Ready For Some Football? Dallas Cowboys 2009 Preseason Schedule and Tickets

There seems to be a different vibe surrounding the Dallas Cowboys in 2009, most of which comes from the brand new Cowboys Stadium, set to open up this fall. The first chance for Cowboys fans to see their team in their new home comes August 21, when the ‘Boys host the Tennessee Titans, but the Dallas Cowboys 2009 preseason schedule opens up August 14 in Oakland against the Raiders.

Here’s a look at the entire Dallas Cowboys 2009 preseason schedule.

Dallas Cowboys 2009 Preseason Schedule and Tickets

Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Cowboys Preseason Tickets
August 13	@Oakland	9 p.m.	CBS 11/KTVT	Buy Cowboys Preseason Tickets
August 21	v. Tennessee	7 p.m.	Fox 4 (National)	Buy Cowboys Preseason Tickets
August 29	v. San Francisco	7 p.m.	CBS 11/KTVT	Buy Cowboys Preseason Tickets
September 4	@Minnesota	7 p.m.	CBS 11/KTVT	Buy Cowboys Preseason Tickets

The seemingly yearly journey to Mount Davis kicks off the first of four contests Romo, Wade and the gang will use to gauge their talents for the upcoming campaign. FOX picks up the national broadcast of the Titans game in order to show off the new digs, and a couple of common preseason foes in San Francisco and Minnesota wrap up what has already been an interesting offseason.

Thankfully, though, the Dallas Cowboys 2009 preseason schedule will probably be a little less hectic, considering the film crews of HBO’s Hard Knocks won’t be around. As entertaining as that show was, I can’t believe that it helped the Dallas Cowboys in any way, shape or form in getting ready for the season. Maybe if the team slips under the radar during its 2009 preseason schedule, the Dallas Cowboys will come on strong and surprise some people. How the Dallas Cowboys – America’s Team –  are going to surprise people, I don’t know, but I just get the feeling that they aren’t going to be the most talked about team. Especially in the NFC East, with the Giants having the season they had last year and the Eagles making another NFC Championship in 2009, the talk may not all be about the Dallas Cowboys.

Last year the ‘Boys went 2-2 in preseason games, losing their first two contests on the road to the Chargers and Broncos, but beating Houston and Minnesota in the last two to even up their record. Preseason records, of course, do not mean anything, and the Dallas Cowboys’ 2009 preseason schedule is certainly not going to dictate whether this team can finally get a victory in the playoffs for the first time since 1996.

But there are a lot of players that the Dallas Cowboys need to take a look at during their 2009 preseason schedule. I’m very interested to see what the team does in the secondary after the Anthony Henry trade. Can Miles Austin and Sam Hurd be counted on to contribute? What are the Dallas Cowboys going to do about all of their running backs? Can the line hold up? Will Tony Romo become a better leader? The last couple of years were exciting because of the fact that it seemed that the Dallas Cowboys were going to go all the way, but the Dallas Cowboys 2009 preseason schedule is going to be the most interesting one in quite some time for the direction of the franchise.