Stephen A. Smith sets the record straight about Cowboys and Eagles game
Listen up guys. Stephen A. Smith has something to tell you. AND WHEN SOMEONE TALKS LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME SHOUTING AT PEOPLE, IT MEANS THEY MUST BE RIGHT. Right? Seriously, when I want in-depth analysis on NFL football or when I just want to check and see if my hearing-aid is working correctly, I go to Stephen A. Smith.
Smith wants you to know what really happened on Monday night in Texas Stadium and as an advocate of truth, justice and the totally-clueless way, I figured I would help in Smith's fight against reality.
Smith wants you to know, with all sincerity, that Tony Romo might have won the game, but he's just not Donovan McNabb.
How about McNabb, who was 25-of-37 for 281 yards (one TD) and clearly was the more poised quarterback on the field -- despite what Romo's 312 passing yards might have indicated.
It's true. Just think what might have happened if Donovan wasn't so poised. Why, the Eagles might have had a drive into Dallas territory with the chance to score late in the fourth quarter and really put Dallas away. And if Donovan wasn't so poised, he might have put the ball in Westbrook's gut on a hand-off, then pull it out in some kind of very un-poised fake-out, then proceed to slam the ball into Westbrook's hip causing a fumble at one of the most critical junctures of the game. Man, if he had done something like that we might accuse Donovan of not being poised. Good thing Stephen A. Smith is around to let us know that this simply can't be the case. If all of that would have happened, then Tony Romo might have had a chance to march his team straight down the field to a game-winning TD in the fourth quarter, then we would have to say that Romo sure looked poised when it mattered. Wow, I'm sure glad none of that happened on Monday night. I'm very thrilled that I got the special Stephen A. Smith feed of the game, instead of this crazy ending everyone keeps talking about where the Cowboys won.
Plus, McNabb is so poised, he could actually handle the fact that another player talked about him before the game. Lord, I don't know how McNabb does it, but I want some of what he's got. The ability to not let someone's words harm you, now that's special!
How about McNabb, facing more controversy caused by Owens' mouth -- with Owens accusing McNabb of "jealousy" -- and still putting up those numbers, despite not having his two top receivers, Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown.
Oh, the controversy. I mean if ESPN is playing the tape of Owens repeatedly, on every football show they have, then it must have been a full-blown controversy. There's just no way around it. But McNabb used his superpower of dodging dangerous words to overcome this brutal attack, it's simply amazing. I'm sure a lot of you are thinking how can I protect myself from evil words in hopes of blocking out Stephen A. Smith. You can't, you're not poised enough plus Smith's words are not your everyday words. You can't stop words THAT ARE YELLED TO YOU AT LEVEL 11 ON AN AMPLIFIER when you're superpowers only block level 10 amplifiers. You cannot defeat Smtih's words because you have no poise or McNabb superpowers. You mere mortals are nothing to Smith's mastery of bluster. Fools!
And what, you forgot that McNabb didn't have his number 1 and 2 WR's in the game? This is Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis we're talking about. These guys have ruled the roost of NFL receivers for...umm...for...let's see...umm...crap! Forget that, all you need to know is that I'm SHOUTING AT YOU and you can't stop me, so the combo of Curtis and Brown would have destroyed the Cowboys. Fear the Curtis, fear the Brown!
There's more.
Or how about an Eagles offense that put up 30 points in the first half.
Yeah, what about that Eagles offense that put up 30? I mean, 23, since Smith tells us that the un-poised Romo gave them seven. Wait, make that 16, since again Romo set them up for a TD and then the refs gave the Eagles the most bogus pass interference call in history. That's not hyperbole either, that just plain facts - Stephen A. Smith style - because Smith doesn't do hyperbole. So yeah, what about those 16 points the Eagles offense put up in the first half. Compare that to the anemic Cowboys who only put up 24 points. You guys just don't get it, but Stephen A. Smith does.
You think Smith is done giving you the truth? Ha, you can't handle the truth.
Or an Eagles defense that held Owens to two catches for 17 yards after the game's opening drive, yet still appeared so disgusted that the players could barely disguise their snarls with every word they uttered after the game.
Yeah, it's a good thing the Eagles shut down Owens after he cooked them for a long TD. Cover Jason Witten, that's for teams that want to win. Stop Marion Barber in the second half, no way, you might actually win a game that way. Put pressure on Tony Romo and sack the heck out of him, that's for winners. No way, the real way to go - the Stephen A. Smith way - is to make sure you stop T.O. so you won't lose your pride, even though you lose the game.
Lest you think this is only Smith's opinion, I assure you he has backup. He went to the most neutral, unbiased sources you can find to comment on what happened. You might not like Smith, but the guys he talked to are impeccable sources for impartiality where it concerns the Eagles and the Cowboys. Cue up Eagles safety Brian Dawkins and Eagles TE L.J. Smith. They'll tell you the truth.
"Let me tell you this," Eagles safety Brian Dawkins said after the game. "We made too many early mistakes -- it's that simple. The bomb to T.O. The kickoff return for a TD [by Felix Jones] right after that. Those are mistakes we don't usually make, and it cost us. It's why we lost this game, and that's why we're disgusted. We know we gave it away."
[snip]
"We know our team, our defense," an annoyed-looking Eagles tight end L.J. Smith said after the game. "We know what happened tonight won't happen very often. We'll see if [Dallas] can say the same things once all is said and done."
Four sacks of McNabb and two key stops to end the game might have provided the Cowboys with an early season victory, but that doesn't make Smith's last comment any less legitimate.
Yeah, I mean who really relies on sacks of the opposing QB as a tenet of winning? You think NFL teams actually think that four sacks in a game might actually help you to win. That's crazy talk. Key stops by your defense at the end of the game? How much sillier could Dallas get about the way they win games. The madness is incomprehensible. Making mistakes? It's a good thing only Philly makes those, because if Dallas had made mistakes like fumbling in the endzone, letting the opposing team's fastest WR get off the line cleanly for a run at the strong safety, missing tackles on the QB in the backfield and any number of other things, then they might have lost the game. And that's winning in Smith's book.
Thanks Stephen A. Smith. You really cleared everything up for us Dallas fans.
And you don't have to pretend it's a cell phone commercial and ask us if we can hear you now. We hear you. NO NEED TO SHOUT.
And, quite frankly, we're dumber for it.
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Grizz this may be my favorite piece you have ever written...
BRILLIANT!
oops sorry….lol
by mhuff13 on Sep 17, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
by far
the best piece I’ve seen on this site, and thats saying alot because its full of good ones
The guy is a joke and it show’s just how great ESPN is having guys like Stephen and Skip
Super Bowl party at my place, Dallas vs. ?, who's in?
by stevefs12 on Sep 17, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grizz-
You should have gone all caps lock on that one man…According to Stephen A. Smith we really can’t get the gist of what you’re trying to say without caps.
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on Sep 17, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
stephan A is only good for one thing...
yelling at Skip Brainless….
otherwise, i’m tuning out….
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on Sep 17, 2008 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They should dump those two into a deep pit with a pack of hungry, rabid animals and see what happens....
I wouldn’t miss either of their opinions anyways…lol
"I should apologize to girls for saying Sexson threw that helmet like a girl. I’m not even sure girls do that." - TAG 05/08/2008
by Captain Fubar on Sep 17, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phenomenal!
I’m sure this has nothing to do with what part of the country he’s from.
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 17, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Not at all
S.A.S. was probably with Ed Rendell throwing iceballs at players that day awhile back.
by mhuff13 on Sep 17, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wannabe
He wants to be Chris Rock so bad it hurts! He’s a tool.
by HutHut on Sep 17, 2008 2:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
…what paper did Stephen A. Sh**s used to write for?
Oh yeah, The Philadelphia Inquirer
No bias there.
Puh-leeze. Another one of ESPN’s bombastic blowhards — sound and fury signifying nothing. Like one of those fake steaks you see on a grill that’s on display @ Lowes. It appears appealing, but it’s really hollow inside.
Grizz, this post is golden.
"Jerry Jones offers more second chances than a tent revival." -- Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News
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by silverblue5 on Sep 17, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
eggs-xactly...
he’s a big homer…
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on Sep 17, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stephen A's response...
"It’s actually preposterous to infer such a ridiculous notion that this game wasn’t about the spectacular precision of Donovan McNabb. When you look at the fact that he’s regained his elusive ability to dodge a mulitude tacklers AND NOT ONLY THAT, but he’s mastered the ability to stand in the pocket and deliver with authority while dodging an array of defenders who have them in his sights. Can you name me the last QB who was able to score 30 points in a half with such beauty and physical superiority than last Monday IN ALL PLACES Texas Stadium where America’s Team plays it’s home games? I CHALLENGE YOU! To find someone who has played as well in the first half. This was a man who was counted out, left for dead, on his last leg, at odds with his team’s draft plans, at odds with T.O. and on a shaky relationship with the city he calls home. But he still had THE COURAGE to show up and play in a Monday night game with everything on the line. He stared down T.O. and held his own to such a magnificent crecendo that it could never been drowned out by the chit-chatter of winning the game. Of course the Cowboys won the game. But sometimes the game is about showing our opponent you CAN win. As opposed to showing them YOU DID WIN. Anyone who doesn’t recognize that it is quite simply beyond me and any recognition of acceptable football knowledge known to man. I’m quite speechless by the suggestion. Really, I can’t talk. I’m not going to stop talking. But really. I’m at a loss for words. Seriously….
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on Sep 17, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Short Memory
Can you name me the last QB who was able to score 30 points in a half with such beauty and physical superiority than last Monday IN ALL PLACES Texas Stadium where America’s Team plays it’s home games? I CHALLENGE YOU! To find someone who has played as well in the first half.
Oh how quick we forget Tom Brady and his performance last year. Or how about Kurt Warner back in the day. Besides as Grizz pointed out, it was 14 points off of turnovers so it’s really more like 16 points in the first half. Woop dee frickin doo.
Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!
by DerekSTheRed on Sep 17, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Priceless!
That’s as funny as Grizz’s post!
by kindablue on Sep 17, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind his hero worship of McNabb if that's how he rolls
but feeling like somehow he has to insult and dismiss Romo, and his team, at the same time is pathetic and ruins any redeeming value of his over-the-top man love ode for McNabb.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
by dunkman on Sep 18, 2008 6:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Stephen A Smith should stick to basketball
He clearly knows absolutely nothing about football.
In Romo we Trust
by Terry on Sep 17, 2008 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t know anything about basketball either.
by Spaceball on Sep 17, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree with you Terry
He knows Hoops, but is clueless about football. He wrote for the Philadelphia inquirer , so bias makes sense to me..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
by Wmillion on Sep 17, 2008 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant, Grizz.
Nothing I can add will top the commentary you’ve provided.
I think it’s a universal sentiment that McNabb was amazing, but what Smith is obviously ignoring are things like the offensive line, turnovers and basically the entire 2nd half when the Eagles only put up 7 more points to add to that initial 30.
I’ve got a good mind to call into his radio show on ESPN and — oh wait. Ummm….
by Pete222 on Sep 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Outstanding!
Awesome piece Grizz! That was an absolute pleasure to read!
P.S. Stpehen Smith conveniently ignores the 55 yarder that T.O. also burned the Eagles on that was called back on a penalty. The penalty doesn’t negate the fact he still burned them again. So, all that 17 yards after the first drive stuff….intellectually dishonest.
by Philosopher on Sep 17, 2008 3:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The scary thing is....
Stephen A. Smith has his shtick and it’s being a loud mouth, in-your-face, braggadocious cretin…we all know this, he knows this.
But his article was written in a manner that reflects what he personally believes to be truth. Yikes. Talk about a homer. This man actually believes this and tries to inject some “credibility” by interviewing two Eagles’ players. What a twit.
Grizz, major props for calling this neanderthal out.
by BLUE_Thru-n-Thru on Sep 17, 2008 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cricket
Cricket apparently out for two weeks knee being scoped
by stoproyce on Sep 17, 2008 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HOLY SHIT!
Sorry for cursing but I can’t contain myself on this one. That was by far the best blasting I’ve seen a writer receive in like… forever.. Unreal Grizz, I love it!
Someone forward this to Mr. Smith. He’s just got to read it.
by sublimezg on Sep 17, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Calling all Smith's!
As a Smith, I would like to call for Stephen A. to be stripped of his Smithhood. As Instigating Smith I can only make the motion, I’ll need a second…
by SmittyCityMo on Sep 17, 2008 4:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As a Smith, I second this motion
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Sep 17, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice work Grizz.
This guy needs to stick to hoops and is obviously void of any football knowledge….and I love how the Eagles’ players were talking about their mistakes and how they should have won the game had they not made them. I mean, Dallas had just as many ,if not more of these so called mistakes. Did they play a perfect game? Not even close. Just think if they did Mr. Dawkins….
by goat3000 on Sep 17, 2008 4:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
As someone else pointed out, he doesn't know jack about hoops either
Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey
by Seanrude on Sep 17, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Captain Caveman
Is he even on the team still?
by goat3000 on Sep 17, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty much invisible until forcing the high throw to westbrook on 3rd down on the eagles next to last possession (as noted in one of the recaps – sorry, can’t remember who the poster was). i think westbrook would have gotten the first down, even though a couple of cowboy players were close.
by billstickers on Sep 17, 2008 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kudos Grizz
Great piece and totally spot on. SAS is an AS* (That should be a chant) and we may as well get used to this all year. When the cowboys win, it won’t be good enough and when they lose it will be because they secretly suck.
by Billito on Sep 17, 2008 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You've outdone yourself
One of the best pieces on BTB ever. What a clown.
And I’m sorry, was McNabb really THAT good in the game? He was 25/37 – not incredible against a soft zone. He threw 1 TD and committed a back-breaking fumble. He did a good job scrambling out of sacks, but he still got sacked 4 times. He played well in a bad situation, but EVEN WITH the parade of horribles early on for Romo, Romo made big plays when his team had to have them. McNabb didn’t. Romo recovered from his big mistakes in the game. McNabb didn’t.
I admire the Eagles for making it a close game and giving it their all. But it wasn’t good enough, because their opponent was better.
by grapejoos on Sep 17, 2008 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant stuff, Grizz
I haven’t been commenting much lately, but this piece is why BTB rules. Editors would have asked Grizz to temper the piece… here you get the complete shellacking, and it was perfect. You point out so many ironies, it shines the light on the foolery of little Smith.
This year is just getting funner and funnerer.
Tar Heels football will surprise this year
by DalaiLuke on Sep 17, 2008 4:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd say brilliant piece Grizz, but I'm only echoing everyone else's feelings
What the heck… BRILLIANT,completely BRILLIANT!
You annihilated SAS.
Really, totally disemboweled his puny arguments. I love this post!
Carry on sir, you are the man!
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Sep 17, 2008 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
good readn Bro!
stephn a,natural Cowboy hater & it got worse when T.O. got here, i dont really pay attention too what he says anywayz, i"m not tryn to go deaf before my time.
roll on, we havn fun this year!!!
by bleedn blu on Sep 17, 2008 5:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THAT STEPHEN A
MIGHT BE HEARING IMPAIRED???? HOW INSENSITIVE CAN YOU BE? HUH??? I CAN"T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THIS SCREAMING!!
Actually I think he’s mentally deficient as well. I don’t like his opinions on the NBA and he makes even less sense talking about football. But we’ve now heard the same drivel from Peter King and Colin Cowherd, so it has to be a strategy of “counter-current” sports pseudo-journalism to get attention. Consider yourselves sucked.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
by dunkman on Sep 17, 2008 5:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Grizz.......great work.....please forward this article to his EMAIL address....
Is it at all possible to forward this piece directly to Steven A Smith…..so he could realize how much of a friggin idiot he truely is…..I have often wondered how he even landed a journalistic occupation….Stick to the NBA Smith….in fact…….stick to covering your lifelong love, the NY Knicks………………cuz like them……your a complete loser, you offer nothing worthy of reading, you have no actual knowledge of the NFL, or credentials to warrant your analystic diahhrea of the keyboard, You have absolutely no grasp of reality when it comes to breaking down an NFL game………..This article clearly proves Grizz would lay a smackdown on that loud mouthed bastard Steven A Smith, if there was a war of pens……please send your piece to him Grizz, if at all possible…….
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
by BoyzRback on Sep 17, 2008 5:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can everyone please cut and paste Grizz's rebuttal and please email it to Steven A Smith...
In his article there is a “email” tag on the top right…….Bash this punk till his computer blows up…..
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
by BoyzRback on Sep 17, 2008 5:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ahhh.....forget it....typical....your not allowed to email him directly from his page...
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
by BoyzRback on Sep 17, 2008 5:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This may work
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/news/story?page=email_stephena
Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!
by Boyzfan94 on Sep 18, 2008 1:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sent it to that address and it seemed to work
Look up... get up...Don't ever, ever give up!!
by Boyzfan94 on Sep 18, 2008 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear S.A.S,
“What you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
- great read Grizz I needed that, just finished an awful round of golf.
Staggolee
by Staggolee87 on Sep 17, 2008 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Billy Madison quote
Nice
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Sep 17, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
classic jim downey moment
and so tru
Knowing is half the battle. http://deartracyp.blogspot.com
by Captain Grid Iron on Sep 17, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thing of beauty Grizz...
Definitely got to Buzz this up.
I’ve been searching online but I’m having a hard time finding the broadcast of Monday’s game where the Eagles win. Maybe they’ll have a alternate ending scene when the DVD comes out?
by NateMac on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on, Grizz...
Responding to Screamin’… sorry, Stephen “A” Smith only encourages him to keep talking.
Can we, as a nation, please start playing the quiet game with Screamin’ A?
by no1cowboysfan on Sep 18, 2008 2:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome Post!!
Hhmm……whatever happened to Stephen’s TV show and his radio show??
Oh, that’s right.
Stephen A. Smith loving on a BLACK quarterback, even though he was part of the reason they lost the game…….not surprising. That kind of racism and idiocy right there makes me feel like I’m listening to the Michael Irvin Show. They’re both the same to me.
i like baseball too
by bspate on Sep 18, 2008 9:09 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Owens -- don't forget the 55 yarder called back for holding
Owens was so contained that in the 2nd quarter, Brown didn’t even need to watch him. With 7:38 left in the quarter, he was so confident that had his eyes in the back off his helmet glued to the offensive line, and saw Procters hold moments before the throw. With the penalty secured, he kept sprinting after Owens who had caught the ball a full 5 yards ahead of him. Can’t gloat about the penalty unless you tackle him after all!
by mlibbey on Sep 18, 2008 11:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT WAS A COMPLETE SMACKDOWN GRIZZ!
I loved it.
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by Jaxon on Sep 18, 2008 12:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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