It can't be easy to maintain optimism following a 47-9 loss in the NFL, but that is exactly what Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy is doing as his

FRISCO — The Cowboys were in desperation mode in the second quarter of their blowout loss to the Lions. Down, 20-3, the Cowboys went for it on a fourth-and-two from their own 38 with 2:43 left in the second quarter.

The Cowboys might not have had much postseason success over the last 25+ seasons, but they are a proud franchise with sky high expectations. Every year they set out with the expectation of competing,