We can go 6-2 in the second half & make the playoffs

[AMERICAS_FAN]

We can go 6-2 in the next 8 games. I think we're better than 4-4 (average) and this team has the will to prove it in the second half of hte season. The mark of good teams is how they play in December and I think we'll go 3-1 that month. The team will gel more-and-more as Romo and T.O. get their chemistry down, and the secondary will turn it up a notch to cover most opponents better. Improved line play will help as Ware also takes hig game to a whole new level. Hes been here 1&1/2 seasons and now's his time to take the next step. Here's how I think it will play out.
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Sun 11/12 @ Arizona 3:15 p.m.
WIN: This game is a gimmee win. We'll have home-field advantage because 3/4 of the population in AZ are Cowboys' fans. The crowd will cheer for Dallas and the Cardinals will fold under Dennis Green.

Sun 11/19 INDIANAPOLIS 3:15 p.m.
LOSS: This game will be a loss. Let's not even argue this one.

Thu 11/23 TAMPA BAY 3:15 p.m.
WIN: Even on a short week, Dallas will bounce-back from an Indy loss to win this game. Tampa Bay is an up-and-down team and they have many holes we can exploit. I just think we're better than they are.

Sun 12/3 @ NY Giants (FOX) Noon
WIN: Dallas finally puts 2 wins together and exposes the NY Giants for their weaknesses because they have more than week to prepare. They will be at home and I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team.

Sun 12/10 NEW ORLEANS (FOX) Noon
WIN: The further along the season Sean Payton's offenses go, the more predictable they get. It will be a black-and-white contest for our Defense who are better than their offense. This will be a low-scoring runnung game, but a few big passing plays will edge it in Dallas' favor.

Sat 12/16 @ Atlanta (TXA 21/NFLN) 7:00 p.m.
LOSS: Dallas' defense will contain Vick but he'll scramble enough to make some key connections in the passing game against our secondary. Dallas' 3-game winning streak will come to an end on the road.


Mon 12/25 PHILLADELPHIA 4:00 p.m.
WIN: Dallas bounces back after last week's loss. After facing Vick, handling a similar, but not as good offense in Philly will prompt Dallas' defense to shut Philly down. Again, I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team and TO will finally have a "Get-Your-Popcorn-Ready" performance that will render Philly's previous win over Dallas meaningless.


Sun 12/31 DETROIT Noon
WIN: Come-on it's Detriot. This is a gimme win. Dallas will need this win to make the playoffs, and Detroit will try to play spoiler, but Detroit is not good-enough to BE a spoiler, especially travelling on the road. Dallas enters the playoffs on a 2-game winning streak.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Sun 11/19 INDIANAPOLIS 3:15 p.m.
LOSS: This game will be a loss. Let's not even argue this one.

Sorry... I am gonna argue this one
Their run defense is horrible.... gave up almost 200 yards to Denver in 2nd half alone....

I say run JJ and MBIII all day long.... that will eat the clock and keep Manning off the field

 

[HTownCowboysFan]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: If we are as good as we've thought this team was, then we should be able to go 7-1 or 6-2 and get in. Now, on the other hand, what have we done so far to make one think we can do this?

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Sat 12/16 @ Atlanta (TXA 21/NFLN) 7:00 p.m.
LOSS: Dallas' defense will contain Vick but he'll scramble enough to make some key connections in the passing game against our secondary. Dallas' 3-game winning streak will come to an end on the road.

I am gonna argue this one too ... Vick can be such a baby... just watch as we shut down his WR's and he is forced to run into our containment.... they will lose

 

[CrazyCowboy]

easier said then done......we got to quit talking and playing

 

[Everlastingxxx]

6-2?

You lost your marbles.

 

[khiladi]

Our problem is consistency... We can play good a against a great team, and suck it up against a poor team... Schedule, as far as I am concerned, does not mean anything for the Dallas Cowboys.. They have learn to be consistent...

 

[ciron]

in 2005,, didn't the BOYS start off 6-2 and limp to a 4-4 finish ??

Let's get it in reverse this year ... Let's finish strong and make some noise in the playoffs ..

 

[iceberg]

We can go 6-2 in the next 8 games. I think we're better than 4-4 (average) and this team has the will to prove it in the second half of hte season. The mark of good teams is how they play in December and I think we'll go 3-1 that month. The team will gel more-and-more as Romo and T.O. get their chemistry down, and the secondary will turn it up a notch to cover most opponents better. Improved line play will help as Ware also takes hig game to a whole new level. Hes been here 1&1/2 seasons and now's his time to take the next step. Here's how I think it will play out.
**

Sun 11/12 @ Arizona 3:15 p.m.
WIN: This game is a gimmee win. We'll have home-field advantage because 3/4 of the population in AZ are Cowboys' fans. The crowd will cheer for Dallas and the Cardinals will fold under Dennis Green.

Sun 11/19 INDIANAPOLIS 3:15 p.m.
LOSS: This game will be a loss. Let's not even argue this one.

Thu 11/23 TAMPA BAY 3:15 p.m.
WIN: Even on a short week, Dallas will bounce-back from an Indy loss to win this game. Tampa Bay is an up-and-down team and they have many holes we can exploit. I just think we're better than they are.

Sun 12/3 @ NY Giants (FOX) Noon
WIN: Dallas finally puts 2 wins together and exposes the NY Giants for their weaknesses because they have more than week to prepare. They will be at home and I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team.

Sun 12/10 NEW ORLEANS (FOX) Noon
WIN: The further along the season Sean Payton's offenses go, the more predictable they get. It will be a black-and-white contest for our Defense who are better than their offense. This will be a low-scoring runnung game, but a few big passing plays will edge it in Dallas' favor.

Sat 12/16 @ Atlanta (TXA 21/NFLN) 7:00 p.m.
LOSS: Dallas' defense will contain Vick but he'll scramble enough to make some key connections in the passing game against our secondary. Dallas' 3-game winning streak will come to an end on the road.


Mon 12/25 PHILLADELPHIA 4:00 p.m.
WIN: Dallas bounces back after last week's loss. After facing Vick, handling a similar, but not as good offense in Philly will prompt Dallas' defense to shut Philly down. Again, I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team and TO will finally have a "Get-Your-Popcorn-Ready" performance that will render Philly's previous win over Dallas meaningless.


Sun 12/31 DETROIT Noon
WIN: Come-on it's Detriot. This is a gimme win. Dallas will need this win to make the playoffs, and Detroit will try to play spoiler, but Detroit is not good-enough to BE a spoiler, especially travelling on the road. Dallas enters the playoffs on a 2-game winning streak.

optimism is a wonderful thing. it leads you to believe things like "well when flo gets back, all will be fine with the line!"

we've not played 2 consistantly good games in a row out of 8 tries, yet now we're just gonna do a mini-run of the table? what in the name of aunt marges garter belt did we do to fix the penalty problems? did the OL just all of a sudden decide to play well each and every play? did watkins get up and shout "APRIL FOOLS!!!! I can really play!"?

my bout of "realism" last off-season got me labeld a lot of things (and some keep coming back to throw anything they can back at me) but looking around, i wasn't far off.

this team has a consistanty problem we can't fix on the fly. we have mental breakdowns that will take time to analyze and correct. we've got an OL that's doing a hell of an impersonation of a turstyle at grand central station during rush hour, and our pass rush, despite parcells being such a vaunted defensive genious, isn't there.

but we want to think otherwise, so we say things like "we'll do better now!!" when nothing has really changed to get us there.

romo is the lone *real* change and he's going to have to get his lumps in. he's got a few good games under his belt but 1 bad game will have 1/2 this forum screaming to draft quinn *somehow*, 35% of this forum wanting to hold tight and give him more time and make fun of the knee-jerkers, 10% won't really care and just keep having fun watching and 5% will swear bledsoe is almost back on the field cause that gives them unexplainable wood.

the problems with this team are focused around coaching/leadership and the OL.

till that changes you really can't expect to see much better than we are, despite how fun it is to dream we're a valid playoff team.

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Sorry... I am gonna argue this one
Their run defense is horrible.... gave up almost 200 yards to Denver in 2nd half alone....

I say run JJ and MBIII all day long.... that will eat the clock and keep Manning off the field

Ok, I'll give you that, but we'll have to minimize penalties because Indy's offense is very good at capitolizing on another team's mistakes. That's why I think we lose this one - I don't think we'll play as mistake-free as we'll need to to win. But hey, ...any given Sunday..., right?

**

 

[iceberg]

Ok, I'll give you that, but we'll have to minimize penalties because Indy's offense is very good at capitolizing on another team's mistakes. That's why I think we lose this one - I don't think we'll play as mistake-free as we'll need to to win. But hey, ...any given Sunday..., right?

**

"any given sunday" - it's great for movies and underdogs, but i hope to GOD we're not already relying on cliches to see us through.

 

[Zman5]

Realisticly, it looks like 5-3 would be the best we will do.

 

[Frozen700]

were beating indy or falcons...**** that!

 

[Future]

I am gonna argue this one too ... Vick can be such a baby... just watch as we shut down his WR's and he is forced to run into our containment.... they will lose

I hope to god we see a lot of Burnett or Carp at OLB...ellis will have no shot of laying a finger on him

 

[stealth]

I want another "we are gonna run with em" comment like bill made about the cheifs last year, in regards to the Indy game. I want to see what we can do if conservative is thrown out the window.

 

[Frosty]

just beating Indy would be a huge Boost of confidence for this TEAM...a win against the Colts could be a defining moment of the season......lets deal with AZ first...But I like the Cowboys chances at Home against the colts

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I think we are going to go 5-3...so I hope that will be good enough

 

[arglebargle]

The sad thing is, we probably have to go 6-2 to make the playoffs. And we have to hope that the cards fall right, as our division tie breakers are not so hot right now.

The silver lining being that if we do that, we'll be on a roll and hitting the playoffs on the upswing. ray2:

 

[Timbo2st]

We can go 6-2 in the next 8 games. I think we're better than 4-4 (average) and this team has the will to prove it in the second half of hte season. The mark of good teams is how they play in December and I think we'll go 3-1 that month. The team will gel more-and-more as Romo and T.O. get their chemistry down, and the secondary will turn it up a notch to cover most opponents better. Improved line play will help as Ware also takes hig game to a whole new level. Hes been here 1&1/2 seasons and now's his time to take the next step. Here's how I think it will play out.
**

Sun 11/12 @ Arizona 3:15 p.m.
WIN: This game is a gimmee win. We'll have home-field advantage because 3/4 of the population in AZ are Cowboys' fans. The crowd will cheer for Dallas and the Cardinals will fold under Dennis Green.

Sun 11/19 INDIANAPOLIS 3:15 p.m.
LOSS: This game will be a loss. Let's not even argue this one.

Thu 11/23 TAMPA BAY 3:15 p.m.
WIN: Even on a short week, Dallas will bounce-back from an Indy loss to win this game. Tampa Bay is an up-and-down team and they have many holes we can exploit. I just think we're better than they are.

Sun 12/3 @ NY Giants (FOX) Noon
WIN: Dallas finally puts 2 wins together and exposes the NY Giants for their weaknesses because they have more than week to prepare. They will be at home and I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team.

Sun 12/10 NEW ORLEANS (FOX) Noon
WIN: The further along the season Sean Payton's offenses go, the more predictable they get. It will be a black-and-white contest for our Defense who are better than their offense. This will be a low-scoring runnung game, but a few big passing plays will edge it in Dallas' favor.

Sat 12/16 @ Atlanta (TXA 21/NFLN) 7:00 p.m.
LOSS: Dallas' defense will contain Vick but he'll scramble enough to make some key connections in the passing game against our secondary. Dallas' 3-game winning streak will come to an end on the road.


Mon 12/25 PHILLADELPHIA 4:00 p.m.
WIN: Dallas bounces back after last week's loss. After facing Vick, handling a similar, but not as good offense in Philly will prompt Dallas' defense to shut Philly down. Again, I just think this team is better than to get swept by any NFC-East team and TO will finally have a "Get-Your-Popcorn-Ready" performance that will render Philly's previous win over Dallas meaningless.


Sun 12/31 DETROIT Noon
WIN: Come-on it's Detriot. This is a gimme win. Dallas will need this win to make the playoffs, and Detroit will try to play spoiler, but Detroit is not good-enough to BE a spoiler, especially travelling on the road. Dallas enters the playoffs on a 2-game winning streak.

A win against the Eagles?

You make me laugh.

 

[StevenOtero]

Hell we are going 8-0. "Book it!" <-- just like everyone else says around here.