Yep... Ive been gone. I needed to step away as this last playoff loss hurt me in ways I havent been hurt by sports in a long time. i didnt want to see any BS, hear any BS, didnt want to talk football, see football or think football. I was so disgusted with that *** whooping to a team we were clearly better than. But once again, we got to the playoff s and Dak sucked, defense sucked and an opposing team's qb looked like Joe Montana against us. It’s taken me almost 3 months to start slowing creeping back.
Yea, expectations were high for many fans. I never bought into the hype and the way we played down the stretch didn’t think we deserved the 2 seed which basically fell in our lap after Egirls collapse and Dumb Dan ridiculous 2 point conversion addiction.
But we should have given GB a better game. Love and the Packers played much better down the stretch and he looks like one of the next good QB’s coming up. They took SF to the brink as well who then lucked out with Dumb Dan and horrible risk game mgmt.
But I still see the 2014 Dez catch that wasn’t as the most heartbreaking playoff loss this era. That’s the one I thought that offense was best this era. Romo’s most effective season. Murray leading rusher. Definitely a championship caliber offense. And maybe enough to carry average defense. And we had beaten Seattle earlier . Would have liked our chances there.
2007 and 2016 were other disappointments with a legit shot at reaching championship game with 1 seed.
But none of this eras disappointments rank with the heartbreaks of prior eras in Devastating losses when we absolutely had championship caliber teams. Worst losses in Cowboys history which I’ve lived thru and witnessed every one of them beginning with 1967 NFL title loss. SB V, SB X, SB XIII, 81 and then 94 champ game.