The Cowboys have played five times this season, lost three of them, including two of the worst performances in franchise history against bad Philly and San Fran outfits, yet they are a playoff contender. All you had to see Sunday was the Redskins against the Eagles, and the Giants against the Falcons. Two awful performances, but the victories gave Washington and New York identical 4-2 records. That ties them for the best record in the NFC East, and the second best in the conference. If that scared him, then Campo must have fainted when he watched film of his team against the 49ers and Eagles.
Parity is just a fancy word for mediocrity.
But the difference in everyone, including those at the top, is not much. The best teams all have their holes. And with us, if you look at our five games thus far, most people figured we would win the three we lost and lose the two we won. So, what separates a winning team from a losing team in each game is basically a couple of plays, provided you don't have a bunch of turnovers. Being desperate, Campo went back to this sort of sales job with his players after the Cowboys had been rocked for 41 points in losing to the Eagles, and then three weeks later, the 49ers.