Need a big game out of somebody unexpected.  Cooks, TJones, Washington.  Really missing Kirk.  We can see who the true #1 is on this team, I don’t care where he lines up.

Considering Kirk has been the main target in the middle all year - I'd look for Washington to get targets. Hope he's ready for it. Can't have him coughing one up again. 

It's anybody's guess how Pederson/Taylor plan to attack this defense, but I'm guessing Engram, Washington and ETN could be targets on lots of dink and dunk stuff with occasional shots to Ridley and Zay. 

Probably a good dose of 12 and 13 personnel that they'll alternately run out of - or pass to a leaking TE.

It'll be quick [BLEEP], in and out. This front seven is the best in the NFL at the moment with getting after the QB. No angle is really safe with this line tonight in my opinion. With Hamilton out though in their secondary, I agree, they're going to try and press their luck downfield, as they should. 

I think Rico has the right of it though. Need somebody to step up and come out of nowhere tonight to make Lawrence's life a little bit easier. Washington could be the guy. They need to try and do more with Etienne in the passing game when and if possible. 

Dallas did a lot of good stuff against Philadelphia not too long ago with getting their RB's involved early in the passing game. Need to try some of that with this front seven to get them to back off a bit. Lawrence is going to take his licks tonight, just like the Bills game. He can hang though.

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"What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they fail when the broadswords sing; Rush in and die, dogs - I was a man before I was a king."

So, here are my predictions.

If defense is back to normal, close game. Want to see the run game get going again. Pick em 24-27.

If defense continues to play like dogshit... I am worried. 31-16 ratbirds.

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