7-3 to 9-7

[kingwhicker]

Absolutely pathetic. The only thing I can compare it to is the 1986 Cowboys late season swoon. Just an indictment of the entire organization.

[lane]

really is pathetic........................................we need a major overhaul.

starting with a head coach

[irishwaste]

Or a new O-line.

[Clove]

I'm sick, and **** had better change around here. We're 3 wins better than last year after all that.

[percyhoward]

We started 7-3 against teams who were a combined 73-87, and finished 2-4 against teams who were a combined 61-35.

If we could have played the schedule backward, started 2-4, and finished 7-3, would that have been a great finish?

[kingwhicker]

Yes, essentially we would have done what the 91 Cowboys did- put together a five game winning streak against good teams, but this team is no 91 Cowboys.

[jbsg02]

I guessed 9-7 before the season started

[Bach]

Yes, essentially we would have done what the 91 Cowboys did- put together a five game winning streak against good teams, but this team is no 91 Cowboys.

Yep. That would be the Redskins.

[Bach]

I guessed 9-7 before the season started

You want a cookie?

[jbsg02]

You want a cookie?

Actually I do

[Future]

I guessed 9-7 before the season started


so...???

you and a million other people

[percyhoward]

Yes, essentially we would have done what the 91 Cowboys did- put together a five game winning streak against good teams, but this team is no 91 Cowboys.
We started 7-3 against below average teams (73-87), and finished 2-4 against mostly playoff teams (61-35).

There was no turning point, and no collapse. We're a 9-7 team.

This isn't the '91 team, but it isn't the '97 team (that lost its last five) either.

[TunaFan33]

Absolutely pathetic. The only thing I can compare it to is the 1986 Cowboys late season swoon. Just an indictment of the entire organization.

Bingo! Remember that season crystal-clear, which made my stomach even sicker.

Yah-the game has passed Parcells by, much like it did Landry then.

[kingwhicker]

Yep. That would be the Redskins.


Well, not quite- really not even comparable.

2005 Redskins beat the 6-10 Rams, 5-11 Cards, the 9-7 Cowboys, 11-5 Giants, and 6-10 Eagles.

1991 Cowboys beat the 14-2 Redskins (11-0 at the time), the 7-9 Steelers, the 10-6 Eagles, the 12-4 Saints, and the 10-6 Falcons.

[DoomsDayD]

I never thought i would see a Cowboy team quit as i did tonight. What a disgrace.

[Clove]

WE should be called Americas Babies.

[kdog]

we were 7-3 and we lost To theskins who we dominated, lost to the hawks who we dominated. We win any of those two game and this arguement would be a moot point!
BP and his scary@** playcalling caused us the season, " you are what your record says you are" Bp you are what your record says you are!

[big dog cowboy]

We started 7-3 against below average teams (73-87), and finished 2-4 against mostly playoff teams (61-35).

There was no turning point, and no collapse. We're a 9-7 team.
I'll be glad when those calling for BP's head realize that we are headed in the right direction. You sir, are a pleasant voice of reason.

[percyhoward]

I'll be glad when those calling for BP's head realize that we are headed in the right direction. You sir, are a pleasant voice of reason.
ESPN is already saying we had a late season collapse. Never mind that our 2-4 against those teams was exactly the same winning percentage the league had against those teams during the last six games. (12-24).

[Nerm]

I liked the season. 9-7 is where I thought we would be. Find a kicker who can hit 35 yard FGs, we are one of the best in the NFC.

Time to go get a kicker... and a RT.

[ghosttown cowboy]

BP is a coach that studies stats and tendancies almost to an obsession. Why he would not go into the season with a reliable kicker is beyond me!

[big dog cowboy]

ESPN is already saying we had a late season collapse. Never mind that our 2-4 against those teams was exactly the same winning percentage the league had against those teams during the last six games. (12-24).
I heard the same BS. Remember this........

ESPN = HATES the Cowboys

[gbrittain]

ESPN is already saying we had a late season collapse. Never mind that our 2-4 against those teams was exactly the same winning percentage the league had against those teams during the last six games. (12-24).

It does not matter. You play the schedule given to you. The Cowboys were 7-3 and proceeded to go on and win only two games down the stretch. That is a collapse no matter how you spin it.

[TunaFan33]

I heard the same BS. Remember this........

ESPN = HATES the Cowboys

Why should we let ESPN educate us?

When you go from 7-3 to 9-7, that REALLY stings. Since when has a Parcells team crashed and burned at the end, when they had EVERYTHING going for them?

[big dog cowboy]

Why should we let ESPN educate us?

When you go from 7-3 to 9-7, that REALLY stings. Since when has a Parcells team crashed and burned at the end, when they had EVERYTHING going for them?
It does sting. But the reality of the situation is that while we were 7-3, we didn't have everything going for us. Just look at how our line play went downhill from there. We played playoff calibre teams down the stretch and just got beat. Period. We will be better next year.

[ghost]

Yep. That would be the Redskins.

must say, props to anyone who can come out and say that.

[BigDFan5]

must say, props to anyone who can come out and say that.


to bad the guy was absolutely wrong since the Skins didnt have a 5 game win streak against "good teams"

[percyhoward]

It does not matter. You play the schedule given to you. The Cowboys were 7-3 and proceeded to go on and win only two games down the stretch. That is a collapse no matter how you spin it.
My point is that, if we had played the schedule backwards (opening against the Rams and finishing in San Diego), and started 2-4, and finished 7-3, a lot of people would be saying we "finished strong." That too would be an incorrect analysis.

The fact is, we played fairly well against the weaker part of our schedule, and predictably not so well against the stronger part, which just happened to be at the end.

What impressed you so much about the 7-3 start (that included wins against SF, Az, and Det) that made you think we were going to keep that level of performance through weeks 12-16 (with games against teams that were a combined 55-25?) Other than wishful thinking, I mean.

When we started 7-3, our opponent's average record was 7-9. When we lost 3 of the next 5, our average opponent's record was 11-5!

Where was the turning point in our "collapse?" When we came off a win against 5-11 Detroit and lost to 13-3 Denver?

[30yrheel]

it's funny how some people are optimistic to the bitter end. after every loss there were some who could find positives, say "that's ok, we'll get them the next game". well guys, there's no next game. it's been 3 years of so called rebuilding with Parcells and we're 9-7 vs. 5-11, big deal.
as a long time fan, i'm not satisfied with this. most of us would probably lose our jobs with a performance record like this.

[percyhoward]

I'm a long time fan too, and I remember '86 and '97, when the season really did unravel on us. There is no comparison between this team and those teams.