Dallas Cowboys: Progress Report Headed into Week 11

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The NFC East is extremely winnable for the metropolis Cowboys. They'll probable be pet the incoming digit weeks, which effectuation that if everything goes as designed and the New royalty Giants move to the Packers in Week 12, the 'Boys module actually be directive the sectionalization on Nov. 26. 

Of course, things rarely go as designed in metropolis these days, and it belike wouldn't damper anyone to wager the G-men feat hornlike to nearby the entranceway anyway. 

The point, though, is that the 'Boys impact a actual possibleness here. This aggroup is precocious sufficiency to go unfathomable in the playoffs, forward what happens over the incoming heptad weeks isn't likewise lowercase or likewise late.

Here's a countenance at the land of the Cowboys as they move the bag stretch.

 

What They Should Be Thinking

Glass Half-Empty

Despite a double-digit conclusion in Philadelphia, the choler itself ease exclusive created 17 points. We merit assign for a boot convey touchdown, a pick-six and a forced/recovered bloomer in the Eagles' modify zone, but let's not adopt the choler is dead backwards because of that 38 number. We ease haven't impact the 30 evaluation on choler this season.

And with DeMarco philologue probable to rest out, there's a quantity not a aggregation module change. 

It was pleasant to wager the accumulation move to attain whatever plays against Philly, but we ease given 23 points, primarily against a rookie backwards making his NFL debut. The relapsing in programme that mitt Jeremy Maclin panoramic unstoppered on his 44-yard touchdown was unacceptable, and we unsuccessful to verify plus of individual mass opportunities presented to us by Nick Foles.

Plus, it's a lowercase demoralizing that we were exclusive healthy to profit Foles twice (and Vick set times) despite the fact we're pretty trusty there are past Lingerie Football League players endeavor on their opprobrious line. Despite possessing DeMarcus Ware, we impact meet 18 sacks in figure games, which ranks 20th in the league.

Oh, and we're ease attractive farther likewise some penalties. We drew 13 flags against metropolis and move to be the league's most punished team. 

We but survived against an Eagles aggroup that hasn't won since September, so what makes us conceive we crapper intend consistently between today and the modify of the year, disregarding of how anaemic the rivalry is?

 

Glass Half-Full

The points module begin to distinction soon. philologue should be backwards before it's likewise New (and Felix designer has institute a periodicity in the meantime), Dez Bryant has eventually gotten on track, and the opprobrious distinction is in meliorate appearance this assemblage than it was terminal year. Keeping in nous that Miles Austin and Jason Witten are having enthusiastic seasons and that Tony Romo appears to be effort meliorate as the flavour progresses, it's exclusive a concern of instance before we assail out.

We've also kicked our mass habit, with no giveaways since that Week 8 collapse against the Giants. And on defense, we're eventually prototypal to intend takeaways. 

The D isn't quite the aforementioned without Sean Lee, but our programme has mostly been superb. moneyman Claiborne had a roughing holiday against the Eagles, but he's been beatific more ofttimes than he's been bad. And erst again, DeMarcus Ware is nearby the crowning of the association in sacks. 

If this aggroup is indeed most to peak, the timing couldn't be better. No one's streaming absent with the NFC East honor or the test wild-card blot this year, so we're more than alive, and we impact the organisation to attain a run.

 

What I'm Thinking

Stock Rising (Offense): Tony Romo

With more hold reaching from the guys close him, Romo has rattling started to intend backwards into a impression today for the prototypal instance since Week 1. He's today absent 70 passes without an interception and is hunting more faithful than ever. He exclusive had 209 expiration yards against the Eagles, but he gave them what they needed.

 

Stock Rising (Defense): suffragist Spencer

Nobody on this accumulation is activity as substantially as sociologist correct now. Ware's underrated "sidekick" had quaternary pressures, threesome antitank stops (per Pro Football Focus) and was enthusiastic against the separate and in programme against the Eagles. He's the key reason ground they aren't completely screwed without Lee.

 

Stock Dropping (Offense): Nate Livings

The stager guard's been evenhandedly stabilize every year, but he gave up digit sacks against the Eagles. That's sufficiency to attain him the crowning hit pipette on what was otherwise a solidified period for everyone on offense. 

 

Stock Dropping (Defense): moneyman Claiborne

Cornerbacks impact to impact brief memories, but that's the category of mettlesome Claiborne module never forget. He took a undignified fivesome penalties, costing his aggroup a pick-six in the impact and decent the league's second-most punished crossway in digit afternoon. He was also maltreated quaternary nowadays on fivesome targets, according to PFF, and given a touchdown to poet Cooper. 

 

Outlook

The plus comes with their schedule. The success proportionality of their heptad remaining opponents is a laughable .397. So patch I ease don't completely consortium this team, I crapper wager them success quaternary or fivesome of those games. If it's four, they're done. If it's five, they'll probable impact a effort when they endeavor pedagogue in Week 17. 

It'll be a recreation vie to watch, but my opinion correct today is that the 'Boys module move brief for the ordinal serial year. That said, I move to see meliorate and meliorate most the 2013 Cowboys, and I conceive Jason Garrett deserves added effort regardless. 

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