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Pro Football Focus put up its preview for this year’s edition of the Dallas Cowboys. It’s always interesting to see what someone else thinks about our team, and PFF has a good reputation for balance and good analysis.

One of the hardest things for me to do is maintain my objectivity. As you may be aware, I do have a bit of an addiction problem with Kool Aid. But writing for BTB means I have to work around that and try to present things with an eye towards what is truth versus what I want to happen. Looking at the evaluation of someone outside our community is a great way to get a reality check.

A lot of us have speculated that the Cowboys may be able to contend for the division. This has generated a lot of controversy. The more cautious warn that this kind of talk is very premature. They point to us having the same core that started 1-7 last year, which is usually countered with the argument that it is not that much different from the team that took the NFC East in 2009.

PFF seems to come down on the positive side.

Dallas was clearly better than the six wins they amassed last year when the loss of Tony Romo was the prime reason for their fall. Their franchise signal caller is back, however, and the team looks ready for a run at the NFC East under now-official head coach Jason Garrett.

Nice to know we aren’t the only ones who don’t automatically concede the East to the Eagles. It is interesting that PFF doesn’t put the blame on Tony for the horrendous start when he only won one game. I think they may have missed the fact that the fall was likely a combination of bad coaching and bad play almost everywhere but the quarterback position. However, I still think the point that having Tony back is going to help the team is valid.

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