Cowboys at Chargers Preview | You Pod to Win the Game

Yahoo Sports’ Senior NFL Writer Charles Robinson and Josh Norris from the Underdog Football Show discuss the Sunday afternoon matchup between Dak Prescott’s Cowboys and Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers. What can Dallas do to earn it’s first victory of the season, or with Los Angeles run it’s record to 2-0. Hear the full conversation on the You Pod to Win the Game podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.

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CHARLES ROBINSON: Dallas going to play the Los Angeles Chargers. Los Angeles Chargers are giving away three points, which I think is really interesting playing at home and feels, it feels very respectful suddenly of the Dallas Cowboys. I mean, look I understand it's only giving away three points, but I mean, OK, clearly we think Dallas is here where they can go on the road to. You know, Sophie which is going to be, I think maybe tilting in the direction of the Chargers depending on how the team unfolds they have the right quarterback.

Dak Prescott, I guess coming into this game I want to see if that can replicate week one looking, I didn't think he was 100%. I thought when I watched him run he didn't look like he was 100%, I thought when I watched him throw the ball his arm was still a little tamped down. I think that's going to be a process of him either healing or it's just going to be, who he's going to be this year. But I thought he played to the point where he definitely could have been considered for offensive player of the week, even in the loss. One curious just how you would break down this game and the two quarterbacks and maybe what we can learn you know, coming out of this.

JOSH NORRISH: Dak, is so good, it's been so much fun to watch as progression in the first four games of last season when he was fantasy's quarterback one overall. And like a lot of times when it's such a small sample, like that we get nervous and question if it's possible. And then we all roll into the season and say, like Oh, of course it is CeeDee Lamb who's taking a second year leap and to Amari Cooper who you know, is always going to have foot injuries, but he's always going to show up on Sundays, and Thursdays, and Mondays. And go off still one the best route runners in the NFL. I guess I'm looking ahead slightly nervous because Dallas doesn't have it easy in this first four games. Obviously, they start with Tampa, which talk about like the weaknesses of Dallas, and the strengths of the Bucks, it was a total mismatch in there.

And there was a reason why Zeke Elliott didn't have a great first game it's because v2v is back healthy and v2v is the most dominant nose tackle in all of football. You mentioned, the Chargers this week not going to say, they have great pieces at every level of that team, but you have brandon Staley you can put your boss in a position to win, Derwin James in a position win, and some other pieces in a position to win. After that it's Philadelphia you know, the Carolina Panthers, I mean, the total I love in this game. The total is 52 and to me there is no better young quarterback in the NFL than what Justin Herbert.

But just his ability to hit these outside number throws, everyone just looks open because of that and you wonder, well, why in the defense covering that guy? Why can't my team do this? Because you don't have a guy who can throw lasers and ropes from the far hash 17 yards across the field, it's incredible what he's doing. And we all know that he and Allen the eternally underrated. Keenan Allen, is still just owning the middle of the field you have it's like now a jump in what Mike Williams is doing as not just a contested catch player, but someone who's obviously, getting opportunities as well.

Charles mentioned, Jared Cook he comes in and somehow, gets a number of targets. And they're using Austin Ekeler I would say, Charles less as like a check down receiving option because Justin Herbert doesn't need that check down receiving option. Because his arm is so good, but then you also use them now near the goal line. And he has that respect despite not having the build for it across the league. And so like I said, the total of 52 is definitely one I'm going to watch and I wouldn't be surprised at all if you see the over.