Enough Dallas Cowboys Negativity! 5 Reasons for Optimism
Not in any particular order, but there are two things about the Dallas Cowboys 2022 season that stand out well above everything else. One is on offense and the other on defense. It wouldn’t take too many guesses to figure it out.
DAK PRESCOTT IS HEALTHY AND LOOKS LIKE HE IS READY TO TAKE HIS GAME TO ANOTHER LEVEL
And he’s going to have to in order to make this Dallas Cowboys offense a successful one.
With the offensive line concerns, it’s comforting to know you have a Quarterback who has been magical at moving around and avoiding pressure when things collapse. Not only avoiding disaster, but making plays out of it as well.
Last season the Dallas Cowboys lacked consistency, continuity and good health offensively. Whether it was from Dak’s injuries, Zeke’s injuries, issues with COVID, or that really weird thing they did when they rotated offensive linemen (no one has yet to figure out what on earth that was). Tony Pollard was underutilized, Cee Dee Lamb had drops and Dalton Schultz slumped at times as well.
Despite recovering from a horrific leg injury in 2020 and calf injury in 2021, Dak Prescott was likely the 2nd most consistent player on the offensive side of the ball behind Zack Martin.
With the off-season to fully get his body right and being the tremendous student and worker that he is, Prescott may not be on his way to his most statistically successful season, but no one should be shocked if he has his most efficient season.
Think Tony Romo in 2014. Yards and attempts were down, but my goodness did he light it up that particular year. Same type of idea should apply to Dak.
And yes, whether we like it or not, that means the Dallas Cowboys will be relying on the run game more. But that’s ok, because when it comes time for that critical moment, Kellen Moore can rely on Dak Prescott to make plays.
YEAR TWO MICAH PARSONS IS MORE IMPACTFUL THAN ANY AND EVERY OFF SEASON MOVE IN THE NFL
A lot of the doom and gloom regarding the Dallas Cowboys stems from their work in free agency as well as their draft results. Other teams seemed to add significantly to their team while the Cowboys stayed relatively stagnant. However, there’s something the Cowboys get that no other team will be able to match.
Congratulations to all of the NFL teams who feel they were able to improve their team with draft picks and free agents. Truth is, many certainly did! But no matter what addition they made none of them have the first player in NFL history to be voted unanimously as Defensive Rookie of the Year.
MICAH PARSONS WAS 1ST TEAM ALL PRO AND FINISHED 2ND IN THE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING HIS ROOKIE SEASON.
Rookies generally don’t do what Micah Parsons did in 2021. Not to mention, he did so after not playing his Junior year at Penn State in 2020.
So what will Year Two Micah Parsons be like? If he could step right onto an NFL field and bring that much chaos to opposing offenses, how much better can he possibly get? It’s absolutely thrilling to let your imagination run wild with the thought of him being even a smidge better than he was in 2021.
Consider these other factors as well; Parsons actually has NFL experience, as opposed to having not played for over a year. Also, Dan Quinn was only experimenting with parsons at this point a season ago and had to stumble upon new ways to use him in 2021. Now Quinn knows exactly what he has and the seemingly limitless ways in which he can use him to disrupt the enemy.
Some want Parsons rushing from the Edge more this season. However, Parsons is equally as effective when blitzing the gaps. He brings pressure over the nose, off the ball, on delays, you name it. Micah Parsons will execute.
The very thought that he could be an ascending player from what he was a season ago as a rookie should be enough to let a few rays of sunshine peer through those thick, dark clouds.