Sure...but tell that to the guy where his mother switched to the earlier flight and STILL didn't make the connection due to a diversion (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/conti...st-excuse.html).

The fact is that EWR is a mess on just about every afternoon and connecting through there is a miserable mess, regardless of how much a buffer you give yourself. I'm glad I originate here. If I didn't I would not be flying CO. The connections are simply too unlikely to work out well.