Dallas Cowboys Tuesday news & notes
by Brandon Worley on Dec 16, 2008 10:59 AM CST
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PrintLater today the Pro Bowl rosters will be announced. Don't expect 13 Cowboys to head to the Pro Bowl like last year, which in my opinion isn't a bad thing. DeMarcus Ware and Jason Witten are guaranteed shoe-ins, but who else gets to go is up in the air at this point. Jay Ratliff and Bradie James deserves to go but would have needed some high voting by the players and coaches to get to the game. Another player deserving to go but who didn't even finish in the top 5 at his position in fan voting is Tony Romo. It will be interesting to see if his peers think highly enough of him to vote him into the game. Check out 5Blings' post here for a great discussion on who should and shouldn't go.
The announcement will be live on NFL Network at 4 EST.
Here are some news and notes from around the the interweb.
The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants game Sunday night was the highest rated SNF game of the year, and beat out the Survivor season finale.
Mac Engel takes a look at why this Dallas Cowboys team may be bucking the trend, and actually getting better in December.
DeMarcus Ware is finally getting some MSM attention for his potential historic season.
The Dallas Cowboys' defense is molding into one of the league's best, and of Ware is at the top of the reason's why. Wade Phillips has an interesting point that I had forgotten about; Ware should have 20 sacks by now.
"He should have 20," coach Wade Phillips said. "We had one earlier in the year where he ran the quarterback out of bounds, and they gave it to Zach [Thomas]."
Thomas George of NFL.com examines how the pass rush defenses in the league are leading their teams into the playoffs.
A look back at the Cowboys/Giants game from a New York media point of view.
In more important news, Tony Romo's back may keep him out of practice on Wednesday. Wade Phillips says that he is expected to be fine for the game against Baltimore.
And finally Mickey Spagnola, in verbose fashion, says that the catalyst for the defenses' surge in dominant play can be attributed to Terence Newman's healthy return.
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i dont expect anywhere near 13 pro bowlers this year
maybe 5
but whats more important is that we’re peaking at the right time
i expect romo and the O to keep getting better
also if anyone could find this out then that would be awesome: the cowboys defense stats over the last 5 games compared to the other top defenses of the league and their last 5 games
i would love to see where we rank with our newly resurgent D
Superbowl or Bust?
Good idea.
I’ll have that for a Let’s Talk Numbers post later in the week.
by Brandon Worley on Dec 16, 2008 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
That would be great.
If our Defenese plays like it has since Wade takes over we win. Romo at the house, should be dialed. Hopefully he can get his back loose.
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
On a side note
The Cowboys really have been succesful with the 4th round pick.
Barber, Choice, Canty, James. The jury is still out on Free, and there is still that skylar Green debacle, but still that’s a pretty good group of players.
due to our inability to get proctor off of the field
i would be hesitant to say that “the jury is still out on Free.” if he doesn’t have the raw talent to make the coaching staff know he’d be an upgrade, then cut him.
I commented. You're welcome.
another transplant from The Blue & Silver Report
by bulldog jeeper on Dec 16, 2008 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
Free is a tackle
His strengths are in his athleticism and footwork which is much more suited to playing in space. He’s not a physical grind-it-out kind of guy that would work in the interior line. The jury is out on him at tackle because we have two that eve kept him off the field.
by Dave Halprin on Dec 16, 2008 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
who cares
We want a Super Bowl team not a Probowl Team.
Oh Ware Oh Ware
Ware has done all this without the steroid issues amazing.
13 probowlers means nothing if you can't even win a playoff game.
Any player would trade twenty probowl selections for one SB ring.
Exactly.
That’s why I’m not too worked up about it. Although a part of me does want to see some players (Ratliff, James) get the respect from their peers that they deserve.
by Brandon Worley on Dec 16, 2008 12:49 PM CST up reply actions
I wonder if the same
could be said, SB championship vs. PFHOF induction? Would a player, like Fran Tarkington, for example, trade his PFHOF bust, for a SB ring? I really don’t know the answer to that.
I said at the beginning of the season that,
this team would gell late, especially the D. I could see the talent level, but not great team play. Injuries made the progress go slower that we’d all have liked, but it seems our guys are ready at last for the final effort.
I feel very confident right now. I’m looking forward to the Ravens game as a great test for this team. I predict a well played game from O/D/SS, and a hard fought victory, pulling away in the 4ht qtr.
Then, the Cowboys will knock the Eagles out of a playoff birth in the season finally. If Romo can recapture his former passing accuracy, the last two games could become easy wins. GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the less pro bowlers the better
it will keep that chip on their shoulder throughout the rest of the season and playoffs. Allow the Cowboys to believe they have been disrespected and they will play with a fury the likes we have never seen.
In Romo we Trust
Forget the Pro Bowl talk...
Go to the home Page under “Fanposts” and look at my top 10 reason why we won’t beat the Ravens.
by Captain Comeback on Dec 16, 2008 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
How could Cowboy fans boo Owens. For crying out loud, some 'reporter' starts
throwing around unsubstantiated, uncorroborated ‘quotes’ and the boo birds come out and attack the unsuspecting target. Wash your mouth out with soap.
Owens is giving his all for this team, as most of our guys do, and people boo him when some banty legged typist pulls accusations out of his BVDs. Most people learn to write by second grade, then they move on to productive lives. Writers are stuck in the second grade for life (I think Bobby Knight said something to this effect many years ago, no plagiarism intended).
I would expect booing from Eagles fans, but from Cowboys fans attending at Texas Stadium, I expect cheering for our team and all it’s members. I’d better not hear it again this Saturday, or me and JJ will start revoking season tickets.
It's pretty obvious that Werder's story was right on
And if the fans are going to chose between T.O and Witten, Witten wins hands down….
Hello all the boys could have the last game on prime time afterall:
here is the link that updates the situation.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
We won't be on we will lose to the Ravens. Stop looking ahead.
by Captain Comeback on Dec 16, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions
Give into your fear Terry, accept the loss.
Your Sunday will be ruined.
We will lose to the ravens.
by Captain Comeback on Dec 16, 2008 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
Anyone notice
That the Redskins were voted by fans,mostly due to Dan Snyders Vote Red campaign, to 9 of 19 of the NFC starting positions.
Snyder has made a mockery of Pro bowl ballotting…which was a joke to begin with….HaHa…I mean Larry Allen could get in while sitting on his back porch…HaHaHa…..but it is silly stupid that the skins stuufed the ballot boxes…..I know it is only one third of the process….But….still!!!!
You'll never get in a traffic jam,while going the extra mile. -Roger staubach
Check out Hogs Haven, they have a fanpost for skins fans to come over to the last dallas home game
to ruin the experience. Talk about frustration and disappointment taking over that site.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
Grizz, Brandon, TH, Raf or Raul
Do you know if you can add discussion to the Poll Question? They always seem to drum up a lot of different responses, I would be interested to hear people’s reasoning..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
The front page poll is a stand alone feature.
Unfortunately. If you want to encourage discussion on the topic, the best way is to make a Fanpost.
by Brandon Worley on Dec 16, 2008 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
Romo makes it too. Brees, Warner, Romo gets in with the 3rd spot.
Unless they’ve already announced the rosters?
by DieSlowKeyshawn on Dec 16, 2008 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
scratch folk, Carney takes that spot
only three cowboy players being reported by Star telegram
6 giants
OG Chris Snee, DE Justin Tuck, K John Carney, P Jeff Feagles, QB Eli Manning and C Shaun O’Hara are in. LB Antonio Pierce is a first alternate, which could be seen as a good sign for Bradie James. RB Brandon Jacobs is a third alternate, which is somewhat surprising.
http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/12/six-giants-selected-to-pro-bowl.html
ugh what, i don't care about the giants
I was asking for the link to you reporting cowboys pro bowlers.
by DieSlowKeyshawn on Dec 16, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah the reports started coming in 2 hours ago
I think I heard the starting 3 are Witten, Ware and Davis.
Werd is a Turd......
haha, so now we've got 2 people giving three different reports
First 4 were in, then 3, now boyzfansince94 is reporting a different 3. If you don’t have a valid link to post you should probably refrain from posting “news”
by DieSlowKeyshawn on Dec 16, 2008 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
Off Subject
I think our defense has not given up a touchdown in 3 games, is that right? If so, I have not heard any mention of this by the media.
check this out
We need to add a brief post-script to Monday’s items regarding the adventures of Cowboy Chris, a Dallas fan who opted to heckle ESPN’s Ed Werder while Werder and his crew were trying to file a report last week from Valley Ranch.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you need to. It’s right here.
For those of you with any interest in the fate of "Sean," the ESPN producer who confronted Cowboy Chris in profane and condescending fashion, we’re told that "Sean" has received a "written warning" from ESPN.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/category/rumor-mill/
Werd is a Turd......
Been quicker
… to just lob a couple of shoes at Ed. That’s how it’s done these days.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
lol so both you and bozfansince94 were wrong
thank God for those pre 4 oclock reports… come again
by DieSlowKeyshawn on Dec 16, 2008 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
those are the five, Davis is the reserve not Ratliff
I dont see your Romo there. LOL He was never going to be there
Ravens
Ravens are Lewis, Suggs, Reed, McClain, and special-teamer Brendan Ayanbadejo. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata is a first alternate.
Werd is a Turd......
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