biggest television<\/a> in town.<\/p>\nEarlier this decade, Legends Sports Bar unveiled what was tabbed as the largest high definition projector screen in the nation and I thought that maybe, just maybe, with that large of a picture, I could get identify the real problems with the Boyz\u2019 recent slide, relay them to the front office and get us back on track.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t hurt that their walls are decked out with gear from decades\u2019 past honoring legends, which immersed me in a world where and when the Boyz were last relevant.<\/p>\n
Dak Prescott and the offense came out and efficiently moved the ball through a tough Bears defense on its first drive, capping it off with a Zeke Elliot touchdown run for a quick 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n
The same offense that moved the ball effectively on its first drive didn\u2019t make its next cameo in the game until the contest had been largely decided and the Cowboys\u2019 grip on the NFC East\u2014the worst division in football\u2014grew more tentative with each Trubisky touchdown.<\/p>\n
My wife tried to snap photos of me being legitimately miserable but I rebuffed her overtures. I wasn\u2019t feeling photogenic.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need them for the column,\u201d she reminded me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe column can go burn in hell with Jason Garrett,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n
As for the screen\u2019s ability to reveal the team\u2019s issues, I say it revealed a bold strategy. Jerry Jones, the team\u2019s aging and ever-public owner, has always wanted quick results, but this year the team seems to be playing the long game.<\/p>\n
A combination of a kicker who leads the league in misses, a head coach mired in mediocrity and a defense that is defenseless and either can’t or won’t tackle, has made quarterbacks like Trubisky, Jeff Driskel and Josh Allen look like world beaters.<\/p>\n
But by making quarterbacks who have often been regarded as busts look great, the Boyz have lulled these teams into keeping their average signal callers on the team, perhaps even earning some of them extensions. They\u2019re sacrificing this year to ensure a run of success next year, when they will face these middling talents again.\u00a0 I see you, Jerry Jones.<\/p>\n
With Thursday\u2019s loss I entered Monday night\u2019s game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles with grim prospects. I was forced to root for an Eli Manning-led Giants team against the Eagles who, like the Boyz, are trying their very best not to make the playoffs.<\/p>\n
On top of that, my fantasy team\u2014my only current source of dignity\u2014faced the prospect of being eliminated from the playoffs by a Philadelphia Eagle named, wait for it, Dallas.<\/p>\n
The game was going great until the Giants, Giant-ed things up and gifted the Birds a win that pulled them into a 6-7 tie with the Boyz atop the standings. Thankfully, Dallas Goedert played much like the Dallas Cowboys and never really showed up for this game so my fantasy team advanced.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s results have dropped the Boyz chances of winning the division\u2014their only route to the playoffs\u2014to 61% according to the New York Times. However, in the spirit of Christmas miracles, they also cling to a one percent chance of winning the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
To quote ‘Dumb and Dumber’s” Lloyd Christmas,” So you’re saying there’s a chance.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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