Latest NFL power ranking has Cowboys just barely in the Top 10

[Rayman70]

Man they couldn't even dare put that ad on in today's PC climate. Nobody has a sense of humor anymore..

exactly Ronnie.

 

[Diehardblues]

Fan sites and blogs are the equivalent of being in a bar, or at the barbershop back in the day (and now).

Yea, but it’s worse . The internet allows for any fool with a keyboard access to us. Back in those days we’d have had to run into them in a public place which is much less chance than bumping into them here.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

seems that other teams got better. rankings aren't static. if our team stays the same, we don't just inherit last years ranking.

But the team didn’t stay the same and how did those teams ahead of us get better?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Hasn't been much to love though haha

What’s the standard for love? Because I don’t get how the Jets have much to love….

 

[Motorola]

and the American Express commercials during the games were classic. Landry, Danny White...luved em. RFK was awesome when Dallas was there.I agree.

The football broadcast would show then owner Jack Kent Cooke in his suite, wearing those odd-looking sunglasses - with his wife (at the time) and a couple of D.C. politicos.

 

[Diehardblues]

Maybe not but the media has resented the Cowboys since NFL Films dubbed them "America's Team." People always act like the Cowboys called themselves that name even though it came from an outside source. It's also hilarious how they all fall all over themselves to have the games involving the Cowboys on their network and how they tease Cowboys-related stories on all of their talking head shows. The Cowboys are basically the meal ticket for 90% of the network sports shows out there and they know it. I don't consume a whole lot of their drivel because it's literally the same ole tired tropes over and over. But in fairness until the Cowboys win something.. none of this will change.. so it is what it is..

While it’s true an outside source coined the nickname our GM Tex Schramm made the most of it to promote and maximize the Americas Teams label much to the dislike of Landry who discouraged against it warning it would place a target on our backs .

 

[America's Cowboy]

One of my all-time lifelong favorite commercials!!!

Thanks for posting, @Rayman70 !

 

[Rayman70]

communicating in person these days is a lost art and needs to return so humanity can get along with each other again. We aren't as nearly divided as we been led to believe guys. Sports is no different. We agree more than we disagree if we could only speak to each other like the old days lol. Less hurt feelings that way.

 

[Rayman70]

One of my all-time lifelong favorite commercials!!!

Thanks for posting, @Rayman70 !

yw sir. I agree

 

[rambo2]

I was in my early 20's as well. I think 22 or 23 in 1992. I was 25 when we last won a ring. I talked so much shiet 2 man..I luved it, every minute.We were so dang gd.

I was 15 in 1971. 22 in 1977. Then lived through the long drought into the 90's. The current drought will end at some point too.

 

[Rayman70]

I was 15 in 1971. 21 in 1976. Then lived through the long drought into the 90's. The current drought will end at some point too.

Man I was barely 1 in 1971 if that. . I fell in luv with Dallas in 1973. I can still recall being just 3 then...something special about the man in the weird hat and number 12. I would actually cry when we lost games until I was 11-12 years old. It irritated my Dad to no end lol. God rest his soul.

 

[Rayman70]

The football broadcast would show then owner Jack Kent Cooke in his suite, wearing those odd-looking sunglasses - with his wife (at the time) and a couple of D.C. politicos.

Dang I recall that too. The newer fans have 0 idea what we are talkin about. He was a great team owner.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Last offseason, despite the Cowboys shipping out Amari Cooper, the team was typically in the top eight or so of the rankings and considered a valid Super Bowl contender. This week, post draft, we have a power ranking from veteran NFL observer Peter King, and the Cowboys have slipped down to tenth in his ranking.


Whatever you think of the ranking, there is some interesting reasoning here about the Cowboys. Their offense can be on fire for long stretches, and along with a top-notch defense, they can rack up back-to-back 12-win seasons. But once they hit the playoffs against the 49ers, the offense fizzles.

The other side of that thinking might have been about Dak Prescott. The Cowboys likely believe, and with some pretty solid history to back them up, that Prescott will not be so careless with the football as he was in 2022. Not all of those interceptions were his fault, but he put the ball in danger too many times. The Cowboys are counting on him not making that mistake a second year in a row.

Other things about this ranking of note. King has the Eagles as the solid number one in his rankings over their Super Bowl nemesis, the Chiefs. Interestingly, King has teams like the Lions at number six, and the Dolphins at number eight. Even the Aaron Rodgers-led Jets have jumped to number nine. All that seems pretty bullish on some teams who are just now entering the upper echelons of the league.


https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...llas-cowboys-barely-top-10-dak-prescott-draft

"Cowboys offense fizzles against the #1 D in football"

So does that sound like something strange to you? The #1 D in the NFL slowing down offenses?

Some act like this is some kind of desperately odd thing to happen and that its means something drastic about our offense.

Just means the Niners are a better team than us. Their defense is better than our offense. Our Oline has been the #1 biggest issue. Both games we couldnt run the football. We also had trouble passing. Makes perfect sense against the #1 defense in the NFL.

So until we fix the Oline, not much is going to change in that regard.

 

[shabazz]

Peter King is an idiot and a hater. Always has been. Always will be. Sorry for sounding so ugly, but that guy is a bonafied Cowboys hater. I honestly don't understand why any Cowboys fan listens to that moron?

nobody has gotten SB predictions wrong worse than King……..yet Sports Illustrated featured his failed prognostications for 20+ years.

Only the weather people get away with being as wrong as he is

 

[Motorola]

It was uncharted territory as I had only seen them lose to Pittsburgh then moved to DC to see them lose to Philly, SF and then the pain of Washington beating them at RFK. So to watch them win in such fashion was beyond. I was in my 20’s. I talked so much ***** for those years

I was in my early 20's as well. I think 22 or 23 in 1992. I was 25 when we last won a ring. I talked so much shiet 2 man..I luved it, every minute.We were so dang gd.

I was in my late 30's and still was doing that (my friends would groan, then give me that look like "Really?").

 

[shabazz]

Preseason rankings mean nothing. There’s only one thing that’s certain, when it comes down to the final 2, we won’t be one of them.

……and we all know why. Some say it and and others won’t admit it.

we remain because we hope it will be rectified

 

[J12B]

What’s the standard for love? Because I don’t get how the Jets have much to love….

The acquisition of Aaron Rodgers.

Everyone loves him for some reason

 

[RonnieT24]

Man I was barely 1 in 1971 if that. . I fell in luv with Dallas in 1973. I can still recall being just 3 then...something special about the man in the weird hat and number 12. I would actually cry when we lost games until I was 11-12 years old. It irritated my Dad to no end lol. God rest his soul.

LOL!.. dude you bring back memories.. I became a Cowboys fan at the age of 5 when they drafted Bob Hayes.. We had just moved to Florida from MIssissippi and to my 5 year old mind they had drafted a neighbor so they became my team. Now we only had like on 13 inch B&W TV back then and 3 channels to watch so I didn't really get to watch many games. Hell I didn't even know they were on half the time cause I was out playing pretending to be Bob Hayes against my neighbors. I didn't TRULY fall in love with them until that 1970 year when they made the run to the Super Bowl on that ridiculous defense. Even though they lost that sealed it for me. Then when they made Roger the full time starter that took it to another level.

It wasn't till a few years later that I started to realize that the Cowboys were ALWAYS ON! Every Sunday.... to the point where everybody started calling CBS the "Cowboys Broadcasting Service." I think I was in junior high by then.. and though I never cried when they lost.. I was pretty miserable after each loss.. Still am. The thing that REALLY got me was when they got knocked out of the playoffs. I was generally no fun to be around for at least two weeks after.. A full month if the loss was in the Super Bowl. I scared to think about what it would feel like if they got to a Super Bowl and lost after all these years.. I might not even be able to go to work that following week.

 

[RD21]

LOL!.. dude you bring back memories.. I became a Cowboys fan at the age of 5 when they drafted Bob Hayes.. We had just moved to Florida from MIssissippi and to my 5 year old mind they had drafted a neighbor so they became my team. Now we only had like on 13 inch B&W TV back then and 3 channels to watch so I didn't really get to watch many games. Hell I didn't even know they were on half the time cause I was out playing pretending to be Bob Hayes against my neighbors. I didn't TRULY fall in love with them until that 1970 year when they made the run to the Super Bowl on that ridiculous defense. Even though they lost that sealed it for me. Then when they made Roger the full time starter that took it to another level.

It wasn't till a few years later that I started to realize that the Cowboys were ALWAYS ON! Every Sunday.... to the point where everybody started calling CBS the "Cowboys Broadcasting Service." I think I was in junior high by then.. and though I never cried when they lost.. I was pretty miserable after each loss.. Still am. The thing that REALLY got me was when they got knocked out of the playoffs. I was generally no fun to be around for at least two weeks after.. A full month if the loss was in the Super Bowl. I scared to think about what it would feel like if they got to a Super Bowl and lost after all these years.. I might not even be able to go to work that following week.

It's hard to explain to the younger folks what being a fan in the 70's & 80's was like. What a different game.

I'll bring back a memory for ya.... "Alcoa presents, fantastic finishes...!" That, & those old NFL Films shows, they were awesome.

 

[Rayman70]

LOL!.. dude you bring back memories.. I became a Cowboys fan at the age of 5 when they drafted Bob Hayes.. We had just moved to Florida from MIssissippi and to my 5 year old mind they had drafted a neighbor so they became my team. Now we only had like on 13 inch B&W TV back then and 3 channels to watch so I didn't really get to watch many games. Hell I didn't even know they were on half the time cause I was out playing pretending to be Bob Hayes against my neighbors. I didn't TRULY fall in love with them until that 1970 year when they made the run to the Super Bowl on that ridiculous defense. Even though they lost that sealed it for me. Then when they made Roger the full time starter that took it to another level.

It wasn't till a few years later that I started to realize that the Cowboys were ALWAYS ON! Every Sunday.... to the point where everybody started calling CBS the "Cowboys Broadcasting Service." I think I was in junior high by then.. and though I never cried when they lost.. I was pretty miserable after each loss.. Still am. The thing that REALLY got me was when they got knocked out of the playoffs. I was generally no fun to be around for at least two weeks after.. A full month if the loss was in the Super Bowl. I scared to think about what it would feel like if they got to a Super Bowl and lost after all these years.. I might not even be able to go to work that following week.

man well said great story.