Packers may throw in the towel and rest starters?

[iceberg]

breaking news...man lands on moon

David

it's all an act in a hollywood set... :

 

[dbair1967]

The question was, " when did we go undefeated in the NFC?" Your response brings back bad memories. That was my first year here in AZ. I hated that game. Even though we went undefeated in the NFCE Do you know if/ when we have gone undefeated in the entire NFC? Thanks...:starspin

yeah misread on my part...I was reading what he was responding to...

I would say we've probably never been undefeated in the NFC since the merger...two losses is the fewest we've ever had (1977) and we lost to the St Louis Cardinals that yr...the yr we wer 13-3 we lost to the Rams and Commanders...from 1970-78 only two-threew interconference games were played

David

 

[Star-Fan]

yeah misread on my part...I was reading what he was responding to...

I would say we've probably never been undefeated in the NFC since the merger...two losses is the fewest we've ever had (1977) and we lost to the St Louis Cardinals that yr...the yr we wer 13-3 we lost to the Rams and Commanders...from 1970-78 only two-threew interconference games were played

David

Thanks. We've set many records this year. Why not add this one?

 

[Hoofbite]

Rest the guys that need it and a few guys who the team relys on heavily.

I'd say Newman, Henry and Colombo could use a good amount of rest.

I'd use Ware, Owens, Barber and Ellis sparingly. Maybe a half of so in the last game.

Really wouldn't completely sit anyone out if they were healthy. that would make for almost 21 days between games....Just too long.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Roger and Plunkett are the only Heisman QB winners that won SBs. BOth won 2.
looking at the Heisman winners period: Only Mike Garrett, Marcus Allen, TD, Eddie Geroge and Desmond Howard have been on SB winning teams.
7 our of 45 or so that could have been in a SB.

When did Eddie George win a SB? He was on a team that played in one but lost to StL.

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

If we're 14-1 heading into the Washington game my hope would be that we would play the starters for a half and then sit them. I fear that they may get rusty after three weeks off.

 

[tyke1doe]

Roger and Plunkett are the only Heisman QB winners that won SBs. BOth won 2.
looking at the Heisman winners period: Only Mike Garrett, Marcus Allen, TD, Eddie Geroge and Desmond Howard have been on SB winning teams.
7 our of 45 or so that could have been in a SB.

Eddie George didn't play on a winning Super Bowl team. The Titans lost, remember.

 

[tyke1doe]

1998...Chan Gailey's 1st yr

then we promtply lost at home in embarrassing fashion to an Arizona team that we scored 73 pts on in two previous wins...afterward Cardinal players totally bashed Gailey and said we ran almost the exact same plays, from the same formations and in the same down/distance combinations as the two games we played them before...said Gailey made no adjustments to what they were showing on defense early in the game

David

That's why I'm not concerned that the Patriots beat us. I think if both the Pats and Cowboys get to the Super Bowl, the fact that the Patriots won will be to the Cowboys' advantage.

Winning teams have a tendency to run the same basic game plan that resulted in a win earlier. Losing teams have to be more creative because what they used in the first meeting resulted in a loss.

 

[sago1]

Let's worry about when to rest our starters, if at all, after we beat the Eagles & the Panthers which gives us our bye week and HFA throughout the playoffs. Must admit I'm not sure resting our team against the Skins is such a good idea. On the other hand, I'd certainly like to do everything possible to ensure both Henry & Newman are healthy along with our OL and any other players. On the other hand, I'm worried about losing momentum and Glenn will need as much game time as possible if he ready to help us in the playoffs and SB. Tough call.

 

[SacredStar]

The Packers are resting their starters because their next two games are against the Rams and 49'ers.

Dallas can't take that chance because the opponents the Cowboys face are division opponents, except Carolina, and are much more riskier games.

 

[FloridaRob]

The Packers are resting their starters because their next two games are against the Rams and 49'ers.

Dallas can't take that chance because the opponents the Cowboys face are division opponents, except Carolina, and are much more riskier games.

next two games are against the RAms and Bears. Not 49ers

Packers are not throwing in the towel for winning the games. They still have to win 2 of 3 to secure bye week.

MM just said he is preparing the team for the playoffs. He is using this time almost as preseason games. Last week he had 10 Defensive backs on game day. I guess he is prepping to see if there is a better combination than what was exposed against Dallas.

Kudos to the Cowoys and Packers for wrapping up their division with 4 games to play. that is like a baseball team sewing up their division in August....

 

[TheSkaven]

I believe the Rams could upset the Packers this week, and Dallas could sew up home field advantage throughout the playoffs on Sunday. The Rams are a better team than when we played them.

 

[SacredStar]

next two games are against the RAms and Bears. Not 49ers

My bad.

Rams, Bears, 49'ers......eh, same type.

Really though, we all know division games can be a stinker, no matter how good one team is over another, it doesn't matter in division games.

 

[SacredStar]

I believe the Rams could upset the Packers this week, and Dallas could sew up home field advantage throughout the playoffs on Sunday. The Rams are a better team than when we played them.

Rams have 11 starters on IR.

They are hurting big time right now. No way they beat Green Bay.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Interesting take.

I wonder if the Cowboys have ever went undefeated in the NFC?

1998 8-0

 

[PullMyFinger]

TAKEN FROM ANOTHER FORUM: Posted by EBPOLK

Cowboys Have to Beat the Panthers and Skins or They Will Not be in the Super Bowl

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I was reading the Greatest Team Ever and an interesting stat/historical footnote was quoted in the book that I forgot.

No Cowboys Team has gone to the Super Bowl losing the last Game of the Season. This stat referred to how the Cowboys slipped losing 2 of their last 3 games including the last game of the season lost to the Giants in 1994. That team had the San Fransisco 7:27 Earth Quake (21 SF points in 7 minutes 27 seconds). All eight Cowboy Super Bowl Teams won the Last Game of the season.

But the momentum streak is actually the last 2 games of the season. No Dallas Cowboys Team has gone to the Super Bowl without winning the last 2 games of the season. Momentum is so important in football.

The Bad news: if we win against Philly and the Panthers, there is nothing technically to play for...no NFC East, Home-field, Best Record, nothing to put your starters on the field to risk injury. So do we actually tank the Skins game. If the Cowboys lose the Philly game they would have to win out their last two games if Greenbay win out theirs for the home-field throughout tie breaker.

Well the stats say play the last two games of the season like your trying to go to the Super Bowl.

The Good news: No Cowboys team has been 12-1 at this point. The Cowboys have had history of breaking stats/historical footnotes IE. No Heisman Trophy winning QB had won a Super Bowl until Rodger Staubach, No NFL Rushing champion had won a Super Bowl until Emmitt Smith, No team had started 0-2 and won a Super Bowl until the 1993 Cowboys, No College Coach that won a National College Championship won a Super Bowl until Jimmy Johnson (that 90's team even gave Barry Switzer college and pro rings), and No Cowboys team had been trailing at halftime and came back to win a Super Bowl until the 1993 Cowboys.

So do you go against the stats to put an end to the footnote or keep the streak alive finishing 15-1. I think we better keep this 2007 Cowboys Team just like the Son of a Bum said focus on being 13-1, then 14-1, then 15-1. If anything, Just for luck.

What? Watch this year, I always thought we were gonna loose the last game, rivalry, resting starters. We'll still go to the big game.