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Doomsday · Apr 5, 2017

Am I the only person fearful of next season? The only one who believes the chemistry and magic this team had last year is going to be gone come week one, never to be recaptured? That we'll do well to see 8-8?

If we were going to sniff a Super Bowl, last year was IT. I have a strong feeling that in some years future, we'll all be lamenting the waste of the Dak era and we still wouldn't have even sniffed the big game. And will still be averaging .500 ball ten years from now. Romo said football is a meritocracy. In Dallas, I contend it is a well entrenched metastasized like a cancer, Mediocracy. And it won't change, there is no cure.

Any takers?

ThoughtExperiment · Apr 5, 2017

We should be good again, but who knows. That's why I was saying last year that we better take advantage of a great year with good health and all the momentum on our side instead or just assuming we're at the beginning of a steady run of playoff appearances.

Doomsday · Apr 5, 2017

ThoughtExperiment said:
We should be good again, but who knows. That's why I was saying last year that we better take advantage of a great year with good health and all the momentum on our side instead or just assuming we're at the beginning of a steady run of playoff appearances.

It might be reasonable to assume that, if we had a HC worth a shit. Coach of the year, whatta chortle.

MrB · Apr 5, 2017

Well someone is a "glass is half empty" kind of guy.

Doomsday · Apr 5, 2017

MrB said:
Well someone is a "glass is half empty" kind of guy.

I'm more of a "there's a hole in the bottom of the glass" kind of guy when it comes to the Dallas Cowboys under the Ginger regime. Pretty optimistic guy overall, on most everything else.

theoneandonly · Apr 6, 2017

Isnt the nutshell version of this, why would this year be any different than the last 22? You still have Barney Fife as GM and the same fraudulent head coach. The defense has been and will be suspect, and I doubt the team avoids injuries as they did last year. Also two new starters on the O Line (even though Free was trash) could take a while to jell.

icup · Apr 6, 2017

haha

Doomsday · Apr 6, 2017

theoneandonly said:
Isnt the nutshell version of this, why would this year be any different than the last 22? You still have Barney Fife as GM and the same fraudulent head coach. The defense has been and will be suspect, and I doubt the team avoids injuries as they did last year. Also two new starters on the O Line (even though Free was trash) could take a while to jell.

Plus, teams have now had the time to really study Dak, and no doubt he is in for some rude awakenings come week one and beyond. Not to mention Garrett and his offensive geniuses have a entire offseason and preseason to completely fuck Dak up....

Plus there's the Zeke drama, likely he'll be facing a suspension for his idiotic stunt that went viral. And even if not, it'll be a distraction - and don't think for a minute opponents haven't been carefully studying his tendencies too.

No, the time for the title was last year. You had everything going for you, until Ginger fucks it up with his moronic spiking of the ball in the GB playoff game.

icup · Apr 6, 2017

Doomsday said:
Plus, teams have now had the time to really study Dak, and no doubt he is in for some rude awakenings come week one and beyond. Not to mention Garrett and his offensive geniuses have a entire offseason and preseason to completely fuck Dak up....

Plus there's the Zeke drama, likely he'll be facing a suspension for his idiotic stunt that went viral. And even if not, it'll be a distraction - and don't think for a minute opponents haven't been carefully studying his tendencies too.

No, the time for the title was last year. You had everything going for you, until Ginger fucks it up with his moronic spiking of the ball in the GB playoff game.

i really hope you're wrong but the elephant in the room should be garrett if we fail. i'd hate to see prescott take a step back.

ThoughtExperiment · Apr 6, 2017

I really think Dak will be fine. Don't think he'll ever be Aaron Rodgers dominating with his arm, but I do think the Russell Wilson comparison is valid -- smart, great leadership, not many mistakes, can make backbreaking plays with his legs when necessary.

theoneandonly · Apr 6, 2017

icup said:
i really hope you're wrong but the elephant in the room should be garrett if we fail. i'd hate to see prescott take a step back.

Which is why the O Line is so critical. Nothing could make Dak regress like an O Line that leaks. I think Collins will be OK but Bell, or Green, or whoever at RT might be another story.

theoneandonly · Apr 6, 2017

icup said:
haha

Keep reading...

This sums Garrett up in a nutshell. You think many players, coaches and owners dont view him as one of the biggest scams going?

LAZARUS_LOGAN · Apr 6, 2017

Doomsday said:
Am I the only person fearful of next season? The only one who believes the chemistry and magic this team had last year is going to be gone come week one, never to be recaptured? That we'll do well to see 8-8?

If we were going to sniff a Super Bowl, last year was IT. I have a strong feeling that in some years future, we'll all be lamenting the waste of the Dak era and we still wouldn't have even sniffed the big game. And will still be averaging .500 ball ten years from now. Romo said football is a meritocracy. In Dallas, I contend it is a well entrenched metastasized like a cancer, Mediocracy. And it won't change, there is no cure.

Any takers?

No. I'm not fearful of next season. I fully expect us to lay an egg. What I'm fearful is the following season, whioch is Garrett's final season of his second contract. Some way, some how, he'll "improve" over the following year, make the playoffs (likely win the division), and get and be one and done AGAIN. And that'll be enough to earn him another four years. He has been the HC of the Cowboys longer than anyone not named Landry. Everyone will be pointing to the 11th year.

Omegasupreme · Apr 6, 2017

ThoughtExperiment said:
I really think Dak will be fine. Don't think he'll ever be Aaron Rodgers dominating with his arm, but I do think the Russell Wilson comparison is valid -- smart, great leadership, not many mistakes, can make backbreaking plays with his legs when necessary.

I think if we are winning with Dak then it's the Steve McNair will to win kind of play that will push the team. Not carving defenses with passes or a clever scheme (because, well, we are not allowed to have one) but just brutal first down runs, improvising and a lot of blame on the WRs for not "getting open". But really Dak could carry a team by making up for what the rest of the offense does not do on first and second down. McNair made a career of that.

MrB · Apr 6, 2017

LAZARUS_LOGAN said:
No. I'm not fearful of next season. I fully expect us to lay an egg. What I'm fearful is the following season, whioch is Garrett's final season of his second contract. Some way, some how, he'll "improve" over the following year, make the playoffs (likely win the division), and get and be one and done AGAIN. And that'll be enough to earn him another four years. He has been the HC of the Cowboys longer than anyone not named Landry. Everyone will be pointing to the 11th year.

The Cowboys will win a playoff game this year and Garrett will be rewarded with a 10 year contract.

Doomsday · Apr 6, 2017

MrB said:
The Cowboys will go 7-9 this year and Garrett will be rewarded with a 10 year contract.

FIXED!

JBond · Apr 6, 2017

Doomsday said:
Am I the only person fearful of next season? The only one who believes the chemistry and magic this team had last year is going to be gone come week one, never to be recaptured? That we'll do well to see 8-8?

If we were going to sniff a Super Bowl, last year was IT. I have a strong feeling that in some years future, we'll all be lamenting the waste of the Dak era and we still wouldn't have even sniffed the big game. And will still be averaging .500 ball ten years from now. Romo said football is a meritocracy. In Dallas, I contend it is a well entrenched metastasized like a cancer, Mediocracy. And it won't change, there is no cure.

Any takers?

If Zeke can stay out of trouble and the studs on offense stay healthy we have a very good chance of winning the East. I expect Dak to have one or two crap games, and Dez will do his disappearing act a few times, but if we are healthy, 11-5 is reasonable. Feels weird saying it, but I like our coordinators.

Doomsday · Apr 6, 2017

JBond said:
if we are healthy, 11-5 is reasonable.

That's true for every other of the 20 or so perennially mediocre teams in this league.

dbair1967 · Apr 10, 2017

Doomsday said:
Am I the only person fearful of next season? The only one who believes the chemistry and magic this team had last year is going to be gone come week one, never to be recaptured? That we'll do well to see 8-8?

If we were going to sniff a Super Bowl, last year was IT. I have a strong feeling that in some years future, we'll all be lamenting the waste of the Dak era and we still wouldn't have even sniffed the big game. And will still be averaging .500 ball ten years from now. Romo said football is a meritocracy. In Dallas, I contend it is a well entrenched metastasized like a cancer, Mediocracy. And it won't change, there is no cure.

Any takers?

I guess anything can happen, but I feel pretty good about Prescott, Elliott this OL and the offense in general. We also still have one of the best (if not the best) kicker in the league.

The defense got rid of some slow guys who proved over years and years of games they couldn't make plays. That's addition by subtraction.

Might not win 13 games again, but we might win 11 or 12 and end up being a better team.

MrB · Apr 10, 2017

dbair1967 said:
Might not win 13 games again, but we might win 11 or 12 and end up being a better team.

That's pretty much what I'm expecting. They will have a tougher schedule so it will be tough to get to 13 wins again but 11 wins is realistic. With the additions that the Giants and Eagles have already made its likely the Cowboys won't have the NFC East wrapped up as early as they did last year.

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