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Stephen A. explains why he's picking the Bucs to beat the Cowboys (1:59)

In the first week of the football season, the Dallas Cowboys will lose to the Buccaneers. There is a time and a place for it.

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It's gotta be the shoes for the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback.

He was limited in Thursday's practice because of a new pair of cleats that made him uneasy.

"I promise you I'm great, just being very, very precautious," he said. It's probably not the best idea to switch shoes. It's good to go. That's what I'm going to promise.

He said that the Cowboys will be rolling on Saturday after a light workout on Friday. The Dallas Cowboys will play their first game of the season against the Buccaneers on Sunday.

The media was allowed to watch a portion of the practice that was open to them. He broke in a new pair of Jordan 11s after wearing Jordan 1s all summer, but he didn't twist his ankle. He wore the Jordan 11s for games last year, but will switch to the Jordan 1s this year.

In the fifth game of the 2020 season, when he broke his ankle, he did not have an issue with it, as he set the team record for touchdown passes in a season. He missed one game with a calf injury.

He missed most of camp with a right latissimus strain, so his health was more important than ever before. This is the best he has ever experienced, he said.

If you don't report a hangnail, you'll be suspended or fined, and that's what this league is all about. I'm feeling great. I feel like I've been there for a long time. Not comparable to where I was a year ago. Excited and ready for Sunday to arrive.

The latissimus strain was downplayed last year as well.

There was a deal. I wasn't sure. Those are not close to each other. I had to take back what I said. This is not even in and not even comparing.

The pre-practice warm up that he went through last year was not the same as this year.

In last year's opener, he threw for over 400 yards and three scores while completing 42% of his passes, but it wasn't enough as the Cowboys lost 31-29. He said that he won't be limited by this minor hiccup Sunday.

It's not at all. "It can't be that way." It's not at all. It's not a chance.