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Cowboys will win, nuff said

I hate the entire NFC East, except for Philadelphia (I am ambivalent towards them in general, but I like McNabb) so I think I am impartial... biggrin

I disagree with Dallas needing a running back. I'm just not seeing your Marion Barber hate, though I freely admit I didn't see the tendency that you have stated and I could be wrong about this.

But on something I'm more sure of, I'd add this one: Quarterback. Tony Romo is about as overrated as I have seen. He's essentially Trent Dilfer: an average, nothing-special NFL quarterback. There's nothing wrong with that, except the media treats him like an uberstar because of his love life and the logo on his helmet. If the Cowboys want to win a Super Bowl, they must upgrade here; Romo isn't going to cut it. He offers no leadership and has no special qualities that make him stand out on the field. Alternatively, they can get a 2000 Ravens-esque defense that is so dominant that Jerry Jones could play QB himself and they'd win. It's probably easier to just upgrade the QB, especially now that there are options available. I'd be very surprised if, assuming the Cowboys don't surprise everyone and actually *gasp* win a playoff game next year, they didn't make a run at one of the signal callers available in next year's draft.

Hey Austin, you have to admit I pretty good guaging much of Dallas on this. And Romo is a Pro-Bowl caliber player as long as he does not have the issues that TO gave him and he gets a good snap.
Parctisite, I am not hating on Barber, but he is not that good going down field without an actual blocking wall. He is only really good for getting those extra few yards and the short yardage TD's. That is why they picked up Felix Jones last year in the draft. They wanted someone who could be a break open in the middle of the field RB.

In your argument, you could throw in Dovan McNabb. Even though that could be due to having sub-par recievers until the past two season, he was always on the lower side of the stats. And dont call him Danny White. I have watched the Cowboys in more ways than you can think. Romo is good, he just have isht Playcalling.

Witten and Williams and Crayton are really the only threats in the recieving lane and all three of the RB's are more than capable to making a team pay. BUT....

1. Witten is the only real proven "THREAT" to defenses that they must really pay attention. Williams did nothing to prove he was a real threat, although he will finally have a season and offseason to prove everyone wrong. So have to keep that judgment till later. Crayton is streaky. He has not been able to keep his performance consistent from one week to the next that that is what is keeping him from being an above average number two to even a long possibility of a low level number 1.

2. Barber has shown that he can play as a number one, but he has to uuse his blocking to get anything. That makes him vulnerable to "FAST" defense. They can get behind him and tackle. That is why Philly, NYG were able to take him almost out of the game save for a couple of big plays. Everyone no matter how bad gets a few of them with those amount of carries he got last year. Jones like I have said numerous times has the potential to be that change of pace back. BUT again, he must prove that he is physically and mentally over that injury. The injury he suffered has ended many careers and even over numerous upon numerous occasions made those players either become career backups and not as effective as they may have been or retire. Now Choice is an interesting player. He has shown something that only a few players in football have done. He has the ability to be patient AND intelligent about seeing how things may turn out if he took that hole or that angle. There have really only been a few RB's in the past decade that have done that. B. Westbrook, L. Tomlinson, B. Sanders, M. Faulk just to name a few.

Now the defense for your team should have you worried. I know many dont think as I do and even vehemently condemn them. With the losses of what they have to endure and the taking over of the defense by Wade Phillips, things will be very different than they were last year. They do still have an imposing D-Line with Ware up there helping out. If they lose Ware, they lose their Defense period though. He is everything they are on Defense. They are also are weak in one area. They have to commit a certain more players against the opponents strength and therefore they are weaker against the other. So say they play a team that is Strong on Passing, they will counter by adding an extra 2 to help. Then say that team is also strong on rush but not as much pass, that team will have a field day rushing up and down the field on dallas. That has shown many times last year.

And thanks for the shout out, but I try my best to see everything and he does remind me of Brian Westbrook. You better hope they use him the way he should be used instead of wrongly or not at all. As for all Eagles fan, lets all hope the opposite. LMFAO

From a Cowboys fan persepctive, I think they will win, but meanwhile, I think every team in that division besides the Redskins, have a chance to take that division.

Now hear me out. I can rant all day about the Redskins just like the Raiders. But just like the Raiders, the main thing thats holding them as a team back has his own office. Al Davis for the Raiders and Jim Zorn for the Redskins. Jim Zorn brught a very young talented group of teams to a 6-2 record yet dissapointed them by going 2-6 for the next eight games. "They got Albert Haynesworth," you might say, but what team int that division doesn't have a solid OL?

Brian Westbrook has had minor non-structural surgery on his ankle. He will be out from about 3-9 weeks at most.