Does anyone think the Cowboys are gonna be really good?

[SammyKid11]

Cause I have to admit...I do. I live in Dallas but HATE the Cowboys with deep and unbridled passion. I grew up in Houston and my Dad and I still rooted for the 'Boys until they fired Landry the way they did. But I haven't liked them at ALL ever since. JSYK this is coming from a Texans fan.

But when I take an honest look at Dallas, man - they actually look pretty scary to me. Their defense was already talented before you add the preseason rookie of the year DeMarcus Ware to the bunch. Julius Jones looks like an absolute beast of a running back, and running in Parcells' system seems a perfect fit. The O-line is quite decent, and when you really break it down, the receiver corps isn't bad -- Keyshawn and Jason Witten as punishing possession receivers...Terry Glenn and Peerless Price using speed to stretch defenses. Yeah, Bledsoe's not fantastic...but we've seen teams without fantastic quarterbacks do quite well with a good RB and defense. I dunno, something deep down in my gut says this team just might be for real. I think the 15-1 odds against them to win the NFC is a decent bet, but the over 8.5 wins seems to be a really good bet.

Not that I'm asking for betting advice in this forum...but just generally about the Cowboys. What do you guys think?