The team with the best Pre-season Record
by ProBowlFactory on Aug 30, 2010 11:04 AM CDT
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PrintTo put things into perspective for all of you readers out there. Here is a little trivia for you. Does can anyone tell me the team with the best preseason record over the last 4 years including this one? A hint, they have an 11-4 record through 3 games this preseason.
And for the other side of it, can anyone guess the team with the worst preseason record over the last 4 preseasons? Another hint, they are 4-12 (a hall of fame game was played).
If you guessed the Detroit Lions for the team with the best pre-season record, you are absolutely right. The Detroit Lions are 11-4 over the last 4 preseasons. Not that I need to recall their Record during the regular season but just for your information I will. The Lions are 12-52 in the regular season over the last 4 regular seasons. Their best season was 2007 with a 7-9 record.
And if for the team with the worst pre-season record you guessed the Indianaopolis Colts, you were right. Yes, the same team that over the last 4 regular seasons have the best record at 51-13 and have been 2-time AFC Champions playing in the super bowl (2006 & 2009)
Funny how not only the best preseason team has the worst regular season and the worst preseason team has the best regular season record, but their records are almost perfect polar opposites of each other. Since 2006 the Colts are 51-13 and the Lions are 12-52. Now this isn't entirely the same case across the board, so you can't say that if your team does bad in the preseason, you'll have a better chance at winning the super bowl. What it does say is that it tells YOU the VIEWERS the same thing about a team in the preseason as it does the other teams in the Leagues. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, except for what players you might be able to get from the waiver wire. It is a time to choose the 53 you go to war with and the 8 that help prepare them for battle (practice squad).
In preseason, you don't really game plan. In fact, I have heard rumors of some coaches getting together and working out what they would like to test their teams on, such as how they fair picking up blitzes, stopping the run, etc.
The way that I evaluate the preseason, personally, is mostly by what individual players do on the field, rather than what the team does as a whole. Which is mostly what the coaches are doing so they can get those 53 to take to war. Although I do judge the team by one thing:
What is the score when the first teamers step off the field? So far, up until Houston, I believe we have been winning when our first teamers stepped off the field (Tied in SD last week).
I am not trying to downplay the piss-poor performance by pretty much every player out there against Houston this weekend. I won't go in depth into individual performances, but when Romo was actually able to throw, he was on target. It was everyone around him that just couldn't catch, run routes, block, etc. Akwasi-had a good game too returning kicks I think as well.
Mostly I am just saying please, calm the hell down, everyone. I am just as passionate about football and my Cowboys as any of you out there. It is only preseason, so don't take it as a precursor of bad things to come. Personally, I would rather my team make lots of mistakes in the preseason so they can fix it for the regular season. I am optimistic as a person, but more than optimism, i'm just stating the facts. And in two weeks, we get to see REAL COWBOYS FOOTBALL!!
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Who cares about the record
I don’t care if Dallas ever wins another preseason game so long as I live. But when your 9 to 5 is the game of football and you come out looking like you only practice once a month, well that’s just ridiculous.
by Dezstroyer88 on Aug 30, 2010 11:22 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
This right here.
I don’t care about the wins and losses, that’s not why I’m worried. I’m worried because the team looks like absolute trash right now. The offense can’t score, the O-line can’t block anybody, they are missing tackles left and right, they look horrible.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
If you watch the other games
You would see that Peyton Manning and the Colts weren’t exactly hot on offense in their preseason games either. Lots of teams are having offensive struggles as defenses are way ahead of offenses right now. At least half the teams around the league are having red zone scoring issues.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
by ProBowlFactory on Aug 30, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand that.
It’s like Wade was saying in his press conference earlier, different teams approach the pre-season differently and he specifically mentioned the Colts. Said that nobody should panic because they take it pretty easy during the pre-season and don’t really show much or go all out but are always right in the thick of things when it comes down to crunch time. I know that’s the Cowboys approach too, I know all that.
And the penalties, bad tackling and those kinds of issues can probably be corrected. But the thing that cannot be ignored is that the offensive line is leaking like a sieve right now. That isn’t good, I don’t care what time of year it is.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
what about teams like Green Bay and New Orleans??
Those offenses look like they are in mid season from already and aren’t they going to be the Cowboys main competition in the NFC??
In Romo we Trust
I've seen Preseason games where the Lions look pretty hot too
Same case as I wrote in the post above.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
by ProBowlFactory on Sep 1, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't see Reggie Wayne running the wrong routes
I don’t see Peyton Manning having happy feet in the pocket.
Addai is averaging 6 yards a carry so far…how are our RB’s doing? QB SStephen McGee
has the highest AYPC at 3.8.
You’re looking at records, which invites criticism because of how the 2’s and 3’s impact the final outcomes.
What people are PO’d about is the fact that our #1’s look like 3’s.
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
- John Wooden (God rest his soul)
But hey, its preseason
All those things will magically correct themselves.
by RisingSunCowboy on Aug 31, 2010 5:21 AM CDT up reply actions
So people seem to think.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
records are meaningless, it's how the first units play against the other team's first units
The Cowboys first unit offense has looked bad through 4 games and the first team defense has looked bad the last two games.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Aug 30, 2010 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
But when when they stepped off the field they were winning
Or in the case of the chargers they were tied. In preseason it is more about the battles you win than the overall war. I’m just saying not to get worked up about what you see in the preseason because every team will look really good at times and really bad at other times.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
by ProBowlFactory on Sep 1, 2010 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
What I saw against Houston was a team that was not mentally in the game
That is based on appearances, not on my ability to break down and analyze (said ability being pretty much non-existant). This just looked like a team that was not all there, that had nothing invested in the game, and that was certainly not concentrating. There is no question that Dallas has a lot of talent at a lot of positions. There was just no sign of it being applied.
In a sense, I think the team was partly coached into their performance. I think the message was out that the game didn’t mean much, that there was no gameplanning, that only about 10% of the playbook would be used, etc., etc. This can easily lead to a lack of effort and concentration.
The only problem with all that is whether this is something that can get inside the players’ heads. Will they start to doubt themselves? Will they start to give up? I would not be surprised to see the starters left in a little longer against Miami that would be expected in an attempt to get them in rhythm and on track.
I just hope they don’t look as bad again. That will lead me to ten days of worrying about whether this team can turn it on or not.
The new mantra: No more injuries. No more injuries. Everybody now: NO MORE INJURIES!
Well, worry not because apparently the starters aren't even going to play.
They’re clearly ready. F*$#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
This team is going to fall on its face this year.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Care to put money on that?
Where do you peg them? 8-8? Worse?
If I had a nickel for every Super Bowl the Eagles have won, I would have zero nickels.
If only I had money.
Just a broke college student. But yeah, right now I’m thinking 8-8 or 7-9.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Better than thinking you're a 14-2 team
I’m puzzled why any fan would expect your team to be any better than 10-6 which is pretty much the minimum for playoffs
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
by ProBowlFactory on Sep 1, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Because there's a lot of flag-waving homerism that goes on within the Cowboys fanbase.
It’s all sunshine and lollipops all the time with some of these people, and they are incapable of being critical of their team. Not me though. I’ll rep the Silver and Blue until I die, but I won’t hesitate to rip them a new one when I think it’s warranted.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
dude chill out
why all the gloom and doom? Are you seriously thinking that just because we have a few issues in preseason we are suddenly a lousy team?
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by I draft the Cowboys!!!! on Sep 1, 2010 2:46 AM CDT reply actions
No.
Because some of the issues they are having in the pre-season aren’t issues that can just be magically worked out. Unless they actually change personnel in a couple of areas then we are in trouble.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
The Rams easily marched downfield and scored against the Pats
So does that mean that they are a great team and will be awesome going into the season? Rhetorical question.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
would you like to have that
over what you have seen from us? which is our first team offense being a commedy of errors in the most simple stuff and executions.
by CowboysFanatic on Sep 1, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
REMAIN CALM
I don’t care whether the Cowboys win or lose preseason games, but at a minimum I’d like them to not look like hammered $h!t, and that is what they have looked like.
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That's putting it nicely.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
ok, enough is enough
with the preseason record. its not about preseason record, but effectiveness of your starting unit in performing basic football, like tackling, picking up simple stunts, given the freaking line has been together for a while, basic blocking on the “correct” shoulder and picking up simple pass rushers, etc.
we have missed on basic execution. the team keeps saying they are going to be fine. is it like a faucet and you just turn it on? for our sake. I hope so. otherwise we are going to see the team struggle out of the gate.
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