News: DMN: National columnist: The Cowboys 'aren't that good,' have a 'soft' 9-1 record

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A company pays a guy like this to put on their staff:lmao: Can we paste this article up in the Cowboy's locker room.
 

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How does 2nd only to Seattle translate into "not that good"
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Exactly. The team is currently "best in the league". That's by ranking and circumstance. I don't think anyone is claiming they're some unbeatable juggernaut, just a good team, on the rise and doing what they're supposed to week to week. But "not that good" certainly suggests much worse than "behind Seattle as NFC favorites"
 

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The Cowboys are 9-1, best in the NFL and looking reminiscent of the 1990s Cowboys teams - or at least close. But Fox Sports columnist Chris Chase isn't buying the hype. The Cowboys are very beatable, he says.

"The Dallas Cownoys aren't that good, at least they haven't proved it yet," Chase wrote. "Saying 'that good' is in reference to their 9-1 record, seeming offensive indestructibility and status as favorites in the NFC.

"The truth is the record is soft, the offense is vulnerable and they're a clear second behind Seattle as the rightful favorite to win the NFC."

Nine NFL defenses - including highly touted ones like Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Baltimore - may think otherwise about the Cowboys offensive vulnerability. In fact, barring a Terrance Williams misstep in Game 1 vs. the Giants - perhaps the Cowboys would be sitting at 10-0.

Chase argues that the Cowboys have played an easy schedule, at 1-1 vs. teams with winning records and 8-0 against a host of .500 or worse teams.

Chase qualifies his criticism, noting that "We've found out that Dallas is a team that doesn't play down to its competition." But still, he says, 9-1 is the result of "schedule ephemera."

SportsDay insider David Moore disputed the claim that the Cowboys have gotten lucky en route to 9-1 in his column Sunday after the Cowboys' 27-17 win vs. Baltimore.

"Those who choose to fret about the cracks in Michelangelo's David rather than revel in its beauty, those who insist we won't discover what this Cowboys team is all about until it faces adversity are ignoring a universal truth," Moore said. "The Cowboys have overcome plenty of adversity this season. Sunday's 27-17 win over Baltimore is the latest example."

Moore continued:

"An offense that couldn't get anything going early couldn't be stopped late to extend its winning streak to a franchise-record nine games.

"A defense that was gashed early and missing two starters in the secondary responded to ensure the Cowboys are now working on 71 days without a loss.

"Adversity? You stare first-and-30 in the face and not only pick that up but lead the Cowboys to a touchdown the way rookie Dak Prescott did. You lose Pro Bowl veterans to injury throughout the season, starting with quarterback Tony Romo, and fashion the NFL's best record.

"This group has shown time and time again it can come back from adversity. "

What do you think, Cowboys fans? Has America's Team overcome adversity?

Click here to read Chase's full column.

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for what ever reason, people either love or hate the cowboys. there is no middle ground. and to this writer Seattle is the Cinderella, but looking at Seattle, they have one win against a winning team... NE

the rest is against teams .500 or below...they lost twice to two teams with losing record and tied a team with a losing record. so what gives? do they play up/down of their opponents?
 
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CowboysFaninDC said:
for what ever reason, people either love or hate the cowboys. there is no middle ground. and to this writer Seattle is the Cinderella, but looking at Seattle, they have one win against a winning team... NE

the rest is against teams .500 or below...they lost twice to two teams with losing record and tied a team with a losing record. so what gives? do they play up/down of their opponents?
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And their division stinks. We've played 3 tough divisional opponents.
 
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The Cowboys are 9-1, best in the NFL and looking reminiscent of the 1990s Cowboys teams - or at least close. But Fox Sports columnist Chris Chase isn't buying the hype. The Cowboys are very beatable, he says.

"The Dallas Cownoys aren't that good, at least they haven't proved it yet," Chase wrote. "Saying 'that good' is in reference to their 9-1 record, seeming offensive indestructibility and status as favorites in the NFC.

"The truth is the record is soft, the offense is vulnerable and they're a clear second behind Seattle as the rightful favorite to win the NFC."

Nine NFL defenses - including highly touted ones like Green Bay, Pittsburgh and Baltimore - may think otherwise about the Cowboys offensive vulnerability. In fact, barring a Terrance Williams misstep in Game 1 vs. the Giants - perhaps the Cowboys would be sitting at 10-0.

Chase argues that the Cowboys have played an easy schedule, at 1-1 vs. teams with winning records and 8-0 against a host of .500 or worse teams.

Chase qualifies his criticism, noting that "We've found out that Dallas is a team that doesn't play down to its competition." But still, he says, 9-1 is the result of "schedule ephemera."

SportsDay insider David Moore disputed the claim that the Cowboys have gotten lucky en route to 9-1 in his column Sunday after the Cowboys' 27-17 win vs. Baltimore.

"Those who choose to fret about the cracks in Michelangelo's David rather than revel in its beauty, those who insist we won't discover what this Cowboys team is all about until it faces adversity are ignoring a universal truth," Moore said. "The Cowboys have overcome plenty of adversity this season. Sunday's 27-17 win over Baltimore is the latest example."

Moore continued:

"An offense that couldn't get anything going early couldn't be stopped late to extend its winning streak to a franchise-record nine games.

"A defense that was gashed early and missing two starters in the secondary responded to ensure the Cowboys are now working on 71 days without a loss.

"Adversity? You stare first-and-30 in the face and not only pick that up but lead the Cowboys to a touchdown the way rookie Dak Prescott did. You lose Pro Bowl veterans to injury throughout the season, starting with quarterback Tony Romo, and fashion the NFL's best record.

"This group has shown time and time again it can come back from adversity. "

What do you think, Cowboys fans? Has America's Team overcome adversity?

Click here to read Chase's full column.

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Who in the hell is Chris Chase? I have literally never heard of this guy.
 
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What are we suppose to do apologize for the schedule that we have? I don't expect the haters to be happy with Dallas' record this year but come on this is just dumb. We got this schedule by being terrible last year and they can only play the teams they are given. Enough with this discrediting nonsense already.
 
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The premature nature of Chase's article undermines it. You don't write articles about a team not being good until they start to stumble--IF they stumble. Blusterful fans create these kinds of conversations to... well... denigrate the success of other fans' teams. So called journalists should hold themselves to a higher knowledgeable standard instead of lowering themselves into the click bait gutter.
 
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Absolutely love these type of articles. Hopefully they'll be writing one about how we were the worst team to ever win the SB.....
 
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The premature nature of Chase's article undermines it. You don't write articles about a team not being good until they start to stumble--IF they stumble. Blusterful fans create these kinds of conversations to... well... denigrate the success of other fans' teams. So called journalists should hold themselves to a higher knowledgeable standard instead of lowering themselves into the click bait gutter.
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He (Chase) read Skip's book: How to Propel Your Sports Journalism Career by Making Ridiculous Statements.
 
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These writers should have plenty of practice with this narrative from the Patriots over the years. Oh, wait...

The Steelers, Ravens and Eagles would all be over .500 if the Cowboys lost to them. GB would be. 500 if they won. When you are 9-1, you're going to have teams with worse records on your schedule than if you're 5-4 or 4-5. It's kind of how math works. Meanwhile, Dallas sits at the number 1 spot in point differential. They are running away from the field against every other team outside of NE.

Point differential of current playoff teams

1. Dallas +98
2. NE +91
4. Denver +50
5. Seattle +46
7. Atlanta +37
9. Chiefs +35
11. Oakland +29
13. Washington +21
16. Detroit +6
18. NYG +4
19. Miami +2
27. Houston -34
 
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Eh, whatever. Really who cares? For you to be national don't people need to know who you are?
 
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