Why the Dallas Cowboys 2019 schedule is a favorable one

Players should play hard all the time, as there are only 16 games per season. But they play with a little extra something when on a national platform. With at least 11 or 12 national television games this season, that’s another reason the Cowboys’ schedule gives off the impression of a potential big season.

One of the last things that jumps out when looking at the Cowboys’ 2019 schedule is the way it plays out. When looking for multiple game road-trips, there are none. This inevitably means that there aren’t any multi-game home stands either. The schedule completely alternates, until the playoffs that is, but aren’t we getting ahead of ourselves.

With a schedule that see’s them play every other game away and home, it allows for a few things. It allows them the luxury of always being able to return to a comfort zone if they drop a road game, while also allowing them to get away for a bit if they drop a game at home.

It also allows them to build chemistry and fortitude often and steadily. They’ll be away every other week, which means there will be intermediate bonding and chemistry building every other week during the season.

The best teams have players that are at least good friends, and this subtle scheduling breakdown should facilitate such. You also don’t want to ever get to a point where players are mentally fatigued, out of sorts, or simply out of their element, as this could certainly breed mistakes and poor performances. Getting to sleep in their own beds at least every other week will certainly go a long way in keeping them as fresh as daisies and as locked in as snipers.

Regardless of what the schedule says, or how it acts as far as when and where a team plays, they still have to play the games. The Dallas Cowboys have a great opportunity this season to win most of the games they play. And although this is mostly due to having a talented team, the schedule certainly is favorable to them doing just that.