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Jake said:
The Cowboys haven't had a window since the first of the Triplets retired. They've proven that by never getting beyond the divisional round.

Fans have just imagined a few over the last 20 years.
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2014-2016 was a real window had Romo stayed healthy.

2007-2009 was an overachieving team that weren’t real title contenders.
 
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Sydla said:
And Reddick and Brown.

The reality is that the Eagles saw their needs and went out and added clear improvements over what they had. They were desperate for a WR opposite Smith to replace Reagor. Brown is a massive upgrade at WR. They were inconsistent at getting after the QB last year. They went out and added Reddick who was one of the 2-3 best edge rushers available in FA. Again, a big improvement. They had a black hole at CB opposite Slay. Bradberry ain't great, he's pretty average, but he's an upgrade on what they had.

I am not predicting they win the division (I still can't trust Hurts) but any fan sitting here and thinking the Eagles are some joke team is just doing that pump your chest out, COWBOYZ! thing. If Hurts actually is pretty decent, they are going to be a legitimate threat.
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No, I don't think the Eagles are a joke but I am not shaking in my boots because they made a bunch of moves. Sorry, but they went into the offseason with 3 1st round picks and came away with 1 rotational DL and an overpaid WR. I think that is not an effective use of those resources. It may pay off in the future but I would be disappointed if I were an eagles fan.

Believe it or not, we addressed our needs too. Maybe not how Madden trained fans would but we did. We addressed our loser energy and discipline problems. We added more talent to our team on defense and got tougher on the OL.

All of those things don't feel like they happened because we haven't seen it yet. I feel good about where we are as a team.
 

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Ken said:
They definitely improved.

They are the competition in the NFC East but I am not ready to say they are better than Dallas.

I know people are down on the Cowboys' offseason moves but I like what they have done. I actually feel like we got better at DE with the Gregory "miss". Definite blessing in disguise.

I actually like that we got rid of some of the loser energy from this team. CW, Gregory, Collins and yes, Cooper all had loser energy. People wanted to get more disciplined, well, they did it.

MAYBE we are slightly worse at wr. Maybe. We shall see the net effect of losing Cooper and Wilson. Wilson was the best WR on our team the last 6-8 weeks of last season (minus the SF game).

It is up to Ceedee to step up in his 3rd year and fill the #1 role. He has the talent to do it, now just needs to do it.
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That's homerism to say we are better at DE by Gregory leaving. Fowler is a JAG. He's not better than Gregory. Williams? Who the heck knows, he's a 2nd round rookie. "Maybe" we might be better but right now, that's just wishful thinking. And let's note, even with Parsons having an unreal 2021 season in terms of his pass rush success, this team was still basically average at rushing the passer. Can you say with certainty that this team is now much better at getting after the QB than last year's team?

Maybe we are slightly worse at WR? So Tolbert and Washington is basically the same as Cooper and Wilson? LOL, I love your enthusiasm.
 

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No, I don't think the Eagles are a joke but I am not shaking in my boots because they made a bunch of moves. Sorry, but they went into the offseason with 3 1st round picks and came away with 1 rotational DL and an overpaid WR. I think that is not an effective use of those resources. It may pay off in the future but I would be disappointed if I were an eagles fan.

Believe it or not, we addressed our needs too. Maybe not how Madden trained fans would but we did. We addressed our loser energy and discipline problems. We added more talent to our team on defense and got tougher on the OL.

All of those things don't feel like they happened because we haven't seen it yet. I feel good about where we are as a team.
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No, we attempted to fill our needs. Again, this is the warm body theory at work. Because we signed or drafted someone, ergo, we fixed that need.

We have bigger questions about our needs being filled than Philly, by far. They fixed their biggest needs with AJ Brown, Hassan Reddick and Bradberry. You pretty much know what you are going to get.

Our biggest needs were filled by draft picks that we have no idea how they will play. Smith is a raw OL prospect. You positive that he's solved the LG spot? You know how he'll play? Tolbert will just make us all forget about Wilson and Cooper?

This is why the Cowboys typically have flawed rosters year after year after year. They try to fill clear needs with JAGs and draft picks and anyone with a brain knows that the hit rate isn't high enough in either category to actually solve many of your roster issues. I expect 2022 to be no different. They are talented enough to not suck but I suspect flaws in the roster will rear their head again and put a cap on what this team will accomplish in 2022.
 
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baltcowboy said:
The Cowboys are better then the Eagles and don’t underestimate the Commanders defense. Wentz is better then Hurts. The Eagles have no players that are even close to Dak, Parsons and Diggs.
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They have you hook, line, and sinker again, don't they?
 
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Ken said:
No, I don't think the Eagles are a joke but I am not shaking in my boots because they made a bunch of moves. Sorry, but they went into the offseason with 3 1st round picks and came away with 1 rotational DL and an overpaid WR. I think that is not an effective use of those resources. It may pay off in the future but I would be disappointed if I were an eagles fan.

Believe it or not, we addressed our needs too. Maybe not how Madden trained fans would but we did. We addressed our loser energy and discipline problems. We added more talent to our team on defense and got tougher on the OL.

All of those things don't feel like they happened because we haven't seen it yet. I feel good about where we are as a team.
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I agree with most of that

the eagles did improve and should have with all those picks and money and the fact they are chasing us and not the other way around we beat them like 90-?.. they had many of these alleged dream team offseason and most of the time they fell short..NE went lal out was the biggest players in the nFL last year and were one and done inthye payoffs and we beat them in NE..

its all on paper until games are played and this place rather prop up our opponents while tearing down our own team, then simply be a fan and stop drooling over these muts.

it will be settteeled on the field. we wont go 6-0 inthe division again but i still belive 4-2 is possible.
 
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MountaineerCowboy said:
Philly is going to be a problem for anybody even with Hurts at QB.

They are making a real effort to improve all around and they were a playoff team last year.

They're winning the division this year.
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Do you think your Eagles sweep the NFCE this year?
 

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ESisback said:
Do you think your Eagles sweep the NFCE this year?
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Nah.

Split with us for sure most likely. And they typically spit the bit in another division game, like Washington. Eagles were the last team to sweep the NFCE before we did it in 2022............ that was all the way back in 2004.

So odds are they won't sweep the division.
 
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No, we attempted to fill our needs. Again, this is the warm body theory at work. Because we signed or drafted someone, ergo, we fixed that need.

We have bigger questions about our needs being filled than Philly, by far. They fixed their biggest needs with AJ Brown, Hassan Reddick and Bradberry. You pretty much know what you are going to get.

Our biggest needs were filled by draft picks that we have no idea how they will play. Smith is a raw OL prospect. You positive that he's solved the LG spot? You know how he'll play? Tolbert will just make us all forget about Wilson and Cooper?

This is why the Cowboys typically have flawed rosters year after year after year. They try to fill clear needs with JAGs and draft picks and anyone with a brain knows that the hit rate isn't high enough in either category to actually solve many of your roster issues. I expect 2022 to be no different. They are talented enough to not suck but I suspect flaws in the roster will rear their head again and put a cap on what this team will accomplish in 2022.
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The teams are pretty even. The division winner likely comes down to their games against each other.

I dont think Bradbury moves the needle much on that.
 

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fivetwos said:
The teams are pretty even. The division winner likely comes down to their games against each other.

I dont think Bradbury moves the needle much on that.
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The fact you say they are pretty even when we had the clear advantage in 2021 pretty much tells you all you need to know about our offseason.

We were the team that won 12 games. We were the team that a few holes that we should have addressed with some proven talent to get us over the hump.

Instead, we went into cap saving mode, bragged about how awesome we draft and just assumed our JAG FAs and draft picks will be the elixir this team needed to be better than 2021. LOL. We never learn.
 

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One, they have a very easy schedule. Two, even with Hurts kinda stinking, they won 9 games when people thought they would suck last year coming off a dreadful 2020 season. Three, they have arguably the best OL in football which can cure a lot of offensive issues. Four, they had clear needs at WR, CB and rushing the passer and went out and addressed all three with significant improvements. Five, they believe in the lines carry you and as noted they have the best OL in football and they restocked their DL adding a first round pick at DT and then going out and adding a pure pass rusher in Hassan Reddick.

Yes, AJ Brown is a significant improvement for them at WR. They no longer have to rely on disappointing Reagor to be the other WR next to Smith. It's a massive jump from Reagor to Brown. I have no idea if Hurts will be good but going from Reagor to Brown is a huge help for Hurts.

People are being silly if they don't think Philly really improved this offseason. I have no idea if this can carry them to a division title over us but anyone thinking they aren't a very real and viable threat is being a Cowboys homer.
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Philadelphia had an easy schedule last season as well. They did not beat any quality teams. The Eagles have brought in some high priced free agents at defensive end and cornerback but I don’t think any of those guys are pro bowl talents. AJ is good but he is not special. They overpaid for him because the Eagles do not have the quarterback to consistently get him the ball. I love the Georgia boys as draft prospects but Davis will take time to adjust and statistically he was Georgia’s 3rd best defensive tackle. Dean is a product of that front four, small and has not worked out. That is a red flag to me.
 
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Sydla said:
That's homerism to say we are better at DE by Gregory leaving. Fowler is a JAG. He's not better than Gregory. Williams? Who the heck knows, he's a 2nd round rookie. "Maybe" we might be better but right now, that's just wishful thinking. And let's note, even with Parsons having an unreal 2021 season in terms of his pass rush success, this team was still basically average at rushing the passer. Can you say with certainty that this team is now much better at getting after the QB than last year's team?

Maybe we are slightly worse at WR? So Tolbert and Washington is basically the same as Cooper and Wilson? LOL, I love your enthusiasm.
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I don't call it homerism, i call it knowing what I am seeing from the players we acquired vs what we "lost". You can downplay our acquisitions but I feel like we have a very good chance to be better.

The rotation is certainly going to be better. The rotation of Gholston, Armstrong, Fowler and SW is stronger. SW, IMO, was the best edge defender in the draft, maybe the best defender. We will see if I am right on that and if he can stay on the field.

If he does, lookout.

I know we set the bar extremely high with Randy...ya know....playing half his potential games and all and the high water mark of 6 sacks....but I like our chances to get better there.

At wr...we may be better off letting a position of strength come back to the pack a little. People whined that we didn't target a #1 like some of the other teams did, well now, we may have no choice but to feed Ceedee.

At the same time, I like the deep threat that Washington represents and the versatility that Tolbert brings. We still have a top 15 wr corpse, no matter how down you are on this group.
 
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