5-1 in division - still misses playoffs

[crashintonickdm]

Bad luck cowboys

 

[lwehlers]

well if we did not play in the nfc east the cowboys would have probably finished 4-12 or 5-11 in any other division.

 

[Future]

well if we did not play in the nfc east the cowboys would have probably finished 4-12 or 5-11 in any other division.

Trade with the Colts and we win the AFC South.

 

[footballnflstyle]

that is simply amazing..how does 8 n 8 come out of that?

 

[footballnflstyle]

oh ..and the cowboys owned all the tie breakers and went 5 n 1 in the division,and out the playoffs yet again..GO FIGURE!!

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Trade with the Colts and we win the AFC South.

We'd win it but probably with only an 8-8 record.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

well if we did not play in the nfc east the cowboys would have probably finished 4-12 or 5-11 in any other division.

It does show that we have a step up on the division since we went 5-1 and our only loss was by 2 points. Problem is that the division is likely to catch up to us. In th end, you are what you are. And we are 8-8 average team.




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[Boyzmamacita]

Perfection was required all season long.

- In order to win, our QB(s) had to be perfect
- If the running game wasn't perfect, we abandoned it
- Due to no pass rush, our DBs had to have perfect coverage
- Letting the play clock run down to 1 second requires perfection
- Because the defense stopped getting turnovers, the offense had to be perfect
- In order to win the division we needed a perfect 6-0 record

There was nothing perfect about the Dallas Cowboys this year. Four of our losses were by a combined 5 points, right? So close, but nowhere near perfect.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

I don't see it as particularly significant. With only 6 division games compared to the 8 of past, it's just a patch of the schedule. You could be 6-0 in the division, but if you finish one game behind a team that's 0-6 in the division you're out of luck. One of the drawbacks of the 4 team divisions, IMO.

 

[MagicMan]

Just goes to show you how bad the division was this year and once the Boys played anyone outside of it, they struggled and lost. And especially anyone over .500 .

 

[fifaguy]

sounds like another stat record.. something we are good at

 

[TheDude]

I don't see it as particularly significant. With only 6 division games compared to the 8 of past, it's just a patch of the schedule. You could be 6-0 in the division, but if you finish one game behind a team that's 0-6 in the division you're out of luck. One of the drawbacks of the 4 team divisions, IMO.

Maybe people will begin to realize ALL games matter and non division losses shouldnt be discounted

 

[DBOY3141]

Perfection was required all season long.

- In order to win, our QB(s) had to be perfect
- If the running game wasn't perfect, we abandoned it
- Due to no pass rush, our DBs had to have perfect coverage
- Letting the play clock run down to 1 second requires perfection
- Because the defense stopped getting turnovers, the offense had to be perfect
- In order to win the division we needed a perfect 6-0 record

There was nothing perfect about the Dallas Cowboys this year. Four of our losses were by a combined 5 points, right? So close, but nowhere near perfect.

I keep seeing that 4 losses by 5 points thing and I would like to look at that as a positive, but then I look at 5 of ours wins are by a total of 20 points and all those wins were against teams with losing records. This team have me very discouraged. I think we are closer to being a 5 win team than we are an 11 win team. Next year will be very trying.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I keep seeing that 4 losses by 5 points thing and I would like to look at that as a positive, but then I look at 5 of ours wins are by a total of 20 points and all those wins were against teams with losing records. This team have me very discouraged. I think we are closer to being a 5 win team than we are an 11 win team. Next year will be very trying.

I dread next season and can't remember that ever happening before. I keep looking for some good news to fall out of the sky.

 

[AdamJT13]

sounds like another stat record.. something we are good at

The 2005 Vikings, 2006 Packers and 2006 Panthers also went 5-1 in their division and missed the playoffs.

 

[Picksix]

The 2005 Vikings, 2006 Packers and 2006 Panthers also went 5-1 in their division and missed the playoffs.

Well, I guess we can't say "Only in Dallas" on this one.

 

[Coy]

That means that if we were in any other division in football we probably don't win 6 games, but hey, it's a process and Garrett is doing a heck of a job.

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

Bad luck cowboys

More like bad coaching and lack of mental toughness

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

Lets be honest, a lot of teams could have gone 5-1 in the nfc this year. The skins and giants were awful,and philly was a different team when we played them earlier in the year.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Lets be honest, a lot of teams could have gone 5-1 in the nfc this year. The skins and giants were awful,and philly was a different team when we played them earlier in the year.

I agree Philly is playing better at this point, but we should've swept them. Turnovers, FGs instead of TDs, abandoning the run AGAIN. It's so frustrating. I really don't feel like Philly outplayed Dallas. The Cowboys gave another game away, IMO.