Should Dallas be building to beat NO and TB

ItzKelz

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NOs is a none threat with their coaching letting them down every playoffs and then blaming it on the Refs. TB is a non-factor until I see it.

Since we did not make it to the playoffs last season I say just build a team capable of getting to the playoffs and worry about who we need to beat after we are in.
 

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I think building your roster with a specific eye toward beating one or two specific teams is not really a viable way of competently building a team.

Do either of them appear on our 2020 schedule, by the way, or are you advocating building a team specifically designed to beat teams we'd only see in the playoffs this year?

To be clear, even if they were in our own division, I think it's pitiful when teams specifically chase guys just to help against a specific division opponent they know they'll see twice a year.

Like when the Eagles went and got a tall cornerback just because Michael Irvin lived rent-free in their head at that time, that was hilarious and didn't ultimately bear fruit.

Same with the Packers' going CB in the first 3 rounds of the draft the year after Randy Moss arrived. That was hilarious and unhelpful.
 

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With Brees and Brady in the division, should Dallas be thinking of New Orleans and Tampa Bay as their biggest competition outside of the Division. So they will need a really strong defense to compete in the playoffs.

2 things:

TB does not have Belichick and their OL is terrible.

Dallas needs to worry about making the playoffs first. Just make the playoffs. Don’t worry about NO.
 

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With Brees and Brady in the division, should Dallas be thinking of New Orleans and Tampa Bay as their biggest competition outside of the Division. So they will need a really strong defense to compete in the playoffs.
Once you start building to beat them you'll lose to the eagles 49ers vikings packers and the other decent to good teams
 

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I dont know if we can beat the giants giants and philly. Worry about the division before you focus on who you might play later.
 

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With Brees and Brady in the division, should Dallas be thinking of New Orleans and Tampa Bay as their biggest competition outside of the Division. So they will need a really strong defense to compete in the playoffs.
Dallas should be building to beat everyone.
Greatness doesn't come in picking your battles.
Greatness comes from determination to achieve it.
Force others to build to beat you.
 

JoeKing

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With Brees and Brady in the division, should Dallas be thinking of New Orleans and Tampa Bay as their biggest competition outside of the Division. So they will need a really strong defense to compete in the playoffs.
The Bucs and Saints are in the NFC South, not the same division as the Cowboys. The Cowboy's first goal should always be to win their division. They should be prepared to defeat any team but winning the division must be their first priority, not preparing for teams outside of their division.
 

KJJ

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We need to build to beat the teams in our division. Had we beaten Philly in week 16 we would have won the division and made the playoffs. We can’t be looking past the teams in our division and what other teams may lie ahead in the playoffs.
 

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I think building your roster with a specific eye toward beating one or two specific teams is not really a viable way of competently building a team.

Do either of them appear on our 2020 schedule, by the way, or are you advocating building a team specifically designed to beat teams we'd only see in the playoffs this year?

To be clear, even if they were in our own division, I think it's pitiful when teams specifically chase guys just to help against a specific division opponent they know they'll see twice a year.

Like when the Eagles went and got a tall cornerback just because Michael Irvin lived rent-free in their head at that time, that was hilarious and didn't ultimately bear fruit.

Same with the Packers' going CB in the first 3 rounds of the draft the year after Randy Moss arrived. That was hilarious and unhelpful.
This.
Build the best roster you can....period
Things change way too fast in this league to be reactionary
 

blueblood70

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no seasons the same and all those claiming Brady and brees somehow will be unstoppable do not watch football Brees and the NO saints went 7-9 3 straight season at one time, TB on anew team who knows and those saying what out for philly they are always building to beat people did see the beat downs we put on them for many years of late and it took Dak having the worst second half a starter could have with his team playing very well and he missed them all to win the division by one game..

New season , new story and there will be let downs by teams that are supposed to go far and surprises like the titans who far exceed their predictions..

"It why they play the games" if it were clear who will win and lose it would make for boring seasons ..
 

DFWJC

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NFC has plenty of good teams again on paper
49ers
Saints, Vikings, Packers, Bucs, Seahawks, maybe Rams, Eagles, Cowboys, Bears?
That's a lot. And there's usually a surprise both up and down....so a couple of those will flop badly and someone else will sneak in
 

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maybe they should be building to beat us.
screw'm.
screw'm all.
:starspin:COWBOYS:starspin:
 

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That sounds really cool. It’d be even better if it were true, right?
Don’t feed him. Think about it. What reason would a Cowboy fan have to constantly hang out on the Eagirls forum other than to try to annoy them - right?
:huh: Nuff said.
 

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How do you come to that conclusion? They have key holes just like we do lol. That offensive line doesn't look nearly as good as it did 3 years ago.
Because he’s an Eagles fan trolling on a Cowboys forum...
 

blueblood70

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They have not played a game yet. They last time they went free agent crazy to improve their defense their defense sucked.
as did the giants , and the offense ie dream TEAM EAGLES

YOU CAN WIN THE PAPER FIGHT AND LOSE THE FIELD WAR..LOL
 

Cowboysheelsreds053

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I dont know if we can beat the giants giants and philly. Worry about the division before you focus on who you might play later.

It took a black cat to help us beat the gnats the 2nd time, that game if not for that was headed like the jets game for us.
 
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