Am I alone? I believe this team will go to the SB if we stay healthy

[AsthmaField]

Damn it! Fort Dick's Ruby red slippers don't fit! Hellsafire!

Do the British even say "Hellsafire"?

 

[KJJ]

We have upgraded at DE this year from 2014 Lawrence/Gregory or Irving > Selvie/Mincey. Thornton>Hayden. more experienced crawford> his 2014 version. Sean Lee/McClain > 2014 mcclain/Bruce Carter. Byron Jones/Church > Church/Wilcox. Dude we are better all across the board in defense. So nobody has to be a FAN to see that this defense will most likely be better than 14. You can choose to take the negative view if you'd like. It would be par the course for you after all.

There's no clear upgrades at DE which is why DE was the Cowboys #1 need entering the draft. DLaw will miss the first 4 games suspended and it usually takes him half the season before he starts showing up. Opponents not having to contend with Hardy who drew some double teams last season will likely reduce DLaw's effectiveness some. Not having a viable pass rusher opposite him that opponents have to account for is going to make it difficult for him to make the kind of impact he made last season. Without Ware in 2014 DLaw didn't have a single regular season sack. As for Gregory with all the issues he's dealing with and all the games he's missing it's going to be difficult to count on him.

His development is being stunted missing games and having to battle pot addiction. Byron Jones has yet to prove himself, the jury is still out on him. As for Sean Lee the best our defense has looked in awhile was in 2014 without him. He misses games every year and our defense hasn't improved with him because of all the games he misses. All the other players you listed are average. It takes a real armchair FAN to claim in JUNE that our defense is better than it was in 2014. I'm not taking a negative view I'm taking the wait and see approach. I'm waiting until we get to camp and play at least some preseason games to make claims and come to conclusions.

Nowhere have I said the defense will suck or be terrible in 2016 but on paper it doesn't look good. The games are played on the field and it takes a few games to gage where your team is offensively and defensively. You can't come to any conclusions watching a team on a practice field in June. I'm not one of those who throws crap at the wall hoping something will stick that's the MO of a FAN and you're a FAN who thinks the team can go to the SB every year. You were only 3 years old the last time the Cowboys made it to the SB. I've seen all their SB teams and the only championship ingredient the current team has is an offense provided Romo stays healthy.

 

[DFWJC]

Do the British even say "Hellsafire"?

One year he acts, posts , and spells like he is some dude from the Louisiana swamps.
The next year he's British.
Hard to say what's real except for his disrespect for Romo.
Always a shtick with this guy.

 

[KJJ]

A true SB contender can survive a few injuries that are bound to happen. The Steelers still managed a 10-6 record and a playoff birth last season despite losing Roethlisberger for some games and Bell for the season. The Packers won the SB in 2010 with a number of players on IR. I've pointed out some of the teams that lost players last season including their QBs that still were able to win and make the playoffs.

No team will ever stay completely healthy you're going to have to survive some injuries to key players. McFadden is already gone for 2 months and we haven't even arrived at trying camp yet. Players not being able to step up when given a great opportunity due to injury points to the coaching in my opinion. The best coached teams are able to survive some injuries and have backups who step up.

 

[rkell87]

To play the optimist, say our offense is able to carry us the first 4 games, the 4 game suspension makes dlaw and Gregory get hot late in the season, and like you say assuming health; yes we have a team can make the Super Bowl, but I don't think we have the team to win it.

I don't believe we could sustain 2-3 defensive starter/key contributor injuries, if that happens it's a 9-7, 8-8 type season. Maybe I'm not good at playing the optimist.

 

[ErikWilliamsHeadSlap]

Offence doesn't worry me.

Defence does not worry me.

No point in worrying about injuries. Cannot control that.

The coaching terrifies me. Complete nightmare at times.

 

[AsthmaField]

One year he acts, posts , and spells like he is some dude from the Louisiana swamps.
The next year he's British.
Hard to say what's real except for his disrespect for Romo.
Always a shtick with this guy.

I don't blame him for it all... I blame the drugs.

 

[AsthmaField]

He's missed 24 out of his last 96 possible starts. Started 75% of possible games.

Eli Manning has missed 0 out of his last 96 starts. 100% attendance.

Brady 100% attendance

Rivers 100% attendance

Like it or not, Romo has a significant injury history compared to the other vet QBs around the league.

Well, you're right that those three guys haven't missed any games.

However, 22 of those 24 missed games that you mentioned for Romo were because of his left collar bone (10 in 2010 and 12 in 2015). As I've said already, he had a Mumford procedure done which will protect him from that happening in the future. It hasn't been just a bunch of injuries left and right that has caused him to miss those games and a non-throwing shoulder collar bone is hardly something that is an ongoing problem, even before his Mumford procedure.

Aside from his collar bone, he has missed 5 games in 10 seasons starting.

So, if you consider his collar bone to be not much of a problem going forward (most experts do), then he has had very few issues health wise. In fact, without the collar bone, Romo's injury history would compare favorably to those 3 QB's you mentioned.

To be fair though, Tony's style of play is more likely to get him hurt than Brady and Eli and maybe more than Rivers, so there is a risk, I know. But with the collar bone out of the way, he hasn't missed much for other reasons... even a ruptured disk.

 

[rwalters31]

i believe this team will go to the SB is we stay healthy. Zeke may put up Murray type numbers, but I expect Romo to have his best season ever this year.

It all depends on Dez, Witten and whomever plays the 2 WR spot. 4500 yards passing is not unreasonable if we force 7 in the box at all times. No one can stop the passing game with only 4 in coverage. They can't stop the run with 7. Pick your poison.

It depends on defense and we are don't there yet.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Do the British even say "Hellsafire"?

Blimey, no! As you might know, I have picked up, regrettably, some U.S. vernacular that would not allowed on the roundtable or even in the scuttle yards of Liverpool.
Forgive the intrusion of that American colloquialism, lad. We must adhere to civility, even here!

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Well, you're right that those three guys haven't missed any games.

However, 22 of those 24 missed games that you mentioned for Romo were because of his left collar bone (10 in 2010 and 12 in 2015). As I've said already, he had a Mumford procedure done which will protect him from that happening in the future. It hasn't been just a bunch of injuries left and right that has caused him to miss those games and a non-throwing shoulder collar bone is hardly something that is an ongoing problem, even before his Mumford procedure.

Aside from his collar bone, he has missed 5 games in 10 seasons starting.

So, if you consider his collar bone to be not much of a problem going forward (most experts do), then he has had very few issues health wise. In fact, without the collar bone, Romo's injury history would compare favorably to those 3 QB's you mentioned.

To be fair though, Tony's style of play is more likely to get him hurt than Brady and Eli and maybe more than Rivers, so there is a risk, I know. But with the collar bone out of the way, he hasn't missed much for other reasons... even a ruptured disk.

The 800 lb. Simian in the room is this: Romo now has a history of physical ailments and, coupled with his age is apt to struggle from now on. And do you think he does not have a target on his collarbone or back or shoulder?
Opposing NFL players know this.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Offence doesn't worry me.

Defence does not worry me.

No point in worrying about injuries. Cannot control that.

The coaching terrifies me. Complete nightmare at times.

Wot, wot! British spellings?
Yes, lad, the coaching . . . Poor, milquetoast approach and when the players foul up, JG calls them "passionate, intelligent hard workers." A Parcells or Johnson would say maybe the ineffectual need to seek a team to screw up, elsewhere.

 

[BermyStar]

If Dez and Romo can return to 2014 form I don't see a reason why not but I don't think this team is built to beat Arizona

You're right. We're not. We build to beat the teams in our division (which is common). That gets us to the dance. After that we have a fighter's chance.

 

[skinsscalper]

One year he acts, posts , and spells like he is some dude from the Louisiana swamps.
The next year he's British.
Hard to say what's real except for his disrespect for Romo.
Always a shtick with this guy.

And both of them suck. Go figure.

 

[jobberone]

Other than health I have few concerns about the offense.

IMO it's a SB-quality offense.

Defense is another story...

3 areas of major concern:

1. Somehow they need to get at minimum 40 sacks out of this defense.

2. They need to be better than average in the yards-given-up-per-attempt category.

3. They need to be within the top--20 in turnovers created.

Hit those marks with this offense and you have a solid SB contender.

If the defense falls flat you're probably looking at a 9-7 squad that doesn't get beyond its first playoff game.

Agreed. 30+PPG, 35-45 sacks and commensurate or better hurries, TO Diff of +12 preferably closer to 20 and adequate Pass Defense gives you a good shot at it throwing in some luck.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

If we stay healthy I think we win the NFCE easily and make the playoffs but beyond that it's too much of a crapshoot with single game elimination.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Wot, wot! British spellings?
Yes, lad, the coaching . . . Poor, milquetoast approach and when the players foul up, JG calls them "passionate, intelligent hard workers." A Parcells or Johnson would say maybe the ineffectual need to seek a team to screw up, elsewhere.

Another one that thinks he is the same in his press conferences and outside the press conferences.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

The 800 lb. Simian in the room is this: Romo now has a history of physical ailments and, coupled with his age is apt to struggle from now on. And do you think he does not have a target on his collarbone or back or shoulder?
Opposing NFL players know this.

Fearmongering. When you look at the nature of injuries looking for trends it is exceedingly difficult to find them. One of the few accurate predictors is an allele that governs ligament production but that is not relevant here.

You should read your sig quote and apply some introspection.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Fearmongering. When you look at the nature of injuries looking for trends it is exceedingly difficult to find them. One of the few accurate predictors is an allele that governs ligament production but that is not relevant here.

You should read your sig quote and apply some introspection.

Again with the fancy words, Mr. Fancy!
And I have NO idea what allele means, so I at am at a disadvantage, Mr. Fancy!
While we rush to the medica Wikipedia, Sir Fancy?

 

[AsthmaField]

Blimey, no! As you might know, I have picked up, regrettably, some U.S. vernacular that would not allowed on the roundtable or even in the scuttle yards of Liverpool.
Forgive the intrusion of that American colloquialism, lad. We must adhere to civility, even here!

We colonials can be so crude. Blame it on a lack of culture.