CFZ Crazy recent history: a lack of back to back success

[kskboys]

Two big factors in why we’ve never repeated this era winning division.

1. 1st place schedule -
we’ve haven’t won division in 21st Century with a 1st place schedule . This in itself is worthy of a thread discussing.

2. injuries - specifically to our QB and or key positions.

2008- Romo missed time
2010- Romo missed most of season
2015- Romo missed most of season
2017- Elliott suspended half of season
2019- injuries to key OL

Besides having a 1st place schedule this season any key injuries to our OL , RB and QB for any extended time spells certain struggle and possibly missing playoffs. And that’s without any of our divisional rivals who have upgraded more than we have in offseason. And why we must remember it’s not just about what we are doing or have done but what our Div foes and competition have done .

Our schedule is rated one of the easiest even with Div winners Cinn, GB, TB, LA, and Tenn on our schedule cause we are facing AFC South and NFC North along with our division. But if any of those teams like JAx, Hou, Det, Minn or Chic are vastly improved then our schedule could become much tougher . And that doesn’t even take into account if Wash, NY or Philly are vastly improved .

My hunch is we will need to avoid any key injuries and the bottom dwellers on our schedule will need to continue as such for us to win 10+ Games to win Div or make the playoffs.

You missed one. In 2020 Dak missed11 games.

 

[john van brocklin]

It’s been 15 years since the Cowboys had back to back playoff seasons. That last happened in 2006-07. Even more amazingly, it’s been 26 years since the Cowboys won the NFC East in back to back seasons, which last occurred in 1994-95.

If we want to be taken serious as an organization and earn some of that respect many fans crave, this organization must reverse this trend of not repeating a successful season with another.

Let’s look at this trend and how the Cowboys performed following a playoff season:

• 2008 season- following their very successful 13-3 2007 season, the Cowboys were expected to be SB contenders. In 2008, we won our first 3 games, only to win 6 of their last 13, finishing 9-7 and missed the playoffs.
• 2010 season- after an 11-5 season in 2009, a season where Tony Romo won his first of two playoff games in his career, 2010 was another year with high hopes. Romo was injured early in the 2010 and missed most of the season. Wade Phillips was fired at mid season and Jason Garrett hired. The Cowboys finished 6-10.
• 2015 season- following a successful 2014 season, where the Cowboys went 12-4, won a playoff game and were close to defeating GB in the divisional round, the ‘Boys went 4-12 in 2015. It’s was another injury season for Romo, one that proved to be his last stand as a starter.
• 2017 season- following an exciting 2016 season where the draft produced new stars Zeke and Dak and a 13-3 season where the team won a team record 11 games in a row and earned the #1 seed…the Cowboys had a disappointing 9-7 clunker. Failed to make the playoffs,
• 2019 season- In 2018, the Cowboys had made a mid season surge after the Amari Cooper trade to win the East and also won Dak’s first playoff game vs the Seahawks. Followed by another non-playoff clunker in 2019. The ‘Boys were fast out of the gate in 2019, winning their first 3 games, only to lose 7 of 13 afterward.

So following a 12-5 NFCE winning season in 2021…this team must reverse its 15 yr trend of not being able to make the playoffs in back to back seasons.

Will they break this cycle? It’s one of the top questions going into 2022.

It's why we play the games....

 

[Hennessy_King]

Then you shouldn't be here....,why put yourself through it? Is it worth it? If you can't enjoy and understand the game, why suffer.....

O i understand the game and ive got too much invested to stop being a fan. I do however have other teams i root for now which never would have been a thing in the past

 

[Ranching]

O i understand the game and ive got too much invested to stop being a fan. I do however have other teams i root for now which never would have been a thing in the past

I hope your side teams work out! Lol

 

[Ranching]

Only if he takes me to Applebee's first.

For an Oreo shake!

 

[Hennessy_King]

I hope your side teams work out! Lol

Me too coach

 

[cowboyec]

i think it'll change under big mc.
had dak not gotten hurt...we're looking at back to back 10+ win seasons.
'20 was such a weird season.
too many injuries and too many qbs to have a winning season.
but i think we've turned the corner to better days.

 

[Diehardblues]

You missed one. In 2020 Dak missed11 games.

Yes, but it wasn’t following a division title which was the criteria in why haven’t we repeated this era.

 

[kskboys]

Yes, but it wasn’t following a division title which was the criteria in why haven’t we repeated this era.

Too specific. Narrowing parameters unnaturally makes the premise appear weak.

We need game changers. Those are often acquired by teams when they are down. Unfortunately, Jerry will do anything to win 9-10 games, making us dependent on injuries, for the most part, to get some game changers. He has given up major resources when the obvious outcome was going to be an early playoff exit at best. Very poor team running.