We Could Easily Lose Tomorrow

[DFWJC]

Dallas could have very easily lost 4 games so far.
NY, Wash, Philly, Pitt could all have gone either way.
Fortunately they are 3-1 in those games.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Their d is good but the offense won't be able to keep up with ours. Our d isn't to bad either. Hopefully we create some turnovers

 

[robbieruff]

Some fans approach Cowboy games with caution, wary of past disappointment. They ration their hopes and dreams with the knowledge that things can go south in a hurry in the world of sports.

Others approach games with sunny enthusiasm, certain of success. The Cowboys won last week...and the week before...Hey...it's been 8 straight wins. Why should Sunday be any different?

There isn't a right or a wrong...no moral high ground to either approach. You are the king or queen of your own fandom.

But there is one kind of fan I find irritating...and there are more than a few on this forum.

They lack rationality to their optimism and you see them every week in the game thread. It's early second quarter and they are shrieking, melting...

"How can this be happening? We are so much better."
"Garret is an idiot. We should be ahead by two touchdowns right now."
"These guys didn't set their alarms."
"That play right there...we lost the game right there."

Some of the fans that carry themselves with real tough-guy machismo during the week can sound like little girls before half-time.

Here is the reality:
We could EASILY lose tomorrow. There are a hundred scenarios where we end up with a loss and the Ravens leave the stadium still undefeated all-time against our Boys. We could play hard and still lose.

The Ravens have won five games and lost four *close* games. Could the Cowboys blow Baltimore out, sure, but that would be the first such loss for them this season. Indeed even last season when the Ravens went 5-11 they were close in every game until towards the end of the season when they had nothing to play for.

If you want to be optimistic....great. Just don't forget that NFL football games aren't easy, and don't forget how often they are decided in the last five minutes.

My prediction:
Cowboys 23
Ravens 19

Nice thoughts...I don't think the game is that close. I think we barn storm them like we did Cincy coming in with (at the time) their vaunted D.

 

[MRV52]

Fritzpatrick the scrub scored 24 points against them.

 

[CCBoy]

I think this is their stumbling block for Sunday:

If the Ravens cannot get after Dak Prescott this game will not even be close. In the history of the Ravens franchise they have never been defeated by the Cowboys, that ends this weekend as Dallas sweeps the AFC North.

http://thelandryhat.com/2016/11/19/dallas-cowboys-baltimore-ravens-predictions/5/

 

[Elusive6thRing]

Fritzpatrick the scrub scored 24 points against them.

Fitzpatrick will give you a couple of good games a year, #1 is #1 and they're #1 in almost all defensive categories so I give them credit. But I think our offense will give them some trouble and their offense will struggle to score. We just have to make sure and not turn the ball over which has been a big strength for us lately.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Some fans approach Cowboy games with caution, wary of past disappointment. They ration their hopes and dreams with the knowledge that things can go south in a hurry in the world of sports.

Others approach games with sunny enthusiasm, certain of success. The Cowboys won last week...and the week before...Hey...it's been 8 straight wins. Why should Sunday be any different?

There isn't a right or a wrong...no moral high ground to either approach. You are the king or queen of your own fandom.

But there is one kind of fan I find irritating...and there are more than a few on this forum.

They lack rationality to their optimism and you see them every week in the game thread. It's early second quarter and they are shrieking, melting...

"How can this be happening? We are so much better."
"Garret is an idiot. We should be ahead by two touchdowns right now."
"These guys didn't set their alarms."
"That play right there...we lost the game right there."

Some of the fans that carry themselves with real tough-guy machismo during the week can sound like little girls before half-time.

Here is the reality:
We could EASILY lose tomorrow. There are a hundred scenarios where we end up with a loss and the Ravens leave the stadium still undefeated all-time against our Boys. We could play hard and still lose.

The Ravens have won five games and lost four *close* games. Could the Cowboys blow Baltimore out, sure, but that would be the first such loss for them this season. Indeed even last season when the Ravens went 5-11 they were close in every game until towards the end of the season when they had nothing to play for.

If you want to be optimistic....great. Just don't forget that NFL football games aren't easy, and don't forget how often they are decided in the last five minutes.

My prediction:
Cowboys 23
Ravens 19

Oh spare me. We are 8-1. The team we are playing is 5-4.

Of course we could stand to lose but them losing close games means that if we get into a close game with them then we stand a better chance of winning. It's not a good thing for them.

This notion that fans are irritating if they are confident in their team just makes me think you miss the point of what a fanatic is.

If you want to be pessimistic then fine but don't forget that we are outside agencies and have little to no impact on the outcome of the game. Doubly so if you aren't going to the game.

As long as Garrett has his guys on point then I could care less if fans want to act invincible. I will take that every day and twice on Sundays over someone who is going to repeatedly point out how we might lose without providing a solution.

 

[jobberone]

We could easily win. Win the turnover battle and run the ball well enough and we will win.

 

[CCBoy]

Their d is good but the offense won't be able to keep up with ours. Our d isn't to bad either. Hopefully we create some turnovers

Have to give you an 'atta' boy for a solid post...

 

[T-RO]

We could have easily lost last week.

Exactly. It's funny how five minutes after a win like that a game takes on an air of invincibility.

If Roethlesberger doesn't do the fake spike...doesn't hurry that play...5-1 we lose that game.

 

[CCBoy]

Exactly. It's funny how five minutes after a win like that a game takes on an air of invincibility.

If Roethlesberger doesn't do the fake spike...doesn't hurry that play...5-1 we lose that game.

The coulda, woulda, shoulda's of last season aren't nearly as solid as those of this very season. Why?

 

[T-RO]

You can easily lose any week, the NFL is an any given Sunday league. All it takes is a turnover or a couple of stupid penalties to cost you a game.

Exactly. Margins of success and failure are thin.

 

[T-RO]

The weekly "we could lose this week" thread.

Gotta balance the weekly "we-can't-lose" threads.

I have been designated this week to bring balance to the force. And I will bring it!

 

[Sarge]

We could have easily won week 1.

 

[KJJ]

The Ravens have the #1 defense which means points may be tough to get so we're going to probably have to play some solid defense.

 

[T-RO]

Hide and seek...

That was quite a reveal bro! I now have the key to better appreciate your posts CCBoy.

Your job is to hide your meaning...and our job to find it!

 

[T-RO]

We could have easily won week 1.

We could have easily lost Skins game, Steeler game and Eagles game.

 

[CCBoy]

That was quite a reveal bro! I now have the key to better appreciate your posts CCBoy.

Your job is to hide your meaning...and our job to find it!

I'm not your bro...and nothing was hidden.

Here you go on your theme song and dance:

 

[slick325]

Dallas could have very easily lost 4 games so far.
NY, Wash, Philly, Pitt could all have gone either way.
Fortunately they are 3-1 in those games.

Agreed DFWJC. Hopefully they keep finding ways to pull out the win. It will come in handy late in the season and the playoffs. However, they can't make it a habit of slow starts or extended lapses on offense because it can catch up at a time that a loss would leave no more games to be played.

 

[Rob-G]

We could easily win too