Has your attitude changed?

[Rick_Deckard]

As free agency and the draft approaches I will look back at what an unexpected and pleasant surprise this season was and look forward to next season. However, if we lose I will be in a very bad mood Sunday night and it will take me weeks to get over it. I want this one for #9. He has more than earned it.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

At first, it was all gravy after Dallas beat Det. But now with the constantly whining about a few "missed" calls (Which happen for BOTH teams in every single game) I want Dallas to shock the world and beat GB at home.

I can only imagine the media circus and "I told you so's" if Dallas loses. Not something I'm looking forward to.

Quite honestly this could not be more true.

The team has done much better in so many ways. Its great!



But now, by their own doing, last year and in recent history. This team has been taken to the shed.

Then you have this Detroit game with the call/no calls.



Dallas has to not only win, but they have to go back to how they ended the season and take Green Bay and Seattle to the woodshed.

I know I only predicted 21-17 win or so but they need those 44-13 types score against GB and Seattle.


Then if we meet the Broncos, another blowout like they did in the 80s (all Broncos Super Bowl losses have been blowouts / No contests).

Dallas 44-17 Green Bay

Dallas 45-21 Seattle

Dallas 55-13 Denver


Just winning will leave that cloud from Detroit game BUT if we go on to beat the stuff out of these teams THAT is the only.

I know, I know... just winning is hard enough... now I am talking full all out beat downs.

 

[spook930]

I totally understand that this team wasn't "expected" to do much but I feel like I do every year Super Bowl or bust. Romos getting up there and I want him to get that ring more than anything.

 

[superonyx]

Sitting here on Wednesday I can say that I will be satisfied with the season no matter what happens Sunday......
But on Sunday I will not be thinking that if we lose. I will be very upset (I never turn into blame games, blow it all up ect).
Now if we lose come next Wednesday I will most likely look back on the season with a smile and think, what a run.

The one thing that can mess me up for an extended period of time is if we somehow outplay the packers and get screwed in some manner.
I can sleep well knowing we got beat by the better team or knowing that winning in Green Bay is just too much. I don't want to have a bad taste in my mouth from a should have won but we lost type of game. I hate those...

 

[khiladi]

This is our chance with our coordinators and Callahan possibly leaving...

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I will be extremely disappointed if we lose, but I will feel alot better this offseason than in previous years.

 

[waving monkey]

I'm not reading me. I'm happy to be here but I don't want to
step into oblivion of the season's over.

 

[JD_KaPow]

The '90s team, winning 3 SBs in four years, has really skewed expectations. Doing such a thing is incredibly rare and unlikely, especially in today's league. What any team should aspire to looks more like the Cowboys of the '70s or the Patriots of today. Build a solid team, balance competing and rebuilding so that you're always (or almost always) in the playoff mix. Some years, the breaks will go against you and you'll lose to a lesser team. Some years, a better team will just flat out beat you. But occasionally, the stars will align and you'll go all the way.

The Landry Cowboys went to the playoffs 17 times in 18 years. The Patiots have made it 12 of the last 14 years. That's the only sound recipe for winning Super Bowls.

This has been a great season, well beyond my expectations. If we lose Sunday, well, I still got to watch 120 minutes more of Cowboys football than I did the last few years. No matter what happens, I see the signs that this group is building a team to compete continuously. It's not perfect: they're still too willing to trade up in the draft, among other things. And managing the QB transition will be a huge challenge that may go wrong. But they're moving in the right direction and that's good enough for me right now.

 

[Stash]

It was gravy for me just winning the division. There's no shame in losing in the divisional round in Green Bay with this team.

If I thought we were the clear cut better team I'd feel differently.

^
This.

 

[Alexander]

At first, it was all gravy after Dallas beat Det. But now with the constantly whining about a few "missed" calls (Which happen for BOTH teams in every single game) I want Dallas to shock the world and beat GB at home.

I can only imagine the media circus and "I told you so's" if Dallas loses. Not something I'm looking forward to.

That is why a win in GB would be amazing.

If for nothing else to extended a very large middle finger to all of incessant and over the top whining about poor officiating. Detroit is not the first team to get screwed in the postseason. I would like nothing more than to be like the Patriots were, beneficiaries of the Tuck Rule. You still have to win the game, regardless.

 

[JS22]

That is why a win in GB would be amazing.

If for nothing else to extended a very large middle finger to all of incessant and over the top whining about poor officiating. Detroit is not the first team to get screwed in the postseason. I would like nothing more than to be like the Patriots were, beneficiaries of the Tuck Rule. You still have to win the game, regardless.

Thing is, they didn't even get screwed. The call itself wasn't even that bad. The way the refs handled it was atrocious. Every game has 3-4 calls that are suspect. And it swings both ways.

Nobody seems to be talking about the phantom PI against Williams, or the defender grabbing Witten and stopping his route 10 yards down the field. (Right before the 4th and 6 that Lions fans / the media are having a field day with.)

 

[DFWJC]

I'm happy at this point. We always want more for our team if it's there to get, but I'd be okay a few days later if we lost.

12-4
Division Champ
Playoff win

If we get smoked in GB, that would dampen it a good bit
If we lost a close one, I'd be disappointed as a fan on game day, but not in the season as a whole

I won't be shocked if we win, btw.

 

[Alexander]

Thing is, they didn't even get screwed. The call itself wasn't even that bad. The way the refs handled it was atrocious. Every game has 3-4 calls that are suspect. And it swings both ways.

Nobody seems to be talking about the phantom PI against Williams, or the defender grabbing Witten and stopping his route 10 yards down the field. (Right before the 4th and 6 that Lions fans / the media are having a field day with.)

All teams get screwed, whether it is valid or not is open due to perspective.

I just can say I have never seen a questionable call like this still be whined about three days later. It is unreal and honestly pretty annoying at this stage.

 

[joshjwp]

I say it's all gravy from here on out...but honestly for some reason I have a feeling we come out and crush the Packers by like 14 points.

 

[mahoneybill]

I wasn't expecting a playoff. In fact, I was expecting a top 10 pick in the 2015 NFL draft. So everything is gravy as far as I'm concerned.

I will be disappointed if we lose, but more so for Romo and Witten because they don't have much time left in this league. I REALLY want them to win. So my disappointment won't be necessarily that the Cowboys lose because the franchise will go on. I just want Romo and Witten to taste a Super Bowl.

I honestly believe if we get through the Lions, the Packers and the Seahawks (assuming we win Sunday and the Seahawks win), I don't think it matters who we play in the Super Bowl, we'll win. That's murderer's row right there. Reminds me of the 90s when we had to beat the Skins (who were coming off a Super Bowl championship), the Giants (who won the Super Bowl the season before the Skins and were still good), the Eagles (and the Gang Green defense) and the 49ers. We had to beat the Eagles then the 49ers at Candlestick.

I knew if we got through that gauntlet, the Super Bowl was a foregone conclusion. Same here.

Great memories there. Hoping for a repeat, but coming into season with 7-9 as my prediction anything that stirs the fires to get the big one will be greatly appreciated.

 

[mahoneybill]

That is why a win in GB would be amazing.

If for nothing else to extended a very large middle finger to all of incessant and over the top whining about poor officiating. Detroit is not the first team to get screwed in the postseason. I would like nothing more than to be like the Patriots were, beneficiaries of the Tuck Rule. You still have to win the game, regardless.

The media is hyping the " non call" on an uncatchable ball to boot, because they don't want to admit that our team is on the rise regardless of outcome of this game....

 

[Alexander]

The media is hyping the " non call" on an uncatchable ball to boot, because they don't want to admit that our team is on the rise regardless of outcome of this game....

I won't go so far as saying there is a conspiracy to deny Dallas credit, but it is pretty clear that if this were another team, it would not even be a topic of discussion for three minutes, much less three days later.

 

[Dale]

Big picture, this season was a resounding success. Nothing about Sunday can change that.

However, I'm the greedy type. We're oh so close to playing for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. The freakin' Super Bowl. When I was a kid watching in the 90s, you took these games for granted. It felt like a birthright to see Dallas-San Francisco in the NFC title game. But this past decade especially, it's almost become unthinkable to wrap my mind around the idea of what it would be like to play in a title game again. Man, I want that opportunity for this team so badly.

 

[tyke1doe]

My attitude changed a great deal. I watch games now and don't freak out in the first half when things are going badly. I'm a lot calmer and trust that this team will give its best and not make repeated, self-defeating errors. I now laugh at the amount of teeth-gnashing that occurs in game threads early on instead of participating.

Me too. The first sign of something bad happening, and many in here are ready to throw in the towel. "I knew it wasn't going to be our year." "Here come the Cowboys being the Cowboys again." "Jason didn't have them ready to play. He needs to go." "Told you the defense couldn't take us deep into the playoffs." "See. This the Tony Romo we've come to hate."

 

[mahoneybill]

I won't go so far as saying there is a conspiracy to deny Dallas credit, but it is pretty clear that if this were another team, it would not even be a topic of discussion for three minutes, much less three days later.

Agree on the " no conspiracy" just think that any other team they would have moved on to bigger things like the game itself, .

Big picture, this season was a resounding success. Nothing about Sunday can change that.

However, I'm the greedy type. We're oh so close to playing for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. The freakin' Super Bowl. When I was a kid watching in the 90s, you took these games for granted. It felt like a birthright to see Dallas-San Francisco in the NFC title game. But this past decade especially, it's almost become unthinkable to wrap my mind around the idea of what it would be like to play in a title game again. Man, I want that opportunity for this team so badly.

Nice summary. Vintage fan, so have seen this cycle several times, but also agree on the former " inevitable NFC / Super Bowl appearance" aspect.

Would be great to have that happen, and see Tony/Witten get their ring....