The Philadelphia Eagles had a celebration on Sunday afternoon. Sporting their throwback uniforms (I hate them as a lot as you do, however that may be a nice look), the Philly trustworthy noticed their crew formally take the NFC East title away from the Dallas Cowboys whereas taking part in America’s Workforce and blowing them out 41-7.
Philly was capable of drop that rating regardless of beginning the sport with Kenny Pickett, not Jalen Hurts, at quarterback and ultimately having to show to Tanner McKee. The Eagles additionally noticed their prized free agent operating again (who they didn’t even have to interrupt the financial institution to signal) attain 2,000 yards speeding on the season as Saquon Barkley positioned himself to chase the single-season report of their ultimate sport of the season subsequent week.
The purpose in saying all of that is that the sport was about as soaking moist in enjoyable and fandom for the Philly aspect of issues which needs to be a extremely annoying factor to us as Cowboys followers; nevertheless, this season (and far time earlier than then) has damaged us in sure respects so all of this unfolding simply felt like random issues taking place.
This leads our day after ideas from the drubbing.
Blowouts usually, however definitely to division rivals, ought to imply one thing
It goes with out saying that 41-7 is just not 44-6. And I think about that it additionally goes with out saying that if what I’m speaking about with the latter that this total level resonates with you.
When the Cowboys received blasted 44-6 within the ultimate sport of the cursed 2008 season it ate in any respect of us. It was a kick within the enamel after getting smashed within the face the week earlier than by the Baltimore Ravens in what was the ultimate sport ever performed at Texas Stadium. It was insult upon harm.
Did Sunday in any means really feel like that for you? Positive, possibly you had been irritated on some degree. However this Dallas Cowboys season has been so DOA and it was the case effectively earlier than the regular-season ever started. Positive this sounds hyperbolic, however the total calendar yr of 2024 was among the many least pleasant in following the Cowboys that many people have skilled in fairly a while. All of it reached such a low level that getting destroyed whereas the Eagles had been laughing and partying didn’t transfer the needle one bit.
Take into account that in this sport the aforementioned Tanner McKee threw his first profession landing and that Eagles wideout A.J. Brown threw the ball into the stands after in celebration. Brown getting the ball again, with the assistance of the notorious Large Dom, turned a much bigger storyline throughout the broadcast and commanded the eye of so many individuals on the Eagles sideline as a result of it didn’t must be on the Cowboys that they had been destroying so simply.
It shouldn’t be this fashion.
Current efforts are good, however they can’t be what’s remembered most
Early within the sport on Sunday we noticed Jalen Tolbert catch a formidable landing. It was good. Afterward within the contest Rico Dowdle hit 1,000 speeding yards on the season. That was objectively nice to see.
Tolbert and Dowdle have been necessary troopers within the ultimate weeks/months of this misplaced season and have given admirable efforts. The failures of the group are on no account their fault and shouldn’t affiliate them with any detrimental slant or mild.
Acknowledging that Tolbert, Dowdle and different comparable gamers don’t have anything to do with this personally or particularly, the Cowboys can’t let themselves fall in love with current kind or play from any coaches or gamers. The purpose right here is to not say that the entrance workplace ought to fully ignore what has occurred since at any time when they decide the season was finally misplaced, however they can’t permit themselves to let the emotion of sure issues inhibit their decision-making to the purpose that it additional contaminates the long run.
The Cowboys are at a degree the place they’re thus far and away behind groups just like the Eagles and would do themselves such a disservice if they don’t totally acknowledge and admit this to themselves. It’s crucial that they keep calm and reasoned within the ultimate days right here.
Perhaps a Brandon Aubrey 70-yard subject objective is rarely going to occur
This can be a little tongue-in-cheek, however in case you rewind the clock again to August all of us believed on some degree that Brandon Aubrey was on the very least going to set the NFL report for longest subject objective ever recorded in 2024.
To be clear, Aubrey tied the report (66 yards) within the preseason towards the Las Vegas Raiders. All of us do not forget that. To be much more clear, makes an attempt from that deep downtown are circumstantial and rely upon a wide range of components they usually simply weren’t within the playing cards this season for the crew.
Brandon Aubrey is likely one of the greatest issues that the Cowboys have going for them nowadays and the main focus on no account needs to be splitting the uprights from 70 and even 66-67 yards out at any time limit. Nevertheless it positive could be cool to see!
