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Anonymous
I'm a Cowboys fan.
1. Though I said time and time again it was unreasonable to expect a Super Bowl this year, I did anyway and thus I'm already crushed by the way this year has gone.
2. Our secondary was overrated coming in because, for some reason, they're unwilling to abandon bad safeties and instead just play a lot of corners. Even when Pacman and Newman were in, the safety help sucked. Our nickle and dime were good, though.
3. The line is ridiculously overrated, and I've said this for a while. If you remember the Raiders in 2002, they were big and strong, but not mobile. They got a great forward push and could create a good pocket against some teams. But if you sent a speed rusher against them, all hell would break loose. Fortunately, Gannon was mobile enough to stay alive, but there would come points that even that wasn't good enough. If the line had to move a lot, they'd tire out at the end of the game. And the GREAT defensive ends, like Jason Taylor and Simeon Rice, would abuse them to pieces (this is why I didn't think they had a prayer in the Super Bowl).
The Cowboys have the same line. It's big and it's strong, but it's not mobile and it's low on stamina. It's not bad, but it has too many flaws to be elite. And Romo's awareness, speedy release and mobility make it seem better in the passing game than it is, but even the best QB can't totally make up for a line when it falls to pieces.
4. Tony Romo is really good, but he's MADDENING. A poor man's Favre, he just makes mistakes that drive you crazy. And he has tiny ass hands that like to fumble.
5. The coaching staff is just not that good. Phillips is a great coordinator, but a bad head coach. And Garrett isn't but, but he's overrated. Romo makes him look a lot better than he really is.
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