How happy is Cowboys Nation after a surprising three-game win streak? So happy that some of the credit is starting to trickle up to both the head coach that many put on the hot seat in March and the front-office exec known derisively as “Cap Boy” for his there’s-only-so-much-pie frugality. But there’s plenty more admiration going around, too, as Micah Parsons gushes over Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald, a top tape-cruncher spotlights Kellen Moore and Cooper Rush for their prowess, and L.A. linebacker Bobby Wagner has high praise in scouting the Cowboys’ two-pronged rushing attack.
Meanwhile, the Thursday injury report features a new name that will cause some concern (despite what the player himself says), there’s debate over which Dallas lineman should draw the Donald assignment, Mike McCarthy has a priceless reaction to being told Sunday’s point spread, and the Cowboys’ coaching staff may have a handful of secret weapons when it comes to deciphering the Rams’ tendencies. All that, plus Markquese Bell is making the most of his opportunity, and an NFC East rival is hoping to lure an ex-Cowboy out of retirement to take care of some unfinished business. Here’s the News and Notes.
Maybe Stephen Jones’s penny-pinching offseason strategies are actually working. The Cowboys are surviving without Amari Cooper, don’t seem to be missing La’el Collins, and are rushing opposing passers just fine without Randy Gregory. What’s more, bargain-basement gambles like Noah Brown, Dorance Armstrong, Brett Maher, and KaVontae Turpin seem to be paying off nicely.
If the Cowboys owner was secretly crafting backup plans for his head coach before the season, he’s singing a different tune amid a three-game win streak. “I don’t know how you could say enough about how he’s handled this team initially starting out,” Jones said of McCarthy. “Give him his due. He has managed to right the ship, steady it, and then progressively get this team in shape to play without Dak.”
The official report says Lamb did not participate due to a groin injury; Lamb says he’s fine and that his GPS numbers were simply too high the previous day. Dak Prescott was still on the DNP list, though head coach Mike McCarthy says he’s “getting better.” Jourdan Lewis and Jake Ferguson were limited.
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