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The Cowboys, with some of the NFL’s best young talent and two division titles in three years, may believe they can envision a championship run from here. But until proven otherwise, what a mirage. Here’s a real-time reality check: The divisional round of the playoffs is Dallas’ glass ceiling. For the third time in five years, the Cowboys have been good enough to find themselves in the second round of the NFC playoffs, one win away from the NFC title game. And once again, this is the end of the line. Two years ago as a No. 1 seed, they were eliminated by a last-minute dagger from Aaron Rodgers. Before that, it was the Dez Bryant catch that wasn’t. Now it’s L.A.’s two-headed rushing monster – Todd Gurley and C.J. Anderson – as the symbol of doom. The Cowboys were in this spot two years ago and grew only so much from that. They learned enough to get right back to the divisional round … only to fall flat again. Perhaps that’s why Garrett cringed when the notion of taking steps to the championship level was mentioned as he walked up the ramp leading to the buses. After the Cowboys clinched a playoff berth in December, Garrett told his players that it wasn’t a matter of settling for progress – the mission is to win it all now. And there’s no guarantee that they’ll get back to the this stage any time soon. Sure, they have core players like Elliott, Smith, Dak Prescott, Amari Cooper and Demarcus Lawrence (who is set to cash in as a free agent) in tow. But this is the NFL, where fortunes can change in a hurry. That lesson – and the urgency to seize the opportunity when it is there to be grasped – needs to be the biggest takeaway for the Cowboys in the wake of another sad ending. |
Both teams lost to better teams, on the road, as they should have. Both teams need to get better, add another weapon, and get to that next gear before I’d consoder them blowing an opportunity.
Enough plays. Look st the packers game where the giants didn’t make the plays early and then it got out of hand.
The jury is still out on Dak, but everywhere else this team is good or solid. Good oline, top RB, solid defense. There WRs are ok but nothing special. Dak’s improvement is their ceiling and his ceiling is not yet known.
Dallas will compete for the division next year assuming good to average health. On any given day thy can compete with any team in the NFC. Why is a reality check necessary for them.
No offense to the OP because we all like reading people shit on Dallas, but this article is cliche nonsense.
Roster wise we are not at that level.
And....OL...
Roster wise we are not at that level.
And....OL...
Yet Dallas is now doing the same thing we are. Playing golf.
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Dallas has some really good pieces on D .. as do the Rams obviously.
Roster wise we are not at that level.
And....OL...
Yet Dallas is now doing the same thing we are. Playing golf.
So whoever doesn’t win the Superbowl needs a reality check about how they are fooling themselves that they are a contender? Do people actually think like that?
hey Cowboys.... and the horse you road in on.
To me, the Rams looked like the fresher, quicker team. So while Dallas needs to get better - of course - the bigger goal should be to avoid the wildcard game.
I don’t think anyone foresaw the Rams hanging 270+ on the ground against Dallas. It was just one of those days.
I do hope Jerry signs both to lucrative long term contracts.
To me, the Rams looked like the fresher, quicker team. So while Dallas needs to get better - of course - the bigger goal should be to avoid the wildcard game.
I don’t think anyone foresaw the Rams hanging 270+ on the ground against Dallas. It was just one of those days.
Not so sure that’s true in this present era. Many examples of Wild Card or first playoff week participants, making lots of noise or winning it all..Giants twice, Cardinals, a Holmes TD catch away from winning it all, Packers, et al..Momentum seems to be more important come playoff time. Yes, teams, especially those who need time off for their walking wounded, can benefit. But the bye no longer assures all that much, imho
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just how important it is to have the bye week. Most of the time the team with home field and the benefit of the bye will win.
To me, the Rams looked like the fresher, quicker team. So while Dallas needs to get better - of course - the bigger goal should be to avoid the wildcard game.
I don’t think anyone foresaw the Rams hanging 270+ on the ground against Dallas. It was just one of those days.
Not so sure that’s true in this present era. Many examples of Wild Card or first playoff week participants, making lots of noise or winning it all..Giants twice, Cardinals, a Holmes TD catch away from winning it all, Packers, et al..Momentum seems to be more important come playoff time. Yes, teams, especially those who need time off for their walking wounded, can benefit. But the bye no longer assures all that much, imho
Yup, a day the dreams of the Cowboys and their fans waas ground into dust. Steamrolled.
It seems to me things are swinging back towards bye teams winning more again. Agree on momentum, the best situation is to get a bye where week seventeen was meaningful. If you roll to a 1 or 2 seed you can lose the edge and that momentum.
And Amari Cooper balloons from 400K to 14M....I am sure there will be an extension negotiated there.....
And yet, they have shit to show for it. Nothing. Zilch. Nada. The Dallas hype machine can kiss my ass. We’ve been hearing all about how talented that are for 23 years now of them winning nothing. Seriously, fuck Dallas.
I guess moral victories are great for every team in the league not named the Giants. Because that’s repeated here constantly. There are no moral victories...
They're good - but they're not championship good.
The Cowboys vaunted OL has as many playoff wins as Eli Manning has Super Bowl rings. And Tyron Smith is now 29 years old before next year's playoffs and he's missed 3 games each of the past 3 seasons.
My point is not to ignore the OL, but it's that you don't need to force 1st/2nd round picks on the OL.
and I am not insinuating the Cowboys did, only that having a top OL gets you nothing if you don't have the play makers in other spots and a well rounded team.
they got time-of-possessioned last night.
Both teams lost to better teams, on the road, as they should have. Both teams need to get better, add another weapon, and get to that next gear before I’d consoder them blowing an opportunity.
This.
And for all the negative posts against Prescott, the guy is getting better....he is still only costing Dallas 800K against the cap next year....
They and Philly are way ahead of us......
And the Giants do not....
The Giants most overcome the mental lack of confidence of losing for years.
Cooper, Prescott, Elliott, Lawrence, Jones all need to be paid. They won't have a pick in the top 50. Their window is open another year but will close fast after that.
What are you talking about? You have no ideas what each team will look like from year to year. That is the biggest problem with the current structure of the NFL good teams being able to stay good teams. You have no idea what the 2 teams rosters will look like. The reality check comes at the end of every season and you you react to your needs as a team.
Mike in Ohio the answer is simple you play to win Super Bowls if you don’t then the reality check for all 31 there teams were they were not good enough. It is not easy to get there and it is even harder to get back. The writer is correct. Recently, have seen you crowing about the Cowboys drafts and players, well until they win they are just good players. All they did last week was hold serve at home. When you think of it, it makes the 2 most recent Giants Super Bowl victories that much impressive by how they won all those games on the road. The goal has to be to be one of the top 4 teams at the end of the regular season and to be the top one at the end of the playoffs!
And for all the negative posts against Prescott, the guy is getting better....he is still only costing Dallas 800K against the cap next year....
They and Philly are way ahead of us......
Cooper, Prescott, Elliott, Lawrence, Jones all need to be paid. They won't have a pick in the top 50. Their window is open another year but will close fast after that.
Cap should not be a problem for the Cowboys, in fact for a change it should be an asset.
for 2019 the Cowboys have a projected $55M in cap space and 47 players under contract.
The Giants for example only have 38 players under contract and $32M in cap space.
For 2020 it stays pretty bright for the Cowboys.
they have a projected $125M in cap space and 20 players under contract.
For comparison the Giants have $82M and 22 players.
I know cap space tends to evaporate and is fluid to a point, and the Cowboys have not historically shown sound fiscal restraint, but they are not in a bad spot with the cap even with the upcoming FA pay days the next few seasons.
Mike in Ohio the answer is simple you play to win Super Bowls if you don’t then the reality check for all 31 there teams were they were not good enough. It is not easy to get there and it is even harder to get back. The writer is correct. Recently, have seen you crowing about the Cowboys drafts and players, well until they win they are just good players. All they did last week was hold serve at home. When you think of it, it makes the 2 most recent Giants Super Bowl victories that much impressive by how they won all those games on the road. The goal has to be to be one of the top 4 teams at the end of the regular season and to be the top one at the end of the playoffs!
This is just lazy thinking. Of course everyone is playing for Superbowls. But that doesn't mean the 31 teams that don't go back to the drawing board to figure out why their plan was flawed and why they were so horribly wrong about everything.
The idea is to build a team that can compete year in and year out. Championships depend on way more than who has the better roster. Health is a huge part. To a degree so is old fashioned luck and getting hot at the right time.
The Cowboys have a solid core of players. To suggest anything else is just being a homer. And aside from Cooper, almost all of that came through the draft. I don't know if they will get over the top or not - nobody does. But to suggest that they somehow are fooling themselves into thinking they are in a good position for future success is silly. This argument of "how many superbowls did they win?" is so wrong its embarrassing that people still say it.
I know you are an Islander fan (as am I). If the Islanders win a playoff series this year and get bumped in the second round, would you suggest they need a "reality check?"
The Giants have 10 playoff wins and 2 Super Bowl wins in that time period.
I can't wait to use those stats tomorrow for all of the Cowboy fans that I had to listen to at work all season.
another playmaker at WR and they have plenty of cap space
I am probably in the minority here but I am not sold
on Zak his athleticism helps and he does make some big
throws from time to time I think he is overrated to an
extent and I question the leadership on that team .
I would say there the division favorites next season as well . They do have plenty of big contracts coming and a coaching
decision as well . Philly has key players long in the tooth
and a two QB issue to deal with .
We have bigger problems than those two we don't have a
playmaker on defense and need a QB with plenty of holes
to fill on the O-line and secondary .
Lets hope Sam Beal turns out to be a star or close to it .
The good news is that the Dallas defense was undressed and smoked in the most unceremonious way yesterday. The even better news is that the Ewok was held is a measly 57 yards on the ground and I for one enjoyed that more than a plate full of brisket from Goode Company Barbeque.
Those teams are Washington, Detroit, and Dallas. All the rest of the NFC teams have made the championship game at least once
- Dallas' cap space is going to disappear quick with Dak needing a new deal. Dallas has this fun window with an underpaid QB, that doesn't last. Look at Seattle.
- Their vaunted OL is a shadow of it's old self. Lot's of milage in there and Smith seems to be breaking down. They couldn't run the ball worth a damn yesterday
- Speaking of which, that's the blueprint for Dallas, you stuff their run, Dak isn't good enough to beat you. It has been the same thing since 2016. And Saquon is better than Zeke, just throwing that out there.
- Dallas' defense is a bully at home and awful on the road. The Giants scoring at will in Week 17 wasn't a mirage, it was the Dallas defense when they aren't in Jerruhville. The only thing that stopped the Rams yesterday was the goal line.
The Giants are not that far away from Dallas or Philly, both teams are flawed. And the Eagles flaws will get exposed today. I'd be shocked if Brees has any less than 4 TDs passing.
Should have used Elliot more in the passing game than running game....
- Dallas' cap space is going to disappear quick with Dak needing a new deal. Dallas has this fun window with an underpaid QB, that doesn't last. Look at Seattle.
- Their vaunted OL is a shadow of it's old self. Lot's of milage in there and Smith seems to be breaking down. They couldn't run the ball worth a damn yesterday
- Speaking of which, that's the blueprint for Dallas, you stuff their run, Dak isn't good enough to beat you. It has been the same thing since 2016. And Saquon is better than Zeke, just throwing that out there.
- Dallas' defense is a bully at home and awful on the road. The Giants scoring at will in Week 17 wasn't a mirage, it was the Dallas defense when they aren't in Jerruhville. The only thing that stopped the Rams yesterday was the goal line.
The Giants are not that far away from Dallas or Philly, both teams are flawed. And the Eagles flaws will get exposed today. I'd be shocked if Brees has any less than 4 TDs passing.
Good job Matt. Obviously I agree with you on this. Big time
Dallas has a ton more talent than we do. Their front seven on defense is very talented, and the OL remains special.
DG says he will rebuild the trenches, and I’m hoping he will. The worst feeling when watching our team is to see it bullied up front.
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- Garrett is a mediocre coach, period. So long as he's there because he's Jerruh's puppet, we should all be happy.
"I really think Garrett is more a figure head than head coach."
- Dallas' cap space is going to disappear quick with Dak needing a new deal. Dallas has this fun window with an underpaid QB, that doesn't last. Look at Seattle.
"Dallas has plenty of cap space for at least the next two years....."
- Their vaunted OL is a shadow of it's old self. Lot's of milage in there and Smith seems to be breaking down. They couldn't run the ball worth a damn yesterday
"You are talking about one game vs a top DL....how would they do against the Giants?"
- Speaking of which, that's the blueprint for Dallas, you stuff their run, Dak isn't good enough to beat you. It has been the same thing since 2016. And Saquon is better than Zeke, just throwing that out there.
"You sound like Dak has been playing in the NFL for years! Whether you like it or not, he is getting better."
- Dallas' defense is a bully at home and awful on the road. The Giants scoring at will in Week 17 wasn't a mirage, it was the Dallas defense when they aren't in Jerruhville. The only thing that stopped the Rams yesterday was the goal line.
"What was the final score? Gee, I thought it was a one score game? Dallas had a bad offensive game plan that played right into the Ram's strength.....Weren't the Rams the top scoring offense in the NFC? Only Chicago and Philly(how the hell did that happen?) stopped this offense this season.....Dallas had to score points and I thought their offensive strategy was too conservative...only the Bears defense gave up less points in the NFC, and yet the Dallas Defense not good enough? As for the Giants scoring at will? Do you remember what they did in the first 4 possessions?"
The Giants are not that far away from Dallas or Philly, both teams are flawed. And the Eagles flaws will get exposed today. I'd be shocked if Brees has any less than 4 TDs passing.
"You must clean those Blue tints you are wearing.......the Giants have more holes than Philly and Dallas added together."
The Giants are not that far away from Dallas or Philly, both teams are flawed. And the Eagles flaws will get exposed today. I'd be shocked if Brees has any less than 4 TDs passing.
Define far?
Because my definition seems different than yours...
Prescott will get a contract that pays him at LEAST $20 million (AAV). Book it.
Dallas has more young talent than any team in the division. They have drafted very well and if they continue with that, they will be formidable. Cooper trade looks good now but now they lose their 1 and have to pay him.
So good cap space, good young talent and the return (Potentially of Frederick). They need to pay Lawrence immediately and then Cooper, Dak, Zeke and Jaylon Smith next year. Tyron Smith does appear to be breaking down.
I think the reality is that we need an excellent offseason so that we can surpass them (talent wise) in 2020. We could beat them out this year but it would be due to breaks and injuries.
- Dallas' cap space is going to disappear quick with Dak needing a new deal. Dallas has this fun window with an underpaid QB, that doesn't last. Look at Seattle.
- Their vaunted OL is a shadow of it's old self. Lot's of milage in there and Smith seems to be breaking down. They couldn't run the ball worth a damn yesterday
- Speaking of which, that's the blueprint for Dallas, you stuff their run, Dak isn't good enough to beat you. It has been the same thing since 2016. And Saquon is better than Zeke, just throwing that out there.
- Dallas' defense is a bully at home and awful on the road. The Giants scoring at will in Week 17 wasn't a mirage, it was the Dallas defense when they aren't in Jerruhville. The only thing that stopped the Rams yesterday was the goal line.
The Giants are not that far away from Dallas or Philly, both teams are flawed. And the Eagles flaws will get exposed today. I'd be shocked if Brees has any less than 4 TDs passing.
It all sounds good but I’ll be happy when the Giants actually beat Dallas or Philadelphia and win the division something they haven’t done since 2011
It remains to be seen how Dak improves next year with a full year of Cooper and an emerging talent in Gallup thst Sy really liked in last year’s draft.
Zeke is a terrific RB and will only improve in the passing game. They need to find a TE and safety in the draft this coming year.
They need to find a new OC to add some juice to their offense if Garrett is the HC.
They are going to be a playoff contender for the next several years. Right now we are not and we have a huge QB issue that needs to be resolved and an OL And defense that needs to be addressed.
And for all the negative posts against Prescott, the guy is getting better....he is still only costing Dallas 800K against the cap next year....
They and Philly are way ahead of us......
Prescott is better but not by much. They got him Cooper and while they played better he’s not near a top tier QB. The issue is mid level guys like Cousins and Keenum got insane contracts to me.
Prescott will have to get paid. They have no choice. And it will fuck up their cap. He’s not a doffence maker at QB.
Then being ahead of us is all due to their defense. Prescott isn’t better than the remains of Eli. And saying he is at the point is just hater shit
On Overthecap, Dallas has 54 million in cap space, including Cooper's 14 million. Dallas can actually get as much as 70 million in cap space with some restructures of contracts.
Since Will McClay took over scouting in 2014 the drafts have yielded at least two starters per year, that is incredible.
It will be interesting to see what the future will bring, but right now the team is on the right course and should be competitive for years to come.