The Cowboys this year are like a swimmer caught in a riptide. Every time it looks like they are going to break free of it and build some momentum they get sucked back out to sea. A lot of things have conspired to make this season as disastrous as it has been, but the injury bug has been especially crippling. You can only say next man up so many times. It would have been nice to see this team play at least one game at full strength. Poor coaching and poor player performance do not get a pass...there has been plenty of that as well but the impact of injuries to the offense personnel and defensive secondary cannot be denied.