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Huge day to jumpstart the boys...

With a HHHHHUUUGGGGEEEEE and embarrassing loss from the Giants, Eagles, and Redskins getting beat by the Saints, Raiders, and Chiefs respectively. This week was a massive jump start right back into the thick of the NFC EAST title race. Every Cowboy watching the games today should be foaming from the mouth and anxious to get back on the field to gain the lead in the east and get our respect back. I am so excited and optimistic for the second half of the cowboys season. This blog is going to blow up after the remarks I am about to say........But I strongly believe as a realistic life time cowboys fan that we can and I deep down inside feel we will go 9 and 2 for the rest of the year. If we can take the falcons out at home with fresh legs out of the bye, then take care of the seahawks like we should, THEN get our much awaited revenge on the eagles for the embarrisment they caused us for the entire off season. AND THEN compete and get a close win against the packers which is feasible, THEN take out the redskin and raiders, NEXT we get our revenge on the giants for spoiling our stadium opener that I paid thousands to go to from NEW JERSEY. THEN We got the chargers and saints I believe we will definetly lose ONE of these games, FINALLY we end with the redskins and eagles and I also believe we will lose one of these. So 12-4, we have the talent and coming out of the bye we will be more organized and prepared. I hope a lot of people agree, but for those who dont....as the weeks go bye I want you to think about this blog and how accurate it will be.


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Approximately, what will the Cowboys record be at the end of the year?
7-9
16 votes
9-7
73 votes
11-5
76 votes

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I hate to say it but...

i still feel like we’re a 9-7 team until we clean up the mistakes. If we can stop beating ourselves with the mental errors, there’s no reason we can’t be 11-5 and playoff bound.

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake. - Napoleon

by MadDawg03 on Oct 18, 2009 7:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I voted 11-5 based on my belief the Cowboys will improve

The really tough games that I see are tough road games at GB and NO, but the remaining games are very winable.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 18, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

If they get out of their own way

11-5 is quite possible. I’ve got to believe they wil. If not either of the other two is also possible. That will make for another long of season.

by oldboysfan on Oct 18, 2009 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

my exact thoughts

we cut down on the mental mistakes and we will win 10+ games

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
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by Wmillion on Oct 18, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

10-6

Win vs. Atlanta
Win vs. Seattle
And aside from the intra-division games, the GB and Atlanta games are HUGELY important. If we win both, I think we’re in the playoffs for sure. . .lose either or both and it because much more iffy.

Win at Philly
Loss at Green Bay
Win vs. Washington
Win vs. Oakland
Loss at NY Giants
Loss vs. San Diego
Loss at New Orleans
Win at Washington
Win vs. Philly

by dfan77 on Oct 18, 2009 9:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i just go game-by-game

eh, that’s my methodology here. i can’t look at at groups of out-of-sequence games and say, “We should take 3 of 5” or whatever. When I think about this stuff, I go linear and even try — in vain, I’m sure — to imagine the mentality at that moment. My prediction does, by chance, mirror the sort of up-and-down performance we’ve seen so far. I do think that GB and San Diego both have offenses that pair up well against us. I think, too, that there’s no way SD continues its mediocrity.

That said, it will say a lot about their growth if — after three (predicted) straight losses, they can pull it together mentally and win the final two. Not that I’ll be happy with anything less than a deep playoff run (at minimum), but hey, it’s all just fun and games. For now.

by dfan77 on Oct 18, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No way we sweep Philly

But we SHOULD beat the Chargers. They are not good.

by Key19 on Oct 18, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta count division games as a split...

figure we can we 3 of the last 5 against the Beast. Gotta figure we’ll beat Seattle, Then we have Atlanta, Green Bay, Oakland, San Diego, and New Orleans. I think we win 2 or 3 of these…hopefully against the NFC teams to go 10-6 and in or 9-7 and out…11-5 is doable, but as likely at 8-8

Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake. - Napoleon

by MadDawg03 on Oct 18, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

we can sweep Philly

did you see them play today??

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 18, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

have you seen us play philly?

for the last 10 years? we rarely sweep

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Oct 18, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's possible though

I wouldn’t say no way

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 18, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Saying something is possible in the realm of football is like saying nothing

The “any given Sunday” rule obviously applies, but it is not to be used as the thinking man’s normative state of being.

"Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by 5Blings on Oct 19, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting signature....

If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.

by Cowboyfan729 on Oct 19, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think we can beat NY and SD

both are overrated

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 18, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just go game by game

eh, that’s my methodology here. i can’t look at at groups of out-of-sequence games and say, "We should take 3 of 5" or whatever. When I think about this stuff, I go linear and even try — in vain, I’m sure — to imagine the mentality at that moment. My prediction does, by chance, mirror the sort of up-and-down performance we’ve seen so far. I do think that GB and San Diego both have offenses that pair up well against us. I think, too, that there’s no way SD continues its mediocrity.

That said, it will say a lot about their growth if — after three (predicted) straight losses, they can pull it together mentally and win the final two. Not that I’ll be happy with anything less than a deep playoff run (at minimum), but hey, it’s all just fun and games. For now.

by dfan77 on Oct 18, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think we can beat any team in any sport in any time period

personally i think the cowboys would crush the original dream team in basketball. anybody who thinks otherwise is not a real fan

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Oct 18, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

flawed statement

“Can beat” and “will beat” are two different things. “Can beat” is about potential, and potential doesn’t win anything for you.

And a “true fan” isn’t one who believes their team can or will win any game — a “true fan” is one who supports their team, win or lose, year in and year out.

by dfan77 on Oct 18, 2009 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude, really?

I said the the dream team in basketball.

your sarcasm meter is that broken? or do you really think that is true?

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Oct 19, 2009 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sarcasm meter is fine, thanks

But the thing is, I’ve seen a lot of really stupid stuff posted by a lot of really stupid people — so nothing surprises me anymore. Glad to hear you were joking though. :)

by dfan77 on Oct 19, 2009 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am really surprised no one has complained about the loss to the Packers, they haven’t played that well to this point and I would definitely put that down as a W

by sduncan24 on Oct 18, 2009 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

at greenbay is always hard

"I just want to comment on how it’s become like a common thing in the [MLB] for guys to fall in love with [the Rangers’s] sloppy seconds." (thanks cstorm)

by ab03 on Oct 19, 2009 8:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

NFL Redzone is the shizz

Get to see pieces of each game unfold. After today I would have to say this: the Eagles put on a more pathetic display than I’ve seen Dallas do this year., ditto the Redskins. Only the Saints looked stellar. I realize it’s just one week out of a season but it sure made me feel better to see all these teams in action live and realize maybe we aren’t quite as bad as some folks think.

by Benthere on Oct 18, 2009 10:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It is awesome

I started getting it at the beginning of the season on U-verse and it is the sh**! It was only $5/month extra (it is on the HD higher tier package-comes with 4 other HD channels). I used to watch the network games (FOX / CBS), now I just watch NFL Redzone. Today was the first day I watched it all day. What a great channel!!!!!

by Boyz4Life on Oct 19, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Atlanta became a near must win game with their win tonight

They get a major lead in the wildcard if they beat us. I know its too early to say anything for certain etc, but it would be real hard to get that #5 seed if we lose.

We’d really need to do a number on the Eagles, Seahawks and Packers to make up for it.

If we win, we are in pole position in the playoff chase, which is where we need to be heading into the meat of our schedule.

by foyesboys on Oct 19, 2009 1:28 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree

We need to win the next two home games, split the two road games against the Pack and Eagles, then obviously take care of Washington and Oakland at home. That puts us at 8-3 heading into our dreaded December stretch. We go just 3-2 to finish, we more than likely make the playoffs.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 19, 2009 8:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yepper

as stated above, i totally agree. ATL and GB are key. There’s a lot we can potentially do in the other games, but those games have a HUGE impact on our hopes.

I hope the Cowboys play those games like playoff matches. Heck, I think they need to be thinking that way for EVERY game now, lol.

by dfan77 on Oct 19, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're at best 7-4 going into december

Let’s be real. We know our team will play super football for 15 minutes against any team and sh%& football for 15 minutes against any team. So its up to what we can do with the remaining 30 minutes of each game.

That’s going to last for the remainder of the season. Probably for the remainder of this coaching staff’s tenure.

So, c’mon, there’s no way we go 9-2 for the remaining 11 games. Let’s try to stay grounded in reality.

by Eagles suck on Oct 19, 2009 10:31 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I think 8-3 going into December is very realistic

I wouldn’t be surprised at all if that happened.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 19, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You said the same thing about being 5-0 at this time

If you don’t get better at predicting our football fates, you’ll never get out of Pennsylvania.

"Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by 5Blings on Oct 19, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got news for you

I was in Arizona last week, that was paradise. That being said, us being 5-0 certainly was very realistic, only a few plays away.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Oct 19, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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