“I know I’m talking in generalities, but specifically, we have a team that could really, from the standpoint of the personnel that’s on the field, really be a top team as we get into the last half of this season”, he continued.
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Dallas is 2-6 on the season, 2-6 against the spread and 4-4 with the over/under total.
He’s averaging 8.2 yards per attempt, while the Buccaneers have gone 2-2.
When Dallas opened the season at full strength, the team was one of the most talented teams in the league and a Super Bowl favorite.
He says he was inspired by the Dallas team’s lack of action over their star defensive end, Greg Hardy. This team just can’t get over the hump without Romo, and they’re not good enough to compete, even in the lowly NFC East. However, this team had to deal with the loss of their elite quarterback and All Pro receiver at the same time. There’s been plenty of bad to go along with the good, so each of those reasons comes a caveat, one that will likely leave you questioning your resolve in this team going forward.
The decision to which way the Cowboys should go is looming over the next few weeks.
The Cowboys have not won with a quarterback other than Romo since the meaningless 2010 season finale against Philadelphia with Stephen McGee at the helm. The Redskins once potent run game has been inconsistent and so has their defense.
The Cowboys have made their own path, though, and it is a rocky one for sure.
They Eagles may face eight opponents whose collective record is under.500, but it’s not like that’s a whole lot different from what they’ve seen so far this season.
The Philadelphia Eagles sit at 4-4, but have won four of their last six after starting 0-2. “Obviously, Tony 1/8Romo3/8 is coming back next week, and when he gets back, he’s back”.
And while Dez is young and the O-line will be stable awhile, Tony Romo is now three years older than Troy Aikman was when he retired. Opportunities like playing with a lead, adding pressure to a trailing offense, the ability to rest while Romo methodically takes his offense down the field.
Acho has played for the Eagles in the past, going all the way back to 2013. Romo isn’t the whole equation but he certainly can be a driving force behind a miraculous ending to a tumultuous start. Theo Riddick and Ameer Abdullah are both going to be involved but it looks like new offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter plans to go with Bell over Abdullah for the time being. And just as that unit was starting to play better, the inability of Peters to stay healthy is a huge concern, especially due to a lack of depth there.
He could come back next year as the primary backup to Tony Romo, who is set to return from a fractured collarbone November 22 against the Dolphins. The Steelers haven’t ruled him out this week because, but his health will determine if they make the playoffs. They just can’t figure out a way to close games. There are now 14 teams in the NFC with superior records to the Cowboys, leaving just the 1-6 Detroit Lions behind them. Anything is possible for the Cowboys with number nine at the helm.
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Matt Cassel becomes a free agent in the offseason.
