Month to Month: What we learned in September
The 2024 offseason has arrived,
maybe much earlier than the Cowboys anticipated.
With the NFL Draft taking place in April and free agency starting in March of next year,
the focus has abruptly shifted to that season.
Let’s look back at the 2023 season and analyze what went well and poorly for the Cowboys each month before delving deeper into the team’s future plans.
Let’s start with the month of September today.
- 10 – Cowboys 40, Giants 0
- 17 – Cowboys 30, Jets 10
- 24 – Cardinals 28, Cowboys 16`
Employee of the Month: Micah Parsons continued his third-season work exactly where he left off,
completely overhauling the quarterback position.
In the first three games of the season,
Parsons was unstoppable, particularly against the Jets in Week 2,
when they had no answer for his explosive burst off the edge.
Parsons won NFC Defensive Player of the Month after racking up four sacks and fifteen pressures in just three games.
They Had a Contestant Appearance When:
The first frame of the first encounter.
The Cowboys entered the Meadowlands with the entire world watching, and they immediately started dominating the Giants.
After DaRon Bland’s Pick 6 and a blocked field goal for a touchdown,
the Cowboys easily defeated the opposition 40-0.
Recall that the Giants were still recovering from their Divisional Round trip and previous year’s playoff berth.
That was a message made by the Cowboys squad,
who ruled the game in all three phases.
Making a grab for the panic button When:
In just one game against them in Week 3,
James Connor passed the 200-yard milestone.
With a 2-0 lead, the Cowboys were overwhelming favorites to defeat the faltering Cardinals.
However, despite the absence of three starters on the offensive line—Tyron Smith,
Zack Martin, and Tyler Biadasz—the offense was unable to produce results, particularly in the red zone.
The Cowboys’ inability to contain the Arizona attack,
which included Connor,
who finished the day with a career-high 222 rushing yards,
was still the main problem.
Something to Keep in Mind:
The Cowboys had one of their worst losses of the season,
on a Thursday,
three days before to the game in Arizona.
However, the loss of cornerback Trevon Diggs due to an ACL tear proved to be a significant blow for the defense.
Indeed, the injury undoubtedly helped DaRon Bland,
who finished with a league-high nine interceptions in addition to five pick-sixes; yet,
the Cowboys continued to struggle against strong offenses like those of San Francisco, Miami, Buffalo,
and Philadelphia (in the opening game).
Diggs may be able to regain his form closer to training camp,
giving him a chance to be prepared for the 2024 season’s opening week.
Something to Remember:
Arizona quarterback Joshua Dobbs had a miserable 1-7 record before to being moved from the Cardinals to the Minnesota Vikings,
with the only victory coming against the Dallas Cowboys.
That day against Dallas,
Dobbs recorded his highest completion percentage (.816) of the season on 17 of 21 passes,
along with the longest rush from scrimmage (44 yards) of his career—that of either Arizona or Minnesota.
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