SI´s Don Banks predictions for 2007

[Coy]

His take is that we do make the playoffs but don´t win the NFC East.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/08/28/season.predictions/3.html

 

[TunaFan33]

Good-the more pundits that DON'T pick us, the better we can play under the radar.

 

[tunahelper]

Well Superbowl predictions did nothing last year.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Without Newman Dallas can't be win...

 

[CrazyCowboy]

oh well.....good to be an american

 

[TheSkaven]

Without Newman Dallas can't be win...

Newman is a great player, but in football, unless it's your quarterback that goes down, losing one player is never the difference. Guys get hurt. Every team has injuries (and if they don't yet - they will). It's about overcoming adversity and making do. This team will make do without Newman, if need be.

 

[TunaFan33]

Newman is a great player, but in football, unless it's your quarterback that goes down, losing one player is never the difference. Guys get hurt. Every team has injuries (and if they don't yet - they will). It's about overcoming adversity and making do. This team will make do without Newman, if need be.

Last year, it was Greg Ellis. The year before, Flo. The year before that, Terry Glenn. Did they have a negative effect on our team? Yes. However-did their losses cost us our seasons? NO. If anything, our sorry kicking game costed us the NFCE Title in '05, and we had the NFCE in *the bag* last year, until Parcells decided to lay down like a dog the remaining month.

And yeah-if there's anything good coming out of this, TNew WON'T be returning punts this year, whether he's on the field or not-remember last year how we were holding our breaths every time he was back there? And two, better he have this injury now, than later in the year when we're driving for the playoffs.

So yeah-just get over it everyone. There's nothing we can do about it.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

2. Dallas Cowboys

A reason to believe: We happen to think that old re-tread Wade Phillips was a pretty inspired choice to be the Cowboys' head coach, because his history of success with the 3-4 defense melds perfectly with the talent that Dallas has on that side of the ball. I expect the Cowboys' dominating front seven to be one of the early season stories in the NFL, and Phillips to generate some coach of the year buzz by October.

The thing that makes you nervous: The Cowboys' secondary was a concern already, but things look a bit bleaker now that No. 1 cornerback Terrence Newman is suffering from a case of plantar fascia that figures to linger all season to some degree. The job of covering up safety Roy Williams' deficiencies in pass coverage depends somewhat on how well Newman handles his role.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/08/28/season.predictions/2.html

 

[YosemiteSam]

Without Newman Dallas can't be win...

Can't Newman Dallas without win be?

 

[Boyzmamacita]

The Cowboys dominating front seven. I like the sound of that.

 

[superpunk]

The Cowboys dominating front seven. I like the sound of that.

Me too.

Although, it does make you wonder whether or not Mr. Banks actually got to watch any Cowboys games last season.