This is the 2009 version of DAL vs. ARI
by Key19 on Nov 15, 2009 6:55 PM CST
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PrintCould we lose any more players to injury? We about were out of offensive line backups at one point.
The team is now extremely beat up:
Colombo (I'd say out for season)
Jenkins (he should recover, but still)
Flozell (he returned, but it's not like he was stonewalling people. His injuries tend to linger, too)
Hamlin (he was actually playing well this game, Watkins not so much, though he wasn't terrible)
Romo (not injured, but just getting hammered back there)
Bradie (he came back, but the sight of Wade calling Bobby to get in the game was scary, to say the least)
What else could've gone wrong? Oh, how about the WORST OFFICIATING I've ever seen:
The PR fumble that was somehow overturned should've not had any chance of being overturned. There was no evidence to show conclusively that McBriar touched him before his knee came back up. Should've been a fumble. Instead, TD Packers.
Romo gets blasted (thanks, Flo) and fumbles, but Felix recovers. Is down, but gets stripped. Refs let play go, and GB gets it eventually (on the 2 yard line). SOMEHOW, this play is not reviewable. WTF? How can you NOT review that? That makes no sense to me. It may be the rule, and that's fine, but it's a dumb rule. Plain and simple. Should've been 3rd and long with a probable punt. Instead, TD Packers.
Mike McCarthy challenges a Patrick Crayton catch, but he's OUT OF CHALLENGES. I'm screaming at the TV, waiting for Wade to charge the idiot ref and beat him over the head with his own challenge flag. Meanwhile, we wait.
And wait.
And wait.
And wait.
And wait.
And FINALLY, we realize that they are in fact out of challenges.
Two things:
One: HOW DO THE REFS NOT KNOW THIS????
Two: Shouldn't that be a penalty of some sort? Delay of game? Charge them a timeout? I mean, they got a free five minutes with no repercussion. That's ridiculous.
So then we score (FINALLY), and it's 7-17. Sorry, but it's only 7-3 in my mind, and we win. Two TDs by referee blunders are b/s in my opinion.
Meanwhile, in reality, we lose the game and a ton of valuable starters. Hopefully Colombo is the only season-ender, but still. This is the kind of loss that can destroy a season. Green Bay has the tiebreaker on us now, which could bite us in the end if we fall from our Division lead. And with these injuries, it's certainly possible.
Everyone's saying the Cowboys "got a big head" and that's why they lost, but really, it's just the fact that after Colombo went down, we couldn't protect Romo AT ALL (and they were without Kampman!!), and the refs totally screwed us over.
I still have some confidence in this team, but now I'm worried about getting in the playoffs again. I thought that if we won this week, we were pretty much in, because we'd have the tiebreakers over both likely 2nd place people in the NFC South and North (and the West doesn't look good enough to get a Wildcard). Now, I'm worried.
GO COWBOYS!
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I was thinking the same
Except Dallas played better defense and ST in this one.
No excuse for the officiating. How do you not know how many challenges a team has left. And I know it was quick in real time, but Felix recovered that fumble and was down by contact, that should have been a reviewable play. IMO
You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.
Exactly...
… and why is it that games officiated by Jeff Tripplet always seem to have this type of thing go on?
Doesn’t the NFL grade/evaluate their officials?
Is playing smart too much to ask?
by silverblue5 on Nov 16, 2009 10:20 AM CST up reply actions
the reason it's not the same
Colombo will be back for the playoffs and Romo didn’t get hurt…..huge, huge difference
In Romo we Trust
Guy...
Dont get it wrong but diehard fan 4 life….
I hope u right bc as of right now i just look from the far, I will never be aganist the CBOYS BUT>>>> I WILL CALL IT HOW I C IT. That is y i have to lay my cboy pom poms down for a few games bc im starting to c a trend with these guys.
Playoffs?
PLAYOFFS?!!
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: 11-5?
2009-2010 Dallas Mavericks: 57-25
In some ways it was a lot like the first Redskins game, too.
by Baked Potato Soup on Nov 15, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions
yea
that AZ game was very freaky, tons of weird plays. Like the redskins game, our offense was just constantly 3 and out and could generate no rhythm. Although our defense was significantly better.
iin the AZ game
we came back and made plays although our St suck we was n there. This game we just laid and egg. We was pic apart
The offensive line woes started before Colombo went down and Doug Free looked to have played as good any of them filling in for Marc.
The real problem was, once again, Flozell getting beat and blitzes getting through up the middle (Gurode? Davis? Kosier? Or did they all take turns?) again.
All these problems are old problems with these guys. Flozell’s always been inconsistent and we’ve struggled with up the middle blitzes for a while now too (think of the Ravens game from last year for a prime example and Raf’s comments upon review that the Ravens called the same delayed middle blitz about 5 times and it worked every single time).
It’s sad to lose Colombo to injury but I actually think Doug Free might be a better player. Could Doug have a Miles Austin like breakout? I hope so because we need better protection from both our Tackles.
Yea
I was thinking how GB is out of challenges and they are entertain it. Trusst me if who ever did not talk to that official they would have got the chance to challenge. The ref was already looking at the video.
We got beat, and lost and was cheated but a L is L. The league wouldn’t come back and give us nothing the next day. The thing is we choke and we was not in sync or balance during the whole game.
We got ate up and spat out
What about the defensive touchdown that was wiped off the board because of illegal contact...
or PI, I was watching from a bar, and I didn’t think it was enough to justify a penalty.
The Cowboys didn’t play well though. We didn’t make adjustments, they put way too much pressure on Tony, and we didn’t run the ball well. The defense played well, but they began to tire late in the game.
For a game we should have won on paper, it was a nightmare.
I don't blame the defense at all for tiring late in the game.
That’s what happens when they’re out on the field for half an hour when the Cowboys’ offense is on the field fifteen minutes.
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: 11-5?
2009-2010 Dallas Mavericks: 57-25
We didn't run the ball well?
Everyone is saying this, but I don’t quite get it. The stat line says 11 rushes for 61 yards. That’s over 5 yards a carry. Since when is 5 yards per carry a bad thing?
The only reason we didn’t run well is because a certain red headed idiot is too scared to call a play that might actually utilize that three headed monster correctly. Horrible play calling for yet another game this season from JG.
I’m worried that this was a season turner…
…in the wrong direction. I was worried all week that the Eagles victory was being treated like our own personal super bowl, as if all the Cowboys hoped to accomplish this year was taken care of on 11/08/09.
This loss wouldn’t bother me as much if it didn’t come with a rash of injuries to key areas where the depth is not as good. If the Cowboys can get out of this one with just Colombo being the only serious injury than they may be okay; but if they have to go any significant time with a depleted secondary than this season is over.
If they lose to the Redskins this Sunday you can expect some real panic to set in across Cowboy nation.
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys: Talk to me in December.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
They have lost to the Redskins...
in 5 of the past 8 meetings.
The 2009 Dallas Cowboys: Talk to me in December.
The NFC East has won 11 Super Bowls; oddly none of those have come courtesy of the Eagles.
I hope they treat the upcoming Skins game...
… like GB did preparing for us — as a MUST-WIN situation.
We have to take care of business against teams we’re expected to beat.
Plain and simple.
Had a feeling leading up to yesterday that the Packers game would be a “trap” game… and unfortunately I was right.
$#!+
Is playing smart too much to ask?
by silverblue5 on Nov 16, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions
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