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Locked On Cowboys: Crossover Podcast with Locked On Buccaneers

As the Dallas Cowboys step into Raymond James Stadium Thursday night, they will be a considerable underdog to the reigning Super Bowl champions.

The Buccaneers are one of the NFL's most talented teams and they are as big of a threat to anyone to take home the Lombardi Trophy, which for them would of course mark a second year in a row.

If they are successful, it will mean quarterback Tom Brady's eighth championship, which will beat his own NFL record.

There are big moves and there are more subtle moves. On the subtle side: On Thursday afternoon, the Cowboys elevated two vets from the practice squad, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and safety Darian Thompson.

Sprinkle was a 2017 fifth-round pick of Washington and with them for four years before signing this spring with Dallas. Thompson has played in 40 games for the Cowboys since joining the team in 2018 and has been a part-time starter.

Those are the subtle things. Now, for the big ones ...

Tom Brady is the one who provides quite the mismatch against the Cowboys' pass rush, which is set to feature a bunch of players making their Cowboys debuts.

DeMarcus Lawrence is the most experienced pass rusher for Dallas, but he'll face a Tampa offensive line that does a good job protecting their future Hall of Fame quarterback.

Lawrence will often line up next to Osa Odighizuwa, the team's third-round draft pick with Neville Gallimore out with an injury. Another rookie, sixth-round pick Quinton Bohanna, could also see action. This means we are seeing the most experienced player in the league taking on the most inexperienced. It's a tall task, and the Cowboys definitely have their work cut out for them. A win Thursday night will be well-deserved if they can achieve it.

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In this episode of the "Locked On Cowboys" Podcast, hosts Marcus Mosher invites David Harrison from "Locked On Buccaneers" to preview the Week 1 battle between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

They discuss the biggest mismatch for the Cowboys and how to make Brady feel uncomfortable in the pocket.

Marcus and Landon deal with all that more on this episode of "Locked On Cowboys." Join us here!

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Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.