Blogging The Boys
Every week, we gather to discuss the latest news about the Dallas Cowboys and seek our writer’s perspective on each headline. Welcome back to the roundtable. This week we have Sean Martin, Jess Haynie and Tom Ryle.
Mike: Short answer here is it’s alive, but it’s a parlay I’d never bet. Winning out is hard enough, asking the Eagles to simultaneously lose out multiplies the improbability across every remaining week. Could it happen? Sure, football is noisy, injuries pop, and weird December games swing on a bounce. Let’s also not forget that the Eagles have failed at this stage of the season before. But the realistic stance is to treat this as a one-week season. If Philly stumbles once, great. If not, Dallas’ focus switches to the draft, my favorite time of year, including Christmas.
Sean: Sadly, not at all. Enjoying the Eagles slide was fun while it lasted, but we can’t lose sight that the best thing that happened during it was that the Cowboys were also playing well. Without that element, there is no enjoyment in rooting for a team to limp into the playoffs, and that’s exactly what Dallas would be doing if a miracle happens in these last games. I do think the Cowboys will beat the Commanders and Giants to end the regular season on a win streak, but whether its two games or three with how they’ve played at home is hard to say going into the final home game versus a hot Chargers side.
Jess: Their Buffalo game feels like a loss, but Washington sweeping Philly with a division title on the line just isn’t in the cards. And even if that miracle happens, this Cowboys team may not even win their next game. It feels like segments of the team have checked out this season. I think many of us are ready to do the same.
Tom: TBH, I wish they were eliminated already. I’m tired of finding a way to hope when my more rational side has known for weeks if not months that this Dallas team is just too flawed to be a contender. I’m not going to let myself get sacked back in again.
Mike: I’d lean toward a narrow second chance, with guardrails, and I know the readers will be going mad over that sentiment. The collapse last week was about repeatable fixes with rush-lane integrity, tackling technique, and explosive-play prevention. Midseason changes with Logan Wilson and Quinnen Williams gives Eberflus tools he didn’t have in September. If Eberflus returns, it should be with clear benchmarks and cleaner communication toward his plan. Miss those standards early next year and Brian Schottenheimer should pivot, but meet them and you’ve stabilized a unit that has...
