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Another soap opera-esque offseason is behind the Dallas Cowboys, one filled with plenty of tangible personnel changes through the roster and coaching staff as well, and it is time to play some real football! The Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will get the 2025 season underway tonight, putting the Cowboys in the incredibly familiar spotlight of a primetime, standalone game, but with a first time head coach making his debut. Brian Schottenheimer and his retooled roster that includes George Pickens, 12th overall pick Tyler Booker, Javontae Williams, and Kenny Clark will go up against the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles led by Nick Sirianni.
Have these changes for the Cowboys put them in a position to better compete, at least within the NFC East? The NFL is expecting drama no matter how this division unfolds this season, with all four teams – the Eagles, conference finalist Commanders, new-look Giants, and of course the Cowboys – being featured heavily on primetime throughout the year. Dallas would love nothing more than to make the first statement they are here to have a say in keeping a streak of 20 consecutive seasons without a repeat winner in the East alive, with their first win over the Eagles since December of 2023.
While it was the Cowboys who were forced to come out of their shell and get busy this offseason reworking a team that will have a new offensive and defensive play-caller on the sidelines tonight, the Eagles, by way of being defending champs. are simply looking for sustainability. While this is much easier said than done in today’s pro football, their depth chart is littered with familiar faces of Pro Bowl-level talent that can give the Cowboys trouble. Early season defensive struggles, season-long struggles against the run, and inefficiency in creating big plays through the air are all things that have plagued the Cowboys in recent seasons, and three immediate areas the Eagles will present a stiff challenge with Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, and a Vic Fangio coordinated defense.
As the biggest betting underdog in the entire league for week one, what is the single biggest key to the Cowboys scoring an upset that would spoil championship celebration night for the Eagles?
On the flip side, what will be the most alarming thing the Eagles could do against the Cowboys to seize control of this game and put early doubt into Dallas’ chances to compete? This will be a weekly series we do before each and every Dallas Cowboys game this season, so let’s start with how they get to the outcome that will make waiting all day for Sunday Thursday night worth it!
Remember when Vic Fangio was an outcast coordinator after one season with the Miami Dolphins in 2023, when Miami finished 22nd in points allowed per game and talks of him not being able to connect with players or said players picking up...
