I do remember a setting hen from my childhood. She had a dozen or more eggs under her. The days came for hatching. Little chicks scrambled about. Nothing cuter unless it is ducklings; but something was wrong in the nest. There were two eggs with no cracks from pecking inside. I remember taking the eggs and cracking them. There were little chick forms but they never made it for whatever reason. I learned an old adage later in life. You know it. "Don't count your chickens before they hatch". Kenny Rodgers would come along singing "The Gambler". One of his lines was this: "You never count your money while your sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealins' done." Not being a gambler I still can understand that. Not being a chicken farmer I also understand not counting unhatched chickens.
Not being a football coach or owner, I still understand BOTH those little sayings. It was obvious to me, a novice, that the Cowboys didn't have their engine running smoothly in pre-season. "Not to worry!" was their excuse. When the season began they sputtered about making inexcusable mistakes, "Not to worry! buy your Super Bowl tickets to see them play!" They would be the FIRST HOST TEAM to play in their home stadium. It would be at the Taj Mahal of owner Jones. I was already thinking, "Someone is counting dead chicks." Barring an incredible finish the Cowboys are going to find plenty of time to count their money when the seasons done....it won't contain a Super Bowl bonus.
