Snowball in the forecast for Dallas?

For the all guff Plaxico Burress get for shooting himself in the leg, the Dallas Cowboys should get twice the trouble after once again shooting themselves in the foot.

Dallas handed its fans, me included, another horrific and painful loss in Week 1. By now, you already know the gory details, but just to review: Goal-line fumble, blocked punt, interception, botched snap, stupid Romo smile = blown 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. Even a cover as 3.5-point underdogs couldn't get the taste out of my mouth.

Tony Romo took the blame for the 27-24 loss, and so he should. Despite a terrific stat line (342 yards and two touchdowns against the top pass defense in the NFL), Romo’s goal-line fumble snowballed into the mess mentioned above.

While the loss was a tough pill to swallow, like sucking back a pine cone dipped in hot sauce and rolled in fiberglass, I can’t help but be optimistic about the Cowboys’ efforts.

They managed to push around one of the league’s best stop units and, until the secondary started dropping like flies, did a great job on defense. Dez Bryant looked like a killer (before he got tired) and Miles Austin threw Antonio Cromartie around like a rag doll all night. And the pass rush was able to get to Sanchez, most notably DeMarcus Ware, which is key if the secondary continues to suck.

Dallas finds itself in a similar spot to last year’s Week 2 matchup. It’s coming off a crushing opening-game blunder and takes on a respectable-but-beatable opponent in San Francisco. Last season, the Cowboys couldn’t get right and lost to Chicago, 27-20, in Week 2, which turned into a 1-7 start.

If this team is really different than last season’s shit show, they’ll have to prove it against the Niners. If it comes through with an inspired and boner-free win, Dallas could be stronger for dropping such a big game in Week 1.

However, if Big D falters again, and problems continue to compound themselves, feel free to fade the Cowboys for the rest of the year.

I, unfortunately, won’t be able to look away.

You know, I am a die-hard 49ers fan. I am not super high on my team either, I see everyone is all over the Cowboys. Even the local stations here in the Bay Area are saying the 49ers need to score at least 24 pts to win the game and they don't think they will. The cowboys could just show up and blow out the niners, but I tell ya, the 49ers defense is much improved, you might not see it with the pick-ups they did, but as a unit they have grown together. A few guys are ready to have break out seasons. The offense on the other hand is shaky, Alex Smith of course, but if he get's protection and is given free reign, the niners have more than enough weapons to move the ball. Anyways, i'm not saying my 49ers are going to win, I sure hope they do, but I do feel it will not be a cake walk for the cowboys at all, the niners could even pull it off IMO.  -3 on the boys to me is a classic public line, just like last weeks nyg vs washington.