Reminders to keep your feet on the ground

[Bobhaze]

A two game winning streak to a starved fan base is enough to start the SB bandwagon and heady predictions of the next few games and who will be matched up with in the playoffs…but it’s just now the end of September, not December.

Hey I’m excited about what I’m seeing too. Young players developing before our eyes. Defense getting turnovers. Exciting rookies and other young players with a bright future. There’s a lot of shine in the early returns and that’s good.

But we are less than 20% of the way into this journey. It’s way too early to know what this team is yet. Here are a few reminders to keep your feet on the ground:

• When you are depending on a lot of young players, the opposing coaching staffs are going to have more tape to study and more ways to neutralize them. Patience required! How a young player plays today doesn’t guarantee that level of play every week.
• Every game will be a war. There are NEVER gimme games in the NFL. I don’t care if it’s Tampa or Jacksonville- all games are winnable and loseable!
• Every week presents different matchups- sometimes the matchups favor your strengths, and sometimes it’s the other way around. Every game is different.
• There will be some unforeseen adversity- happens every year. Ultimately, that’s what measures every great team. Not how well you handle when things are going well. It’s how well you handle the adversity when it’s not going well.

Enjoy the wins! It’s been a great start. But fasten your seat belt. Just when you think you have this thing figured out- you haven’t. Enjoy the ride.

 

[Jake]

Fans are allowed to eat the cheese, as long as the players and coaches don't do it.

 

[JayFord]

its not really the two game win streak

its the defense actually looking like a nfl defense that has us in the clouds and its just a good feeling

but i agree with everything youve said its just nice to see us look like a professional team for once even if its just 3 games

 

[JoeKing]

I feel good about our path until we get to KC and the Raiders on Thanksgiving. The Saints and Cardinals concern me as well. But even with all those games as losses, we will win enough games to own the division and host a game in the playoffs.

 

[plasticman]

Absolutely..

After all, we are talking about the Cowboys and their legendary luck......how does the song go?.... "If I didn't have bad luck, then I wouldn't have any luck at all"

They have a GM that personally destroyed two potential dynasties and can't wait to screw up the team we have right now. Just wait until the next round of contract talks.

We had an elite offensive line with three 1st team All Pros. How many teams lose a 28 year old All Pro to a rare disease?

We've had a 1st round draft pick who broke his neck in his 2nd professional game (Billy Cannon)

We've had a 1st round pick with gifted speed (Mike Sherrard). His mother was an Olympic gold medalist. Broke his leg in training camp in his 2nd season. Just before his 3rd season he's jogging on the beach and breaks his leg again.

The Cowboys spend two #1 picks to get Joey Galloway so they will have bookend #1 WR's. First game as a Cowboy? Out for the season.

And when are these injuries and protocols going to end???

The Cowboys have played in 10 NFL Championship games, two of them pre-merger. They lost every game that was decided by 7 points or less. The Patriots? First three Super Bowl championships won by 3 points. Heck, every Super Bowl won by the Cowboys had to have a double digit margin.

They used to say that God's favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys and I believe that. You want to know why? Read the bible. Whenever you read the words, "and God loved....", you know this guy is going to be eaten by lions, crucified, swallowed by a whale, his old lady turned into a pillar of salt....God goes out of his way to prove he doesn't believe in favoritism. That goes for the Cowboys as well.

Now, I realize we aren't the Lions. they have been so historically inept that fans of other teams actually feel bad for them. However, it's not a complete lack of success that defines the Cowboys bad luck, it's how close, so very very close they get before it is snatched away....

The Catch, The 4th quarter of Super Bowl 5, Tony's fumbled field goal attempt, Aaron "Freakin" Rodgers, the closer the Cowboys get, the more it stings.

.......Wow.....that all just kind of came out...been holding it back for years....I actually feel a little better now....sorry 'bout that.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Enjoy the wins! It’s been a great start. But fasten your seat belt. Just when you think you have this thing figured out- you haven’t. Enjoy the ride.

I know the schedule reads Carolina, NY Giants and New England the next 3 games. That means the Cowboys will be 5-1 going into the bye week. I have that much figured out.

 

[Bobhaze]

I know the schedule reads Carolina, NY Giants and New England the next 3 games. That means the Cowboys will be 5-1 going into the bye week. I have that much figured out.

I’m just looking at beating Carolina.

 

[Bullflop]

The consistent level of energy coming from the players on both sides of the ball really is a wondrous sight to behold. Yet, the knowledge that there's such a long way to go to battle the challenges of our opponents gives real cause for a tempered confidence. Let's be cautiously optimistic and just hope for the best. This year's version of the Dallas Cowboys surely deserves our emotional support, though. It's been ages since they've fought this way!

 

[plasticman]

I’m just looking at beating Carolina.

Right?

I think these penciled in wins are hysterical. They require consistent circumstances and that never happens in the NFL.

We pencil in the Panthers as a win even after they have gone 3-0?

Many fans don't believe in the Panthers but I guarantee the Panthers believe in the Panthers and that is a very powerful thing.

 

[superonyx]

Stop these threads where you tell fans not to be excited and optimistic…. So what if we get let down. No thrill in victory without agony in defeat. Both emotions mean you are alive.

enjoy the ride good or bad. Think of a loved one you lost in real life. Enjoy life to its fullest because none of us are guaranteed tomorrow.

 

[Tangle_Foot]

And there it is

 

[lqmac1]

I don’t think it necessarily the two game win streak as much as it’s what we’ve seen on the field and the potential this team has.

 

[MizzouCowboy4]

Absolutely..

After all, we are talking about the Cowboys and their legendary luck......how does the song go?.... "If I didn't have bad luck, then I wouldn't have any luck at all"

They have a GM that personally destroyed two potential dynasties and can't wait to screw up the team we have right now. Just wait until the next round of contract talks.

We had an elite offensive line with three 1st team All Pros. How many teams lose a 28 year old All Pro to a rare disease?

We've had a 1st round draft pick who broke his neck in his 2nd professional game (Billy Cannon)

We've had a 1st round pick with gifted speed (Mike Sherrard). His mother was an Olympic gold medalist. Broke his leg in training camp in his 2nd season. Just before his 3rd season he's jogging on the beach and breaks his leg again.

The Cowboys spend two #1 picks to get Joey Galloway so they will have bookend #1 WR's. First game as a Cowboy? Out for the season.

And when are these injuries and protocols going to end???

The Cowboys have played in 10 NFL Championship games, two of them pre-merger. They lost every game that was decided by 7 points or less. The Patriots? First three Super Bowl championships won by 3 points. Heck, every Super Bowl won by the Cowboys had to have a double digit margin.

They used to say that God's favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys and I believe that. You want to know why? Read the bible. Whenever you read the words, "and God loved....", you know this guy is going to be eaten by lions, crucified, swallowed by a whale, his old lady turned into a pillar of salt....God goes out of his way to prove he doesn't believe in favoritism. That goes for the Cowboys as well.

Now, I realize we aren't the Lions. they have been so historically inept that fans of other teams actually feel bad for them. However, it's not a complete lack of success that defines the Cowboys bad luck, it's how close, so very very close they get before it is snatched away....

The Catch, The 4th quarter of Super Bowl 5, Tony's fumbled field goal attempt, Aaron "Freakin" Rodgers, the closer the Cowboys get, the more it stings.

.......Wow.....that all just kind of came out...been holding it back for years....I actually feel a little better now....sorry 'bout that.

I approve of this post.

 

[noshame]

We seem to have "coaching " going on for the first time in decades. Young players improving every week. Don't know how far into the playoffs will make it, don't care
Enjoy the ride.

 

[nobody]

Feet on the ground? Forget that. The season has been fun to watch so far! Enjoy it! Don't worry about what -might- go wrong. Just enjoy the ride.

 

[Diehardblues]

Smart man is our Mr Bob.

 

[Proof]

Feet on the ground? Forget that. The season has been fun to watch so far! Enjoy it! Don't worry about what -might- go wrong. Just enjoy the ride.

right. only one team is going to win the title, so i’m going to enjoy every endorphin rush along the way

 

[Risen Star]

I prefer letting them go on their week to week knee jerk reactions to their emotions. It's a good laugh. You get to read stuff like Prescott is Peyton Manning.

 

[Batman1980]

A two game winning streak to a starved fan base is enough to start the SB bandwagon and heady predictions of the next few games and who will be matched up with in the playoffs…but it’s just now the end of September, not December.

Hey I’m excited about what I’m seeing too. Young players developing before our eyes. Defense getting turnovers. Exciting rookies and other young players with a bright future. There’s a lot of shine in the early returns and that’s good.

But we are less than 20% of the way into this journey. It’s way too early to know what this team is yet. Here are a few reminders to keep your feet on the ground:

• When you are depending on a lot of young players, the opposing coaching staffs are going to have more tape to study and more ways to neutralize them. Patience required! How a young player plays today doesn’t guarantee that level of play every week.
• Every game will be a war. There are NEVER gimme games in the NFL. I don’t care if it’s Tampa or Jacksonville- all games are winnable and loseable!
• Every week presents different matchups- sometimes the matchups favor your strengths, and sometimes it’s the other way around. Every game is different.
• There will be some unforeseen adversity- happens every year. Ultimately, that’s what measures every great team. Not how well you handle when things are going well. It’s how well you handle the adversity when it’s not going well.

Enjoy the wins! It’s been a great start. But fasten your seat belt. Just when you think you have this thing figured out- you haven’t. Enjoy the ride.

After 26 years, most Cowboys fans should be able to enjoy regular season wins but also remember they don't mean much unless they're followed by post-season success.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The SD win looks more impressive this week after SD beat KC. The defense is creating turnovers at a rate we haven't seen since Jimmy Johnson stalked the sideline. If they can keep it up, this team could go far in an NFC that seems to have no dominant teams.