The case for not winning in the playoffs

CowboyFanInLexKy · Dec 10, 2019

I was watching "Hanging with the boys" yesterday and Nate Newton brought up something interesting...

He said if we even win 1 game, we would be playing a first place schedule next year. Can you imagine the meltdown if we started losing next year?

Not only that, but we would also be so far back in line in the draft. There would be no advantage.

Your thoughts?

Retro88 · Dec 10, 2019

You play to win the game

pacboyX · Dec 10, 2019

I’m sitting in the dark looking like emperor palpatine for the rest of season. Just hoping eagles win out to improve our draft pick and quicken Garrett’s end.

Sarge · Dec 10, 2019

We’re not gonna have to worry about it anyways.

Tangle_Foot · Dec 10, 2019

We as fans can't help the team across the street. Sooner or later this team is going to have to grow up, whether that's playing a first-place schedule or a team without key injuries. We've had breaks in the past and have not taken advantage of them.

As far as the draft, we've taken bust in the first round and have uncovered some gems in later rounds. It's time to Cowboys start taking care of their business and the business of succeeding in the NFL is not easy.

Bullflop · Dec 10, 2019

Who knows? Maybe it would help if the Cowboys' defense finally limits their over-pursuit and starts playing much safer methods of defense. If we were to go 6 and 10, it would seem the schedule might be forgiving enough to help, at least to some extent. The way this team has been going about their business lately, such a finish might be wishful thinking.

Then, again a return to better defense might be a welcomed sight. Could our coaches change their ways all of a sudden? Seemingly, it's a lot to ask. I'll admit to having my doubts. Decades of stubborn insistence of doing things a certain way would have to be overcome.

Nevertheless, winning is, and always will be, the best way to go about your business. Is it somehow realistic to think that with our coaching making the proper adjustments, we could manage to improve enough to be a factor in the playoffs? In view of the persistence that our coaches have shown for so long, it seems a lot to ask. In any event, maybe we'll see if their "adjustments" are effective enough to make a real difference. Good luck with that.

chagus · Dec 10, 2019

The case for not winning in the playoffs: we won't win in the playoffs.

BHendri5 · Dec 10, 2019

There’s no case for not winning in the playoffs. We will get there and we will win, the first game, then the second game and the third game

noshame · Dec 10, 2019

Are you talking about winning a playoff game? I doubt we make it there. No worries.

nobody · Dec 10, 2019

Sarge said:
We’re not gonna have to worry about it anyways.

This.

silvernblu · Dec 10, 2019

Playoffs?

You wanna talk about Playoffs??!!

You kidding me?

Playoffs??!!

We’ll be lucky if we win another game.

sunalsorises · Dec 10, 2019

All of the so called advantages of tanking or losing games is loser talk. It's like saying we don't want to play in the Super Bowl because we want to have more rest going into next season. Nobody can predict what a first place schedule actually turns out to be or what a draft pick might do. I can say that establishing a losing environment doesn't simply go away during an off season because you no longer want the players to lose. There is no reason to feel good about a loss.

Bullflop · Dec 10, 2019

BHendri5 said:
There’s no case for not winning in the playoffs. We will get there and we will win, the first game, then the second game and the third game

Yes and then Santa Claus will be coming pretty soon, too and then the Easter Bunny a few months later! Life is just a dream, really!

Jake · Dec 10, 2019

CowboyFanInLexKy said:
I was watching "Hanging with the boys" yesterday and Nate Newton brought up something interesting...

He said if we even win 1 game, we would be playing a first place schedule next year. Can you imagine the meltdown if we started losing next year?

Not only that, but we would also be so far back in line in the draft. There would be no advantage.

Your thoughts?

My thoughts are the Cowboys are going to try to win games no matter now many "tank" threads are created here.

cowboyec · Dec 10, 2019

CowboyFanInLexKy · Dec 10, 2019

Jake said:
My thoughts are the Cowboys are going to try to win games no matter now many "tank" threads are created here.

I'm not talking about tanking games... I was just making an observation of how quick people melt down after a loss... Even when we win. people gripe if we didn't win the way they wanted us to win... Yes, if we make the playoffs great... But if not, after the year we've had, people need to chill with the meltdowns...

That was my whole point of this thread...

CouchCoach · Dec 10, 2019

I know this should matter but it doesn't. Not the thread, I mean me. I am so ambivalent about this team and this season that my interest in watching the Cowboys play is more morbid curiosity. I mean, I just sit there and watch them play, I could be watching any team play.

I think the Eagles would give us a better game in the WC round than the Cowboys. I am all for some good football.

jazzcat22 · Dec 10, 2019

CowboyFanInLexKy said:
I was watching "Hanging with the boys" yesterday and Nate Newton brought up something interesting...

He said if we even win 1 game, we would be playing a first place schedule next year. Can you imagine the meltdown if we started losing next year?

Not only that, but we would also be so far back in line in the draft. There would be no advantage.

Your thoughts?

And the difference between the 1st place and 2nd place will not be much different. It will be the difference of 2 teams.
NFCE teams will play the NFCW and AFCN next year.
They difference is the same place finishers in the NFCN and NFCS

As it stands now, 1st place would be GB & NO, 2nd place Minnesota and either TB, Carolina, Atlanta, whoever finishes 2nd. So that is a bit of a drop off there for the NFCS.

https://fbschedules.com/future-nfl-schedules/

CPanther95 · Dec 10, 2019

Winning in the playoffs has no effect on your schedule the following season.

Fletch · Dec 10, 2019

CowboyFanInLexKy said:
I was watching "Hanging with the boys" yesterday and Nate Newton brought up something interesting...

He said if we even win 1 game, we would be playing a first place schedule next year. Can you imagine the meltdown if we started losing next year?

Not only that, but we would also be so far back in line in the draft. There would be no advantage.

Your thoughts?

So hopefully we lose and not even try to get into the playoffs?
:facepalm:

You can’t be a scared fan in this game.

The case for not winning in the playoffs

CowboyFanInLexKy

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Retro88

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pacboyX

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Sarge

Red, White and Brew...

Tangle_Foot

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Bullflop

Cowboys Diehard

chagus

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BHendri5

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noshame

I'm not dead yet......

nobody

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silvernblu

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sunalsorises

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Bullflop

Cowboys Diehard

Jake

Beyond tired of Jerry

cowboyec

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CowboyFanInLexKy

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CouchCoach

jazzcat22

CPanther95

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Fletch

To The Moon