This Given Sunday

[Staubacher]

Not any Sunday, THIS one.

It's all right there for the taking. At home. Against an inferior opponent.

Wrest the division from the defending champs. Qualify for a home playoff game. Guarantee a winning record.

Nothing that has happened to this point will have mattered - good, bad, or ugly. It's all right in front of these Dallas Cowboys.

This Sunday.

 

[Doomsday101]

Not any Sunday, THIS one.

It's all right there for the taking. At home. Against an inferior opponent.

Wrest the division from the defending champs. Qualify for a home playoff game. Guarantee a winning record.

Nothing that has happened to this point will have mattered - good, bad, or ugly. It's all right in front of these Dallas Cowboys.

This Sunday.

I agree. I expect them to go out and play like a contender especially after this past game where guys did not look ready to play. Zeke called this past game a wake up call? Fine then go out and play like a team who intends on challenging for a title.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Wishing for a bad team to play to back into the playoffs is not exactly a show of strength.

 

[DogFace]

Wishing for a bad team to play to back into the playoffs is not exactly a show of strength.

No matter what we wish they are next on the schedule. Giants are after them.

We win one of those and we’re in the tourney.

 

[glimmerman]

We will be prepared. No way this staff don’t bring it and have these players ready to compete. Our Defense has to get pressure. And Offense has to finish drives.

 

[Doomsday101]

We will be prepared. No way this staff don’t bring it and have these players ready to compete. Our Defense has to get pressure. And Offense has to finish drives.

and defense has to tackle, that was the worst tackling performance this defense has put in. Several plays where colts would have been forced into long situation were made easy due to missed tackles. Too many guys standing around and not racing to the ball.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Not any Sunday, THIS one.

It's all right there for the taking. At home. Against an inferior opponent.

Wrest the division from the defending champs. Qualify for a home playoff game. Guarantee a winning record.

Nothing that has happened to this point will have mattered - good, bad, or ugly. It's all right in front of these Dallas Cowboys.

This Sunday.

Well put. This says it all.

 

[cowboyblue22]

and if the lose both of the next two and the eagles win out then what

 

[DeaconMoss]

I hope you guys are prepared to lose the next two and miss the playoffs. Thats the Garrett way.

 

[Kaiser]

No matter what we wish they are next on the schedule. Giants are after them.

Dallas is heavy favorites in both games, which the Cowboys obviously knew this Sunday when they were so flat on the field. It will take lightning striking for Dallas to make the playoffs and I don't care about the first week bye because a lot of teams come out flat for the first quarter of the week after the playoff bye. Dallas in 2016 was a perfect example of that.

 

[Runwildboys]

and defense has to tackle, that was the worst tackling performance this defense has put in. Several plays where colts would have been forced into long situation were made easy due to missed tackles. Too many guys standing around and not racing to the ball.

My favorite was when Luck scrambled to the right, and one of our guys (I forget who) just continued to block a man off the field, while Luck ran past him for a 1st down.

 

[Typhus]

Im still trying to get my head around laying an egg In Indy.
Im back to week to week, one week at a time.. Im not ready for playoff innuendos yet.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

and if the lose both of the next two and the eagles win out then what

Then we get to look forward to the draft...oh wait.

 

[Thomas82]

I agree. I expect them to go out and play like a contender especially after this past game where guys did not look ready to play. Zeke called this past game a wake up call? Fine then go out and play like a team who intends on challenging for a title.

Me too, and I'm looking for Zeke to have a big game and carry us to the W.

 

[Doomsday101]

Me too, and I'm looking for Zeke to have a big game and carry us to the W.

I hope to see Zeke have a big game but also expect big games from several players. They took last week off, I expect a lot in this up coming game.

 

[Stash]

I hope to see Zeke have a big game but also expect big games from several players. They took last week off, I expect a lot in this up coming game.

Same here. Win this game. At home, against an opponent who isn't good and has nothing to play for. Show that you actually deserve to have a spot in the playoffs, because you're better than a bad team and not just because your entire division is weak and you were the "best of the worst".

And don't invite further doubt and panic by losing and then having to scramble and worry about completing a collapse in week seventeen.

 

[Hook'em#11]

I hope you guys are prepared to lose the next two and miss the playoffs. Thats the Garrett way.

Hahhaha,, I can see this happening. Completely... And, then another season with Garrett at the helm and Lenihen doing his best to poison this team.

 

[Doomsday101]

Same here. Win this game. At home, against an opponent who isn't good and has nothing to play for. Show that you actually deserve to have a spot in the playoffs, because you're better than a bad team and not just because your entire division is weak and you were the "best of the worst".

And don't invite further doubt and panic by losing and then having to scramble and worry about completing a collapse in week seventeen.

I agree but they can't walk into this game looking at Tampa as a bad team. Fact is Tampa has played several close games and has beaten some quality teams along the way. They are a capable team and Cowboys need to treat this as a post season game because for the most part it is.

 

[Creeper]

The Bucs defense is not very good statistically. That does not mean they cannot have a good game but here is where they rank:

Points/Game - 30th
Yards/Game - 27th
Pass Yards/Game - 26th
Rush Yards/Game - 26th
They are 14th in sacks and are 3rd worst in yds/carry.

Here is an interesting stat for Dak watchers. They are 32nd - worst - in opposing QB rating at 111.1!

If the Cowboys offense cannot score against this defense then they should pack it in for the season.

On offense they are first in passing yards/game and 28th in rushing yards/game with the second worst yds/carry in the NFL. They have given up 37 sacks and they average 24 pts per game.

This is a game, on paper, the Cowboys should win but the whole teams needs to play better than that mess last week.

BTW, the Cowboys are no longer the most sacked team in the NFL. The Texans have that honor now with 52 to the Cowboys' 51. The state of Texas has been sacked over 100 times this season!

 

[northerncowboynation]

Not any Sunday, THIS one.

It's all right there for the taking. At home. Against an inferior opponent.

Wrest the division from the defending champs. Qualify for a home playoff game. Guarantee a winning record.

Nothing that has happened to this point will have mattered - good, bad, or ugly. It's all right in front of these Dallas Cowboys.

This Sunday.

Yeah was thinking the same thing. Not surprised we lost to the Colts. They're playing damned good ball. I just expected it to be another nail biter.

In a year of many must wins, this next one is about as much a must as it gets. We do not want to head to unfriendly, cold NY for the last game of the season saying "it's a must win". The Giants have picked up their game since we played them last time.

Score first against the Bucs and as Tank Lawrence said, don't let them get up, foot to the throat. Get it done!!