I think this team will gel in the 2nd half....

[Jimz31]

When we gel....you can bow to me....

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

How exactly are we going to 'gel' with games against juggernauts like Indy, NY, Philly, Atlanta and NO?

Munchis.....Out!!!

yeah the Eagles, Saints and Falcons are real juggernauts :laugh1:

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

When we gel....you can bow to me....

"Kneel before Zod.... Kneel" LOL

couldnt help it:laugh2:

 

[Jimz31]

"Kneel before Zod.... Kneel" LOL

couldnt help it:laugh2:

Superman fan, huh? lol

 

[sonnyboy]

Five reasons to be confident in the second half:

1) Romo
2) Romo
3) Romo
4) 5 of last 8 at home
5) Very healthy team

I think any objective analyst would agree our single biggest problem the first half of the season was QB. Safety play has hurt us and OL play has hurt us.
Kind of surprising how our terrible OL which wasn't supposed to block for Romo any better than Bledsoe has not been a topic of discussion these last two weeks.

I predict we go 7-1 in the second half and take the NFC East.

 

[Jimz31]

Five reasons to be confident in the second half:

1) Romo
2) Romo
3) Romo
4) 5 of last 8 at home
5) Very healthy team

I think any objective analyst would agree our single biggest problem the first half of the season was QB. Safety play has hurt us and OL play has hurt us.
Kind of surprising how our terrible OL which wasn't supposed to block for Romo any better than Bledsoe has not been a topic of discussion these last two weeks.

I predict we go 7-1 in the second half and take the NFC East.

Wow...heck of a prediction. I would say 5-3, but hope for 8-0.

 

[smarta5150]

I wanna be optimistic and all but on Sunday Romo was lights out and we still came up short. Who is to say it doesnt happen again and again?

 

[smarta5150]

Romo looks amazing but we need to rise as a team by cutting out half the penalties and becoming "clutch."

 

[Jimz31]

I wanna be optimistic and all but on Sunday Romo was lights out and we still came up short. Who is to say it doesnt happen again and again?

That is the point of my original post. I am THINKING that they can gel. They just haven't really played like a team all year long. At some point, it will click in...I hope.

 

[smarta5150]

I was only commenting really on the 7-1 comment (should have quoted). Would be very very nice but I'm not so sure its viable. Hoping 10-6 or 9-7 somehow sqeaks into the playoffs

 

[Jimz31]

Nice to see others that are coming around to this sort of thinking...now, the Cowboys just have to get it together and we'll be fine.

 

[sonnyboy]

Wow...heck of a prediction. I would say 5-3, but hope for 8-0.

It is. Have to chalk it up to Romo. He's given me an almost unreal level of confidence. I starting to get the feeling he's even better than most of us realize.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I hope the Cowboys stick to the one-game-at-a-time mantra. Just beat Arizona and worry about Indy after that. There is no NFL team that can't be beaten. The key is to treat the second half of this season as a new beginning. Throw all the penalties and mistakes out the window. Start with a clean slate of concentration, execution and playing up to their ability and they will have at least 10 wins in the end. I'm tired of hearing how the Cowboys are better than their record. I want to see it.

 

[Doomsday101]

I hope the Cowboys stick to the one-game-at-a-time mantra. Just beat Arizona and worry about Indy after that. There is no NFL team that can't be beaten. The key is to treat the second half of this season as a new beginning. Throw all the penalties and mistakes out the window. Start with a clean slate of concentration, execution and playing up to their ability and they will have at least 10 wins in the end. I'm tired of hearing how the Cowboys are better than their record. I want to see it.

Completely agree with you. Get any thoughts of playoffs out of their heads and focus on the task at hand. If they do that then come playoff time they just might be there.

 

[gbrittain]

Bash me if you want, but I think that this team CAN get it going in the second half of the season.

First of all, let's look at each loss.....

#1: Jacksonville. What was the achilles heel in that game? 3 INT's by Bledsoe at inopportune times and a missed FG by Suisham. Yet, we were in position to win the game. This was a game that I said we got "Bledsoed".

#2: Philadelphia. Again, the achilles heel? 3 more INT's. Let's not forget about the 3 fumbles and 7 sacks. Yet, if anyone remembers that game, where were we at at the end of the game? About to tie it until Bledsoe throws that out in the endzone which was picked off and returned for a TD. Once again, we got "Bledsoed".

#3. New York. Achilles heel? INT's and sacks again. Romo threw 3 and Bledsoe threw 1. Sacks? 6 of them. 4 on Bledsoe and 2 on Romo. Also what needs to be noted was that Romo came in in the second half and still threw for 227 yards. Not a bad half and we all saw that the team rallied behind him and seemed to play much better. We also saw Romo picking up a couple of longer distance 3rd downs.

#4. Washington. What can you say about this game. We took a vacation and never came back. Washington had a week off just to prepare for us and still barely beat us. It was their Superbowl as it is every year. A dropped pass which would have been a TD by T.O., which was critical, IMO. This is a game where I say that we were "T.O.'ed".

As you can see, QB play played a big role in each of our losses except for the last week. QB play SEEMS to be fixed....at least it has the past couple of weeks.

I think the offense will begin to gel and bring the penalties under control. The escapability of Romo masks the holes in our O-line which REALLY needs revamped in this off-season.

The run defense is fine....it's the pass defense which really concerns me and the lack of a pass rush especially.

I think this team is much better than how they have been playing....and like Peter King says....I'm just waiting on them to show me (or whatever he said.

Good post, I absolutely think that this team can gel and make a run. I do not know that they will. The only crowd that aggravates me a bit are those who think everything is hunky dory the way things are. Like everything is going according to plan.

 

[canters]

Indy is 8-0, just won in Denver AND New England so it's safe to say they are the elite team at least in the AFC.

Giants and Egirls are both better than us and backed that up with head to head victories

Vick has finally learned to pass the football and that makes the falcons even more dangerous.

The Saints have all kinds of talent on both sides of the football....losing Sean Payton has set our offense back years.

Munchis....Out!!

OK Bledsoe,

Indy is better than us right now,,I agree.

It is in dispute that the Gmen and or Eagles are better than us. The first games are just that, the first games. YOU were a big reason we lost both.

Atlanta is good, but beatable.

NO is also beatable.

We must stop beating ourselves. With you on the bench, that is easier.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

I sure like the way you are thinking!

 

[5Stars]

Bash me if you want, but I think that this team CAN get it going in the second half of the season.

First of all, let's look at each loss.....

#1: Jacksonville. What was the achilles heel in that game? 3 INT's by Bledsoe at inopportune times and a missed FG by Suisham. Yet, we were in position to win the game. This was a game that I said we got "Bledsoed".

#2: Philadelphia. Again, the achilles heel? 3 more INT's. Let's not forget about the 3 fumbles and 7 sacks. Yet, if anyone remembers that game, where were we at at the end of the game? About to tie it until Bledsoe throws that out in the endzone which was picked off and returned for a TD. Once again, we got "Bledsoed".

#3. New York. Achilles heel? INT's and sacks again. Romo threw 3 and Bledsoe threw 1. Sacks? 6 of them. 4 on Bledsoe and 2 on Romo. Also what needs to be noted was that Romo came in in the second half and still threw for 227 yards. Not a bad half and we all saw that the team rallied behind him and seemed to play much better. We also saw Romo picking up a couple of longer distance 3rd downs.

#4. Washington. What can you say about this game. We took a vacation and never came back. Washington had a week off just to prepare for us and still barely beat us. It was their Superbowl as it is every year. A dropped pass which would have been a TD by T.O., which was critical, IMO. This is a game where I say that we were "T.O.'ed".

As you can see, QB play played a big role in each of our losses except for the last week. QB play SEEMS to be fixed....at least it has the past couple of weeks.

I think the offense will begin to gel and bring the penalties under control. The escapability of Romo masks the holes in our O-line which REALLY needs revamped in this off-season.

The run defense is fine....it's the pass defense which really concerns me and the lack of a pass rush especially.

I think this team is much better than how they have been playing....and like Peter King says....I'm just waiting on them to show me (or whatever he said.

Great job! You said what I have been thinking for some time now! The Cowboys have been in every game until the end...and they had a chance in each and everyone of them to pull it out, however, fate reared it's ugly head...

Good post, Jimz31!!

 

[YosemiteSam]

Well, the Cowboys will "gel" as soon as they decide it's important to them as a team to "gel". To "gel" is hard to do when there are so many questions and changes happening on all three parts of the team. (Bledsoe on offense, Watkins on defense, and now Thompson on special teams) Give them time and pray there are no more injuries and this team should gel nicely. Just hopefully it's not to late by then...