A quiz, which came to me in my flu-inspired delirium:
Here are the last four NFC Champs
2005 -- Seattle
2006 -- Chicago
2007 -- New York
2008 -- ArizonaHow many were 2-2 four games into their seasons?
a.) none
b.) one
c.) two
d.) three
e.) all of them.Answer quickly. No fair peeking at google. The answer is in the comments.
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Rafael Vela
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The answer is d.
The ’06 Bears started 4-0 but all the other three stumbled out to 2-2 starts. Does this mean Dallas is glory bound? Hardly. But it makes the case for a bit heavier dose of calm.
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
Sorry bout the flu..but it spurred you to a good point! Hopefully the boys can make this swing too…
Wade Phillips has never won a playoff game as a head coach..he has lost 4 home playoff games.
His longest tenure as head coach was 3 years. His second year with a team only once saw an improved record (by 1 game)
Wade Phillips for DC
by SDTrueblue on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I went with all of them.
I guess I fail again.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I must agree with eatman on dc.com
Let romo be romo…
by scandrick32 on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
According to MNF
The chances of making the playoffs after starting 2-2 is 35%… That’s no good.
by Doctorjorts on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At 2-2 the Cowboys have the same chance to make the playoffs as 31 other teams.
You never can tell. What if Tenn goes on a 12 game win streak? Everyone here will agree that 10 – 6 will likely get you to the playoffs. Hell Dallas could still lose 4 games and have that. Play em all and let the chips fall where they may. Your back is against a wall, but you aren’t so wounded you have no chance.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 6, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
right
what if ware has 125 sacks this year?
by Joey2zs on Oct 6, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would be cool
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
by DalaiLuke on Oct 7, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't agree
that 10-6 will get you in for sure. It might, but there’s a good chance it won’t. Let’s say for arguments sake the division winners are NYG, Minn, NOS, and SanFran. That leaves Chicago, Green bay, ATL, Dallas, Philly… and Arizona just for fun. I think that’s all, right?
hmm.. Actually now that I write this, I see ATL winning 9 due to the tough schedule, either Greenbay or Chicago winning only 9, possibly both, because there’s finally another competitive division in the NFC… I’ll put Philly at 9 wins through week 16, so it really could once again come down to the season finale to decide who goes, but there’s always the possbility that Dallas and Philly both do. The way I see it, Dallas will obviously have to start putting things together as the season goes on, but if they do, they might actually be playing well in December. I think if Dallas makes the playoffs, they will be peaking and could make a serious run in the playoffs. The run game could finally propel the boys through December
It's not cocky if it's a lie.
by FelixFanclub on Oct 7, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
how is that any worse than what you start the season at?
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
by blalock84 on Oct 7, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL ... EXCELLENT POINT!!!
2-2 = 35% chance…
12 / 32 = 37.5 % chance…
Suddenly things look… the same as before
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
by DalaiLuke on Oct 7, 2009 7:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope I'm answering the right question.
Until we or anyone else loses that 7th game, they are not eliminated. It does become more difficult with each loss, but not impossible. When Dallas has lost that “7th” then I will hold hope for the playoffs, until then back away from the ledge, and remember, this is not college football, rankings make no difference at this level.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 7, 2009 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they probably run stats post merger
The last few years, what I call mid-salary cap era, are breaking all the rules. Teams with poor starts make Super Bowls. 5th seeds make Super Bowls. Teams with defenses ranked in the bottom third of the league win Super Bowls.
Things we never saw before are becoming commonplace. We’ve gone to another degree of parity.
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Call it the NBA-ifying of the NFL
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially bottom 3rd defenses being able to play like top 3rds down the stretch
even the cardinals last year
by AustonianAggie on Oct 6, 2009 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the Colts in '06
their defense was awful the 2nd half of the year. Teams were running for 200 yards a game on them in December. Then the playoffs started and they were the Bubba Smith, Mike Curtis Colts from the ’60s.
Where were the Giants ranked defensively in ’07? 17th I think.
You don’t have to be a juggernaut to win a title anymore. Just get in the playoffs and take your chances.
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NBA?
Parity? You are obviously not a Wizards fan, Rafael.
by Joey2zs on Oct 6, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
not really an NBA fan, either.
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not too much parity in the nba actually
each conference has really been dominated by 3-4 teams.
The nfc has been the definition of parity. I think that is because the two most important positions in the nfl (imo) – qb and safety…well, the nfc doesn’t have the great ones. McNabb and Dawkins were it, thats why they saw a jillion nfc championship games, but they were often somehow derailed.
This conference is just a crapshoot. It doesn’t matter how good or bad you look, make the playoffs and you have a legitimate shot. 3 teams with byes in 2 years have gone down…
by foyesboys on Oct 7, 2009 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow Rafael
You are really good with stats. It gives a different perspective on things and actually makes me feel better. Just wish we could break some unwritten Cowboys rules now (thou shalt not ever win another playoff game again)
OK, just slapped myself, I’m bright sunshine doncha know :)
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 7, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya needs to get back to work. LOL
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 7, 2009 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like turtles
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
by sublimezg on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
turtleheads?
Jai guru deva, ommm
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys
by Aaron Novinger on Oct 7, 2009 6:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is just wrong.
Ewwwwwww.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
by GunsUp on Oct 7, 2009 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
Summarizing the Dallas Cowboys in two words; inconsistently amazing.
by sublimezg on Oct 7, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure all of them
Its hard to watch the Cowboys lose. I’m pretty sure they’re going to play .500 football until December, at which point we’ll see whats what for real.
I’m pretty eager to see an accurate Tony Romo again
by AustonianAggie on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm praying to the football gods for it
I’m pretty eager to see an accurate Tony Romo again
I don’t know what Romo did to anger them, but he better atone for it quick.
by quincyyyyy on Oct 6, 2009 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if they can't play better than .500 ball for the first 3 months...
we’re looking at massive, sweeping changes in the offseason. The first 3 months are not that bad.
I think with Minny, Chicago, GB, NO, Atlnta, Philly, NYG, AZ, SF and us…thats a long list of teams capable of getting to 10+ wins. I don’t think 9 wins gets a wc this year.
by foyesboys on Oct 7, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boys dont suck
they cant get out of their own way, its not the same thing.
In some ways, its worse than sucking.
It is certainly more maddening.
Romo is being over-coached. He is what he is, and thats a pretty good QB. So let him be Romo.
by THEjarhead on Oct 6, 2009 11:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
true
both losses came down to the last play, and one or two diff decisions or bounces or ref calls and they’re Ws. It is even more frustrating because our expectations are higher, with some reason. We should be able to easily win those games. Right now we’re mediocre, but with upside, and still underrated, if we can get out of our way.
but i have to admit it’s getting to the point now where i know i’m making excuses, and i’ll do it because i’m a fan and i hope for the best, but they haven’t shown me they can do it when it counts and overcome the bad bounces so that’s all i can do.
it’s far from too late but we’re not where we’d hoped we’d be and the trend is not encouraging…
by scottmaui on Oct 7, 2009 2:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A flu inspired delirium used to be what the indians called "a vision".
Virus-inspired or peyote inspired what’s the diff? You still see things..sometimes more clearly.
by Benthere on Oct 6, 2009 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so how come all I seem to see the last 24 hours are the spinning fan above my bed
and the tiles on my bathroom floor?
by Rafael Vela on Oct 6, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL - I've been there and done that (10 days straight)
and don’t want to do it again
Get well soon!
by BishopWest on Oct 6, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has inspired me to get a flu shot
Harry: Huh! I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this.
Lloyd: I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man.
by APerfectStar on Oct 6, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your "vision" is working...
That’s all that you were going to see in the present and inmediate future, you just didn’t knew that you were seeing the future…
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
by Chandus on Oct 7, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The computers say...
…start thinking about next year.
http://www.coolstandings.com/football/football_standings.asp?i=1
Division seems too good to fall behind in and catch up given the schedule. Way too early to draw firm conclusions though…
by TigerPaw on Oct 7, 2009 12:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thats ridiculous
the only wins of substance in this division so far this entire season are the giants over us and washington..and that depends on how good you think washington is. As I posted yesterday, outside the division, the east is 8-3 with their 8 wins coming against teams with a combined record of 0-30. Frankly, NOTHING has been decided so far.
by foyesboys on Oct 7, 2009 1:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kinda surprised to hear seattle was 2-2
they were REALLY good that year. At least compared to the rest of this crappy conference.
I was actually gonna guess 1 – just the giants. I thought AZ had a good start last year to…it seemed like they had to with their december being so bad.
by foyesboys on Oct 7, 2009 1:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love the optimism but
been a Cowboy fan for 32 years. seen and heard everything that a non-player can see and hear.
No way Dallas makes it as NFC Champs this year. No way.
Playoffs? That would be huge. Probably not gonna happen.
Huge dose of calm? Sure. I love that. I’m totally calmly thinking about Dallas being average. Sad but true.
Don’t be a fanboy.
by dfan77 on Oct 7, 2009 1:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get well soon, Raf
Actually, I’d probably say the MLB has more parity than the NBA. The NBA is a parody of parity. ;)
Funny, I had been trying to look up records for the Giants from 2 seasons ago, but couldn’t find them.
I think it’s better that a team looks crisp later on in the season rather than early on. Our team from 2 years ago had a hot start and where did that get us? 1st-rnd exit to the Giants. A team that faces adversity early on should be more likely to band together.
And with the lack of success, maybe the coaching staff tries so many new things that our opponents won’t be able to determine any patterns/tendencies in play-calling or the players
by Turbo73 on Oct 7, 2009 1:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You've got a great point there
Turbo, you might be on to something and they (coaches) do need to change something.
Main thing, is SET TONY ROMO FREE
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 7, 2009 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is the NFC looks better this year…
Quite frankly the NFC has been the vastly inferior conference over the past decade or so, ever since Denver ended the NFC’s streak of 13 straight super bowl winners in ’97.
It’s easier to recover from a 2-2 start when you play in a weak conference. But this year it really is starting to look like the NFC might be turning that around and it may no longer be a "weak" conference (at least in the early going).
When was the last time the NFC started a season with three 4-0 teams. Throw in Chicago, Philly, San Fran and Atlanta and you’ve got four more solid one loss teams.
Look at this way, only one of the last 5 super champions has started the season as weak as 2-2; the 2007 NY Giants. The 2004 Pats started 4-0, the 2006 Colts started 4-0 and both the 2005 & 2008 Steelers started 3-1. So in terms of actual champions, it’s actually rather rare that somebody starts the season at .500 through the 1st quarter of the year and goes on to eventually win a Super Bowl.
The Cowboys season is certainly not over yet but they have definitely given themselves very little room for error when the final stretch of the season arrives.
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys: Talk to me in December.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
by gee-roj on Oct 7, 2009 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We will know a lot more
in a few weeks when ATL comes to town. Will be a huge game, and I think we will be sharp (and HEALTHY) coming off the bye.
But the point of all this isn’t to collect wins and then back into the playoffs like we tried to do last year. I’d rather struggle now if it leads to the possbility of gradually getting better so that we’re (they’re) peaking as it gets to December and January. But obviously you actually have to get better, so the KC cake walk (at least it better be) and the bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. The one thing Romo said that I actually agree with is that every week you want to win but you also want to continue to get better. So I’ll accept losses now if it means the mistakes that are usually covered up are actually being confronted. Eventually it has to turn into wins or none of this matters, but im optimistic.
It's not cocky if it's a lie.
by FelixFanclub on Oct 7, 2009 1:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey
dallas i have one reqest root for den against pitt by the way on the last 2 plays last week i whouild have put whitten on bailey and put bennett to block
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule
by j-man on Oct 7, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
thamks
good luck in kc i watch some of their games u shouild win they cannot move the ball or stop peopie
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule
by j-man on Oct 8, 2009 2:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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