DC: 20 Questions: Which Performance From 2014 Will Be The Hardest To Match?

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20 Questions: Which Performance From 2014 Will Be The Hardest To Match?
Wednesday, July 08, 2015 3:00 PM CDT
By DallasCowboys.com Report

Despite completing four weeks of OTAs and mini-camp practices, several things remain unsettled for the Cowboys. When the team reports to training camp on July 28 in Oxnard, Calif., several questions still need answers.

The staff writers at DallasCowboys.com – Rob Phillips, David Helman, Nick Eatman and Bryan Broaddus – will attempt to answer these questions before the start of training camp.

Today’s question serves as a sort of follow-up on 2014. The Cowboys needed plenty of great performances to reach 12-4 and win the NFC East. Which of those will be the hardest to repeat?

14) Which performance from 2014 will be the hardest to match?

Rob Phillips: DeMarco Murray’s not here anymore, right? OK, give me Tony Romo’s NFL-best and club-record passer rating (113.2) and completion percentage (69.9). It’s nearly impossible for any quarterback to play more efficiently than that from a statistical standpoint. But here’s what he can do: play at his optimum for more games than last year and move around better than he did last year in stretches. If he isn’t so rusty in Week 1 against San Francisco, if he doesn’t get hurt in Week 8 against Washington, maybe the Cowboys win both those games and finish 14-2. Romo will need an effective run game again to keep defenses honest, but just the fact that he’s healthier this summer gives him a better chance than 2014 to function as his normal self, week-to-week.

David Helman: It’s hard for me to say this without it sounding like a knock against the guy – because it certainly isn’t. But I struggle to see how Zack Martin can possibly top his rookie campaign with the Cowboys. He’s already been named a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler as a rookie. He could have a fantastic 2015 season and still not live up to that, just by virtue of how good he was right off the bat. On top of that, he’s now a known name around the NFL. I’ve got to imagine that being named an All-Pro is something that’ll make your opponents pay extra attention when they’re looking at your tape. I don’t necessarily think Martin is going to have a “sophomore slump,” but he has set an incredibly lofty standard to live up to, especially at his young age.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...-which-performance-2014-will-be-hardest-match

 

[TimHortons]

I think Martin can at least match his performance fro last season. I don't think Romo will be able to match his passer-rating from last year. I'm not saying he'll be bad, but it was just such a high number last year that it'll be tough to exceed.

 

[big dog cowboy]

David Helman: It’s hard for me to say this without it sounding like a knock against the guy – because it certainly isn’t. But I struggle to see how Zack Martin can possibly top his rookie campaign with the Cowboys. He’s already been named a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler as a rookie.

But he's not a Top 100 player.

 

[conner01]

I think Martin can at least match his performance fro last season. I don't think Romo will be able to match his passer-rating from last year. I'm not saying he'll be bad, but it was just such a high number last year that it'll be tough to exceed.

That will be tough to match but as the article states what he can do is play better early and be close to what he was later last year and we will win enough games to get back to the playoffs and that's the first goal
Then you just have to win the last game you play and cowboy nation will be very happy