The Cowboys re-signed Pro Bowl safety Ken Hamlin this week.
Translation: It’s official, Super Bowl or bust.
Not that Hamlin is that valuable, but his signing means one less distraction in a 2008 season that should – that’s right, should -- climax with the Cowboys playing for the title in February.
Las Vegas agrees, staking Dallas as the favorite to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XLIII.
If you’re really a wagering degenerate, you can get some action down right now on the Cowboys laying 3 points in the Sept. 4 opener at Cleveland. I so believe in the future I could sell green bananas to a suicide bomber on his way to work, but not even I would touch a game whose kickoff is still 53 days out. Now, alert me if it drops to 2 ½.
With the signing of Hamlin to a six-year, $39 million deal and this off-season’s re-upping of Terrell Owens, Flozell Adams, Terence Newman and Marion Barber, the Cowboys – coming off a season of 13 wins and 13 Pro Bowlers – don't have any glaring weaknesses. They're in as good a shape entering training camp as any team in recent franchise history.
Only two things could derail their Super Bowl train:
*Terry Glenn. -- Richie Whitt
i'm trying to hold my expecations down for this year and just enjoy the ride, but it's gonna be hard. it's always more fun when you have unexpected success, like last year and the 1992 super bowl year. expecting the title can lead to big disappointment, but it'll still be fun to see if they can do it.
ps...funny how early the observer posted this weeks' new articles on their web site, as opposed to last week. :-|
Posted at: July 17, 2008 1:31 PM