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>"That's part of it. We know that. I feel like we've got plenty of edge pieces that can rush the passer, and we're going to see another athletic quarterback this week.

>"But I think it all starts with pass coverage."

>"You wouldn't usually do that with someone that's only been here ... less than a week. And that's part of our promise to Joey: We're not going to put you in a position where you're out there and you don't know what to do because he's going to play hesitant."

Here's Cody Alexander's explanation for why the CB1 doesn't usually follow the WR1 the whole game.

Cody Alexander:

>Motion is a big reason why you don't travel CBs anymore.

>Teams know how to get their #1 away from the opponent's #1 CB.

>Isolation is still typically into the boundary, which is why you put your best man-coverage CB there.

>Playing man with one defender can have a cascading effect on the other 10.

New Team Acquires

2026: $6.22M (Week 5+)

#Chargers Dead Cap

2026: $11.78M

Mack has 3 sacks & 14 tackles thru 4 games this season, after posting 5.5 sacks/32 tackles in LA last year.

The Cowboys have a streak of 7 games with no interceptions and are the only team who hasn't gotten one this season.

Ventrell Miller 91.1

Fred Warner 90.3

Jaishawn Barham 84.8

Roquan Smith 84.5

Zack Baun 84.4

Honestly, how's that possible? The defense last year was the worst defense the Cowboys had in their history. Somehow, the Cowboys are still breaking records the second year in a row.

>Guyton allowed just two pressures on 36 total pass blocks in the game (5.6%), the seventh-lowest pressure rate he has allowed in his career. Burns recorded 30 total pass rushes without generating a single pressure, the first time in his career he has recorded 30+ pass rushes and has failed to generate multiple pressures.

2025 Season

🔹2.9 opp points/drive (last in NFL)

🔹6.1 opp yards/play (31st in NFL)

🔹7.7 opp pass yds/attempt (last in NFL)

🔹47.3 opp 3rd down pct (last in NFL)

Week 1 at Giants

🔹4.2 opp points/drive

🔹6.7 opp yards/play

🔹8.3 opp pass yds/attempt

🔹80.0 opp 3rd down pct

>"He should definitely feel like that, but I feel like we’re definitely not thinking the same thing.”

>With Nick Leverett added to the 53-man roster, the Cowboys have signed veteran OL Laken Tomlinson to the practice squad. He has started 162 games for his career, including seven last year with Houston.

Jeremy Fowler:

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Caleb Downs, Dallas Cowboys

>The Cowboys have big plans for Downs, who instantly becomes one of Dallas' most versatile players.

>When I asked head coach Brian Schottenheimer at training camp where Downs is best served on the field, he said "anywhere," then pointed out that he can cover star receiver CeeDee Lamb up the seam.

>The Cowboys will play Downs primarily in the slot, where he can disrupt in the open field. "He will play in the middle of the defense, so he will probably have some ball production and high tackle numbers," an AFC executive said. "And if he helps turn around Dallas' defense, he'll be looked at as a catalyst."

>The last defensive back to win DROY was Sauce Gardner in 2022, when he recorded two interceptions and 20 pass deflections. Ball production is a must to win this award.

Link to article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49859670/2026-nfl-season-executives-award-winners-mvp-rookies-honors-breakouts

>Jones said the Cowboys are "in play" to make a move, which would likely be on defense.

>Dallas recently restructured contracts to create more cap space. Jones: "That does show that we have really serious room to make a trade if we wanted to right now."

Joseph Hoyt:

>"As we’ve said, if they do make a deal, expect it to be at edge rusher or corner."

Joseph Hoyt: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan about George Pickens.

>“He’s been everything we could’ve asked him to be for where we are going into the first game week.”

Todd Archer: My understanding of the Tyler Smith timeline:

>Late in Oxnard, he experienced issues with his thumb. Upon returning to Frisco, the Cowboys had 2 padded practices and attempted to see if they could devise something that would allow him to play. When it didn't work out, surgery became the best option.

>Even if he had surgery upon return from Oxnard, he was likely going to go on IR and miss the first four games anyway because they would have needed a roster spot. Is any of it ideal? No but surgery is always last option in these situations, not the first.

Bryan Broaddus on his Crown Global Media X account:

>Tyler Smith. Team has had two padded practices since they returned from ARZ[Oxnard]. Would be hard for them to discover there was an issue with the thumb without more work. It also appears the thumb was injured while the team was back at the Star and not earlier. Reason why fixing now.