Dal vs. NY my take

I have read a lot of comments off several threads and everyone is debating the following subjects:

Should Brad step down for Brooks?

Will the D show up again?

Did the days off for the team affect/effect their play?

Is it impossible for the boys to beat the Gints?

I do not know how many of you guys are in the state of TX but I am; I watch a lot of the localized cowboys shows that come on FSN.  I also listen to talking cowboys and the lunch break from the dallas cowboys website.  A lot of talk, excitement, frustration, hope, and anxiety about this coming game against the gints.  On to the first question.

Brad is the only QB (other than Romo) who has practiced on a regular basis with the first team offense; Brooks has been strickly practicing with the scout team (i.e. running plays that the opp team runs, not the ones our Offense runs).  Brad is a shell of his former self, I will not rule out the possibility that he may be benched.  The thing we can look at as fans is that we see no real way that Brad will score enough points for this team against the gints.  The flipside is will Brooks handle the pressure of that D and the unfamiliarity he will have with our off and play any better than Brad?  The odds are a wash in my opinion, Brad may not be able to go deep and will provide the gints with an easier gameplan; but on the other hand Brooks could meltdown and turn into a turnover machine and the game would be lost.  I do agree with what Nate Newton had to offer on talking cowboys yesterday, he said that going with Brad is the best option we got.  The truth is it will be completely up to our Def and ST to make the plays and put the O in good field position or even score some points.  The argument the other way for using Brooks is that the boys are willing to go for broke and hope the other areas of the team will be able to handle any mistakes that come from the Off.  On to the second question.

Will the D show up again?

The D has another monster challenge this week, the gints are a power run team and stick to it unless they are trailing badly.  The loud mouth b#*$ch Brandon J will be in full douche form for this game and so will his second banana Ward.  The D knows that they have to stop the run and get in sheli's face.  Stopping the run should be the priority, because sheli is dependent on not having to win the game with his arm, he compliments the running game but does not open it up.  I will refer to Nate again "stop the run and the old eli will come back".  The team went through a slobber knocker game this week and found a way to win behind its D.  The D still has its back to the wall because of the condition of the off which now has more impact players hurt than the D.  The D knows that the majority of the burden of this upcoming game is on them; like it was last week and I feel that they have the ability to play with type of intensity again.  Especially against the gints, a team they truly hate. On to the third question.

Did the days off for the team affect/effect their play?

I had heard after the game that Wade had given the team the day off on saturday before the bucs game.  I do not know how I would have reacted to it if I had found out before the game (not like it really matters) but since they won it is less of an issue with everyone in the media.  I think the reason he did so last week and is doing the same now is because he is aware that the offense is not going to be able to put up points and sustain long drives to give the def a break.  The O converted three 3rd down plays out of 15 (thats 20%) and that means a lot of punting and having the D on the field.  The day off was in preparation for this event, and the days off they got after the game are for the same reason; to get their bodies a break.  I gurantee you they are going to need to be physically ready to take on the running attack the gints have and if not they will be gassed by the end of the 3rd qtr if not sooner.  So the rest in my opinion is a tactical choice ranther than a atta boy for their performance; the coaches are not going to take any time off they are working round the clock to have a gameplan ready for the players when they comeback.  On to the fourth question.

Is it impossible for the boys to beat the Gints?

The challenge is daunting, the gints are playing good football, they are not dominating but they do find a way to win; they are aggressive, they are a hard hitting team but are not without their flaws.  The boys are the wounded warrior, and they are not expected to win; some think it will be an outright victory for the gints.  Personally I do not know what to make of the boys chances; truthfully they do not stand much of a chance to win.  I think the more important question is should the victory be the only thing they play for?  What I mean by that is if they get the victory then great, kudos to the boys; but they should not feel the pressure to feel that if they do not win that the season is lost.  Of course this is dependent on how they fail; if they look flat and are unable to compete with the gints then that is a sign that the bucs were just having a bad day.  If on the other hand the boys are able to compete with the gints and it takes until half-way or late in the 4th qtr before the gints finally pull away.  That type of game will tell the boys that we may not have had enough to beat you this time but we came pretty darn close and next time we'll be better and we will kick your butt.  So there is a small silver lining in a defeat, I hate, hate, hate to use this as an example but the game the gints had against the pats last year gave them the confidence to beat them in the superbowl.  This game could give dallas the confidence they need to keep the right attitude and realize that they have the talent and ability to rise above the adversity and remember what it takes to win in the NFL.  My hope is that they give the gints the fight of their life, take that feeling all the way through the end of the season, and let the chips fall where they may.