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Go pre-season! Starters typically get two or three quarters on the field, they play to win and if they suck here there's a better than zero chance that they are going to suck for the next 20 weeks.
The Dallas Cowboys need something. A spark. A jumpstart. A kick in the ass. Something. Despite the meaningless of the two pre-season games, there's a ton to worry about if you're a Cowboys fan. A lot that needs fixed if there are any thoughts of going 10-6 and making some kind of run.
Tonight is that night. Here's what you might want to see:
Left Guard
It's been a revolving door of David Arkin and Bill Nagy. Now, Phil Costa's out for six weeks and fatso Andre Gurode is back in the mix, after it was kinda hinted that maybe Costa is the starting center. That might put Nagy in as the back-up center. Seems logical to keep him safe and sound on the bench and start Arkin, who seems to be the leader in the clubhouse anyway. Left guard will be a position to watch from now on.
Defensive Line
Remember a couple of weeks ago when defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said he'd never remembered a pre-season game? Well, unfortunately the media and fans are paying attention. Things look shitty. Ryan admitted last week that he "got cute" with his calls against San Diego. Ahhh. Cute. Defenses are meant to be cute. Kittens and unicorns are cute. Not DeMarcus Ware. As bad as we think the secondary has been, I think it all goes back to the front seven. There is zero pressure on the quarterback and gaping holes for the opposing running game. It's time to quit being cute and get real. Ryan needs to understand that we had the biggest shit-talking turd in as defensive coordinator for four seasons. We've seen it. We know what it smells like.
Kicker
David Buehler still has a bad hip. If Shayne Graham wants to work again, this might be his best opportunity. I don't think the Cowboys are married to either Buehler or Dan Bailey. It will not take much to get the Cowboys to fall in love -- a little flirting, some smooches and a 43-yarder should do it.
Back-Up Running Back
DeMarco Murray and Tashard Choice are allegedly coming back from injury. Choice needs this. Despite the starting running back heading to free agency, Choice has still found himself in the No. 3 spot. And he has Lonyae Miller and Phillip Tanner on his heels. Those latter three need a fruitful evening.
Kick Returner
Who's doing this again? Why can't the Cowboys get this right? Remember way back when, back when the Cowboys took Terence Newman, Dez Bryant, Felix Jones, Isaiah Stanback, Skyler Green and Akwasi Owusu-Ansah in their respective drafts with all the rhetoric of how they were going to be the next great kick returner. Either they became too important to stick out their or they sucked. Now it's a new crop of Owusu Ansah, Murray and Dwayne Harris that are supposed to revolutionize special teams and field position. The Cowboys are dumb enough to not get one in 10, right?
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