What Would You Consider A Successful 2014 Season For The Cowboys?

[waving monkey]

I know that there are some eager beavers out there who read nothing more than the title of this post and are now itching to tell the world that "In Dallas, success is measured in Super Bowls," and that anything less is unacceptable. Dear Mr. Eager Beaver, please spare us that entitled nonsense.

For most NFL teams coming off four consecutive years without a winning record, simply finishing with a winning record would be considered a success. And if that winning record translated into making the playoffs, the season would probably be considered not just a success, but a triumph.


But that is not necessarily the case in Dallas. What endears us Cowboys fans so much to the rest of the NFL fanbase is our collective ability to hold on to successes from 20 years ago and derive some sort of expectation and relevance from it for today. Yet here we are, with one playoff win to show for the la
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[DogFace]

9-7 and a playoff win to build on.

 

[benson]

6-10 with a long over-due firing of Jason Garrett. Bring in someone who can coach a football team, have a great draft. Possibly contend for a title next season or the one after.

This is actually the likely scenario the season will take. Unless Romo is 100% and plays out of his mind, then we'll be 8-8, 9-7 the way we usually are with Romo 100% and playing out of his mind.

 

[Stash]

9-7 and a playoff win to build on.

I'll second that.

Improvement in a tangible way.

An improvement where it counts, wins and losses.

And yes, at this point I'll settle for one more.

 

[waving monkey]

I'm not asking for wins this year we are still rebuilding.
We could go 9-7 or 7-9
I want the defense to show their in the right place
hustle and disrupt the back field
Next year I will be expecting results .

 

[viman96]

10-6 and qualifying for the playoffs. Failing to make the postseason regardless if progress is made. The goal is to win.

 

[Hostile]

Playoffs.

 

[FiveRings]

Make the playoffs. Actually win a game to make me really happy

 

[nalam]

Winning record and in the playoffs one victory .

 

[The Natural]

anything short of a playoff win is a failure in my eyes.

 

[casmith07]

I know that there are some eager beavers out there who read nothing more than the title of this post and are now itching to tell the world that "In Dallas, success is measured in Super Bowls," and that anything less is unacceptable. Dear Mr. Eager Beaver, please spare us that entitled nonsense.

For most NFL teams coming off four consecutive years without a winning record, simply finishing with a winning record would be considered a success. And if that winning record translated into making the playoffs, the season would probably be considered not just a success, but a triumph.


But that is not necessarily the case in Dallas. What endears us Cowboys fans so much to the rest of the NFL fanbase is our collective ability to hold on to successes from 20 years ago and derive some sort of expectation and relevance from it for today. Yet here we are, with one playoff win to show for the la
link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...-what-is-a-successful-2014-season-for-cowboys

Double digit wins.

 

[Blackspider214]

Playoffs. Anything less is a failure.

 

[Section446]

10 wins would be huge for this team, I'd take it at this point.

 

[DoctorChicken]

I predict that the Cowboys will win their first game against the Niners, and everything after will be glorious.

When the Cowboys lose their first game of the season in Week 17 when they rest their starters, the forum will go into complete meltdown mode as fans will want the heads of Jerry and Garrett.

Meanwhile, a QB controversy will arise as Brandon Weeden goes 12 - 25, 145 Yards, 1 TD and 2 INTs in a fantastic performance against Washington in the loss. The usual suspects will point to these statistics as the ideal way for a QB to preform and ask why Romo can't do the same every week.

As the Cowboys go 15-1 and are the #1 seed in the NFC, they go 2 - 0 in the playoffs, defeating the Bucs in the divisional game and the 49ers in the Championship game.

Lastly, the Cowboys beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl 43 - 8. Demarcus 2.0 will sack Manning 6 times, and Demarcus 1.0's head will explode.

Calvin Watkins, having nothing stupid and idiotic to say, will retire from ESPN and slink back to New York where he can suck his thumb and snuggle his Eli Manning blankie.

Finally. The universe will be in order.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Making the playoffs and that this team actually shows progress. I don't mean just making the playoffs because we can beat the bottom teams and the rest of the division is bad. I want to see real progress. None of this beating ourselves in games.

 

[Idgit]

NFCE crown. If we can somehow win it at 8-8, that would make me smile.

 

[tm1119]

Playoff win or bust. It's not that much to ask for really, the coach and core of this team has had plenty of time to accomplish that by now.

 

[visionary]

Winning record and at least 1 playoff win

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

 

[Doomsay]

Superbowl victory or a 2002-level humbling of Jones that forces him to hire his third franchise-worthy coach.