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3 questions coming out of Dallas’ Week 5 win over Pittsburgh
The Cowboys defied the odds with their upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday night. Or was it Monday morning? That’s not an important question from the game, but others are worth considering as they may impact the upcoming schedule and perhaps the rest of the 2024 season.
Should Tyler Smith stay at left tackle?
When rookie Tyler Guyton left the game with a knee injury, Tyler Smith slid over to left tackle and T.J. Bass came in at guard. The results were less costly penalties, fewer protection breakdowns, and a solid run game. It begs the question of whether or not the Cowboys would be better off leaving Smith on the outside.
There’s no question that Guyton’s struggled so far this season. While Smith is a better guard than tackle, his experience and talent still make him an upgrade over the rookie. It arguably gives Dallas its five current best linemen on the field with Bass in the starting lineup, at least until Guyton gets more experience and improves his technique.
Perhaps during the upcoming bye week, and assuming he’s healthy, Dallas will explore using Guyton on the right side over Terence Steele. It was his college position, and it could be a better place for him to work through some things. And they may still opt to put him back in at left tackle once he’s good to go, still willing to live through the growing pains. But after how the offensive line performed once Guyton left the game, the coaches must be considering their options.
Should Brandin Cooks return with a lesser role?
There may not be a question in many minds that Jalen Tolbert should be the Cowboys’ other starting receiver going forward. He’s been more effective than Cooks all year and stepped up big in Sunday’s win. But even if that’s a foregone conclusion, just where should Cooks’ spot on the depth chart be once he gets back from injured reserve?
Less noticed in the game was that Kavontae Turpin also chipped in four catches for 50 yards on just five targets. It just feels like Dak Prescott is more comfortable and efficient targeting some of these younger receivers, and we’ve barely seen what Jalen Brooks could do with more opportunities.
Cooks was solid last year once he got healthy and found his groove with the offense, but it hasn’t been the same so far in 2024. Now that Cooks is 31 years old and has an expiring contract, Dallas may want to use him less and see if their other guys can be more effective targets. It could benefit the team now and down the road as they give future assets more experience.
What could the defense be once healthy?
Seeing what Mike Zimmer did last week without so many of his top players was impressive. Say what you want about the Steelers offense but they had more than enough talent to run the Cowboys over and Zimmer schemed up the right stuff, particularly on the defensive line, to not let that happen.
With Micah Parsons, DaRon Bland, and Caelen Carson all potentially returning after the bye week, if not sooner for some, things are looking up for this side of the ball. There are still some concerns; Dallas was at mostly full strength when the Saints obliterated them in Week 2. But it seems like Zimmer has made the right adjustments and the team is getting more comfortable in his scheme. It’s exciting to think what things could be once he gets some star talent back in the mix.
With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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Dallas weather: May 10 morning forecast
Today is by far our most active day of the extended forecast. After our Red River Counties got some severe storms overnight, we expect a mostly quiet morning. Isolated storms are expected to start forming just after noon. The severe threat begins mid-afternoon in a more scattered fashion, before a cold front ushers in widespread rain and strong storms this evening.
DALLAS – A powerful cold front sweeping across North and Central Texas on Monday is expected to trigger a wave of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, dangerous winds, and isolated flash flooding.
Severe weather in North Texas
Timeline:
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth warned that while showers and storms will begin developing Monday morning, the risk of severe weather will peak during the afternoon and evening hours as the front advances southward.
We are tracking two distinct phases of the storm system. Initial storms are expected to be “discrete,” or individual cells, which carry a high risk of large hail exceeding 2 inches in diameter. As the evening progresses, these individual storms are forecast to merge into a large cluster or broken line.
Once the storms consolidate, the primary threat will shift toward damaging straight-line winds. Forecasters warned that wind gusts could exceed 70 to 75 mph, speeds capable of downing trees, damaging roofs, and causing power outages.
In addition to the wind and hail threats, the system is expected to dump significant amounts of water. While most areas will see standard rainfall, there is a 10% to 15% chance that some locations could receive up to 4 inches of rain. Isolated flash flooding can happen over these locations.
Live Radar
We are watching how morning activity near the Red River might influence the speed of the cold front. The exact position of that front will be the primary factor in determining where the most intense storms initiate.
Residents are encouraged to monitor local forecasts and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings throughout the evening.
The front is expected to push through the region by Tuesday morning.
7-Day Forecast
The Source: Information in this article is from the National Weather Service and the FOX 4 Weather team.
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