Same Results/Diff year

[Sully]

feel bad for you. It’s a shame but that’s your own problem.

Your "feelings" end at your "post reply" button. So "feel" bad for someone else..but hey thanks. Now, go farm

 

[cowboyblue22]

So here we are once again. Dallas fans left with blaming refs, player(s), and the coaching staff. Always with moral victories here and there but end results with the Cowboys always looking up for endless answers.

25 years tradition continues. Ready for more, they are coming.

you pretty much nailed it

 

[Denim Chicken]

I don't recall us going toe for toe with the defending SB champions in prime time week 1.

I must be misremembering.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I understand your point, but injuries happen. Now this team will be w/o Gallup for a month. The team gets Martin back and still loses, then what is the excuse? ALL ALL ALL teams deal with injuries. Probably with this franchise for (2-3) decades, they can not find depth. Unless all the starters play, the results seem to be same. That is why this franchise always seems to be @ .500 level, year after year after year after year...........

I'm not saying anything about injuries. My point was we competed with the champs last night when I personally felt like we shouldn't have. I don't feel like we are 2 points worse than the Buccaneers prior to going into last nights game. No one did. I sat here on this site and read predictions from most fans that said we had no chance in hell. A 20-30 point annihilation.

I'm not giving an excuse on why they lost last night. They beat themselves IMHO. But like I said above, this felt different. If you're telling me the Buccs have a great offense and a great defense and it resulted in a 2 point beating of us? I can't sit here and not be optimistic. I'm well aware of our past history and yes if this was the Rams game of last year or the Seahawks game of last year? Id' agree. But we are talking about the champs. And there is no currently example of the Cowboys going toe to toe with the previous seasons champs...if they lose next week to the Chargers than I'll get your point..



The franchise is .500 every year because they aren't good enough whether it be from lack of depth, coaching or whatever.

 

[johneric8]

So here we are once again. Dallas fans left with blaming refs, player(s), and the coaching staff. Always with moral victories here and there but end results with the Cowboys always looking up for endless answers.

25 years tradition continues. Ready for more, they are coming.

Ridiculous talk.. We weren't even suppose to be in this game and it could of went either way! I understand our past but those whom point to the past with such vigor are typically not winners themselves... That team last night looked to be on track to be one of the best possibly by mid season..

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I don't recall us going toe for toe with the defending SB champions in prime time week 1.

I must be misremembering.

We never have....and that's why I say this is different. I know the pessimism in people are scared to believe that this team could potentially be good out of fear of potentially being let down again...but people have to not fear that.

 

[Sully]

I would bet that the Cowboys win the division this year. What do you say Sully?

My reply would be.....I hope so because a losing record will again, as last season, will win this division and a 1st round loss. Everyone in the NFC East is a subpar team. Reminds of the 2 decade long period when the Patriots won the AFC East easily because the Jets/Bills & Dolphins were horrible. Patriots took advantage of their bad division with easy wins, getting a 1st round bye and usually home field through out the playoffs. One playoff win and BOOM-- already a AFC Conference finals and onto the Superbowl.
Dallas has this same set up but they can not take advantage of the poor division foes. Instead, this franchise can't beat winning teams, are filled with excuses from Garrett, injuries, refs call, etc..... The only constant for this sputtering output is the GM position and his lack of getting depth. So what does our GM do? ((Thanks for asking))) He has to overpay for players. Cooper is paid like he is Jerry Rice. D Lawrence is paid like he is Bruce Smith. E Elliott is paid like he is Emmitt Smith and Dak gets paid like he is Patrick Mahomes. Problem is, ALL our players have never gotten to a single Conference Finals. You come to Dallas to get paid, not to win. Winning is secondary.

 

[75boyz]

So here we are once again. Dallas fans left with blaming refs, player(s), and the coaching staff. Always with moral victories here and there but end results with the Cowboys always looking up for endless answers.

25 years tradition continues. Ready for more, they are coming.

Last year's unique circumstances has had a lingering affect on the fanbase expectations.
The historically bad defense lowered the overall expectations for the defense.
The offseason PR hype machine surrounding the offense, Dak's return and Hard Knocks created unrealistic fantasy football type aspirations for the offense.

Hopefully the team is capable of finding a middle ground of better than avg defense along with their highly publicized offense all coming together and peaking in the playoffs.

That "should" be the goal every year which I guess the HC was given a mulligan due to circumstances last year.

I hope this year's team finds a way to be different from the past 25 years.

Just find a way to get 'er done. The good teams seem to find a way to win or however the cliche goes.

Be a good team.

jmo

 

[rambo2]

My reply would be.....I hope so because a losing record will again, as last season, will win this division and a 1st round loss. Everyone in the NFC East is a subpar team. Reminds of the 2 decade long period when the Patriots won the AFC East easily because the Jets/Bills & Dolphins were horrible. Patriots took advantage of their bad division with easy wins, getting a 1st round bye and usually home field through out the playoffs. One playoff win and BOOM-- already a AFC Conference finals and onto the Superbowl.
Dallas has this same set up but they can not take advantage of the poor division foes. Instead, this franchise can't beat winning teams, are filled with excuses from Garrett, injuries, refs call, etc..... The only constant for this sputtering output is the GM position and his lack of getting depth. So what does our GM do? ((Thanks for asking))) He has to overpay for players. Cooper is paid like he is Jerry Rice. D Lawrence is paid like he is Bruce Smith. E Elliott is paid like he is Emmitt Smith and Dak gets paid like he is Patrick Mahomes. Problem is, ALL our players have never gotten to a single Conference Finals. You come to Dallas to get paid, not to win. Winning is secondary.

I would bet that the Cowboys win the division with a winning record. If the Cowboys are subpar why did they almost beat the defending Super Bowl Champs who have one of the best defenses in the league and Tom Brady? Now then I'm calling you out. Will the Cowboys have a winning record and will they win the division? I say that they will, now open up your big negative mouth. Will they do it? Yes or No?

 

[morat1959]

So here we are once again. Dallas fans left with blaming refs, player(s), and the coaching staff. Always with moral victories here and there but end results with the Cowboys always looking up for endless answers.

25 years tradition continues. Ready for more, they are coming.

This just about sums it up in a nutshell.

 

[rambo2]

I understand your point, but injuries happen. Now this team will be w/o Gallup for a month. The team gets Martin back and still loses, then what is the excuse? ALL ALL ALL teams deal with injuries. Probably with this franchise for (2-3) decades, they can not find depth. Unless all the starters play, the results seem to be same. That is why this franchise always seems to be @ .500 level, year after year after year after year...........

They were 13 and 3 a few years ago with a 3rd string rookie qb playing the entire year.