As a 50+ year fan, the thing that surprised me the most was that the Cowboys didn't finish 10 - 7.

Before the games were played, I expected a sweep by the Eggles and a loss to the Lions. The loss at Buffalo was expected, Miami was a toss up. Nonetheless, I've become rather sick, after the LVE injury, of watching a 5-1-5 defense. And when you play 5 D-lineman, and Parsons IS a DE/Edge, 1 LB and 5 DBs, you'd better get some sacks and INTs or you're gonna get your ass handed to you by good rushing attacks.Like, ah-hum, San Frans.

To be honest, I'm happier about this mystery slaying than I would be after another 49ers slaughter~!

If you can't draft any better than Smith in the 1st and Schoonmaker in the 2nd, vs maybe Brian Bresee who was available at the Mazi-Taco pick, Devon Achane available at the Schoonmaker pick, or a run-stuffing LB at either??? But what they needed most was a solid DT, and that didn't happen. DQ, or Dairy Queen, hasn't figured out that your base defense can't be dependent on a Nose Tackle you Do Not Have. I'm optimistic about Overshown returning next year; but at what position. Plenty of hybrid LB/DBs on the team already in the Dairy Queen defense. Overshown ain't gonna replace Damone Clark, barring injury, while they Don't have a replacement for LVE, who already had too much responsibility in the PASSING GAME. Regardless of what some, including DQ, believe, running backs are not yet obsolete~!

Spend the $ you have to in free agency, and quit trying to buy a Rolex at a garage sale. But more importantly, Draft Better~! And spend the $ for DQ's first class airfare to Seattle~!