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So let's rummage through the seven teams that went 5-11 or worse last year and develop a three-stage plan that could catapult each into Super Bowl contention. Some of the plans are semi-serious. Others fall into the sci-fi/fantasy genre. All of them provide a ray of midsummer hope for fans who suffered through a miserable 2015 season.
Well, most of them provide a ray of summer hope.
How the Dallas Cowboys Win the Super Bowl
2015 Record:4-12
2016 Super Bowl Odds: 18-1
Stage 1: A magical sack genie grants the Cowboys three wishes.The genie turns suspended defensive ends Demarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory into more responsible employees, mid-tier prospects Benson Mayowa and Charles Tapper into Harvey Martin and Randy White, and erases Greg Hardy's number from Jerry Jones' smartphone before the boss gets any bright ideas.
Stage 2: Tony Romo and Ezekiel Elliott discover the joys of the 75-25 run-pass ratio.Each week, Romo completes eight of 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, while Elliott rushes 30 times for 150 yards and the offensive linemen pick linebackers out of their teeth. This is only possible because the magical pass-rush genie ensures that opponents won't sit on the ball for 42 minutes per game.
Stage 3: Typical NFC East stuff happens.The Giants get injured, the Commanders get weird and the Eagles start wondering where all the money went the moment Nelson Agholor drops a pass from Chase Daniel (who is filling in for Sam Bradford while Carson Wentz wears a baseball cap). The Cowboys suddenly find themselves 6-0 in the division.
Plausibility:Moderately high. The Cowboys are a high-volatility team that could repeat their 2014 success with a healthy Romo but could completely collapse again if they must rely on backup quarterbacks and a third-rate pass rush. Any record between 12-4 and 4-12 is possible.
So let's rummage through the seven teams that went 5-11 or worse last year and develop a three-stage plan that could catapult each into Super Bowl contention. Some of the plans are semi-serious. Others fall into the sci-fi/fantasy genre. All of them provide a ray of midsummer hope for fans who suffered through a miserable 2015 season.
Well, most of them provide a ray of summer hope.
How the Dallas Cowboys Win the Super Bowl
2015 Record:4-12
2016 Super Bowl Odds: 18-1
Stage 1: A magical sack genie grants the Cowboys three wishes.The genie turns suspended defensive ends Demarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory into more responsible employees, mid-tier prospects Benson Mayowa and Charles Tapper into Harvey Martin and Randy White, and erases Greg Hardy's number from Jerry Jones' smartphone before the boss gets any bright ideas.
Stage 2: Tony Romo and Ezekiel Elliott discover the joys of the 75-25 run-pass ratio.Each week, Romo completes eight of 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, while Elliott rushes 30 times for 150 yards and the offensive linemen pick linebackers out of their teeth. This is only possible because the magical pass-rush genie ensures that opponents won't sit on the ball for 42 minutes per game.
Stage 3: Typical NFC East stuff happens.The Giants get injured, the Commanders get weird and the Eagles start wondering where all the money went the moment Nelson Agholor drops a pass from Chase Daniel (who is filling in for Sam Bradford while Carson Wentz wears a baseball cap). The Cowboys suddenly find themselves 6-0 in the division.
Plausibility:Moderately high. The Cowboys are a high-volatility team that could repeat their 2014 success with a healthy Romo but could completely collapse again if they must rely on backup quarterbacks and a third-rate pass rush. Any record between 12-4 and 4-12 is possible.
