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Before the season started, we didn't realize how much not having a off season would negatively impact the Cowboys and we didn't realize the injury plagued season we were about to enter. The so called NFL experts didn't realize this also and were predicting the Cowboys to do well. Remember when the Cowboys were as high as #5-6 in the preseason power polls? So it's understandable why anyone would be surprised and disappointed.
I don't give Nolan and the defense much of a pass for not having an offseason. Under those constraints, you don't try to reinvent the wheel. The Giants were under even more adverse conditions and they've managed to field a pretty good defense. So I give the Cowboys no additional slack for our defense being an embarrassment.