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It's that time, again, for the Cowboys
Today's column in the Blue Star Times:
December’s demons lay waiting. The Cowboys must exorcize a litany of ghosts from seasons past to get to the postseason, and pretty much all hopes hinge on Thursday in Chicago.
Yes, that Chicago, where exactly a year ago Dallas suffered a blustery blistering at the hands of Jay Cutler and his big receivers, and a running attack that carved the Cowboys into nothing more than a sinewy bone left for the dogs. It seemed a million to nothing that night, and it wasn’t that close.
Dallas must exact revenge in three days, then do it again for Thanksgiving’s turkey, and a third time against Colt McCoy in Week 17. Add to that a single home game against the Colts, which look a lot like Philly in weaponry and might be the toughest game left.
The stench behind it all is 15 years of December disappointments and folly that hang over this team and this quarterback like too much coffee and cigarettes. It’s older and more tired to talk about than “Jerry-the-owner-needs-to-fire-Jerry-the-GM”.
At 8-4, it shouldn’t be this precarious, but it is. There’s a long list of NFC teams at 7-5 or better to gobble up the six playoff spots, and one of them will go to the hapless winner of the NFC South, which is sub-.500 across the board. Oh, to be 8-4 and in the AFC. Wishful thinking will do Dallas no good at this point.
Please read the full column: http://bluestartimes.com/time-cowboys/
Today's column in the Blue Star Times:
"December’s demons lay waiting. The Cowboys must exorcize a litany of ghosts from seasons past to get to the postseason, and pretty much all hopes hinge on Thursday in Chicago."
December’s demons lay waiting. The Cowboys must exorcize a litany of ghosts from seasons past to get to the postseason, and pretty much all hopes hinge on Thursday in Chicago.
Yes, that Chicago, where exactly a year ago Dallas suffered a blustery blistering at the hands of Jay Cutler and his big receivers, and a running attack that carved the Cowboys into nothing more than a sinewy bone left for the dogs. It seemed a million to nothing that night, and it wasn’t that close.
Dallas must exact revenge in three days, then do it again for Thanksgiving’s turkey, and a third time against Colt McCoy in Week 17. Add to that a single home game against the Colts, which look a lot like Philly in weaponry and might be the toughest game left.
The stench behind it all is 15 years of December disappointments and folly that hang over this team and this quarterback like too much coffee and cigarettes. It’s older and more tired to talk about than “Jerry-the-owner-needs-to-fire-Jerry-the-GM”.
At 8-4, it shouldn’t be this precarious, but it is. There’s a long list of NFC teams at 7-5 or better to gobble up the six playoff spots, and one of them will go to the hapless winner of the NFC South, which is sub-.500 across the board. Oh, to be 8-4 and in the AFC. Wishful thinking will do Dallas no good at this point.
Please read the full column: http://bluestartimes.com/time-cowboys/
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