how have you lived this long being a Cowboy fan without suffering cardiac arrest?

MAN….

is the notion of beuhler getting the nod? since Folk’s surgery he hasn’t been nearly the same.

and thats all that counts. The D came up big and so did #9 when it really mattered, when the pressure was on to score or lose the game.

A win is a win and we should take them any way we can get them regardless of who our opponent is. Steelers would agree today.

the game would have been effectively over. But everything just fell together towards the end. The defense held, a missed FG kept it a one score game; and it was up to the offense to drive down the field for a TD. I think the offense knew that it was now or never on that drive, and when I saw them working their way down the field you could see the players who wanted to win, the line game romo more time, romo found his rythym, witten and miles made the catches; and crayton kept fighting all the way. Then the defense finally forces a TO to give it back to the offense to killl the clock. It was very much like the KC game and I hope it brings back their confidence in the offense.

but I’m not sure what the furor was. He took care of the ball, ran the final drive to perfection, probably stopped a fumble recovery going for a TD. I’d call this one a mediocre job.

I agree completely. The line’s prblem is not lack of talent, it’s inconsistency – giving up sacks, penalties, missing key run block assignments.

Roy Willy needs to be replaced by…by… wait for it… THE TREE!!!!

I don’t know if that is true or not since I had to resort to sitting in my driveway listening to the game, as Tampa Bay was on TV, but that’s what they said.

going into this game, I didn’t give them enough credit, trying to discount their #1 pass D ranking due to the strength (or lack thereof) of schedule.

But I have to give them credit. And give Dallas’ offense a little bit of a break. They are a good defense. I certainly don’t feel good putting up only 7 points against them and being shut out for 57 minutes. But keeping in mind that they are actually a tough D helps keep it in perspective a little bit. And the offense made the drive when it counted, and put it the points it needed to for the win, thanks to an overall solid outing by our defense (and a couple missed FGs by Suisam).

Do we have any serious injuries.
Looks like Free did well. I never heard his name until a late sack. Who did he give it up to and who was he matched against most of the game.

…………What are we? Are we a pound the ball, grind it out and control the clock team? Or are we an explosive passing team with some very good playmakers on the offensive side, who CAN pound it out to finish a game when needed? I’d go with the latter. I kept expecting them to go with the no-huddle and up the tempo, but that didn’t seem to be in the game plan. I believe the Packer game caused some self-analysis, and maybe some self doubt as well, though I’m not sure why. They ran into a good, desperate team at home and lost. Stuff happens. I thought that Free played pretty darned good, all things considered. Other than a running play in the 2nd half where he let his guy get inside him and tackle Barber from behind on a run to the left I can’t remember anything too obvious a problem. He should do just fine as long as he’s used appropriately.

For whatever reason, our 3rd down play on both sides has been atrocious. Our D gives up long 3rd downs and our offense seemingly refuses to execute quick passes or effective runs on third down. This was the problem against GB too and if it isn’t addressed this team will continue to struggle since it leaves our D on the field and keeps our O out of sync.

“model franchise”. Enjoy coach.

The beleaguered Wade Phillips couldn’t inspire a group of children to capture the flag. The bloated, passive head coach who is living off his father’s legacy needs to be fired. Tex will be in his new stadium suite on Thanksgiving, but this performance, or lack there of, almost ruined the Texas trip. Fire Wade Phillips.

Now Go Bears!

It was frustrating to see the passing game struggle so much until that final drive, and I don’t want to just make excuses for excuses sake, but I do think it is important to keep in perspective that he was hurt early in the game and played through it, and I’m sure it must have affected his performance some.

DMN blog:

I’m not sure what they said on the broadcast of the game, but Tony Romo has a sore back. He said he took a pain-killing injection afterward but he doesn’t think it will keep him out of the Thanksgiving game against Oakland on Thursday.

Romo took a knee to the back while taking down (ahem) DeAngelo Hall after a first-half fumble.

“As long as it’s not a broken bone that keeps you from missing time,” Romo said. “I felt like with the adrenaline of the game you can always play. It hurts right before the snap and right after.”
 
His teammates expressed some worry because he was off target during the game.
 
“He kind of got up slow and you could tell he was sore,” tight end Jason Witten said. “I could tell by his throws he was bothered a little bit by it. But that was a big play by him. If he doesn’t make that tackle it’s probably a touchdown.”

 
And more DMN blog

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking was concerned about the health of quarterback Tony Romo throughout Sunday’s win against Washington.
 
Romo injured his back making a tackle after a first-quarter turnover. He stayed in the game but had difficulty.
 
``I must have asked him 10 timew `are you okay?’ ‘’ Brooking said. ``You could tell he was hurting, but he kept going out there and grinding.’’

I remember some questioning his heart and work ethic…all I know is the player brings it every game

i thought i had a great WR corps with Roy Williams, Boldin, Ochocinco and Crabtree… what a pile of disappointment

Still worried about the D giving up a lot of yards; this is a bad offense, so they got away with it, but NO or San Diego? Don’t know how that turns out. That said, clutch plays on that INT to seal the deal.

Raiders just scored a touchdown to tie Cincinnati. Bengals fumbled away the kick return. Oakland at Cincy 17 with less than a minute left.

i missed the game, but what happened with Roy now? Another fumble? Dropped ball?

g’night boys

Tex wishes that the beleaguered Wade Phillips had as much charisma and passion as the Cowboys secondary coach. Wade’s laissez faire approach to life and football is appalling. Again, this team took on the identity of their coach, who’s never won a playoff game, and they barely showed up. Phillips must be fired. He looks like a rain cloud follows him overhead and was out coached by Zorn, which is saying something.