Their DNA is corrupt
by Rafael Vela
on Dec 28, 2008 6:09 PM CST
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Which Cowboy left it on the field?
The o-line, one second quarter drive aside, didn't get any push on run downs and leaked enough to get their QB battered.
The receivers dropped passes. Patrick Crayton made a grab in traffic after dropping his first. That aside, the receiver corps was AWOL. Roy Williams was supposed to have escaped Detroit, but he brought the Lions funk with him. He whined during the week about his role, just as he did in Detroit, and then played an abysmal game. I wrote before that he was a dubious buy but shut up once the trade was made, because he's a Cowboy now and will be for a long time. But I'm far more bullish on Miles Austin going forward than I am on this guy.
Did he set his QB up, or did he QB whip it loose? Romo threw a couple of howlers, but Jason Witten aside, there were no consistent targets open that day.
But almost everybody shares the shame. Marion Barber? You're not exempt. Flozell Adams? No comments, please.
On defense, the mistakes start at the top.
Terence Newman is your best cover guy. He lost his duel with Desean Jackson today. He was beaten on a seam and took a ghastly interference penalty in the last fifteen seconds of the half.
The Dallas line didn't get a sack. Demarcus Ware? Nothing. Jay Ratliff? Nothing. Dallas rushed four to keep Donovan McNabb in the pocket, but the one time he broke their contain, he broke their backs on his 59 yard toss to Correll Buckhalter. Their only pressure came on blitzes.
And please, Jerry, if you do nothing else tomorrow, end the Adam Jones experiment. He's an assclown off the field and he's an assclown on the field. He looks lost in coverage, and that's nothing new. He was lost in Cleveland back in September. He simply does not think on the field.
He was a mark on two key Eagles 3rd down conversions. He took a stupid penalty after the second, which moved Philly closer to a score. He fumbled a kickoff on the next to last play of the half.
Stupid is as stupid does, and he's stupid to the marrow in his bones. Orlando Scandrick and Mike Jenkins can play. You don't need this fool another minute in a Cowboys uniform.
The Eagles made big plays and waited for the Cowboys to self destruct. They did.
You can toss every coach in the dumpster tomorrow, and some would deserve it, but the players remain.
These are the players who sent Bill Parcells into retirement. Remember that. Some guys may love the game as much, but nobody loves football more than the Tuna. He risked his heart to come back to football. He kissed his marriage goodbye for his true love on the sideline.
And these turkeys broke him. And they were happy when he left. They're going to end Wade Phillips' tenure, sooner or later. Take your pick for a savior: Cowher, Ryan, Holmgren, whomever. I doubt that the reincarnation of Vince Lombardi could make this roster, in its current state, work.
Tony Sparano took a less talented Dolphins team to the playoffs today, but he couldn't break the Cowboys line of its bad habits when he was here. Did he get a brain transplant on his flight from Dallas to Miami, or did he leave a lot of stubborn players behind?
It's going to take a talent transfusion to get this team anywhere. The DNA of this lineup is corrupt. We can go up and down looking for scapegoats, but I'd turn the equation upside down. Who ISN'T culpable today? Jason Witten gets a pass. Tashard Choice did his job. That's about it.
Notes:
-- If you were wondering why Pat McQuistan never replaced Cory Proctor, today you got your answer. McQuistan has more ballast, but he has bad feet and cannot mirror pass rushers laterally. There was way too much leakage in his line. He's one of many Cowboys who played their last game in the uniform today.
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well said
wish jj wouldn’t have done the pacman or rw2 experiment.
by Cosby Sweater on
Dec 28, 2008 6:18 PM CST
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I for one still want to see what Pacman can do next year.
And I also think the RW trade should help us next year even if he was dissapointing this season.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:35 PM CST
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i sure hope so...
i’m ready to dump the whole lot. phillips, stewart, t.o., proctor, pacman, spears, tank, etc. we need a culture change in Big D.
what a sad, pathetic, terrible effort in the biggest game of the year.
Cowboys: you are who we thought you were.
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on
Dec 28, 2008 6:18 PM CST
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Why would you want to dump TO?
He is still one of the best receivers in the league. And who do you want to replace him with? RW who has been out performed by Crayton since getting here? Or how about a rookie receiver? Should we draft one with our 2nd round Pick?
T.O. is going to be a cowboy until he retires and Im glad of that.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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TO was the only one who seemed to care out there
by rjh622 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:39 PM CST
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He always cares.
Unlike Romo if the game isn’t going well he isn’t laughing and smiling
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:39 PM CST
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What?
I’ve never seen Romo laughuing when the game is going badly. I did see TO laughing on the sidelines in the 2nd half though.
by rhbgsherb on
Dec 28, 2008 7:00 PM CST
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You have to try to find some enjoyment
when your getting stomped
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:02 PM CST
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So who needs to go?
Proctor is a given. Perhaps even Flozell.
Who else?
by Philosopher on
Dec 28, 2008 6:19 PM CST
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We can't get rid of him
They just signed him to an undeserved fat contract. He’s going to be here a couple more seasons.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:32 PM CST
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link for post-game pressers?
anyone?
I commented. You're welcome.
another transplant from The Blue & Silver Report
by bulldog jeeper on
Dec 28, 2008 6:21 PM CST
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I watched the game til the end and of course will prob stilll watch the playoffs.
Its a shame i cant wear my sweet cowboy gifts for a while and i mean a while til i can live down this lose living in steeler/eagle country. But as always ill be back before the draft atleast. Im so sad angry hurt sad let down i give everything to this team.. why cant they return the favor. I dont get it how can you not be fired up for a game like this. I didnt see any cowboy on the sidelines before the game pumped running around jumping up and down doing anything.. anyway im rambling and just need to turn off my cowboy spirit. Its been great BTB keep it up!
What the French?! Toast!
by thebigham on
Dec 28, 2008 6:21 PM CST
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Look, don't even think about it for a week
Better yet, hope Jerry goes on a cruise for a week.
Changes have to be made, but the worst thing this organization can do is act relexively, out of anger.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:21 PM CST
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yes
lets hope jj goes o a cruise
and the boat sinks
by 325424 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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LMAO!!!
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:51 PM CST
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Wade on NFL network... CRYING!!!
by DieSlowKeyshawn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:25 PM CST
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"outplayed in 3 areas"
offense, defense, coaching.
by DieSlowKeyshawn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:25 PM CST
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4 areas
offense, defense, special teams, and coaching
by mdlusk on
Dec 28, 2008 6:27 PM CST
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So we won the pregame warmup battle?
How Bout Them Cowboys!
by sprprsnmn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:29 PM CST
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"how about the execution of the team on the field?"
“I’m for it”
by mdlusk on
Dec 28, 2008 6:30 PM CST
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Bye Bye Wade Phillips!
There is no way this clown should be a head coach in the NFL. Thing is, who will want to coach this batch of losers?
by HutHut on
Dec 28, 2008 6:26 PM CST
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Tony Romo is the coach. He threw Wade under the bus with that QB sneak.
by DieSlowKeyshawn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:27 PM CST
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Best play of his career.
We had a chance there, and Tony took it. He wants to be a winner.
How Bout Them Cowboys!
by sprprsnmn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:28 PM CST
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Raf
I usuallly agree with you but I think you are off base with Jones.
he is no worse than other defensive players on the field. At least he tries.
the problem starts and ends with Jerry. he needs to step down as GM.
I wanted to fire wade weeks ago but he is not the problem.
Jerry needs to hire a football guy as GM and the coach is accountable to the GM and not Jerry.
jerry is probably in the locker room telling these guys you played hard.
Jerry is too close to this team and its players.
Get A real GM who has power to cut players when necessary.
Things willnot change until Jerry staoes down as GM!!!!!!!!
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:28 PM CST
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yeah Pacman was the least of there problems today....
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:30 PM CST
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I sure wouldn't say that
He played a horrible game. I didn’t think he’d be back anyway, but now I’d really be shocked if he’s around next season.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:36 PM CST
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newman had a far worse game.....
so did Romo and Henry.. I can go on and on. I could care less if Pacman is back, but he didn’t lose the game today.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:44 PM CST
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What exactly did Pacman do that was good?
Nothing.
I know you love it when Newman gets a play made against him, but he was in good coverage on both those big plays early on. He also came up and knocked down a couple passes, and blew up Jackson on another.
Henry was on the wrong man because Burnett made a mistake. He should have taken the RB out of the backfield.
So no, Newman did not have a far worse game, he had a much better game than Pacman.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:55 PM CST
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Henry is the one who will be gone
not pacman. Boyzfan94 is correct in saying that Newman was a far bigger disappointment. Just because Joe Buck hates pac means every cowboys fan has to?
He had several good kick returns today, and lost the ball at the end of the first half struggling to gain more yardage and break the return for a few more yards. Romo’s pick was much more of a gamechanger. What about Barber’s fumble? Another Romo pick?
And the late hit penalty wasn’t all that bad either. Buck’s exaggerated call of the late hit reminded me of how “horrified” he was when randy moss pretended to moon the fans at Lambeau field. He was trying to pull the ball out and threw him down a half step out of bounds.
Henry is slow and old. Anyone know who the best available free agent safeties are? I think thats our biggest upgrade. would be nice if ed reed was an FA..
by Charles Haley on
Dec 28, 2008 8:06 PM CST
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+1
Henry needs to go
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 8:08 PM CST
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Henry needs to go if they don't want him as a FS
otherwise I agree. Newman, Jenkins and Scandrick are the starting 3 next year.
Roy Williams is gone and Hamlin is a SS not a FS. He was at his best in Seattle when at the SS. Henry would do well at FS.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 8:10 PM CST
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Henry can't tackle well enough to be a safety
he’s a corner who can’t run any more.
hamlin can play either as long as he gets the reps, and i think he’s a step slow to be a great FS.. have him bulk up and play closer to the line and blitz more.
by Charles Haley on
Dec 28, 2008 8:11 PM CST
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Agreed
Playing him at FS is a band-aid move.
Dallas needs a play maker in the middle of the field.
If Henry has any time left on his deal, and any team offers Dallas anything for him, I’d bit. The Cleveland papers were screaming for the Browns to re-acquire him in August. That window has closed.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 8:20 PM CST
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I'm all for drafting a FS, but I don't see us spending a high pick on one
RW fall from grace ruined that. It would have to be a FA, but the talk was him moving to FS and now might happen.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 8:24 PM CST
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Show me the good plays your boy Pac man made in the mess?????
Hint it’s a trick question, he didn’t make any. He fumbled trying make a return, got called for a PF call.
Boyzfan94 is correct in saying that Newman was a far bigger disappointment. Just because Joe Buck hates pac means every cowboys fan has to?
He was WRONG, and so are you.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 29, 2008 7:44 PM CST
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Any grown man that needs to be followed around by a 'bodyguard' to keep him
out of trouble is a problem.
If that fact
(let it sink in-he needs a BABYsitter!)
then you’ll never see the difference-the NFL is for men, not babies like Owens and Adam Jones
by Realist Larry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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Hey, if you guys are trying to find a scape goat why we stunk it up today....it ain't Pacman..
Get real….
Blame Wade
Blame Garrett
Blame Romo
Blame Newman
Blame Henry
Blame the whole OL
Blame the D line
They all had just as much, if not more than Pacman…..Pacman on this team today or not we still stink it up..
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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Pacman stunk too
the Cowboys lost as a team, everyone is to be blamed, to single out players is complete BS
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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He was, but to say he was responsible is absurd....
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:52 PM CST
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He was directly responsible
among others.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:56 PM CST
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Where did I say he was responsible?
Find the quote where I hung this defeat on him? Please, show it to me.
My point, I’ll say it again, is that on a team that has lots of problem children, he’s makes, his screw ups to contributions ratio is the weakest.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 7:00 PM CST
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Who the heck cares about Pacman......
like I said, I could care less. With him on this team or not, it’s the same result….There are alot of problems on this team not named Pacman Jones..
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:05 PM CST
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Adam Jones does not play to the situation.
And never did. In any game this year.
Jerry may be too close to the players. He’s given way too many of them cushy contracts. There are a lot of secure guys who just took the money.
Yeah, Jones is a marginal player, but he was a key reason the game got out of hand in the 2nd quarter.
And he hasn’t done a damn thing this year. Look at the big games when Dallas’ secondary played well. He wasn’t there.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:32 PM CST
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Raf
I beg to differ.
He did get the 15yards penalty but at least he was pissed off enough and did something
The fumble OK he as wrong but he tried.
More than most of theBoys did.
when Jerry said the coachig staff was safe last week that says all we need to know.
No credible coach is coming to dallas as long as Jerry s GM.
He got burned less than newman today.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:35 PM CST
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what is trying?
the guy runs around like a chicken with his head cut off.
He – blows – assignments. A LOT.
He freelances.
So he got burned less than Newman. Newman has shut down games. Jones hasn’t had a good game all year. Not one.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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Rafael I don't know what you were watching, but if you think Pacman lost the game for us you are way off the chart...
There was plenty of mistakes to go around….
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:41 PM CST
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Pac-rat is a clown
needs to be shown the door. I doubt he stays out of trouble for the next seven month’s anyway..
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 6:44 PM CST
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And can somebody honestly type a list of plays Pac has made this season?
Here’s a hint.
It’s the same number of playoff wins that the Son of Bum has on his NFL Head Coaching Resume.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:46 PM CST
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I bet he
had more pass breakups than any other QB.
Pac is the easy target. Pick on someone else.
How about Henry. It wa snice he patted Buckwalter on the head after he made him look stupid.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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i agree that so many -- including Adam Jones -- deserve blame for this loss
However, I was just pointing out that Jones has not been a playmaker on the field this season. Point blank.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:53 PM CST
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I agree
then the lame should go around to everyone and not just Jones.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:54 PM CST
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yeah and nice PI on Newman in the endzone
and him being lost on coverage more than once…..
You could argue he was the best CB today in coverage..
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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YOU could agrue it
But no one else would believe you
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 7:14 PM CST
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Uh, wasn't that what I wrote?
Jones gets me because a lot of the other guys were trying, were in the right place, and got beat.
Jones was not in the right place, compounded mental mistakes with bad temper and threw as much gasoline on the fire as anybody.
And he’s lost EVERY WEEK. Today was just the culmination of a bad season for him.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:47 PM CST
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Raf,
I know you love Newman but the PI in the end zone was a bonehead play.
I say give Jones one more year and see what he can do.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:49 PM CST
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I think the game was pretty much out of hand before the Pacman fumble
They were showing nothing on offense to that point.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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Don't think Raf is saying this game was all on Pac. Just that he hasn't done anything to make this team better. In fact, in some ways he's made it worse
by kameleon_o on
Dec 28, 2008 6:57 PM CST
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when Jones
played and made the pass breakups everyone loves him.
Now because of a borderline penalty he is the culprit.?
Too bad RW1 is not around he would be getting some of the blame.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 7:03 PM CST
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Raf,
I thought Jones had one of the lower yards against.
He may blow assignments but I look at Henry/Newman and everyone else in the secondary and they are also culpable.
I think it is easy pick on Jones as the villain. Romo is a big part of the problem along with garrett.
It is time for Jerry to step down as GM and put a real football guy in there.
That GM may hold Wade and other players accountable and let him decide if Jones is cut.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:43 PM CST
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What does it matter if he was trying?
If most of us were out there we would try as hard as possible but that doesnt mean JJ should sign us.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:45 PM CST
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You think
everyone played as hard as they could for the Cowboys today?
I did not see alot of pissed off players out there.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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No but im saying that you cannot judge a guy by effort alone
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:53 PM CST
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Your last sentence is what I hoped to see BEFORE the game started
But knowing the makeup of the players under the Wade Phillips regime, today’s results is what I feared, yet totally expected.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:55 PM CST
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No Romo was part of the reason it was over before it started
2 picks…2 fumbles was it…..Again, Romo reckless with the football.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:37 PM CST
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I believed MB3 and your thug Pacrat fumbled as well
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:44 PM CST
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Thats why he said Romo was only part of the problem.
But he was part of the problem
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:45 PM CST
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Pacrat
fumbled trying to make a play.
Romo fumbles becasue he is careless with the ball.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:46 PM CST
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So when Romo is scrambling he isn't trying to make a play?
Then why doesnt he just lay down?
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:47 PM CST
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No Pacrat fumbled because he was careless with the ball
Same as Romo
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by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 7:01 PM CST
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Your boy had 4 turnovers today....
How many last week??
and the week before?
He was/is part of the problem.
I love Romo don’t get me wrong, but he is part of the problem and unless he changes his ways he will never win these types of games.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:51 PM CST
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and 3 were the OLs fault
he wouldn’t have fumbled if his OL would block for a change
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:52 PM CST
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throwing pics is the OL's fault.....ok...LMAO!!
I know you will defend your boy until you are blue in the face, but he is part of the problem.
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:11 PM CST
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I Don't See Big Ben...
With these same problems as Tony. Pittsburgh has thee worst O-line in the NFL, but yet they are Division winners and have a 1st round bye.
I’m not saying all this was Romo’s fault(Garrett takes blame as well) but he is part of the team’s major problems.
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on
Dec 28, 2008 7:31 PM CST
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then you having watched many Steelers games
he comitts as many TOs as Romo and he also has one of the best defenses in the history of NFL
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 7:43 PM CST
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go back to Pittsburgh...cuz you don't have a clue...
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
President - Garrett MUST GO campaign -
by BoyzRback on
Dec 28, 2008 7:24 PM CST
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Wade: "we'll meet tomorrow"
AKA “Jerry will meet with me, slap me with a part of his body and then call me a crying loser and fire me!!!”
by DieSlowKeyshawn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:29 PM CST
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going to go watch Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen blow stuff up
maybe Red Dawn can satisfy some choice primal urges for a couple of hours
by mdlusk on
Dec 28, 2008 6:29 PM CST
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Hate to say it, but it may be time to draft a QB to develop
I’m not sure Romo has it. There is a laundry list of changes that needs to be made……hello offseason……
by Boyzfan94 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:29 PM CST
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Tom Brady's career may be over
Cassell ain’t going anywhere.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:33 PM CST
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The Patriots will NOT franchise Cassel
Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old
by Mullin on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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Why not?
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:10 PM CST
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Because he would have to get the average salary of the top 5 QB's
That isn’t gonna happen
Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old
by Mullin on
Dec 28, 2008 7:11 PM CST
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probably not
but if the reports about Brady needing another knee surgery and missing most of next year are correct, well, they just might.
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Dec 28, 2008 7:12 PM CST
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That is more than Brady makes and New England will NOT do that
Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old
by Mullin on
Dec 28, 2008 7:12 PM CST
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Okay, but Brady needs another surgery
from the reports I saw earlier today. They’re going to try and keep him. And he may want to stay.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 7:14 PM CST
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Cassel will not take the hometown discount when he can set himself up to be financially set
For the rest of his life
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by Mullin on
Dec 28, 2008 7:15 PM CST
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I think hell go whereever Josh McDaniels goes
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:17 PM CST
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+1 Cassel is not signing a franchised contract of 12 million+...you can forget that..
Pioli is going to Detroit….and bringing McDaniels with him….and Cassel…Detroit will pay him big money, then draft the best OT in the draft….you’ll see…
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by BoyzRback on
Dec 28, 2008 7:28 PM CST
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They aren't
Going to sign him to a contract like the Lions will.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:10 PM CST
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You are daft and you make Cowboy fans look stupid
Dallas will have $100MM tied up in QBs if they sign Cassel. In other words, it’s not going to happen.
Of course, how could Cassel’s agent turn down the opportunity for him to be a backup in Dallas when he could walk in as the Day One starter for about 8 other franchises?
Wake up, man. Tony Romo makes a few mistakes but he isn’t the reason this train wrecked.
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Dec 28, 2008 7:58 PM CST
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Give Romo 1 more year.
Couple him to an Oline that could be used as a colander, and then see. If he can’t make it with a good Oline, cut him. I think, though, with a good Oline, he’ll be great.
How Bout Them Cowboys!
by sprprsnmn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:31 PM CST
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we had what was widely regarded as the best offensive line going into this season...
by DieSlowKeyshawn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:32 PM CST
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They had absolutely no depth
When they had a healthy starting five, they’re good.
But you saw, they had no backups. Proctor is merde. Holland was a good pickup, but there’s a reason Mike Shanahan cut a guy who started last year. He took 13 weeks to get in shape and learn the blocking scheme here.
They didn’t have any depth, and they’re lucky they only lost one starter this year. You saw today why Flozell kept playing when he had a finger the size of my leg and a bum shoulder. He was still better than the backups in that condition.
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OK here is my question
Some are saying that GM Jerry is the problem. I agree that depth was an issue and not just at the OL the QB position as well. Is it the GMs job to get to know that the team needs back ups or is it the coaches job to tell the GM that we need better backups and then the GM can draft or acquire the players needed?
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Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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Jerry
is too damn close to the players which undermines Wade.
You think if Wade wanted to cut ellis tomorrow he could with haing Jerry intervene.
You think Kraft controls belicheck that much?
No way
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Dec 28, 2008 6:53 PM CST
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jerry
jj went to the nfc championship in his first as gm and won a super bowl in his second . 14 year later it has been straight downhill. as a fan i hope he retires
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Dec 28, 2008 6:55 PM CST
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If Jerry ever
put a football guy in place and he keeps his hands out of the football side this team will win.
You can’t hold wade accountable when Jerry restricts his moves.
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Dec 28, 2008 7:02 PM CST
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The reason this loss is so dissapointing is because this team is so talented.
And it is so talented because of JJ who has been a good GM.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:04 PM CST
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+1 aussie.....THESE azzclowns who think Jerry is to blame, or will be going anywhere soon are purely moronic statements....
It’s way to simple for some fools to bitch about the ONLY thing that will not change……Jerry isn’t a football guy ? He’s been a football guy for 20 friggin years…MORE than any other GM out there…and has assembled thee best roster in the league….wake up, or go back to bed already….
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Dec 28, 2008 7:34 PM CST
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I don't agree with everything Jerry does or says. Didn't like the RW2 trade or the comments he made about Barber
But the reason we have such high expectations are because of the good work he’s done in the draft and FA. He built us a Corvette and it got driven into a brick wall. HE didn’t do that. We have high expectations ‘cause we know our owner/GM has even higher ones. As far as I’m concerned he’s one of the only guys that I don’t have to point my finger at as to why we sucked.
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Go and ask...
…J Johnson or Parcells and see what they think. JJ is a great owner but he gets too involved in the locker room (a bit like M Cuban). Unless he hires a new GM we will be stuck with coaches of the magnitude of WADe… simply not good enough – we need someone to drive the corvette…
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Dec 28, 2008 7:47 PM CST
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I just don't agree with that. Jimmy has even said they had a good relationship as far as running the Cowboys
It was the other peripheral crap, their egos and such, that ruined that. Parcells got everything he could have possibly wanted and it still wasn’t enough. Jerry the GM, as far as most personnel moves he’s made, has been very good.
And as far as being stuck with coaches like Wade, if Parcells hadn’t took so long to decide to retire Jerry could have had just about any coach he wanted as long as he was willing to pay them. Wade just hasn’t worked out is all
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Prophetic blog from Feb. 9th 2007
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/02/09/2053592.php
Cowboys Hire Wade Phillips For Some Reason
"… They hired Phillips because he has proven success with the 3-4 defensive alignment, which Parcells has very successfully drafted the talent for. Just one flaw there… in the six seasons since Phillips last coached, he served as San Diego’s defensive coordinator. His defense only ranked in the top 10 twice (‘01 and ’06), and his teams were always the same — great run defense, swiss cheese secondary (ranked in the bottom 10 four times). What was one of Dallas’ biggest problems last season? A porous secondary! They finished 24th in the league, giving up an average of 219 passing yards per game.
Phillips’ track record shows he is very unlikely to change that trend, and with it, unlikely to change Dallas’ fortunes.
Jerry Jones got so emotional he cried at the press conference, but it was probably just a show. Jerry loves hiring hometown boys (Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer both played with him at Arkansas, and Phillips is from Houtson), and is a lot like Al Davis – he makes whatever decisions he feels like, everyone else be damned. Well, Jerry, enjoy the fruits of your labor, which will probably be a few more 9-7 seasons before you fire Wade and promote Jason Garrett to head ball coach."
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by Vangelis on
Dec 28, 2008 8:50 PM CST
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Dallas Ranked 4th...
In the league in pass defense this season.
~Texas Massacre 08~
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Dec 28, 2008 8:53 PM CST
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And another on (Feb 9th 2007)e...
Dallas Cowboys Hire Wade Phillips? What, Bum Phillips Wasn’t Available?
Jerry Jones’ Latest Hire Another Headscratcher
www.associatedcontent.com/article/146707/dallas_cowboys_hire_wade_phillips_what.html – 58k
“To sum it up, in my opinion, Jerry Jones has dealt the biggest blow to Cowboys, well, since Brokeback Mountain with this hire. I guess Jones is following in the footsteps of his mentor, Frank Broyles, the Athletic Director at Arkansas who at over 80 years of age is still clinging to power and hiring yes men. Al Davis is another NFL owner who appears to be out of touch with reality, but at least Davis hired a young up and comer instead of a retread with 50,000 miles and a leaky valve. You have to wonder if that facelift Jones had a few years back tightened his skin to the point it cut off circulation to his brain. In any event, if this hire doesn’t work out, and I suspect it won’t, who will be the next Coach on the Cowboy carousel?”
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by Vangelis on
Dec 28, 2008 8:57 PM CST
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LOL!
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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Dec 28, 2008 6:49 PM CST
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Obviously, that was wrong
We had a decent Oline that Tony propped up last year. One key player goes down, and the whole house of cards fell. It’s not rocket science to assume that you might lose a player to injury, and the backups were clowns. We need a whole new Oline. Cut everyone but Columbo and Davis, but put them on probation.
How Bout Them Cowboys!
by sprprsnmn on
Dec 28, 2008 6:34 PM CST
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This team is run by a clown and therefore plays like one
Dallas is an average team that has no heart and no guts. There is no accountability with this team and that’s becasue it starts at the top with jerry Jones. He’s the ring master who is more into the lights of hollywood than football, To him any news, good or bad is good. That kind of thinking will not win you football games. You’re supposed to have great players, but I dont hear T.E.A.M in any of that talk. Team means Together Everyone Acheives More. It’s time for jerry to step back and hire a real GM and clean out this coaching staff..unti that happens, this team isn’t winning anything….
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 6:29 PM CST
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Only Solution - Time Machine to 1993
Knowing is half the battle. http://deartracyp.blogspot.com
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Dec 28, 2008 6:31 PM CST
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Raf, why name AJones as an "Assclown" and give TO a break???
Time to man up and admit you’ve been wrong on Owens from the beginning, yeah, this was the year he was going to be “unstoppable” after you saw him in camp. HAHAHAHAHA
C’mon, man, you’re right about Jones, now get it right about TO, he’s got to go regardless of the cap hit or even for a 4th-rounder. He’s old and done on the field, and just as much a distraction as ever (when we’re not 11-1) off of it.
Clear some cancers off this team, get back to finding ‘character ’ guys, and then they’ll be coachable, or at least more so.
It’s obvious the problem is mental/emotional, not talent-get their crap together in their heads and they’ll “Execute”. Hardass Parcells didn’t work, easygoing Wade didn’t work, your right, it’s the players, and it’s mental-not physical.
So, clear out the Mentals on the team and let the other players focus on their jobs!
by Realist Larry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:35 PM CST
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Larry
T.O. is better than the “replacement.”
Until Roy Williams shows me anything, I’m not sending T.O. anywhere.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:41 PM CST
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He's not my favorite player, not by a long shot
but take him off the team and the passing game depends on Williams, Austin and Crayton. I like Miles Austin, but that’s scary.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 6:44 PM CST
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I like that lineup better
a lot better, so we can call plays and not have to force-feed Owens and worry about his penis-envy ego and getting him the ball x number of times.
by Realist Larry on
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A Jones's penalty was a joke. The player was still in the field of play. I don't think his play had that big of a negative effect accept the fumble.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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rewatch that play, he went for the strip and let up at the end...that was a bs call.
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
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Dec 28, 2008 6:53 PM CST
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The refs look
to throw a gflag on Jones henever possible.
Ok he paud his debt this year leave him aone next year.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:56 PM CST
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that flag was thrown on pacman jones
not number 21 for the cowboys.
I commented. You're welcome.
another transplant from The Blue & Silver Report
by bulldog jeeper on
Dec 28, 2008 7:11 PM CST
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Dont forget Sam Hurd and Isaih THE IRONMAN Stanback.
by Jon B. on
Dec 28, 2008 8:24 PM CST
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RWilliams the receiver was a mistake too, but 2 wrongs don't make a right,
as they say.
We’re stuck w/RW, at least he’s young. The fact is TO is old and done, this year he became Keyshon Johnson the II.
And what Owens costs this team off the field more than overrules what he gives on the field-like big games against the 49ers, whoopie. Forget soeone better-you don’t need “Name Talent” at WR to win, hasn’t that been proven enough? It’s NFL 101.
And with him gone, maybe Romo can start to be more of a “Leader” without all the BS going on.
In 3 years (4?) he’s NEVER ONCE come up big in an inportant game at the end of the year.
by Realist Larry on
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TOs stats
69 receptions
1052 yards
10 TDs
Pretty good considering that for him it was an off year.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:52 PM CST
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Who cares?
It’s what he does to a team mentally that subtracts from all that!
by Realist Larry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:52 PM CST
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to the team mentally?
you act like their a bunch of infants
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on
Dec 28, 2008 6:54 PM CST
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Like you know what really went on in the locker room.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:55 PM CST
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+1
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:56 PM CST
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Run
plays for RW2 that make sense.
He is a great slant runner.
How many slants do we ever run.
Few if any.
Run plays for him that make sense.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:57 PM CST
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He can't beat press coverage with the foot.
I’m sure that will change next year.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:58 PM CST
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This team would be better off with TO out of here
This offense spends too much time trying to get it into his hands, and that’s if he can even catch it. The guy runs poor routes, quits on routes, never fights for the ball and drops to many balls and clearly has sparked a fracture in the locker room.. Get that clown out of here, he’s not a team player, he’s an I guy..
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 6:49 PM CST
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darn straight
+infinity
That people on this board can’t see how terrible he is for a team blows my mind.
If he was on another team they’d be laighing at him these last few years.
But put him on the Boys and he’s our guy, so we “See no evil….”
by Realist Larry on
Dec 28, 2008 6:51 PM CST
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Don't Agree
We’ve all seen Roy, even if he is hurt.
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you wont see the real Roy until next year
his foot injury restricts his cuts as it did with Newman last year and He hasn’t had enough time to work with Romo, that was clear on a couple of plays tongiht
by Deke on
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You feel he can put up the numbers
TO can, he did it in one season in Detroit before double coverage destroyed him.
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T.O isn't going to get any better, his numbers are going down
he’s another year older, and another year slower. He runs horrible routes as it is.. he’s an good athlete, not a receiver….. he’s been here three years, what has dallas accomplished with him
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 6:59 PM CST
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You dont have a career like his simply by being a good athlete.
He is a possible HOFer
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:00 PM CST
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Slower?
He was faster this year then in his whole career. He’s not a receiver…he has some of the greatest numbers of all times. Do stats lie? And all the blame is on him for the lack of accomplishments? We’re not going to get any better without him. If anything he takes double teams.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:01 PM CST
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+10000000000000000000
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:02 PM CST
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Who is not culpable...
Witten, Choice, DWare based on character and play
F. Jones based on potential
Romo because there is no better option
Sandrick, Jenkins, Bennett based on potential
N. Folk, even with his poor kickoffs
B. James, based on play, although I think he is an average middle linebacker (which I don’t mean as a criticism)
McBriar, we miss that guy
am I missing someone?
by edubz on
Dec 28, 2008 6:36 PM CST
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having no better option
doesnt mean you arent culpable
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Dec 28, 2008 6:57 PM CST
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i blame fat Andy Reid and his stubble.
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
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All season long I have been saying that this team has no heart, no will to win, and no killer instinct.
I think these words are just as powerful, if not more:
These are the players who sent Bill Parcells into retirement. Remember that.
by Parl on
Dec 28, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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Nice post
This is my first time to comment on this board. I really like your posts and feel compelled to say so.
I agree, end the pacman experiment. it was doomed to failure from day one. I can only hope that changes come to this team. There is no heart to it. I don’t know where it comes from, but come it must.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:38 PM CST
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dude...
i’m wondering where the disconnect on offense came from. we were not in sync on offense for most of this season. i know the main culprits: injuries, lost some coaches, midseason trades. but there has to be something that ‘s going to be exposed in the offseason, something that will come to light and make the cris carters and tom jacksons of the world jump for joy. i know it’s coming….no excuse to put on an offensive (and defensive ) show like that in the biggest game of the year…
in retrospect, i think our season was lost during those two long late 4th quarter runs by the ravens. that was the game we had to win. i knew it was going to be tough in philly. a sad sack franchise like that lives for moments like this to humiliate the cowboys. that’s their goal in life. against baltimore was the game we needed to win. and we didn’t….
it just saddens me that we lost THIS way. no fight. no character. troy and buck laughing at us the whole time. JFE and JJT and Galloway toasting each other probably right now. I’ve fought tooth and nail with cowboy haters all year and we fulfilled every stereotype ever uttered about us….
so disappointed….
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on
Dec 28, 2008 6:42 PM CST
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This team plays like they practice---SOFT
too many easy practices and too many days off, not enough in the pads
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 6:46 PM CST
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More practices in pads are a good idea
because we didnt have enough injuries this year
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
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You think that they will get injuried practicing in pads?
Are you serious? If you don’t practice in pads you are more likely to get injuried in the game.
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Tyson
by cmr3 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:59 PM CST
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this team wasn't physically or mentally ready to play games
that all starts in practice, tough practices.
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 7:01 PM CST
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If your not mentally or physically prepared for a spot in the playoffs
It’s more then practice.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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these guys need to practice harder than they play
oops maybe they did that today
by AustonianAggie on
Dec 28, 2008 7:49 PM CST
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I agree
The results of this game, means to me it was over last week, and the players never recovered.
And personally as a fan, I felt the same way. Last week’s loss was the one I keep thinking about, today’s game didn’t really bother me as much as it should.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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Our play calling
sucks.
Third and one at the 11 and we try a stupid pass. we were running the ball very good and we stop.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 6:58 PM CST
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"we kind of just stunk it up"--T. Owens
lol. he actually sounds quite calm and reasonable.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:42 PM CST
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because he got his 6 catches for 103 yards
when we won that Sunday Night game in Lambeau, you could see him on the sidelines seething — even though we had the lead.
the following week, we lost to Washington at home and he got the majority of the targets.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:18 PM CST
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Thats BS
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:19 PM CST
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I dont know where to begin
THat was the most pathetic display of football I’ve seen in some time. Horrible preparation. Horrible execution. In every phase of the game.
I am so disgusted. Its an embarrassment.
by Ridgelake on
Dec 28, 2008 6:46 PM CST
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Tuna Helper good post
beyond disappointing to gift wrap this for all haters.
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Dec 28, 2008 6:46 PM CST
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yeah, i kind of wish i could unwatch it
like a really gory movie lol
by scottmaui on
Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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Yeah, I envy you.
I wish I could erase that one from my memory.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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Change your quote.
APerfect Star,
You can change your signature.
Thanks.
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Tyson
by cmr3 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:53 PM CST
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Who are you to tell me what to do?
Go back to not commenting, Thanks.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on
Dec 28, 2008 7:21 PM CST
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Jimmy J on Fox
‘They are a collection of toys.’
But not a team
'You can recognize true genius by this: all the dunces are in confederacy against you' - Sir Francis Bacon
by tdships on
Dec 28, 2008 6:48 PM CST
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JJ should
just shut up.
He is still pissed Jerry fired him
Will always take a shot at Jerry when he can.
If it wasn’t for Jerry right about now JJ would be coming off ssuspension with another college team.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 7:00 PM CST
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atleast Jimmy knowws what he's talking about, unlike Jerry
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Dec 28, 2008 7:02 PM CST
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It is easy to
sitback and criticize.
Last I looked JJ did zero in Miami.
Both him and Jerry were foolish.
Right now JJ is begging that Jerry calls him.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 7:06 PM CST
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He won two rings in Dallas did he not?
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Dec 28, 2008 7:06 PM CST
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Jerry Jones won 3
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:06 PM CST
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Jimmy is so overrated it is unreal
He became a better coach when he left. Quit swinging
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Tyson
by cmr3 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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He won
2 rings because he had an owner who belived in him and let him do the job.
by oneforthethumb on
Dec 28, 2008 7:10 PM CST
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and if the owner would have continued to let Jimmy do his job...
…we probably have at the very least, that sixth Super Bowl ring already.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:26 PM CST
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co-sign
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]
by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:24 PM CST
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zero?
he rebuilt the Dolphins through the draft and was responsible for drafting Jason Taylor, Zach Thomas, Sam Madison, and Patrick Surtain.
no, they didn’t get to the Super Bowl.
yes, they did win some playoff games.
but to say he did “zero” is so inaccurate.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:24 PM CST
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nope. he's right. and just so you know...
i heard him on the radio a few weeks ago, and he had Dallas as the team that would scare a lot of other playoff teams if they got in.
so no… he does a good job remaining objective.
until da King hires a “real head coach,” that’s about all the Cowboys will amount to – “a collection of toys.”
it’s like having a stacked fantasy football team with big name players who underperform when you need a big win.
"I got a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell." -- Bruce Dickinson
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by silverblue5 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:22 PM CST
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Romo and Wade
This is where the problem is. Every other problem starts from them. EVERYTHING!
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Tyson
by cmr3 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:50 PM CST
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Yes
This is absolutely correct. This team does not have the proper mental toughness or discipline and that has to be laid at Wade’s feet.
When it comes to players, however, the core person who cost us the game today was Tony Romo. And I am an enormous Romo fan and believe he can be the QB we want him to be. He has huge talent and ability but the questions people had about him have now been definitively answered. How he begins to get the answers to these issues (and having the right coach to help him get there) will determine whether or not we will become a real contender in the near future. Once Romo threw high to Williams and threw that unbelievably stupid INT, the table was set that we were not ready to play the game, Romo wasn’t serious, we were going to do another round of “let’s get behind and then try to play catch-up” and the entirety of the offense and the team fell in line. There’s a lot more to be said about this but anyone who tries to pick out specious plays like a total horsesh*t penalty on Pac is avoiding the elephant in the room. This loss began and ended with Tony Romo, and it is high time to start addressing the very real mental hurdles he has that are preventing him and the team from taking the next stop. Again, I am a HUGE Romo fan and firmly believe he can be one of the top QB’s in the league, but until we reset his mentality we will be just another pretender prone to these meltdowns. I thought the Giants game last year in the playoffs was a fluke and Romo would soon outgrow it. It was not a fluke and he has not outgrown this mentality. The INT to Williams was a white flag to the world, and the team promptly picked up the signal and began its surrender. The D had allowed the big play to Buckhalter but that is the kind of play McNabb and the Eagles can make. As soon as Romo threw that INT, however, the collective tapping of the Cowboys began in earnest.
by PaulFVillarreal on
Dec 28, 2008 7:39 PM CST
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Its easy to say Romo was the main reason we lost,
but not many QBs can win games when their O-line doesnt block and their D gives up 40+
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:41 PM CST
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+1
saying Romo was the main reason we lost is moronic…the OL, WRs and defense probably played their worst game of the year.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 7:45 PM CST
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You simply dont know what youre talking about
..and I’m sorry that is the case, Terry. I know much, much more about this than you do and I’m sorry if you don’t understand. Not my problem. When I have more time to explain it to you, I will, but that time is not know. Until then, work on understanding the game and do not tell people who know the sport better than you do that their ideas are moronic. You only make yourself look like a fool.
by PaulFVillarreal on
Dec 28, 2008 7:49 PM CST
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Romo cost us the game today...
…period. End of story. There is no way around that and those who get caught up on ancillary players or plays have no idea what they’re talking about or the mentality of the game. I really hope you’re not in that category but your mindless statement makes me think you are squarely in that no-nothing camp.
by PaulFVillarreal on
Dec 28, 2008 7:52 PM CST
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far be it for a redneck such as myself to be a stickler for grammar, but could we please get straight
in our heads the difference between “now”, “no”, and “know”
by Loozeeana_Cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:58 PM CST
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Romo was not ready to get it done today...
…it has to do with his mentality. He prefers to play lax until he ‘has’ to play well. Think the Buffalo game last year, or Arizona this year or other similar games.
The QB has extra responsibility on him because he leads the offense, and the team. It’s not the same thing for Pac to have a flawed mental outlook as it is Romo. Romo is much more of a limiting factor because of his role in running the offense and setting the tone. Again, the great thing here is that Romo has so much talent and ability that the fixes he needs to make don’t have to take forever and he clearly has the tools to get the job done. That said, until he starts to fine tune his thinking we’re going to be susceptible to letdowns along these lines, if not so bad. Maybe more like the Giants playoff game.
The D had to deal with like 5+ turnover. They did not do well today but they carried us for a good stretch later in the season. It was time for the offense to step up and they could not do that. Now, is part of that on Garrett? Absolutely. But for on the field operators, Romo is the key figure who deserves blame, IMO. We may be able to win with a Dilfer-like figure but if we’re going to rely on Romo he has to vastly improve his mental approach and execution or we will not seriously contend.
The O line did not force Romo to miss Williams so badly early in the game and they did not make Romo throw that pathetic INT. These plays helped to set the tone and sent the white flag signal out to the team that it wasn’t happening today.
by PaulFVillarreal on
Dec 28, 2008 7:48 PM CST
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yeah I guess RW wasn't at fault at all
Aikman said he ran a horrible route
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on
Dec 28, 2008 8:02 PM CST
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and boy it is DEAD quiet in there
by Loozeeana_Cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:55 PM CST
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does he have a gun to his head....he should with that offensive line blocking for him next year
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on
Dec 28, 2008 6:56 PM CST
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no gun - but at least he's not grinning any more
by Loozeeana_Cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:57 PM CST
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who Tony? one very interesting thing he just said... "they exposed us" - and then...."some things
we were doing offensively, so credit to them" – kind of sounds to me like he’s saying the eagles saw through their offensive scheme, and the cowboys didn’t really adjust…a hint of turmoil between romo and little red jeezus garret?
by Loozeeana_Cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 6:59 PM CST
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TO kinda said the same thing...
Basically said Offense does not adapt well….i think Jerry might consider bringing a west coast offense guy
by thejanusman on
Dec 28, 2008 7:02 PM CST
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this team isn't built for a west coast offense
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 7:03 PM CST
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what receiver on this team resembles holt or a Bruce
our Oline is a power offensive line, other than Felix Jones, we have power backs. You need smaller quicker players to get out in space.
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 7:11 PM CST
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our backs are excellent in space
our Oline’s inconsistency is the bigger problem
And lets not over rate these 1st year coaches. Our 1st year coach went 13-3. Now look
by AustonianAggie on
Dec 28, 2008 7:26 PM CST
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raf good post
but you left tony “3 turnovers” romo out
by 325424 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:58 PM CST
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The INT
was his fault other then that he can’t help the fact that he was trying to make a play.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 6:59 PM CST
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he's gotta know when to get rid of the ball!
by Sean N on
Dec 28, 2008 7:01 PM CST
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Not
When your down that much…looking to make something out of nothing.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:03 PM CST
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still got to know when to throw away the ball
by Sean N on
Dec 28, 2008 7:05 PM CST
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Then People
Complain. I love Romo. I will say the pick cost us big time. But the fumbles…come on he’s gotta do something being down that much.
by joey7289 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:05 PM CST
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do they track which linemen gave up how many sacks??
the worrisome part is there is no quick fix for our O-Line. All of them are signed up for long term.
by thejanusman on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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i love him too
and im all for keeping him, but he fumbles way too much!
by Sean N on
Dec 28, 2008 7:13 PM CST
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I thought "he threw some howlers" and
including him in the group that wasn’t Witten or Choice was enough.
I don’t need to pile on Romo. More than enough other people do that.
His first INT was dumb. The last two turnovers he was down 30 points trying to make something happen. That kind of thing happens in those situations.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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i come in peace....
for all but one. TERRY. Where are you knucklehead?? the Eagles found your buddy today…I’d like to hear your side now. We afre all so sick of hearing your nonsense before the game, and now you vanish? TERRY….come out! Come out TERRY! We miss you on BGN!
by GreenInBaltimore on
Dec 28, 2008 7:04 PM CST
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ur lame
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on
Dec 28, 2008 7:05 PM CST
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i'm not here for you...
just your big mouth blogger friend. I feel for you. been there too recently. just have a strong disalke for TERRY. he runs runs runs his mouth, and vanishes. dont invade our blog and vanish. take your lumps
by GreenInBaltimore on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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his team gives him the right to do a bit of calling out
by mdlusk on
Dec 28, 2008 7:07 PM CST
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thank you....
this game was only the last chapter in a LONG and CRAZY day. seriously…OAK over TB? sweet!
by GreenInBaltimore on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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good luck against miami...
between porter and ray lewis who jabs the most???
by thejanusman on
Dec 28, 2008 7:10 PM CST
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he'll be around next week after the Eagles get slapped around by the Vikes
"Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die."- Lou Holtz (funny old man)
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on
Dec 28, 2008 7:10 PM CST
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come find me….
after we win. enjoy it next to your players on the couch
by GreenInBaltimore on
Dec 28, 2008 8:00 PM CST
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LOL. Terry sure is popular with fans of other teams. Wonder why?? LOL
by kameleon_o on
Dec 28, 2008 7:17 PM CST
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he talks a lot
and talking isnt always bad. but he just speaks ignorantly and doesnt talk friendly when the game is over.
by GreenInBaltimore on
Dec 28, 2008 7:19 PM CST
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so does anyone think our strenght and conditioning coach’s job is at stake? I’ve never seen a team with so many injuries…Did we luck out the last few years having no crucial injuries…or was this year just a fluke? hard to say…
by VTcowboys16 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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jurasic park?
dream on.
"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." -Tyson
by cmr3 on
Dec 28, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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Jurazek..
Is responsible for the slumping Decembers. Ever since he came to Dallas, they have not had a winning December.
Coincidence? Not at all.
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on
Dec 28, 2008 7:55 PM CST
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Is Jurazek the one giving days off to players and not practicing in pads
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 8:08 PM CST
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Again...
Look at his history. Dallas has not had one winning December since he’s been here, while the one we let go -has won 3 more SBs in New England.
~Texas Massacre 08~
by TheHeat on
Dec 28, 2008 8:15 PM CST
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you're reaching if you think the strength and conditioning coach is the problem
It’s the coaching, they are not prepared to play these games, that’s on the headcoach. Don’t give this garbage that NE won three superbowls, they had the talent where the cowboys were in salary cap hell and puppet headcoaches. Bill Parcells took a bunch of scrubs to the playoff his first year, then spent the next three years rebuilding the scouting department and player personel. Bill’s bigest roblem was that he micro managed everything and didn’t allow his assistants to do their thing. Wade Phillips had a ready made team to work with. they practice soft, you play soft. When this team got punched in the mouth, they folded ike a cheap suit. The team flat out quit during the ram game. That’s not the strength and conditioning coach
by Deke on
Dec 28, 2008 8:49 PM CST
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You answered your own question
They were the least injured team in the Parcells years and last year, and
this year they’re off the charts.
Is four years more likely a trend or one?
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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Well I think he been here since 1999
and we have been relatively injury-free for quite a few years. So this year might just be an fluk.
"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."
by aussie_cowboy on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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that has more to do with youth
this year I think Kosier really triggered a lot
by AustonianAggie on
Dec 28, 2008 7:51 PM CST
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Man, I would not be woofing on this group
until they put a big skin on the wall.
by Rafael Vela on
Dec 28, 2008 7:08 PM CST
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Wade isn't going anywhere
Neither is Garrett. Jerry will give them both at least one more year.
Bruce Read…well, I would shocked stupid if he is back next year.
by Philosopher on
Dec 28, 2008 7:09 PM CST
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