They don't have to be elite if the rest of the offense solidifies... and Thompson *is* a break away threat.

But you are right, it *all* comes down to the O-line.

Just think on offense, the strong arm of Bledsoe throwing to Witten, Fasano, Crayton, Glenn and Owens.  He'll get to hand off to Julius Jones, Marion Barber and Lousaka Polite.  Jones is supposedly in the best condition of his career, we'll see if that translates into a 16 game season.  I pity the offenses we play this year.  Ware, Ayodele, James and Carpenter SHOULD be the starting linebackers and will wreak havoc if they are.  Our defensive line should be Marcus Spears, Jason Ferguson and Chris Canty, all of whom have or should have improved from last year.  Then we have a sick secondary with Aaron Glenn, Anthony Henry who hits like a safety and ocassionally shuts people down, Terence Newman who is a lockdown corner and Roy Williams who just crushes people.  I want Pat Watkins to win the free safety job, he's huge and has decent speed.  Mike Vanderjagt has been inconsistent in camp but I won't worry until he starts shanking in real games.  My prediction: Dallas goes at least 13-3 with the inside track to the NFC Championship game.  Anything after that is impossible to predict before the season.