Prediction Time

9-7

with wild card berth

10-6, NFC East Champs, losing Conf championship.

10-6 playoff birth

8-8 in contention all season.

10-6 wild card, i also think that if they do make thye playoffs itll because of a strong push at the end of the year, which if thats the case noone is gonna want to play s in the playoffs.ware has 8.5 sacks burnett and spears are starters by week 7. jj runs for 1450 yds and 12 td’s

11-5 strong finish pushes them to NFC Champ Game

Remember in 2003 the conventional wisdom was that Bill Parcells was good for two wins by himself. 9-7 and a playoff berth.

11-5, NFC East Champs, NFC Conference champs, lose to Colts in Super Bowl

10-6 NFC East Champions, loosing divisional playoffs

10-6 with wildcard win — with good show in NFC championship.

10-6 Wildcard.

9 – 7. Push at the end into the playoffs but lose out quick due to young and inexperienced players. But keeps pressure on Philly ALL year.

8-8 slow start but by the end we will be turning some heads

The Cowboys will be 4-4 at the season’s midpoint and go 6-2 over the remainder of the season. A 10-6 record gets them into the playoffs as a wildcard team. They will win their first game of the postseason tournament and lose in the next round. If this scenario is correct, I will not be a disappointed fan. It takes time to get back to the top. I think the real fun begins in the 2006 season. I just hope Coach Parcells is still around.

11-5 NFC East Champs (win tie breaker w/ Philly & bye week)

10-6, playing arch-nemesis Philly in the NFC Divisional Game.

Start 1-4, end 11-5, division champs, beat eagles twice, meet New England Super Bowl, the Master beats Padawan.

7-9 and third in the conference behind Giants and Eagles. I love the Cowboys, but I think it’s going to take another year to get this turned arond. I predict a season a lot like 1990 and hopefully the same results after.

9-7 first round lost Bledsoe 11/30 156 3 INTs get pulled for Romo 7/10 98 1 TD

8-8 young “d” will get ripped early-and solidify as the year progresses

10-6, wild card berth. Win first playoff game.

I’m going with 10-6. I’m optimistic and I think that if they can get through the beginning of this schedule with a good record, say 6-2, they have a great shot at going 10-6. But, I suppose that 6-2 record is asking a lot. If they can beat the Chargers in week 1, I don’t see any problem going 3-0. I’m excited about this season.

honestly if everything seems to click I don’t see us losing much.

11-4 NFC East Champs, SB champs

Excuse me, 11-5 was what I meant, ROY Demarcus ware 12+sacks, and Dallas D numero uno SB champs

7 and 9, but I hope that I am wrong. Youth and defensive switch to 3/4 suggests that we will be better at mid-year, but second half schedule looks tougher. Offense could carry us to 9 and 7 barring key injuries and stellar play by Bledsoe. Irrespective, I’ll be watching every game from my LazyBoy in CT, cause I got the TICKET!!

I think I predicted 11 wins.

I think I am sticking to that. If we can get off to a good start and this team can gain some confidence………and the rookies are as advertised……….I think we can compete with Philly and make it a race for the division.

Worst case is 9-7 and wild card. Nobody is going to want us in the playoffs though cuz Ware, Spears, Canty, Burnett won’t be rookies anymore.

10-6…. very strong finish and making a wild card with one victory in the playoffs before losing to Philly or Carolina. Next year will be the year where we make a major move.

scott

10 – 6 wildcard

10-6, wildcard, win 1 playoff game

they will start 6-2 with the easy early schedule, finish 4-4 against tough opponents.

10-6 wildcard

9-7, wildcard

and I think that’s optimistic. I can’t believe 10-6… that takes consistent execution… 11-5 takes superior talent + execution. I think someone here’s been smokin’ somethin’ — not that I wouldn’t love to see it…

10-6 —> Wildcard

10-6 —> Wildcard

11-5 NFC Champs. Defense, McBriar, JJ, Bledsoe – WRs

11-5 NFC EAST Champs. Defense, McBriar, JJ, Bledsoe – WRs

10-6 record + 1 playoff win. Cowboys (including Bill Parcells!) play in the Superbowl in 2 years.

I am going with 9-7 and a possible wild card if everything falls into place

11-5 and seriously feared around the league go defence….

19-0 – Superbowl Champs, first undefeated team since ‘72 Dolphins. A guy can dream, can’t he?

10-6. Strong teams last year are not always strong teams this year. Schedules not as tough as it looks.

you know with Parcells going after Fujita and adding Peerless Price……..I sort of have a feeling ole Billy Boy has his sights set on a pretty good run this year.

I think he will also stick around to see the new youth movement come to fruition. I for one am glad to see it, not just a team for this season but a team that will compete for the next several years and get better and better on the defensive side of the ball. Of course QB will eventually have to be addresssed but if this defense turns into what Bill Parcells wants……….OH Daddy………Trent Dilfer can come take us to the Super Bowl!

11-5…..Super Bowl, Battle of the Dynasties (Cowboys and Patriots) Now wouldn’t that be something?

Drew Bledsoe’s immobility gets to us. He’ll be hurt somewhere during the season and Romo will be exciting but will create turn-overs. And I’m praying that Roy Williams is an iron man because if we lose him, we’ll be in trouble.

8-8.

since nobody has picked 12-4 thats where im guessing.This team is so much better than the 10-6 team parcells brought to the playoffs in 03.

12-4 sounds good to me

13-3 NFC Champions, Super winner over Colts. Excuse my homerism

12-4 division champs , super bowl champs

10-6. Strong start (4-0), back and forth middle and finish (6-6). Head into Wild Card game with two straight losses to the Panthers and Rams. Lose in WC game to Lions.

Poke

Hey Tommy & Jose, althou I think the boys will be very much improved this year & really do hope they do as well as you think they will, my guess is ya’ll have been puffin the magic dragon. Ur very optomistic, but not realistic…… 9-7 or 10-6, & that is given the boys a break also. they r still 2 young! Maybe next year!

theres a story on cbplus.com its about the size of the defense, heres a lil from it that amazed me

When Parcells arrived in 2003, the Cowboys didn’t have a linebacker on the roster who weighed more than 245 pounds. Now, they have five who weigh more than 250 pounds.

They had one significant contributor on the defensive line who weighed more than 290 pounds. Now, Greg Ellis is the only defensive lineman on the roster who weighs less than 290.

i couldnt believe how small we were. i wouldve never guessed that. its not a big deal but just kinda shocked me how small we really were..

10-6, WC, a win in the playoffs

9-7, good showing in the playoffs. We will have HUGE momentum going into the latter part of the season, for sure. One big game THIS year will set the tone for the next 5 seasons- probably the Monday nighter at Phily.

By the end of the year, Dallas’ youth movement will have re-established the Cowboys as one of the NFL’s elite teams and solidified Parcells’ legacy as THE greatest coach of all time.

With the final pieces being added in next year’s draft:

Superbowl #9 within 3 years, possibly in our own NEW stadium.

11-5 NFC east champs

i see us going 8-0 at home 4-4 on the road thats my pick and i’m sticking to it.

8-8

10-6. Wild Card playoff spot, losing in Divisional round. (1-1)

10-6, Lose in the divisional playoff.

10-6 – wild card – lose in the nfc champ. to the rams (not homerism, just a weak conference once again)

I submited my end of year results for every team. I have the Cowboys going 11-5 and losing to the Vikings in the first round of the playoffs.

i agree with you rafael 9-7 and wildcard. PLAYOFFS!!!!

5-11, after starting 2-2 Bledsoe gets injured vs. Philly. Romo and Heson both see action during the season and struggle posting wins against Ari, NYG, and STL (STL sits there starters because they have a playoff spot wrapped up)

10-6 Cowboys win one playoff game and then get knocked out by Philly.

9-7 and edging out the Seahawks for the final wildcard spot.

10-6 and second round in the playoffs… but hopefully moving up in the draft to grab USC’s QB Lienart…

Hey ya’ll

Maybe you don’t remember last year too well.. remember before Dan Cambell, Glenn and Johnson ( JJ too) was hurt? The boys were on a tear..
they have way more talent and veteren leadership this year.. we didn’t anything defensively, only gained.. sure the youngsters will need time to mature but the veterans will hold it together and you will see some early brilliance from the youngsters as well..

at least 10-6

win wildcard
lose playoff game to the Panthers..

Hey fellas,
                Im glad to get back to one of my favorite Cowboy’s site…..Anyway Im a little disappointed at the predictions I see from some of you being tru BLUE…..I have to believe we will be no less than 11-5 more towards 12-4 winning it all the way to Detroit…..That is where the SuperBowl is right? How could I be a tru fan and not believe that…I certainly dont watch them to think or consider they will lose any game….Do I obviously think they cant lose…Of course not, But consider these factors…

                   We have improved in every area like never before since the glory days of the 90’s…A good QB, with a chip on his shoulder…A proven RB who is faster then Emmitt, 3 WR’s that could start on any team with a 4th that has tru promise….A defense that is no longer predictable with many Blitzing packages and coverges… Yes does it take time for a team to gel even with these upgrades….Of course….But I expect nothing less than a SUPERBOWL WINNER…

What happened to the one line response?

Hi Everybody!

Predictions:

1. 10-6 and into the playoffs, plus a playoff win. Not bad.

2. Joe Gibbs loses his cool, calls Landry an SOB and loses sweep to Dallas by over-preparing for flex defense. Aghast, Daniel Snyder replaces him with Dorris Kearns Goodwin after seeing her appear in a documentary about football.

3. Huevos Bledsoes finally catch on for $2.99 at Taco Cabana.
Huevos Fujitas not so much – they just confused the hell out of everybody at breakfast.

4. Rest of D-Backs learn to “Be like Roy” – collectively break Kurt Warner in half in a complex but beautifully orchestrated series of unusual blitzes.

(Incidentally, OT is still ticked that Warner praised Jesus for Super Bowl XXXIV victory…as if the Titans were minions of Satan. OT personally spoke to Satan at his cottage in Branson, MO where Satan assured OT that nothing could be further from the truth – “they weren’t evil enough, and they simply were terrified of failure” and that “higher forces ultimately put them out of their misery”. He did mention that he once “worked with the Steelers” and hinted that the terms were for only 3 titles, not 4 (but he loved how Harris’ non-catch got such a sanctified name) and that Bradshaw got a special deal to work for Murdoch, but that the 4th title was never intended – Renfro caught the ball and the ref screwed him.

Satan also shrugged, “the Ravens seem interesting.”

5. Oiler Trollette blames Oiler Troll for Justin McCareins poor production in FF by week 6. Ignores all subsequent advice in any subject the rest of their lives.

6. Red Sox find the grove again and begin a new century of losing painfully.

7. Frustrated with Terrell but having no other real WRs to throw to, Donovan McNabb starts throwing passes to himself. Teams catch on and develop defensive schemes to counter, leaving the Eagles befuddled and out of the playoffs.

(Danny White actually has an official completion to himself, btw).

8. Salma and Jerry Jones finally come to terms. Interested local tabloids pick up on the story and print the following headline: “La Guapa y El Redneck Rico – Son Amigos o Mas?” Penelope siezed with jealous rage.

9. We can’t help ourselves – we are all Americans – we all root for the Saints every week wherever they may be.

Extra: if the Cowboys make it to the Super Bowl, we all push for Rafael and Raul to get rings.

17-0 (would like that to get at least one vote so we’re always thinking lofty)

10-6, lose division tie-breaker to Philly. I think we’ll win at least one playoff game.

Run, Julius, Run!

10-6. WC. Win first game. 2nd close loss.

9-7, Jones leads the NFC in rushing. Young defense plays inconsistant all season. Miss playoffs by a blown 48yrd field goal.
Time to overhaul special teams

12-4…EASILY…

13 Wins and 3 losses, they go all the way to the Superbowl to beat the Flying Elvii’s (i.e. Patriots) and reclaim their rightful title as America’s Team. Go Cowboys!!!

Dallas will go 11-5 in the regular season. Sweep the Buzzards (Eagles). Take one on the chin in the wild card game. Watch out 2006.

Oiler Troll is hilarious………keep it up Troll you are welcome with open arms among the Cowboy faithful.

I love your predictions. One thing though, all the Deadskin fans around these parts swear that Jerry Jones was the Devil and Jimmy Johnson made a pact down at the Crossroads. He was allowed to win 2 but then broke the pact, and skated off to broadcasting and the Dolphins. He then signed another deal with the Devil, but as it turned out ole Jerry was in disguise and fooled him into taking over a Dolphins team that would never make it very far in the playoffs. Of course that was before Dan Snyder bought their team, I think they may have a new opinion of just who old Lucifer really is these days!

10-6ish

12-4 superbowl victory

oh i almost forgot superbowl mvp willie pile 2 int`s from back up neil odonnell.

10-6 and SB champs. Believe people, this is the year.

11-5 NFC East Champs, lose NFC Conference game to Carolina, who goes on to lose to the Colts.

burnett was injured and ogbogu has been brought back, they said burnett will miss sundays game…

bruce thorton was cut

Ogbogu was back in pads today.

Cowboys going all the way baby! JJ’s the best RB in the league, Ware’s gonna be defensive rookie of the year, Bledsoe’ll have weapons and protection, and Roy Williams is awesome!

How could the DMN say they have a tough schedule? According to SI, they have the 26th toughest.

joe homer theismann was just on dan patrick show and said the redskins are going to the super bowl, lmfao. i cannot stand the guy, i dont know why he has a job at espn. yu see troy, moose woodsen get on the radio or tv and they dont homerize the cwboys. irvine does a lil he said the cowboys will be in the playoffs but not predict a super bowl. who is he kidding the redskins, w/e.

I think Big D will go 12-4, I think the season could be split evenly at 6-2, 6-2. I think the first half will be easier games with some learning pains but the second half maturation and Bill Parcells factor push them to the NFC Championship game. Super Bowl? I have to see how they play during the year to accurately answer this.

Don’t discount the Bill Parcells factor!!!

Dallas 12-4 with a first round bye will meet Carolina in the playoffs. The question will be: Can Parcells outcoach John Fox? .. cause he’ll need to if he wants a SB berth. Ironically the offense will carry the Boys this year, not the defense. This defense will let up some big plays, but also make some big plays. By season’s end the defense will be much more consistant, and the team will be primed for a Super Bowl run. Taking a 7-3 record into Thanksgiving, and then loosing to Carolina in Charlette., only to set up a rematch in the NFC title game.

Ranking the NFC:

Carolina
Minnesota
Dallas
Philladelphia

Winner of Carolina/Dallas wins the Super Bowl.

burnett is expected to miss 1-3 weeks with a scope surgery on his knee

I predict 10-6 and will win the first playoff game.

i would like to see us win 10 games just so i can hear all these so called experts eat some big crow, and then theisman can eat something else i wont put in here.

eric u think we culd beat indy or NE?

Matt Mosely of The Dallas Morning News is reporting that “Kevin Burnett will miss one to three weeks with a left knee injury.” Apparently, his knee “locked up” during practice.

OT,
As always, you flock me up. LOL!

Mike,
My sentiments on Theissman exactly.

Guys,
Did you all see the Steve post about gambling/linescores? At first I was lukewarm to registration for this Blog. But I have come to realize that IT IS a big downer to be reading some good posts from smart Cowboy fans and then have it interrupted by someone selling whatever or talking smack just to get on our nerves. I am already registered on the Forum, so why shouldn’t we register on the Blog too.

Only Eric R would predict 12-4.

Cash,
Based upon last season’s losses, a bounce here or there our way and we could have won 6 of our 10 losses which would have made us 12-4 LAST year. I do agree with you that 12-4 IS overly optimistic, but it is nice to dream; even if that dream is pie in the sky fantasy.

Jon – thanks and same to you. And I never thought that Cowboys team was evil – they were just good and Oiler fans were unspeakably jealous. I still say Herschel Walker deserves a place in the ring of honor for the trade Jimmy got out of him.

James – back atcha (socialy programs that cover you from "erection to reserection – I mean c’mon, that’s good stuff). Also, I saw that crap from the huckster and duly reported him. He shall be gone here shortly.

James,

Dumped the spammer. Sad fact is, his product sucks. Was touting the Raiders.

9-7. 2nd round playoff loss.
We get the first wild card spot and play the West winner (St. Louis) in the Edward James Olmos Dome (whatever). Good game. We manage to sneak by when Mike Martz (having blown all time outs in first two minutes of second half) can’t get the clock stopped to kick field goal in last seconds. Dallas plays at Carolina the next week and makes a good game of it but loses because Julius Peppers repeatedly hits Bledsoe like a pinata and footballs come out of him.

OT: predict that after Trollette stops listening to any of your advice ever again, the deal is sealed and we will be lining up to be ushers in your wedding with hopes of drunkenly slobbering on Bridesmaid Ballcrusher and her nice TD’s. That was wrong, wasn’t it? I’m sorry. It’s late. No Frank Reich intended.

OT,
Thanks for the kudos. Please publish a list of translations so that my blog grammar may improve. LOL!

10-6 wildcard

Cowboys win home field advantage throughout the playoffs with a 13 win and 3 loss record, then beat Eagles in NFC Divisional, beat Falcons in NFC Championship, and beat Chargers 17 to 14 in Superbowl XL.

My prediction is 7-9, I have little confidence in the quarterback Drew Bledsoe…..he will be of little factor and Julius Jones will have to carry the offense. I like Romo but he has had little experience in playing…I think that all of Dallas and the coaches have missed out on the main “player” in the game….the “leader”…the QB! We have to find a Roger Stauback; Troy Aikman…..we have a good Defensive team and a great offensive line (aged) but we need to think QB for the future not QB for the season….who will it be next year…..???