BY Mark Halpern
After last week’s awful showing by the New York Giants, the Cowboys will open up their home schedule with a date with the other team in New York and one of the best defenses in Football.
Before I get started, I want to shout out to all Jets fans and Aaron Rodgers fans for the loss of one of the best Quarterbacks ever to grace the gridiron. I was looking forward to this game (even though Rodgers has the Cowboys’ number) when it was announced, and no one ever wants to see a player injured.
This week will be one of the best defensive battles in the League. The Dallas Cowboys’ defense and special teams showed up, and then some scored two touchdowns early in the game. The offense was only needed to score a little because the Dallas Defense can do it, too (scoring, I mean). This week will be a much better test for this high-powered offense to match up with one of the top 5 defenses in Football. Tony Pollard had a solid week 1 with 75 2 TDs and caught four balls out of the backfield. Pollard will have to shine brighter than last (even though it was played in a monsoon). Pollard will be counted on heavily because the Jets’ secondary plays are as tough as the Dallas secondary, and Pollard will have to move the ball on first down for at least four to six yards to try and bring that defense up to open the passing lanes. Look for Sauce Gardner to Shadow Cee Dee Lamb in a primetime matchup there. Brandin Coks is currently dealing with a slight knee sprain but has said he will be on the field for the game. Look for Michael Gallup and Jake Ferguson to see increased targets, along with rookie Jalen Tolbert, if Cooks can’t go. The Dallas Offensive line will be tested from the first snap to the end, and I expect trench warfare in this game. Dak will need time to get rid of the ball.
With Rodgers gone, the Jets have turned to the guy they brought in to be this team’s franchise quarterback, Zach Wilson. No offense, Jets fans, but Wilson will be on his back more than Daniel Jones and will be flustered. The entire Dallas defense will be critical to help make opportunities happen. I foresee Wilson throwing two picks, one to Diggs and the other to Deron Bland. Wilson will feel more pressure than a nuclear sub at 4,000 feet deep.
I will not sugarcoat it, but my prediction is Dallas will not only come out with the win, it will be another embarrassing showing from a New York team, and the final score will be 38-10.
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