I like
Michael88Irvin optimism and dedication. He is a fan. He is just blinded by all that.
Step back. forget about how the NFCE has played. And look at how the Cowboys have played. We had both Dez and Romo in the game for that Carolina game, but it goes far deeper then that. Much deeper. Look at it objectively.
What in the world have you seen out of this Cowboys team , that makes you think they can pull this off.....
What you are suggesting is a miracle. A really really big one too.. I guess it could happen. I could win the lottery too......................................
who knows, we buy tickets once a week........
First, I appreciate the sentiment.
Second, what I have seen is that aside from the 3 wins (and keeping in mind we were 15-3 with TR going into the Carolina game, and yes, I realize we were 0-7 without him and understanding that Weeden's gameplay is irrelevant, as he is gone, and I didn't like his play anyway - although we could have won 2 of his 3 games - losing to Atlanta after leading most of his 1st game, and losing to the Saints in OT! in his 2nd game - losing to the Patriots with Weeden was a given)...
...in the 4 games so far with Cassel, Cassel improved each game (except for Tampa). Understanding that he had just gotten here and had a little over a week to prepare for his first game.
Here is what I saw...
1) he led us to a 20-20 tie against the 1st place Giants (AT New York), standing in there with excellent poise and leading an 80 yard game tying Touchdown drive in the fourth quarter (after overcoming 2 early INTs). Had it not been for a miraculous KO return by Harris to go up 27-20, and Beasley muffing that punt with plenty of time, we had a good chance of winning that game.
2) He performed well against the Seahawks, Cowboys barely losing 13-12, with the Seahawks kicking a game winning FG in the final minute. We had some bad calls in that game, and had a TD taken away for a bogus OPI flag as I recall.
3) Against Philly he played really well (3 TDs, 300 yards), leading us 54 yards down the field to tie the game 27-27 with a Bailey FG at the end of regulation... as you recall we lost the toss, and the eagles got a TD on their opening drive ending the game. There were a mountain of bad calls in that game. Very frustrating, but as you can see, we are not getting blown out in these games... all razor thin losses that could easily have been W's
4) There was plenty of blame to go around for the Tampa game... we came out flat across the board, but again, only lost by 4 points and with the D holding them to 10 points, should have easily won that game.
Knowing that he led the Patriots to an 11-5 record and the playoffs shows that he can get it done... the difference there was that he had a couple years to learn the system under Brady, and he ending up playing the entire 2008 season after Brady was knocked out in the 1st game of 08.
The teams we are playing are not world beaters... The Cowboys with Cassel can win 4 of those games, and possibly run the table. We will likely only need 4 wins to tie, and we win the tie breaker as long as we sweep the Skins. Period. The math is fairly simple, and do not need much help at all. The Giants will lose to Carolina, and lose at least 2 more. Washington will lose at least 1 other besides our games.
It is not that hard a road... many teams have come from 2 games behind with 5 to play. It's not that difficult to do.
