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Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 05/09, 04:48 AM
Ok. I'll go 100% against my belief system and argue this.

Dallas will NOT win the East

Why? Simple.

Start with it's the best division in football. Add in a MUCH tougher schedule than last year, T.O. is a year older, Glenn is almost certainly done, and the FACT there is not legitimate THIRD receiver on the team let alone a second.

Oh, the secondary? Well there is the stud, Newman...and then what? Roy Williams might just be the WORST cover safety in the NFL. Don't give me any nonsense about his Pro-bowl appearances either. I'm a HUGE Cowboys fan and that dude has flat out SUCKED for the last 3 years. He's living on rep.

Tony has two guys to throw the ball to (Owens and Witten). That's pretty much it. MBIII has been great as the #2, does that automatically mean he's going to be a stud as the starter? Unless you are 12 or are a Cowboys bandwagon fan do you remember Troy Hambrick? Absolute stud as a backup and absolute flop as the starter.

Here's the thing. The Giants are FULL of confidence after winning it all. The Eagles and Redskins both improved in the offseason. The schedule is a LOT more difficult.

And Dallas' biggest off-season acquisition? Pacman Jones? You kidding me?

Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 05/09, 06:34 AM
They are coming off a great year of football so that means they are destined to win?

Please.

What is it? 4 of the last 5 years the Super Bowl losers didn't even MAKE the playoffs?

Coming off a great year?

The NFL is a fluid league. Nothing stays the same. The Cowboys did little to help themselves in free agency, and if you are counting on a DRAFT to help, you are nothing but a homer. Rookies VERY RARELY contribute to a winning atmosphere no matter where they are drafted.

And we have the Wade Phillips-Jason Garrett dilemma to deal with. Think Wade doesn't realize his job is on the line? Think Jason doesn't know that undercutting Wade is in his best interests?

2009 the Cowboys move into THE premier stadium in the world.

Again, I digress.

I ask again, after Owens, who the heck is going to catch the ball from the wide out position? And that's using T.O. and "catch the ball" loosely. Who is the #2 receiver? #3?

"u call ur self a fan do u not have faith in what ur team is capable of doing"

Here's the thing. I know EXACTLY what they are capable of and what their weaknesses are. You ignore their weaknesses, or are just a homer, and assume everything remains the same. It doesn't.

Cowboys-Celtics-Chisox said 05/09, 05:15 PM
"none of the other teams even came close to matching the cowboys record in the east ."

Cowboys 13-4 (lost first round of playoffs)
Giants 14-6 (won super bowl)

None came close?

"i predict the boys to roll through the east "

Dallas was 4-3 against the East last year

1-1 against Washington
1-1 against Philly
2-1 against NYG

Do you expect they are going to go 9-1 against teams NOT in the East again this year? I sure don't

T.O. being a year older doesn't mean anything? Sure it does, it already means he doesn't heal as quickly as he used to when he suffers the inevitable injury. These days he's got to put that hyperbaric chamber on overdrive in order to heal from the relatively minor injuries. Age catches up with everyone, including Owens. Even if he's 100% healthy all year, who lines up opposite him? Patrick Crayton is, at best, a #3 receiver. Counting on Terry Glenn coming back at anything close to his old form is fooling yourself

And, again, I love Barber but he's NEVER been a starter. Not even in College. How is he going to handle that role? We simply don't know, yet. There are too many question marks on this team and that division is too good to assume they win the division