If the Cowboys have a good a good season, is it because?

[kskboys]

another myth.

takes grit, lol, you think Eli had grit? he chucked the ball and he had a great defense. Heck if we were half the team and a decent coach we should have wrecked them. Grit, you guys and your myths.

Grit does you no good w/o talent. Bill Bates only played STs. Started exactly one year, and he wasn't very good.

 

[kskboys]

It’s the same people that picked them to win 11 or 12 games every year.

Homers gonna homer.

I was picking 8-10 wins, but after looking at the schedule, 6-7 seems more likely.

 

[LovinItAll]

A favorable schedule (yes things can change, our opponents can beat us at any moment, or we can be ourselves!). Or could it be that this team is better than it was, with the addition of new players, new coaching, new philosophies etc etc??? Please give your thoughts

We don’t have a favorable schedule. I think I saw our SOS at #5 (could be off…‍). Our division

A favorable schedule (yes things can change, our opponents can beat us at any moment, or we can be ourselves!). Or could it be that this team is better than it was, with the addition of new players, new coaching, new philosophies etc etc??? Please give your thoughts

We definitely don’t have a favorable schedule (SOS is #5, I think). Fortunately, our entire division is in the same boat.

The O/U for # of games to win is 7.5. I took the over at -130 for $2k. I don’t think we’re the best team in our division, but I think we’ll win 10 games. No idea if that will be enough to advance, but it might be.

If healthy, we’ll definitely be better on offense than last year, and we could actually be semi-special if we can ink a RB. Defense, though? Man, we looked rough last year. Not being able to stop the run is a formula for losing. Hopefully we get that sorted out. I think we’re 2 years away from having the depth to make a deep run, but stranger things have happened.

 

[NotaCowboysFan]

Literally not one person is saying this.

Ideal no, but favorable in the fact there are a number of what seems to be free wins because of the third place schedule. I’d argue opponent wise they have the easiest schedule of anyone in our division, even the giants got it worse.

What raises their SOS is the fact they play the eagles and commanders a total of 4 games, but they also play the jets, the bears, the panthers, the cardinals. It’s why the giants have the hardest SOS in the league, because it factors in divisional play and they have a total of 6 games against the eagles, commanders, and cowboys.

If you take out division games then the cowboys actually have the most amount of “should be” wins in the division, teams they probably outclass.

Easiest games on the eagles and commanders schedule are the Raiders and Bears. Giants get the patriots and unfortunately the 49ers as last place opponents.

Again Dallas has the jets, the bears, the panthers, and the cardinals. They have games against the giants, bears, jets, and panthers all by week 6, that’s by far the easiest starting schedule of anyone in the division. Sure Dallas has a tough final stretch but it’s not that much harder than anyone else in the division if you take a look at schedules.

 

[jaybird]

A favorable schedule (yes things can change, our opponents can beat us at any moment, or we can be ourselves!). Or could it be that this team is better than it was, with the addition of new players, new coaching, new philosophies etc etc??? Please give your thoughts

Will McClay