Do not have one thing to do with “media predictions”. Just because the Cowboys are a popular pick to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl does not constitute disrespect on the part of the players towards any other team. And not once have I heard any Dallas Cowboys player say “We are going to win the Super Bowl, screw these other guys, they might as well not show up”…On the contrary, a lot of them have the attitude of “We are talented, we were sucessful last year, we know we can win, we just have to put it together in the playoffs.”

The team as a collective whole knows it is one of the most talented in the NFC, and they realize the pressure is on to be successful in the postseason. The Giants won the Super Bowl last year, on the strength of a historic post season run, fueled by a strong showing against the Patriots in week 16 (Genius coaching move by Coughlin to play the starters). The team was successful mainly because of the incredible play of the defense, namely the defensive line. Well, two of the top three pass rushers from the Giants last year are gone. How could you justify saying that the team this year is just as strong as it was in the Super Bowl six months ago?

The Cowboys are in the opposite boat. The Cowboys’ biggest weakness last year has been drastically improved, on paper. Jerry Jones went out and made sure our defensive secondary was a complete turn around from how it was last year which was in one word vastly inconsistent. But when looking around at preseason predictions, you have to look at what the team has on paper. Last year this time, it was thought Coughlin wouldn’t last to midseason, and then he won it all.

Pay no attention to these predictions. It’s all just hot air anyways. And besides, professional football players who won the Super Bowl last year shouldn’t have to worry about being “disrespected”. If they need to use a few sound bites from Crayton and Romo to get geared up, then that shows how worried they truly are. Last night on Hard Knocks Tony Romo had this to say:

“We can fast forward through this preseason, through the regular season, get to the playoffs and get to the Super Bowl or whatever and be there now. But so much of the fun and so much of the excitement is this whole process. I mean, it’s the old saying: The journey is the funnest part.”

For some reason, folks have picked that up as arrogance on Romo’s part when I believe it’s the exact opposite. His point is that all of this talk about the post season and the Super Bowl is superflous: you have to get there first, and the best thing you can do is enjoy the ride.

This post gave me a headache.

All of Dallas’s opponents will gauge the level of their team’s abilities based on how well they perform against the Cowboys. Therefore, each team will raise their bar and some of them will act like it’s their Superbowl. This can bode well for Dallas. The competition each week will keep them alert as each game will feel like a playoff game.

The downside may be that the Cowboys will work their a$$es off in the regular season trying to fend off the very best that every team brings. They may not be able to rest starters or enjoy as many blowouts as last year. Hopefully, they won’t wear out by playing 16 playoff-like game atmosphere before they reach the real tournament.

As an NFC East Rival, yes we do get hyped to play Dallas. I’m not sure that the entire league sees the Cowboys as the measuring stick for a championship run though. I don’t think that Romo was trying to be disrespectful of any team, but it was a huge mistake to say that.
He’s opened pandora’s box, and teams are going to be gunning for him. His comments from Hard Knocks were extremely arrogant. Especially coming from him (for obvious reasons). It’s one thing to exude confidence, and act like you are the next super bowl champions, but it’s entirely different when you say that you are already looking past everyth team/game leading up to winning the Super Bowl.

or if they feel disrespected, its not the Cowboys problem. Bottom line is that they feel they have as much or more talent than any team in the league and there would be something seriously wrong with them if they didn’t feel they should go the SB and win it. The fact that they are outspoken about it is completely irrelevant.

The game is played on the field, not through the media or what players say or don’t say.

i dont want to look like a typical Dallas fan, but it has nothing to do with Dallas if the personell and staff was on another team, I’d say the same thing about them……….let them bring all they want……