BRYANT IS COMING TO HELP! NO, NOT THAT ONE

BY Mark Halpern

Last week, we saw the Cowboys go head-to-head with the NFC favorites to win the Super Bowl and should have won, but they didn’t, so it’s time to move on. Philly has control of the NFC East for now, but Dallas is fine at 5-3. 

 The offense is lacking in run offense, not because of Talent or the offensive line. Pollard hasn’t been as explosive as last year, and can we say it is because of his injury late last year? The Cowboys moved to bring in another offensive weapon, Martavis Bryant, who at one time was a feared and reliable receiver for the Steelers. Still, due to off-the-field troubles with Substance abuse, he was suspended from the league. He was recently reinstated after completing successful rehabilitation, and Dallas pounced on him. The Dallas offense was the best last week, but Brandin Cooks is getting more attention than Gallup and Tolbert, and Bryant is being brought in to try and open up the passing game more and get Brandin Cooks more one-on-one coverage. Bryant is expected to be available this weekend but probably won’t see action. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is put on the practice squad this week and elevated next week.

   Now, onto this week’s game, the Cowboys play the Giants. Tommy DeVito (no relation to Danny) will start, and Matt Barkley will be the backup. What’s the point of this game? I know it’s on the schedule, and I will have fun torturing my mom on and off during the game as we watch together all the time when Dallas faces the Giants. I expect a quiet day from the offense as the Defense will replicate what they did in the season’s first game.