First it was T.O. who is confident that the Cowboys would make the Playoffs. Then it was Tony Romo claiming his team "has got a great second-half run in it." Now Jerry Jones is jumping into the game too, claiming he believes the Cowboys were "absolutely" going to make the playoffs.I admire this team's confidence, I really do. But they've been talking a big game for years. It's very clear by now that this team's bark is bigger than it's bite.
Let's face it; the team only has two decent wins on the schedule, against Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. And it's not like the Philly game was a decisive victory. It’s more like they caught a lucky break.
The team lost to Washington, struggled with the Bengals and lost to Arizona, all with Romo in the lineup. Then they dropped a game to the St. Louis Rams. If this team were a real contender they would have won that game, even without Romo.
The second half schedule only gets tougher. They have road games against Washington, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia coming up, and they have the seemingly unstoppable Giants and a very tough Ravens team at home. Don’t be shocked it the Cowboys lose all of those games.
The offense will certainly improve with Romo back from his pinky injury, but last time I checked Romo didn’t play defense, too. This team can score as many points as they want, but if they can’t stop the other team it doesn’t really matter.
Add in the fact that T.O. and Roy Williams have each complained about the number of balls coming their way and you’ve got yourself a disaster brewing. There aren’t enough balls in the world that could satisfy Owens, and eventually both these guys have to realize that the key to victory for this team is a healthy dose of Marion “the Barbarian”, with a little Felix Jones mixed in. That is assuming Jones ever gets healthy.
This team can talk a big game, but everyone’s going to be pointing fingers and asking questions when they finish the season 8-8.
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