Head Coach: Jason Garrett (29-27 overall in Dallas)
Last Year's Results: 8-8, no playoffs
Projected Starters:
(My Player Rankings Guide:
E - Elite Starter: Franchise changing player at his position
HQ - High Quality Starter: One of the best in the game at his position
GS - Good Starter: If this guy's on your team, he's likely starting and you should be perfectly fine with it
AS - Average Starter: This guy is OK, but if possible, I'd be looking for an upgrade
BAS - Below Average Starer: This guy should not be starting, but he will because he's the best option
??? - Not enough information regarding this guy and the jury is still out on him
R - Rookie: Pretty self-explanatory
PS - Poor Starter: This guy shouldn't be starting for your football team. NO EXCUSES!)
OFFENSE:
QB: Tony Romo (GS)
RB: DeMarco Murray (HQ)
FB: Tyler Clutts (PS)
WR: Dez Bryant (E)
WR: Terrance Williams (AS)
TE: Jason Witten (HQ)
C: Travis Frederick (GS)
RG: Zack Martin (R)
LG: Ronald Leary (BAS)
RT: Doug Free (GS)
LT: Tyron Smith (HQ)
DEFENSE:
DE: George Selvie (AS)
DE: Jeremy Mincey (AS)
DT: Nick Hayden (PS)
DT: Henry Melton (GS)
WLB: Bruce Carter (BAS)
MLB: Anthony Hitchens (R)
SLB: Kyle Wilber (PS)
CB: Brandon Carr (AS)
CB: Morris Claiborne (BAS)
SS: J.J. Wilcox (BAS)
FS: Barry Church (AS)
SPECIAL TEAMS:
K: Dan Bailey
P: Chris Jones
Schedule:
vs. San Francisco
vs. @ Tennessee
vs. @ St. Louis
vs. New Orleans
vs. Houston
vs. @ Seattle
vs. New York Giants
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. @ Jacksonville
BYE WEEK
vs. @ New York Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. @ Chicago
vs. @ Philadelphia
vs. Indianapolis
vs. @ Washington
Predicted Finish: 3-13 (2-4 in division), miss playoffs
Team Analysis: Now, now, now, Cowboys fans. Before you close the window angrily and head to the comments section to call me "retarded", let me explain to you guys how a 3-13 season is the best thing that could happen to Dallas. Personally, I'm a Kansas City Chiefs fan. The Chiefs had been stuck in NFL purgatory for what seems like forever. After numerous 6-10, 7-9, and 8-8 seasons, I needed a change. I was tired of my favorite football team just being average (which is the definition of an 8-8 football team). And then it happened. The "Suck for Luck" campaign was in full force and before you know it, the Chiefs were the lead dogs in the race. I could tell just by watching Luck play the game in college that he was going to be a bonafide stud in the NFL. He was pretty much the definition of a "can't miss prospect" and I wanted him on my team. Unfortunately it didn't happen (the Colts were just a little worse than the Chiefs that year), but I still remember rooting for my team to lose games because I was sick of being average. That's how Cowboys fans should feel right now. They should hope that the wheels completely fall off this already squeaky wagon and the team fires Jason Garrett (who is just an awful NFL head coach), let's Tony Romo walk, and hatches a new wagon in the form of either Marcus Mariota or Jameis Winston. Now THAT would get people in the "Big D" excited again.
On the offense side of the ball, the Cowboys aren't bad. Believe it or not, I'm actually a Tony Romo guy. I think the guy has the talent to be a top QB in the league, he just likes to make boneheaded mistakes (something that could potentially get fixed with better coaching and a potential change of scenery) when the game is on the line. If Romo could somehow channel his "Inner-Alex Smith" and protect the ball better, people would take him more seriously and he'd probably stop becoming the butt of everyone's jokes. Romo has some good pieces to work with in this offense as well. DeMarco Murray's numbers drastically improved last year after his number of touches did. He has yet to play a full season, which is a little worrisome, but he's a great complement in the backfield to Romo and a guy I would take in fantasy football as I'm sure he's set for a big season this year. Romo also has plenty of targets in Dez Bryant (one of the best WR's in the league), Jason Witten, and Terrance Williams, so moving the ball consistently shouldn't be a problem for the Cowboys who also have a pretty solid offensive line. There isn't much to worry about on the offensive side of the ball for Dallas.
Defensively though? Yikes. I'm going to put this as nice as I possibly can, but the Cowboy's are absolutely atrocious on defense. Things didn't get any better when Dallas' best defensive player, Sean Lee, tore his ACL in the off-season and is now expected to miss the entire season. That was a huge blow to a unit that desperately needs more talent. Ross Tucker of the NFL Network tweeted out that the Cowboys have a great chance of becoming the WORST defensive team of all-time. OF ALL-TIME PEOPLE!!! That's how bad this unit is. No where on this defense is there a guy that I would consider "elite" or "high quality". There's been some horrible draft picks over the years that haven't panned out (Morris Claiborne) and highly-paid free agents who get their money and seemingly stop playing at a high level (Brandon Carr). The Cowboys really need a shot of adrenaline into this defense if they have any hope of winning more than 3-5 games this year. Like I said earlier, Cowboys fans should be praying for the worst this year. If you only win 3 games, your team next year could look drastically different. How does a Dallas Cowboys team with Marcus Mariota at QB, Jon Gruden at head coach, and a bunch of new defensive talent sound? It sounds a lot better than anything the Cowboys are going to field this year......
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