{"id":608425,"date":"2025-12-17T21:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/608425\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:35:16","slug":"dallas-cowboys-survey-is-there-any-optimism-moving-forward-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/608425\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys survey: Is there any optimism moving forward?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There\u2019s not much left to root for in the Dallas Cowboys 2025 season. Sure, there is the mathematical possibility of making the playoffs, but the reality is that the season is effectively over and Cowboys Nation turns its lonely eyes to the draft and\u2026 free agency? Well, at least the draft part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019re going to ask you if you are confident in the direction of the team. Most weeks we ask this, it\u2019s just a reflection of how the team is doing in that week. Wins create a rise in confidence, losses create a dip. But now, with so little left in the 2025 season, let\u2019s look ahead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Cowboys offense is solid. The core is there, even if there are decisions to be made about George Pickens, Javonte Williams, and the issues out at the tackle positions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s the defense where things break down. And special teams. It feels like the Cowboys need to do some firing in those phases of the team and renew themselves. There is also the fact that they have two first-round picks in the draft, and they have Quinnen Williams, who is a stud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">One impediment to optimism is always Jerry and Stephen Jones. They seem determined to sabotage themselves every time things get going in a positive way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Anyway, looking ahead, are you confident the Cowboys are headed in the right direction, or has another season without the playoffs soured you on anything that is in the Cowboys\u2019 future?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Vote in the poll then hit the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cowboys fans and fans across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/EFIUQ7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up here<\/a> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s not much left to root for in the Dallas Cowboys 2025 season. 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