According to the top free football picks websites, the Dallas Cowboys over-under win total is 10.5 wins. This means they must win at least 11 games to qualify for the over bet to win. This may seem like a slam dunk on the surface but lets dig into the team a little more.
The Dallas Cowboys won 12 games during the regular season. A playoff game was also won by them. Then, they suffered a hard-fought defeat on the road in the divisional round against the talented San Francisco 49ers.
You may have believed the 49ers had not won a game all season based on the response to their defeat.
The moment had come to let Mike McCarthy go. They have to think about letting Dak Prescott go. The fans grew weary of it all.
In Texas, everything is greater, including the anger of Cowboys supporters.
The main talking points are all well known. Since the conclusion of the 1995 season, the Cowboys have not appeared in the Super Bowl. One of Dallas’ starters in that Super Bowl, Nate Newton, will turn 62 this year. Since that Super Bowl XXX season, the Cowboys haven’t even advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs.
The issue is that despite the Cowboys’ dominance under Prescott (61-36 in his starts), there has always been a better team. Twelve victories throughout the regular season plus a playoff victory over a subpar Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad are not enough for the NFL’s largest fanbase.
And this offseason, McCarthy increased his pressure in that crucible.
McCarthy is a target, and that’s not always fair. McCarthy has a winning percentage of.614, which is higher than that of many greats, like Bill Parcells, Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, and Bill Walsh. With at least 150 victories, just 10 coaches in NFL history had a higher winning percentage. However, all of his Green Bay Packers’ victories have been attributed to Aaron Rodgers, while his Cowboys’ victories have been largely disregarded amid calls for his dismissal.
Kellen Moore, the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator, was fired this summer, McCarthy said he would take over play-calling duties, and at the NFL Scouting Combine, McCarthy said some things that will be repeated every time the Cowboys lose a 17-13 game with him in charge of the offense. Nobody else is at fault.
McCarthy remarked, “I’ve been where Kellen has been.” “Kellen wants to put a big score on the board. But I need to run the ball so I can take a break from my defense. Consider the fact that even as a coordinator, you are in charge of the offensive. You’re a little bit more tuned in since you’re the head coach and the play-caller.
“I don’t want to have the best offense in the league,” he said. I aim to have the most victories and championships of any team in the league. And we’ll do that even if it means forgoing some production in exchange for improved ball handling.
And with that, McCarthy made history by being the lone play-caller to publicly declare his desire to not have the NFL’s top offense. And this season, his “run the damn ball” remark will be used each time a terrible second-and-12 or third-and-5 run call is made. McCarthy is inviting the criticism this time.
The greatest thing for your team, McCarthy added, “is not to call [pass-heavy] plays, but it’s fun as hell to call [pass-heavy] plays.” “Time of possession is ruined, and the likelihood of a turnover increases.
“Security needs to be our top priority, then. We must make it more secure. Being a top-five squad is something we must be skilled at.
That might be the best plan of attack for the Cowboys. In only 12 games last season, Prescott lead the NFL with 15 interceptions, which is how he finished the year. In that playoff defeat to the 49ers, he threw two more passes. McCarthy’s traditional approach should reduce Prescott’s turnovers (as well as yards, touchdowns, and overall scoring), but the Cowboys weren’t exactly making the playoffs with their previous approach.
McCarthy is under greater pressure now, not that he needed it. Additionally, it won’t relieve Prescott of his burden. The pressure that comes with being the Cowboys quarterback is on him.
The Cowboys will improve once more. They have had two extremely successful seasons and a successful offseason. Blue-chip athletes like defensive All-Pro Micah Parsons and receiver CeeDee Lamb are among Dallas’ top performers in the league.
But everyone is aware that a carbon copy of last season won’t come close to being adequate. If the Cowboys have a memorable season, maybe some of the significant improvements that fans are demanding may actually take place.
Will They Win 11?
I think the simple answer is YES. They are talented enough to match last season’s 12 win total and the Over should be the bet here.
