Over eight hundred miles and a family full of bitter Bears fans haven't been enough to dilute my fascination with the Dallas Cowboys football team. When I was 8-years-old Santa Claus brought me a barbie, a doll house, and a Troy Aikman jersey. America's Team has been "my team" for as long as I can remember, and I'm not a fair weather fan like some. I rocked the blue and silver Starter jacket through the early 2000s when he Dallas Cowboys were the punch line of the NFL.
So, I guess this blog will come from the perspective of a fan, but a fan who is sick of defending Tony Romo's mid-season vacations and sticking up for characters named Tank and Pacman. In many ways, this blog will say what many Cowboys fans have too much pride to admit. If 2009 doesn't produce more results than a dozen pro-bowlers, are the days of Jerry Jones being able to purchase Super Bowls over? Over the course of the 2008 NFL season this quetion will be answered. I will follow the Cowboys from week to week giving you a closer look at the team, on and off of the field.
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From a big silver star to a target with a bulls eye, the media seem to scrutinize the Dallas Cowboys football team more than other teams. And oh yeah, there's also those people called fans to satisfy. Jerry Jones' deep pockets have given him the personnel on the field and in the front office for nearly 20 years, but he hasn't been able to buy a Super Bowl Championship since 1996. That's a long time in Cowboy years, and fans are restless. For the third straight year, the team will enter the season with expectations higher than just making the post-season.
ESPN's power rankings have the Cowboys at #3, but many football analysts have picked the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl. I have chosen to hold off on my bold predictions until a fomitable wide recieve is added to the roster to compliment T.O. With many of Jones' favorites for the job staying put, I don't see a reslolution in teh near future. With that said, there are no excuses. The team does have other offensive weapons coming out of the backfield and at T.E.
The hype of the 2008 Dallas team will begin to be answered this weekend when week 1 kicks of with the Cleveland Browns. On Sunday I'll play the roll of fan, but expect an honest Monday morning review from this blogger.
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What's it going to take for Marion Barber to become "The Man" as Dallas' running back? They finally bid farewell to Julius Jones, only to acquire Felix Jones in the draft. What more does Barber have to do? Will Barber ever have the backfield to himself? Should he have it to himself?
Nicole, Nicole, Nicole..you know how I feel about the Cowboys. Too bad the Pack got farther than them last year :) My opinion...Super Bowl is not happening for your boys. I do have to admit, I love Romo. He's not a great QB but he is a good QB...he has a lot of time to improve and time for experience. TO...I just don't want to get started because he is a joke to me.
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