Breaking down the schedule

[808s&KobeSteaks]

Disagree about Arizona. Kolb has proven nothing and they have a fair number of holes. We will not end the season losing three in a row. 10-6 at a minimum.

Agree,its @ Arizona, so keep in mind that its a home game.
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[dargonking999]

There are no holes in the list of facts I posted. Originally, I posted this...



And then supported it. If you don't like that, so be it. You accuse me of ignoring 2009, which I did not, and tried to argue that a 1-7 team finishing 5-3 is indicative of anything. No sir, you appear to be the one with the holes in your OPINIONS.

You supported it with nothing but hot air. I may have holes in my opinion but that dosen't take away from the fact that you still have holes in your opinion no matter how you try and deny it.

 

[The30YardSlant]

You supported it with nothing but hot air. I may have holes in my opinion but that dosen't take away from the fact that you still have holes in your opinion no matter how you try and deny it.

I didnt post an opinion. I posted that this team has a history of collapsing late in the season and supported that with irrefutable, factual accounts of seasons past. You're the one trying to break down and justify the collapses with what you perceive as viable reasoning.

 

[jterrell]

People are going to disagree with many individual games and I'll certainly get some of those wrong.

Overall though 9-7 sounds about right without asking for any tremendous leaps by known players or herculean efforts but younger ones.

I am sure we'll beat a team we shouldn't and lose a game we shouldn't. End of the day the schedule is set up for Dallas to have a very strong home record and early season run. The road games and second half of the season will be very tough. Can they get to the midpoint with a haughty record and put pressure on the rest of the NFC? Very possible. Are they so talented as to win 11 or more games? Probably not.

This team can certainly exceed expectations but that possibility doesn't mean we should expect it to happen.

IMHO the over/under for the season is 9 wins. Hopefully we steal an additional win and finish with 10 and a playoff nod.

But anyone already foreshadowing us to great heights this year is probably as delusional as the guys suggesting we'll struggle to win the 6 we did last.

 

[Joe Realist]

Another Merry Christmas...

 

[Chocolate Lab]

We should be at least 10-6. We have an easy third place schedule and six of those games (SF, Skins x 2, Buf, Sea, Mia) should be layups. The other 10 we could easily split.

 

[Mrdude108]

I hate having Philly and NY at the end of the season lol

 

[visionary]

good write up jt

the if's on this team are 4 IMO

1) team stays healthy
2) JG and RR are as good as advertized
3) OL comes together (this is the biggest issue in my mind)
4) team plays to its potential and beats the beatable teams

if those 4 very reasonable goals are met then looking at the schedule there is no reason we cant be 10-6 or 11-5

JMO

 

[wileedog]

So there you have it. 9-7 and far from a homer's touch to it.

Good take and I pretty much agree. Although with the NFL these days predicting who will be good and bad in the coming season is the definition of crap shoot, the allegedly 'easy' schedule should help us in what I think is going to be a transition year, especially on defense and OL.

9-7 sounds about right.

 

[birdwells1]

We all know this much: The Dallas Cowboys are a 6 win team that didn't improve it's talent by much. Does that mean they are doomed to win only 6 however? I'd say no, not at all.

Last year's team was facing a first place schedule and caught tough breaks in games as well as with injuries. This team plays a middle of the road schedule and has its QB back.


Schedule 2011

Loss 9/11 @ NYJ --- The Jets are interesting because they still have a kid at QB. Giving the Jets this win based upon home field advantage and a very tough defense but this is bound to be one of those 3 point games.

Win 9/18 @ SF --- SF needs a QB.

Win 9/26 vs. Was --- See above

Win 10/2 vs. Det --- Detroit is vastly improved but give Dallas the slight edge as this is a home game.

week 5 Bye Week

Loss 10/16 @ NE --- At Foxboro? Not great odds to be sure.

Win 10/23 vs. StL --- another improving young team but this is a home game Dallas should win.

Loss 10/30 @ Phi --- At Philly will be insanely tough.

Win 11/6 vs. Sea --- No QB and a home game.

Win 11/13 vs. Buf --- home game against bad team.

Win 11/20 @ Was --- Wash will want this one badly but they really need high draft picks not wins this season.

Win 11/24 vs. Mia --- does every team Dallas face seemingly need a QB besides Philly and NE???

Loss 12/4 @ Ari --- Kolb to Fitz isn't bad at all. Zona wants to beat Dallas badly.

Win 12/11 vs. NYG --- Dallas splits with Giants taking home game.

Loss 12/17 @ TB 7:20 --- Improved Bucs team on road is too much.

Loss 12/24 vs. Phi --- Philly is talented and this is a home game but we'll assume Philly takes it.

Loss @ NYG --- Road game in NY is too much.



So there you have it. 9-7 and far from a homer's touch to it.

I think those last two weeks determine the playoffs for us but we fall short this go round.

It seems like you look at a schedule like I do, QB first. If you have a weak or young qb, then you're not going to beat us so I think we win at TB and Arizona. Our losses are the split in the division and the Jets, NE. I really ove our schedule this year as compared to last year so I think we go 11-5 or 10-6 and that's coming from a realist.

 

[chinch]

They have four losses you can pretty much bank on even if they play lights out.

Loss 9/11 @ NYJ
Loss 10/16 @ NE
Loss 10/30 @ Phi
Loss @ NYG

Even without injury to QB, the 'boys will need to sweep the skins AND either the giants or philly to be in the playoff hunt (win division). It's highly likely they'll lose a few home games, perhaps steal a game then bungle one (AZ)

 

[windward]

They have four losses you can pretty much bank on even if they play lights out.

Loss 9/11 @ NYJ
Loss 10/16 @ NE
Loss 10/30 @ Phi
Loss @ NYG

Even without injury to QB, the 'boys will need to sweep the skins AND either the giants or philly to be in the playoff hunt (win division). It's highly likely they'll lose a few home games, perhaps steal a game then bungle one (AZ)

Please. We can win any of those games.

 

[theogt]

The one thing that makes me feel good about this season is how easy our schedule is. Complete opposite of last year.

And I'm not writing off Week 1 as a loss, like some others.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We all know this much: The Dallas Cowboys are a 6 win team that didn't improve it's talent by much.

Adding Rob Ryan and his attacking defense and getting rid of that crap Wade had us doing before he got fired will have a huge impact on our W-L record this year.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

It begs the question........So if the Cowboys do indeed go 9-7, are you, as a fan, ok with that?

As for me personally, I have set my expectations lower than I normally do and will be "ok" with a 9-7 record. I won't be happy about it, just ok with it.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I'm not one bit afraid of the Jets. They're a good team, but their offense doesn't scare me one bit. They are FAR from explosive on that side of the ball. I think we have the potential to score a lot more points than the J-E-T-S.

 

[dfense]

We all know this much: The Dallas Cowboys are a 6 win team that didn't improve it's talent by much. Does that mean they are doomed to win only 6 however? I'd say no, not at all.

Last year's team was facing a first place schedule and caught tough breaks in games as well as with injuries. This team plays a middle of the road schedule and has its QB back.


Schedule 2011

Loss 9/11 @ NYJ --- The Jets are interesting because they still have a kid at QB. Giving the Jets this win based upon home field advantage and a very tough defense but this is bound to be one of those 3 point games.

Win 9/18 @ SF --- SF needs a QB.

Win 9/26 vs. Was --- See above

Win 10/2 vs. Det --- Detroit is vastly improved but give Dallas the slight edge as this is a home game.

week 5 Bye Week

Loss 10/16 @ NE --- At Foxboro? Not great odds to be sure.

Win 10/23 vs. StL --- another improving young team but this is a home game Dallas should win.

Loss 10/30 @ Phi --- At Philly will be insanely tough.

Win 11/6 vs. Sea --- No QB and a home game.

Win 11/13 vs. Buf --- home game against bad team.

Win 11/20 @ Was --- Wash will want this one badly but they really need high draft picks not wins this season.

Win 11/24 vs. Mia --- does every team Dallas face seemingly need a QB besides Philly and NE???

Loss 12/4 @ Ari --- Kolb to Fitz isn't bad at all. Zona wants to beat Dallas badly.

Win 12/11 vs. NYG --- Dallas splits with Giants taking home game.

Loss 12/17 @ TB 7:20 --- Improved Bucs team on road is too much.

Loss 12/24 vs. Phi --- Philly is talented and this is a home game but we'll assume Philly takes it.

Loss @ NYG --- Road game in NY is too much.



So there you have it. 9-7 and far from a homer's touch to it.

I think those last two weeks determine the playoffs for us but we fall short this go round.

SO they can't beat Philly at all. Can't beat any real playoff teams. And they miss the playoffs with an incredibly week schedule?

ANd Dallas wins in NY (Giants), they lose at home in that matchup.

The Cowboys always play better on the road.

 

[jblaze2004]

I'm not one bit afraid of the Jets. They're a good team, but their offense doesn't scare me one bit. They are FAR from explosive on that side of the ball. I think we have the potential to score a lot more points than the J-E-T-S.

the only explosive weapon they have is holmes. That game is going to be a dog fight. The only advantage they have is being in the same system for a couple years. Our defense might be still trying to get the wrinkles ironed out.

 

[jazzcat22]

Disagree about Arizona. Kolb has proven nothing and they have a fair number of holes. We will not end the season losing three in a row. 10-6 at a minimum.

And their defense sucks, and lost Cromartie to the Eagles.

I say we take that game.
Also, he had us losing to TB. TB had a weak schedule last year, and won't be able to sneak up on people this year. A year of game film to look at. Will still be tough, but I say we win that one.

I have it at 11-5, but way too early to tell. Maybe TB is all that, you never know.

 

[Apollo Creed]

This is the easiest schedule this team has had since 2003.

Our weakness, the secondary, wont be exploited that bad because I'm looking at 3 maybe 4 QBs that scare me.

I'm saying 10-6/11-5 because I see us splitting with Philli and NY, losing to NE, winning a game we aren't supposed to win, and losing a game we're supposed to win. Think we win against the Jets, lose against the Bucs, and have one of those oh **** games that every team has.