Ready, Set, Collapse…

The Cowboys struggles in December and January have been well documented over the past couple of seasons. With two winnable games against Washington and Oakland left on the November schedule, the Boys from Arlington are quietly talking about being 8-3 when they hit the final month of the year. Jerry needs to slow his roll.

Injuries
Going into the Green Bay game this past weekend the Cowboys were remarkably healthy and on a four-game winning streak. They left Green Bay with neither. Starting right tackle Marc Colombo was lost for the season with a broken bone in his leg and safety Ken Hamlin will be out for at least four weeks. Some Cowboys insiders point to an aging offensive line as the catalyst for injuries which contributed, in large part, to the Cowboys recent late season collapses, so hearing that offensive lineman Kyle Kosier and human-false-start Flozell Adams are trying to work through ankle sprains, on top of losing Columbo for the year, does not bode well for Dallas.

December Schedule
Considering the December schedule, three of four on the road — Giants, Saints and Redskins — and home to surging San Diego, it appears the Cowboys are perfectly set up to collapse again. The season ends with a rematch of last year’s finale against the Eagles in Arlington, a game which will undoubtedly have playoff implications for both teams.