You Guys Think Yesterday Matters?

[Blitzen]

I didn’t enjoy watching that glorified preseason game from our starters yesterday either. The team won last years’ last game of the regular season 51-26, and followed it with a crap out in the postseason.

I’ve said in numerous threads, that the true contenders make it to the championship game of their respective conferences. The Bucs are a bad football team currently. Too many injuries on their offensive line with a 45 year old Brady. The Cowboys should win the game running away. If the Cowboys can make it to the NFCCG looking great (especially the QB), then the core can stay together. If they fall flat and do not make it past the divisional round, they deserve to have older core players removed (or plans started to get them removed-I understand Dak cannot be moved for at least 2 years).

There has never been this weak of a path to the conference championship game in my memory. San Francisco looks like the best team in the conference with the last drafted player playing QB (and the success is not due mostly to him). Winning 12 regular season games is a nice feel good (in back to back years), but the team has already displayed the ability to reach this threshold. Time for Cowboys’ fans to demand a higher standard. This is it-put up or forever shut up for this core.

 

[Jason 82 Witten]

From a fan standpoint, as far as them showing us they’re ready for the playoffs yes, but they didn’t.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

It matters.

I'd rather they go into the playoffs confident and with momentum instead of getting embarrassed and playing horribly.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Yesterday only matters if you lose to Tampa. Win and all is forgotten, and the pendulum will swing back the other direction to the narrative around here being that the Cowboys will win the superbowl.....which is typically when we suffer the most.

 

[baltcowboy]

I didn’t enjoy watching that glorified preseason game from our starters yesterday either. The team won last years’ last game of the regular season 51-26, and followed it with a crap out in the postseason.

I’ve said in numerous threads, that the true contenders make it to the championship game of their respective conferences. The Bucs are a bad football team currently. Too many injuries on their offensive line with a 45 year old Brady. The Cowboys should win the game running away. If the Cowboys can make it to the NFCCG looking great (especially the QB), then the core can stay together. If they fall flat and do not make it past the divisional round, they deserve to have older core players removed (or plans started to get them removed-I understand Dak cannot be moved for at least 2 years).

There has never been this weak of a path to the conference championship game in my memory. San Francisco looks like the best team in the conference with the last drafted player playing QB (and the success is not due mostly to him). Winning 12 regular season games is a nice feel good (in back to back years), but the team has already displayed the ability to reach this threshold. Time for Cowboys’ fans to demand a higher standard. This is it-put up or forever shut up for this core.

Yesterday didn’t matter and fans/talking heads are overreacting but the offensive line, Left cornerback and Dak were awful yesterday. It’s troubling that they had 9 three and outs against Washington.

 

[nightrain]

No concerns about allowing back up QBs to look like solid starters 5 of the last 6 games? No concerns about an OL that can't beat 2nd stringers?

 

[Doomsday101]

I agree that we had a good reg season but there is nothing positive playing as they did yesterday. The team looked like crap and best get their **** together and quick.

 

[RS12]

They has something to play for at kickoff but didnt show up. The game mattered but you tell yourself whatever you need to.

 

[Blitzen]

It matters.

I'd rather they go into the playoffs confident and with momentum instead of getting embarrassed and playing horribly.

The Packers won 6 of their final 7 games last season (including beating the eventual Super Bowl champions) before laying an egg against the 49ers. The Rams lost a critical game vs the 49ers (last regular season game) before defeating them in the conference championship. Good teams have good regular season success. Great teams have great postseason success. The only true contenders play towards the end of the postseason.

 

[JoeKing]

Week 18 only mattered if the Eagles lost. The Eagles established an early lead in their game and so it seems the scoreboard watchers informed the Cowboys coaching staff of his as to adjust effort in Washington accordingly. It was a halfhearted approach to the game.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

They still had a slim chance for the number one seed and division and came out flat. It can be said that they didn't believe the Giants back ups could beat Philly, yet could have still played much better on the belief that "Any given Sunday." Anything can happen in the NFL.

With that being said. If the Cowboys had blown out Washington yesterday but loss to Tampa, then week 18 wouldn't have mattered.

But if they can find a way to beat Brady next week and advance to the divisional round, then no one is going to care that they lost to Washington.

 

[Cmac]

Big Mike, since you will not do it......I wished ANYBODY on the sideline did a "Vince Lombardi" yesterday.....What the hell is going on out there?

 

[erod]

Last night?

What about the last month?

 

[Vtwin]

If it didn't matter, many of the key starters wouldn't have played in the second half.

The fact that they were out there until it really didn't matter tells you it matters.

They were trying their butts off and to fail in such grand fashion absolutely matters.

 

[Blitzen]

No concerns about allowing back up QBs to look like solid starters 5 of the last 6 games? No concerns about an OL that can't beat 2nd stringers?

I would not change my mind if they had just reeled off 15 straight dominant wins and then promtly flopped in the postseason. This team has proven it can make it this far. That’s been done. The team is inconsistent, but proved it can win plenty of regular season games. My general point has to do with team building and what to make of all the regular season success.

 

[CowboysRule]

It didn't end up mattering in the seeding but they just looked awful, especially the apparent leader of the team. I don't care if you didn't watch any film or practice, his decision making was horrible and his accuracy was not there at all. Didn't he end up completing around 30% of his passes? That's like Tim Tebow minus the scrambling ability. And my god, Dak is slow. In and out of the pocket.

 

[Whyjerry]

Normally I would agree but it was bad at so many levels. Plus I need to see Brady beaten to believe it is possible.

 

[Carson]

It matters.

I'd rather they go into the playoffs confident and with momentum instead of getting embarrassed and playing horribly.

That worked well last year when we won by 25 against Philly lol

Team just doesn’t know how to win big games period

 

[nightrain]

I would not change my mind if they had just reeled off 15 straight dominant wins and then promtly flopped in the postseason. This team has proven it can make it this far. That’s been done. The team is inconsistent, but proved it can win plenty of regular season games. My general point has to do with team building and what to make of all the regular season success.

I see a team who has had some really shaky performances against mostly inferior opponents the past 6 weeks.

 

[GMO415]

It's doubtful Tampa will underestimate Dallas. They should after that performance.