The 2024 Dallas Cowboys

September 8, 2024- Sunday

It is the first Sunday of the National Football League season, and I am homing in on the Dallas Cowboys.  Just to cut to the chase, I think the Cowboys will win nine or ten games this year and then find a way to lose in the playoffs.   

Jerry Jones started the day by giving quarterback Dak Prescott a four year, 240-million-dollar contract.  Easy math makes that 60 million dollars a year for a quarterback who only has two playoff wins over eight years.  When a person is being paid more money than anyone in pro football, two playoff wins is not going to cut it.  A conference championship game is the minimum expectation. Anything short of that makes these season a failure. 

The Cowboys must find a way to avoid key injuries because the team has no depth.  The Cowboys also must block out the constant distraction of the owner and general manager.  This is Season 29 since the Cowboys have been in the Super Bowl and this season begins with a trip to play the Cleveland Browns.  So, the drama and intrigue begin again.  

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