Look, today was an absolutely terrible and lackluster showing by the Cowboys. No defending any of it. The penalties, the blown defensive assignments, the lack of intensity, the lack of red zone success…there’s plenty to point at in this putrid performance.
But by the same token- deciding we were Super Bowl bound and “worthy of respect” after 2 whole regular season games is every bit as silly as deciding this team sucks based on one bad game.
Here’s my point: It’s too early in the season to declare much about any team yet. Why? Since so many teams don’t play their starters much or at all in the preseason, the early part of the 17 game NFL season is a real roller coaster ride. Even coaches are still trying to figure out what is working and what isn’t and what player combinations are best in various situations.
Here are some interesting tidbits about the first 3 weeks of the NFL season:
- The chiefs didn’t look that great the first two weeks but did today. The first two weeks they averaged 18 pts a game. Today they scored 41. Which version is the real one? Obviously all their problems the first two weeks have been solved? Obviously the chiefs are great. But they didn’t start that way.
- The dolphins hung 70 on the broncos today. Is that an outlier or is Miami suddenly all world? Miami will never be stopped by anyone all season, right?
- The hapless Houston Texans destroyed the defending AFC South champs the Jaguars in Jacksonville 37-19. CJ Stroud looked great and Trevor Lawrence didn’t. I’m sure everyone saw that coming. Are we all picking the Texans to win the division now?
- The colts upset the unbeaten Ravens in Balt behind the great Garner Minschew who threw for more yards than Lamar Jackson. I’m sure everyone would rather have Minschew than Jackson now? Are the ravens terrible or are the colts great?
- The eagles are 2-0 going into Tampa tomorrow night and we all know the Bucs have no chance right?
Welcome to the 17 game NFL season folks. This is not the time to make conclusions. In other words- It takes way more 3 games to know what kind of team you have. This is a marathon not a sprint. Champions are never crowned in September.
Btw- The Cowboys play again next week. Another week- another opponent. Another opportunity to improve and build or show us they need more work than many thought..
