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.
