Let's Do This. Show me this is a 7-9 team.

[gmb85]

When you add up the turnovers, potential injuries and that december slide, I see this team going 9-7 at best and not making the playoffs. I'm just not getting my hopes up this year.

 

[theogt]

@ Tampa Bay - L
NY Giants - L
Carolina - L
@ Denver - L
@ Kansas City - L
Atlanta - L
Seattle - L
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - L
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - L
@ New Orleans - L
@ Washington - W
Philadelphia - L

 

[Alexander]

They certainly could lose to San Diego and New Orleans late in the year as well as NY in week 2. There you have it, 7-9. Will it happen? I doubt it but it certainly could!

Impossible, you butt-hurt mediot parrot.

 

[lurkercowboy]

I don't see Dallas losing EVERY tough game on the schedule. They will pull a few of them out. I see 10-6 with the key being that game in New Orleans. That will be a big game.

@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - W
Carolina - W
@ Denver - L
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - W
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - W
@ New Orleans - L
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - W

 

[Skinsmaniac]

@ Tampa Bay - L
NY Giants - L
Carolina - L
@ Denver - L
@ Kansas City - L
Atlanta - L
Seattle - L
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - L
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - L
@ New Orleans - L
@ Washington - W
Philadelphia - L

And a small part of me would be ok with that.:laugh2:

 

[FCBarca]

This is a challenge to all the butt-hurt mediot parrots on this board who have now swallowed the conventional wisdom and now are calling this an 8-8 to 7-9 team.

So let's see it. Here is the schedule. Show me what games this team will probably lose. Don't just pull things out of your ***. Don't pick them to lose games we know dang well they'll be favored in. Show me the 9 losses that we should lose.

@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - W
Carolina - W
@ Denver - W
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - L
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - W
@ New Orleans - W
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - L

That is 10-6, and I see that as reasonable. That would even be with going 2-4 in our Division, which I doubt happens. Probably 3-3. Give the Giants game 2, and we are still 9-7, but it is extremely unlikely we go 1-5 in our division. But even assuming that, still 9-7.

I look forward to bozos posting how we are going to go 0-5 in the final 5 games and other ignorant claims.

3-5 on the road last season and depth is less than what it was...Road games will be no easy task although Dallas wasn't stellar at home either...Wins against playoff caliber teams like the Giants are far from locks as Ws, even at home.

Tampa is a winnable game, IMHO, as they too are rebuilding...Giants is a L...Carolina as a W?...This is the 12-4 Panthers, right?...How is this not a reflection of being a homer, eh?...Fortunately, Denver is a bit of a mess too so that too is a winnable one...On the road, however, and you never know how those go....At best, 2-2 through 4 but could be 1-3.

On the road at the league's worst team last season would make KC seem like an easy win...Very tough place to play but a very winnable game...Atlanta is a very good team that looks better...Seattle at home looks winnable despite them doing well in preseason..They look better than last season...Tough call...At Philly looks to be a loss....Same for GB....2-3 seems attainable.

Washington at home looks winnable but games against the skins, of late, is never a sure thing...Raiders at home should be a W...2-0 perhaps?


Then comes December...At NYG, should be a L...SD at home...At NO, At Washington and then home against Philly...Combination of past December play, the intensity of the time of season for playoff positioning etc. and the opponents?...2 wins seems 'possible' but I think even 1 is going to be tough to come by.


I'm going with 7-9

 

[dallasfaniac]

And a small part of me would be ok with that.:laugh2:

Why? Those two wins could prevent your team from going 0-16.

 

[Hoofbite]

@ Tampa Bay - L
NY Giants - L
Carolina - L
@ Denver - L
@ Kansas City - L
Atlanta - L
Seattle - L
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - L
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - L
@ New Orleans - L
@ Washington - W
Philadelphia - L

Those 2 are all that counts.

 

[superpunk]

Try this on for size -

In the next 5 years, we will NEVER have a losing record in a season in which Romo plays at least 14 games.

If that doesn't read quite right, what I'm saying is that Romo = No Losing seasons.

 

[Doomsday101]

A non homer look at the schedule:

@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - L
Carolina - L
@ Denver - W
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - L
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - L
@ New Orleans - W
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - L

Dallas is not getting by Giants and Carolina back-to-back like some seem so convinced of. They will loose 4 of their last 5 games because its basically the same leaders on the field and same coaches. If Dallas does not get off to good start...I dont think Romo commands enough respect to rally the team...they will play flat for much of the season as talk of Wade being replaced because media focal point...and we know how this team handles adversity

Can we please play the games and see for ourselves? I know you think being overly negative about this team makes you a realist it doesn't.

This is a new season none of us know how it will turn out in the end. I seriously doubt many people felt the Cards would be in the SB and if you went by what they had done in recent seasons past there was no reason to think Warner a QB who most felt his best days were done would be in the SB.

What Dallas has done in the recent past means nothing heading into this season how they play this season is what counts

 

[theogt]

Try this on for size -

In the next 5 years, we will NEVER have a losing record in a season in which Romo plays at least 14 games.

If that doesn't read quite right, what I'm saying is that Romo = No Losing seasons.

zOMG dec3mberz!!!!!!!!!

 

[Skinsmaniac]

Can we please play the games and see for ourselves? I know you think being overly negative about this team makes you a realist it doesn't.

This is a new season none of us know how it will turn out in the end. I seriously doubt many people felt the Cards would be in the SB and if you went by what they had done in recent seasons past there was no reason to think Warner a QB who most felt his best days were done would be in the SB.

What Dallas has done in the recent past means nothing heading into this season how they play this season is what counts

The whole point of the thread is not waiting to see for yourselves. So why pick out this one post and not the rest?

 

[dallasfaniac]

I think some are taking the non-homer part to the extreme. Romo has fared well against the Giants in the past but now will be swept? Will we really only win 1 or so games in our division? When you try not to drink the koolaid, make sure you aren't drinking the hateraid instead.

 

[Doomsday101]

The whole point of the thread is not waiting to see for yourselves. So why pick out this one post and not the rest?

True. Why pick this post? Why not this post you are right there are many out there to choose from.

 

[Vinnie2u]

@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - W
Carolina - L
@ Denver -W
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - W
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - W
@ New Orleans - W
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - L

Place your bets gentlemen..

 

[superpunk]

zOMG dec3mberz!!!!!!!!!

Go on...but trick us again, child, and your suffering will be legendary, even in Hell!!!!

 

[Everlastingxxx]

A non homer look at the schedule:

@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - L
Carolina - L
@ Denver - W
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - L
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - L
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - W
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - L
San Diego - L
@ New Orleans - W
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - L

I think a non-homer would at least split the Philly & Giant games.

 

[DallasDomination]

The only way We end up with a 8-8 or worse record is if We dont take care of that up cake first half of the schedule. We need to get off to a fast start.

Because if We dont then we will have to face the hardest late season 5 game stretch in a long time.

 

[bracey]

I'm not going to slate anyone picking us to go 7-9. I think they're wrong, but if the Cowboys play like they did in the 2nd half of the year it's possible. I don't see how anyone except Cowboys fans could give us the benefit of the doubt after some of the awful performances we had. We'll change their minds if we show it on the field.

Potential Losses that someone could use to justify 7-9:
All divisional games, @Denver, Atlanta, @GB, San Diego, @NO.

What I think will happen:
@ Tampa Bay - W
NY Giants - W
Carolina - W
@ Denver - L
@ Kansas City - W
Atlanta - W
Seattle - W
@ Philadelphia - W
@ Green Bay - L
Washington - L
Oakland - W
@ NY Giants - W
San Diego - W
@ New Orleans - W
@ Washington - L
Philadelphia - W

 

[GoBoys41]

I can very easily see 1-4 or 0-5 in the last 5. Whether or not we start off good enough to overcome it, I don't know.