The concept of playing a "first-place schedule" in the NFL is somewhat of a misnomer. Aside from the Dallas Cowboys playing the Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, they will take on many of the same opponents as the rest of their NFC East rivals. However, the placement of the Cowboys' same-place finishers is what makes their first five games challenging, and those games will immediately shed light on whether the 2022 squad is a contender or not.
To look at this, here is a breakdown by position group of where things should be better and where they could be at a disadvantage compared to this time last year. Quarterback The Cowboys are rolling with the same names they had at the end of the season. Dak Prescott is the undisputed starter, Cooper Rush looks to be reprising his role as QB2, Will Grier should be third in line, and Ben DiNucci somehow hangs on to a spot on the 90-man roster.
Mike Trout has a message for…Micah Parsons? The Dallas Cowboys linebacker was at Wednesday’s Texas Rangers-Los Angeles Angels game to throw out the first pitch and after the game the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year got a chance to meet the three-time AL MVP. Trout, a die-hard Eagles fan, signed a bat for Parsons and included a little message for him.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
17 | QB | |
15 | QB | |
4 | QB | |
10 | QB |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
34 | RB | |
23 | RB | |
21 | RB | |
37 | RB | |
35 | RB | |
20 | RB | |
32 | RB |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
85 | WR | |
19 | WR | |
81 | WR | |
14 | WR | |
13 | WR | |
3 | WR | |
88 | WR | |
6 | WR | |
80 | WR | |
18 | WR | |
83 | WR |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
89 | TE | |
48 | TE | |
49 | TE | |
84 | TE | |
46 | TE | |
86 | TE | |
87 | TE |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
60 | T | |
75 | T | |
63 | C | |
76 | T | |
C | ||
68 | G | |
62 | G | |
65 | C | |
70 | G | |
66 | G | |
73 | T | |
77 | T | |
78 | T | |
71 | T |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
92 | DE | |
93 | DE | |
98 | DT | |
94 | DT | |
59 | DE | |
58 | DT | |
56 | DE | |
96 | DT | |
99 | DE | |
72 | DT | |
90 | DE | |
97 | DT | |
95 | DT | |
52 | DE | |
91 | DE | |
54 | DE |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
51 | LB | |
53 | LB | |
14 | LB | |
57 | LB | |
43 | LB | |
50 | LB | |
47 | LB | |
11 | LB | |
61 | LB | |
55 | LB |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
S | ||
30 | CB | |
3 | CB | |
36 | CB | |
39 | S | |
7 | CB | |
29 | CB | |
28 | S | |
1 | CB | |
27 | S | |
2 | CB | |
24 | CB | |
40 | S | |
38 | S | |
6 | S | |
25 | CB |
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
5 | P | |
K | ||
44 | LB |