The Dallas Cowboys squeaked by the Indianapolis Colts in week nine, but they will need to be on their absolute “A-game” on Sunday against the NFC favorite San Fransisco 49ers.
With one of the toughest games on their schedule quickly approaching, all eyes are on Joey Porter Jr. and George Pickens to see if they will return in week ten. After missing last week’s game due to an ankle injury, Porter gives an update on his injury status and how quickly he plans on getting back in a heated NFC East division.
Joey Porter Jr. gives injury update as matchup vs. 49ers looms – Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com
Joey Porter Jr. has been everything and more when on the field for the Cowboys since they acquired him early in the season from the Pittsburgh Steelers. The only issue is he has rarely been on the field and Porter gives an update on his injury ahead of week 10.
It’s all Porter can do to contain his aggravation, wanting to be on the field for the Cowboys equally as much as they need him there.
“I mean, it’s definitely frustrating,” he said on Thursday. “You know, I’m on a new team, and I want to show these guys what I can do, and I feel like I have been, for the most part, when I’m on the field. So when I can’t play football, it’s frustrating for everybody. I’m just trying to keep the main thing, the main thing, and get back as fast as possible.”
The Dallas Cowboys are asking a recently benched rookie to save the day agaisnt the San Francisco 49ers in Week 10 – Mauricio Rodriguez, A to Z Sports
Could rookie LB Jaishawn Barham be an X-factor in week 10? We will see, but his recent snap count suggests he could see limited action at linebacker, but what about as a pass rusher?
Cowboys turn to Barham as EDGE injuries pile up
Fast forward to Week 10. The Cowboys are gearing up to face the 7-1 San Francisco 49ers, and they’re looking to Barham to help pull them out of a terrible situation.
Barham is about to play outside linebacker. According to Cowboys defensive coordinator Christian Parker via Nick Harris (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), the rookie will get increased work at the position this week because that group is battling injuries. Multiple reporters also indicated Barham worked with the outside linebackers during the media viewing portion of Wednesday’s practice.
As Cowboys-49ers reignite rivalry, one sideline isn’t holding up its end of the bargain – Tim Cowlishaw, The Dallas Morning News
The 49ers have been one of the Cowboys many boogeymen over recent years. Can the Cowboys put up a fight on Sunday? Or will it be more of the same?
The Cowboys play the 49ers Sunday at AT&T Stadium, and it’s sad to see this thing on life support now. As a kid, I watched Dallas beat San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game twice to get to its first two Super Bowls. As a somewhat older kid, I covered the Cowboys as they reached what would be back-to-back Super Bowl victories by winning the first two championship games in a legendary trilogy with the 49ers. The 49ers, who, like Dallas, own five Lombardi Trophies, used the Cowboys as title game stepping stones for two of them — the “Catch” in 1981 to get to their first and then Dallas’ somewhat messy start but near-magical comeback at Candlestick after the 1994 season.
Understanding the Cowboys and their lack of motion – RJ Ochoa, Blogging the Boys
Regardless of what Brian Schottenheimer tells us, the Cowboys motion rate is simply not good enough. Will they show it more on Sunday against a team that runs it at an extremely high rate?
Regarding Olsen’s thoughts on Schottenheimer’s quote on not being able to run motion as often when you are trailing in a game, here is what he had to say:
“I don’t know if it’s necessarily like just that black and white like A and B. I do think there is an element to if you look at the teams that use motion at really high rates it’s a very specific style right. It’s under center. They’re more condensed formations. It’s in the play action game. It’s in the run game. There’s pre-snap movement horizontally at the snap. You know, you, the offenses you think of are like the Shanahans and like that style right. So when you get to shotgun spread just wide numbers to numbers, formations, shotgun, one back, right. Whether it’s 11 or 12 but let’s just say it’s 11. There are a lot of teams from a protection standpoint and just from a coverage identification standpoint they don’t like changing strengths.
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Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach Eyeing NFL Return and Cowboys are Perfect Fit
If the Cowboys have back-to-back losing seasons under Brian Schottenheimer, his job will be anything but safe. If they are to move on, this Super Bowl winning head coach could be a prime candidate to takeover as the Cowboys head coach.
Here’s a fun name to throw into the mix: Bruce Arians.
The Super Bowl-winning coach recently told NFL insider Jordan Schultz that he has the “itch” to get back into coaching.
“Now that I’m all healthy again, I got the itch again, so, we’ll see,” Arians said of the possibility he could return to coaching. “Yeah, we’ll see. Never say never.”
Arians explained that he had a slew of health issues that led to him leaving the Bucs, where he won the aforementioned Super Bowl.
