America's Team

The Dallas Cowboys were the clear Superbowl favorite after the first three games of the season this year. Then a home loss to the Redskins, mumblings from T.O. and the snide began. Since then, the boys have lost QB Tony Romo for 4 weeks, SS Roy Williams for the rest of the year, CB Pacman Jones indefinitely, Rookie RB Felix Jones for two more weeks, and CB Terrance Newman is struggling with a groin injury. They have suffered an embarrassing loss to a losing St. Louis Rams team, which has seemingly been the straw that has broken the camel's back.

To add insult to injury, Marion Barber is fine and is getting the ball none. The first three games of the year the Cowboys were running the ball 30 times a game. In the four games the Cowboys have won, they've ran the ball 30 times. Although, Jones is banged up, He can carry the load and Rookie RB Tashard Choice can help carry the load as well.

They need to get back to the Bill Parcels way of life and run the ball til the wheels fall off. The defense is good enough that if the offense controls the time of possesion with a 30 plus run game, the Cowboys will be back to their winning ways.

The media is down the Boys' back right now and counting them out, whether they truly believe it or are simply doing it for ratings no one really knows. Bottom line is that adversity reveals character as ESPN's Tom Jackson stated this past week.

Don't count the Cowboys out. They will still make the playoffs and actually will still make the Superbowl. Yes, I said it. The Bears will fold, the Falcons are a fluke, they play the Giants and Redskins enough to know how to defeat them if the playoffs if they meet them, and the Cardinals, Buccaneers, and Panthers will all be exposed for the mediocre teams that they are by season's end.

Peace,

Ricky Writer