Terence Newman to start vs. Packers; Kosier and Hurd practice
by Brandon Worley on Sep 17, 2008 8:58 PM CDT
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PrintAn interesting day today. I was having a dull day at work until I read Grizz's classic rant against Stephen A. Smith. An absolute work of genius.
Then we got word that Deon Anderson will miss a few weeks. Bummer time again, but it's not as bad as I thought it would be when rumors started flying that he was out for the year. To help lighten the mood, some Dallas Cowboys news and notes...
Terence Newman will start this week against the Packers. He was rusty early on Monday night but he started getting his stuff together in the second half. Now we get to see just what this defense can do with a full array of healthy corners.
In other good news, Kyle Kosier and Sam Hurd were at practice today.
JJT poses the question of whether the Cowboys will be better without Roy Williams. Like I said Monday night, a lot of you will be seeing your dearest wish fulfilled.
Brad Sham says Greg Ellis is a great player and he's a worry-wart, but that's just who he is.
Patrick Watkins is starting at strong safety in Roy's absence.
The Cowboys franchise is 0-5 at Lambeau. That's all well and good, but this team has yet to have a crack at it. Plus the game is in September.
In a rare move for journalists, JJT admits he was wrong about El Gato.
This guy really doesn't like Tony Romo.
Dr. Z over at SI.com has his weekly power rankings out and he has the Cowboys at #1.
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Their cast of superstars is so deep that you lost track of some people Monday night. Tank Johnson, the ex-Bear, for instance. Could you tell he was on the field? And until the last Eagles series, when he put Donovan McNabb to flight, was DeMarcus Ware really a factor? OK, nobody's knocking the Cowboys, our top team for good reason, but I'll tell you why I'm not sold on them, Super Bowl-wise, and this is such a minor point that you will think I'm nuts. On a night in which offenses were uncontrollable, Wade Phillips could have gotten the ball back with a lot more than 39 seconds left at the end of the first half, had he been with it, in the timeout department. But this is not an action coach, such as Mike Shanahan, for instance. OK, they still put three on the board, but it could have been seven. Clock butchery always puts me in a bad mood.
Time for a minor Grizz rant.
Saying you don't think the Cowboys will make it to the Super Bowl is fine. But the reasoning is a bit suspect. Let's take a closer look at why the Cowboys took a little while to call timeout before the Eagles attempted a field goal at the end of the first half. The announcers, the TV audience and the entire Cowboys sideline all saw McNabb shrug off about 4 players on the sideline, while at the same time stepping out of bounds. Wade, then realizing that the referees had missed it, started sprinting down the sideline to call timeout. That burns a few seconds off the clock there, bud.
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Greg Ellis
The best player of the defense when drafted and still the best player of this defense a decade later…what a hoss.
"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."
"Maybe congress should take more vacations, whenever these people leave town, things just seem to get better..." - Jay Leno
He's really grown into a great team leader.
And productive—I really look for him to have another big game against Rodgers. 7 team sacks this week anybody?
That #38 sure should wrap up!
by Aaron Novinger on Sep 17, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Gosh
I hate hearing about Cricket. The positive bout this is that it’s better now than later. Figure we’ll be a highly pass-oriented team with 3WR sets and some extra TEs against the Packers.
Honestly, I’m pretty nervous about this game—these WRs. I’d like to see alot of press coverage this week. ALOT! Hasn’t been the trend so far, but I see it as a necessity this week. Jenkins, Pac, and Henry excel in press coverage. Having TNew back is a blessing for this game. Gotta be tough; gotta be speedy.
That #38 sure should wrap up!
Thnx B-Dog
Romo is a stud. If you hear/read anyone rant to the contrary, like the random blogger you linked, ignore them. They are nothing more than oxygen thieves. He’s something like 22-7 as a starter. Rant about that. A**holio.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
That Romo-Hatin' Article
y do people call him over-rated? every time i hear people from school talk trash on Romo, they say hes over-rated, never will win a playoff game, hes undrafted, give Romo credit sat on the bench for like 4 years straight, back-up for like 5 weeks earns staring postion and started a 6-2 record, then goes to the pro bowl 2 years in a row…Some People dont understand like we do…
Boys' Fan since i was born!
He's the face of the Cowboys,
And people hate the Cowboys. Announcers, reporters, fans, etc. They are the most loved and hated team in the league. If you’ll notice, though, T.O. is not nearly as openly bad mouthed as he was, or Tank Johnson, or Pacman. People focus on the guy getting the most press, and that’s Romo. For a while it was T.O., but now Romo’s the biggest star on the team.
There’s nothing to dislike about him: he’s polite, respectful, has a hot and rich girlfriend without kids, dumped Carrie Underwood, and is even a good golfer. He seems like a cool guy to hang around with. He doesn’t get all mad and go berserk like Peyton, and he doesn’t have a perpetual “duh” look on his face like Eli. He doesn’t let criticism bother him, personal or professional, and he plays well and is successful. Oh, and he wasn’t a “Golden Child” either, since he was undrafted and almost cut. The only other guy I can think of like that is Tom Brady, who is actually more successful than Romo, and is also the only guy more hated than Romo. They can’t find anything else bad to say about him, so they go with his only knock so far – hasn’t won a playoff game yet, and call him overrated. The beauty for them is that that is subjective, so you can’t really argue it. Some people also call Brady overrated and a system QB playing with superior talent. I promise that when the Cowboys win the Super Bowl and Romo is MVP, they’ll still call him overrated.
by Baked Potato Soup on Sep 17, 2008 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
who is that guy anyways ?????????????????????????????????????????????????
It’s weird that i have to actually come to this site to find a legit story about the Boyz……You know we’re back on top when every writer and their momma chimes in to try to discredit this star studded team………..Oh……but the Patriots are still darlings of the media world……….after Sundays blow out victory over GB in Lambeau…….WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE THESE ASZH*LES GOING TO WRITE ABOUT NEXT ? Bring on GB, Bring on NYG, Bring on Pittsburgh, Bring on Tampa…….Who dat gonna beat dem Cowboys ????? I was going to move to Dallas in the next few weeks…..but I decided to wait till Febuary….after the Super Bowl………cuz I happen to live about 50 miles from this years host city(Tampa)….You bet your ass I’m gonna make it in that stadium to watch my Cowboys win #6
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
We are the Boys Shufflin Crew...
Sorry, you just reminded me of that song with the “bring on …”
I guess that would be Brad Johnson’s verse. He’s not here to feathers ruffle…
by Baked Potato Soup on Sep 17, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I know, it drives me crazy
I don’t expect people to love the Cowboys. I’m not a Yankees fan, I understand why you hate the Boys.
But Tony Romo is THE NFL success story. He’s like Tom Brady, but even more of a longshot (and, I guess, minus 4 SB appearances and 3 titles). He is Joe America who made the team against all odds, stayed on for 4 years against even greater odds, got his chance and never looked back.
If you can’t at least be impressed or even a little happy about that, you have no heart.
It's pure hatred of the Cowboys, simple as that
The “writers” that make those kinds of statements just straight up hate the Cowboys. I’ve gotten somewhat immune to that crap, I can spot them pretty easily and disregard their opinions as BS. Some of the younger fans probably aren’t used to the massive anti-Cowboy propaganda that rears its ugly head everywhere you look. The only advice I can give them is trust what you see with your own eyes, this Cowboys team is talented and has had success during the regular season. The next step is winning in the playoffs, and have confidence, it will happen. It could have, and probably should have the last 2 seasons, but no use crying over the past. Just look at the present and dream about the immediate future.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Sep 18, 2008 1:25 AM CDT up reply actions
because they're jealous, thats why
I guarantee you the author of that moronic piece was an Eagles fan, just jealous that Romo kicked his team’s ass.
In Romo we Trust
Clock management
is a whole lot easier when the officials are doing their job.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
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