So it's been two days since "that" game ended on Sunday. I won't even comment on the game because it won't matter anyway. What matters is this Sunday against the Redskins. The Cowboys sit at 7-7 with the NFC East division title still in reach. If they beat the Redskins then the final Sunday against the Eagles is for the division title no matter what happens in the Eagles-Bears game. It would be a position that the Cowboys are all too familiar with the last two seasons. If the Cowboys happen to lose to the Redskins then they have to sit back and hope that the Bears beat the Eagles Sunday night. If the Eagles beat the Bears then the Cowboys season would be over.
I don't care that the Redskins are the worst team in the NFC with a 3-11 record. They would like nothing more than to deal the Cowboys a death blow to their division title hopes. Make no mistake that the Cowboys will get the Redskins A game this Sunday. Throw the records out as well as how the Cowboys beat the Redskins 31-16 earlier this season in Dallas. None of it will matter come Sunday.
The question is after such a horrible loss to the Packers can the Cowboys regroup, refocus and travel to Washington and beat the Redskins? I'm not about to go down the injury road with the Cowboys because a team like the Patriots have lost far more on offense and defense and they are currently sitting at 10-4 and looking at a first round bye. There are countless teams that have won more with less talent then the Cowboys. It's time for the Cowboys to step up and make a statement.
What injuries do the Cowboys have on offense? They should be attacking and scoring at will in this fans opinion. Their offensive line is actually the strong point of the team. They are opening the running lanes and protecting Romo very well for the most part. They have one of the best receivers in the game as well as one of the best tight ends. I see no reason why this offense seems to disappear at times.
As far as the Cowboys defense, they have been bad since Week 1. Yes, I understand that Sean Lee makes them better and chances are he won't be playing against the Redskins, but the Cowboys were also losing games and giving up a million yards a game even when Lee was healthy. I thought the corners for the Cowboys were supposed to be a plus, but yet opposing receivers are open all over the field. And what has happened to DeMarcus Ware? Once one of the most feared pass rushers in the league he seems to have disappeared from the Cowboys defense. Is he hurt? Has he lost a step?
The Cowboys are what they are and the next few days or even the next two weeks is not going to change that. Which team will take the field against the Redskins on Sunday afternoon is anyone's guess at this point. Will it be the team that beat up on the Rams and Eagles earlier this season or will it be the team that built big leads against the Lions and Packers and then gave the games away?
The Cowboys can only control what they do come Sunday afternoon. Maybe the good thing for the Cowboys is that there won't be any scoreboard watching with the Eagles playing the night game.
Even with some really bad losses for the Cowboys this season, there is still a certain level of excitement as Sunday draws closer. I guess it's how fans look at things at this point. They can see it as another chance to move closer to a division title or they can see it as they've been down this road before. As mad and depressed as Cowboys fans were last Sunday I'm sure we will all be back this Sunday as the ball is kicked off again.
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