The Dallas Cowboys are Awful

[Pocket$ $traight]

Unfortunately there are a lot of similarities between our two franchises...

That being said, my initial thought was that Washington would end up better than Dallas but if we end up 3rd and out of the playoffs and they are 4th in the division, the year is still a failure.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Unfortunately there are a lot of similarities between our two franchises...

That being said, my initial thought was that Washington would end up better than Dallas but if we end up 3rd and out of the playoffs and they are 4th in the division, the year is still a failure.

True 'dat.

This team can end up anywhere between 7-9 and 11-5, but if we're on the lower end of that range, it's a disappointment.

[53Fan]

They must have the most over-rated defense in the league.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

They must have the most over-rated defense in the league.

DeMarcus Ware was held in check by Mario Henderson with little help. Looked like he wasn't trying all that hard out there, which means he's in mid December form already.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

DeMarcus Ware was held in check by Mario Henderson with little help. Looked like he wasn't trying all that hard out there, which means he's in mid December form already.

[kenny]

I agree! The Raiders are sure very talented and they could have been a very strong contender!

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Not to overvalue a single game performance in the preseason, but oh man these guys are bad. First team offense was completely shut down by the Raiders' secondary. Romo and Witten are still a nice passing tandem and Felix Jones was impressive, but the first team run defense was terrible (gave up long runs to McFadden and JaMarcus Russell), and their second teamers were torn up by the legendary Bruce Gradkowski-Louis Murphy passing tandem.

Wade Phillips blew a gasket a least three different times.

On the other hand, the Raiders are young and talented. If they had a quarterback somewhere on their roster, they could be a playoff contender...

#1- It's preseason.
#2- Did you see OUR performance?
#3- It's the PRESEASON!

Did I mention it's only the preseason?

[GTripp0012]

I coincidentally just realized it was the preseason. Scratch all of my previous observations.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I coincidentally just realized it was the preseason. Scratch all of my previous observations.

LOL.
We do this every year...it really means nothing until the season starts. Didn't we discuss this same thing last year and the year before, and the year before?

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by jsarno

LOL.
We do this every year...it really means nothing until the season starts. Didn't we discuss this same thing last year and the year before, and the year before?

I'm not worried about our performance in the preseason games, obviously. If you look at the two TD's we gave up, one was a :50 drive that could not have materialized if even one of the completions went wrong, and the other occurred against the third and fourth teamers, which is completely irrelevant.

We were beaten very soundly yesterday in all facets of the game, but that's exactly the kind of thing that will be forgotten thanks to the preseason. The fact that we scored 0 points is not at all indicting of our offense.

Saying that you can't get anything out of the preseason is obviously a terrible oversimplification. It's a wide blanket statement that needs to be self-justifying because it obviously can't be defended. If any of us even get enjoyment of watching preseason games, it would invalidate the statement.

[dmek25]

to simplify, their suckage was worse then our suckage. gotcha

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by dmek25

to simplify, their suckage was worse then our suckage. gotcha

And, unlike our suckage, I think theirs is more long-term. To what I said before I would add that they have shaky depth at WR, at most OL positions, at NT, at LB, and at corner. Looking beyond the preseason, if they are hit by an injury bug, they might be toast, especially if that bug hits the likes of Adams, Gurode, Ratliff, Ware, or Newman.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

And, unlike our suckage, I think theirs is more long-term. To what I said before I would add that they have shaky depth at WR, at most OL positions, at NT, at LB, and at corner. Looking beyond the preseason, if they are hit by an injury bug, they might be toast, especially if that bug hits the likes of Adams, Gurode, Ratliff, Ware, or Newman.

You can place money on Newman getting hurt.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

You can place money on Newman getting hurt.

Yup. The only question is for how long.

[GTripp0012]

Yeah, what dmek said!