Michael Irvin predicts the team's win-loss record

[SteveTheCowboy]

If the Cowboys get 12-5, will you admit you are wrong and disappear for good?

I think that's a rule break right there.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

And that's your opinion you're not Nostradamus we're allowed to say whatever our predictions might be ....

I think that's exactly what HE did. And he never said otherwise.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Bookmarked, Mr. Irvin. Bookmarked.

At the end of the season let me know how that works out for ya.

 

[jazzcat22]

We ain't winning 12 . Best case, we win 10. New HC, Lots of new blood on staff and player wise. There will be bumps on the road. The early part of our schedule is brutal. Leading up to Thanksgiving day against the chiefs, we will be in the softer part of the schedule and should do ok.

No we are not, because we are winning 14.

 

[erod]

Name me any team that's gone exactly 12-5 four out of five years.

The odds alone make 12-5 a dumb prediction, but then again, homers gonna homer.

Actually, your point would only make sense if he predicted 12-5 for all those years five years ago.

The chances are the same as any other year.

If I flip a coin and it's heads 9 times in a row, what are the odds it will be heads the 10th time? Still 50/50.

What are the odds beforehand of me flipping a coin ten times and it being heads every time? Those odds are 1 in 1024.

Statistical math is fun.

 

[blueblood70]

No we are not, because we are winning 14.

But they think our guessing is less than their guessing they think they're better guessers since everybody's guessing they're pulling this **** out of their **** and yet they're claiming we're crazy but people claiming that we're going to only win under eight games aren't crazy either where are they getting all their information from up same place we are we've decided to be positive.. at worse 9 , easy to see 10-12 IF healthy and lucks on our sides.

 

[Jarntt]

Name me any team that's gone exactly 12-5 four out of five years.

The odds alone make 12-5 a dumb prediction, but then again, homers gonna homer.

I don't think there is any way this team goes 12-5 because they aren't good enough, but using that as your reasoning is kind of moronic.

 

[blueblood70]

I predict 10-7 or better.
IF they are not tanking to get Archie.

You guys really believe that Arch is coming out is insane, everybody's telling you why would you tank now for something that might not happen for 2 years,

we'll be lucky to see manning in the 2027 draft ,that is his plan by his family and himself ..

he's staying a minimum of two years at the starter at Texas that's a fact anybody thinking he's coming out guys are wasting your time tanking and by the way I'm not an expert but the quarterback draft class wasn't good this year it's not that good next year either it would be a bad year to tank...

 

[DallasEast]

Tanking discussions are always hilarious. That is all tanking discussions for any team in any sport. Ever. Nobody:

1. knows how a season will play out
2. knows if a particular college player will be available for selection
3. knows what a team's management plans are--both short- and long-term--for ANY player

No one owns a crystal ball but some act like they do.

 

[Rayman70]

And that's your opinion you're not Nostradamus we're allowed to say whatever our predictions might be 12 wins is not a stretch we just got through winning 12 wins three straight years we just got through seeing what it was like in 2020 with a mirror like performance in 2024 missing a bunch of players lots of injuries and losing your quarterback for the year so it's not a stretch to think we can't bounce back...

Your predictions and all the naysayers predictions aren't anymore accurate than those saying we can win 12 wins they're all guesses you guys are all guessing you are not Nostradamus you do not tell the future you don't tell other fans that they're not allowed to predict 12 wins...

It can happen and stop making teams on paper look better than they are you're trying to tell me that you know what the Chiefs are going to look like when we meet them have you watched their games the last three years they've been declining in in the score differentials they've been fighting to win games they've been losing close games patrick Mahomes has not even been anywhere near himself the last two seasons he's played worse than Dak but nobody wants to talk about it..

Yes they have a very good team solid coaching staff it's going to be a tough game but they are not unbeatable this is not the dominant team from four years ago they've been declining for the last three years but the last two years just looking really normal to me and last year in the Super Bowl the Eagles made them look like trash..

So let's stop acting like we're meeting a bunch of unbeatable teams no team is going to look the same as last year we don't know but they're bringing to the game we don't know if they're going to be injured missing key players you know the advantage they got to meet the Cowboys practice squad all year last year you know those teams that can brag about beating us but beating our backups.

There are too many variables to say we can't win 12 games i'm not saying we're going to win 12 games but stop acting like you know the products that are coming to play us you do not know anything about those teams this year or how they're going to be when they actually meet us teams are going to go through injuries they're going to have struggles they're going to go through droughts they're going to be a team we play that you think we're going to easily lose to that are going to make mistakes and fumble our teams going to make plays yes that's how it works that's why we watch the games it's a reality TV show you do not know the ending you do not know what's happening you're only guessing like the rest of us.....

Deep breathing helps with anger. Not sure why my opinion got you in a mood. All any of us are doing is guessing. So what. It's equal footing on here for everyone.

 

[Rayman70]

Tanking discussions are always hilarious. That is all tanking discussions for any team in any sport. Ever. Nobody:

1. knows how a season will play out
2. knows if a particular college player will be available for selection
3. knows what a team's management plans are--both short- and long-term--for ANY player

No one owns a crystal ball but some act like they do.

Like you said, none of us know. This includes you. It's no crime for a fan on a MB to take a educated guess. No big deal. We are all adults on here, hopefully.

 

[Rayman70]

Love the playmakers enthusiasm and prediction, hope it's correct. But I'm cautious.

 

[DallasEast]

Like you said, none of us know. This includes you. It's no crime for a fan on a MB to take a educated guess. No big deal. We are all adults on here, hopefully.

Educated? Based on what?

You are correct. I do not know who the team will pick the next draft. That is why I do not post proclamations about who the team will pick the following offseason.

 

[Rayman70]

Educated? Based on what?

You are correct. I do not know who the team will pick the next draft. That is why I do not post proclamations about who the team will pick the following offseason.

The draft, additions, including coaches. The schedule. Some of us , probably including you, have seen our fair share of football in our lives either in person or on TV, so we can kinda ballpark the win loss total pretty close . I'm old, so I seen a lot of games .

 

[DallasEast]

The draft, additions, including coaches. The schedule. Some of us , probably including you, have seen our fair share of football in our lives either in person or on TV, so we can kinda ballpark the win loss total pretty close . I'm old, so I seen a lot of games .

That's cool but you stated 'educated guess'. You did not say 'guess'. There is a difference. The definition:

A guess that is based on a certain amount of knowledge and is therefore likely to be correct (link)​

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Below is the minimum of what anyone needs for making an educated guess concerning which player will be picked by the team in the first round of the following draft:

1. the team's slot (based upon where the team ultimately finishes the season)
2. any indication for how the front office will arrange their draft board
3. any indication for how other front offices will arrange their draft board
4. how the hoped for player performs during their upcoming collegiate season

...and that is a short list.

For what it is worth, I personally do not find guessing hilarious. Everyone makes guesses. What I find hilarious are comments stating a guess as a fact--especially those based on practically nothing at all.

In my opinion, I would not define pure guesses as educated. However, I have zero problem in anyone making guesses or educated guesses. It will not stop me from finding and posting about finding pure guesses as funny--JUST LIKE no one will stop anyone else from having and posting about guesses.

 

[shabazz]

Couple things about Michael and his prediction.

1. Michael is still an active mouthpiece for the organizations and will almost always tow the company line

2. Michael is not a serious journalist and just as Shady McCoy puddles his pro- Eagles crap, Irvin does the same.....credibility is not something that must be maintained or even tried for.

3. I have no problem with him predicting 12 wins just as I have no problem with the few forum members predicting the same thing......but most of us hust disagree with it based on the actions of the FO and the current QB

 

[FVSTONE]

Name me any team that's gone exactly 12-5 four out of five years.

The odds alone make 12-5 a dumb prediction, but then again, homers gonna homer.

Michael is just being Michael.............. Had this prediction come from some classy football expert. this site would have rolled out the red carpet for that poster....LOL!

 

[Bullflop]

I was equally as surprised about Aikman's prediction as I was Michael Irvin's. Oddly, he claimed the Cowboys would reach the Super Bowl. Of course, he also seemed to say it jokingly and not in a very serious way. Still, it left me scratching my head to hear that coming from him so unexpectedly.

 

[blueblood70]

Deep breathing helps with anger. Not sure why my opinion got you in a mood. All any of us are doing is guessing. So what. It's equal footing on here for everyone.

Nope not anger funny you can think that without tone without reflection of my voice you're not here in front of me i'm just telling you how I feel and I'm sorry that a difference of opinion triggers you there's medicine for that as well why don't you deep breathe you don't like my comebacks because they're actually real and they're facts because you try to use a narrative by bringing up pre draft combine overviews and when I bring in some you don't like it cause they're actually not necessarily on point most of the time they're just opinions just like everyone else in here...

Right so why are you triggered by my opinion you didn't need to tell me you think I'm angry you have no idea what mood or tone I mean because you hear none of it you're reading things into it and maybe your own consciousness who are actually in that mood have led you to believe I'm in that mood that's a reflection of your own self....deep breaths for you...

 

[blueblood70]

Love the playmakers enthusiasm and prediction, hope it's correct. But I'm cautious.

Actually in a recent interview with Troy Aikman he says the Cowboys are going to surprise some people that everyone's going to see them as last year's team and that he's predicting we have a very good season he's not saying it's our year he said that specifically that's not what he's saying but he's saying that that we're going to be a lot better team than people are trying to claim... You know Troy he don't say things like Mike so he's thinking it too but hey none of us are allowed to be positive,,,