If we make the playoffs is there a point?

[5Stars]

we have virtually no chance of winning the SB. We have a good chance at winning the weakest division in the NFL. If you are satisfied with that have fun.

Thanks, I will...

 

[CT Dal Fan]

No that is absolutely BS that anything can happen once you reach the playoffs. The weaker teams fall and the strong remain. We do have talent but we have HUGE holes that really good teams exploit. THAT is why we have virtually no chance at making a serious run.

A couple years ago a 7-9 Seahawks team knocked off the Saints. The 2011 Packers were 15-1, and one-and-done in the playoffs. The top seeded Cowboys of 2007 and Giants of 2008 each suffered divisional exits. The top seed in the NFC last year was the Falcons. Where were they in the Super Bowl?

I'm not being rude, but my post wasn't BS.

 

[jnday]

Thanks, I will...

And so goes the fans of what once was the proudest team in sports. Gosh darnit, they are just happy to have the chance to cheer on an average team.

 

[5Stars]

And so goes the fans of what once was the proudest team in sports. Gosh darnit, they are just happy to have the chance to cheer on an average team.

Are you going to watch the game, or be a hypocrite? Please tell me you won't watch.

If you do....

 

[Idgit]

wow talk about having a really high opinion of oneself. So now you are the arbiter of all- can you possibly find a hat big enough to fit your head?

Just because my opinion is high, it doesn't mean I'm not right about the quality of your argument.

 

[jnday]

Are you going to watch the game, or be a hypocrite? Please tell me you won't watch.

If you do....

For the record , this us a "BIG GAME". I am gonna watch the game. You never know what might happen.

 

[Nightman]

Just because my opinion is high, it doesn't mean I'm not right about the quality of your argument.

They would rather be right and lose than wrong and win.

 

[Plankton]

Got to be in it to win it.

There's always a point. As long as you make it, you have a puncher's chance.

 

[BoysFan4ever]

Hey just get to the playoffs! That'd be great.

 

[cheftjpeck]

So wait .., let me get this straight .. Rooting for your team.., rooting for them to win (even if the other team is better in talent etc) means you are settling for mediocrity? I'm a realist too.. But my reality has shown me that less talented teams have beaten better teams before on any given Sunday .. Do I go into every game thinking we can win.. Yes.. Do I get ticked when we lose .. Absolutely .. Do I believe in morale victories .. Heck no..but some of you are so doom and gloom before the game is even played .. I mean your not enjoying being a fan of this team then move on..



Oh and yes I grew up watching the Landry years ... But those Landry years weren't just the 70's folks with Super Bowl wins and losses .. Those Landry years turned into the decade of almosts early on and despair later on in the 80's as well... I hate that we so many years removed from winning the big game.. I'm so much not a fan of how this franchise has been handled for over a decade ... However in less than 35 minutes I will be sitting here cheering on the boys against all odds to beat the saints .. And if they don't I will be pissed off... BUT I will still cheer them on and think they can beat the next team on the schedule .. But hey I guess that's just me

 

[Nightman]

So wait .., let me get this straight .. Rooting for your team.., rooting for them to win (even if the other team is better in talent etc) means you are settling for mediocrity? I'm a realist too.. But my reality has shown me that less talented teams have beaten better teams before on any given Sunday .. Do I go into every game thinking we can win.. Yes.. Do I get ticked when we lose .. Absolutely .. Do I believe in morale victories .. Heck no..but some of you are so doom and gloom before the game is even played .. I mean your not enjoying being a fan of this team then move on..



Oh and yes I grew up watching the Landry years ... But those Landry years weren't just the 70's folks with Super Bowl wins and losses .. Those Landry years turned into the decade of almosts early on and despair later on in the 80's as well... I hate that we so many years removed from winning the big game.. I'm so much not a fan of how this franchise has been handled for over a decade ... However in less than 35 minutes I will be sitting here cheering on the boys against all odds to beat the saints .. And if they don't I will be pissed off... BUT I will still cheer them on and think they can beat the next team on the schedule .. But hey I guess that's just me

I'm the same way. I'm starved for some playoff wins. I don't care if it is a fluke or upset, I just want to see them win. Missing the playoffs stinks.

 

[zrinkill]

some of us just have higher standards. We grew up in the days of Tom Landry when it was EXPECTED that we make the playoffs.

I look at most posters here and they are as happy as a pig in slop at just contending.

Lower standards that is the difference.

By the estimations of the OP and most of the "realist" ........ Tom Landry only succeeded twice in his 28 years as coach of the Cowboys ....... with no salary cap.
The same people who are bringing his name up would run him out of town nowadays.

 

[waving monkey]

actually settling for less is the sure sign of a losing mentality.

I rather enjoy the game if that's a losers mentality so be it

 

[waving monkey]

hey if you are happy with mediocrity that is your problem.

it's a problem for you my friend i'm happy

 

[dcstands4]

By the estimations of the OP and most of the "realist" ........ Tom Landry only succeeded twice in his 28 years as coach of the Cowboys ....... with no salary cap.
The same people who are bringing his name up would run him out of town nowadays.

This ain't ain't about Landry this is about THIS team, who can't do ****

 

[dcstands4]

A couple years ago a 7-9 Seahawks team knocked off the Saints. The 2011 Packers were 15-1, and one-and-done in the playoffs. The top seeded Cowboys of 2007 and Giants of 2008 each suffered divisional exits. The top seed in the NFC last year was the Falcons. Where were they in the Super Bowl?

I'm not being rude, but my post wasn't BS.

I get up point but do you see anything anything in this team that tells you we "could"win in the playoffs?

 

[dcstands4]

Question for all of those who think there is no point in making the playoffs if your team is mediocre:


Did you complain when the Cowboys lost to the Eagles, Giants and Commanders in 2008, 2011, 2012 - defeats which prevented the Cowboys from getting into the playoffs? If so, why? Surely you didn't think the Cowboys would accomplish much in the playoffs, did you?

That team ain't this one

 

[dcstands4]

So what you are saying that except for the team that wins the Superbowl ......... there is no point to the season.

You picked the wrong sport to watch ......... every team fails more than they succeed in the NFL.

Did I say that?

 

[jnday]

For the posters who really want to reach the playoffs, rid you enjoy this game? This is the result of playing a good team. A playoff game would be a repeat of tonight. Is this a team that deserves to be in the playoffs?