<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cowboy71)</div><div class='quotemain'>1. Wash 14 Dallas 13. Dallas owned Washington in game one about as much as Washington owned Dallas in the second. What happened was basically a fluke. 2. Seattle 13 Dallas 10 OT. A missed FG that should have been hit by Dallas should have won it in regulation. 3. Denver 24 Dallas 21 OT. Ditto from #2.</div> It's been said that the good teams find a way to win the close ones. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cowboy71)</div><div class='quotemain'>Parcells stint in Dallas has been all about covering up weaknesses. His teams have always had several....from Quincy Carter to no free safety....but can you find the weakness and exploit it correctly?</div> Even w/ the addition of Fabini, the 'boys weakness is the OL. As I recall, The Seahawks punished Bledsoe last year. Any team w/ a strong front 7 (i.e Steelers, Miami, Philly, Seattle, etc...) will give Dallas fits IMO.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pack Attack)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>For now, the Bears are the only lock to win their Division in the NFC.</div> I, personally, consider the Panthers and the Seahawks to also be "locks" for their divisions in the NFC. But hey! What do I know? That's why they play the games...</div> That is impressive for panthers. A team that didnt win division last 2 seasons a lock for this.</div> I don't know about the Seahawks. Arizona could surprise...one of these years...maybe even this year?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'>Even w/ the addition of Fabini, the 'boys weakness is the OL. As I recall, The Seahawks punished Bledsoe last year.</div> This is a good example of what will be interesting this year with the Cowboys. Yes, Seattle beat up Bledsoe, yet Dallas almost pulled out the game. Fabini should help some, but the wild card is on the other side of the line. Every true Cowboys fan knows Larry Allen still had some great strengths, but he had some great weaknesses, particularly in the running game. Sure, Allen could plow someone over one-on-one, but the defensive scheme of opponents eventually could adjust for that. Did you ever watch Allen try to pull the last few years. Find a stat on negative running plays and you could imagine. Kosier is no where near the overall player Allen once was, or maybe even is now. However, some good teams lately are not necessarily made up of the best players. Its the best team and/or scheme that often counts. If Kosier and Fabini are better to provide a better offensive scheme, it is somewhat irrelevant how much of a talent upgrade they are perceived to be. In the last 5-7 years, some of the decisions made by the New England front office has made little sense to me at first. Of course, they usually turn out to be great decisions, proving everyone else wrong. While Parcells and Kraft didn't get along always, Parcells and Belicheck brought this type of thinking into New England when they came, and the Pats have never looked back. Kosier doesn't seem like a premium free agent, so I started scratching my head when it happened. Something tells me that it might turn out OK though. Having Flozell back is also a big plus, as long as he can avoid the penalities. I should also mention that despite his negative effects on a team through his antics, Mr. Owens will make defenses think twice before sending extra men on a blitz. Not only that, but the double TE set that Dallas is bulking up will also help. From what I have gathered, it will look more like the Washington-motion sets. With Witten lining up anywhere from split out to TE to H-back, it will help keep defenses guessing. As long as Dallas (read Flozell) can keep us away from the penalties and 3-and-longs, it could be promising.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cowboy71)</div><div class='quotemain'>1. Wash 14 Dallas 13. Dallas owned Washington in game one about as much as Washington owned Dallas in the second. What happened was basically a fluke. 2. Seattle 13 Dallas 10 OT. A missed FG that should have been hit by Dallas should have won it in regulation. 3. Denver 24 Dallas 21 OT. Ditto from #2.</div> It's been said that the good teams find a way to win the close ones.</div> In the Washington game, I highly doubt it was a fluke but the Cowboys just became overconfident that they would win with such little time left in the clock. But I can speak for the Washington fans that they coverage wasn't the best when it came to letting Santana Moss get those TDs. Maybe Roy Williams isn't as good in coverage as he is delivering the hits. And for 2 and 3, yeah I know that the Cowboys have been trying out Cortez when Cundiff went down. Even with the addition of Vanderjagt, he might be best as it comes for a kicker but can you rely on him after what he did in the playoffs?
