Philly Says We're Gonna Choke in December

[Sportsbabe]

Listening to "Talkin Eagles". Of course the media are riding our jocks this week. The question is are we the team to beat in the NFC East? Philly is saying they aren't worried about us because we always start off good. And they are saying it so nonchalant.

Murray always fumbles (not). Witten isn't doing anything this year. Yeah Dez, yeah TWill, and Romo is consistent but he and the Cowboys will choke it up in December ... they always do.

I can't wait to play there butts.

 

[Brooksey]

Not if were running the football like we are now...it's a perfect offense for those cold December games up north.

 

[ufcrules1]

Listening to "Talkin Eagles". Of course the media are riding our jocks this week. The question is are we the team to beat in the NFC East? Philly is saying they aren't worried about us because we always start off good. And they are saying it so nonchalant.

Murray always fumbles (not). Witten isn't doing anything this year. Yeah Dez, yeah TWill, and Romo is consistent but he and the Cowboys will choke it up in December ... they always do.

I can't wait to play there butts.

We aren't all that but we are the best in our division IMO. Yeah, we beat up on the Saints but that team is in disarray right now. I think we beat the Texans easily this week but I'm really interested to see how we play against a very tough opponent like the Seahawks. If we can go in there and play them close, then we have a very good team. I'm not fully buying in yet but am very happy so far.

 

[big dog cowboy]

So the E=Gals are talking about what the Cowboys will do in December when it's still September? It's official, their worried about us.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Well, the Cowboys have choked the past three years in Dec so it is incumbent on the players to deliver and shut them up. Until then, it is what it has been, and it is what it is, until it is no longer what it used to be and it will no longer be applicable. So, until we win, we shall remain silent.

 

[boysfanindc]

Yes, all those points the Beagles O put up last weekend was very impressive.

 

[Sportsbabe]

So the E=Gals are talking about what the Cowboys will do in December when it's still September? It's official, their worried about us.

... and they ain't all that themselves. They had the same record as we did going into the last game; their defense was ranked about 29th last year; their defense is at the bottom of the barrel this year; there RB sucks and have all the Fantasy players out for his blood; they are on the radio talking about Nick Foles read option is a joke because everybody knows he's not gonna run. They need to go somewhere and sit down.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

They barely won the division against our second string QB last year. It isn't like they were head and shoulders above us then and I'm not sure we aren't better than them right now.

 

[Doomsday101]

Cowboys need to step up and prove them wrong but I can't fault Philly for saying it when we have managed to do so 3 years in a row. I think that will be the test of how mentally tough this team can become.

 

[Direwolf63]

Well, the Cowboys have choked the past three years in Dec so it is incumbent on the players to deliver and shut them up. Until then, it is what it has been, and it is what it is, until it is no longer what it used to be and it will no longer be applicable. So, until we win, we shall remain silent.

Yep. The only way to change the narrative is to win in December. Until then, this what you will hear.

 

[boysfanindc]

Foles look like a pretty beat up QB right now and unless they figure something out about their O line, he might not be around in December.

 

[Idgit]

Ask them how it feels to have Tony Romo outrush Lesean McCoy last Sunday.

 

[Future]

We aren't all that but we are the best in our division IMO. Yeah, we beat up on the Saints but that team is in disarray right now. I think we beat the Texans easily this week but I'm really interested to see how we play against a very tough opponent like the Seahawks. If we can go in there and play them close, then we have a very good team. I'm not fully buying in yet but am very happy so far.

I don't fully buy into this team yet and would still say that they are easily a top 3 team in the conference right now. The NFC is so terrible that even with the Cowboys' questions on defense, they are still in the top tier.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Listening to "Talkin Eagles".

You have my sympathies.

 

[maxdallasfan]

They are entitled to their opinion. Nothing would be sweeter than knocking them out of the playoffs.

They have nothing else to talk about. Phillies? Sixers? Flyers? Yep, all crap.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Past performance is not indicative of future outcomes.

 

[Doomsday101]

Yep. The only way to change the narrative is to win in December. Until then, this what you will hear.

It is not so much win in dec Dallas has done that but we get to the pressure game for all the marbles and do not come out and play to our ability.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

They could be right but not for the reasons they elude to. It's a matter of injuries. If we are beaten up at the end of the year, especially on the OL, then it's going to be tough for us to produce the same kinds of results.

I agree with many who have already posted. We have to just keep our heads down and show that we can show up in December. We have had multiple chances to make the playoffs or win our Division in December games and we have not been able to get it done. We all know this but more importantly, the team knows this. They know what they have to do.

 

[Nav22]

The same Eagles who just scored 0 offensive points in SF? I don't know about you guys, but I'm shaking.

 

[Sydla]

Not if were running the football like we are now...it's a perfect offense for those cold December games up north.

That's the big question. Yes, typically we've kind of choked away games later in the year but largely because we've often asked Romo to carry the weight of the team on his shoulders. And I like Romo but he's too much of a risk taker to not get burned from time to time when you ask him week in and week out to shoulder the load.

This start is different than previous onees because we are doing something different. We aren't 3-1 out of the shoot because Romo is playing out of his mind which typcially happens for us to get off to good starts. We are winning with a strong running game.

If Garrett and Linehan don't deviate from the plan and we stay healthy, there's no reason why we can't buck the trend this year. Furthermore, Eagles fans should be concerned with their own issues. Their OL blows and they won't get Kelce and Mathis back for weeks, their WRs other than Maclin are struggling, Foles has not looked sharp or consistent (he leads the league in missed passes) and their defense appears no better than last year.

The Eagles fans bought too much of the hype last offseason and acted like the 2013 season didn't play out as it actually did. In their world, they dominated the division despite the fact they got taken to the last game of the year by a Cowboys team ravaged by injuries and was one bad Orton pass from losing the division. Then this offseason, the Eagles did nothing in free agency or the draft to separate themselves further from us. In fact, it might be the opposite. They are getting decent help from Jenkins but their first round pick can't get on the field, whereas our first rounder is playing at a high level and we are getting great contributions from our acquisitions such as McClain.

So they can continue to think we'll fold and we might. But the reality is that Eagles team is far from great and if the Cowboys continue to highlight the strenght of this team - their OL and running game - the idea that the Eagles have this cakewalk is pretty hilarious.