After losing to the Packers in Green Bay I think my basic question is back on the table: Do the Cowboys make it to and win in the playoffs? I thought going into Green Bay game the Boys ought to have run the ball much much more:
- off tackle with Barbarian
- end around with Jones
- play action with Choice.
They did not. In spite of possessing a three headed monster they still scripted Romo dropping back and reading options.
Going into this season I projected that those who wear the star would finish at a hoo-hum, lack luster 9-7 record. I have bit my lip these past 5 weeks (in which Tony has been stellar and the Cowboys have been winning), but now want to again throw out this question: Are the Cowboys ready for prime-time?
If you “look at the schedule” as esteemed columnist Woody Paige always states, it is quite conceivable that Romo & Co. are quite as pedestrian as we originally thought.
- Yes the Cowboys are atop the East.
- Yes Romo has magic in the month of November
- Yes they have replaced TO/81 with a serviceable core of Austin/Williams/others
But I think this team may be on the verge of imploding. The performance at Green Bay was an eye opener. Holes were exposed. Let’s first though look at the schedule:
11/22 Host Washington
11/26 Host Oakland
12/06 at Meadowlands/Giants
12/13 Host San Diego
12/19 at Superdome/Saints
12/29 at Washington
1/03 Host Philadelphia
We can dice and dissect this ad nauseum, but let’s just consider a few paths:
- Cowboys are awesome and go 5-2 the rest of the season
- Cowboys suck and go 2-5
- Whatever. They lose in the play-offs. Again.
I personally think 4-3 is about right. Yes 10-6 and again once again they exit in playoff December. Is there any reason to dissuade me?
In Summary,
- I am not a Cowboy coach and do not script the play book.
- I do not participate in the weekly practices.
- I do not study film and adjust.
What I do is watch the game. And the game in Green Bay left me with many questions.
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