Was the Cowboys season a failure?
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jennypage028-1 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 08:06 AM)
Yeah they are set up nicely, offense is stacked, they got a trading chip in Romo and Prescott and Elliott are on rookie contracts for 3 more years , they have the luxury of drafting all defense next year , they hit them right and they will have a nice 3-6 year window where they will be among the elite teams
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ryan-anderson — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 10:48 AM)
That game reinforced what I've been thinking from about mid-season on: this is a offense that can make a post-season run (and they proved that with Dak)but the defense is nowhere near that level. For about 3 offseasons in a row, I've hoped for a defensive focus (especially in the draft since we have no cap space). But it hasn't happened.
That being said, we still had a chance to win it yesterday..or at least take it to OT. If you look at that last pass play, the boys rushed 3 and dropped 8 into coverage. Now why exactly would you do that when you had been getting pressure on Aaron all day with the blitz (in fact, IIRC, he got sacked the play before)? Sit back and play prevent because it was 3rd and 20? As Madden use to say: the prevent defense prevents victory.
Oh well..next year.
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The-Purge — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 08:11 AM)
If they let Romo play in week 17, the whole game, they'd be 14-2.
My Eagle blood says it was a complete failure, but in all reality I'll say it was not a failure because they weren't expected to be this great throughout the season
The playoffs were a complete failure after witnessing what they did during the reg. season.
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TristramShandy — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 08:55 AM)
It reminded me a bit of the 1992 Steelers. It was the first year under Cowher and they hadn't made the playoffs in six of their previous seven seasons. And then that year they went 11-5 and somehow was the number one seed in the playoffs.
And then in their first game they have the two time Super Bowl participant Bills come in and Buffalo shellacked them 24-3.
After that year, I was excited for the team going forward. I would think Dallas fans would feel the same way - - it was a great season that was unexpected and things should only get better. -
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Xeliou66 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 09:14 AM)
Dumb question.
A 13-3 season is never a failure, no matter what happens in the playoffs. Especially in Dallas, where they have a very young team and had their best year in ages. They will be a great team again next year. -
masterofallgoons — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 09:25 AM)
It's a let down for sure. If you're a Cowboys fan yesterday was a brutal loss because of how high expectations were, and how elusive playoff success has been for them. But Dallas fans should be pleased about their team. They're built to be successful for years to come. They may be saying goodbye to most of their familiar faces, I don't expect to see Romo or maybe even Witten around much longer, and Bryant is expendable now, and they could change coaches even, but I think they have a lot of faith in the younger players and expect to keep much of this offense together for a long time.
They're profoundly disappointed, I'm sure, but there's a big difference between that and a failure, I think. This wasn't they're last shot. -
DamnGumby — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 09:53 AM)
Was the Cowboys season a failure?
Depends on your expectations.
Were you telling everyone that this season would be the Cowboys return to glory with a World Championship?
FAILURE
Were you looking forward to at least a Super Bowl appearance?
FAILURE
Were you hoping for a reasonably good playoff run that might indicate some hope for the future?
FAILURE
Have you resigned yourself to the liklihood that the Cowboys will never again have any post season success as long as Jerry Jones is general manager, and you were just happy that they didn't crap themselves like last season?
SUCCESS!
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bh_tafe3 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 11:34 AM)
Yes, our season was a failure. While some may claim 13-3 was a big improvement on last year, the previous season was derailed by injuries to Romo and Bryant, as well as having key defensive pieces missing games early through suspension. The season before that we were 12-4 and eliminated at the same stage of the playoffs by the same team. Does winning 1 more game qualify as success? Don't think so. Have we improved? Incrementally perhaps through having younger versions of what we already had at QB and RB. But our secondary remains a laughing stock and a liability late in games.
I don't think the trash talking from the Cowboys and fans has been any more (or less for that matter) tedious than when any team indulges in it. Trash talking, almost by definition is boreish and obnoxious behaviour. -
bh_tafe3 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 11:47 AM)
And my prediction at the time Romo was first injured was that with a good QB we would win the division and could grab a two seed. So this fan was not thinking we have a team who sucks and had no chance. I was fully expecting the Cowboys (with a good QB) to correct their injury and suspension ravaged 2015-16 season and go back to their 2014-15 form. Did I expect that good QB to be a rookie? No.
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budadam — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 11:52 AM)
Absolutely not. They're set for the future, Not winning the Super Bowl in year one of your new era isn't a failure. Maybe people would have a gripe had they beep the bed, but they played the best game of the playoffs, and were three good 50 yard field goals and an amazing miracle throw/catch away from advancing, or at least going to overtime against one of the best Quarterbacks in league.
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mtbg — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 06:20 PM)
Not at all. The loss hurts, no doubt. But going into the season NOBODY had them winning the division. And then when Romo got hurt nobody had them doing squat. They were 3-1 with Romo last year and 1-11 without him so the same was expected. Then Dak looked good in the preseason and it looked like the may be decent and possibly contend for a wildcard. Dak turned into a late round gem and Zeke turned into what everyone thought he could be and they get the #1 seed. Have to lose these big games to learn how to win them and the young guns looked good and the moment wasn't too big for them.
Yes, they lost but only because Rodgers played at a ridiculous level. Going forward, they have the stud RB, the QB of the future, the best OL in the league, and after they trade Romo they will have money to spend on the defense. They will be good for the future and have a window of a few years as they don't have to pay Dak for a while, like Seattle when they landed Wilson late in the draft.
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pankoeken — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 06:33 PM)
I'm not a Cowboys fan. Too many memories of them or San Fran winning the NFC every year when I was a kid. That said how can their season be a failure when no one thought they would win 13 and with 2 rookies no less.
Disappointing? Yes. No way can your team do so well and then fall short and not be disappointed. However, their fans can take solace in having a lot to build on, some big time trade bait if they want to go that way and having a cool stadium. Sadly they are still stuck with jerry but he seems to have toned down his act so that's another plus. -
bh_tafe3 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 11:29 PM)
But that's not the case. Two years ago the Cowboys went 12-4 and got eliminated by the exact same team at the exact same time in the playoffs. the only reason the team was down last year was because some key defensive personnel missed a fair chunk of the year through suspension and later injuries, as well as the starting QB and his back up being hurt along with Dez Bryant, and there's probably others I'm missing. The Cowboys weren't some awful team who got better out of nowhere, they were a good team who'd struggled the year before due to injuries and other personnel unavailabilies. We lost to the Packers both years because our secondary is embarrassing. It has been for years and will still be next year too. This year was not the start of something brand new, it was the continuation of something that has been the team's biggest issue for years and still has not been fixed, and cost us our season yet again.
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hnt_dnl — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 11:39 PM)
Yes, they made too many uncalled for mistakes. They had 12 men on the field how many times? And once where they were lucky to call timeout, which they could have used later in the game. After a stellar season, boneheaded mistakes cost them a playoff victory.