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Presser Points: Coach Brian Daboll previews matchup with Cowboys

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The Giants and Cowboys will look to pick up their first win of the season when the NFC East rivals meet Sunday in Dallas.

Brian Daboll met with reporters before Wednesday's practice as on-field preparations begin for Week 2. The head coach talked about the upcoming matchup and provided injury updates to start the week.

Here is everything you need to know:

📰 Left tackle Andrew Thomas (foot) will not practice today. It's part of the rehab plan for him. He has made "good progress" and they hope to get him on the field the next two days. "I know he feels better."

📰 Linebacker Micah McFadden, who was carted off the field in the season opener with a leg/foot injury, will not play this week. The Giants are still working through his timetable, so there are no roster decisions yet on him.

📰 Wide receiver Malik Nabers (back) will be limited today and "should be OK" for the game. He will still be in full pads and practicing today. They will see where he is afterwards.

📰 Wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (ankle) will not practice today but he "should be good."

📰 Defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence is also out today for the birth of his child. "Congratulations to him and his wife."

📰 Daboll knows Cowboys first-year head coach Brian Schottenheimer well and they worked together on the Jets' staff years ago. "I have a lot of respect for him as a coach and a man." He feels the same way about defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus. The "hallmark" of his defense is to create turnovers. The Giants will have to do a good job taking care of the ball.

📰 Daboll also has a relationship with special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen as a coach and former player. Kicker Brandon Aubrey and return specialist KaVontae Turpin are "point generators" for Dallas. They use Turpin on offense sometimes, too. "He's a rare talent" especially with the new kickoff rules.

📰 Anytime the Cowboys get to midfield, it's a "chance for points." Special teams will be "critical."

📰 Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was decisive and accurate in Week 1. Schottenheimer had him "in the flow" and the Cowboys did a good job of mixing the run and the pass. They also controlled the line of scrimmage and have two big guards inside.

📰 You "better be aware" of wide receiver George Pickens as a vertical threat. Daboll expects him to have more opportunities going forward.

📰 Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark, who came over from Green Bay in the Micah Parsons trade, has been a good addition. "He's been a good player for the Packers for a long time and showed up."

📰 Rookie Jaxson Dart is a "tireless worker" in the classroom and on the field. He will remain the No. 2 quarterback behind Russell Wilson.

📰 Daboll meets with Dart every week and they go through a number of plays that he runs on the show team in practice. "You try to play that like a game the best you can with your timing, with your rhythm, with your eye control, with your mechanics, with when to take off, when not to take off."

📰 Center John Michael Schmitz is tough, smart and does a good job of getting everything set up for the offensive line. Daboll has confidence in him as their center.

📰 Second-year linebacker Darius Muasau, who could be called upon to fill McFadden's role, is a "smart player." He has played a number of spots for the defense.

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