Dallas Cowboys: 2016 Interactive Fan Confidence Test
By David Mamola
How much confidence do you have in the Dallas Cowboys for the upcoming 2016 season? Take our test and find out!
The Dallas Cowboys finished the 2015 season with a 4-12 record, yet with several key starters returning from injuries (most notably quarterback Tony Romo), many experts are predicting the team to bounce-back in 2016 and compete for the NFC East title.
Do you agree with this? Are the Cowboys on the brink of a playoff berth, or are they closer to picking first in the 2017 NFL Draft? Our fan confidence test can help you decide!
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Simply choose one answer per question, record the points associated with the answer, and at the end of the test, add up all of your points to see your confidence level in the team!
Good luck, and have fun!
- How many yards will quarterback Tony Romo throw for in the 2016 season?
- More than 5,000 yards; he’ll stay healthy all year (10 points)
- 4,000-5,000 yards (7 points)
- 3,000-4,000 yards (4 points)
- Less than 3,000 yards; let the Dak Prescott era begin! (1 point)
- Wide receiver Dez Bryant will:
- Return to Pro Bowl form and be one of the best receivers in the league (10 points)
- Have some ups and downs, but will once again be the number one target (7 points)
- Struggle to stay healthy and won’t fully be healed until 2017 (4 points)
- Never be the same; injuries have taken too much of a toll (1 point)
- Rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot:
- Is the second-coming of Emmitt Smith (10 points)
- Will have a Pro Bowl rookie season (7 points)
- Will have trouble adjusting to an NFL defense early on (4 points)
- Should never have been drafted fourth-overall (1 point)
- The Cowboys’ offensive line is:
- The best in football; 3 or more players will make the Pro Bowl (10 points)
- Above average; it should be a strength again this year (7 points)
- Average; it’ll get the job done, but it won’t be as dominant as in years’ past (4 points)
- Overrated; didn’t Tony Romo break his collarbone twice last season? (1 point)
- Pass rusher Demarcus Lawrence:
- Will flourish under defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli and make his first Pro Bowl in 2016 (10 points)
- Is an exciting player who will exceed his season-high sack total of 8.0 (7 points)
- Will start slow and have a lackluster season (4 points)
- Is suspended four games and had offseason back surgery; his future is not too bright (1 point)
- Rookie linebacker Jaylon Smith:
- Will eventually turn into an All-Pro linebacker (10 points)
- Is a high-risk, high-reward prospect who will develop into a building block for the defense (7 points)
- Will struggle to stay healthy and be just an average defender (4 points)
- Won’t play a down in the NFL (1 point)
- Cornerback Morris Claiborne:
- Will finally put it all together and become a shut-down corner (10 points)
- Will miss only one or two games and be an average starting corner (7 points)
- Won’t stay healthy and will be a liability on defense (4 points)
- Won’t even make the opening-day roster (1 point)
- Kicker Dan Bailey will miss how many field goals in the upcoming season?
- 0-2; he’s the best kicker in the league (10 points)
- 3-5 (7 points)
- 6-8 (4 points)
- 9 or more; Tony Romo will take-over kicking duties (1 point)
- The Cowboys will win games at home next year:
- 7-8 (10 points)
- 5-6 (7 points)
- 3-4 (4 points)
- 2 or less; “Jerry’s World” is cursed (1 point)
- Head coach Jason Garrett:
- Is the right man for the job; he’s a Coach of the Year candidate (10 points)
- Isn’t the best coach in the league, but he’ll get the job done (7 points)
- Is on the “hot seat” already, and could be fired by year’s end (4 points)
- Jerry Jones should be coaching the Cowboys (1 point)
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Key:
- 100 points: Greatest team of all-time!
- 90-99 points: Super Bowl, here we come!
- 70-89 points: Playoff-bound!
- 60-69 points: 8-8 record at best
- Less than 60 points: Is it 2017 yet?