Comments on: Was Cowboys’ window ever really open?

By: gavriloprincip33

gavriloprincip33 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:44:03 +0000

It’s the Cowgirls….Of course it was never open despite their 13-3 season…

By: bleedgreen33

bleedgreen33 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:13:49 +0000

These fools have only won one playoff game since 1996, and yet they still get the media coverage. This sorry ass team is completely irrelevant in this league. Come on.

By: tomsd1

tomsd1 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:09:45 +0000

Substitute Chargers for Cowboys and you hav e the same scenario.

By: tluke25

tluke25 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:08:36 +0000

The truth is ever since we went into the salary cap era, the Cowboys have slipped into mediocrity. Unfortunately they could no longer be the New York Yankees of the NFL.

I just wish they could put a salary cap in for baseball, the cap makes it why I can love each and every NFL season and look forward to the next.

The Yankees should win the World Series every year, but lately they haven’t been able to. Nevertheless, when they do win, it’s hard to get too excited about it because it’s kind of embarrassing when they lose considering the lopsided amount of money they have spent.

But when a team wins a Super Bowl, everyone around the country goes nuts with excitement, because everyone knows the road to getting there is a great challenge, and money won’t by the trophy for you.

By: flipola

flipola — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:44:56 +0000

No, no, no. No way in hell, and I’m sick of hearing about this on ESPN. They’ve won two playoff games since their last Super Bowl. The window is closed, the door is closed, the house is boarded up, and was demolished in ’96.

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:09:52 +0000

I do not understand the media obsession with an 8-8 team that has won one playoff game in the past decade. The NY Jets are more of a threat than the Cowboys but nobody really thinks the Jets are a title threat. The Cowboys have a huge opportunity to go 9-7 this year if that is the window to which this headline references.

Mediocrity….. Dallas Cowboys.

By: malpine

malpine — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:07:26 +0000

No foul language and no lies, only calling you out on you perpetuating what you’re criticizing others for with the whole “window closing” bull…and my post is deleted. No one ever accused you of being unbiased so go ahead, Florio, keep doing what you’re doing. It’s working out real well for you.

By: Great Caesar's Ghost

Great Caesar's Ghost — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:17:44 +0000

Window or no window, no Super Bowl berth since 1995. God Bless America.

By: ultraback29

ultraback29 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:11:23 +0000

These opening night games are supposed to feature the champions of the last 2 years whenever possible. It was possible this year, yet the league selected the Cowboys over the Packers as the opponent for the Giants.

That was done for only this reason. This is the night the Giants put up their championship banner. The champion home teams are undefeated in the opening night games since it began in 2004.

Goodell, a man big on PR, feels obligated to not have the Giant fans feel let down. If that doesn’t motivate the Cowboys, then what does?

By: mrba4775

mrba4775 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:40:48 +0000

Florio, the cowboys will whip up on ur Midgets on 2morrow. That’s right the cowboys are going to shock the WORLD by beating the crap out of Baby Manning into submission. The cowboys will b the surprise team of this season by winning that RIGHT winning the NFC East, causing the iggels to fire Andy Reid. I predict the Cowboys will win 11 games this season an go on the win the Super Bowl in New Orleans in 2013. Tony Romo will finally get the “Ghost of Danny White” off his back an go into Cowboy laurel in the same breath as Staubach/Aikman, the plateau of Cowboys qb’s. I predict the score of the Wed nite game will be Cowboys 31 Midgets 17. GO Cowboys Super Bowl Bound!!!

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:47:57 +0000

Not sure if window is open but Jerry Jones said gloryhole is open.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:45:42 +0000

Only in 2007. And they literally choked that away. We took it from them.

Since then, it’s all hype, platitudes and what not.

By: somekat

somekat — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:37:32 +0000

@shinywalrus

They said it about the Chargers 2 years ago, and it was true
I’ve been hearing it for a year and a half with the Ravens. The whole “how much longer will Reed/Lewis play” thing? You didn’t notice that?
The Eagles have a track record of turning over QB’s, and staying competitive. Plus the rest of their core is better than Dallas.
We heard the same thing about Houston last year. “Can they win this year, because the core will be broken up for salary reasons”…and guess what, it was true. Where are Williams and Ryans?

A little less crying please

By: dfwbillsfan14221

dfwbillsfan14221 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:31:22 +0000

The make-up of this team should serve as a warning to GM’s throughout the league. You can’t just throw talented guys with no character or heart together and expect great things. They really have no “glue guys” and they have no leaders. Jason Witten would be the one exception. Jason G doesn’t garner the needed respect and is not a strong enough personality to force this collection of “me first” players to live up to their hype. Poor old Wade had the same problem because everyone knows Jerry runs the show, not the coach.
The stars on this team grab stats when it’s easy and check-out when it’s tough. They haven’t built this team right and they will suffer again this year with no playoffs. With the difficulty of their schedule, I’d say 8-8 would be the best to expect.

By: coughlinsredcheeks

coughlinsredcheeks — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:23:58 +0000

The window was nailed shut when Jerry thought he could take credit for Jimmy’s success and force him out

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:20:38 +0000

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By: salvi18

salvi18 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:19:46 +0000

I just don’t get this team they play better when they have no pressure on them romo is a good guy met him a few times but always seems to crack under pressure I hope they make the playoffs which means more money for jerrah to get another facelift

By: ilovefoolsball

ilovefoolsball — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:05:24 +0000

In the last 10 years the cowboys have only had 3 seasons with double digit wins.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:55:34 +0000

The Giants have proven over and over that your window is open. People right now aren’t even picking them to go to the playoffs although they are defending champs. I think the Cowboys have seemed like a reasonable candidate for a while, so yes it has been open unless you just really value your hindsight. Their records have been up there with the Giants and the Giants have won SBs.

Jerry Jones is just a bad manager. I don’t think that he or his egotistical son will ever be the odds on favorite for a championship. Jones did one thing right. He brought in Jimmy Johnson.

By: shinywalrus

shinywalrus — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:48:22 +0000

Of course it was open, and of course it is still open. At least 16 teams each year have a legitimate shot at making a run to the playoffs. The Giants were a missed field goal away from missing the playoffs entirely last season, and they were clearly good enough.

As long as Romo is there, the “window” is open. But why are we singling out the Cowboys instead of the Chargers? The Ravens? The Texans (Schaub is only a year younger than Romo)? The Eagles? Each of those teams have QBs of comparable age (or in the case of the Ravens, a bus driver QB and an aging defense) and have yet to do it with their current cast.

Let’s see some balance here.

By: nycnation37

nycnation37 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:46:20 +0000

What good is a window when you can’t open it and enjoy the view.

By: number1hawkfan

number1hawkfan — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:43:34 +0000

Their window closed when Emmit, Troy and Irvin retired

By: tiredofyoureferringtoateamaswe

tiredofyoureferringtoateamaswe — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:31:46 +0000

I don’t care how good the quarterback is, if the rest of the team doesn’t have “it,” there is no window. The Cowboys will need to prove the entire team has “it” to be a contender. How else can you explain quarterbacks such as Trent Dilfer winning a Super Bowl? It’s not all the quarterback, there are several other players out there as well. Quarterbacks get too much credit, and too much blame.

By: arlingtonsynn

arlingtonsynn — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:24:21 +0000

Well when the window is shut, you just have to find yourself another glory hole.

By: db3300

db3300 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:22:32 +0000

Last year, they had both a top 10 offense and defense. Their problem was that they didn’t have the DBs to hold a late lead. With the addition of Carr and Claiborn, to say their window is closed is idiotic.

By: sterilizecromartie

sterilizecromartie — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:20:42 +0000

Weren’t they like 13-3 one year before getting upset in the 2nd round? I’d say a 13-3 year qualifies as a “window-open” year.

By: itsmammoth

itsmammoth — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:14:37 +0000

The bigger question…

was there ever a reason to post this story in the first place? other than to generate hits?

By: gainedm

gainedm — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:04:22 +0000

Tony Romo and the Cowboys don’t have to prove a single thing to you, Florio. You’re not even on their radar. Your hatred for them only serves to illuminate how successful the franchise really is. The more mediocre they become, the more you talk about them. As a fan, I look forward to the day they win us another championship, but I do take pleasure in seeing them dominate the media coverage and ratings even through these 6-10 and 8-8 seasons. Keep talking about them…

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 01:03:12 +0000

I want to see Romo holding for the kicker again. I enjoy laughing.

By: robert831

robert831 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:53:18 +0000