September 19, 2004
Cowboys vs Browns
Well... they won. It was definitely not pretty, but there seemed to be some improvement on the defense, particularly in the secondary. Vinny's three interceptions were dismaying. Even worse were the 11 or so penalties the Cowboys committed. Talk about a lack of discipline. I suspect that there's going to be a very small amount of celebration for them after the game. Parcells is sure to have many, many criticisms for them when they look at the tape. That said, if they can get their penalties under control and Vinny can keep his focus this team looks to be considerably better than last year's, despite my earlier prognostication. Obviously it's still early in the season so it's difficult to judge, but the defense looked good today (almost as good as last year) and the offense continued to be a big improvement over last year's. It's unfortunate that the Eagles also look much better this year since it means the Cowboys will probably still have to settle for a wild card if they make it to the playoffs again.