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The Cowboys should not blow it up
We will all remember the 2024 season as a lost year in Dallas. It felt like the Cowboys didn’t do enough in the offseason to make the roster talent good enough to be a real winner and we quickly found out that was the truth of the matter. Injuries to critical players, none more crucial than quarterback Dak Prescott, exposed the lack of overall depth across the roster. That essentially marked the end of the road for Dallas.
However, we shouldn’t overlook this final chapter of the season as it relates to decision-making for what’s next for this Cowboys team. When I watch this team fight to the very bitter end of the line this season, I don’t see a team that’s quit on the coaching staff. This is not a group of play-callers overmatched schemetically.
Rather, we watched the Cowboys, who have every reason in the world to start letting their eyes wander toward offseason vacation plans, keep their gaze forward and put together a high-effort win against a team that controlled its own playoff destiny prior to Week 16.
After a Week 6 blowout to Detroit, I’d have told you it was inevitable the Cowboys would be careening toward an offseason rebuild. When they came out of their bye, lost two more games and put Dak Prescott on IR, I’d have been willing to lock it in that Mike McCarthy, Mike Zimmer and the entire coaching staff would be cleaned out. Now, we’re watching a team that’s won four of its last five and put an exclamation point on that stretch with an aggressive win over Tampa Bay.
On defense the last month-plus, with Micah Parsons back and fully healthy, we’re finally seeing the unit we hoped for with Zimmer at the helm. Zimmer’s defenses make you work for it up front and play with a physical edge on the back end. This win over the Bucs perfectly encapsulates why that works in the modern NFL. You’re going to give up big plays — no well-designed offense can be fully shut out in today’s game…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-23 05:23:00
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