How good are Cowboy going to be this year?

[Diehardblues]

Are they going to be as good as the 12 win teams with McCarthy?

Or the Garrett teams in 2014,16 and 18?

Or is this more of a rebuilding and development year on defense and we should hold down our expectations to just contending for playoffs? Like with Parcells.

Or are we expecting even more with added talent on defense unseen in action?

 

[Reality]

I think the defense will be improved if for no other reason than the coaches they have will use a scheme that fits the players they have on the roster rather than trying to force players to fit a system, especially a bend-and-break system like Eberflus used.

The offense should be solid and while it may not put up numbers like last year because of the improvement on defense, it should be the strength of the team.

I don't know if this team is capable of reaching the Super Bowl this year because of all the changes and questions that need to be answered, especially at OT and CB, but I feel better about this team and its coaching staff than I did last year at this time.

The commitment they made on defense with the new coaching staff, new defensive scheme and an offseason focus on adding players to help improve the defense provides a glimmer of optimism.

 

[johneric8]

I personally believe in the karma the universe bestows upon us, and because of that I believe because of Jerry we are cursed and in for another let down. I do believe the team should be better obviously, but we just aren't good enough to overcome Jerrah's greed, narcissism and sins..

 

[GMO415]

One of the top offenses in the league and one of the worse defense with the addition of potential rookie help. That doesn't sound like a massive improvement. Therefore, I expect more of the same. DAL remains relevant financially, but below .500 on the field.

 

[cald0d30s0]

I think the defense with lots of rookies will be in the 20s and offense in top 10.

Nothing really special a middle of the table tea,, no playoffs and it may improve from there.

 

[big dog cowboy]

one of the worse defense with the addition of potential rookie help.

That is a HUGE distortion of what happened with the Cowboys so far this off season.

 

[Stash]

Barring injury, I feel that this is a playoff team and potentially a Super Bowl contender.

Yeah, I said it.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The success (or lack thereof) all comes down the defense and Dak staying healthy. There is no question the defensive roster has undergone a major improvement. There is no question the defensive coaching staff has undergone a major improvement. The only question is, how much better will the defense be.

They might start off a little slow but as the season progresses the defense will get better. By the seasons end I won't be surprised if they at least middle of the pack. What that means for making the post season is impossible to tell right now.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

One and done...not a knock either..

 

[charron]

I expect them to be better than last year. They have a chance to win 10-12 games and to make the playoffs.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I think we can compete for a playoff spot but that's as far as I'll go.

 

[12+88=7]

Dallas will have a top 5 offense.

The defense will come together.

Dallas will win the division and get a home playoff game.

The rest is TBD.

 

[Praxit]

..Im with Stash. We already had a top #3 offense. That is coming back almost intact, given GP plays.

Our defense is revamped including DC. All they have to do, .. is be middle of the pack, anything more is bonus.

Schedule is tough, for sure. I still see 10-11 wins.

 

[Ironicalicon]

10-7.
One, maybe two wins in the playoffs. No NFCCG again. Better chance in 2027. I doubt the defense can be quite good enough this year. I'm gonna predict CP gets them to 16th best, right in the middle in his first season as DC.

 

[rambo2]

I personally believe in the karma the universe bestows upon us, and because of that I believe because of Jerry we are cursed and in for another let down. I do believe the team should be better obviously, but we just aren't good enough to overcome Jerrah's greed, narcissism and sins..

A lot of good karma this year. It took incredible good karma just to be able to get Downs in the draft.

 

[ArtClink]

If Dak stays healthy, perhaps 10 wins, perhaps a WC win, but until we have a real NFL HC with full authority, it’s fool’s gold to think about reaching the NFC Championship game.

 

[SportsGuru80]

11 to 12 wins if the defense can be middle of the pack.

 

[Diehardblues]

The success (or lack thereof) all comes down the defense and Dak staying healthy. There is no question the defensive roster has undergone a major improvement. There is no question the defensive coaching staff has undergone a major improvement. The only question is, how much better will the defense be.

They might start off a little slow but as the season progresses the defense will get better. By the seasons end I won't be surprised if they at least middle of the pack. What that means for making the post season is impossible to tell right now.

That’s a very reasonable expectation.

 

[Diehardblues]

11 to 12 wins if the defense can be middle of the pack.

Many analysts felt with closer to an average defense last year we would have been a playoff team with our offense.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

I think the defense will improve to a degree people will be mildly surprised.

And I think the offense will regress compared to last year....and all if you who think that the offense couldn't possibly be any worse than last year, when everything worked out pretty good, will be reminded that NOTHING is a given in this league...and that fluctuations naturally happen.