Yea, I was pretty much saying that without saying it. They have strong locker rooms because they dont deal with troubled players to begin with in addition to having head coaches that hold their players accountable and demand their respect. The Cowboys hasnt had any stability from a coaching standpoint for quite sometime, when they did bring in a no nosense head coach its still their owner/gm wanting to touch everything. He wants to be a star himself.
As for the hype coming from more than ESPN, believe me, I know. Just as many Cowboy fans in the DC metro are as there are Redskin fans.