The General State of the Dallas Cowboys

Well, looking back on it I guess it is only fair to note that I was not only wrong about the outcome of the Dallas/NE game; but I was a little off on the score and the fact that I thought it would be a high scoring affair.

(But, I was dead-on about the pressure that the defense would put on Brady and the pick that Sean Lee would have as a result)

Through 5 games the Boys are 2-3 (very well could be 5-0, but you are what your record says you are) and they sit alone in third place in the NFC East.  While in third place in their respective division, they are the only team who is undefeated in their division.  In addition, before the season I went through and predicted their overall record choosing which games they will win and which games they will fall short.  At this point in the season they are exactly where I thought they would be losing the games I expected them to lose. 

Panic?  Now?  NO WAY!

In my best estimation they are sitting pretty heading into the second quarter of the season on thier way to a 10-6 record while making the playoffs.

Lest we forget, they had a shortened offseason and it will only take some time to "gel" as a result.  This week should be a sure fire win over a Rams squad at home without Sam Bradford.  Heck, put Sam Bradford in the game and they should still win by 2 TD's.

The Cowboys will get it together.  The season is 16 games long and what matters is hitting your stride at the right time.  My hope is that they are able to recognize the flaws/weaknesses in the team early and get hott at just the perfect moment.

As a case in point; look at the Packers last year.  They had a bad five game stretch in the first half of the year where they committed 11 turnovers in those five games while going 2-3 over that stretch.  In the second half of the year they had another 5 game stint where they turned the ball over 7 times during that period and went 2-3 again.

All the teams go through it.  The Packers learned from it; why cant the Cowboys do the same and become a better team because of it?

I have them beating the Rams in week 7, losing to the Eagles on the road in week 8, and then going on a 6-7 game win streak.

Its important that Jason Garrett let his quarterback play.  He is human.  So am I.  So are you.  We all make mistakes and the trick is to delicately balance the good with the bad.  Romo has single handedly lost a game this year (i.e. the Jets in week 1), but he has also single handedly won while not at 100% (i.e. the 49ers in week 2).  You gotta ride #9 all the way into the sunset.  He is the franchise QB.  There is nobody better on the roster and without Romo the team has ZERO chance of making the playoffs.

This team has the weapons on offense but unfortunately that is where the issues lie.  They have to get the ball in the end zone and score touchdowns if they want to beat the good teams in the NFL.  Field goals wont cut it.  Jason Garrett has to let his offense "loose" and believe in them the way I believe in them.  With Felix Jones gone for a few weeks hopefully rookie DeMarco Murray can step up to help get the ground game going.

The defense seems to be healthy again and in fine shape right now and if we can get the offense on track we should be sitting pretty.

Be patient with the Cowboys. Let them work things out.  Believe in them and you will find yourself in the playoffs in a Conference where there is currently only one real team which is 6-0 and seems to be above the rest of the field.

I BELIEVE!

FIN