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Dallas Cowboys blow home game to the Philadelphia Eagles, 10-6

I had basically forgotten how it feels to lose a game. The Cowboys defense was fantastic all day long and deserve nothing but praise for their efforts. The Dallas offense on the other hand was abysmal, and Tony Romo played one of the worst games of his short career. Romo just couldn’t get anything going on the day. Tough break for the young gun, he’ll need to bounce back next week. These final games are going to mean something now that we’re in a tie with the Packers at 12-2. At least we own the tiebreaker.

Then there are the injuries. Andre Gurode, Chris Canty and Pat Watkins were hurt enough to where they couldn’t return to play. Romo nicked his thumb and Jason Witten had a strained neck. But the first three guys looked to have significant injuries; we’ll have to see how they are on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Eagles deserved to win the game. They made plays when they needed to and as well as our defense played, their defense played better. They won this game fair and square.

Try not to go off the ledge over the loss even though it was very frustrating. We’re still in a good position to get things done this season. Yes, we’re bummed, but we still have a lot to look forward to, as long as Romo and the offense shake off this stinker. Also, let’s hope that Gurode, Canty and Watkins are going to be OK.

Update [2007-12-16 20:39:8 by Dave Halprin (Grizz)]: The initial feedback on the injuries, courtesy of Jerry Jones via BTB-regular kindablue in the comments.

Says the trainer indicated Romo hand suffered a contusion, and will be "fine".

He said Gurode's injury is "promising" and not as serious as originally thought, although the MRI is scheduled for tomorrow.

Watkins has "an old-fashioned" ankle sprain, and thinks it will heal with some time off.

Canty is "a concern", but hadn't heard anything specific.

Fasano showed no symptoms at halftime, but said he (Fasano) didn't "feel right".  He's been tested for a concussion, and passed.

Take this with a grain of salt.  Jerry's the eternal optimist, but that trail of bodies being helped off the field may not be as bad as we originally thought.

Thanks kindablue, maybe it's not as bad as we feared. We'll wait and see.

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Let's Hope

This isn't the meltdown and just a letdown. The last 2 games are not Gimmes by any stretch.

by Doomsday on Dec 16, 2007 6:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Gotta win out

Can't depend on Green Bay to lose a game, they probably won't.

If we had to lose one, I'm OK with this one. I've always said (and believed) the Eagles are a great team, regardless of their record. We got beat.

But having said that, losing sucks. Man.

If we win the Super Bowl, then we owe Parcells a Gatorade shower.

by Nelson on Dec 16, 2007 6:40 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

i really don't care

if we play at home or away. We've looked horrible more at home than away...

by Longhorn on Dec 16, 2007 6:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am more concerned with the injuries

than the loss.  Maybe it is better we have to play our best the last two games so we don't get rusty after a long layoff.  

by Billito on Dec 16, 2007 6:41 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Too Comfortable

Well we will see what where made of. This team is way to comfortable going into the last quarter of the season. This loss maybe good, as long as the injuries aren't season ending. We need to get more focus and serious about our play. I hate hearing the coaching staff not concered about the poor play in the first half on top of the poor play last week. Its nice to see the defense bounce back. Oh yea and leave the girlfriend at home. We don't need a celebrity QB. Stay focus Tony we need you to bring us to Arizona.

by jvw on Dec 16, 2007 6:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the girls gotta go

Who was in the stands during the Seattle game last year.........anybody?

by Doomsday on Dec 16, 2007 6:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Blogging Boys vs Bleeding Green

Just an observation, but comparing SB Nation blogs, the game thread at Bleeding Green Nation had 50 comments, and here we had well over 600 comments on two threads. Maybe it says something about Cowboy's fans or maybe the season that this blog is so active, but it definitely says something about the job Grizz does, and the community he's given the chance to grow here. Thanks.

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 6:43 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Jason Garrett needs to be slapped around some

Too much 4 wide, shotgun in 3rd and short for my liking.

by kk218 on Dec 16, 2007 6:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Barber

I know they like the "1-2 Punch" ... but, with the game on the line, Barber should be in the game at all times.

by jcircadian on Dec 16, 2007 7:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

boy it be nice to have running game

and a RB who can actually run the ball - I ready to ship Roy and Carp and our 2 first rounders for a gamechanger - DMAC

by Arkcowboys on Dec 16, 2007 6:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

yea a game changer

Rushing        Att     yds

MBIII          7       32

by Arkcowboys on Dec 16, 2007 6:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

got news for you ark

having McFadden wouldn't have mattered

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2007 7:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

sure it would have

DMAC wouldn't have been caught behind the line like JJ did today. I can't wait until he is gone.

I know the defense played good today, but Roy Williams was a liabilty once again.

by Cowboys81 on Dec 16, 2007 8:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

oh you sure about that

it would have left some good options

by Arkcowboys on Dec 16, 2007 8:06 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Got news for you Terry

we are not going to win a SB without a running game

SB winners  

1999 – Rams – M Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards  1,048 yards receiving
2000 – Ravens – Jamal Lewis rushed for 1,364 yards 296 yards recieving – P Holmes 588 yards 221 reciving yards
2001 – NE – Atwain Smith rushed for 1,157 yards 192 yards receiving
2002 – Tampa Bay - Micheal Pittman rushed for 718 yards  receiving 477 yards
2003 – NE – Atwain Smith 642 rushed for yards – Kevin  Faulk rushed for 638 yards receiving 440 yards
2004 – NE Cory Dillion rushed for 1635 yards
2005 – Pitts – Willie Parker rushed for 1202 yards receiving  218 yards – Jerome Bettis rushed for 368
2006 – Colts – Joseph Addai rushed for  1,081 yards receiving 325 yards Dominic Rhodes 641 yards receiving 251 yards

by Arkcowboys on Dec 16, 2007 10:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not only did Romo lose this game...

... but he F***ED me over completely in all three of my fantasy playoff games.

Oh well ... live by the sword, die by the sword. And real football (where we're 12-2) is more important than fake football.

I wouldn't be too upset about the loss today, though. We're cruising with a first-round bye locked up, and we never sweep Philly anyway. It had to happen. At least we have a wakeup call before the playoffs.

Let him who hath understanding Reckon the number of the beast For it is a human number, it's number is 31.

by no1cowboysfan on Dec 16, 2007 6:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I know how you feel

Romo just killed an 11-2 top-seed season for me in fantasy. Just more misery on the day.

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by Dave Halprin on Dec 16, 2007 6:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Correct sir

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Dec 16, 2007 7:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Other side...

Played somebody today who had Romo, TO, and Witten.  Witten had a big day, but the other two combined for 8.  

PS-LT is good.

"It was a 4-yard run taking the scenic route." -Joe Buck on Romo's Run

by GhettoBear04 on Dec 16, 2007 11:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly,

I went to war with Owens and Romo in one league. Ironically, it looks like I may win that one.

But with Romo as my starter in the other two ... not looking too good. One I lost for sure, the other, I need very few points from Minny's D + Berrian.

Let him who hath understanding Reckon the number of the beast For it is a human number, it's number is 31.

by no1cowboysfan on Dec 17, 2007 12:49 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I smell another december swoon

I hope I'm wrong
BUT...
we didn't deserve to win last week
we played aweful today against a mediocre eagles team...

and I hope that no one thinks that the panthers or the redskins are going to lay down for us...

Its sure gonna be cold in lambeau field...If we get the opportunity to play there...

well at least we won't lose in the 1st round this year...

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by TrueBlue24 on Dec 16, 2007 6:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I HATE the Eagles, with a PASSION...

and I'm from PA originally...

That's the only reason I care about this loss...

But you know, coming off the Lions win, and GB before that, I guess I'm not surprised.

But as with everyone else, the loss isn't much; what's more important, are the injuries!

Henry, Newman and Crayton have been nursing injuries all year, as you know; and Ellis is the only one who seems to have come back.

But the Injury concerns:

Romo was so bad today, was it his thumb?  Or Jessica get inside his head, like Carrie Underwood did last year??

Gurode?  Wow, that didn't look good!

Canty:  taken out by his own man, I had that crap!

Watkins:  probably a high ankle sprain, and looked bad too!

Injuries, Injuries, Injuries....forget the loss...

Still HATE the Eagles!

See how smug Reid was, like he just won the SB or something!

What a bunch of punks!

Bottomline, Dallas LOST today, the Eagles did NOT "win"!

by Dale in Atlanta on Dec 16, 2007 6:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

superstitious?

Are you guys just joking, or do you really think Jessica Simpson being around caused us this game? The offense just stink for their own reasons, don't blame it on her.

If we win the Super Bowl, then we owe Parcells a Gatorade shower.

by Nelson on Dec 16, 2007 6:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

stunk

there goes that bad spelling again

If we win the Super Bowl, then we owe Parcells a Gatorade shower.

by Nelson on Dec 16, 2007 6:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

would love to hear the comments from T.O.

anybody in the local market getting the coverage of post game comments?

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2007 6:53 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

You Can Listen to WOAI

That's what I'm listening to now on the internet.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 6:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

have to do some other stuff right now

anybody say anything interesting yet?

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2007 7:06 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No Interviews Yet

Listening to Norm Hitzges field callers.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 7:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They had some of his press appearance on ESPN

and he basically had a positive outlook, said maybe it was good for them to lose a game, they missed some opportunities but need to focus on next week and work even harder. Definitely Pod-person T.O. ;-)

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

good

i was kind of dreading what he was going to say.  even flozell started yelling at romo near the end of the game.  can't get mad at each other...

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2007 7:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Give credit to the eagles

they played a good mistake free game, we did not. Our defense played great today. Romo was horrible on offense and for a game where we were down only four, we got away from the run altogether to early. I dont want to hear about Romo's thumb injury, thats an excuse. He didn't have a probem hitting Crayton in stride forty yards down the field. He started out horrible and stayed that way all game. This isn't the way you want to go down the stretch heading to the playoffs. Last week was another subpar performance, we were lucky to win that game, this week, it caught up with us. With a short week and alot of injuries, things better get turned around in a hurry.

by Deke on Dec 16, 2007 6:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I don't care what you want to hear

its a fact you can't ignore. He had to be helped getting his shoulder pads off for crying out loud, I'd say his thumb was killing him.

Buts its ok that you make excuses for Brady, you're such a hater Deke.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2007 7:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't put it all on Romo

Yes, some... but not all.

Some running plays would've kept the defense honest.

Cory Procter sucked and couldn't even hold half of Andre Gurode's jock.

I'm still perplexed as to why we entirely abandoned the run in the whole 4th qtr down by just 4 pts with a QB clearly bothered by a thumb injury and a backup C who stunk to high heck...

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by kcbrett5 on Dec 16, 2007 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

if his thumb was that bad

then he should of been replaced. The fact is, his thumb wasn't that bad, he played horrible, period

by Deke on Dec 16, 2007 7:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Jerry Jones

indicated he was injured during the game.  If that's the case, he doesn't get a free pass for all those wild passes in the first quarter.

Just think if he hits Owens on the first pass of the game.  We're up 7-0, and the outcome could have been much different.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 7:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

not good
Great teams are fine tuning at this point, not struggling for first teams. Green Bay is hot. We are not. A lucky fumble bounce helps us beat the lions and we lay down a stinker today. Romo was awful before hehurt this thumb, so that is no excuse.

by Philosopher on Dec 16, 2007 6:58 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

that should read
not struggling for first downs.

by Philosopher on Dec 16, 2007 7:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Have to agree with you and Deke

Romo was off from the first pass of the game. No excuse. He was bad.

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by Dave Halprin on Dec 16, 2007 7:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

And the weird thing is, he didn't even look that upset about it.  I kept waiting for him to show some emotion like has in the past when things aren't going his way, and I never really saw it today.

Maybe he did, and I just missed it, but it just left me with a weird feeling.  I'm sure he was frustrated, but today, Romo seemed like a Pod person...

"It was a 4-yard run taking the scenic route." -Joe Buck on Romo's Run

by GhettoBear04 on Dec 16, 2007 11:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The Boys injury bug hit hard

We still almost won the game. I'm worried about Romo's thumb and Gurode's knee. Those are major problems down the road.

The other injuries, the team could over come.

But we do need to win out to claim home field throughout. Although just having that 1st round buy locked up feels good.

by APerfectStar on Dec 16, 2007 7:05 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hey Jason

This is the game where you tell your offensive line this game is yours to win and then run the ball. With tony's thumb and the defense playing well, play some field position and get your line run blocking. Then run some play action off it on key second and third downs to pick up first downs. This game was to close to throw it around the way we did with tony not 100%. This is his first really bad game. Hopefully we wont see anymore like this the rest of the way.

by jvw on Dec 16, 2007 7:06 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

i have to agree

with the game always within a TD, he should have ran the ball a lot more.  some negative plays wtih julius jones in there but not a enough where you would completely abandon the running game, especially when your QB is hurt

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2007 7:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true...

most people on this board thought that one area we had a definitive advantage over the Patriots in was our running game, but it was decidedly absent today.

"It was a 4-yard run taking the scenic route." -Joe Buck on Romo's Run

by GhettoBear04 on Dec 16, 2007 11:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I KnowThe Problem

Every time Tony brings a girlfriend to the game, he has a terrible game and the Cowboys lose. Last year he brought Carrie Underwood. It's not rocket science. Leave the women home!  I rant I fear...

by Far Rider on Dec 16, 2007 7:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Grizz

can you see how much Gurode going out hurt the cowboys.  Seem like the eagles got a lot more pressure at the end on romo up the middle.  They used some fancy blitzing but just wondering if proctor hurt a bit.

by ab03 on Dec 16, 2007 7:08 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I think Procter did hurt us

there was definitely a big increase in pressure and sacks at the end. Some of it came from the middle.

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by Dave Halprin on Dec 16, 2007 7:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Give Philly credit 4 immediately exploiting that

Noticed it as well.  In fact after AG left the field, I basically said,

"Oh no, watch Jim Johnson exploit that..."

And sure enough it happened.  It's times like that where I wish my predictions didn't come true.

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by kcbrett5 on Dec 16, 2007 7:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Procter did just fine

Tony wasn't picking up the blitzer in the presnap all day...

by Longhorn on Dec 16, 2007 7:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's Gurodes job to call out the protections

Romo makes the pre-snap read, losing Gurode (who was having a ProBowl season) really killed us in the second half. Hope like hell he can play thru it.

by APerfectStar on Dec 16, 2007 11:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Two numbers: 36 and 13. Too big a disparity...

I know that we normally pass more than we run.

However, you would've thought that we were down by more than one possession the way we basically abandoned the run for the entire 4th qtr (Red Ball maybe called one running play in the final 10+ minutes of the game).

I was with some buddies of mine at a sports bar, and I kept asking them "why does our offense act like we're down by 17 pts with practically an eternity to go?  Call some running plays!"

At the time, we were down by only 4 points.  JUST FOUR FREAKIN' POINTS.

To me, it was like we panicked when we really didn't need to.

The last three games, we've played rather inconsistent.

Win over GB:  Great first half (both O and D played well), poor 2nd half (D played worse for last 2 qtrs, O came through when needed to).

Win over Det: Poor first half (Defense), better 2nd half (except Defense).

Loss vs Philly:  D played better throughout except for like 2 drives, but O was atrocious (esp. OC-Garrett and QB-Romo).

I know it's just our 2nd loss, and like Grizz... I don't know how it feels this year 'cuz it's been awhile since the "L" to New England... but I'd like to see some CONSISTENCY on both sides of the freakin' ball!!!

And I'll be praying that Gurode and Canty did not suffer season-ending injuries...  

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by kcbrett5 on Dec 16, 2007 7:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

we got two things coming for sure this week

and thats two big fines, one on Hamlin for leaving his feet and leading with his helmet and Mr Horse collar himself, Mr three time offender this year, Roy Wiliams fine wouldn't surprise me if its a  game cheque and possibly a game suspension.

by Deke on Dec 16, 2007 7:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

It's like the Eagles bring da horse collar...

...out of Roy.

Didn't he get a penalty doing that when we beat them @ the Linc?

And I think every Cowboy here remembers the famous one where he broke TO's ankle/leg when Owens played for Philly.  

Although back then, horse-collar tackles were legal...

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by kcbrett5 on Dec 16, 2007 7:16 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

they were made a foul

because of that specific play

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Letter to Jessica

I know you are high maintance. You probably had tony running all over town this week since it was a home game. You know picking your parents up from the airport, calling cousin jim, signing autographs for half the family. This is fine during the off season but we are on a super bowl march and this can not be all about you. lol. No more waking tony up 2 and 3 times a night you will have to wait until after the game Sunday and I will even give you Monday and Tuesday after that no more. If this continues tony will drop you like a bad habit and there are thousands of cowboy fans that will help move your things out. He already kicked a couple of women out when they wanted more time than football. consider this your one and only warning.

by jvw on Dec 16, 2007 7:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Simpson?

Isn't she Bart's cousin or something? How can you date an animated character.

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

you guys can't be serious?

Simpson had nothing to do with Romo's play, his thumb was injured and you can't throw effectively with a bad thumb, end of story.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2007 7:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I doubt the JS had much to do with it

but he sucked before he hurt his thumb today. that can't be the only excuse.

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

how do you know when he hurt it?

he could have hurt it in practice this week and injured it worse during the game.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2007 7:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he was talking about it in the postgame interview

I'm not sure when it happened, but it was in the game

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought they showed a replay in the 3rd period

when he got knocked down and thought that was it.

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by Dave Halprin on Dec 16, 2007 7:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They showed him getting his thumb worked on

on the sidelines, so I assume it happened during the preceding drive, and yeah, I think that was in the third quarter.

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

jessica's jelly
Yes she did. She was and is a distraction. She is not smart. I like Carrie better. But you know how it goes you guys never want the ok looking smart one. You want the wiggly wonderdutt...Ey Tony if you cant handle the poohnanny during the season save it till the off season.....We want to win.....dont blow our season on that silicone slizzie

by MochacowboygirlATL on Dec 17, 2007 11:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

where is the problem?

Did Jessica Simpson's attendance distract Romo?

Did offensive players just can't handle the cold?

Why do I feel this offense was not concentrated in the game at all?

I give Eagle's credit, I always think Andy Reid is a great coach.

This game is not about their offense.

Romo had 3 picks, what more do we need to say? I think his head is too high now. Maybe he has too many distractions now. he didn't got paid 63m for playing playboy.

Bounce back? maybe, consider next coming up is panthers.

I know the game is tightening up, nobody is piling up big numbers anymore, but 3 picks?

I know he always learn something from the mistakes, but Im sure he can learn more when his mistakes really cost the team a win. Buffalo's game was touch, but we won.

Im glad we lost this one, at least, Romo now can understand cowboys isn't that much better than eagles, and hopefully he can understand no matter how great he think he is, too much distraction will cost him, team, big time.

by clevin on Dec 16, 2007 7:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Dr. Jerry Jones

Says the trainer indicated Romo hand suffered a contusion, and will be "fine".

He said Gerode's injury is "promising" and not as serious as originally thought, although the MRI is scheduled for tomorrow.

Watkins has "an old-fashioned" ankle sprain, and thinks it will heal with some time off.

Canty is "a concern", but hadn't heard anything specific.

Fasano showed no symptoms at halftime, but said he (Fasano) didn't "feel right".  He's been tested for a concussion, and passed.

Take this with a grain of salt.  Jerry's the eternal optimist, but that trail of bodies being helped off the field may not be as bad as we originally thought.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 7:34 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Injuries...

Don't know if he's correct, but Jerry Jones said that ALL the injuries:

Romo: thumb..
Fasano: concussion...
Canty:  knee...
Gurode: knee...
Watkins:  LOW ankle sprain...

NONE are serious or season ending, nor should spill over into the Playoffs...

Or at least that's his story for now...we'll see...

by Dale in Atlanta on Dec 16, 2007 7:35 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ha

Beat you to it.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 7:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I sure hope he's right

But all of them were up and walking on their own power, and without even very serious limps, pretty quickly after their injuries, so that would seem to indicate that none of them are too serious. But one can never tell, with these tough warriors.

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by scottmaui on Dec 16, 2007 7:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Romo's interceptions...

This has bothered me all year...

Grizz, you have all the games on tape...

I bet if you go back and look at ALL of Romo's interceptions this year...

You'll find that 75% of them at least, come from Romo trying to FORCE the ball to Owens!

I bet he does that, because he's trying to make sure he gets Owen's "involved" in the game...

IF he had TG during this season, and wasn't forcing all these throws to Owens, I bet he doesn't have half as many..

by Dale in Atlanta on Dec 16, 2007 7:46 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Grizz... do me a favor please

Instead of "trainer", please say "athletic trainer"

Thanks....

Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old

by Mullin on Dec 16, 2007 7:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Mickey Spagnola Updates Injury Situation

Watkins has a "regular" ankle sprain, not serious and dreaded high ankle sprain.

Gurode sprained a knee, preliminary diagnosis is it's "not that serious".

Same thing with Canty; he didn't think "it was that bad".  It's been injured before, and it's difficult for the Athletic Trainers (TM) to evaluate it, since it's looser and more elastic than knees of other players.

Fasano had a "mild concussion".

There's a chance all five guys could play next week.

After what we saw, that sounds like a minor miracle.

by kindablue on Dec 16, 2007 8:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

If we get a decent lead on Carolina

put Proctor in.  We need to see if we can count on him.

by King Man on Dec 16, 2007 8:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

Great, injuries don't look as bad. If canty is the only casualty where ok. The defensive line is probably the deepest part of our team. It would be nice to give gurode a week off the young kid looked good in his place and bring both him and canty back for washington and then two weeks off. Hopefully we dodged a bullet.

by jvw on Dec 16, 2007 8:10 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Redskins up 6-0 over giants.

I think Brandon Jacobs is really overrated and basically sucks.  Go skins

by Billito on Dec 16, 2007 8:26 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ouch!

I couldn't post until now. I was curled up, in the fetal position, remote clutched in my hand. I've gotten some help (actually valium) and I'm really much better now.

Romo has a terrible game. He was simply off in accuracy and then he started second-guessing himself and not trying throws he would have thought nothing of a week ago. Of all the injuries, the one that worries me most is Tony's confidence. The rest we can live with.

He has always bounced back from these, and I expect the same this time.

I have to go now. The nice man in the white coat says it's bed time...

by dunkman on Dec 16, 2007 8:35 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!!
www.xanga.com/five11nation

by kcbrett5 on Dec 16, 2007 8:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

don't worry dunk, he'll bounce back strong

he always does, he's too much of a competitor and too good not to.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Dec 16, 2007 8:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a step in Romo's maturity. If he can handle

an off-day and return to form next Saturday, he will
be the same,old irrepresible Tony.

Wharter

by Wharter on Dec 16, 2007 9:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree with you Silver

He doesn't get the credit he's due. Proctor is a severe drop off in talent.

by APerfectStar on Dec 16, 2007 11:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's a suggestion

If Canty is out an extended period of time. Move Ratliff to DE and Tank as the starting NT. I'm not sure Bowen at DE will be a short term solution. They could at least experiment with the idea if Canty is going to miss some games.

by Cowboys81 on Dec 16, 2007 9:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I am all for Bowen

he's played good all year

by Arkcowboys on Dec 16, 2007 10:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not

He didn't play well when Canty was out. I think Ratliff would be a much better option.

by Cowboys81 on Dec 16, 2007 10:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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