KC beat JAX (on the road) by 26 last week the Cowboys haven't beaten anyone by that many points in 2 years. I haven't read through all the posts but I'm sure there's at least a few FANS laughing it up thinking (or convincing themselves) that Sunday will be a cake walk for the Cowboys. I remember heading into week 2 last season FANS were already chalking up an easy win vs Seattle. One FAN started a thread wanting everyone to predict how many sacks Ware would get on Russell Wilson.
Me being the realist I am warned against being over confident for that game but naturally many FANS scoffed and took offense to my opinion. Everyone was looking at the 7-9 team Seattle was prior to the 2012 season. FANS disregarded Russell Wilson as a viable threat because he was a rookie 3rd round pick. It's not wise to look at the 2-14 team KC was in 2012 because even after one week it's clear they're not that same team. It usually takes 4-5 games for a team to establish what kind of team they're going to be but most felt heading into this season KC would be much improved. Despite they were playing JAX it's still too early to know whether the Jags got beat down last Sunday because they're that bad or KC is just that good. KC could end up being a damn good football team this season so I wouldn't be playing down their lopsided win last week.
The Chiefs made key changes at the two most critical area's on a football team at HC and QB which makes this a different KC team than in 2012. Alex Smith may be a bus driver but he can't be taken for granted he's played much better the past 2 seasons. No one knows what to expect with the Cowboys on Sunday they're a puzzling team that's trying to learn how to win consistently. This is a very dangerous game for the Cowboys having to go on the road and face a team that was down in the dumps all of last season and is excited about getting off to a good start on opening day. Their fans are going to be fired up on Sunday and the Cowboys have had issues on the road in front of hostile crowds. It ended in a dogfight the last time the Cowboys traveled to KC. I said prior to the start of this season that if things are going to be different this season for the Cowboys they can't get off to any worse than a 3-1 start if they plan on being a playoff team. Their first 4 games are vs non playoff teams from last season so it's a must they do no worse than 3-1 or they'll be off to the same up and down start we've been seeing the past few years.
With Denver, NO, Green Bay and the other very losable games on the Cowboys schedule they have to pile some wins up early or they'll be up against it later in the season. RG3 will find his groove by the time the Cowboys face Washington and Philly certainly isn't going to be a pushover with their fast pace offense that can put up points quick if you have a confused defense with players not knowing where to be. This Sunday in KC will go a long way in telling us if this Cowboys team is a different team or the same inconsistent team we've been seeing. It's going to be difficult for any of us not to be discouraged if the Cowboys don't come away with a win on Sunday. To assure a playoff spot you need at least 10 wins so the Cowboys have to win at least 9 of their next 15 games to have a good shot at the playoffs.