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The Cowboys have really struggled at safety all season. Will getting Malik Hooker back help at all?
Hooker was placed on Injured Reserve in early October after he suffered a toe injury during the Cowboys’ tie to the Green Bay Packers in Week 4. Now, he’s trending toward returning from injury, though it remains unclear if he’ll be ready to go for Week 11. It sounds likely based on Jones’ comments.
“Getting Hooker back is going to be a big deal,” Jones told 105.3 The Fan during an interview Monday. “He’s the quarterback back there, and he’ll make a big difference.”
That’s big praise for Hooker, who specializes on being the defense’s rangy, high safety covering sideline to sideline.
Paired with Revel Jr., Hooker’s return could mean two reinforcements for the Cowboys defense on the secondary. However, it remains if the rookie gets as much playing time as the fanbase would want him to.
Revel is going to be a work in progress because he hasn’t played any football until the last couple of weeks,” Jones added. “We’ll see with him.”
For now, one thing is clear: The Cowboys defense will look different when it takes the field against the Las Vegas Raiders come Nov. 17. Now the question is, will it look better?
The best thing the Cowboys have going for them may still be their future draft picks, which stand to improve if the team doesn’t play better off the bye.
The Dallas Cowboys start the second half of the season on Monday Night Football again against the Las Vegas Raiders. That is a game they should win just like we thought they should beat the Cardinals at home.
Then they play the Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Vikings, Chargers and Commanders.
Philly, Kansas City and the Lions are all going to make the playoffs, and teams that will be looking to stay as high up in the standings as possible. The Vikings have looked good and the Chargers are looking better every week.
Dallas is 3-5-1, and the way it looks now, I think they win four more games and finish the season 7-9-1, miss the playoffs and are probably looking at the middle of the pack draft spot, but a lot of teams are going to finish with double-digit wins this year, and Dallas is losing to a lot of the middle of the pack teams, so that will allow them to stay ahead of them in draft position.
Dallas has two first round picks in 2026, a 4th, 5th and 6th. I will be rooting for the Packers to lose as many games as...
