In their Sunday Night Football opener, the Dallas Cowboys offense failed to score a touchdown in a 19-3 loss. You can improve if you average less than one point per quarter. The only thing Jerry Jones could not afford to have happened in the fourth quarter, when the quarterback slammed his throwing hand into the defender, was for it to.
There was an injury to insult. He's going to be out for six to eight weeks with his thumb injury. The Cowboys offense was terrible. Cowboys fans booed the offense when they came off the field. The offense never got going, and the quarterback completed less than half of his passes. There was nothing that could be done to stop Dallas from scoring.
There is a chance that he could return sooner from this latest injury. According to Fox Sports injury analyst Dr. Matt Provencher, Dak's injury was similar to aBennett'sFracture in 2020 The latter had a thumb injury and returned quickly. It may not be lost for a long time.
Dallas should not haste the process.
The defense looked decent on the other side of the ball. The Boys didn't let Brady beat them despite Leonard Fourette running all over them. The defense was on the field for long periods of time because of the offense's poor play.
There was a false start like it was a clearance sale. Dallas led the league in penalties a year ago, and it looks like they will do it again. The Cowboys were flagged ten times last night. There were four flags claimed by the right tackle.
The running game looked good before Kellen Moore decided to abandon it. The Cowboys ran the ball 18 times. The bulk of that was done by the man, with him rushing for 52 yards on 10 tries. It wasn't a bad output, but they will need more now that Prescott is out.
Wait until the Cowboys are 0-6 to start the season, if you thought the Sean Payton to Dallas rumors were ridiculous in the off-season. With backup Cooper Rush under center, there won't be many wins in Big D. Cincinnati will be ready to take that frustration out on the Cowboys when they come to town next week. The Giants, Commanders, Rams, and Eagles face the Boys after Cincinnati. The next couple of months are going to be great for Cowboys fans.
It won't happen anyway and is a pipe dream for now. McCarthy may need to take control of the offense and get Moore to stop. Even though they were down, they didn't have to stop running the ball because the defense held the Bucs to just one field goal.
Even if he isn't what he was three years ago, he can still be a big part of the offense. He used to be involved in the passing game. One year ago, he caught 77 balls out of the back field. He has hovered around 50 catches each year. When he first joined the league, he had that burst. Seven years into their football career? Dallas doesn't have a lot of depth at the wide receiver position.
The season in Dallas is not looking good. This is the second serious injury that the quarterback has suffered. The ankle injury happened in Week 5. There is a thumb injury that needs to be fixed.
Dallas fell off compared to last year, but now we are looking at a five or six win team. If Rush leads Dallas to two wins, it will be an accomplishment.
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