12/17/12: D-FW sports chat with columnist Rick Gosselin

Rick Gosselin joins us at 11 a.m., but ask your questions now and he will have them when he arrives. Thanks for your readership!

by SportsDayDFW 12/17/2012 6:57:49 AM
Welcome back to the chat room. Who'd have guessed that in a span of a week the arrow would be pointing up on the Cowboys and down on the Rangers? Let's get started...

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:00:12 PM
i hope you can now admit how completely wrong about romo you were. lack of leadership, wrong, can't win december, wrong, don't re-sign him, wrong. actually you have been wrong on everything you have said about him all year.

by jack from boston 12/17/2012 5:00:17 PM
This is a franchise that judges quarterbacks by championships. Romo has proven over the years to be a stout regular-season quarterback. He has passed for 4,000 yards in seasons and could get to 5,000 this year. But the month that matters is January -- not September, October, November and December. Romo must win some games in the post-season to change public, national and my perception of him.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:02:43 PM
What's your early thoughts on Cowboys/Saints?

by Jamal Lewis fan 12/17/2012 5:02:45 PM
I thought the Cowboys would split these two home games with Pittsburgh and New Orleans. I chalked up a loss against Pittsburgh -- and if Antonio Brown had not fumbled away that punt late, it may very well have been a loss. With that win in the bag, I'd look for the Cowboys to now sweep these two games. The Cowboys outlasted a very good defense to win against Pittsburgh. This week they face the worst defense in the NFL. If Morris Claiborne is back, I would look for the Cowboys to win a shootout against the Saints.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:05:12 PM
saw your tweet about dogs covering, explain, are you calling the cowboy players dogs

by markm 12/17/2012 5:05:45 PM
Six of the underdogs that covered were playing against the Cowboys.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:06:10 PM
Goose -- are we gonna make the playoffs?

by Ryan 12/17/2012 5:06:20 PM
I said after the Thanksgiving game I believed the Redskins would win out and capture the NFC East. I still think that. Getting past Cleveland in Cleveland Sunday with a backup quarterback was huge for the Redskins. The Cowboys struggled to beat the Browns in overtime at home with their starting quarterback.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:08:31 PM
Are the Cowboys finally going to address their defense by adding a proper 3-4 NT this offseason?

by Erik Thomas 12/17/2012 5:08:38 PM
Add NT to your wish list along with OT, G, C, WR, CB, pass rusher.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:09:38 PM
Cowboys need to sign Romo to an extension, but probably has only 3-4 "peak" years left....so if this off-season 'Boys extend Romo and cut J Raliff, does this give them cap room to improve O-Line or will next year's team look a lot like this one? Thx

by Odie 12/17/2012 5:10:12 PM
It's rare you find quality OL and DL in free agency. To build great lines you have to draft for them. If the Cowboys are going to upgrade on the offensive front, they need to take at least two OL in their first four picks -- and then play them. If you're going to use a fourth-round pick on David Arkin and then make him a two-year inactive...what's the point in drafting him? You're wasting the pick. The Cowboys need to make a philosophical change in how they address their OL.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:12:54 PM
Didn't get to see the game (went to hobbit instead). Who graded better, Parnell or Free?

by baconman 12/17/2012 5:13:08 PM
Haven't study the game tape yet. Been busy writing all morning.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:13:30 PM
It is odd seeing the Cowboys consistently staying in games and then pulling it out at the end. I don't know how long it has been since I believed they could win any game. I just hope it is not short-lived. What happened? Did the OL finally gel? Has the D had enough people stay healthy that they learned how to play together?

by MB@Denton 12/17/2012 5:13:42 PM
The quarterback is the great equalizer on Sundays. Right now, the playmaking ability of Romo is allowing the Cowboys to compete for a division title with a mediocre team.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:14:48 PM
Isn't it time to drop the Stars tab from the DMN website? Come on! Replace it with "FC Da
llas".

by MB@Denton 12/17/2012 5:15:04 PM
I'll pass along your suggestion to those above me who make those decisions. I saw my first FC Dallas game last August and it was enjoyable. The crowd wasn't big but it was loud and I love the fact you can get in and out of the stadium in two hours.

by Rick Gosselin 12/17/2012 5:16:10 PM