The Cowboys have the weapons to be aggressive, and that's exactly what they'll be doing in Rio.
Make no mistake about it: if the Dallas Cowboys are to take down the Baltimore Ravens in Rio on Sunday, Dak Prescott and the offense will have to do the heavy lifting.
Having weapons like CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Jake Ferguson, Javonte Williams, KaVontae Turpin, and Ryan Flournoy, the Cowboys have one of the best units in football.
Defensively? Right now, not so much, and granted, they are still finding their feet in Parker's system. ... indeed, on Saturday they made a trio of moves that reflect that.
Cowboys starting safety P.J. Locke (plantar fasciitis) has been placed on injured reserve. He won’t be eligible to return until Week 7.
Meanwhile, linebacker Justin Barron was signed to the active roster as a corresponding move. Additionally, DB Reddy Steward was elevated from the practice squad for Sunday’s game in Rio.
But back to the offense - which on Saturday also lost an offensive lineman, as the Packers poached Laken Tomlinson from the practice squad. ...
To most critics, this is where the game will be won, and given their defensive vulnerabilities against the run, the Cowboys can't play from behind with Derrick Henry at running back.
So, the onus is on the offense, once again, to be near-perfect.
And for Prescott, the Cowboys are happy with their plan, and that plan is to be aggressive.
"We're excited about our game plan, we've got answers for whatever they're going to do," Prescott said. "That just kind of goes into the rules of who we are, not trying to get outside of our box to combat anything they're doing or counter them too much. We want to be the aggressors; we want to make them play on their heels and bring our best game to them."
Against the Washington Commanders, the Cowboys were aggressive.
They came out, got the ball, and marched down the field to score a touchdown. Then a three-and-out from the defense, and Dallas followed up with a field goal to go up 10-0.
That is the aggressive formula, folks.
And if the Cowboys are faced with an early fourth-and-short like they were at MetLife Stadium in Week 1, you better believe they're going for it.
The Cowboys have the weapons; they have the quarterback and the play-caller to be among the best offenses in football. So play like it.
Against New York, they played scared on that opening drive, and look how it turned out?
Against Washington, they didn't play scared and look what happened.
The recipe is there for the Cowboys and Dak just said it. Be the aggressors.
