t goes to show that this years NFL has no defined favourite. The NFC especially is up for grabs, which is good ews for the boys because if we win in Philly and ge in, we could make a deep run.

First?

anyone. Two average teams will face each other next week in Philly. The winner will not get any better for the effort. Average is average.

So I am less unhappy than I was last night.

So frustrating coming from the early “high hopes, pie in the sky hopes”.

If this was 2003 – 2004 we would be happy with a win and in game in Philly.

But I thought we were past that stage for awhile.

Maybe setting up for a Cinderella (ala NYG) run? Maybe, but I will be encouraged by one playoff win this year, at least get off that decade long drought and build from that.

Gotta get there first, but that is my intermediate goal for this season now.

because I’m a GIANTS fan.
Seriously though, Dallas could not have knwon Baltimore was going to run the ball in those situations.
I promised I’d be back to take a whooping if the Boys made the playoffs; I believe they will beat hte eagles and take the 6 seed; I believe that no wild cards will lose this year because MINN and ARIZ suck soo bad
The Giants WILL mail it in against MIN so good luck against MIN/CHI… I can’t wait to KO the cowgirls from 2 straight playoffs

a cowgirl fan ever said “good manning”

If they beat St. Louis at home and the Panthers lose at New Orleans, both teams would be 11-5. They split their two head-to-head games, and would both have 3-3 divisional records. The next tiebreaker is common games, and they would both be 10-5 in those games…which takes us to conference records, and Atlanta would own that advantage 8-4 to 7-5.

The team that only won four games last year, and started a rookie QB, could well be the second seed in the NFC playoffs.

The churn from year to year is remarkable, and makes our inability to play at a consistently great level all the more frustrating.

that the Boys have had their worst games against AFC opponents lately, and we still have a running shot at our NFC East brethren. I like our chances next week even though it is an away game in that most-unfriendly of places. All we need to do is get in the dance and anything is possible from there.

we win we’re in
end of story

I believe Tom Landry got his revenge on Jerry Jones the other night..with a little help from God, of course.

I don’t feel so bad now :)

I was in a pretty good mood til I logged in here this a.m. What a bunch of whiny wusses everyone is being. Who said something about a reset button? And the fact that the Eagles may know before they step onto the field that they have no chance? Westbrook is banged up? McNabb is still a little confused about the way things work in the NFL? The Panthers defense sucks mouse titties, the Giants can be run on pretty darn good, Minnesota doesn’t really want to be in the playoffs, Arizona wishes maybe they were’nt, and that leaves Atlanta. OK, I’ll bite. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, sniff, sniff, fingers in my ears, eyes shut really tight, where’s my blanket?

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I think the only thing that was proven this weekend is that the AFC is playing a helluva lot better than the NFC right now. NFC east? Wasn’t that once the toughest division in football? Now its a joke with the “powerhouse” cowboys and eagles fighting for the right to limp into the playoffs.

The good news is that if the cowboys can make it, they wouldn’t have superior competion unless they make it to the SB.

Raef had predicted a Cowboys W over the Ravens. What he, and the rest of us, did not predict, is that for 3 quarters Romo would have one of his worse games as a Cowboy (he ended up with a 66.2 but his first 3Q play was worse than that number). That being said the matchup with the Eagles is intriquing as Jim Johnson has gone all or nothing on Romo in the past few years. There has not been much middle ground in Romo’s stats against the Eagles D. Either he has pro-bowl QB rating or a Brad Johnson QB rating:

’06=45.5
’07=141.7 and 22.2
’08=123.2

The question is: What Romo will lace up? Maybe next week is the week that bucks the trend. If Romo has a QB rating in the Eli Manning range 100-80, then I think the Cowboys win this game because of the stepped-up play of thier defense. If Jim Johnson forces Romo into a 40- rating, similar to his stretch at the end of ’07 (even though the playoffs were in the bag) then I think we may be facing a long offseason.

Skip Brainless actually corrected Stephen Ashhole Smith on Stale Pizza reminding him that Romo played great late. Yes, I know we’re supposed to be boycotting BSPN and I rarely watch Sportsdumpster or Countdown anymore but as far as Skippy goes I can’t help it; I’m a fan of the absurd and what better way to take my pain after the absurd goings-on Saturday Night than to listen to the master of hocus pocus and his unique take on the game?

due to the flex scheduling….the Cowboy game is now at 3:15pm CT.

Just thought I would mention this so the countdown clock on the front page can be changed.

On FOX, the Dallas at Philadelphia game, which is oozing with playoff possibilities, has been moved to 4:15 p.m. EST as well

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I though Romo’s comment after the game that “You see the division opponents pretty regularly, you get to know where guys are at and what positions they’re playing, we didn’t really figure that stuff out [on the Ravens] until the 4th quarter” was particularly interesting. Even against Jim Johnson’s complex defenses, Romo clearly feels he has a handle on them now (and the early season MNF game would seem to support that). But the unfamiliar opponent, both in personnel and scheme, of the Ravens gave him and Garrett a lot of trouble.

I bring this up because it makes me feel better about this Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Of course, to expect Andy Reid and JJ to rest on their laurels in terms of game-planning against the Cowboys is absurd. The two of them, and Reid in particular, always seem to put together their best game plans against the ‘Boys. It’s one of the things I hate most about this generation of Eagles teams.

The first huge game turning running play verse Dallas was the result of over aggressive play and poor tackling on the player’s part.

But I put the second long run on the coaches. How to the coaches allow them to make the same mistake a few minutes latter. It seems they saw it as bad luck and allowed the defense to over-crowd the line and play in a similar manner a few plays later. I am all for filling all the gaps, but it’s ok if there are two men who are 10 yards off the line who can move to the hole in case a player or two get beat or miss a tackle.

So disappointing, that when the offense finally figured out the Raven’s defense the defense that kept them in the game has a complete and unforgettable breakdown. It was the worse example of this team finding a new way to lose that I have ever seen produced. This one stunk in new ways and was way more disappointing the Pittsburgh loss.

A co-worker spent $3000 to get good seats and fly into the game. I have to give him props, because he did not call in sick after experiencing that game in person.

What is worrisome to me now is that our O-line is somehow mentally deficient. I didn’t know that, but Raf does. I just know that for whatever reason the results are retarded, but I now worry that THEY are retarded. Jeez, football is kinda complicated, it really is a thinking man’s game. But, it would seem that if you practice and do the same things over and over again, you should be able to get pretty good at it, as referenced by our matchups with our division mates mentioned above. Sooooo, maybe now that we have seen something unfamiliar, new and different, maybe these dogs can learn new tricks. Hope so. Back injuries are the very worst, and we need every little butt wiggle Tony can muster up.

And what’s the dang deal with MB. I hope he doesn’t play, we need to get his widdle toe fixed.

tell me why we drafted Roy Williams? I love the guy but it is obvious we do not know how to use him. And why do we continue to run nothing but long developing routes with our recievers? Do you think maybe we could decide on a snap count that everyone understands and knows!

garbage! you mean to tell me he is so out of balance with this offense that the only way we can get him involved is by the end around or a screen? Come on! and besides if they are not going to use him then why make the move in the middle of the year? His hoof is not hurt enough to warrant not throwing him the ball!

which makes him less effective…..RW has no chemistry with Romo and has little experience in this offense. You can’t underestimate that.

two recievers that we have that can get no seperation, and have chemistry problems. Don’t you think we might want to adjust the way we are doing things? Why continue to run the same crap over and over and expect different results? other than to make us go crazy! Jason Garrett has been outcoached several times this year and refuses to change things up! How about putting our gimpy recievers in motion? everytime we do this we get results! I guess getting gimpy, no seperation getting recievers to run triple move long distance routes is the best way to utilize them! NOT

we simplified the offense it would make things easier for everyone to get on “the same page” instead of trying to crack the DaVinci code! Just because your offense is complicated does not make it good.

He has been a disappointment this season….

I don’t think anyone will be breaking down his door for a coaching job after the season.

I wish Jerry would fly to Miami (or wherever he lives) get down on his knees and literally kiss Jimmy Johnson’s butt and begg him to come back.

nuts to see us continue to run these loooooooooooong developing plays when we know we have deficiencies on the O-Line. I agree RW is hobbled and cannot get downfield so how about we use him the way he needs to be used ACROSS THE MIDDLE! you know put him in the hole T.O. is vacating by running the deep route! Every play they run is like “o.k. everybody run deep”

of year is dealing with injuries so that is not an excuse i am willing to use! We have had these same problems since the Green Bay game when MBIII and everyone else was healthy so health is not our problem.

but we like the Lions are trying to use him in the wrong ways! We have got to use his size and ability to CATCH!

This is a big DUH. But not just for the obvious reasons. We need to develop another QB and FAST. Romo needs competition. I was sold on Romo last year. I think he has regressed this year. He still shows flashes of greatness but he is very inconsistent.

He was trying to hit T.O. on Saturday night over and over. What happened to his other receivers? Anyone have the game tape to be able to watch the coverages? Was Patrick Crayton blanketed? How about Miles Austin? Romo didn’t get Witten involved until late in the game, which by the way seemed like the only receiver that Romo could hit. WTF??