The Boys are Back

Sunday's domination of the Philadelphia Eagles has clearly shown that the Cowboys have their best team since the superbowl championship team of 1996. Unlike prior Cowboy teams coached by Wade Phillips that started out great and faded toward the last part of the season, this team has hit its peak at the right time. Quarterback Tony Romo has been excellent running the team's offense without turning the ball over but the reason for the Cowboy's recent surge is the outstanding play of their defense. The recent emergence of Linebacker Anthony Spencer has helped the Cowboys create more pressure on opposing quarterbacks and the improving play of Cornerback Mike Jenkins has helped take away opposing teams deep threats. To shut out the Philadelphia Eagles with a Quarterback like Donavan Mcnabb and fast Wide Receivers like Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin is impressive and as long as Spencer and Jenkins keep improving and reliable veteran players like Demarcus Ware, Keith Brookings and Marcus Spears keep playing the way they have been this year, the Cowboys will go far in the playoffs. The last time a team had a defense that started to improve in the last part of the season and dominate in the playoffs was the 2007-2008 New York Giants who defeated the seemingly invincible New England Patriots in the Superbowl. Generally the team with the best defense wins the superbowl and this year's Cowboys team has an outstanding chance to raise the Lombardy trophy.