This team can't compete with the big dogs

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Every weekend I get to watch the Cowboys play with my family is like the superbowl. Heh, thats what 25 years of mediocrity will do to you. But this team is definitely interesting. Dare I wish?
 
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I knew this was coming. I don't care if no one got injured. We'd have still beat them by a mile. The offense threw up 37 of those points against their defense. We goofed a bit early. We're 5 games in. Relax. Let's also remember WE are playing without a few of our best players.
 

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Right now the Bills and Cardinals are the 2 teams I think we lose to for sure. Once we get the majority of our injured players back we can definitely challenge the Cards and the Bills would be outright interesting for many reasons the 2 brothers playing each other as 1 big 1.

As of now Browns lost to Chargers, Ravens 50/50, Bucs we could have beat. Packers if we get those players back I think we’re better outright. Today we have a 50/50 game with them.

We’re a good team right now and we are showing real signs of being a top 3 tier NFC competitor and we should only be getting better health and growing experience permitting.

We also look well coached and are very aggressive on both sides of the ball. I’m sure we’re saving some ST’s tricks up our sleeves for if/when we need it.
 

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It's not a matter of wanting perfection. It's question of what is realistically perfection. This is NFL. How many games does the other team score zero points. That would be perfection. How many QBs don't throw an interception all season? That's perfection. How many teams never give up a big play? That's perfection

None of those happen in the NFL. There is a difference between being realistic and wanting a perfect game.

We win. 44-20. That's perfect. They don't give style points in NFL. We had a great game against Tampa, and we lost.no style points.
Dude relax, I know. I just said it was OK to have a different opinion. I have no desire to argue semantics.
 

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I'm talking .


Yep, you talking alright....total nonsense.

We already played and lost on a last second fg against one of your"big dogs," on the road.
The Chargers lit up that vaunted browns defense, and we just beat that chargers team.

We've stomped 3 straight. I didn't even read all that long post, because its foolish.
 

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Unpopular opinion any given Sunday ! We could lose next week or win next week but I’ll say this team has something different about them than previous teams

that don’t mean we’re SB bound but there’s something brewing and if this defense fixed a few things we could have something to smile about in a few months
 

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But we did compete with the Bucs.

If you focus on nothing but the mistakes and dismiss all the successes, every team sucks.

I think we can compete. We just have to keep building from where we are today. As soon as we stop...one and done
We won in LA against the Chargers who beat the Browns. We are improving each week.
 

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Yes, this wasn't a clean game, but the reality is, we had 3 bad plays that prevented us from scoring 54-60 points on this team had we avoided the 2 TOs and Schultz catches the TD.

Even with the miscues, we scored on 8 of 11 possessions. We only punted once. The 3 possessions we didn't score on were a result of our mistakes... not because the defense stopped us (although the argument could be made the INT was a good Defense play and not on the QB). This shows, we have work to do it, but it's not significant.
 

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I'm talking Browns, Cardinals, Bucs, Ravens, Packers, Bills,

You’ve already proved yourself wrong as we competed very well with the Bucs, probably should have won and I’d back us to win more often than not if we meet them again.
We are more than capable of beating any team in this league, however that can also be said for half a dozen others also.
Who ever gets through from the NFC will need a bit of luck with injuries come playoff time, let’s hope it’s us… but whoever we play, we can certainly compete and beat them.
 

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I'm talking Browns, Cardinals, Bucs, Ravens, Packers, Bills, etc.

Today's game was extremely sloppy. There were a lot of good, splash plays to make up for it, however, today's game is a cause for concern. We went up against a potential bottom 5 team in the league and struggled for a good bit of the game.

Prior to the injuries of Saquon and Danny Dimes, we were in serious trouble. Defense was allowing a lot of big plays and conversions, and offense made CONSTANT mistakes. Balls being batted down and caught for interceptions, fumbles, high or low snaps, dumb playcalls, poor pass blocking, dropping passes, etc. I know they are divison rivals, however, that is not an excuse. We should have DOMINATED from beginning to end. Even with Saquon and Daniel Jones in. With them in, I'm sure this game would've been a lot closer, which brings me to my next point. We did the same thing against the Panthers, and even the Eagles for about 3 minutes before we dominated. We honestly did better in the Tampa game than any other game despite losing.

Chargers game was given to us. I believe the refs really helped us out and took 2 TD's off the board (some of the calls were iffy). We were truly dominated in that game, but were lucky enough to win.

I just don't know if we are ready to be a contending team. To win the NFC East? Yeah. The conference? No. We have some tough games ahead (Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Cards way down, Vikings). Even NE with a smart Belichick is a big concern. We cannot come out sloppy against offensive powerhouse teams or well coached teams or we will LOSE. These sloppy starts minus the Chargers game have got to STOP. Mistakes like these come back to bite. I found myself digusted looking at the offense continously shoot itself in the foot today. We have the talent, so what's the problem?! The Center is a large looming issue going forward. The snaps and pass blocking need to be severely improved. Dak is playing well, but some of his mistakes need to be fixed. I think his mental game is a little off due to his injury last year and he does not want to admit this. I am not upset at this, I just hope he can overcome this aspect of the game.

Despite all of this, I see we have strong potential on all cylinders of the game, and we are talented in almost every position. It's just a matter of playing to our full potential, which seems easier said than done with this team. I just hope we can be firing on all cylinders come December and onward.

Go Cowboys.

Not unpopular with me. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Some of the mistakes and bad starts we've had might not bode well against a top team.
 

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I'm talking Browns, Cardinals, Bucs, Ravens, Packers, Bills, etc.

Today's game was extremely sloppy. There were a lot of good, splash plays to make up for it, however, today's game is a cause for concern. We went up against a potential bottom 5 team in the league and struggled for a good bit of the game.

Prior to the injuries of Saquon and Danny Dimes, we were in serious trouble. Defense was allowing a lot of big plays and conversions, and offense made CONSTANT mistakes. Balls being batted down and caught for interceptions, fumbles, high or low snaps, dumb playcalls, poor pass blocking, dropping passes, etc. I know they are divison rivals, however, that is not an excuse. We should have DOMINATED from beginning to end. Even with Saquon and Daniel Jones in. With them in, I'm sure this game would've been a lot closer, which brings me to my next point. We did the same thing against the Panthers, and even the Eagles for about 3 minutes before we dominated. We honestly did better in the Tampa game than any other game despite losing.

Chargers game was given to us. I believe the refs really helped us out and took 2 TD's off the board (some of the calls were iffy). We were truly dominated in that game, but were lucky enough to win.

I just don't know if we are ready to be a contending team. To win the NFC East? Yeah. The conference? No. We have some tough games ahead (Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Cards way down, Vikings). Even NE with a smart Belichick is a big concern. We cannot come out sloppy against offensive powerhouse teams or well coached teams or we will LOSE. These sloppy starts minus the Chargers game have got to STOP. Mistakes like these come back to bite. I found myself digusted looking at the offense continously shoot itself in the foot today. We have the talent, so what's the problem?! The Center is a large looming issue going forward. The snaps and pass blocking need to be severely improved. Dak is playing well, but some of his mistakes need to be fixed. I think his mental game is a little off due to his injury last year and he does not want to admit this. I am not upset at this, I just hope he can overcome this aspect of the game.

Despite all of this, I see we have strong potential on all cylinders of the game, and we are talented in almost every position. It's just a matter of playing to our full potential, which seems easier said than done with this team. I just hope we can be firing on all cylinders come December and onward.

Go Cowboys.
It’s about getting better. You mentioned the Packers. They were lucky for two games the games are so much closer. The only thing that’s really good right now is Buffalo. And still I’m not sure about the Cardinals. Other than that the rest of them lol
 

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Not unpopular with me. I was kind of thinking the same thing. Some of the mistakes and bad starts we've had might not bode well against a top team.

Offense is playing well to start both halves. I think we may lead the league in 1st quarter points and TOP. Also at the top for 3rd quarter points. Defense is middle of pack first and 3 rd quarter scoring. No idea where the offenses the D has played rank. Get some of our defense players back and we might have something cooking on d.
 

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I'm talking Browns, Cardinals, Bucs, Ravens, Packers, Bills, etc.

Today's game was extremely sloppy. There were a lot of good, splash plays to make up for it, however, today's game is a cause for concern. We went up against a potential bottom 5 team in the league and struggled for a good bit of the game.

Prior to the injuries of Saquon and Danny Dimes, we were in serious trouble. Defense was allowing a lot of big plays and conversions, and offense made CONSTANT mistakes. Balls being batted down and caught for interceptions, fumbles, high or low snaps, dumb playcalls, poor pass blocking, dropping passes, etc. I know they are divison rivals, however, that is not an excuse. We should have DOMINATED from beginning to end. Even with Saquon and Daniel Jones in. With them in, I'm sure this game would've been a lot closer, which brings me to my next point. We did the same thing against the Panthers, and even the Eagles for about 3 minutes before we dominated. We honestly did better in the Tampa game than any other game despite losing.

Chargers game was given to us. I believe the refs really helped us out and took 2 TD's off the board (some of the calls were iffy). We were truly dominated in that game, but were lucky enough to win.

I just don't know if we are ready to be a contending team. To win the NFC East? Yeah. The conference? No. We have some tough games ahead (Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Cards way down, Vikings). Even NE with a smart Belichick is a big concern. We cannot come out sloppy against offensive powerhouse teams or well coached teams or we will LOSE. These sloppy starts minus the Chargers game have got to STOP. Mistakes like these come back to bite. I found myself digusted looking at the offense continously shoot itself in the foot today. We have the talent, so what's the problem?! The Center is a large looming issue going forward. The snaps and pass blocking need to be severely improved. Dak is playing well, but some of his mistakes need to be fixed. I think his mental game is a little off due to his injury last year and he does not want to admit this. I am not upset at this, I just hope he can overcome this aspect of the game.

Despite all of this, I see we have strong potential on all cylinders of the game, and we are talented in almost every position. It's just a matter of playing to our full potential, which seems easier said than done with this team. I just hope we can be firing on all cylinders come December and onward.

Go Cowboys.
Etc. You mean everybody It’s good but us. LMAO
 

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Offense is playing well to start both halves. I think we may lead the league in 1st quarter points and TOP. Also at the top for 3rd quarter points. Defense is middle of pack first and 3 rd quarter scoring. No idea where the offenses the D has played rank. Get some of our defense players back and we might have something cooking on d.

I know the offense is playing well. I'm not referring to that. Against Philly we get a quick strike TD followed by a pick. All of that was erased by one stupid fumble in the endzone. That's what I am talking about. Then Dallas gets to the GL and get nothing from it. Dallas is dominating and the score is 7-7. You don't want a situation like that against Green Bay.

Now this game with the 4th down interception and the fumbled snap at the 4 yard line. These are disasters we don't want to happen against really good teams.
 

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I know the offense is playing well. I'm not referring to that. Against Philly we get a quick strike TD followed by a pick. All of that was erased by one stupid fumble in the endzone. That's what I am talking about. Then Dallas gets to the GL and get nothing from it. Dallas is dominating and the score is 7-7. You don't want a situation like that against Green Bay.

Now this game with the 4th down interception and the fumbled snap at the 4 yard line. These are disasters we don't want to happen against really good teams.

I agree. I was just providing some context where both sides of the ball stand scoring wise. The hope is that the team cleans up these mistakes with more game reps and that the defense continues to improve. Defense should be able to continue to improve with getting players back and the young guys getting more nfl reps.
 

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So, we didn't really win?
 

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We're never going to play a perfect game.

I used to micro analyze everything, & find stuff to be upset about, even in wins. These days, I'm just happy to get a win. I don't care if it's by 1 point, or 20. Just win. None of the rest of it matters.

I think we've got a good team. Better than I expected. Are we a championship caliber team..? Too early to tell. I'm looking forward to games again though. Let's see where we're at come December. Things will be a lot clearer by then. If we stay relatively healthy, we just might have a January to get excited about.
 
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