When a certain Cowboys player got sent to the bin on Saturday, the Dragons scored 18 unanswered points I believe.
As usual, I believe the Cowboys chances will lie on the shoulders of this man again.
Have to strongly disagree with you there.
JT is IMO in the top 3 players in the comp so obviously he will be extremly important to our chances, however, there are the likes of Matty Bowen who is back in good form, Jason Smith, even though he's 35 is still able to help lead the cowboys and take alot of pressure off JT.
Our forward pack is very strong. Scott and Webb (if fit in time) will play origin this year and Aaron Payne is one of the best hookers in the game. Luke O'Donnell is a Test and Origin Forward as well so there is a great strength there.
Last year during our form slump, there was too much of a reliance on JT to play well, I don't think he will have to carry as much of the burden. Also i think last year, many people forgot how important Paul Rauhihi was to the cowboys, i think now they can finally cover him as Matty Scott has been able to take the next step.
The biggest factor is the likes of Southern, Lillyman, Graham, Sweeney, the second tier players, if they can play well, the Cowboys will be extremly hard to stop.