ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 How do the Atlanta Falcons match up against Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys? Brady Pfister 18 hours ago It's hard to find a more talented team in the NFL than the Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott is on the cusp of becoming the highest paid quarterback in football. Ezekiel Elliott just may be the best running back in the NFL playing behind an incredible offensive line. That's not even mentioning wide receiver Amari Cooper, linebacker Jaylon Smith and rookie phenom CeeDee Lamb. To put it plainly, the Cowboys are stacked, but, like the Falcons, haven't been able to break through even though plenty of necessary pieces are in place for a deep playoff run. Despite an impressive amount of ability on both sides of the football, Dallas missed the playoffs in 2019, finishing 8-8 while the Eagles won the NFC East and moved on to the playoffs out of the division. The Falcons have top-tier players all over the field, but finished 7-9 the past two seasons. When the Falcons and Cowboys clash Week 2 at AT&T Stadium, the two most disappointing football teams from the past couple of years will be duking it out to get their franchises back on track. A season ago, the Cowboys boasted the most explosive offense in football, averaging an NFL-best 431 total yards per game while putting up just over 27 points on average. Behind the likes of Prescott, Elliott and Cooper, Dallas shredded opposing defenses in a variety of ways. Prescott ranked second in the league with 4,902 passing yards while Elliott finished fourth in the league with over 1,300 yards on the ground. On the defensive side of the football, the Cowboys finished ninth in the NFL, allowing just 327 total yards per game while keeping opposing offenses to just over 20 points per contest. Though Dallas clearly underachieved a year ago, the Cowboys return a team that has shown few defined weak links and the ability to win any sort of game. Against Atlanta, they will likely choose to lean more on the arm of Prescott than the legs of Elliott to test the unproven Falcons' secondary. Atlanta, unlike Dallas, struggled on defense in 2019, specifically against the pass, allowing just under 250 passing yards per game. The team's top corner, Desmond Trufant, is now gone, leaving man coverage duties to Kendall Sheffield, Isaiah Oliver and rookie A.J. Terrell. The Falcons' most questionable position group will be tasked with shutting down one of the most potent aerial attacks from 2019, meaning Dallas will likely be favored heading into this game. With a schedule featuring double headers against the Saints and Buccaneers along with a trip to Kansas City in the back part of the Falcons' 2020 schedule, stealing an early season road game would significantly assist the prospect of earning a postseason berth. Luckily for Atlanta, the Cowboys have a track record of playing down to their competition. Sports Illustrated A Pimp Named Slickback™ and red falcon 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red falcon Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Doesnt sound bias at all. Purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Best part of the article right here: "Luckily for Atlanta, the Cowboys have a track record of playing down to their competition." ATLSlobberKnockers and papachaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Pimp Named Slickback™ Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, ADAMSVILLE GYM said: Best part of the article right here: "Luckily for Atlanta, the Cowboys have a track record of playing down to their competition." Lol right. Like when do Dallas ever play up? Say what you will about the Falcons, but Dallas still living off their 90s rep. 408Falcon, Vandy, VTCrunkler and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Love it Dallas haven’t done jack **** for a decade and the SI writer still talks about them like they’ve got Aikman Smith Irvin Whitten and co love it. g-dawg and papachaz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetpac Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I stopped when i saw the Duke riley photo ATLSlobberKnockers, RetroRoq and wilco 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atl Falcon Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I totally agree Dallas has the more talented roster especially on defense and now a coach. It’ll be a tuff one to win for sure with our unproven secondary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Atl Falcon said: I totally agree Dallas has the more talented roster especially on defense and now a coach. It’ll be a tuff one to win for sure with our unproven secondary Man, your avatar pic is perfect. Don't change it. UnrealfalcoN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee-Q Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Most talented roster in the NFL ? Hmmm... I'd beg to differ but it's just a random article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, red falcon said: Doesnt sound bias at all. Purple. The first line sealed that up nicely. That is also where I stopped reading. papachaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAD597 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I'll NEVER understand why the Cowboys have jock riders every off season. They have not done anything worthwhile in DECADES!!!! Their playoff record is one of the worst in the league since the 1990's. They have only won 4 playoff games since 1995 (25 years) and not advanced past the Division Playoff game since then either. That is Bengals and Browns level futility in the playoffs during that time. slider, youngbloodz, VTCrunkler and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PriMeTiiMe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Cowboys have a great roster. They under performed just like we did. You can look at the Cowboys roster and will struggle to find a big weakness. Sure the article is written with some purple glasses on but we do the same with our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, PriMeTiiMe said: Cowboys have a great roster. They under performed just like we did. You can look at the Cowboys roster and will struggle to find a big weakness. Sure the article is written with some purple glasses on but we do the same with our team. "I'll NEVER understand why the Cowboys have jock riders every off season. They have not done anything worthwhile in DECADES!!!! Their playoff record is one of the worst in the league since the 1990's. They have only won 4 playoff games since 1995 (25 years) and not advanced past the Division Playoff game since then either. That is Bengals and Browns level futility in the playoffs during that time." -MAD597 A Pimp Named Slickback™ and UK13 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octoslash Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 These things buy a sh*tload of tolerance and sentimental favoritism, in case anyone doesn't know. papachaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriMeTiiMe Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, ADAMSVILLE GYM said: "I'll NEVER understand why the Cowboys have jock riders every off season. They have not done anything worthwhile in DECADES!!!! Their playoff record is one of the worst in the league since the 1990's. They have only won 4 playoff games since 1995 (25 years) and not advanced past the Division Playoff game since then either. That is Bengals and Browns level futility in the playoffs during that time." -MAD597 I'm not sure what that has to do with the Cowboys roster for 2020. What have we done in our history? 28-3? Good job fellas. GeorgiaBoyz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmitt Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 So Dak about to become the highest paid qb makes him great? No thanks Jeff papachaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantafan21 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I actually think the Cowboys will be good this year and I have them beating us right now, but this article seems uninformed. The cowboys offense was great mainly against bad teams/defenses, and looked bad against the good ones. It doesn’t mention the defensive improvements of the falcons defense and secondary the second half of the year either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 54 minutes ago, PriMeTiiMe said: I'm not sure what that has to do with the Cowboys roster for 2020. What have we done in our history? 28-3? Good job fellas. "I'll NEVER understand why the Cowboys have jock riders every off season. They have not done anything worthwhile in DECADES!!!! Their playoff record is one of the worst in the league since the 1990's. They have only won 4 playoff games since 1995 (25 years) and not advanced past the Division Playoff game since then either. That is Bengals and Browns level futility in the playoffs during that time." -MAD597 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando C. Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Ok so losing trufant is huge for the falcons... but losing byron Jones does nothing to the Cowgirls ... hahahahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK13 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 11 hours ago, ADAMSVILLE GYM said: "I'll NEVER understand why the Cowboys have jock riders every off season. They have not done anything worthwhile in DECADES!!!! Their playoff record is one of the worst in the league since the 1990's. They have only won 4 playoff games since 1995 (25 years) and not advanced past the Division Playoff game since then either. That is Bengals and Browns level futility in the playoffs during that time." Dallas is overrated every year only cause of their extensive fan base Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, Emmitt said: So Dak about to become the highest paid qb makes him great? No thanks Jeff but the burning question is, how many cups of powerade will he buy with all that money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 McCarthy isn't going to get the same results with this offense. papachaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Dang. With that level of objectivity and detailed analysis, I'm shocked you didn't pull this from dallascowboys.com. That guy makes D. Led look like Rick Reilly. papachaz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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