After jumping out to a 10-0 lead, the Cowboys lose their fifth game

This time to another conference foe. To another Division rival.  This time, it's the New York Giants. This lost drops the Cowboys to 1-5, their worst start since 1989. If by some miracle, the season wasn't done before this loss, it's absolutely done now.

This loss is a little more painful than a 'normal' lose for two reasons. The first being the Cowboys curbed a myriad of issues and still found a way to lose. They fixed their Special Teams problems. Dez Bryant had returned a punt return for a touchdown in the 2nd Quarter. They won the turnover margin. The Cowboys picked off Eli 3 times and recovered an Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs fumble while turning it over twice themselves. And for the first time in seemingly forever, they had fewer penalties(5 to 6) and penalty yardage( 42-46). The Cowboys did what they do best. Find a way to lose. 

That might not be the worst of it. They also lost Tony Romo for 6-8 weeks. But you have to believe that they'll at least consider sitting him for the rest of the year. There's absolutely no reason to rush him back with the team completely out of playoff contention. 

For all the Cowboys fans who thought Romo wasn't all that good or important to the Cowboys, you'll see how unintelligent that is. Romo's what makes this offense go. The offense will only go as far as he'll take them. The Cowboys had a top 5 offense in terms of yards. That ranking will fall. The Cowboys had a Top 10 defense, I think that'll fall with Romo's injury. The offense wont be as able to sustain long drives that keeps the defense off the field. 

Jon Kitna isn't a bad Quarterback, but he isn't Tony Romo. He never was. The running game is still on a bye week and the offensive line is still patchy at best. More often the offensive line is below average. This offense as a unit SHOULD still be fairly productive. They're too talented not to be. 

Defensively, the Cowboys started off all right. Picking off Eli twice in the first quarter. But once Romo went down in the 2nd, they suffered a huge let down. They pretty much gave up. At the end of the day, they allowed 4 touchdown passes, 306 yards passing, and a Quarterback rating of 100.4. Ahmad Bradshaw had 126 yards (5.3 ypc) and backup Brandon Jacobs had another 12 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown. 

The outlook of this team this year isn't good. The future of this coaching staff is even worse. These players are, as we all know, undisciplined. They look unprepared and uninspired. The game plans on both sides of the ball don't appear to be very well drawn up and/or poorly executed. That's all on the staff. There will be major changes next year. 

As for now, just wait out the storm Cowboys fans because it's going to be a long year.