Gameday Open Thread | Live Blog from AT&T Stadium: Giants at Cowboys

ARLINGTON - Our long "America's Team'' nightmare without Dallas Cowboys real football is over. C'mon inside AT&T Stadium as the 'Mavens' at CowboysSI.com walk you through the day .. LIVE blogging!

This day will begin, as it always does with me, with a FIRST LOOK from inside the stadium ...

.@dallascowboys ‘You are looking live’’ #Cowboys hype video & @DCCheerleaders getting ready inside @ATTStadium for #NYGvsDAL - @1053thefan / https://t.co/XpImtdZoYw pic.twitter.com/y0nVw3Umi1
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

And then we get to the 46-man stuff ... and we broke the big story on that on Saturday morning with our 1-on-1 interview with the to-be-inactive Taco Charlton ...

Taco Charlton 1-on-1: ‘Yes, I’m down (inactive) this week for #Cowboys,’ who might be up for a coming trade https://t.co/bHI0ZwTfSf via @fishsports
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 7, 2019

Saturday also brought us news on other transactions featuring Ezekiel Elliott and Alfred Morris, and my FISH REPORT Video covered that ...

And now to Sunday's storylines:

*How about a Dak Prescott contract, presented DeMarcus Ware-style?

'Jerry's Last Dollar': Could #Cowboys execute a dramatic signing with @Dak Prescott as Jones once did with @DeMarcusWare ? https://t.co/lrQn3ZZ4zE pic.twitter.com/IVJehyc0B2
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

We are seeing the usual 'They're Close!' vs. 'Not Close!' games being played by Cowboys contract-watchers in the media ... so beware there. I'll just say: It is very difficult for us, try as we do, to offer a legit minute-by-minute thermometer of negotiations. But we'll stay on this story.

*What is Zack Martin's status for today?

#Cowboys position on G Zack Martin (back): ‘We wouldn’t put him out there if he’s at risk.’ All-Pro plans to start today in #NYGvsDAL pic.twitter.com/CzQDv9u1R8
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

He will tape an aspirin to it, basically.

*And playing time for Ezekiel Elliott, Byron Jones, Tank Lawrence and Tyrone Crawford? Yes, we've got those angles nailed down as well. ...

#EzekielElliott swears he’s ready for a ‘full load’ today but #Cowboys staffers tell me they will ‘monitor’ very closely how he’s progressing though Week 1 snaps today in #NYGvsDAL pic.twitter.com/elqGl8hGba
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

And ...

#Cowboys DC Rod Marinelli tells me Tank Lawrence, Tyrone Crawford & Byron Jones will all be on a ‘pitch count’ today for #NYGvsDAL pic.twitter.com/4rxLAs0rMI
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

And the in-depth stuff on Byron ...

Rod Marinelli to me: 'It might be smart to let Byron kind of 'ramp up' his way back.' FULL STORY on Pro Bowl CB Byron Jones coming off bench in #Cowboys vs. #Giants https://t.co/WK4qYLrvzT pic.twitter.com/FXaIDIRqxr
— fishsports ✭ (@fishsports) September 8, 2019

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