News: Dallas 1 of 3 teams set to underachieve
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LittleD
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It looks like many of the click bait sites have articles showing how the Cowboys will regress this year. PFT is picking
Atlanta to go to the SB again this year so it's not surprising that Cowboys and Controversy draws clicks and ad money.
At least on paper, our schedule looks much the tougher this year and we will have to put on our "big boy" nickers to
compete.
Atlanta to go to the SB again this year so it's not surprising that Cowboys and Controversy draws clicks and ad money.
At least on paper, our schedule looks much the tougher this year and we will have to put on our "big boy" nickers to
compete.
Direwolf63
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This guy is implying that if the Cowboys don't win 13 games, they will have underachieved.
I say this team could win 10-11 games and be better than last year.
I say this team could win 10-11 games and be better than last year.
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We have under achieved all but 5 years in our storied history. That's what we get for having high standards! I'll take it.
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Lets start with the patriots. They will underachieve if they do not WIN the SB. Atlanta will underachieve if they do not GET to the SB.
The Boys will under achieve if they do not win 13 games or do not win at least 1 playoff game.
And so on.
Now the number of teams that have won 13 or more consecutively Is VERY small so with a supposedly tougher schedule that one is a reasonable bet.
The Boys will under achieve if they do not win 13 games or do not win at least 1 playoff game.
And so on.
Now the number of teams that have won 13 or more consecutively Is VERY small so with a supposedly tougher schedule that one is a reasonable bet.
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Fair enough
DFWJC
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Under acheive is based on THIS year's expectations.
I don't see anyone picking Dallas to win 13
But yes, everyone is calling for the Pats to win it all again, so if they don't, some could say they under acheived.
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Really guys...It's no wonder. To most in the sports media and many who haunt this board, the Cowboy's Defensive Line
is no better and maybe worse. To many, Garrett and his staff hasn't improved and maybe can't improve from the performance in
the playoffs last season. To many, we didn't spend 100 million this offseason so we must, by most accounts, be worse on paper.
No way I can see to overcome that bias. Yep, even to many on this board, this will be a down yo-yo year. Who knows, maybe we will
get the number 1 DE pick in the draft next year because we are so bad. So says Stephen A. Must be true? right?
is no better and maybe worse. To many, Garrett and his staff hasn't improved and maybe can't improve from the performance in
the playoffs last season. To many, we didn't spend 100 million this offseason so we must, by most accounts, be worse on paper.
No way I can see to overcome that bias. Yep, even to many on this board, this will be a down yo-yo year. Who knows, maybe we will
get the number 1 DE pick in the draft next year because we are so bad. So says Stephen A. Must be true? right?
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31 teams this year will under achieve because they did not win the Super bowl.
Not really there's at least 20 teams a year that have no shot. Lol
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Great news. Whenever the media expects us to underachieve we overachieve. I'd be more worried if these idiots picked us to go to the SB. 2010 comes rushing back into my head.
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Whoever wrote this article....did they even look around @ the other NFL teams? I'm going to give away a secret...yep...Good old Floaty...I keep a football card collection/dept chart via football cards for every team...been doing it for 30 years. And not just the starters...I'm talking 2-3 deep on the depth chart. Yes..I'm a fanatic. Crazy. But let me tell you something. I'm good @ what I do. I can usually anticiapte cuts...moves...before they even happen. Ususally the writing is one the wall. Some people way even call them tarro cards...anyway. Been doing my updates....And honestly...we are so close as a team.....
Floaty you being optimistic is unnerving...
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Whoever wrote this article....did they even look around @ the other NFL teams? I'm going to give away a secret...yep...Good old Floaty...I keep a football card collection/dept chart via football cards for every team...been doing it for 30 years. And not just the starters...I'm talking 2-3 deep on the depth chart. Yes..I'm a fanatic. Crazy. But let me tell you something. I'm good @ what I do. I can usually anticiapte cuts...moves...before they even happen. Ususally the writing is one the wall. Some people way even call them tarro cards...anyway. Been doing my updates....And honestly...we are so close as a team.....
JoeKing
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Here is the premise the article is peddling...
"The concept of a Cowboys swoon has come up plenty on the "Around the NFL Podcast." History is on the side of my colleague Dan Hanzus, who points to a recent track record of Dallas following double-digit-win seasons with crash-and-burn campaigns. How could it happen this autumn? Let's start with a defense that lost cover men Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox in free agency, stripping the team of a combined 2,645 regular-season snaps from 2016. A potential DWI-related ban for cornerback Nolan Carroll would only further deplete one of the league's thinnest secondaries. It's a rough dynamic for a club set to face Odell Beckham, Alshon Jeffery, Jamison Crowder and Terrelle Pryor twice next season, along with the likes of Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, Demaryius Thomas, Keenan Allen and Jordy Nelson.
The hope in Dallas is that last year's formula -- unleashing Ezekiel Elliott behind the NFC's best O-line -- continues to work wonders. Even so, second-year quarterback Dak Prescott could find himself under pressure to score points in bundles to keep up. There's a lot of talent on this team, but expecting another 13-win juggernaut is suspect when Dallas has serious depth issues on defense."
The problem with this premise is the neglect to mention the teams off-season acquisitions, be it free agency or draft. If the writer is going to tip his hat at last years rookies in a positive spin then he should also acknowledge that this year's rookies could be more than up to the challenge of filling the void that was emphasized in the article.
Second, is it not possible that this young team is getting better? It's not just our dynamic duo of Elliott-Prescott. C. Tapper, A. Brown and Jaylon Smith all have arrows point north in prosperity.
In order to sell his premise the writer had to undersell what the Cowboys have done to counter it. Fail on your part, Marc Sessler.
"The concept of a Cowboys swoon has come up plenty on the "Around the NFL Podcast." History is on the side of my colleague Dan Hanzus, who points to a recent track record of Dallas following double-digit-win seasons with crash-and-burn campaigns. How could it happen this autumn? Let's start with a defense that lost cover men Brandon Carr, Morris Claiborne, Barry Church and J.J. Wilcox in free agency, stripping the team of a combined 2,645 regular-season snaps from 2016. A potential DWI-related ban for cornerback Nolan Carroll would only further deplete one of the league's thinnest secondaries. It's a rough dynamic for a club set to face Odell Beckham, Alshon Jeffery, Jamison Crowder and Terrelle Pryor twice next season, along with the likes of Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, Demaryius Thomas, Keenan Allen and Jordy Nelson.
The hope in Dallas is that last year's formula -- unleashing Ezekiel Elliott behind the NFC's best O-line -- continues to work wonders. Even so, second-year quarterback Dak Prescott could find himself under pressure to score points in bundles to keep up. There's a lot of talent on this team, but expecting another 13-win juggernaut is suspect when Dallas has serious depth issues on defense."
The problem with this premise is the neglect to mention the teams off-season acquisitions, be it free agency or draft. If the writer is going to tip his hat at last years rookies in a positive spin then he should also acknowledge that this year's rookies could be more than up to the challenge of filling the void that was emphasized in the article.
Second, is it not possible that this young team is getting better? It's not just our dynamic duo of Elliott-Prescott. C. Tapper, A. Brown and Jaylon Smith all have arrows point north in prosperity.
In order to sell his premise the writer had to undersell what the Cowboys have done to counter it. Fail on your part, Marc Sessler.
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I remember last year when we got the AFC North everyone was convinced we were going to suck. After all was said and done, we faced one of the toughest schedules last year. WE won the division with one of the top records in the NFL.
Last year we also faced OBJ x2, AJ Green, Antonio Brown, Jordy Nelson, Alshon Jeffries, and Mike Evans. That was with Carr, Claiborne, Church and a gimp Scandrick. Also note how I didn't list every halfway decent receiver on the schedule like the author here did either.
Jamison Crowder? Terrelle Pryor? Keenan Allen? OH NOES!!!
Meanwhile our offense should be better with a healthy Dez and Dak and Zeke in year 2. If he would have talked about the question at LG I might give the article more credence but that article seemed more designed to make out opponents feel better than actually represeant anything real with the team.
Last year we also faced OBJ x2, AJ Green, Antonio Brown, Jordy Nelson, Alshon Jeffries, and Mike Evans. That was with Carr, Claiborne, Church and a gimp Scandrick. Also note how I didn't list every halfway decent receiver on the schedule like the author here did either.
Jamison Crowder? Terrelle Pryor? Keenan Allen? OH NOES!!!
Meanwhile our offense should be better with a healthy Dez and Dak and Zeke in year 2. If he would have talked about the question at LG I might give the article more credence but that article seemed more designed to make out opponents feel better than actually represeant anything real with the team.
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Floaty you being optimistic is unnerving...
Yeah but him basing his optimism on his trading card collection feels right.