CFZ 10-3 and a Dose of Realism

windjc

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“Realism” is a term on this board far too often used incorrectly in place of “pessimism”. This post will use the term correctly.

The team is 10-3. They are well above average league wise. Lots of stats back this up including total final point spread. But if you follow the team closely you should know the good stats already.

This team isn’t the best team in the league. At least not right now. So we shouldn’t expect them to win a super bowl unless they play at their best consistently which historically most teams only do for short periods of time. Teams like the Eagles and Chiefs have more margin for error than Dallas. That doesn’t mean Dallas can’t win it. Certainly worse teams have won, but it’s not the most likely scenario.

Dak is good not great. He is up and down but more up than down. Dallas’ fan base is the most critical in the league, hands down. The only one close is The Eagles fans. Dak is good enough to QB a super bowl team. He is good enough to win a Super Bowl MVP. He is no worse than Eli Manning. But we shouldn’t expect Dak to carry our team on his shoulders. I think Dak haters want a QB that can do that. Too bad, most teams never have a QB in their entire history that can do that.

The Eagles are better than Dallas at their best. But Dallas was better than the Giants in 2007. It’s hard to beat a good division rival 3 times in 1 year. If the Eagles beat us in two weeks I think the odds favor Dallas if there is a playoff rematch game 3.

The level of frustration among Dallas fans is the greatest in all of sports. I get it. I’ve been around since 1979. That was a frustrating year too. :)

But the team is what it is - better than most but not good enough atm. But that’s better than being Houston. It’s the holiday season. Better to be grateful than bitter.

Much love.
 

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“Realism” is a term on this board far too often used incorrectly in place of “pessimism”. This post will use the term correctly.

The team is 10-3. They are well above average league wise. Lots of stats back this up including total final point spread. But if you follow the team closely you should know the good stats already.

This team isn’t the best team in the league. At least not right now. So we shouldn’t expect them to win a super bowl unless they play at their best consistently which historically most teams only do for short periods of time. Teams like the Eagles and Chiefs have more margin for error than Dallas. That doesn’t mean Dallas can’t win it. Certainly worse teams have won, but it’s not the most likely scenario.

Dak is good not great. He is up and down but more up than down. Dallas’ fan base is the most critical in the league, hands down. The only one close is The Eagles fans. Dak is good enough to QB a super bowl team. He is good enough to win a Super Bowl MVP. He is no worse than Eli Manning. But we shouldn’t expect Dak to carry our team on his shoulders. I think Dak haters want a QB that can do that. Too bad, most teams never have a QB in their entire history that can do that.

The Eagles are better than Dallas at their best. But Dallas was better than the Giants in 2007. It’s hard to beat a good division rival 3 times in 1 year. If the Eagles beat us in two weeks I think the odds favor Dallas if there is a playoff rematch game 3.

The level of frustration among Dallas fans is the greatest in all of sports. I get it. I’ve been around since 1979. That was a frustrating year too. :)

But the team is what it is - better than most but not good enough atm. But that’s better than being Houston. It’s the holiday season. Better to be grateful than bitter.

Much love.

Nice post. :thumbup:
 

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“Realism” is a term on this board far too often used incorrectly in place of “pessimism”. This post will use the term correctly.

The team is 10-3. They are well above average league wise. Lots of stats back this up including total final point spread. But if you follow the team closely you should know the good stats already.

This team isn’t the best team in the league. At least not right now. So we shouldn’t expect them to win a super bowl unless they play at their best consistently which historically most teams only do for short periods of time. Teams like the Eagles and Chiefs have more margin for error than Dallas. That doesn’t mean Dallas can’t win it. Certainly worse teams have won, but it’s not the most likely scenario.

Dak is good not great. He is up and down but more up than down. Dallas’ fan base is the most critical in the league, hands down. The only one close is The Eagles fans. Dak is good enough to QB a super bowl team. He is good enough to win a Super Bowl MVP. He is no worse than Eli Manning. But we shouldn’t expect Dak to carry our team on his shoulders. I think Dak haters want a QB that can do that. Too bad, most teams never have a QB in their entire history that can do that.

The Eagles are better than Dallas at their best. But Dallas was better than the Giants in 2007. It’s hard to beat a good division rival 3 times in 1 year. If the Eagles beat us in two weeks I think the odds favor Dallas if there is a playoff rematch game 3.

The level of frustration among Dallas fans is the greatest in all of sports. I get it. I’ve been around since 1979. That was a frustrating year too. :)

But the team is what it is - better than most but not good enough atm. But that’s better than being Houston. It’s the holiday season. Better to be grateful than bitter.

Much love.
Decent write up.
We all see the potential in this team.
That's why it's so frustrating when we struggle against lesser teams.
Hopefully we get it figured out before the playoffs.
 

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“Realism” is a term on this board far too often used incorrectly in place of “pessimism”. This post will use the term correctly.

The team is 10-3. They are well above average league wise. Lots of stats back this up including total final point spread. But if you follow the team closely you should know the good stats already.

This team isn’t the best team in the league. At least not right now. So we shouldn’t expect them to win a super bowl unless they play at their best consistently which historically most teams only do for short periods of time. Teams like the Eagles and Chiefs have more margin for error than Dallas. That doesn’t mean Dallas can’t win it. Certainly worse teams have won, but it’s not the most likely scenario.

Dak is good not great. He is up and down but more up than down. Dallas’ fan base is the most critical in the league, hands down. The only one close is The Eagles fans. Dak is good enough to QB a super bowl team. He is good enough to win a Super Bowl MVP. He is no worse than Eli Manning. But we shouldn’t expect Dak to carry our team on his shoulders. I think Dak haters want a QB that can do that. Too bad, most teams never have a QB in their entire history that can do that.

The Eagles are better than Dallas at their best. But Dallas was better than the Giants in 2007. It’s hard to beat a good division rival 3 times in 1 year. If the Eagles beat us in two weeks I think the odds favor Dallas if there is a playoff rematch game 3.

The level of frustration among Dallas fans is the greatest in all of sports. I get it. I’ve been around since 1979. That was a frustrating year too. :)

But the team is what it is - better than most but not good enough atm. But that’s better than being Houston. It’s the holiday season. Better to be grateful than bitter.

Much love.


yeah you know now that I think about it, Dak is like Eli manning... maybe a little better, but Manning: he could screw things up but then play brilliantly at times. I just hope we're the 2007 Giants this year lol
 

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“Realism” is a term on this board far too often used incorrectly in place of “pessimism”. This post will use the term correctly.

The team is 10-3. They are well above average league wise. Lots of stats back this up including total final point spread. But if you follow the team closely you should know the good stats already.

This team isn’t the best team in the league. At least not right now. So we shouldn’t expect them to win a super bowl unless they play at their best consistently which historically most teams only do for short periods of time. Teams like the Eagles and Chiefs have more margin for error than Dallas. That doesn’t mean Dallas can’t win it. Certainly worse teams have won, but it’s not the most likely scenario.

Dak is good not great. He is up and down but more up than down. Dallas’ fan base is the most critical in the league, hands down. The only one close is The Eagles fans. Dak is good enough to QB a super bowl team. He is good enough to win a Super Bowl MVP. He is no worse than Eli Manning. But we shouldn’t expect Dak to carry our team on his shoulders. I think Dak haters want a QB that can do that. Too bad, most teams never have a QB in their entire history that can do that.

The Eagles are better than Dallas at their best. But Dallas was better than the Giants in 2007. It’s hard to beat a good division rival 3 times in 1 year. If the Eagles beat us in two weeks I think the odds favor Dallas if there is a playoff rematch game 3.

The level of frustration among Dallas fans is the greatest in all of sports. I get it. I’ve been around since 1979. That was a frustrating year too. :)

But the team is what it is - better than most but not good enough atm. But that’s better than being Houston. It’s the holiday season. Better to be grateful than bitter.

Much love.
Great post
 

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yeah you know now that I think about it, Dak is like Eli manning... maybe a little better, but Manning: he could screw things up but then play brilliantly at times. I just hope we're the 2007 Giants this year lol
We could be. And the Eagles could be the 2007 Cowboys. The Dak and Eli comparison is good. Dak played like dog poo for 3.75 quarters of the game but pulled it out at the end. Eli would play great at times and then stink up the joint. Eli did his best work in the playoffs. Hopefully so does Dak.

BTW Michael Strahan said the best team they played in 2007 was the Cowboys. That includes the 16-0 Patriots. Sometimes the best teams don't win, it comes down to who plays the best on that day. If you're in the playoffs there's a chance. The stronger your defense and consistent QB means you have a better chance.
 

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Agree with every point in the OP. Well done, winddjc.

Will add: We are close to being as good as any in the league. Anything can happen.
 
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