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Published: 09 July 2012 09:53 PM
RelatedFor decades, winning the Super Bowl as a wild card team was next to impossible, but as the salary cap era has seen parity spread throughout the NFL, wild cards have taken over the league, taking down four of the last seven Super Bowl titles.
If the Cowboys have title aspirations for 2012, they just might have to follow that same route. But Jessie Heller of the International Business Times doesn't seem to think that'll be much of a problem for Jason Garrett's bunch.
"Last year, [Tony] Romo boasted the NFL's fourth best quarterback rating, even with a young offensive line," Heller wrote. "If the offensive line gels this year, 32-year-old Romo will take advantage of having an injury-free Bryant in tip-top shape as Bryant admitted that his conditioning was sub-par last season."
To Heller, to key for the Cowboys' success seems to be health -- if the breaks and bruises that sidelined Bryant, Miles Austin and DeMarco Murray for periods last year can be avoided, the Cowboys should have plenty of talent to battle any team in the league.
But even still, Heller doesn't expect the Cowboys to take the NFL East crown, saving that distinction for the Philadelphia Eagles. Yet despite viewing the Cowboys as second-best in their own division, Heller still thinks they could have a title run in them.
"If [rookie cornerback Morris] Claiborne makes an immediate impact as anticipated, Dallas will be more formidable on both offense and defense during the 2012 season," Heller wrote. "The Cowboys will enter the playoffs as a wild card, but will make a run for the Lombardi trophy."
Published: 09 July 2012 09:53 PM
RelatedFor decades, winning the Super Bowl as a wild card team was next to impossible, but as the salary cap era has seen parity spread throughout the NFL, wild cards have taken over the league, taking down four of the last seven Super Bowl titles.
If the Cowboys have title aspirations for 2012, they just might have to follow that same route. But Jessie Heller of the International Business Times doesn't seem to think that'll be much of a problem for Jason Garrett's bunch.
"Last year, [Tony] Romo boasted the NFL's fourth best quarterback rating, even with a young offensive line," Heller wrote. "If the offensive line gels this year, 32-year-old Romo will take advantage of having an injury-free Bryant in tip-top shape as Bryant admitted that his conditioning was sub-par last season."
To Heller, to key for the Cowboys' success seems to be health -- if the breaks and bruises that sidelined Bryant, Miles Austin and DeMarco Murray for periods last year can be avoided, the Cowboys should have plenty of talent to battle any team in the league.
But even still, Heller doesn't expect the Cowboys to take the NFL East crown, saving that distinction for the Philadelphia Eagles. Yet despite viewing the Cowboys as second-best in their own division, Heller still thinks they could have a title run in them.
"If [rookie cornerback Morris] Claiborne makes an immediate impact as anticipated, Dallas will be more formidable on both offense and defense during the 2012 season," Heller wrote. "The Cowboys will enter the playoffs as a wild card, but will make a run for the Lombardi trophy."
