CFZ Why you can’t take any NFL team lightly

[ghst187]

Never good to play a team coming off a loss and with their season already on the brink…no matter how bad they are.

 

[Bobhaze]

Never good to play a team coming off a loss and with their season already on the brink…no matter how bad they are.

It may also help that Arizona is 100% on the tank this year for the Caleb Williams sweepstakes. Teams that want to suck usually have the ability to do just that, lol. Still hope we don’t take them lightly though.

 

[Diehardblues]

While I generally agree, these days you kind of can.

The quarterbacking is at an all time low in this league. I mean, more than half of the starters in this league absolutely suck and will never get an ounce better.

I generally agree with Bob as well but dominant defenses like ours prey on average to less than average QB’s .

Double digit favs on the road in NFL is rare. We are prohibited favorites.

On any given Sunday always applies but not very likely unless we give it away.

Cardinals showed some fight against NY but squandered a 20 point lead.

We might not totally embarrass them but we certainly have the ability to.

Shoot, we totally dominated Jets but the balance of the game wasn’t decided until 4th qtr. because we struggled in Red Zone.

I suppose that’s prob best case scenario for AZ. That we could struggle offensively keeping the game closer than it could be.

 

[nalam]

The Arizona Cardinals are probably the worst team in the NFL. They have tons of injuries including QB Kyler Murray, All Pro S Budda Baker and their starting QB is Josh Dobbs, the former Tennessee Volunteer who has played for 8 different NFL teams in his career. It’s clear the Cards are tanking for the Caleb Williams lottery in next year’s draft.

But as bad as the Cards are - and they are really bad - Don’t forget that even a really good team like the Cowboys can take the opponent too lightly and get a bigger fight than expected.

Remember the Hou Texans game last year? We barely beat the second worst team in the league 27-23 and we were playing at home. Remember Texans QB Davis Mills somehow looked good for 3 qtrs and lame Texans WR Chris Moore had 10 receptions for 124 yards and a TD? We were lucky to win that game.

Or how about the 2021 game home loss vs a lousy eventual 7-10 broncos team? We were riding high and confident and they came into AT&T and curb stomped us 30-16, after leading us 30-0. It was humbling.

Last year the lowly broncos embarrassed the 49ers 11-10 in one of the ugliest NFL games ever. The chiefs lost to a horrible colts team last year 20-17…at Arrowhead!

Folks I’m not predicting a loss Sunday in Arizona. In fact I believe Dallas will win and should win easily. But this isn’t Georgia vs Directional State U. You cannot take ANY NFL team lightly. Ever. The Cowboys need to take every opponent seriously even if we as fans don’t.

I have faith in Big Mac , he will have the team ready to go, No eating cheese.

 

[Diehardblues]

I don’t either. I’m just pointing out that occasionally really bad NFL teams can surprise you. I gave several examples in the OP. Thankfully our players probably won’t take the cards as lightly as many of our fans do.

The NFL is not college football where picking winners is not that hard when you have teams like Georgia, Ohio State, etc who have an overwhelming talent advantage. The talent difference in the NFL is not nearly as big.

The Cowboys should win this game easily. I expect them to do just that. But only if they take each opponent each week seriously. The NFL is not college FB.

While I’d agree it’s much easier picking winners in NCAA , picking the spread is a bit more challenging with 30-40 point spreads on some of those mismatches . I’d recommend usually staying away from wagering on those huge spread matchups.

We are currently 12 1/2 point favorites which is a huge spread especially for a road team in the NFL. Picking us to win straight up is prob a 90+ % easy pick but betting the spread is a different situation.

I expect the 12 1/2 to go up closer to 13 or 14 which are rare huge spreads. Which is a great indicator how big of favs we are.

This is one of those Cowboy games I’d probably stay away from wagering on, not because of the opponent but the spread on the road. But I can’t imagine taking AZ.

I know you know all of this but your thought spurred this response for others.

Good thread of interest sir!!

 

[dargonking999]

My mistake. Thanks for the correction.

Makes your point better. Since we are playing in Arizona

 

[Diehardblues]

It may also help that Arizona is 100% on the tank this year for the Caleb Williams sweepstakes. Teams that want to suck usually have the ability to do just that, lol. Still hope we don’t take them lightly though.

They sure didn’t come out Sunday looking they were tanking up 20 points on Jints.

There’s a lot of jobs on the line tanking the season. I’m not sure everyone is on board as such unless their jobs are secure.

 

[nate dizzle]

While I generally agree, these days you kind of can.

The quarterbacking is at an all time low in this league. I mean, more than half of the starters in this league absolutely suck and will never get an ounce better.

When you factor in that the rules are now designed to elevate the passing game, we really are at pandemic levels for great QB play. There are a LOT of mediocre to bad QB's right now. Some would have been lucky to have been a backup in previous eras.

 

[Diehardblues]

When you factor in that the rules are now designed to elevate the passing game, we really are at pandemic levels for great QB play. There are a LOT of mediocre to bad QB's right now. Some would have been lucky to have been a backup in previous eras.

The major difference in Cap era is these young mostly high drafted QB’s are needed to start immediately which hinders or eliminates the benefit of developing them as was done in prior eras.

Some thrown into the fire , especially if they are on a decent team , can have some success out of the gate. But most struggle early which is limiting the amount of great QB’s.

 

[Cowboyny]

The Arizona Cardinals are probably the worst team in the NFL. They have tons of injuries including QB Kyler Murray, All Pro S Budda Baker and their starting QB is Josh Dobbs, the former Tennessee Volunteer who has played for 8 different NFL teams in his career. It’s clear the Cards are tanking for the Caleb Williams lottery in next year’s draft.

But as bad as the Cards are - and they are really bad - Don’t forget that even a really good team like the Cowboys can take the opponent too lightly and get a bigger fight than expected.

Remember the Hou Texans game last year? We barely beat the second worst team in the league 27-23 and we were playing at home. Remember Texans QB Davis Mills somehow looked good for 3 qtrs and lame Texans WR Chris Moore had 10 receptions for 124 yards and a TD? We were lucky to win that game.

Or how about the 2021 game home loss vs a lousy eventual 7-10 broncos team? We were riding high and confident and they came into AT&T and curb stomped us 30-16, after leading us 30-0. It was humbling.

Last year the lowly broncos embarrassed the 49ers 11-10 in one of the ugliest NFL games ever. The chiefs lost to a horrible colts team last year 20-17…at Arrowhead!

Folks I’m not predicting a loss Sunday in Arizona. In fact I believe Dallas will win and should win easily. But this isn’t Georgia vs Directional State U. You cannot take ANY NFL team lightly. Ever. The Cowboys need to take every opponent seriously even if we as fans don’t.

Arizona should of beaten both the Giants and the Commanders. Anyone can win a game in this league!

 

[nate dizzle]

The major difference in Cap era is these young mostly high drafted QB’s are needed to start immediately which hinders or eliminates the benefit of developing them as was done in prior eras.

Some thrown into the fire , especially if they are on a decent team , can have some success out of the gate. But most struggle early which is limiting the amount of great QB’s.

That is definitely a piece of it. However, they have also made it so much easier for talented QB's to be successful with the rules. I feel like it offsets that to at least some degree.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

The Cowboys were treating teams lightly last year. I hope they learned their lesson. We need to keep winning to win the NFCE.

 

[gimmesix]

That's the truth. We are seeing some pitiful QB play these days. Some games are not watchable because of it.

40-0 and 30-10 have both been very watchable and enjoyable for me. I'm hoping I watch something similar Sunday. We'll have our share of tight games against tougher teams, but I like that we've been blowing out inferior ones (although both are better than several of the other teams in the league).

 

[Diehardblues]

That is definitely a piece of it. However, they have also made it so much easier for talented QB's to be successful with the rules. I feel like it offsets that to at least some degree.

Sure but they still need supporting cast around them.

While there’s only a handful of Elite QB’s in the league at any given time , the rest of the league has average to above average or young highly drafted QB’s they’re trying to provide a stronger supporting cast while developing them.

There’s only a few teams which wouldn’t fall into one of those categories.

 

[nyc-cowboy]

The Arizona Cardinals are probably the worst team in the NFL. They have tons of injuries including QB Kyler Murray, All Pro S Budda Baker and their starting QB is Josh Dobbs, the former Tennessee Volunteer who has played for 8 different NFL teams in his career. It’s clear the Cards are tanking for the Caleb Williams lottery in next year’s draft.

But as bad as the Cards are - and they are really bad - Don’t forget that even a really good team like the Cowboys can take the opponent too lightly and get a bigger fight than expected.

Remember the Hou Texans game last year? We barely beat the second worst team in the league 27-23 and we were playing at home. Remember Texans QB Davis Mills somehow looked good for 3 qtrs and lame Texans WR Chris Moore had 10 receptions for 124 yards and a TD? We were lucky to win that game.

Or how about the 2021 game home loss vs a lousy eventual 7-10 broncos team? We were riding high and confident and they came into AT&T and curb stomped us 30-16, after leading us 30-0. It was humbling.

Last year the lowly broncos embarrassed the 49ers 11-10 in one of the ugliest NFL games ever. The chiefs lost to a horrible colts team last year 20-17…at Arrowhead!

Folks I’m not predicting a loss Sunday in Arizona. In fact I believe Dallas will win and should win easily. But this isn’t Georgia vs Directional State U. You cannot take ANY NFL team lightly. Ever. The Cowboys need to take every opponent seriously even if we as fans don’t.

AKA - "Dont eat the cheese".

I could see you were a school principal...

 

[Diehardblues]

The Cowboys were treating teams lightly last year. I hope they learned their lesson. We need to keep winning to win the NFCE.

Yea but our defense is on a different level this year.

I really don’t see these teams with inferior QB’s and offenses with much chance to challenge us.

That doesn’t mean we couldn’t struggle offensively or turn the ball over to keep games close.

But with this defense at this level we only have a few QB’s and teams on our schedule that could challenge us without our help.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Cardinals aren't trying to win. Even if some wild stuff happens they will try to lose like they did last weekend.

 

[erod]

That is definitely a piece of it. However, they have also made it so much easier for talented QB's to be successful with the rules. I feel like it offsets that to at least some degree.

College quarterbacks aren't asked to read anything and almost never take snaps under center.

They are completely unprepared to play in the NFL.

And NFL defensive coordinators are catching up to the college offenses being tried in the NFL.

After 4 games, will Dallas even have given up more than 30 points?

 

[Denim Chicken]

Normally I'd agree, but the Cards are in active tank mode. They had the Giants on the rope and then the call came in at halftime to remind them to lose.

 

[nate dizzle]

College quarterbacks aren't asked to read anything and almost never take snaps under center.

They are completely unprepared to play in the NFL.

And NFL defensive coordinators are catching up to the college offenses being tried in the NFL.

After 4 games, will Dallas even have given up more than 30 points?

Solid points