There will be no let-up from the Dallas Cowboys despite being out of playoff contention.
As the dust settles on the Dallas Cowboys' 34-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, which essentially ended their playoff hopes, one big question remains.
How will the Cowboys approach the final three weeks?
With nothing to play for, is it time to, as our own Mike Fisher says, "Organically Tank" and give the younger players on the roster valuable reps to see what the coaching staff has, and as a result, mean starters don't play as often or at all?
Or will it be as you were with the Cowboys not worrying about the future, and instead, trying to win as many games as possible to finish the year off on a positive note?
Well, head coach Brian Schottenheimer answered that question at The Star on Monday, and some sections of Cowboys Nation won't like his response.
“All about winning,” Schottenheimer said. “It's always going to be all about winning, whether we're undefeated or wherever we are today. Because our mantra and central theme of the program is compete every day.
"We're not going to blink. We're not going to change who we are. We understand where we sit, but we got a really good opportunity to play a really good football team this week in the Chargers.”
Added owner Jerry Jones on Tuesday via `105.3 The Fan: "A win is important to me. ... We certainly owe it to our fans [to be] competitive. ... We will not try for a draft position. ... We'll bring them to play..."
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For some, the downside of trying to win every game is that with each win, you then hurt your draft stock.
And in that vein, Cowboys insider Mike Fisher has a response to Dallas' plan ...
"It's idiotic,'' Fish stated. "It's macho-meathead football foolishness over intelligent analysis.''
After Week 15, the Cowboys hold the No. 14 and No. 23 (from Green Bay) draft picks in the first round. So, Dallas winning in the final three games could push that No. 14 pick back, but losing would, in theory, improve the Cowboys' draft position.
Does sitting star players and Organically Tanking breed a losing culture? Some argue that we have seen teams struggle to get out of that mindset for years.
In any event, trying as hard as they can to win games, and then allowing the draft order to fall where it may, appears to be the way for Dallas in the final three games.
And if it hurts their draft stock -maybe even idiotically - then so be it.