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Yeah, it means theyre gonna be in trouble when they face a 5-0 team that's outscored their own miserable collection of opponents 92-21 in the 1st half of their games. NE's 1st half leads -
It would mean quite a bit if the games were over after 2 quarters.
From what I have heard from interviews with Cowboys (and an interview with Troy Aikman), they say it's not the case of halftime adjustments... it's just better execution in the second half than the first.
It takes them a full half of football in games to get their execution tight? That might work against Buffalo, Chicago and some other teams. If theyre not hitting on all cylinders out of the gate against New England, theyre gonna be in trouble.
Witten said something about them rarely scoring in the first Q this year after the game. After this post I'm wonderring how great their 2nd Q scores have been
This is great info for doing first quarter and first half wagering.
I agree Dallas will most likely be in big trouble if they play the way they have played all year. Which is start slowly. On the other hand NE is not perfect and they will play a bad game sometime this season. I think allot of people just think they are going to buzz saw through everyone this year. IT WON'T HAPPEN. They will lose 1-3 games, maybe not this week but it is highly possible. Anyone remember Indy at Dallas last year. Who was INDY'S first loss.. I was there Dallas pounded Manning all day. The stadium was rocking and it played a HUGE factor in the game.
I agree that the first half thing is the biggest problem Dallas has right now. I am not sure why you think the Dallas D is "putrid".I think they are far from that. I believe this might be the first game Henry and Newman start at corner together this season. Not sure if Henry is a go though.. Anyone have that info?
Manning also had 3 TDs and 7 picks in the playoffs last year, so he's had a history of shriveling up quite often in bigger games. Not shocking that Dallas would force him into a bad day. Brady not so much. Two tidbits - Tom Brady, 27-2 all-time on turf. Randy Moss, 6-0 all-time vs the Cowboys with 10TDs. Meaningless hyperbole or telling stats?? New England will lose some time this year. I just dont see it happening this week with Dallas coming off a short week of rest and preparation, having just played such a huge, emotionally draining game.
Here are a couple other meaningless stats for you or are the telling.Wade Phillips is 3-1 vs BBNE is 0-4 in DallasWhat happened to Brady in the second half vs Indy last season. It can happen. Contrary to many people beliefs Brady is a not God.
Brady 24 wins 1 loss all-time in regular season games on turf. Noone here says anyone is a god. But a 24-1 record in a specific setting? are you kidding me? thats kindof ridiculous.
Got a question for you NE fans. How fun is it to have everyone hating on your team week in week out? Having these kinda discussions every week? Good stuff. That is when you know your team is good.
Its fun, you know. Dallas fans = NE fans. sortof.
To a degree yeah we are the same, the difference is Dallas is hated for not only being a good team which they have not been in a long while also they are hated when they are bad. Either way enjoy the jealous knocks at your team I know I do.GO Cowboys!!
Have you seen them play? With the exception of this past week's game vs Buffalo, they have played very good football. Disciplined, poised, balanced and executed nicely on offence and defense. Now they have the record to back it up too. They don't have to blow out their opponents, just beat them and they have done that to the tune of 5-0. That's pretty impressive if you ask me. Granted, they are not in the same league as a 5-0 New England of a 5-0 Indy team but they are still a very good team that is playing well.
I don't think anyone believes that Brady is God but if you ask around, he can play QB better than God and I don't think you'll find too many people that disagree with that. A few other things to consider (1) Brady has developed and matured as a QB more than anyone could have expected (2) NE has a great supporting cast and their offense, unlike last year, is more than just Tom Brady on on side and the Defense on the other. They have a solid team on both sides of the ball and at every position. With that being said, I think this is going to be one of the three toughest games for NE this year but I don't think Dallas has what it takes to go out and win. (the other tough games are Miami and Indy)They can't keep up in a shoot out. They can't keep up defensively. They won't be able to put enough pressure on Brady to throw him off his game. Dallas is the best team they face so far this season, yet I don't that they'll even be able to challenge NE the way Cleveland did last week.
This game means more to Dallas then NE by far. With that said I just hope TO keeps his mouth shut and does not give NE any locker room material. Just go out and do your thing TO.
this is an interesting thought. NE gave up about 130yds to TO in the Superbowl a couple of years ago, but they kept him from scoring which was the key. So, he'll probably still put up some #s. He's too good to stop if Dallas decides to go to him. But Im pretty impressed with Dallas winning the past 2 weeks without TO really doing much. He's only had 5 catches for 50something yds and no scores. They have such balance throughout that O, that a # of other guys can kill you. So, defending these guys is a seriously tall task. It really should be a high scoring game.
