Reply #9: Dallas convinced me. And about that Leon Lett game...

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First, Dallas proved they could beat good teams, not just the absolute worst (which is what most of their schedule has been. Now I believe that Dallas CAN (not WILL, yet) beat good teams. They need another over-the-middle short yardage receiver (Novacek style) to be reliably good.

About that Leon Lett game -- I watched that from bell to bell, and there is no way the Cowboys would have been in that game at the end without Lett. He was having an incredible game until that moment, and I was expecting him to be player of the game. I felt sorry for Leon, as shy as he was. He handled it well enough though, even though he hid from the media for a while.

On the Miami game-- Dallas will win. Dallas plays well on Thanksgiving. It's a source of pride and tradition, like a college rivalry. They will be up for the game, and they are coming off a very good win against the first legitemately decent team they have beaten all year. They will believe in themselves. Miami, on the other hand, is down, and wound too tight for this one. They are on the road, and desperate, and playing one of the best run defenses in the league without a good passing game. Anything can happen, but both teams would have to do something extraordinary for Miami to win this game.

Yeah, and I predicted Dallas would beat new England, too. So you might not want to put any money on my opinion. (although, aside from two long plays from scrimmage-- one an illegal pick even if it was a brilliant call, Dallas outplayed New England.)