I made a bold prediction back in April that Dallas could go 12-4 this season, losing to Minnesota, Indy, Washington (once) and Philly (once.) I am, however, going to re-evaluate my guesses now that week 1 is in the books.
I am still staying optimistic as hell... but instead of 12-4, I'm guessing 11-5 or possibly 10-6, and the loses I could see happening are: Washington (once... which just happened,) Houston, Green Bay, Indy and Philly once (and I might also put one loss by The Giants, I need a couple more weeks to see how they continue to play.)
If the lower end guess is right, 10-6... There is still a chance to win the NFC East, or at least get into the playoffs as a wildcard. I refuse to predict how they will do in the playoffs (if they get there,) because there are far too many factors that are unknown.
I think Dallas really does have a great shot at winning every home game. Chicago, Tennessee, Jacksonville, Detroit, New Orleans, and of course Philly, Washington and The Giants. Tennessee and New Orleans are the teams on that list I would be the most hesitant about, but Dallas usually gets lucky on those Thanksgiving Day games so the edge goes to the 'Boys against New Orleans, and Dallas' run defense can hopefully shut down Chris Johnson and if they do that, they should win against The Titans.
It may actually be good that Dallas got their first loss out of the way to start the season. Of course, you want to start out strong and compile wins early, but this particular loss could be a nice wake-up call. There is no doubt in my mind that Dallas could win 12, 13 or even 14 games this year... the talent level is there... unfortunately, the coaching is not there, which makes the 10 or 11 game scenario more possible (although even that may be too optimistic.) Oh how I wish there was a Jimmy Johnson or a Bill Parcells leading this team... things would certainly be different. Oh well...
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