Eliminated from Playoff Contention, Cowboys Now Face More Questions Than Answers

December 20, 2015   ·   Steven Cook   ·   Jump to comments

Now that the Dallas Cowboys can flush all those unrealistic playoff hopes from their memories, it's time to have a shift in mindset and focus on an offseason that's filled with more questions than answers.
The prevailing theme from Saturday night's 19-16 defeat to the New York Jets that officially ended their faint NFC East title hopes is one of what could have been, but those are wasted thoughts for Cowboys fans. The reality is this: Dallas is 4-10 with many more issues than Tony Romo's inability to stay healthy—even though that's obviously a big one.
The lowly state of the division may have kept Dallas holding onto hope, but these words uttered by Romo before the season have been regrettable for some time, as NFL on ESPN showed:
The loss of Romo has crippled the Cowboys all season, and that's never been more evident than it was Saturday night. Matt Cassel played so poorly through his first eight throws that he was replaced by Kellen Moore, who went 15-of-25 in hi...

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