Why I believe the Cowboys will win the East

Bobhaze said:

The NFC East repeat curse is real. Besides, the Cowboys grossly underachieved last year. I have no problems believing they can win the NFCE. I have no doubt this offense will be potent. What remains to be seen is if this defense can stop anyone. That’s the fly in the ointment for me this year.

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While I’d agree defense has long been a weakness for us our offense has been over hyped as well struggling against better defenses.

In all of our 8 losses last year we only averaged 17 points a game. That’s not going to win many games.

And in our 8 wins we averaged 35 points which isn’t going to lose many games.

Cowboy4ever said:

We will win the East simply because we are the best team in the East.

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This is basically it in a nutshell - Dallas is hands down the most talented team in the division.

For something like the 10th year in a row, Dallas' greatest opponent will be itself.

Diehardblues said:

While I’d agree defense has long been a weakness for us our offense has been over hyped as well struggling against better defenses.

In all of our 8 losses last year we only averaged 17 points a game. That’s not going to win many games.

And in our 8 wins we averaged 35 points which isn’t going to lose many games.

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That's a very good point.

And there are zero excuses for any repeat of those issues again this year - none.

stasheroo said:

So I have to ask, if the players do prove it this year, will you admit that it in fact was the prior coaching that was holding this team back?

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I often said. How we been told for years...this team is talented....and for years they produced basically nothing.
I mean we been told that since the late Parcells teams right up through last year. So that tells be with 3 different coaches, it was the coaches.

I often said if it is not the players, then it is the coaching. If not the coaching then it is the players. Which one is it. We will find out over the next few seasons, but this year still should be an indication to. a degree.

Of course it is a combination of both, as we seen how often we lacked true depth. My vote is it has been the coaching the last 10 years for sure.

stasheroo said:

That's a very good point.

And there are zero excuses for any repeat of those issues again this year - none.

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I’d agree, no excuses.

But unfortunately there’s some key ingredients that’s still here which all too often struggles against these better defenses.

stasheroo said:

That's a very good point.

And there are zero excuses for any repeat of those issues again this year - none.

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Especially when it looks like this hire was made to fix that specific issue and add to that, they spent the first pick to make the O better, not fix the D.

McC is on the hot seat whether he realizes that or not, this honeymoon is going to be a short one, he won't even get a nooner out of this one.

His former team made the NFCCG without him with a first year HC. He has more O talent, except at QB, than he ever had on his teams, even the SB one. He might get a first year pass on the D but fans and the media are expecting special fireworks with this offense.

CouchCoach said:

Especially when it looks like this hire was made to fix that specific issue and add to that, they spent the first pick to make the O better, not fix the D.

McC is on the hot seat whether he realizes that or not, this honeymoon is going to be a short one, he won't even get a nooner out of this one.

His former team made the NFCCG without him with a first year HC. He has more O talent, except at QB, than he ever had on his teams, even the SB one. He might get a first year pass on the D but fans and the media are expecting special fireworks with this offense.

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Agreed!!

And why retaining Moore and his offense could be an issue if Mikes future here rest on its success.

I’m so excited about the expectations this year

khiladi said:

Because the rest of the East is garbage and Dallas is completely loaded on offense, outside their mediocre QB with the rest of the currently mediocre QBs in the NFC East, who would look a lot better in this Cowboys offense than our mediocre QB?

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this is how i mostly see it.
But i don't want us automatically placing it in our heads.. as thats what we did vs Philly after the 1st blowout win

- we lost to a hideous Washington team on the road, why do we always have issues with them even when they are a bad team ?

- Philly with no WR threats managed to overtake us in the NFC East race and eventually beat us in the division game that mattered most
as we lost. Dak had a bum shoulder, we never make adjustments, we came in flat, uninspired and unprepared.
But Philly will have to deal with a new Cowboys coaching regime, a fierce rush unit and a new splash in Lamb.
And is it only a matter of time before Wentz is down and Hurts is up ...?

- NYGiants - Garrett is gonna run ball a lot more with Barkley with than previous coach did, and Columbo is gonna patch work that OL .But they have only Slaton and Sheppard as respectable WRs and Ingram still hasn't been super impact fearful.
But i still think their defense is gonna suck.

- Washington - i highly doubt Haskins, Peterson is on fumes, WR McClaughin is easily their biggest receiving threat. but their CB's are crap, Collins is average and overrated, but they have a talented front seven and a competent DC in Del Rio.
i dont' expect much from their offense or their OL and this will take a magical coaching job with this entire team.

CouchCoach said:

Especially when it looks like this hire was made to fix that specific issue and add to that, they spent the first pick to make the O better, not fix the D.

McC is on the hot seat whether he realizes that or not, this honeymoon is going to be a short one, he won't even get a nooner out of this one.

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And he does not appear to be shying away from those expectations at all.

His former team made the NFCCG without him with a first year HC.

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I personally do not hold much of that against McCarthy himself, and her's why. That year's success also directly coincided with a vastly improved defense. One improved by a new GM making agressive signings, something that NEVER occurred under McCarthy's tenure with Ted Thompson.

He has more O talent, except at QB, than he ever had on his teams, even the SB one. He might get a first year pass on the D but fans and the media are expecting special fireworks with this offense.

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I certainly am. And here's an interesting exercise. Compare Aaron Rodgers' numbers to Dak's over the past few years, since Prescott entered the league. Far closer than you might think:

https://www.pro-football-reference....dx=pfr__players&fromyear_2=2016&toyear_2=2019

quickccc said:

this is how i mostly see it.
But i don't want us automatically placing it in our heads.. as thats what we did vs Philly after the 1st blowout win

- we lost to a hideous Washington team on the road, why do we always have issues with them even when they are a bad team ?

- Philly with no WR threats managed to overtake us in the NFC East race and eventually beat us in the division game that mattered most
as we lost. Dak had a bum shoulder, we never make adjustments, we came in flat, uninspired and unprepared.
But Philly will have to deal with a new Cowboys coaching regime, a fierce rush unit and a new splash in Lamb.
And is it only a matter of time before Wentz is down and Hurts is up ...?

- NYGiants - Garrett is gonna run ball a lot more with Barkley with than previous coach did, and Columbo is gonna patch work that OL .But they have only Slaton and Sheppard as respectable WRs and Ingram still hasn't been super impact fearful.
But i still think their defense is gonna suck.

- Washington - i highly doubt Haskins, Peterson is on fumes, WR McClaughin is easily their biggest receiving threat. but their CB's are crap, Collins is average and overrated, but they have a talented front seven and a competent DC in Del Rio.
i dont' expect much from their offense or their OL and this will take a magical coaching job with this entire team.

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I have doubts on Garrett’s ability to field a RG, since he couldn’t do it here. The RG was built by Callahan, almost as a matter of chance. And that was one of the primary reasons play-calling was eventually stripped from him.

Plus, Barkley is not like Zeke. Even with his home-run hitting ability, Barkley is a magnet for negative yardage and this criticism goes back to college. The way the Cowboys ran the ball, with Garrett looking on, it was still in a manner primarily conducive to a guy like Zeke. So I’m not sure Garrett, even if he finally realized the need for running the ball, and throwing with play-action (as a play caller he completely ignored it), Barkley isn’t the style of back conducive to what we run here.

Cowboys are winning the East but the goal should be Superbowl

I think it comes down to a few things. Obviously, how Prescott plays is a big factor but in the end, I think the season will be determined on 1) how the DTs hold up 2) how the secondary holds up.

stasheroo said:

And he does not appear to be shying away from those expectations at all.



I personally do not hold much of that against McCarthy himself, and her's why. That year's success also directly coincided with a vastly improved defense. One improved by a new GM making agressive signings, something that NEVER occurred under McCarthy's tenure with Ted Thompson.



I certainly am. And here's an interesting exercise. Compare Aaron Rodgers' numbers to Dak's over the past few years, since Prescott entered the league. Far closer than you might think:

https://www.pro-football-reference....dx=pfr__players&fromyear_2=2016&toyear_2=2019

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I agree about GB's season last year, Rodgers wasn't great. But those 3 D FA signings were the difference makers on that team, particularly those Smith boys, Preston and Zadarius.

CouchCoach said:

I agree about GB's season last year, Rodgers wasn't great. But those 3 D FA signings were the difference makers on that team, particularly those Smith boys, Preston and Zadarius.

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It always concerns me when I see fans comparing QB stats like with Prescott and Rodgers indicating or suggesting they are on similar talent status.

If we can’t win with this talent base on offense then it’s all about our QB. And we appear to have beefed up the defense enough. I bet Rodgers could take this team to a Super Bowl.

Why I think the Cowboys will win the East.....

Why I think Dallas will win the NFC East...
The Washington Whatevers suck..
The New York Giants blow..
The Phllly Eagles are OK..
That's why.

I’ll say they’ll win it because Washington sucks, NY sucks and has significant injuries, and Philthy already has significant injuries mounting up. There’s about 20 teams in this league that would win this pathetic division.

The Cowboys winning the NFCE isn’t even debatable and is a no brainer.

Good post. My take...

The Commanders are terrible. Truly terrible. Add to the fact that the cancel culture made this the most laughable franchise in sports history and I think they are going to have a rough season. Too bad for Rivera who is a good coach.

The NYGs are terrible. The new coach is in WAY over his head. He has a Benedict Arnold at OC that will simultaneously make the offense predictable and poor while undermining the rookie coach to position himself as the head coach in 1.5 seasons.

The Eagles are not terrible but they have a lot of injuries and a VERY overrated QB. I think the Eagles will be formidable but there is noise coming out of their camp that will distract. Peters is a respected guy and they need him so that will be interesting to follow.

The Dallas Cowboys have a VERY good roster and for the first time since Parcells a real HC. It might take a while but they are the cream of the crop in the NFCE. I see no way they are not in first.

i think we win the east because we have the best team.
i think we improved our roster.
and i think we will have better coaching.
our s teams got better over night with the new staff coming in...i think the same can be said for our tackling.
instantly improved with a new staff.
now its up to the players.
go do it.
i believe they will.

The NFL can be very humbling . Intangible factors always play a major role from injuries to the elements.

No bigger intangible factor this year than all of the unknowns our current predicament presents.

It’s beginning without any preseason games or scrimmages in training camp from other teams.

And no fans which will practically null and void any home field advantages with the exception of the possible elements.

This 2020 season will have all of the Asterisks the league could ever imagine attaching with ultimately the greatest intangible unknown if the season will even complete.