Orlando Ayala Cant Read said:
For some reason I really wasn't that upset or put off by Sunday nights game.
Its just one game, and I felt like the Cowboys were actually the better team....
...Also, for a young team like this, a loss may not be the worst thing to happen. Lets em refocus...
I'll harken back to the '92 team... we stroll into our 4th game feeling very good about ourselves, but facing a very good Philly team. Monday Night Football. They kicked our ass. Their defense in particular just shut us down. Every yard gained running was a fight. Every catch we made there was a defender tackling us immediately.
As a young kid I remember thinking after, "well, I guess it's not our year, it's Philly's year. They are too good, we can't compete".
And then we kicked the crap out of them 34-10 in the playoffs on our way to the SB.
If Brees had played in this game it would have been very similar instead of a close game. It would have been an ass kicking.
But I agree you need these growing pains games. I hate watching it, but I'll sit back and see how they respond.