Does it sound odd to say that instead of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants controlling their own playoff destinies, it is actually the Washington Redskins who do? There is some truth to this.
The Redskins battle the Giants Monday night, and the Cowboys also play the Redskins next week at Fed Ex Field.
Neither team played the Redskins well the first time around, but no game was as bad as the 7-6 Cowboys win a few weeks ago.
The Redskins would love nothing more to act as the spoiler to one of these teams. The Cowboys actually need to finish a game ahead of the Giants to get into the playoffs because the Giants won both head-to-head games. This means that a Cowboys loss and a Giants win could be all that it takes to keep the Cowboys out of the post season.
Both teams play the Redskins, so it’s the Skins who sort of control the destiny of mostly the Cowboys. The Giants end the season against the Vikings, who very well could sit their starters.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys play the Saints, the Skins and then end the season against the Eagles.
I firmly believe that the Cowboys need to win the rest of the games to make it.
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If the Cowboys win out, they win the division, and make the playoffs.
That being said how could anyone control their destiny but themselves? It’s ludicrous to think our fate is in the hands of the redskins.
First you say that by Philly winning the Cowboys’ chances of making the playoffs are a little less, now you’re saying the Redskins control our fate.
Do you know how the playoffs work?
If we lose against the Saints, then I could very well see how the Redskins quality of play might be something to pay attention to. But right now it’s looking like that Philly game is going to mean everything.
It’s an interesting viewpoint, in that it’s something different… I’m not trying to be rude it’s just that I don’t want to make excuses or put the focus on anyone but the Cowboys at this point. If they don’t make the playoffs I’m going to be pissed.
The Skins are a team they both play in the final three games of the season. With that said, the Skins Monday night game has as much to do with the Cowboys playoff chances as the Eagles game does.
You said the cowboys and giants are tied, there not, the cowboys are a game ahead of the giants. Cowboys control there own fate.
He never said that. He’s saying if they win and we lose we’re tied which is, with them, just as bad as being a game back.
However, how could the Skins mean just as much as the Cowboys v. Eagles game?
If the Cowboys win out it does not matter. The Skins could go 3-0, 0-3, 2-1, 1-2… It doesn’t matter one bit. The Cowboys win, they’re in. Nothing else matters (right now) except the Cowboys winning.
Now this isn’t to say after Saturday night this article still won’t have any relevance, as it very well could… But first you say the Eagles win is bad, now you say we need to watch how the Skins play. I just want to focus on the Cowboys. The Eagles winning last week allows that. I truly hope we don’t make this article relevant by putting our Fate in the Redskins’ hands. Now if this article was for a New York Giants blog, yeah I could see the relevance. But for right now unless the Eagles and Giants both lose, we just have to win. If they both lose we can lose, as long as it’s not losing to the Eagles.
I just want to keep the focus on the Cowboys because, hopelessly I’m sure, that’s what I want the organization to be doing.