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NFC East Check: Could Giants Have Upper Hand Against Dallas in the Trenches?
It’s no secret that the Cowboys have had the upper hand against the Giants for the last several seasons. The last Giants win is coming in on Week 17 of 2020, with Andy Dalton as the Cowboys quarterback.
The Giants were hoping to set the tone last year in Week 1 against their rival but ultimately lost 40-0 in a game where seemingly everything went wrong. The Cowboys also won 49-17 in their final matchup later in the season.
But this season, the Giants are hoping to not only correct years of imbalance against their division foes, they could be looking to take advantage of a glaring hole that currently exists on the Cowboys roster.
After owner Jerry Jones said the team would be ‘all-in’ heading into 2024, they didn’t do anything notable to justify that statement. One of the needs on the Cowboys roster that looks to be a reason for concern is at defensive tackle.
“When you look at the depth at nose tackle after the free agent losses of starter Johnathan Hankins and top rotation tackle Neville Gallimore, there isn’t much proven left as a true 1-technique next to 3-tech starter Osa Odighizuwa,” noted team writer Mickey Spagnola.
“That is why the Cowboys need 2023 first-round draft choice Mazi Smith to make a huge second-year leap. Because after Smith, it’s journeyman ninth-year veteran Carl Davis, who spent all but two games last year on the practice squad, seventh-round draft choice Justin Rogers, and undrafted rookie free agent Denzel Daxon to serve as run pluggers. So absolutely a need.”
Could this be a blessing for the Giants’ revamped offensive line? The Cowboys have battered New York in the trenches for years, but with the Giants’ upgrades and the questions raised by the Cowboys’ lack of depth, the hope is that the scales will tip in the Giants’ favor.
Dallas still has star pass rushers Micah Parsons and Demarcus Lawrence on the other side wreaking havoc, and they will definitely need to be dealt with. The play of tackles Andrew Thomas and Evan Neal will be paramount to the Giants’ success.
Neal, who has displayed poor play and injury concerns, must have a big third year if he wants to keep his job at right tackle. For the interior, that leaves Osa Odighizuwa, Mazi Smith, Chauncey Golston, Carl Davis Jr, Justin Rogers, and Denzel Daxon to face a projected Giants’ interior center John Michael Schmitz, John Runyan Jr, and Jermaine Eluemunor.
The Giants and Cowboys will meet on Thursday night in Week 4 and on Thanksgiving in Dallas in Week 13. The battle of the trenches will definitely be a key to the game for both sides.
Jeff Kolb and Sam Gannon welcome Cowboys insiders Clarence Hill (All City Dallas) and Calvin Watkins (Dallas Morning News) for a hilarious breakdown of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft. Giving insight, arguments, and plenty of laughs as two of the best Dallas Cowboys writers in the business go head-to-head on what Dallas should do next.
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New video of Lake Dallas explosion draws focus on order decades ago to remove old plastic pipes
The search for the next general manager or president of basketball operations of the Dallas Mavericks has begun. They terminated Nico Harrison in November, which was about nine months too late, and gave any available candidates clear notice that they were open for business.
The plan was always to wait until after the season to start the search. While names popped up as the season reached an end, they didn’t begin turning over the staff until the Monday after the season ended. However, Dallas Mavericks fans are not going to like how the team is going about the search.
Patrick Dumont Leading Search for General Manager
NBA insider Jake Fischer reported that the Mavericks are not hiring a search firm in their hunt for a new lead executive. Instead, team governor Patrick Dumont is “acting as his own point person.”
This is an… interesting decision, to say the least. Dumont is not a basketball person whatsoever, and most organizations usually hire a search firm. The Chicago Bulls hired one as they look for their replacement for Arturas Karnisovas. Just because a firm is hired doesn’t mean a team will listen, though.
The Mavericks hired a firm in their last search for a GM. They let Donnie Nelson go in 2021 after a long tenure with the Mavs. Instead of listening to the firm, though, Mark Cuban ignored it to hire Nico Harrison, who had no previous NBA front office experience. Harrison had been an executive with Nike, which gave him connections with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and plenty of others.
For a while, that seemed to be working out okay. While he still had some questionable transactions, such as trading for Christian Wood and letting Jalen Brunson walk in free agency, they were still able to make a run to the NBA Finals in 2024. Then, he blew it all up, trading away Luka Doncic for an older and injured Anthony Davis, and the team hasn’t been the same since.
It’s imperative that the Mavericks get this hire correct. The interim Co-GM setup with Matt Riccardi and Michael Finley has performed admirably, but the 2026 NBA Draft is important for the Mavs to get right. It’s their best chance to pair Cooper Flagg with another young star, as they don’t own their first-round pick again until 2031 after this.
Hiring the right GM could help bring in more draft capital by bringing in bad contracts or flipping veterans into picks.
Dumont was able to convince Rick Welts, a Hall of Famer, to come out of retirement to be the CEO and lead the charge for a new arena. Maybe Dumont pulls another rabbit out of his hat for the GM.
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