Cowboys' bye week predictions for the remainder of the 2024 season

Show of hands, how many of you have taken the time to ponder how the rest of the season is going to turn out for the Dallas Cowboys ? If you have, you probably come to the conclusion things don't look all that great. There is hope they can turn things around coming out of the bye week, but that's probably minimal at best.

Today, we thought we'd share some predictions for the remainder of the 2024 season for the Cowboys. It's things we thought about this week that we believe could realistically come true with the way things are heading right now. We still have hope for the best, however, that keeps diminishing after each loss.

Prediction #1 - Mike McCarthy remains Dallas' HC the rest of the season Logically, if the Cowboys were going to fire Mike McCarthy they would've done it in the bye week with extra time to better prepare for the rest of the season. Since they didn't do that it doesn't make much sense to cut ties at any point in the rest of the season. They don't have Jason Garrett waiting in the wings like they did in 2010 when they fired Wade Phillips, and there's no one else on the coaching staff who could do a better job turning things around.

Prediction #2 - Micah Parsons will finish with double-digit QB sacks Micah Parsons has played in a total of four games so far this year, missing the last two with a high ankle sprain. To date, he only has one QB sack and 21 total pressures. He's more than likely out of the running for Defensive MVP this year, but still has a chance to hit double-digit QB sacks for the fourth consecutive year in a row. It won't be easy considering the attention he receives, but he has 11 games to hit double digits. That's one QB sack a game.

Prediction #3 - No Cowboys RB will have a 100-yard rushing game this year The Cowboys have played six games and still don't have a single running back who has hit the 100-yard mark in any one of those games. Rico Dowdle came close with 87 rushing yards against the Steelers , but that looks more like a fluke compared to his other rushing totals this year. If someone's going to do it it's going to be Dowdle, however, with the way the OL is struggling and the Cowboys playing behind more times than not it seems unlikely.

Prediction #4 - Cowboys' will finish below .500 this year The Cowboys are currently sitting at 3-3 through the first six weeks of the 2024 season and are lucky to be sitting at .500. They have been completely embarrassing at home this year and still have six games to play at AT&T Stadium. Of the six only two look winnable against the Giants and Bengals. If that wasn't bad enough, the teams they have remaining to play on the road are all playoff caliber except the Panthers. Finishing below .500 looks likely.

Prediction #5 - Cowboys' will earn a Top 10 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft With the way the Cowboys are playing and the way the rest of the schedule shapes up for them this year, it's difficult to envision them winning a lot of games from here on out. They are currently winless at home, usually where they are at their strongest, and have barely managed to squeak by with the few victories they have on the road. Looking at the remaining schedule, they could easily go 3-8 and get locked into a Top 10 pick in 2025.