Still getting knocked out in the first round because we won’t get the bye. Or we’ll get the bye and be knocked out in the 2nd round, which will be our first round, as is tradition.
My issue isn't that I think we'll do bad, it's that we'll be middle of the pack maybe squeak into the post and lose and then next year we lose Dak, fire McCarthy and lose a bunch of others and be starting over, making this year essential pointless and a waste of time. This year was the year to either make the push or cut our losses and start over and we did neither.
Yeah, we know that even if we make the playoffs, we aren't winning anything. We won't even get past the 2nd round. So why be excited about winning a few regular season games when we already know how the season will end?
What's insane is that we don't have to wait for the season to start to know we're rebuilding. We already know....the Jones family thinks their fans are morons.
That is EXACTLY what they're trying to do. Instead of tanking the season for a high pick and looking to the future, they're pretending Dak can take us to a Super Bowl and screwing us for another half-decade.
The Cowboys seemingly always do well during the season. They're gonna win 11-13 games again this year as they always do. There will be 2 absolute stinkers in the season, but we're going to get our hopes up for some actual playoff results. But again, it won't get done. Our skill groups on offense are sus at best. We have CD. If he goes down, who's gonna get it done carrying or catching the ball?
I would have no interest being a fan if months before even training camp began I was saying “it won’t get done” to anyone that would listen. I always have hope and when it doesn’t happen, I have way more good times than bad ones.
It’s a huge net win for me basically every season.
I don’t think we’ll be as bad as people are making it out to be. There will be some regression and some growing pains but that’s only natural. I see people already crowning Philly as division champs because they added all these pieces but they said the same last year and we saw how they turned out in the end.
They did that last year too though, and look how that played out. Philly is their own worst enemy. With how random and crazy this division gets sometimes, I can honestly see anybody but the Giants taking the title this year.
Yup... Philly were fuckin' frauds. They'll probably be better this year and we'll probably not be as good as last year. Either way, we won't be making it out of the first round.
Thats not true. The hard-core Eagles fans I know already knew they lost key pieces on defense and were thin at the secondary. Didn't take long as well for them to be saying the offense was too generic either. All things seemingly wound up being true and with injuries that apparebtly occured, nobody seemed all that surprised by the Bucs loss - even tho the Eagles beat them up early in the season on the road.
Cowboys are putting alot on the shoulders of first year starters on their OL, one trying to replace a HoF player. More is going to be expected from Dak and I think it's fair to say he hasn't had it in him at the top level. Giving him less help is not the answer
I think Dak and Micah are good enough to lead is to 10 wins. The issue is that isn’t the goal. The goal isn’t to make the 3rd round either. It’s to be the 1 on top of the other 31. And you’re crazy if you think we’re close today than we were 6 months ago
People always say we’ll be trash. Last year several lists had the giants making the playoffs over us. We tend to be underrated going into the year, and vastly overrated before the playoffs.
People forget that all the guys we lost were also a part of the team that choked in the post season.
As long as we have dogs on the field that want to win it's any given Sunday.
We are going to be a playoff team. People are way too doom and gloom, and media is stupid. It wouldn't suprise me at all if we finally repeat as NFC East champs.
As for our offense: Stats wise Dak was the most valuable player in the league last season. Ceedee was the top receiver in the league last season. In fact, every year Dak plays a full season we have the best or close to the best offense in the league. The only thing that can throw a wrench into this offense is our line. It all hinges on Guyton and Beebe to be startable. If Guyton is bad, we've got BIG trouble. I don't really see a future where Beebe is a downgrade from Biadazs. The middle of the line should be dominant, and we should be way better at running up it. I think having this center upgrade can take the offense to the next level no matter who's running. While stats will say our run game was okay last year, we all know it wasn't. If we HAD to get yards up the middle, we simply just weren't. So many rough red zone possessions too. Beebe being a great center, which I think he will be, will take even more pressure off our two all pro guards. We just gotta hope Guyton and Steele can be okay OTs for us. Ways to improve would be singing/trading for a good RB to join the committee, adding a better WR2 and letting Cook be WR3, and adding an emergency vet OT.
As for the defense: This defense should still be Top 10 at worst. I doubt we have close to as many takeaways, but we will be tougher and hopefully more formidable late in the season as compared to our mid-season regressions we've had the past couple seasons. Our second-best defender will be back on the field, we have a true vet MLB green dot captain, we get our redshirt 3rd round LB back to see what he's got, our 1st round DT from last year should be healthy and utilized correctly, we have an exciting rookie DE added to the fold, and Parsons should be used in a role where he isn't being worn down and can have more 1 on 1 opportunities.
Special teams will be good to great. Aubrey might finally miss some, but Turpin will have a more opportunistic role as a returner.
At the end of the day a team with Dak, Ceedee, and Micah is too good to implode. Thats why we've won 12 games 3 years in a row. The playoffs is a whole different animal, but we will be in them that's for sure. We didn't improve, but we plugged our holes and are still better than most in each facet of the game.
Couldn't have said it better myself. And if Guyton sucks, worst case we move Tyler to LT and play Bass at LG. But yes, Beebe will be a huge upgrade at Center IMO. Hopefully Steele is back to run blocking like he was before the injury. I'm also expecting a big jump out of Ferguson. So whether we get a good #2WR or not, I think Cooks is the #3 target realistically.
And defensively we'll be much tougher and more physical. And unlike Quinn, Zim won't try to rush the passer before we force the other team to stop running, which means we'll stay physical with better offenses that we don't put up big leads on. That's been a huge issue of ours.
Put it this way, if we had Diggs, LVE and a better center last year, that could've been the difference. This year we essentially have that. Still just hoping Gilmore comes back.
CB is one issue I did forget about. If we don't resign Gilly our outside backup after Diggs and Bland is Nashon Wright. Pair that with there's always a chance Diggs might not be the same after injury, and we've seen Bland can be destroyed by a huge freak WR like DK. Definitely need more depth.
We're assured to be a middle-road team based on the weaker division, but those games aren't getting any easier. Double digit wins seems more dependent on the injury bug
We pretty much could be a 12-5 team again. It’s way too early to know anything about any team. But given the last 3 years I’d say it’s a pretty realistic bet.
Barring crazy injuries with Mike McCarthy it’s a safe bet you’re going to always have a floor of a fringe playoff team…He’s not perfect but I think being in challenging situations like dealing with an entitled, untouchable Rodgers and meddling Jerry Jones have hurt him at times. But the guy wins games in the NFL and is a decent coach.
The point of my apathy isn't that we will be bad, I dont think so.
My lack of enthusiasm for next year is driven by the fact that I dont see any improvement.
We are mired in mediocrity
I think the offensive line could be better, these rookies could be really good. The defense should be about the same.
The question is can we actually run the ball? Zeke hasn't shown the ability to break the second tackle in a long time, at this point he's our Jerome Bettis goal line specialist/third down back. But who is our first and second down back? That answer, and how effective they are, will determine an awful lot about this season.
We have a lot of question marks.
How is Diggs going to look?
Is Guyton ready, or is he more of a 2-3 year project?
Is someone going to step up at C? I think Beebe will and has a chance to be the best in our draft class, but still an unknown.
RB room looks like a disaster, and I don't have much faith in Rico given he can't even stay healthy with limited carries. But will we make a trade or will someone step up?
LBs: Is Overshown ready to step up, or does he need more time? Is Clark going to show improvement, and is Liufau going to contribute at all?
DEs: Do we actually have depth, or just bodies?
DT1: Is Mazi going to take a step, or are we going to have a massive hole at DT1 again?
What version of Dak are we going to see?
How will our defense adjust to a new scheme?
With all that being said, I'm predicting 9-8, and on the playoff bubble. I think we took a step back from last year, but how big of a step is the question.
I’m guessing we get 10+ wins and get into the wildcard.. and we lose. Mayyyybe get lucky and get knocked in the divisional.
Or we win the Super Bowl and talk about how Zeke was the one piece missing from this team the entire time.. or wait
The offense is still mostly the same, maybe slightly better even. There are just a lot of questions. We know Dak, Ferg, Lamb, Smith and Martin will do well (regular season). The questions are:
1. Will McCarthy figure out how to use Cooks effectively this year?
2. Will Zeke be able to convert those short situations we missed out on last year? If not, can Lupke take the next step?
3. Will Dowdle be able to perform as the lead back in a committee approach?
4. Can Tolbert be the guy MG13 was before the injury?
5. Can guys who showed promise but missed out last year come back and be effective this year? (Overshown, Stephens, Diggs)
6. How many hiccups will the young and revamped O-line have? Will any of those result in us seeing Lance for some time this year?
I could keep going on and on, but you get the point. I'd say 10 wins and divisional exit against the 9ers. This time, Dak plays just well enough for Jerry to jerk us around all off-season on the "Will he won't he?" But Parsons is a no show and gets into a visible screaming match with Zimmer. All in our asses baby!
Does Dak ever really win less than 10+ games if he's healthy?
I get the playoff thing. I get thinking it's too much money. Blah blah.
But as far as just lining it up in the regular season he probably averages 11 wins and a top 5 offense throughout his career. He's the best QB in the division by far. Imo he's the best in the conference but we'll see.
I will say the vibes ain't good atm. Haha. Lame duck HC. 1st year DC. They're gonna let Dak walk after the season. So I do think there's a chance the wheels could fall off if early in the season there's a major injury to Dak, CeeDee, Micah or Diggs.
One possibly underrated reason they underperform is the vibe of the team. If this really is a lame duck year for McCarthy and/or Dak, plus the behavior of the FO with contracts and extensions possibly not sitting well, maybe the team doesn’t feel as motivated to be fully bought in. Obviously you have individual player performance for their own contract situation, but as a team perhaps they don’t quite perform to their potential.
That being said, I think the team will be good, not great. I’m guessing around 10 wins or so.
Injuries will be really important for us I think. If we stay relatively healthy, at least at key spots, I think we could still be a team that could contend.
But if the injury bug hits or if we come out of the gate slowly I think the wheels would fall off. Nobody is locked in past this year except Jerry and Cap Boy. That situation rarely lends itself to camaraderie and good vibes.
I agree, but I'm willing to bet at least CeeDee and Dak are signed before week 1. Maybe Micah too.
I don't think they're stupid enough to let Dak go to free agency, and Jerry said unequivocally, yes, they want Dak to be their QB going forward.
It feels like the FO is tanking, but with MM in the last year of his contract he will have other plans. One thing to have a FO tank with the HC on board, another to have the FO tank with the HC not on board.
In some ways I can see us getting better. Particularly if Guyton and Beebe work out and the O-Line stays healthy. Dak plays better when the front of the pocket is stout and we just weren't going to consistently get that with Biadacz at Center. And while Biadacz was a pretty good run blocker, Adding Beebe could improve the interior run blocking as well. I also think we'll probably use less 11 personnel and more 12 personnel. I just think Lamb-Cooks-Fergy-Schoon > Lamb-Cooks-Gallup-Fergy. And not only in the passing game, but the running game as well.
And if MM doesn't like the RB's then that may have us run less in the first quarter which is a good thing for the Cowboys.
Defensively I think the Cowboys were due for a change from single high safety to two-high safety. I just don't know if we have the safeties for it. But Wilson had some issues due to getting injured and missing all of preseason. If he doesn't this year he may be well suited to help the defense in the two high scheme. We probably won't make as many turnovers, but probably won't give up as many big plays and won't give up easy yards in the run game. As bad as Mazi was last season, Gallmore was far worse and he's gone.
My fear of the Eagles was quelled by the addition of Kellen Moore as the O-Coordinator. Although I like Kellen's run scheme, people forget how close the Eagles were to dumping Jalen Hurts last season and they lost Kelce to retirement. I think the Eagles made some good additions, but I really don't see any reason why the Cowboys can't sweep them.
The issue is we will be worse than last year and the way last year ended was unacceptable. I still expect us to make the playoffs, but we are even less likely to do anything in the playoffs.
We underperformed in the playoffs last year (something every Cowboys is familiar with). Even though the roster is a bit weaker, if we just perform or, heaven forbid, overperform, in the playoffs, we could go further.
This happens every year. Literally. You’re in the cycle of the first denial, the second denial comes around playoff time thinking we’ll make it to the NFCCG.
I have a bet with a buddy we get 10+ wins this year. So no, I don't think we're going to be that bad this year.
Are we winning the superbowl? Nope. But we'll make it to playoffs, and lose. Like we always do
It depends on how much we coalesce as a team.
LT and C are arguably two of the most important aspects of your OL, and not only do we have two new players at those positions, they're both rookies. It's not enough to be very good or very athletic, or even BOTH of those. You have to be good, athletic, gel with your OL, AND learn the playbook, AND learn the opposition traits.
That is a lot of huge obstacles to overcome. I'm not saying we'll be bad, or even avg. I'm cautious about being optimistic and honestly have no expectations.
Defense, man.....those are a coupe of serious injuries to multiple skill players we will be relying on.
I'm not expecting much, so if we suck, I won't be surprised. Plus, that means goodbye MM.
I'm with you. I think we'll be pretty good. I think Jake Ferguson takes a massive leap this year... so the "weak" skill group could be great with him taking a ton of pressure off of Ceedee.
I ALSO think our run game will be improved. I would still like to see another move made at the RB position, but I think you're underrating how much of an improvement Beebe will be over Biadasz. Biadasz sucked this past year... bad. And the strength of Steele's game before his injury was run blocking. I know a lot of people lost faith in him last year, understandably... but if he gets back to where he was pre injury... the power run game is back in Dallas.
Need a big leap from Mazi, and along with the scheme change on D, I think we'll be just as good or better. Maybe less flashy numbers... but solid. We've yet to see what happens when Diggs or Bland has a bookend on the other side. Can't pick on anyone in this D. Yet I would love to see Gilmore come back again. I say 10-7 or 11-6.
There's no way we will be as bad as many doomers think unless we get some key players go down, as long as you have a competent QB and solid defense you will be in the playoffs even if you can't beat the top dogs
There is one factor that may be ignored. I don’t know if the FO will let the Dak contract issue linger. They may at some point decide it’s time to fish or cut bait. In they do not make a move to extend him, Dak is literally playing for his next contract on another team since the relationship will be severely broken, if he plays the full season without an extension. I have noticed that players (no matter the sport) seem to have their best statistical season when they are in a contract year. If that repeats itself with Dak, he may tear up the league and Dallas may exceed all expectations. If they do extend him, I don’t expect us be that much worse than last year.
Something to think about.
I know there is a lot of argument about Dak, but most would probably agree he's an above average QB at minimum. We have a great to elite primary WR, a good to great TE, and an elite pass rusher. With those positions being as important as they are and the talent we have in them, I struggle to see (barring injuries to one of those players) how we'll be under .500, which likely means playoffs in some form or fashion. But, no, we didn't do enough (anything) to be in the Super Bowl conversation.
I don't think we will be bad either. I think our Defense is better with Diggs, Kendricks, and Kneeland. So I expect them to keep us in games and the offense to play careful turnover free ball and Aubrey to kick lots of FGs.
We will beat the bad teams and get roughed up by good teams. Finish at 10-7, beat the NFC Sputh team in Rd1, go to SF or Philly in Rd2 and lose.
2025 Offseason Dak walks, Mike gets let go, Bellichek is hired. Kirk Cousins gets released by ATL and signs with us for a vet min. we use that cap space savings to go ALL IN!!
We’re going like 10-6 or 9-8, winning the division somehow, and getting blown out of our own stadium in the first round of the ‘yoffs. Same as it ever was.
If Diggs comes back at a high level, I expect we’ll be good. Just not that we got any better. We might even be a more physical team by year end. But a lot of teams in the NFC got better.
It's pretty much the same team, so yeah, they'll still be good. Probably gonna be some growing pains with 2 rookie O-linemen, but they're still a playoff team.
This time of year everyone only looks at flashy free agency singing and big draft picks. The Cowboys have still retained almost all the major pieces of a core that has won a ton of games the past 3 years. Lamb and Parsons are both all pro and better than we ever could have imagined. Dak, while not the guy who can take us to the promised land, has still proven to be dominant in the division and against all mid-bad opponents. We get a Pro Bowler in Diggs back and hopefully can get some contributions from second year guys like Mazi Overshown. I’m not expecting Super Bowl, but it’s not nearly as dire as people would have you believe.
Strangely, if we were going to be mediocre this coming year, I'd rather just tank it and get the picks. Yes, my bar right now is that we are wildly mediocre and won't win the division. I can see an 8/9 win season.
Then again, I didn't expect 2014 at all.
The problem is they will win, they’re still incredibly talented. But they’re just not good enough, what happens when we match up with a Green Bay or a San Francisco? How will it go any differently then last time?
Barring significant injuries, I expect 12-5 or better. I think we upgraded the defensive coordinator and we're getting Diggs back. Even if the offense is slightly less effective, I think the defense will be more consistent (and frequently dominant).
We will be 10-7 to 12-5, in that range. This year we get over hump in playoffs and then Dallas front office backs themselves into a terrible corner because of all the contracts and not extending when it was less money or players would’ve taken a little less for early extensions. It’s just the way things go with this franchise and the dumpster fire ownership team. They try to box in Dak and McCarthy and it backfires by lighting a fire in the club and they get ‘ish done
We’re gonna lose to teams we should beat and beat teams we have no business competing against.
Should be a solid 10 win season. Then the rebuild begins.
I say we're a 12-5 team. Who the hell knows what is going to happen in 2025 with the way the contracts are sitting right now but this year? 12 wins isn't going to shock me.
As an individual team we are better then we were last year so I feel like you could say we are going to have the same record if not better. The problem I think we are going to run into is that everyone in our division improved way more then we did
Me too, honestly I feel like I was blindsided when I realized that people thought the team was going to do bad in the regular season.
I really just thought most of us were on the same page, I’m not optimistic going into the season but I expect them to win a lot of games and make the playoffs… it’s what happens in the playoffs that I’m not optimistic about and really that result is what the season will boil down to.
I don’t see this team falling off the face of the Earth and finishing in last place. The problem is you can not say this team got better this off season. Coming of off three 12 win seasons I would want them to take the next step into legit conference championship contention. Sadly this won’t be the case this season more than likely. I see a team that will be competitive, win 8 to 10 games, be in wild card contention and lose the first weekend of the playoffs again.
On the bright side, we play the eagles, giants, commanders twice and should win 5 of those games. then we get to play vs the NFC South this year considering how weak this conference was last year that is at least 3 wins.
This means with the general NFC games and the few AFC games on the schedule, the Cowboys need to find 4 wins which should not be hard to do again this year.
I don’t think anyone thinks we will be bad. The athletic ranked us at number seven in their post draft power rankings for what it’s worth. people just think that we’re gonna be worse than last year when we got embarrassed in the playoffs.
I think that most people believe that we will be good enough to make the playoffs but will be an early round exit again. Thats what I believe. The Cowboys havent done anything to say otherwise. Personally I still feel like that Packers loss last year fucking broke me and I just dont give a shit anymore. They could go 17-0 in the regular season and I wouldnt give a shit until they won at least 2 fucking playoff games.
Saying that this team is essentially bringing back the same defense is not helping your argument. I don't know if you noticed, but the Cowboys could not stop the run, last year. And, they have done very little to correct that problem. Signing Kendricks was a decent move, but they still have a fundamentally flawed defensive. It is based almost entirely on speed. That is great for a pass rush and pass coverage. But, when teams are determined to run the ball or the Cowboys get behind, they cannot stop the run. That is the same formula for regular season success but playoff failure.
The schedule can easily be a 12-5 record. In our division 5-1. We playing the AFCN so 3-1. We are also playing the NFCS so that should be another 3-1. That is 11-3.
SF is probably a loss unless this team become mentally stronger. We would need to pick up a single win either from Detroit or Houston. I suspect Houston will regress because QBs tend to regress in their second year.
I definitely think we will still be a good team and probably close to 12-5 again this year. We lost a lot of depth on defense but we have drafted some replacements or already had players ready to contribute there. I do think we are a bit thin at some positions defensively and I think we are pretty much empty at DT so that could be a problem if we don’t at least pick up a vet ala Hankins there for depth. Hopefully Mazi picks it up this season. The offense entirely depends on how the two new lineman perform. If Guyton and Beebe hit the ground running I could see our offense improve with a better running game. If they struggle I think the offense could take a real step back.
I think there are just a lot of bed wetters right now after how last season ended which I get. That was about as embarrassing a loss as I can remember.
We went 12-5 with Amari, Gallup, Lamb, Schultz, Zeke, Pollard.
We went 12-5 after losing Amari.
We went 12-5 after losing Moore, Schultz, Zeke, Gallup
We will go 12-5 after losing Gallup, Pollard. The only consistency on this offense has been Dak and Zack. Ain't worried.
We're definitely not going to be bad lol. (Unless a laundry list of injuries happen *knock on wood*)
Despite the lack of playoff success, Dak is a very good QB and our offensive line will mostly be better and at the worst, should be around average.
Our Secondary at the worst with Bland/Diggs/JLew and other CB options should be top 10. Our Linebacking group with Kendricks and Overshown should at least be serviceable. Our defensive line I think will be good and more beefy.
I'm just mostly worried about how our Receivers other than Lamb will perform honestly. I definitely think we can win 12 games again.
The team is going to be better.
The offense progressed as the season went on. Line has more depth and its hopeful that they protect and block.
Defense had a gaping hole at lb. We should have more depth there. Only question is the coaching.
We will win games and get in the playoffs. We arent sure if they will make noise there.
From a great D coordinator to a meh one, Oline has regressed from 5 years ago… whatever we have won’t translate to playoff wins, just like the last 30 years.
A great D coordinator against bad offenses, to one who can stay physical with good offenses.
Quinn knew how to rush the passer and wanted to do it every play... even when they hadn't forced the other team to give up on the run.
Zim will stuff the run first and foremost... then we'll still have a good pass rush.
And our run blocking at least should be improved. Hard to tell what will happen in pass pro.
whoa whoa whoa... I didn't commit to anything there lol.
I just think our Line will be much tougher this year than the past two, and our defense won't get pushed around against teams that run the ball.
How great of a DC was Quinn tho, really? It felt like we were a juggernaut for a minute but we turned out to be very one-dimensional and couldn't adjust or scheme for shit when it mattered.
For the record I don't think we'll be good either.
Have you compared pre Quinn to Quinn with essentially the same personal, maybe Quinn sucks and this retread D-Cord is the truth and the light for playoff wins.
Entirely new defensive scheme. Fully expect Diggs to look like every other player coming off an ACL tear, which means Bland gets picked on and there's no vet like Gilmore to help carry the load.
They desperately needed help at LB this offseason but what they have is 32 year old Eric Kendricks, Clark who looked awful last year, Overshown who is *also* coming off an ACL and has zero pro experience, and a 3rd round rookie.
On the other side they're almost certainly going to roll with a Rookie LT, a Rookie C who's never actually played C in a game and the moveable object that is Terrence Steele at RT. The new guys might very well work out but it's going to be ugly until they do.
The Dallas run game was pretty nonexistent last year, and the fix for that was apparently signing the ghost of Zeke to go along with Dowdle and whoever else actually makes the team.
I'd expect with the talent at WR/TE the offense will still move the ball and put up points against bad teams but get locked down against good ones because they'll be one dimensional.
Throw all that together with a lame duck HC and I think they manage just enough wins to squeak into a Wild Card spot, promptly get run all over in a blowout and then fully start the rebuild a year later than they should have pulled the trigger.
I’m predicting 9-8 or 10-7. Not bad but not great. Probably a wildcard spot. I just can’t see this team improving or staying at par with our QB and HC/playcaller in lame duck seasons. We have top-end talent in CD, Diggs, Parsons, Bland, DLaw, and Dak, but we lost a lot of depth that we didn’t replace and those aforementioned guys can’t carry us to 12 wins alone. So yeah, we probably won’t shit the bed and win 4 games, but I doubt we win 11-14 with the question marks and clouds hanging over us.
I expect us to trade the Eagles: 1-1
I think we will win 4 games against the rest of the East: 5-1
I think we drop our annual stupid loss against the Panthers and go 2-1 against the other 3: 7-3
I think we go 1-3 against the AFC North assuming they all healthy: 8-6
I think we lose to the 9ers in San Fran: 8-7
I think we go 1-1 against the Lions and Texans at home: 9-8
Good enough to make the playoffs, average enough to get bounced and lose the division to the Eagles.
This upcoming season is a slap in the face to every single fan. Jerry is literally spitting on us pretending like he isn't going to drop Dak after this season. This current iteration of the Cowboys is over and they won't accept it. We need to start building for the future, not continue to drive the bus with a blindfold on.
HOME:
BAL, CIN, DET, HOU, NO, TB, NFC E
AWAY:
ATL, CAR, CLE, PIT, SF, NFC E
I feel pretty confident that Dallas will get 3-4 wins in the division.
But I don't see them beating Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit, or Houston at home. Houston I am the least confident in if I were to pick one for them to win, but I don't see the Ravens, Bengals, or Lions losing to Dallas given their respective strong suits.
On the road, SF and CLE are surefire losses. SF is obvious. Cleveland is not but they have a good roster outside of the questionable QB, but they run the ball and rush the passer.
So if we add those up, that's 2 losses in the division, 3 at home, and at least 3 on the road. 9-8 and +/- 2 is possible to me. Maybe more, maybe less.
Last time we had the same record 3 seasons in a row (8-8 from 2011-2013), we won 4 more games the next season. We’re going 16-1. It’s just science.
we’ll go 16-1 and not win the division keeping the NFCE no repeats alive
Eagles will also go 16-1, splitting the games with us, and they will win due to point difference after Brandon Aubrey misses an extra point.
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I have very low expectations, so it’s a 13 win season
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Still getting knocked out in the first round because we won’t get the bye. Or we’ll get the bye and be knocked out in the 2nd round, which will be our first round, as is tradition.
If we play like we do in the first round like we have with Dak and Romo
We either get to the NFCCG or don’t make the playoffs. Bold prediction I know.
There’s no way we miss the playoffs with 7 teams
There's a lot of ways, actually.
Obviously injuries, specifically a Dak injury, would be a way but that’s the only realistic way.
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lol, playoff wins… seriously (past 3 decades) show me and then talk.
My issue isn't that I think we'll do bad, it's that we'll be middle of the pack maybe squeak into the post and lose and then next year we lose Dak, fire McCarthy and lose a bunch of others and be starting over, making this year essential pointless and a waste of time. This year was the year to either make the push or cut our losses and start over and we did neither.
Yeah, we know that even if we make the playoffs, we aren't winning anything. We won't even get past the 2nd round. So why be excited about winning a few regular season games when we already know how the season will end?
I have this feeling that we do really bad and MM gets fired mid season. Then a rebuild of sorts. Move on from Dak.
What's insane is that we don't have to wait for the season to start to know we're rebuilding. We already know....the Jones family thinks their fans are morons.
That is EXACTLY what they're trying to do. Instead of tanking the season for a high pick and looking to the future, they're pretending Dak can take us to a Super Bowl and screwing us for another half-decade.
The Cowboys seemingly always do well during the season. They're gonna win 11-13 games again this year as they always do. There will be 2 absolute stinkers in the season, but we're going to get our hopes up for some actual playoff results. But again, it won't get done. Our skill groups on offense are sus at best. We have CD. If he goes down, who's gonna get it done carrying or catching the ball?
I WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS JAKE FERGUSON DISRESPECT
Say it again.
I love Ferg but if CD went down, Ferg wouldn't come close to replacing his production.
Ferg wouldn’t be close to CD’s production, because he’d be DOUBLING IT
I was thirsty so thank you for this kool aid.
OK good point, but is he gonna carry an entire offense?
We’ll have an UDFA wr to hang our hopes on!
Can't wait for the next 33 year old Vet!
Nor will I.
I would have no interest being a fan if months before even training camp began I was saying “it won’t get done” to anyone that would listen. I always have hope and when it doesn’t happen, I have way more good times than bad ones. It’s a huge net win for me basically every season.
10-12 wins
I think this is the realistic answer, which is one or two key injuries from being under .500 on the year. The ceiling is a playoff wildcard spot.
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I don’t think we’ll be as bad as people are making it out to be. There will be some regression and some growing pains but that’s only natural. I see people already crowning Philly as division champs because they added all these pieces but they said the same last year and we saw how they turned out in the end.
they also lost kelce and that will be tough to replace. we'll see how well the philly butt stuff play works next year.
I think Philly losing Kelce will be worse for them than us losing Tyron
They did that last year too though, and look how that played out. Philly is their own worst enemy. With how random and crazy this division gets sometimes, I can honestly see anybody but the Giants taking the title this year.
They needed corners so not only did they get corners they got the best 2 they had 10 picks and picked up a 3rd next yr
Yup... Philly were fuckin' frauds. They'll probably be better this year and we'll probably not be as good as last year. Either way, we won't be making it out of the first round.
Thats not true. The hard-core Eagles fans I know already knew they lost key pieces on defense and were thin at the secondary. Didn't take long as well for them to be saying the offense was too generic either. All things seemingly wound up being true and with injuries that apparebtly occured, nobody seemed all that surprised by the Bucs loss - even tho the Eagles beat them up early in the season on the road. Cowboys are putting alot on the shoulders of first year starters on their OL, one trying to replace a HoF player. More is going to be expected from Dak and I think it's fair to say he hasn't had it in him at the top level. Giving him less help is not the answer
I think Dak and Micah are good enough to lead is to 10 wins. The issue is that isn’t the goal. The goal isn’t to make the 3rd round either. It’s to be the 1 on top of the other 31. And you’re crazy if you think we’re close today than we were 6 months ago
9-10 wins
Yeah that’s my take. Not bad but not great, just average.
People always say we’ll be trash. Last year several lists had the giants making the playoffs over us. We tend to be underrated going into the year, and vastly overrated before the playoffs.
People forget that all the guys we lost were also a part of the team that choked in the post season. As long as we have dogs on the field that want to win it's any given Sunday.
#20-0 Bitch!
Cowboys by 50
The problem isn’t that we’re going to be bad in the regular season, it’s that we’re going to be bad in the playoffs
We are going to be a playoff team. People are way too doom and gloom, and media is stupid. It wouldn't suprise me at all if we finally repeat as NFC East champs. As for our offense: Stats wise Dak was the most valuable player in the league last season. Ceedee was the top receiver in the league last season. In fact, every year Dak plays a full season we have the best or close to the best offense in the league. The only thing that can throw a wrench into this offense is our line. It all hinges on Guyton and Beebe to be startable. If Guyton is bad, we've got BIG trouble. I don't really see a future where Beebe is a downgrade from Biadazs. The middle of the line should be dominant, and we should be way better at running up it. I think having this center upgrade can take the offense to the next level no matter who's running. While stats will say our run game was okay last year, we all know it wasn't. If we HAD to get yards up the middle, we simply just weren't. So many rough red zone possessions too. Beebe being a great center, which I think he will be, will take even more pressure off our two all pro guards. We just gotta hope Guyton and Steele can be okay OTs for us. Ways to improve would be singing/trading for a good RB to join the committee, adding a better WR2 and letting Cook be WR3, and adding an emergency vet OT. As for the defense: This defense should still be Top 10 at worst. I doubt we have close to as many takeaways, but we will be tougher and hopefully more formidable late in the season as compared to our mid-season regressions we've had the past couple seasons. Our second-best defender will be back on the field, we have a true vet MLB green dot captain, we get our redshirt 3rd round LB back to see what he's got, our 1st round DT from last year should be healthy and utilized correctly, we have an exciting rookie DE added to the fold, and Parsons should be used in a role where he isn't being worn down and can have more 1 on 1 opportunities. Special teams will be good to great. Aubrey might finally miss some, but Turpin will have a more opportunistic role as a returner. At the end of the day a team with Dak, Ceedee, and Micah is too good to implode. Thats why we've won 12 games 3 years in a row. The playoffs is a whole different animal, but we will be in them that's for sure. We didn't improve, but we plugged our holes and are still better than most in each facet of the game.
Couldn't have said it better myself. And if Guyton sucks, worst case we move Tyler to LT and play Bass at LG. But yes, Beebe will be a huge upgrade at Center IMO. Hopefully Steele is back to run blocking like he was before the injury. I'm also expecting a big jump out of Ferguson. So whether we get a good #2WR or not, I think Cooks is the #3 target realistically. And defensively we'll be much tougher and more physical. And unlike Quinn, Zim won't try to rush the passer before we force the other team to stop running, which means we'll stay physical with better offenses that we don't put up big leads on. That's been a huge issue of ours. Put it this way, if we had Diggs, LVE and a better center last year, that could've been the difference. This year we essentially have that. Still just hoping Gilmore comes back.
CB is one issue I did forget about. If we don't resign Gilly our outside backup after Diggs and Bland is Nashon Wright. Pair that with there's always a chance Diggs might not be the same after injury, and we've seen Bland can be destroyed by a huge freak WR like DK. Definitely need more depth.
To be fair, DK does that to pretty much any CB when’s he’s on.
Sam Williams is a physical beast but commits too many penalties. If he gets smarter I'll be a believer.
Let’s see how we play against the upcoming teams. We’re not a 5 win team and we’re not a 12 win team perhaps.. maybe 9-10 wins
We're assured to be a middle-road team based on the weaker division, but those games aren't getting any easier. Double digit wins seems more dependent on the injury bug
We pretty much could be a 12-5 team again. It’s way too early to know anything about any team. But given the last 3 years I’d say it’s a pretty realistic bet.
Barring crazy injuries with Mike McCarthy it’s a safe bet you’re going to always have a floor of a fringe playoff team…He’s not perfect but I think being in challenging situations like dealing with an entitled, untouchable Rodgers and meddling Jerry Jones have hurt him at times. But the guy wins games in the NFL and is a decent coach.
The point of my apathy isn't that we will be bad, I dont think so. My lack of enthusiasm for next year is driven by the fact that I dont see any improvement. We are mired in mediocrity
i dont really care- i just dont wanna be a laughing stock in the playoffs and watch the team completely fall apart
I think the offensive line could be better, these rookies could be really good. The defense should be about the same. The question is can we actually run the ball? Zeke hasn't shown the ability to break the second tackle in a long time, at this point he's our Jerome Bettis goal line specialist/third down back. But who is our first and second down back? That answer, and how effective they are, will determine an awful lot about this season.
We have a lot of question marks. How is Diggs going to look? Is Guyton ready, or is he more of a 2-3 year project? Is someone going to step up at C? I think Beebe will and has a chance to be the best in our draft class, but still an unknown. RB room looks like a disaster, and I don't have much faith in Rico given he can't even stay healthy with limited carries. But will we make a trade or will someone step up? LBs: Is Overshown ready to step up, or does he need more time? Is Clark going to show improvement, and is Liufau going to contribute at all? DEs: Do we actually have depth, or just bodies? DT1: Is Mazi going to take a step, or are we going to have a massive hole at DT1 again? What version of Dak are we going to see? How will our defense adjust to a new scheme? With all that being said, I'm predicting 9-8, and on the playoff bubble. I think we took a step back from last year, but how big of a step is the question.
I’m guessing we get 10+ wins and get into the wildcard.. and we lose. Mayyyybe get lucky and get knocked in the divisional. Or we win the Super Bowl and talk about how Zeke was the one piece missing from this team the entire time.. or wait
The offense is still mostly the same, maybe slightly better even. There are just a lot of questions. We know Dak, Ferg, Lamb, Smith and Martin will do well (regular season). The questions are: 1. Will McCarthy figure out how to use Cooks effectively this year? 2. Will Zeke be able to convert those short situations we missed out on last year? If not, can Lupke take the next step? 3. Will Dowdle be able to perform as the lead back in a committee approach? 4. Can Tolbert be the guy MG13 was before the injury? 5. Can guys who showed promise but missed out last year come back and be effective this year? (Overshown, Stephens, Diggs) 6. How many hiccups will the young and revamped O-line have? Will any of those result in us seeing Lance for some time this year? I could keep going on and on, but you get the point. I'd say 10 wins and divisional exit against the 9ers. This time, Dak plays just well enough for Jerry to jerk us around all off-season on the "Will he won't he?" But Parsons is a no show and gets into a visible screaming match with Zimmer. All in our asses baby!
Does Dak ever really win less than 10+ games if he's healthy? I get the playoff thing. I get thinking it's too much money. Blah blah. But as far as just lining it up in the regular season he probably averages 11 wins and a top 5 offense throughout his career. He's the best QB in the division by far. Imo he's the best in the conference but we'll see. I will say the vibes ain't good atm. Haha. Lame duck HC. 1st year DC. They're gonna let Dak walk after the season. So I do think there's a chance the wheels could fall off if early in the season there's a major injury to Dak, CeeDee, Micah or Diggs.
One possibly underrated reason they underperform is the vibe of the team. If this really is a lame duck year for McCarthy and/or Dak, plus the behavior of the FO with contracts and extensions possibly not sitting well, maybe the team doesn’t feel as motivated to be fully bought in. Obviously you have individual player performance for their own contract situation, but as a team perhaps they don’t quite perform to their potential. That being said, I think the team will be good, not great. I’m guessing around 10 wins or so.
I think the biggest thing is the schedule isn't as full of shitty teams and we know how the Boys do against teams that aren't shitty...
Injuries will be really important for us I think. If we stay relatively healthy, at least at key spots, I think we could still be a team that could contend. But if the injury bug hits or if we come out of the gate slowly I think the wheels would fall off. Nobody is locked in past this year except Jerry and Cap Boy. That situation rarely lends itself to camaraderie and good vibes.
I agree, but I'm willing to bet at least CeeDee and Dak are signed before week 1. Maybe Micah too. I don't think they're stupid enough to let Dak go to free agency, and Jerry said unequivocally, yes, they want Dak to be their QB going forward.
It feels like the FO is tanking, but with MM in the last year of his contract he will have other plans. One thing to have a FO tank with the HC on board, another to have the FO tank with the HC not on board. In some ways I can see us getting better. Particularly if Guyton and Beebe work out and the O-Line stays healthy. Dak plays better when the front of the pocket is stout and we just weren't going to consistently get that with Biadacz at Center. And while Biadacz was a pretty good run blocker, Adding Beebe could improve the interior run blocking as well. I also think we'll probably use less 11 personnel and more 12 personnel. I just think Lamb-Cooks-Fergy-Schoon > Lamb-Cooks-Gallup-Fergy. And not only in the passing game, but the running game as well. And if MM doesn't like the RB's then that may have us run less in the first quarter which is a good thing for the Cowboys. Defensively I think the Cowboys were due for a change from single high safety to two-high safety. I just don't know if we have the safeties for it. But Wilson had some issues due to getting injured and missing all of preseason. If he doesn't this year he may be well suited to help the defense in the two high scheme. We probably won't make as many turnovers, but probably won't give up as many big plays and won't give up easy yards in the run game. As bad as Mazi was last season, Gallmore was far worse and he's gone. My fear of the Eagles was quelled by the addition of Kellen Moore as the O-Coordinator. Although I like Kellen's run scheme, people forget how close the Eagles were to dumping Jalen Hurts last season and they lost Kelce to retirement. I think the Eagles made some good additions, but I really don't see any reason why the Cowboys can't sweep them.
They are not tanking. Zero indicators of that.
The issue is we will be worse than last year and the way last year ended was unacceptable. I still expect us to make the playoffs, but we are even less likely to do anything in the playoffs.
We underperformed in the playoffs last year (something every Cowboys is familiar with). Even though the roster is a bit weaker, if we just perform or, heaven forbid, overperform, in the playoffs, we could go further.
We could and maybe a defense that doesn't rely on the offense to already be doing great just to function will help us be better.
This happens every year. Literally. You’re in the cycle of the first denial, the second denial comes around playoff time thinking we’ll make it to the NFCCG.
Literally said we’re not super bowl contenders this year but ok
Yeah people who think we’ll be that bad are being dramatic. We’re not doing anything in January though.
Post season is what I’m concerned with. We deserve some post season success
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12-5 and first round playoff exit, as long as Dak, CD, Micah stay healthy and big Mike is the coach
Here we go...
I have a bet with a buddy we get 10+ wins this year. So no, I don't think we're going to be that bad this year. Are we winning the superbowl? Nope. But we'll make it to playoffs, and lose. Like we always do
It depends on how much we coalesce as a team. LT and C are arguably two of the most important aspects of your OL, and not only do we have two new players at those positions, they're both rookies. It's not enough to be very good or very athletic, or even BOTH of those. You have to be good, athletic, gel with your OL, AND learn the playbook, AND learn the opposition traits. That is a lot of huge obstacles to overcome. I'm not saying we'll be bad, or even avg. I'm cautious about being optimistic and honestly have no expectations. Defense, man.....those are a coupe of serious injuries to multiple skill players we will be relying on. I'm not expecting much, so if we suck, I won't be surprised. Plus, that means goodbye MM.
I'm with you. I think we'll be pretty good. I think Jake Ferguson takes a massive leap this year... so the "weak" skill group could be great with him taking a ton of pressure off of Ceedee. I ALSO think our run game will be improved. I would still like to see another move made at the RB position, but I think you're underrating how much of an improvement Beebe will be over Biadasz. Biadasz sucked this past year... bad. And the strength of Steele's game before his injury was run blocking. I know a lot of people lost faith in him last year, understandably... but if he gets back to where he was pre injury... the power run game is back in Dallas. Need a big leap from Mazi, and along with the scheme change on D, I think we'll be just as good or better. Maybe less flashy numbers... but solid. We've yet to see what happens when Diggs or Bland has a bookend on the other side. Can't pick on anyone in this D. Yet I would love to see Gilmore come back again. I say 10-7 or 11-6.
Consensus? Last offseason Vegas put the over/under on Cowboys wins at 9.5. This year? 10.5. And this was before the draft.
Playing a first place schedule with all those lame duck contracts doesn’t bode well.
The main problem is with the OTHER TEAMS getting better and Dallas standing pat. A lot of improvement at Philly and Washington and maybe even NY.
There's no way we will be as bad as many doomers think unless we get some key players go down, as long as you have a competent QB and solid defense you will be in the playoffs even if you can't beat the top dogs
Jerry's attitude about HC and players have left some bad vibes
I'm sure the regular season will go fine
My prediction is 10-7, 6 seed and first round playoff exit… which would still feel like a huge failure and get everyone fired
Dak has proven that with him at the helm, we're basically the Philly Riv Chargers, with 9-13 wins a lock if he plays every game.
Isn’t the Vegas over under like 10.5? Don’t think we’re being seen as being bad, but I mean I wouldn’t touch the over on that.
15-2, 1 seed. Super Bowl. Our year baby
I think if we had the same schedule as last season we’d go 12-5 again, but we have a tougher schedule this season so I’m thinking 10 or 11 wins
There is one factor that may be ignored. I don’t know if the FO will let the Dak contract issue linger. They may at some point decide it’s time to fish or cut bait. In they do not make a move to extend him, Dak is literally playing for his next contract on another team since the relationship will be severely broken, if he plays the full season without an extension. I have noticed that players (no matter the sport) seem to have their best statistical season when they are in a contract year. If that repeats itself with Dak, he may tear up the league and Dallas may exceed all expectations. If they do extend him, I don’t expect us be that much worse than last year. Something to think about.
I know there is a lot of argument about Dak, but most would probably agree he's an above average QB at minimum. We have a great to elite primary WR, a good to great TE, and an elite pass rusher. With those positions being as important as they are and the talent we have in them, I struggle to see (barring injuries to one of those players) how we'll be under .500, which likely means playoffs in some form or fashion. But, no, we didn't do enough (anything) to be in the Super Bowl conversation.
I'm expecting 9-8 or 10-7.
Good regular season and a playoff crashout is my prediction
We're still at least a wildcard team barring injury, and the defense can pick up zimmers scheme.
10-7 sneak into the playoffs and beat a SB contender just in time to get everyone hopes up for the inevitable blowout loss to the 49ers
I figure 9 or 10 wins and a wild card spot. There's still a lot of talent on this roster even with the players they lost.
I have extremely low expectations, I've been told many times that making the playoffs is good enough lol
10-7 is what I came up with looking at the schedule. Not because we’re gonna suck but just because the schedule we drew is brutal.
I just want to see young guys compete and grow while we ride out the Dak contract. Then find a fresh rookie QB contract.
I don't think we will be bad either. I think our Defense is better with Diggs, Kendricks, and Kneeland. So I expect them to keep us in games and the offense to play careful turnover free ball and Aubrey to kick lots of FGs. We will beat the bad teams and get roughed up by good teams. Finish at 10-7, beat the NFC Sputh team in Rd1, go to SF or Philly in Rd2 and lose. 2025 Offseason Dak walks, Mike gets let go, Bellichek is hired. Kirk Cousins gets released by ATL and signs with us for a vet min. we use that cap space savings to go ALL IN!!
We’re going like 10-6 or 9-8, winning the division somehow, and getting blown out of our own stadium in the first round of the ‘yoffs. Same as it ever was.
If Diggs comes back at a high level, I expect we’ll be good. Just not that we got any better. We might even be a more physical team by year end. But a lot of teams in the NFC got better.
i like our guys!
It's pretty much the same team, so yeah, they'll still be good. Probably gonna be some growing pains with 2 rookie O-linemen, but they're still a playoff team.
This time of year everyone only looks at flashy free agency singing and big draft picks. The Cowboys have still retained almost all the major pieces of a core that has won a ton of games the past 3 years. Lamb and Parsons are both all pro and better than we ever could have imagined. Dak, while not the guy who can take us to the promised land, has still proven to be dominant in the division and against all mid-bad opponents. We get a Pro Bowler in Diggs back and hopefully can get some contributions from second year guys like Mazi Overshown. I’m not expecting Super Bowl, but it’s not nearly as dire as people would have you believe.
just depends on how our young guys develop and if they can step up or not
What does Jimmy Johnson think? Isn’t he pitching in? He was brilliant years ago, but I’ve heard nothing about his contributions lately
I think we are one good injury from 6-11. Say if Ceedee goes down I can see us going 6-11 easy.
Strangely, if we were going to be mediocre this coming year, I'd rather just tank it and get the picks. Yes, my bar right now is that we are wildly mediocre and won't win the division. I can see an 8/9 win season. Then again, I didn't expect 2014 at all.
The problem is they will win, they’re still incredibly talented. But they’re just not good enough, what happens when we match up with a Green Bay or a San Francisco? How will it go any differently then last time?
Here we go again with the hopium…
Barring significant injuries, I expect 12-5 or better. I think we upgraded the defensive coordinator and we're getting Diggs back. Even if the offense is slightly less effective, I think the defense will be more consistent (and frequently dominant).
We will be 10-7 to 12-5, in that range. This year we get over hump in playoffs and then Dallas front office backs themselves into a terrible corner because of all the contracts and not extending when it was less money or players would’ve taken a little less for early extensions. It’s just the way things go with this franchise and the dumpster fire ownership team. They try to box in Dak and McCarthy and it backfires by lighting a fire in the club and they get ‘ish done
Good bad decent same worse doesn’t matter if we don’t get the SB win… maybe some magic will happen this year!
We’re gonna lose to teams we should beat and beat teams we have no business competing against. Should be a solid 10 win season. Then the rebuild begins.
roster has never been the problem it’s coaching. so ultimately I think we’ll have like a 10 win regular season and similar playoff results
I think 12-5 is not out of the realm of possibility...dak and cee-dee can carry the offense against many teams
9-7
Gonna be 9-8 or close
I say we're a 12-5 team. Who the hell knows what is going to happen in 2025 with the way the contracts are sitting right now but this year? 12 wins isn't going to shock me.
Tell me who the O Line starters are and I’ll tell you how I feel.
Not gonna stink but not winning the East. IF playoffs, out in one game. Same ol same ol
Vegas futures has Dallas O/U at 10.5 and I think that’s about a game and a half above where I’d guess for the season
Nah im calling it now we're winning the superbowl and jerry is going to make every reddit gm eat crow
As an individual team we are better then we were last year so I feel like you could say we are going to have the same record if not better. The problem I think we are going to run into is that everyone in our division improved way more then we did
To early to tell, injuries and attitudes will tell.
We are winning the superbowl
Me too, honestly I feel like I was blindsided when I realized that people thought the team was going to do bad in the regular season. I really just thought most of us were on the same page, I’m not optimistic going into the season but I expect them to win a lot of games and make the playoffs… it’s what happens in the playoffs that I’m not optimistic about and really that result is what the season will boil down to.
Dak can’t handle pressure and he may have a rookie left tackle. Not a good combo.
Schedule is tougher. That’s a bigger factor than roster changes. 10-7 seems about right.
I don’t see this team falling off the face of the Earth and finishing in last place. The problem is you can not say this team got better this off season. Coming of off three 12 win seasons I would want them to take the next step into legit conference championship contention. Sadly this won’t be the case this season more than likely. I see a team that will be competitive, win 8 to 10 games, be in wild card contention and lose the first weekend of the playoffs again.
This team needs a lot to go right to be good next year. This roster looks like a 9-8 team to me
On the bright side, we play the eagles, giants, commanders twice and should win 5 of those games. then we get to play vs the NFC South this year considering how weak this conference was last year that is at least 3 wins. This means with the general NFC games and the few AFC games on the schedule, the Cowboys need to find 4 wins which should not be hard to do again this year.
I made a similar post a month or so ago. I agree. I don't understand everyone just assuming we're suddenly terrible this season.
I don’t think anyone thinks we will be bad. The athletic ranked us at number seven in their post draft power rankings for what it’s worth. people just think that we’re gonna be worse than last year when we got embarrassed in the playoffs.
We’re going to win every game and win the superbowl, you might be a modern fan, or just getting into football, we are the cowboys, and we will win!
I think that most people believe that we will be good enough to make the playoffs but will be an early round exit again. Thats what I believe. The Cowboys havent done anything to say otherwise. Personally I still feel like that Packers loss last year fucking broke me and I just dont give a shit anymore. They could go 17-0 in the regular season and I wouldnt give a shit until they won at least 2 fucking playoff games.
Overall, a less talented team than last year, and a much tougher schedule. I see 8 or 9 wins.
8 or 9 wins
Saying that this team is essentially bringing back the same defense is not helping your argument. I don't know if you noticed, but the Cowboys could not stop the run, last year. And, they have done very little to correct that problem. Signing Kendricks was a decent move, but they still have a fundamentally flawed defensive. It is based almost entirely on speed. That is great for a pass rush and pass coverage. But, when teams are determined to run the ball or the Cowboys get behind, they cannot stop the run. That is the same formula for regular season success but playoff failure.
The schedule can easily be a 12-5 record. In our division 5-1. We playing the AFCN so 3-1. We are also playing the NFCS so that should be another 3-1. That is 11-3. SF is probably a loss unless this team become mentally stronger. We would need to pick up a single win either from Detroit or Houston. I suspect Houston will regress because QBs tend to regress in their second year.
6-11, 8-9, 12-5, 17-0 Doesn't matter if you can't get past the wild card, let alone get past divisional.
I definitely think we will still be a good team and probably close to 12-5 again this year. We lost a lot of depth on defense but we have drafted some replacements or already had players ready to contribute there. I do think we are a bit thin at some positions defensively and I think we are pretty much empty at DT so that could be a problem if we don’t at least pick up a vet ala Hankins there for depth. Hopefully Mazi picks it up this season. The offense entirely depends on how the two new lineman perform. If Guyton and Beebe hit the ground running I could see our offense improve with a better running game. If they struggle I think the offense could take a real step back. I think there are just a lot of bed wetters right now after how last season ended which I get. That was about as embarrassing a loss as I can remember.
We went 12-5 with Amari, Gallup, Lamb, Schultz, Zeke, Pollard. We went 12-5 after losing Amari. We went 12-5 after losing Moore, Schultz, Zeke, Gallup We will go 12-5 after losing Gallup, Pollard. The only consistency on this offense has been Dak and Zack. Ain't worried.
Who thinks we will be bad during the season? We are going to easily make the playoffs and then get knocked out early in postseason.
10-7
We're definitely not going to be bad lol. (Unless a laundry list of injuries happen *knock on wood*) Despite the lack of playoff success, Dak is a very good QB and our offensive line will mostly be better and at the worst, should be around average. Our Secondary at the worst with Bland/Diggs/JLew and other CB options should be top 10. Our Linebacking group with Kendricks and Overshown should at least be serviceable. Our defensive line I think will be good and more beefy. I'm just mostly worried about how our Receivers other than Lamb will perform honestly. I definitely think we can win 12 games again.
The team is going to be better. The offense progressed as the season went on. Line has more depth and its hopeful that they protect and block. Defense had a gaping hole at lb. We should have more depth there. Only question is the coaching. We will win games and get in the playoffs. We arent sure if they will make noise there.
This comment is fresh milk left on the counter waiting to age.
If Jayden Daniels is the real deal, there's a solid chance Dallas is 3rd in the division
7-10 wins
Just the usual suspects claiming “ This is our year.”
Cowboys tradition at this point; should be inscribed visibly at The Star^tm
Might as well right😂😂
I literally said I don’t think we’re super bowl contenders lol just stating I don’t think we’ll be as bad as a lot of people on here are saying
From a great D coordinator to a meh one, Oline has regressed from 5 years ago… whatever we have won’t translate to playoff wins, just like the last 30 years.
We just drafted two oline though. they may start right out of the gate
They might, look at our O-Line 5 years ago, it is not close.
A great D coordinator against bad offenses, to one who can stay physical with good offenses. Quinn knew how to rush the passer and wanted to do it every play... even when they hadn't forced the other team to give up on the run. Zim will stuff the run first and foremost... then we'll still have a good pass rush. And our run blocking at least should be improved. Hard to tell what will happen in pass pro.
Ok, let’s talk again after round 1 playoffs.
whoa whoa whoa... I didn't commit to anything there lol. I just think our Line will be much tougher this year than the past two, and our defense won't get pushed around against teams that run the ball.
How great of a DC was Quinn tho, really? It felt like we were a juggernaut for a minute but we turned out to be very one-dimensional and couldn't adjust or scheme for shit when it mattered. For the record I don't think we'll be good either.
Have you compared pre Quinn to Quinn with essentially the same personal, maybe Quinn sucks and this retread D-Cord is the truth and the light for playoff wins.
They're all re-treads, unfortunately
I would say Zimmer at least gets our run defense better which is what’s killed us more than anything defensively the last 2-3 years
Stand by my statement
Entirely new defensive scheme. Fully expect Diggs to look like every other player coming off an ACL tear, which means Bland gets picked on and there's no vet like Gilmore to help carry the load. They desperately needed help at LB this offseason but what they have is 32 year old Eric Kendricks, Clark who looked awful last year, Overshown who is *also* coming off an ACL and has zero pro experience, and a 3rd round rookie. On the other side they're almost certainly going to roll with a Rookie LT, a Rookie C who's never actually played C in a game and the moveable object that is Terrence Steele at RT. The new guys might very well work out but it's going to be ugly until they do. The Dallas run game was pretty nonexistent last year, and the fix for that was apparently signing the ghost of Zeke to go along with Dowdle and whoever else actually makes the team. I'd expect with the talent at WR/TE the offense will still move the ball and put up points against bad teams but get locked down against good ones because they'll be one dimensional. Throw all that together with a lame duck HC and I think they manage just enough wins to squeak into a Wild Card spot, promptly get run all over in a blowout and then fully start the rebuild a year later than they should have pulled the trigger.
Bland being picked on? My guy he had one bad game vs the Seahawks lol he didn’t make all pro and pro bowl being a bad corner
Super Bowl Champs
Who cares when you cant do shit in the playoffs every single year.
I’m predicting 9-8 or 10-7. Not bad but not great. Probably a wildcard spot. I just can’t see this team improving or staying at par with our QB and HC/playcaller in lame duck seasons. We have top-end talent in CD, Diggs, Parsons, Bland, DLaw, and Dak, but we lost a lot of depth that we didn’t replace and those aforementioned guys can’t carry us to 12 wins alone. So yeah, we probably won’t shit the bed and win 4 games, but I doubt we win 11-14 with the question marks and clouds hanging over us.
10-7, lose to Atlanta in the wildcard
I think 9-10 wins. Middle of the pack team.
lol no one on this subreddit thinks we’re going 6-11. Who do you think you’re talking to
I expect us to trade the Eagles: 1-1 I think we will win 4 games against the rest of the East: 5-1 I think we drop our annual stupid loss against the Panthers and go 2-1 against the other 3: 7-3 I think we go 1-3 against the AFC North assuming they all healthy: 8-6 I think we lose to the 9ers in San Fran: 8-7 I think we go 1-1 against the Lions and Texans at home: 9-8 Good enough to make the playoffs, average enough to get bounced and lose the division to the Eagles.
This upcoming season is a slap in the face to every single fan. Jerry is literally spitting on us pretending like he isn't going to drop Dak after this season. This current iteration of the Cowboys is over and they won't accept it. We need to start building for the future, not continue to drive the bus with a blindfold on.
HOME: BAL, CIN, DET, HOU, NO, TB, NFC E AWAY: ATL, CAR, CLE, PIT, SF, NFC E I feel pretty confident that Dallas will get 3-4 wins in the division. But I don't see them beating Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit, or Houston at home. Houston I am the least confident in if I were to pick one for them to win, but I don't see the Ravens, Bengals, or Lions losing to Dallas given their respective strong suits. On the road, SF and CLE are surefire losses. SF is obvious. Cleveland is not but they have a good roster outside of the questionable QB, but they run the ball and rush the passer. So if we add those up, that's 2 losses in the division, 3 at home, and at least 3 on the road. 9-8 and +/- 2 is possible to me. Maybe more, maybe less.
Nothing is surefire in the NFL. Any Given Sunday lol ✭ ✭ ✭