Sometimes I sit in my cubicle and ponder to myself... what happened to the 2007 team?

[ScipioCowboy]

Originally Posted by Zordon

MAN how the hell did that 2007 team not make it to the Super Bowl? Those teams grossly underachieved. It ticks me off sometimes b/c I wonder if the window will ever be as big as it was back then.

My take: The defense was average. It was aided by an offense that, for the first three quarters of the season, was unstoppable and forced opponent offenses into being one dimensional.

Unfortunately, Romo and co. peaked in November and started showing weakness in December.

Who knows? Maybe the trend of December flame outs will reverse itself this year.

[SaltwaterServr]

Originally Posted by Zordon

MAN how the hell did that 2007 team not make it to the Super Bowl? Those teams grossly underachieved. It ticks me off sometimes b/c I wonder if the window will ever be as big as it was back then.

Jacques (fornicating) Reeves.

That's how.

[ScipioCowboy]

Originally Posted by SaltwaterServr

Jacques (fornicating) Reeves.

That's how.

This, too.

[TwoDeep3]

Originally Posted by Zordon

MAN how the hell did that 2007 team not make it to the Super Bowl? Those teams grossly underachieved. It ticks me off sometimes b/c I wonder if the window will ever be as big as it was back then.

Just out of curiosity, do you ever ponder to someone else?

While in your cube, of course Z.

When I'm in my cube, I tend to ponder on where to bury the supervisor's body.

[JohnsKey19]

The team came up small in the biggest game of the season. The NYG didn't do anything extraordinary to win. But give them credit for the win.

I do think TO's injury late in the season took some of steam out of the offense...

[GloryDaysRBack]

I think about this all the time too.

The good news is, that team had no chance vs NE in a Super Bowl rematch.

None whatsoever.

[fifaguy]

i prefer to ponder the possibility of success this year. if the team can get by the browns and skins, and i have some doubts about the latter game, they will be well positioned for a late run at the playoffs, which would be sweet.

[JohnsKey19]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

I think about this all the time too.

The good news is, that team had no chance vs NE in a Super Bowl rematch.

None whatsoever.

True. But it sure would've been fun to at least be a part of the Super Bowl. Just getting that far would've changed the fans/media perception of the Cowboys and the individual players on the team....

[GloryDaysRBack]

Originally Posted by JohnsKey19

True. But it sure would've been fun to at least be a part of the Super Bowl. Just getting that far would've changed the fans/media perception of the Cowboys and the individual players on the team....

This is absolutely true.

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

I think about this all the time too.

The good news is, that team had no chance vs NE in a Super Bowl rematch.

None whatsoever.

You're right. That NE team was great. Even the NY Giants didn't have a chance against them.

[DallasCowpoke]

The biggest question I had about that conference championship game is...All season long, Dallas started Julies Jones and used Barber sparingly Then went to Barber in the 2nd half and used Jones less.

That game inexplicably, they started Barber. I know, it seems like such an innocuous thing, but why in the biggest game of the year, do you make that change?

It just seemed like one of those, "Hey, I gotta idea on something that'll REALLY throw 'em for a loop" decisions, that ended up backfiring.

[JohnsKey19]

It was a strange game. If you look at the boxscore, it doesn't make sense that we lost that game AT HOME. We only gave up 230 yds, we were 10-16 on 3rd downs, only had the 1 turnover on Romo's last pass attempt. It seems the NYG made a few key plays when they had to and Dallas made too many mistakes - ie. penalties and dropped passes....

[GloryDaysRBack]

Originally Posted by PA Cowboy Fan

You're right. That NE team was great. Even the NY Giants didn't have a chance against them.

If you think that NE team was anything short of great you're foolish.

Do you have any clue as to how NY won that game?

Here's a hit. They had a matchup advantage vs NE that we never could have matched.



Here's another hint for you. Pats barely walked out of the regular season undefeated after week 17 in Ny.

The pats stomped Dallas in Dallas that year.

Learn the game. This league is about matchups. There's a reason NY has beaten NE 3x straight and 2x in the SB. They matchup well vs them.

In 2007-we didn't.

[KJJ]

The 07 team became complacent after beating the 10-1 Packers. Everyone was handing the Cowboys the NFC championship after that game. The Cowboys started thinking about their trip to Cabo after wrapping up the division and the #1 seed. Complacency did that team in they relaxed and went into a slump. While they were daydreaming about Cabo the Giants were getting hot.

Had Jimmy still been the coach no way does that Cowboys team fade the final month and go one and out in the playoffs. NO WAY would he have allowed his struggling QB who was accounting for more turnovers than TD's to go to Cabo prior to the playoffs. What a stupid team that was.

[Zordon]

Originally Posted by KJJ

The 07 team became complacent after beating the 10-1 Packers. Everyone was handing the Cowboys the NFC championship after that game. The Cowboys started thinking about their trip to Cabo after wrapping up the division and the #1 seed. Complacency did that team in they relaxed and went into a slump. While they were daydreaming about Cabo the Giants were getting hot.

Had Jimmy still been the coach no way does that Cowboys team fade the final month and go one and out in the playoffs. NO WAY would he have allowed his struggling QB who was accounting for more turnovers than TD's to go to Cabo prior to the playoffs. What a stupid team that was.

it irks me still to this day man. i'd like our chances in the super bowl vs the patriots.