[quote]mbdix wrote:
[quote]daltron wrote:
I just found it odd you called out my top four…
And your SB matchup is Dallas (who is worse on paper this season and replaces Murray with 4 RB’s no one else less wants) and the Dolphins (who don’t even have a division title to their name this decade).
By all means, make bold predictions, but at least have some reasoning behind them…[/quote]
The Cowboys have gotten worse on paper? DeMo had a good year last year, but lets not get carried away here. There are multiple RBs in the league that could have put up his numbers in Dallas last year and some could have put up bigger numbers. That is why every RB in free agency that was not getting a lot of attention was asking Dallas to holler at them.
Defense. We get Sean Lee back. Demarco Lawrence is healthy. We sign Greg Hardy. We draft an edge pass rush specialist, that looks like will be making an immediate impact on passing downs.
Speaking of Gregory. We get three 1st round talent draft picks out of this years draft.
Romo is coming into the season healthy for the first time in 3 years.
Dez Bryant is signed and is focused on one thing. Winning the Super Bowl.
Jason Garret has firmly placed his stamp and style on this team. His players are believing in what he is trying to do, and the entire team is on the same page.
I don’t know what paper you are looking at that has Dallas getting worse? I do know where you could find that paper though… The fiction section.[/quote]
DM didn’t have a good year, he had a tremendous year. Obviously the offensive line played a huge role in that, but no one on the Cowboy’s roster right now could reproduce those numbers or come even close. That offense is at its best when it has a great rushing attack, and the new RB by committee approach won’t bring that same success.
Romo is underrated, I’ll give you that. I am not sure why there seems to be so much annual heat on him. I understand there are some questionable 4th quarter interceptions, but most of the ones I saw were because of extremely bad play calling (continuing to call medium to deep passes in the 4th quarter when you are leading by 2+ TD’s?). However, he’s going to be asked to do a lot more this season than last. Yes, QB’s have a much longer lifespan in the NFL, but he is still 35, will have less of a running game this year to keep defenses honest, and will be asked to throw probably 75-100+ more attempts this season.
Dez Bryant is a top 3 WR, but after him the drop off in receiving talent is huge. Witten is always reliable, but he is 33 and already declining.
Defensively, they are tremendously better at DE while DT might experience a small drop off. Lee is back at OLB, but the rest of their LB starters and depth are just JAG’s. Their secondary is nothing special and has underachieved year in and out. Last season they were quite plainly a middle of the road defense, nothing more. Adding talented pass rushers will help, but won’t make that defense worlds better.
