Are the Cowboys a top 5 team now?

[ghst187]

well the question is...who are the 2005 Dallas Cowboys?
are they the team that spanked the igglets?
are they the team that made Mcnubb look like a huge fraud?
or are they the team that made Rattay (now benched for a rookie) look like j montana?
are they the team that held filthy offense to 3 points?
or are they the team that gave up 31 points to the worst team in the NFL?
Are they the team that shut down Ladamian Tomlinson?
or are they the team that gave up 120 yards to the buttraider RB?
Are we the team that is scrappy and guts out a win at SD and San Fran?
or are we the team that folds to Wash and Oakland?
Are we the conservative, ball control team?
or the air it out down the field team?
I think its hard to even nail down what our identity is let alone assess just how good we are. Still too early to say. I think we have to tools to be a top team for sure but we have to get enough early wins to be competitive at the end of season, when hopefully we'll be on a roll...

 

[Brave]

well the question is...who are the 2005 Dallas Cowboys?
are they the team that spanked the igglets?
are they the team that made Mcnubb look like a huge fraud?
or are they the team that made Rattay (now benched for a rookie) look like j montana?
are they the team that held filthy offense to 3 points?
or are they the team that gave up 31 points to the worst team in the NFL?
Are they the team that shut down Ladamian Tomlinson?
or are they the team that gave up 120 yards to the buttraider RB?
Are we the team that is scrappy and guts out a win at SD and San Fran?
or are we the team that folds to Wash and Oakland?
Are we the conservative, ball control team?
or the air it out down the field team?
I think its hard to even nail down what our identity is let alone assess just how good we are. Still too early to say. I think we have to tools to be a top team for sure but we have to get enough early wins to be competitive at the end of season, when hopefully we'll be on a roll...

All of the above, but if you subscribe to the "What have you done for me lately" line of thought, you should be feeling pretty good about now.

 

[Da Hammer]

Not yet but if we win next week and our young players keep improving then yeah i think we have the talent to be a top 5 team

 

[Sarge]

Werent we just the worst team a week ago and we needed to trade everythign for Matt Leinart?

Exactly..........

 

[Silverstar]

Werent we just the worst team a week ago and we needed to trade everythign for Matt Leinart?

I never felt that way.

We lost 2 close games...13-14 and 13-19.

We could have easily won both if we had been more aggressive on offense just like today.


Obviously, a glass half empty fan.

 

[Joe a Cowboys fan]

I think it is premature to consider the Cowboys a top anything team yet. I read an article earlier this week where the Tuna said the next 4 games(including the Iggles) would be an indication of what this team could be. Well with 1 game down and 3 to go opening up the passing game seems to have helped. Having McNabb playing with pain seems to have made the D look very good. JJ still seems to need a good FB to lead block for him and I still have no idea with as much as Bill has seen of football why we don't have a good FB.

But I still think our FAs and rookies are still feeling their way into the system. Count me in with the wait until December crowd.

My only regret about this game is I didn't get to see it. Fox in DC had the skins lose to the Broncos. When I saw the first quater stats I about died.

 

[Silverstar]

I think it is premature to consider the Cowboys a top anything team yet. I read an article earlier this week where the Tuna said the next 4 games(including the Iggles) would be an indication of what this team could be. Well with 1 game down and 3 to go opening up the passing game seems to have helped. Having McNabb playing with pain seems to have made the D look very good. JJ still seems to need a good FB to lead block for him and I still have no idea with as much as Bill has seen of football why we don't have a good FB.

But I still think our FAs and rookies are still feeling their way into the system. Count me in with the wait until December crowd.

My only regret about this game is I didn't get to see it. Fox in DC had the skins lose to the Broncos. When I saw the first quater stats I about died.

We held them to 129 total yards and sacked McNever 4 times!

It was complete domination man!

We had only beaten this team once in the last 10 tries.


Geez...you guys are depressing.

 

[big dog cowboy]

NO we are not a top 5 team. Now if we win out against NY, SEA and ARZ before the bye week playing like we did today in winning in convincing fashon, we can talk.

 

[Joe a Cowboys fan]

Don't get me wrong, a win over the Iggles is a big deal. I just want one where the Iggles were all healthy. A McNabb at 100% for one thing. Did the Boys step up. You bet. But I felt really bad about the Skins loss and doing anything less than beating a dinged up Iglles team would have really been bad. You expect a team that considers itself a good team to shoot the wounded ducks.

That and all I had was NFL stats updates. No TV, cable or anything where I could watch the game.

But it will take a few more wins against the Iggles before I will be happy. Another 10 game wining streak against the skins too.

 

[dbair1967]

Last year's SB teams (Patriots/Egirls) are both 3-2...just like us.

I think we are and if we beat the Giants...maybe top 3!



:starspin

lets not get too carried away yet...todays win was great and after the drubbings they've put on us since 2000 it sure feels good to finally put one on them, but we did play lousy football against SF and Oakland and inexplicably blew that Washington game

how we follow up next week vs a good Giants team will be alot more telling IMO

David