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Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings: Hard-Fought Victories Build Character For Young Cowboys
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ought-victories-build-character-young-cowboys
This young team is on an 11-game win streak and as impressive as that might be, the real feat is how they have gotten there. Sure, you can talk about the Lions' finding ways to win in the fourth quarters of games, they've trailed in the fourth quarter in every game this season and just won their seventh game. However, who cares about the Detroit Lions? The Dallas Cowboys have won 11 straight games after losing by one point in week one against their next opponent, the New York Giants.
No win for the Cowboys has been the same, every week there is a new challenge and this team deserves credit for how they have answered the bell. When you are trying to build a championship-caliber team, you have to be able to win some ugly games. The Dallas Cowboys proved that they have "true grit" to fight and claw their way to victory as was on display Thursday night.
The Minnesota Vikings are as tough a defense as the Cowboys are going to have to play and they gave Dallas everything they had. Just about nothing was working offensively for Dallas and when they would find a crease, the Vikings would close it quickly. What makes it challenging to play a defense like the Vikings is their speed. They rarely are out of place and if they are, the defensive backs and linebackers have the speed to cover up their deficiencies. Say what you will about their offensive woes but that defense has the Mike Zimmer touch all over it. It took everything the Cowboys had just to put up 17 points and thankfully that was all it took.
This hard-fought victory might have been a little too close for our cardiovascular health but it was needed. Narrow victories help to breed toughness and a relentless approach. It's those teams that are able to win in a multitude of ways that ultimately become the greatest of success stories. We know that this team is a special one but we have no idea what the future holds, we're just along for the ride. Still, this team is drawing similar comparisons to the1992 Dallas Cowboys team. That team was very young too although they had Troy Aikman (in his fourth year) and Michael Irvin (in his fifth year).
Their youth energized the team that Jimmy Johnson was building and you could see with every week that they just kept checking off boxes. They had some tough low-scoring grinders against the Phoenix Cardinals and some barnburners like the 31-27 win over the Denver Broncos. This 2016 rendition of the Dallas Cowboys is similar in ways to that young team in the 1990's. No matter the task, the Cowboys stick together and take it one step at a time.
One of the veteran leaders on the team, Dez Bryant, was asked by the NFL Network Gameday Crew about his role in the offense and of course all he cares about is winning. On a night where he tied Michael Irvin's franchise touchdown record he only cared about that unity and showed his exemplary leadership:...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ought-victories-build-character-young-cowboys
This young team is on an 11-game win streak and as impressive as that might be, the real feat is how they have gotten there. Sure, you can talk about the Lions' finding ways to win in the fourth quarters of games, they've trailed in the fourth quarter in every game this season and just won their seventh game. However, who cares about the Detroit Lions? The Dallas Cowboys have won 11 straight games after losing by one point in week one against their next opponent, the New York Giants.
No win for the Cowboys has been the same, every week there is a new challenge and this team deserves credit for how they have answered the bell. When you are trying to build a championship-caliber team, you have to be able to win some ugly games. The Dallas Cowboys proved that they have "true grit" to fight and claw their way to victory as was on display Thursday night.
The Minnesota Vikings are as tough a defense as the Cowboys are going to have to play and they gave Dallas everything they had. Just about nothing was working offensively for Dallas and when they would find a crease, the Vikings would close it quickly. What makes it challenging to play a defense like the Vikings is their speed. They rarely are out of place and if they are, the defensive backs and linebackers have the speed to cover up their deficiencies. Say what you will about their offensive woes but that defense has the Mike Zimmer touch all over it. It took everything the Cowboys had just to put up 17 points and thankfully that was all it took.
This hard-fought victory might have been a little too close for our cardiovascular health but it was needed. Narrow victories help to breed toughness and a relentless approach. It's those teams that are able to win in a multitude of ways that ultimately become the greatest of success stories. We know that this team is a special one but we have no idea what the future holds, we're just along for the ride. Still, this team is drawing similar comparisons to the1992 Dallas Cowboys team. That team was very young too although they had Troy Aikman (in his fourth year) and Michael Irvin (in his fifth year).
Their youth energized the team that Jimmy Johnson was building and you could see with every week that they just kept checking off boxes. They had some tough low-scoring grinders against the Phoenix Cardinals and some barnburners like the 31-27 win over the Denver Broncos. This 2016 rendition of the Dallas Cowboys is similar in ways to that young team in the 1990's. No matter the task, the Cowboys stick together and take it one step at a time.
One of the veteran leaders on the team, Dez Bryant, was asked by the NFL Network Gameday Crew about his role in the offense and of course all he cares about is winning. On a night where he tied Michael Irvin's franchise touchdown record he only cared about that unity and showed his exemplary leadership:...