitting with a 3-6 record, the club has lost four games in a row and Sunday’s woeful defeat at the hands of rival Philadelphia put an exclamation point of how bad things have gotten. The offense turned in their worst performance since 2002, failing to reach 150 yards of offense for the first time in two decades. The defense got a boost from their best players, but they could not stem the tide after being asked over and over again to go out without much rest thanks to turnovers (five) and three-and-outs. The mood has been grim. A coaching staff full of lame ducks cannot fight the current, and every uttered word is now viewed as a shot or at minimum a slight to someone else. It will only get worse from here on out as the Cowboys play out the stretch of the 2024 season. Head coach Mike McCarthy will not earn a new contract and will be cleaning out his office in early January. That will likely set off an intriguing search that if the front office is worth anything (debatable at this point), they are already doing the leg work to form a list of candidates. We’ll do similar work, putting together a watch list of potential replacements; checking in periodically throughout the rest of the regular season. Honorable Mentions: Dan Pritchard, Cincinnati Bengals OC Ryan Grubb, Seattle Seahawks OC Adam Stenovich, Green Bay Packers OC Ejiro Evero, Carolina Panthers, DC Jesse Minter, Los Angeles Chargers, DC Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos, DC Klint Kubiak, New Orleans Saints, OC Lincon Riley, USC, HC University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart Dec 30, 2023; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; rGeorgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart reacts after the 2023 Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The best collegiate head coach since Nick Saban.. he likely makes way too much ($13 million per year) coaching at his alma mater to move, but there’s no process that is sane without at least kicking the tires on the possibility. Minnesota VIkings DC Brian Flores Jan 9, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores watches from the sideline during the second quarter of the game against the New England Patriots at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Will Flores get another shot at a head coach gig? He was dumped by the Dolphins in their owner’s “I’m rich I can do what I want” attempt to lure Sean Payton and Tom Brady to South Beach. The revelation about trying to have a coach to tank games may have pulled the curtain back on the innerworkings of the league, but it likely didn’t do Flores much favor. What has though, is the job he’s done righting the ship in Minnesota with their defense. Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith Nov 2, 2023; Frankfurt, Germany; Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Frank Smith at press conference at the PSD Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Grabbing from a fruitful tree is always a wise idea, and snatching Smith from under Mike McDaniel as part of the Kyle Shanahan limb system seems like a wise call. Dallas rarely uses motion at the snap and isn’t particularly good at it; and that’s literally the forte of Smith. Doesn’t currently have play-calling duties though, which could be seen as a knock. Former NFL head coach Mike Vrabel Tennessee Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel reacts to a Titans penalty against the Seattle Seahawks during their game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Vrabel was fired by owner Amy Adams Strunk Monday after having two losing seasons back-to-back. Vrabel is a defensive-minded head coach who was able to achieve strong levels of success in Tennessee with a veteran QB who wasn’t well regarded (Ryan Tannehill) prior to their time together. Known as a disciplinarian, pairing him with Dak Prescott would require finding the next big thing as offensive coordinator. Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick Sep 30, 2018; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watches from the sideline as they take on the Miami Dolphins in the first quarter at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports For better or worse, the clubhouse leader. Belichick is a huge Prescott fan, Jerry Jones is a huge supporter of retreads and it would be interesting to see if given a competent front office… oh wait. Lions DC Aaron Glenn Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn watches practice during OTAs at Detroit Lions headquarters and practice facility in Allen Park on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Glenn obviously has ties to Dallas, playing two of his 15 seasons with the organization, but the growth of the Lions’ defense under his tutelage has been impressive on its own. In 2020 they ranked 32nd in defensive DVOA. Since Glenn joined they moved to 29th, 27th, 13th and ranked 4th going into Week 7’s action. He’s consistently being highlighted by their players as a phenomenal leader of men. Comanders OC Kliff Kingsbury Sep 29, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images It appears that Kingsbury’s time away after the disaster in Arizona has done him a ton of good. The offense he’s put together in DC for rookie Jayden Daniels is quite impressive and a stark contrast to what he was doing with Kyler Murray in the desert. That transformation should lead to him having a second opportunity not always afforded. Colorado HC Deion Sanders Nov 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders (right) talks with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports After great success at Jackson State
Cowboys vs Eagles stock report: DeMarvion Overshown up, Ezekiel Elliott down
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Our stock report following Sunday’s Cowboys loss is out and DeMarvion Overshown is one of the bright spots across this season as a whole. The Dallas Cowboys were humiliated yet again on Sunday. While the opponents were in name and title the Philadelphia Eagles, the true culprit was really who it has been for a long time now – themselves. Consider that we are passing the midpoint of November this week and that the Cowboys have yet to even win a game at home this season. Consider beyond that how the Cowboy have not scored a touchdown in their own building since September 22nd. Seriously. We have reached a dark place on this Cowboys season, and while there are many things that are responsible for that, there are also some flickering lights that will hopefully be pieces of a better future. This is our stock report following Sunday’s loss with a few ups and mostly downs. Stock Up: DeMarvion Overshown When it is all said and mercifully done, this season will probably be remembered as the one where DeMarvion Overshown fully evolved into the next great Dallas Cowboys linebacker. Overshown was fully unleashed in this game because of the presence of Micah Parsons (more on him in a moment) and seems to move at a different speed than anyone else. OVERSHOWN SACK (via @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/xXYTHPGaEP — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 Overshown is a star and he was partly unlocked to a different degree because of Parsons. Aside from Overshown’s own insane athleticism, the takeaway from the front office should be that surrounding good players with other good ones is a rising tide that lifts all boats. Going at this and expecting him to carry things in 2025 and beyond would be repeating the same mistakes. Stock Up: Micah Parsons Welcome back. My goodness. MICAH!!!!!!!! (via @dallascowboys) pic.twitter.com/KRWLBMDG9O — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 It is unreal how Parsons can impact a game just by lining up in it. He was an absolute wrecking ball on Sunday and for a little while had some people thinking that the Cowboys might be able to actually pull this thing off. I’ll repeat the necessary takeaway from Overshown, give Parsons all of the help that can possibly be found. When there are this many sharks in the water the results have the potential to be incredible. Oh yea, pay Micah, too. Stock Up: Trevon Diggs It has been a bit of a tough season back for Trevon Diggs, but he showed us on Sunday that he still has the potential to be a superstar. This interception was a work of art. TREVON DIGGS INT (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/C7I9o1jiBs — Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) November 10, 2024 It has been said many times that Diggs played wide receiver and we have seen that his ball-tracking skills are among the best in the NFL. Couple that with the necessary speed and agility to cut passes off and you occasionally have one of these. Stock Down: Ezekiel Elliott There are no nice ways to put it anymore. This is an unmitigated disaster. In his first game since returning from having national headlines surround him being inactive (think about how silly that is), Ezekiel Elliott was turned to by the Cowboys in the redzone after Rico Dowdle had been doing a great job. Since everything is destined to blow up in Dallas’ face this season, of course Zeke fumbled. As if that were not bad enough, the Cowboys were able to miraculously get the ball back right away thanks to Micah Parsons. They literally took over on the same spot on the field in which Elliott fumbled, the Philadelphia six-yard line, and handed the ball off to Zeke! On the first play! The literal first one after the fumble! The man calling the game for CBS once famously said within the Cowboys’ team facility, potentially with a tour happening nearby, that football was a meritocracy. This is certainly not the case right now as the Cowboys are continuing to give Elliott carries despite overwhelming evidence that doing so is a bad idea. Oh and the very next play CeeDee Lamb lost a would-be touchdown in the sun… because of course. Stock Down: Cooper Rush This is a tough thing because anyone who was expecting something serious from Cooper Rush was doing so against all odds. We noted many times throughout the week that circumstances involving his start were very different for the Cowboys than they were in 2022 when he was called upon for five games. Consider that Rush did not complete a single pass beyond 10 yards down the field in this game. He was 0-for-6 on such attempts. It was, as predicted to be, quite bad. Stock Down: Caelen Carson It is never a good thing when you become someone who the other team is picking on and that seemed to happen in this game for young Caelen Carson. In many ways the situation exemplifies part of what is so wrong with this team. Caelen Carson should not be expected to completely lock down A.J. Brown or DeVonta Smith as he is learning how to play the NFL game. Relying on a rookie to do something so improbable is a fool’s errand. That particular mistake is not on Carson. Stock Down: Mazi Smith Like with Ezekiel Elliott, we are way, way past the point of being able to offer even constructive criticism at this point in time. Smith’s second season is not yet complete and jumping to a conclusion at this point feels dramatic, but there is so much to suggest that he cannot be a proper player for this team. Smith is a relative non-factor at stopping the run and generating pressure. It is a tough scene. Stock Down: Donovan Wilson Once upon a time Donovan Wilson’s ability to run downhill and hit people was working out to the tune of great success almost play
Cowboys not up for second half fight once again, blown out at home 34-6 vs. Eagles
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The 2024 Dallas Cowboys will go into mid-November still searching for a home win, and following Sunday’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles to fall to 3-6, a touchdown on home turf for the first time in eight quarters. In a week six loss to the Lions that was likely Dak Prescott’s final home game of the season, the Cowboys were handed the worst ever loss under Jerry Jones’ ownership 47-9, only managing three field goals. Here in week ten with Cooper Rush making his first start of the season, the Cowboys kicked two first half field goals and were shutout in the second half. It’s all gone from bad to worse for the third place team in the division right now. As if it wasn’t bad enough the Cowboys chose to enter the season with Mike McCarthy very publicly being on the final year of his contract, the issues that come with the HC’s “lame duck” status are being made infinitely worse by how anemic an offense McCarthy calls the plays for has looked. All of it is vastly beyond the excuse that the Cowboys are without Prescott, who beat the Browns, Giants, and Steelers earlier in the year with a combined five touchdowns in these wins, but also eight interceptions across eight games. Tim Heitman-Imagn Images The Cowboys welcomed an Eagles team into AT&T Stadium on Sunday that has made a living off of letting lesser teams hang around deep into the fourth quarter this year. An Eagles team that was 0-3 under Nick Sirianni in Arlington, and had not won on the road at their NFC East rival since November of 2017. The Cowboys made good on keeping this game close in the first half as they’ve done for much of the season, but were again outclassed for the entire closing 30 minutes, allowing Philadelphia to comfortably leave no doubt they are out to win the division now at 7-2. Once again it was a fatal sequence that started with the offense failing to possess the ball at all that led to the Eagles building an insurmountable lead. By taking their first two-score lead on a third quarter Johnny Wilson touchdown working against Jourdan Lewis in coverage, the Eagles were on their way to ensuring the Cowboys would trail by at least 20 in all of their home games this season. Wilson’s touchdown came after the Cowboys went three and out with their first possession of the half, and a Jalen Hurts touchdown to cap off an 83-yard drive following the next Cowboys three and out was checkmate at 28-6. The Eagles added two field goals, both off of Cowboys fumbles, in the fourth quarter just to further the embarrassment and match the winning margin from that previous 2017 meeting when they won 37-9. The Cowboys kicked three first half field goals in that game, but just two in this most recent forgettable chapter of what should be a fierce NFC East rivalry. Six points (although via a touchdown and missed Dan Bailey PAT, not two field goals) would be enough for the Cowboys to beat the Eagles later in that 2017 season when they won the season finale in Philadelphia 6-0 on a fourth quarter Brice Butler score. This current Cowboys team has shown no capabilities of winning a similar rockfight by leaning that hard on Mike Zimmer’s defense, which did welcome back Micah Parsons and did their best to stand tall for large stretches of the game. The offense is just so uncompetitive at the moment, with the head coach having to be the face of it sans a starting QB, for this team to be taken seriously in almost any of their remaining eight games. The Cowboys did some things well in this game, but they were all greatly overshadowed by mistakes that have not been corrected at all since the season began. This team has a nonexistent path to win games right now, and a frighteningly predictable one to lose a lot more before this lost season actually concludes. Let’s get to a few further notes on how the Cowboys dropped to 0-4 at home, before their next opportunity to get off the hook comes in week 11 on a Monday night versus the Texans. At least they won’t be battling the sun in that game. Tim Heitman-Imagn Images All season long, the difference in the Cowboys defense when able to play aggressive and downhill as opposed to on their heels has been extremely noticeable. In the first half, the Cowboys found ways to do this in neutral situations against an Eagles offense that presents one of the best challenges in these spots across the entire NFL. With the rushing threat of both Saquon Barkley or Jalen Hurts available on every single play along with the Eagles’ top-end receivers, creating negative plays against Philly does not come easy. Dallas got to Hurts for five sacks in the first half, more than they’ve had in all but one entire game this season, got a red zone takeaway with Trevon Diggs’ endzone interception, and recovered a fumble all in the first two quarters. The fact the Cowboys’ own offense was only able to score points after one of these takeaways was devastating, giving away a possession of their own with Ezekiel Elliott’s fumble at the six-yard line. The fumble ended a 13 play drive that gained 63 yards for the Cowboys, their fifth drive of what would turn out to be 13 on the afternoon. Finishing with 146 total yards, the 83 yards the Cowboys gained across 12 other drives was all the Eagles needed to keep this game in hand. The Cowboys were hardly good enough in this game to put any game pressure on a team that’s shown they’re not the best at handling it this season. This is a team that lacks preparation, focus, and discipline as they committed five penalties with four of them giving the
Report: Cowboys LB gets encouraging update on Sunday’s knee injury
Report: Cowboys LB gets encouraging update on Sunday’s knee injury Todd Brock Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown looked like he was playing at a different speed than the other 21 men on the field Sunday at AT&T Stadium. The second-year prospect out of Texas, playing in just his ninth game as a pro after losing his entire rookie season to a knee injury, finished the Cowboys’ 34-6 loss as the team’s leading tackler, adding two sacks, two QB hits, and two tackles for loss in what was one of the few bright spots on the day for the silver and blue. It was all the more disheartening, then, to see the 24-year-old down on the turf in the third quarter of the Week 10 contest, requiring attention after a routine play in which he appeared to not even take a hit. Overshown was able to return to the game after getting checked out by medical personnel and told the media afterward, “I’m great [physically]. I’ll be ready to go next week.” Monday brought more good news for the former third-round draft pick. NFL insider Ian Rapoport cites a source who explains that Overshown is dealing with a case of bursitis in his right knee. (He tore the ACL in his left knee last August.) Per Rapoport, X-rays on the knee were negative, and he appears to have avoided a significant injury. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1856010235196166365/ Knee bursitis is a condition in which one or more small fluid-filled sacs near the joint become inflamed. While painful and possibly limiting in terms of movement, “treatment and rehab” from the Cowboys staff is the likely course of action. [affiliatewidget_smgtolocal] It is not known if the injury will affect Overshown’s practice schedule for the week or his availability for next Monday night’s game versus the Houston Texans. Read all the best Cowboys coverage at the Austin American-Statesman and Cowboys Wire.
Dallas Cowboys 2024 depth chart: Updated starters & backups
Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We break down the Dallas Cowboys depth chart with weekly updates about starters and backups during the 2024 NFL season. The Dallas Cowboys current depth chart for the 2024 season is listed below. The team updates the starters and backups each week due to injuries and players getting promoted or demoted in playing time. Week 10 Cowboys depth chart update The Cowboys acquired wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a seventh round pick from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a fourth round pick. Mingo will be a backup on their wide receiver depth chart. The team released cornerback Andrew Booth to make room for Mingo. Jerry Jones announced during a radio appearance that it’s likely the team will place quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve. The team had not placed him on IR as of Wednesday night, but a report came out suggesting Prescott could miss more than the minimum four games required for IR. Game result: The Cowboys welcomed Micah Parsons back into the lineup. Linebacker DeMarvion Overshown suffered a non-contact injury in the second half. He thinks he’ll be OK, but word will come on Monday as to where things stand. Ahead of the game, the team placed Dak Prescott on IR and started Cooper Rush in his place. Trey Lance replaced Rush in the lineup late in the game and it’s unclear what’s next at the QB position for the Cowboys the rest of this season. Prescott is expected to get season-ending surgery on his hamstring. Which starters are on the Cowboys injured reserve list? QB Dak PrescottWR Brandin CooksDE DeMarcus LawrenceCB DaRon Bland 2024 Dallas Cowboys offensive depth chart 2024 Dallas Cowboys defensive depth chart 2024 Dallas Cowboys special teams depth chart Week 8 Cowboys depth chart update The team was without running back Rico Dowdle, edge rusher Micah Parsons, and cornerback Caelen Carson in Week 8. Dowdle came down with an illness prior to the game and was a last minute scratch. Ezekiel Elliott got the starting nod in his place and finished with 28 of 62 offensive snaps. Dalvin Cook was promoted from the practice squad and played in 17 offensive snaps. Parsons did not practice all week due to his ankle injury and remains sidelined. Carson got in three full practices, but he remains sidelined due to his shoulder injury. Week 9 Cowboys depth chart update Dak Prescott suffered a hamstring injury during the Cowboys Week 9 loss to the Falcons. Cooper Rush replaced him in the fourth quarter. Prescott’s status for Week 10 is unclear coming out of the game. Micah Parsons did not practice all week due to his ankle injury and remains sidelined. Trevon Diggs did not practice all week, but was able to play on Sunday. The team disciplined running back Ezekiel Elliott, resulting in him not traveling for the game. Rico Dowdle got the bulk of the workload, with Dalvin Cook getting seven offensive snaps as the backup.
