Giants-Cowboys Preview

This column will have no pictures. I am being lazy and I also have other stuff to do so this preview is not going to be as comprehensive as last weeks. But dont worry, the recap will be very long and full of information.

What Is On the Line

The Giants open up the "Jerry Jones Half-Dome" today which cost $1.2 Billion to construct. It is full of bells and whistle and of course that HUUUUUGE screen. The Cowboys come into this game 1-0 off of a dominating win over the Bucs. The Giants are also 1-0 in which they dominated the Redskins. For the Giants, opening up 2-0 in the NFC east would be a very, very good start and would already be in prime position in the conference after only two weeks.

Who to Watch For

Watch for Tony Romo's ankle. Reports have surfaced that his ankle is really bothering him though he will play through it. This is good news for the Giants though as Romo will be limited in his mobility. The Giants should pressure Romo into making poor throws and try to get him to make mistakes. I would be very dissapointed if Romo had time to throw the ball like he did the last time the Giants and the Cowboys met.

Speaking of that last time, the Cowboys won 20-8 on Sunday Night Football with everyone on the team out except for Eli. That was the last game at old Texas Stadium, while today is obviously the first at the new Dome.

The Giants Plan

The Giants plan on running the ball like they always do and mix it up with Jacobs carrying the load and Bradshaw coming in as the shifty back. Look for a lot of the same type of plan the Giants ran last week vs Washington. They will run a lot of swing passes, short throws to Boss, and maybe some over the middle medium throws to Manningham/Hixon/Smith. I dont see the Giants throwing deep at all in this game like they did in the opener in 2007. Defensivly, look for a lot of blitzes and pressure on Romo, and beware of the deep ball Dallas is going to throw today.

The Cowboys Plan

As I just mentioned, they are going to pass, pass, and pass. Jason Garrett is smarter than the Redskins staff was and he is going to play against the Giants weakness, which right now is the Secondary. Look for Garett to throw some elaborate offensive schemes at the Giants, and call for Romo to throw a lot of deep balls to Williams or Crayton. Also, look for Romo to try to go vertical with the incredibly fast reciever out of Mommuth Miles Austin. Defensivly, the Cowboys will try to create one on ones for Demarcus Ware and try to stuff the vaunted Giants rushing attack.

Who Wins

When I first looked at the schedule, I immediatly thought we would lose this game. Throughout training camp I thought the same thing. However, after I saw what we did to Washington last week, I feel like we are going to pound the Cowboys in the mouth. The problem is no Chris Canty, and no Aaron Ross, which hurts, but thats not like no Cory Webster and no Justin Tuck. I can definatly see the Giants coming out flat, no pass rush, no running game and get destroyed. But, I feel like that was more of the old Giants team. This is a new guard, and I think they will prove that they are the best team in the NFC.

Giants 27 Cowboys 20

-Lew