Will Cowboy Conflict Become a Weapon Against the 49ers?

Since Christian McCaffrey stepped in to complete the offensive puzzle, the 49ers have packed a manpower advantage every time they take the field. The McCaffrey trade from the Carolina Panthers is shaping up to be the most important deal of the season. The versatile running back combines with Deebo Samuel, George Kittle and Brandon Ayuk to form a devastating array of options. The defense, on the other hand, remains resolute.

That’s what the Cowboys face as they try to enter the NFC Championship for the first time since 1995. Whether McCarthy’s men were crumbling against Jacksonville, or upset against Washington, or—this is a complete horror show—Houston’s close victory over the Texans.

Overall, the 49ers are stronger, but this is elimination football, and the important factor isn’t where the Cowboys’ floor is, but how high their ceiling is. I’m not going to cut the We already know that.

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But Dallas has extra gear that most teams can’t handle at that level. In fact, for the team’s followers, it’s rarely seen. However, when Prescott is at his best, when play calls are meshing as they’re supposed to, when the defense goes into big play mode and makes a calculated gamble, the Cowboys are second to none in the league. When you see it, it’s definitely there. .

With things going like their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a fierce, ferocious beatdown to close out the wild card round was the latest taste of what the Cowboys could do, especially when Prescott fired and the vibe was right.

“He’s a roller coaster,” Hall of Famer Shannon Sharp said of Prescott on FS1’s “Undisputed.” It was one of the nicest aggressive performances I’ve ever seen.What he did on Monday night shouldn’t be deceiving.He did it.I don’t deny it.But you guys , I want to make you forget everything I’ve seen in seven years from this man.”

Dak Prescott: ‘I have confidence in the players I have’

David Hellman explains that Prescott is very confident he can carry the Cowboys on a deep playoff run.

That’s what a lot of people are pointing out. It’s no secret that Prescott and the Cowboys’ defense shine bright enough to give their opponents serious trouble on Sunday. After so many disappointments, faded promises, and postseason heartache, there may be a shortage of followers who can deliver back-to-back blockbuster performances.

The story that the Cowboys’ locker room sells is a sense that this is a different group, ready to seize the moment, with a sense of timing and purpose, and that they’ve done their best for this.

There is no shortage of motivation. Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch returned from injury and walked around the group before the Tampa Bay game yelling to his teammates, “Be Elite!”

That was all he said. Many times.

Be elite.

they were then. they are not always. they should be now.