For the past two years, everyone had such high expectations of our beloved Cowboys, and what happened?  Last year we finished exactly the same as the Detroit Lions (Out of the Playoffs), and the same the year before empty handed.  I was very curious to see exactly where previous preseason polls ranked the Giants after they lost their most prolific player in Tiki Barber.  I used google to search for the 2007 preseason rankings and read something that seemed very familiar to the analysis for the Cowboys this year.

I found USA Today's preseason NFL power rankings which had the Giants listed in the 20th spot stating:

The Giants enter the season as the '06 playoff squad least likely to make it back to the postseason. Tiki Barber left a giant void in the backfield for Brandon Jacobs and Reuben Droughns. And Eli Manning faces vociferous critics if he falters.

I read this and kind of laughed.  I mean seriously sub in T.O. for Tiki, replace the receiver position for backfield, Roy Williams and a group of young receivers for Jacobs and Droughns and you have just about every columnists prediction for the Cowboys.  And of course the most obvious replace Eli for Romo and his December critics.  I guess the point I am trying to make is I am tired of hearing all over the place about how Emiitt picked Dallas to go 7-9, or this person or that person picked the Cowboys to do this.

I have heard all about how without T.O. the Cowboys will struggle, but the beauty about he game of football is that you actually have to play the games, and nobody can ever predict who is truly going to win week in and week out.  Last night for instance, I saw the almighty Patriots who were supposed to raise the Lombardi once again look very mediocre and if it was not for an extremely bone-head move they should have lost.

Do not get me wrong, I was and still am one of T.O.'s biggest fans, and watching him last night, noticing how open the middle of the field was for the Bills because of the threats of lining Lee Evans and T.O. outside presented, made me wonder if only the Bills had a legitimate TE like Witten the damage they could do. I really wish their offensive coordinator could have also seen this.  Then I started hearing all the T.O. talk from Mike and Mike (Do not get me started about how much I hate they are broadcasters), and I realized I had finally come to terms with his release.

I realized that I love how less dramatic this year has been so far, and am actually finally glad to see him go.  I love his production and I truly believe he is one of the best wrs of all time, but this offseason was a thing of beauty.  I did not have to see T.O.'s face on DallasCowboys.com everytime I checked the site, and although everyone around here still loved to bring his name up I did not receive all the annoying texts from friends and family asking me when he Team Obliterator is going to blow up this season.

To get back on track with my point about the Giants two years ago, is everyone including myself thought placing a workload on a fat player like Jacobs, on a team so dependant on their running game , would kill them.  It was very funny because everyone was calling for Coughlin's head and there were reports that all the players just did not like him, but what do they do?Tthey go out and not only win the Super Bowl, but beat the best team of all time.  I have seen us all over the place and right now according to nfl.com we are ranked 13th in their power rankings, but this is exaclty where I would rather be. The more hyped up a team is; the more another team wants to come in and beat you.  (See our vicotry against a much better Colts team a few years back when they were undefeated).

It is a brand new season ladies and gentlemen, and as far as I am concerned our Boys are undefeated.  I have been holding onto the grudge and dissapointment of the releasing of T.O., but hopefully this so called addition by subtraction truly does work, and I will be able to finally watch a playoff victory this year.  I do not care where everyone has my Cowboys ranked, and I am finally willing to say it GOOD BYE T.O.  I loved your production but Good Riddance to your drama it is TONY TIME GET YOUR POPCORN READY CAREER HIGH IN HIS FIRST GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!