At the beginning of the NFL Preview section of the issue, Dr. Z lays out his predictions for every team in the league. He (rightly, I believe) has New England as the NFL's best team, and winning the Super Bowl. He lists the Cowboys as going 10-6, making the playoffs as a wildcard behind the NFC-East champion Philadelphia Eagles (with a 12-4 record). Then, in each team's individual breakdown, we find that Dallas is graded higher overall than both New England and Philadelphia. In the articles previewing the team, the Cowboys are spoken of very highly. Dr. Z even goes so far as to say, "Dallas had the most talented team in the NFL before [Adam 'Pacman'] Jones arrived, and now it is even more so." Make predictions all you want, but don't contradict yourself all over the place. C'mon.
My prediction, in case anyone's interested, is that Dallas will go 13-3 (a very optimistic number, I admit). They will go 4-2 in the division (losing one apiece to Philly and Washington), and will lose at Pittsburgh on December 7. They'll win at least one post-season game, and most likely will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. You heard it here first, folks.
Jake no one wants to read crazy posts about the Cowboys!
ReplyDeleteYou live in Broncos Country, convert already. Give us some thoughts on the future SB champions and how Cutler will emerge into the best QB since Elway.
Ryan, I suppose "future SB champions" could refer to the Broncos... but certainly not this year... or next. I don't think Denver will be bad. Cutler really is going to be a good quarterback, and this season will prove it. It'll take a little bit of time for the team to really gel. The problem, if you're the Broncos, is that even when things start coming together and you find out you're a really good team, you're going to have to get past San Diego, Indianapolis, New England, Pittsburgh, and Jacksonville to make it to a Super Bowl, and none of those teams will be slouches for the foreseeable future.
ReplyDeleteI am reconsidering my prediction that Dallas would lose one to Washington after watching them play last night. If my team gets beat by Jason Campbell's team, I'll be embarrassed.