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Understudy Sunday: the Cowboys Outslug the Eagles 20-16

I only need one catch to break your Eagles hearts -- this one! (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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I only need one catch to break your Eagles hearts -- this one! (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

And the reserves shall lead them.

The Eagles tried to take Dallas' big play makers out of the game last night and succeeded, for the most part.  Jason WItten didn't make any big carries.  Miles Austin was near invisible for 55 minutes.  The running game produced in spurts.

While the Cowboys big names fought their big name Eagles counterparts to stalemates, the understudies, the situational guys, the rotation rookies, shouldered the load.  An understudy honor role:

Star-divide

-- Kevin Ogletree had a Deion Sanders-like offensive package.  He had maybe three plays on his card, and he made them count.  He ran a reverse for a sizable gain on Dallas' first scoring drive and converted two third and longs on flanker screens where he slithered and spun past Eagles defenders. 

-- Tashard Choice had his own special package, running the Cowboys' wildcat to great effect.  He followed an unbalanced scrum for an easy three yard touchdown to open the game's scoring.

-- Stephen Bowen blew up an Eagles' trap run at him on a critical 3rd-and-3 late in the first half.  Bowen kept his contain, knocked the pulling guard backwards, then stuffed LeSean McCoy for no gain.  The stop, the first of many by the Cowboys in 2nd, 3rd and 4th-and-short situations, forced the Eagles to accept a field goal, keeping Dallas in the lead at 7-6.

-- Former lead Patrick Crayton made the most of his snaps, running a 64 yard seam route just after the Eagles field goal, pushing the Cowboys halftime lead to 10-6.

-- Rookie Victor Butler continues to make more big plays per down than perhaps any player on the roster.  He hasn't seen many plays from scrimmage but he makes them count.  He settled the Panthers game with two sacks of Jake Delhomme on that game's final drive.  Last night, he kept the Eagles from answering Dallas' late TD and tying the game at 20 a piece.

With the Eagles facing a 3rd and 10 at the Dallas 38, Andy Reid called a two man route, with Jeremy Maclin running a post from the right flanker spot and DeSean Jackson running a crossing route from the split end spot against Mike Jenkins.   Dallas was playing man, with free safety Ken Hamlin rotation over to help Terence Newman and Maclin.  Strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh was in the short middle as a spy on Donovan McNabb.

McNabb floated away from the Dallas rush and had two apparent options.  He could tuck the ball and run for the first down and perhaps a score.  Sensabaugh had an angle but he was not going stop McNabb before he gained the necessary ten yards to keep the drive alive.

McNabb appeared to be rolling wide to wait for Jackson, who was breaking free from Jenkins and might have scored had he received the ball. 

It was moot, because Butler made a diving tackle of McNabb before the QB could pass or scramble.  Andy Reid took a third David Akers field goal with just under five minutes left and Philadelphia never saw the football again.

-- Roy Williams (yeah, he's an understudy too, judging from the abuse he's taken lately) showed he could provide the thunder to Miles Austin's lightning bolts.  Williams worked over all the Eagles corners, catching a 20 yard slant in front of Asante Samuel, an 11 year stop fade over Sheldon Brown and a neat 22 yard smoke route past Ellis Hobbs that helped Dallas tie the game at 13-13 early in the 4th.  The timing is coming and if we can expect 70-80 yards of dirty work in the short zones and in the middle of the field, Roy Willie will more than do his part.

-- Anthony Spencer continues to do the things that help the Cowboys win, even if he's not putting much ink on the stat sheet.  His second quarter inside charge knocked Winston Justice off of Jay Ratliff, allowing the NT to loop wide and sack Donovan McNabb.  He had two key stops on the Cowboys' mid-field stand, when the Eagles failed to convert a 2nd and 1 with the score tied early in the 4th.

These big plays by the lesser known Cowboys kept the game tied so the big names, the Romos, the Austins, the Wares and Barbers, could close it out late.  Everybody did their part tonight and these wins, the hard, 60 minute grinds over quality opponents, are far more satisfying than the blowouts like last week's.

Notes:

-- Can Tony Romo claim this as a big game?  It seems he couldn't claim the Falcons win as a big one last week.

-- Mike Jenkins wears number 21, but his play reminds me of Mel Renfro.  He's quick to recover and feels the ball belongs to him once it leaves the quarerback's hand.  His bait and pick of McNabb late in the third ignited the Cowboys comeback. 

-- Miles Austin's 49 yard game winner may have looked familiar, because it is.  Austin ran a slant and go up the left sideline against Sheldon Brown with Dallas facing a 3rd and 13.  Brown jumped at Tony Romo's pump fake and Austin got behind Brown.  The pump froze Quintin Mikel, who was underneath and the Eagles free safety, who was slow to rotate over.  Austin cut back to the center of the field and outraced Brown for the game winning score.

Jason Garrett called this exact same play for Terrell Owens in the first quarter of last year's 41-37 win over the Eagles and T.O. burned Brown and Sean Considine for a long score. 

-- The Cowboys used an unbalance line as a changeup against Atlanta two weeks ago and made it the basis of their wildcat set tonight. The Cowboys would flip RT Mark Colombo to the left side, outside Flozell AdamsLeonard Davis was the only lineman to the right of center Andre Gurode, though he was flanked by a tight end.  Davis pulled at the snap, and Tashard Choice would follow him and the other four Cowboys linemen to his left.  He scored easily behind this stampede from the Eagles' three.

The Anatomy of a Stand

Eagles, 1st and 10 at their own 46.  McNabb throws a comeback left to DeSean Jackson, who is tackled by Mike Jenkins at the Dallas 45.

2nd and 1.: The Eagles run a stretch play right for McCoy.  Marcus Spears drives Winston Justice backwards and Demarcus Ware stands up Brent Celek at the point of attack, causing McCoy to dither, waiting for a hole.  This allows Anthony Spencer to crash down from the backside and drop McCoy for no gain.

3nd and 1:  The Eagles line up in an I with two tight ends flanking Jason Peters left.  At the snap, Bobby Carpenter crashes the gap inside Peters and spins the OT laterally.  Igor Olshansky mashes one of the tight ends backwards.  McCoy tries to bull between his TE escourts but is stopped by Spencer, Gerald Sensabaugh and Bradie James a foot short of the yard marker.

4th and a foot: The Eagles attempt a McNabb sneak right.  Jay Ratliff wedges between the center and right guard.  Spears submarines under Justice and drives him backwards.  Keith Brooking flies over the pile and hammers his fists down on McNabb's back.  McNabb claims he slid over Justice's back past the first down marker but the officials rule him down where he was when Brooking pins him to his own lineman.  The measurement leaves the Eagles a foot short.

Dallas cashed out the momentum.  Austin scored four plays later and the Cowboys were gone.

Andy Reid compounded the failure by challenging the call.  He was overruled, costing the Eagles their final time out with 10:49 left in the game.  He could not stop the clock on Dallas' final drive when Marion Barber was running over and over again.

Enjoy this one, folks. It's a quality win.

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Carpenter

He’s caught a lot of abuse, too, and it appeared he did a pretty solid job. Am I mistaken?

Thanks, Raf.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 12:47 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Carpie

He definitely seems more comfortable and is making some plays

by SDTrueblue on Nov 9, 2009 12:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, only 2 tackles

But obviously a lot of great work can get done without posting any big numbers. Wish I had the game tape already!

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He's getting better

but some of the angles he took to get to a scrambling McNabb were not good.

by J.R. Angle has a posse on Nov 9, 2009 8:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree

He looked out of place on several plays , but overall it was good to see him in the mix, and if he helped on those bigs stops , that’s progress

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

doesn't fit the 3-4

BC would fit better as an outside LB in a 4-3. In the 3-4 inside LBs need to be much stronger at the point of attack then he has been. He has done a decent job in pass coverage though.
Regardless, he’s not a top 20 draft pick and will be gone next year imo.

"What we've got here is failure to communicate"

by angie'sdad on Nov 9, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he plays out his contract.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yup...Carp is not going anywhere...

Who else is playing as good as he is at the Nickel LB spot and very good on special teams…If your counting on Williams he is a year or two away from doing anything significant…He came from a system where he did very little coverage as a DE/LB..

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 12:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That being said....

Carp hasn’t been real good all year. The last two games have been good for him and I hope he exceeds, but if Dallas saw a FA they thought would be an upgrade it wouldn’t suprise me if they dropped him.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 1:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

everytime the ripper scream for somebody to be benched, he responds

Romo — check;
Crayton — check;
Roy Willie — check.

Please, please, please, scream for Felix Jones to be benched next.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 12:52 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

+1

I still believe in Romo.

by Nelson... on Nov 9, 2009 12:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

How desperate will GB be?

I know that decamillis has to be licking his chops against that piss-poor ST. Teams do not seem to be able to hide ST deficiencies epecially when other areas of the team are struggling.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Nov 9, 2009 12:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd be just as worried about protecting Rogers if I were Mike McCarthy

They started Kyle Clifton and Mark Tausher today and he was still destroyed.

The Cowboys could get ten sacks next week. I’m not exaggerating.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 12:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Packers will game plan for their lack of an OL

It’s too obvious now. GB is a trap game for us. Most likely rainy in GB (thank God not snowy). Rodgers is still a very good QB.

I see us getting bitten, and I have for a while. We’ll see. I hope I am wrong, for sure.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:02 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

How do you gameplan for a horrible O-line?

Run the ball every down?

The Packers are overrated, they can only beat the bottom tier teams, and not even some of them as the Bucs proven today.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 1:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

How do you gameplan for a horrible O-line?

LOL…THAT’S TOO FUNNY…

Somehow, I can’t take dfan77’s comments too serious. The Cowboys don’t lose this game as long as they take their preparation as seriously as they have the past few weeks.

by CaliFanInTx on Nov 9, 2009 3:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's always the teams with some glaring weakness

that Dallas seems to have trouble exploiting – someone has crappy DBs and they can’t pass; someone is last in the league in rushing defense and they can’t run on them. Dallas seems to line up well against GB which in upside-down world says “look out”…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 10, 2009 7:02 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought about that too.

But the Packers at Lambeau is always special enough to keep your focus.

I think if you put two of my best seasons together it wouldn't come up with the numbers he's going to have at the end of the season. -Troy Aikman on Tony Romo

by Big D Bam Bam on Nov 9, 2009 5:00 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Romo's homecoming game

He’ll be jacked for that one and want to play really well just like he did last year.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Kind of like how they planned for it between Minnesota games?

Where they gave up 8 sacks and than turned around and gave up 7?

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 7:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Raf....pick green bay next week!!!! pleaseeeeeee

hahahahaha………enjoy the win!!!! we deserve it as fans as well

by ManTab on Nov 9, 2009 5:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Good one. LOL!

~Texas Massacre '09~

by TheHeat on Nov 9, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Felix did look very tentative both on KOs and on runs.

I’d love for him to break out against GB.

by mdlusk on Nov 9, 2009 1:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He did knock out another DB, though.

by Baked Potato Soup on Nov 9, 2009 1:27 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yep, and that was a pretty big thing in this game

Samuel came back but didn’t want to tackle anyone, remember one of Barber’s runs where he just basically stood and watched?

by mdlusk on Nov 9, 2009 1:29 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

how sick is it that I'm calling for a "break out" game for him

when he’s averaging over 7 yards a carry? He does seem not quite his usual explosive self, though.

by mdlusk on Nov 9, 2009 1:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Asante did that twice.

I think Asante fears Barber now.

~Texas Massacre '09~

by TheHeat on Nov 9, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

and high-flying Felix

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think more corners will fear him too,

now that he has a reputation of hurting them like he did with Samuel and Lucas.

~Texas Massacre '09~

by TheHeat on Nov 9, 2009 10:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Philly played had coverage as well.

Credit where credit’s due.

I think if you put two of my best seasons together it wouldn't come up with the numbers he's going to have at the end of the season. -Troy Aikman on Tony Romo

by Big D Bam Bam on Nov 9, 2009 5:02 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Tough tight game

AGree on Phillys coverage. They are well coached, and fast…….

Nice to see us win a tough fought battle like this, and step up the D pressure.

Tony played a very smart game, and we went for the throat at just the right time.

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

RW had a good game. Tony Romo played good again.

It was also great to see Ogletree & Choice get a bigger part. Wade has taken alot of abuse but his “D” is really playing good. “How about them Cowboys”

by cowboy1966 on Nov 9, 2009 7:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I was a "ripper" ..

but I never said bench Roy for his production, or lack of … just am sensitive about this team keeping their heads about maintaining the “team” concept and keeping things in the locker room.

I will say this though .. D-Ware has not been playing up to his huge contract .. they should bench him (wink)

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 11:50 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think

He was trying to motivate his team. “Let’s make it 20-16. We’ll stop the Boys with nothing more than a FG at most, and tie it or win it with a TD/possible 2 pt conversion.”

Logically imbalanced, given our performance to that point. He must have been playing for emotion. That’s the only thing I can think of.

Glad he gambled, though. :)

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 12:59 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Mike Lombardi and the National Football Post people have been saying for some time

that Reid is one of the three or four worst game managers in the NFL. They’re going to rip him but good tomorrow.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 1:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

well, certainly the challenges

were crazy. i think reid was a nut-job for that. it cost him huge.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:03 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The challenges were dumb

and how about kicking the FG when you would still need a TD to win. That was dumb on his part, and the Cowboys made him pay.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 1:48 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

TMQ wrote "Game Over" down in his notebook on that one.

It made zero sense to kick the FG in that situation, other than out of sheer arrogance.

by Baked Potato Soup on Nov 9, 2009 2:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't see why Reid is so successful. He makes asinine decisions, and is a poor game manager.

I’m glad Philly doesn’t have a good coach or we wouldn’t be able to hang the lack of a Lombardi over their heads.

"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell

by GunsUp on Nov 9, 2009 6:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

because he is a genius play designer

the same reason why a coach who lacks in that department but has a defensive accumen is now 28-14 as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

that’s right, Wade Phillips is now 29-14 as our head coach.

Coach Winters: Mississippi State's offensive set. 2nd & 2 on our own 24, what defensive set might we call?
Alvin Mack: Eagle Zipper Hero, unless the setback shifts into the I.
Coach Winters: Good..[clicks to next slide], third and seven?
Alvin Mack: Oakie Thunder Lion. {What's your assignment?}
Alvin Mack: Kill the quarterback. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Hit the tight end so hard his girlfriend dies. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Kill everybody.

by KDP on Nov 9, 2009 6:45 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I have felt and stated that Jim Johnson saved his ass all the time.

Lets just say Im glad JJ wasnt calling the shots when we ran out the last 4 minutes.

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Nov 9, 2009 7:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Johnson was scary good

but I think the Eagles defense looked great yesterday.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree

Iggles defense looked as tough as ever. They are much better than the Midgets overrated bunch.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They did look great

but I feel like they’re ridiculous bliz % is gonna hurt them sometime soon – we weren’t able to do it because we have ol penalty problems that are death against that D, but I think quite a few teams including san diego are gonna bust that D up.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 7:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that Jim J always had a "sixth" sense when it came to defense, he understudy may have known his system

but he lacks the guys instincts and I think that showed in this game.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Nov 9, 2009 8:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly!

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Nov 9, 2009 9:03 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

However

Romo had fantastic games against him at home last year and in Philly the year before.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 4:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

I remember the Super Bowl against NE when they were down 2 scores and driving with about 5-6 minutes left in the game. Instead of going no huddle or at least moving to the line with a sense of urgency, they were just taking their time.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 4:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

?

I don’t follow

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 1:07 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I Think

He’s talking about Wade giving “Victory Mondays” off and how that reinforced his Cupcake image — but nobody in MSM is giving him any credit for it now.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:08 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, and not really "credit". . .

Cuz they wouldn’t. But nobody talk about it after we win. Again.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:09 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

okay

I forgot that “victory Monday” meant.

No, I doubt you’ll hear a word about it.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 1:10 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

But just once

Like tomorrow. . .I’d like to see him pass it up. Just to drive them toward perfection.

by dfan77 on Nov 9, 2009 1:15 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I was shocked

that even neutral Todd Archer at DMN was questioning Wade giving the players the Monday off after beating Atlanta. So the media expects these guys to show up to work everyday without any days off. Just shocking at the minutiae they report about. I remember reading DMN Sports Day since I was 5-6 years old. They seem to have really gone downhill in the last few years.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 4:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's because Scandrick had outplayed him at that point

He outplayed him all last year and pre-season this year. Jenkins has solidified himself now but that wasn’t the case at the beginning of the year.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 7:28 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a myth and I don't know how it got started

Jenkins was running 1st in S.A. until he rolled his ankle and he deserved the spot.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It got started for me based on what I saw

In the games he was better. You probably saw things in practice the rest of us didn’t

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Scandrick has still had really good coverage on these last two games on big passing plays.

That will pay off soon.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it wasn't like Scandrick was a mile off the reciever on those receptions.

They were great catches on perfectly thrown balls.

"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell

by GunsUp on Nov 9, 2009 10:41 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

and he think he’s enough of a competitor and athlete that he’ll start picking those soon. He impresses me with his ability to stay close to WRs.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

He’s gotten beaten on some big plays but he’s been in a great position. It’s happened because of very little things and frankly some excellent execution by the competition. I think he’s playing very well.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 10:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly,

Scandrick was in position, and soon McNabnuts and the other qb’s will be wishing he had those throws back.

"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell

by GunsUp on Nov 9, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

We have the toughest dreadlocked players in the league.

Can they do that with Carp’s hair? He’s on a roll and getting better—the CB of nickel LBs.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:49 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Jenkins play has been huge. No big plays for Philly.

During the game I wanted to see a more blitzing, but Wade was smart. You make Philly drive, don’t give them the chance to make big plays.

Hats off to the coaching staff.

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by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And if you make them drive

You can count on McNabb throwing a few at his receivers feet and kill the drive. Stop the big plays was the right strategy.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 9:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Perspective

A win in Philly in Nov. is a great win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by montana cowboy on Nov 9, 2009 1:37 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

wade and redball outcoached reid

I thought the wildcat and flanker screens were brilliant.
Terrible game management by Reid.

by alanTdot. on Nov 9, 2009 1:42 AM CST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

agreed

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

by BishopWest on Nov 9, 2009 9:20 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah ...

but I hated the fact that the coaching staff took 20 seconds off the clock late in the 2nd quarter by not calling a time out. The Boys stopped the Eagles on 3re down with 1:56 remaining but called a TO at 1:36. I thought that more than anything cost Dallas 4 points, because 1st and goal with 20+ seconds left, Dallas was forced to pass. They could have run with 40+ on the clock.

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I was so pissed I thought my head would explode!

Had Wade called timeout as soon as the 3 down play failed perhaps we wouldn’t have been at 1st and goal from the 4 and have to pass three straight times. That is the crap that can get you beat in a tight game. Wade should have to buy the team lunch for that one…grrrrr

by Keys80 on Nov 9, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am always very critical

But let’s be real. You can’t expect a completely mistake free game. No team has perfect execution on every play every game.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

Things happen so fast…that’s why Romo didn’t see Witten open in the corner of the end zone. Sure makes us appreciate the properly executed plays all the more.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

no but thats pretty bad

dare i saw andy reid bad. That was costly.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think

refs put 6 more seconds on the clock. I was thinking the same thing. But on the replay right after Dallas stops the runner you see one of the players immediately signaling timeout.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:23 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Love the progression of Mike Jenkins

He’s grown up so much, he plays with tons of confidence now compared to some of his earlier games. He really looks like he is coming on to be one of the best corners in that draft.

DRC gets toasted way too often but makes the highlight pick like his cousin.
Talib has played solid but all the off the field troubles would of been highlighted x10 if he were here, and he would be asked to play alot more man here then in TB, and he sucks at man.
Cason started ok but he got demoted already, doesn’t look like he has that much potential.
McKelvin you can make an argument for, he’s legit, right now their playing about the same

Most of us were pleased when Jenkins fell into our laps, I’m happy to see him constantly improving the way he has.

by LonghornsLegend on Nov 9, 2009 1:44 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I absolutely think DRC and his brother are the same people.

My friend does defensiveback charting for his job, and I’ve spent some time dabbling in it myself, and the Cromarties really are good corners, but the number of “home runs” they hit have everyone overrating them. They don’t pay attention to all the times it burns them the other way because times beaten isn’t a common stat or highlight.

They’re like a rich man’s Deltha O’Neal.

by philkid3 on Nov 9, 2009 2:29 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

WOOO!!!!

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Nov 9, 2009 1:53 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Double win

Thank you Romo and Austin. With that TD, not only did they seal the win for the Cowboys, but for my fantasy team as well. ;) Yyyeeeeeeeeeaah!

by Turbo73 on Nov 9, 2009 2:02 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Al Michaels?

Did he hock a loogie during the game? I could have sworn he did it during either the 3rd or 4th quarter.

by Turbo73 on Nov 9, 2009 2:04 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

LMAO

I heard it too!

Superbowl, or BUST.

by .FRoST.USAF on Nov 9, 2009 2:05 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I absolutely heard it.

You’re the first other person I’ve seen comment on it, though.

by philkid3 on Nov 9, 2009 2:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO - I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE OUTSIDE!!!!

cuz my girl didnt say anything..and she’s a typical girl fan— that wouldve been the main thing she would want to talk about!

Coach Winters: Mississippi State's offensive set. 2nd & 2 on our own 24, what defensive set might we call?
Alvin Mack: Eagle Zipper Hero, unless the setback shifts into the I.
Coach Winters: Good..[clicks to next slide], third and seven?
Alvin Mack: Oakie Thunder Lion. {What's your assignment?}
Alvin Mack: Kill the quarterback. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Hit the tight end so hard his girlfriend dies. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Kill everybody.

by KDP on Nov 9, 2009 6:50 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard it

But I wasn’t sure if it was Michaels or Collinsworth

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by accidental innuendo on Nov 9, 2009 7:51 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh dear God

That’s worse than BF’s, what did you call it Aaron? Rocket Snotter?

Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread

by dcfansinceiwasababy on Nov 9, 2009 8:51 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Runners call it a

Snot Rocket.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

HotPockets...I mean, snotrockets

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:37 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That was my FF team name last year.

The Alabama Hot Pockets. Yes I have a very sick mind.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Celebrate yes, but let's not forget that there were short comings...

1) what’s up with the KOs? Boy wonder Buelher’s kicks landed between the 5-10 yard line in the 2nd half.
2) that same boy wonder was on the wrong side of the field during the return that almost ended-up as a TD for the Feagles. C’mon Buelher! Keep your eyes on the ball and be the last line of defense
3) and a triumvirate for him: if he’s so fast then why was he giving up ground chasing that return? He seemed to have Patrick Crayton speed.
4) Too many negative plays on offense. I’m not talking about the pressure on Romo nor the sacks. I’ll get to that next. Here I’m talking about the unnecessary holds, tackles, illegal motions that we can’t help but to do each week. Our team has to lead the league in unnecessary, unfocused penalties on offense.
5) and talking about that pressure… Is the Feagle’s pass rush that special? How about slowing them down a bit? I liked to see the Ogletree package against the blitz, but where was Felix?

by Eagles suck on Nov 9, 2009 2:31 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

1 – It seemed to me that it was a gameplan to get more air under the ball and allow the coverage team time down the field, knowing that philly is a great return team and would bring kicks out the endzone
2 – yes, bad choice. he might actually be human
3 – ummmm, he’s fast- but nobody would ever say he was supposed to be gaining ground. he’s still fast ‘for a kicker’
4 – fair amount, and as usual we overcame most of them. i posted the same in the game threads
5 – yes, their pass rush is that special. it’s why they are a good team. felix looks still to be hurt, or at least hampered by the knee brace.

Coach Winters: Mississippi State's offensive set. 2nd & 2 on our own 24, what defensive set might we call?
Alvin Mack: Eagle Zipper Hero, unless the setback shifts into the I.
Coach Winters: Good..[clicks to next slide], third and seven?
Alvin Mack: Oakie Thunder Lion. {What's your assignment?}
Alvin Mack: Kill the quarterback. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Hit the tight end so hard his girlfriend dies. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Kill everybody.

by KDP on Nov 9, 2009 6:53 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree on it being a gameplan

I think the decision was to pin them to the sideline, and within the 20 rather than let them start at the 20….

Good to see he can directionally kick, as they seemed to land in the same area each time

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Last night’s game was strange I thought…

It played out a lot more like a contest against the Giants typically goes, while the Giants game in September was much more like a typical Eagles game. Go figure.

That was a very good team Dallas beat last night and I’m not surprised that it didn’t come with a lot of style points.

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.

by gee-roj on Nov 9, 2009 7:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Of course there were dude.

Every team has weakness’s, doesn’t mean you can’t be happy about a win.

I’m sure New Orleans isn’t happy about letting Deangelo Williams rip them a new one.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 8:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You mean like three more turnovers by

New Orleans yesterday and getting gashed for another brazillion rushing yards? That sort of thing?

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe you would be happy if we went back to last years gameplans.

Ripping a kicker!? Not happy that Romo takes a sack instead of heaving a int. Have a giant cocktail and chill the F out.

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Nov 9, 2009 8:07 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe they said during the broadcast that it was the longest November win streak since 1950.

I think if you put two of my best seasons together it wouldn't come up with the numbers he's going to have at the end of the season. -Troy Aikman on Tony Romo

by Big D Bam Bam on Nov 9, 2009 5:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

We should have known it was going to be a win...

#9, playing in the 9th week of the season, in ’09…and did the game finish on Nov 9?

by CaliFanInTx on Nov 9, 2009 3:38 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I got this from Don Bank's article on SI.com...
“Defensively we made the stops we had to make, and then there was a moment after those stops that pretty much sums it up right here,‘’ said Brooking, in his first season as a Cowboy after spending his entire career in Atlanta. "We make the stop and go to the sideline, and Marion (Barber) comes walking by our bench, saying, ’I got this. Don’t worry. I’m going to take care of this for y’all.’ And he goes out there and has (some) great runs.

“That’s our football team. I just love our atmosphere on the sideline, the way we talk to each other, the intensity in guys’ eyes. That desire. That’s what make this game so much fun to play, and we’re having a lot of fun right now. We’ve just got to keep it going.”

Dude, the Cowboys actually play for each other? Wasn’t this the same attitude from the 90’s glory days? I keep feeling better and better about this team…

Damn, gotta get up in 3 more hours and I can’t sleep…still juiced.

by CaliFanInTx on Nov 9, 2009 4:30 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Cowboys have finally come together as a team

No more selfish aholes like T.O., Pacrat and Johnson, all these guys really like each other, want to play for each other and hold each other accountable.

That’s what championship teams do and the Cowboys certainly have the makings of one.

They just need to keep their focus and keep getting better.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 8:06 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

awesome

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

by BishopWest on Nov 9, 2009 9:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Brooking and Barber

are the contrasts to players like T.O. They fire up the team and the emotion is infectious. Performance in a sport like football is so closely tied to adrenaline. They keep everyone’s motor running for the whole game.

by shallrelicme on Nov 9, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

on a side note, I kinda see Austin's effect

as similar to TO’s (minus the headache)

TO – when he got rolling, there was no stopping us. He was not fun to deal with when we were behind, but when we he got going, this team just had that confidence that we were gonna win. When he began struggling last year, you could see that we didn’t have that same confidence.

When Austin got that TD, I knew it was over. There wasn’t an “o no 55 minute men defense” feeling – i knew it was over, and I’d bet the rest of the team felt that they could close them out.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Barber is the bomb

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 8:15 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ditto

it also points out something else I’m seeing that looks new – the offensive and defensive players are talking to each other on the sidelines – Brookings talking to Romo, Barber telling the D he has it… excellent stuff.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Naw, man,

nothing beats the defensive players chest bumping their coaches on the sidelines after big stops. Todd Grantham and Reggie Herring really get jacked up.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 10:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Barber looked a sluggish during the 1st half, but when they called in the closer he answered.

This team has some great pieces..

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Twitter Account

by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 9:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

announcers

compared him to Mariano Rivera…

by Scoobay on Nov 9, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

that is the way it felt.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Twitter Account

by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he is

when we’re leading, theres no better closer in the game imo.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

which means the oline deserves some credit too

they often struggle in run blocking, but when it comes to preserving the lead, they get it done.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They can't play those yet

League rules and all.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 6:53 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

December is all the haters have let to say, gotta love it.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 8:07 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

seriously

Why talk about December, when there are 3 games left in November.

One game at a time.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Twitter Account

by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 9:15 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"It's how you execute. That's why practice is so important, meetings are so important. ... The will to prepare is just as important as the game itself sometimes." ~Wade Phillips

by JimNFW on Nov 9, 2009 9:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Value of a win in November

one game.

Value of a win in December — one game.

It’s November 9th. They can only play November games.

by Rafael Vela on Nov 9, 2009 10:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

on NFLN

Deion keeps saying wait til December. Eisen always tells him you have to win these games to make December games meaningful. Idiot Sanders.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That post game thread was moving too fast for anyone to see my public confession.

So I’ll re-post here:

Someone please pass the salt and pepper, I’m eating a large helping of crow (and loving ever chicken tasting bite). The Cowboys are for real and I was wrong. Tony Romo has proven me wrong too, he values the football more than Tex values a 30 yr old single malt.

Keep up the good work Cowboys. This is starting to be a lot of fun.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 6:20 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Heh heh

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 6:53 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I read it as:
he values the football more than Tex values a 30 yr old single male.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 6:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

rofl

Coach Winters: Mississippi State's offensive set. 2nd & 2 on our own 24, what defensive set might we call?
Alvin Mack: Eagle Zipper Hero, unless the setback shifts into the I.
Coach Winters: Good..[clicks to next slide], third and seven?
Alvin Mack: Oakie Thunder Lion. {What's your assignment?}
Alvin Mack: Kill the quarterback. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Hit the tight end so hard his girlfriend dies. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Kill everybody.

by KDP on Nov 9, 2009 6:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Pass the plate

I’ve never been more happy to be wrong. I didn’t think they would finally get it, but they do. It seems Brooking has taken over the locker room. I still would have been impressed if they lost this game, because they were playing like a team that was prepared, and not doing stupid sh!t.

I will say that i never had a doubt about romo or even the talent. they just needed to start practicing hard everyday and the kansas city finally woke them up. Maybe almost losing to KC, showed them that they had to play hard everyday not just sundays.

by just4fun on Nov 9, 2009 7:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You gotta respect what SHTG is doing.

I’ve eaten my share of crow on Miles Austin….gladly. But I always believed in the Cowboys. What I didn’t know is that Austin would be the missing piece. Along with Brooking, Sensabaugh, Jenkins, Buehler, etc, etc. This is a different Cowpoke team, folks. We still have a long way to go to get to the promise land, but we are legitimate contenders. I believe this team will finally overcome it’s December and January funk.

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"

by White Wolf on Nov 9, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you

when they lined up needing a TD to take the lead, I felt the condifence and poise that they have sometimes lacked in the past. I like the focus. This was a very good Eagles team, playing at home and Dalals went toe-to-toe for the entire game.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:06 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Raising my cup of Joe, Dunk

To you, the Cowboys, and all the believers. Let’s just take a day or two and enjoy this before we move on. This is redemption for last year’s finale. Come Wednesday, let’s turn our leer on Green Bay.

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"

by White Wolf on Nov 9, 2009 8:13 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Here here

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No this is not redemption

Redemption is beating the Eagles again and knocking them out of the playoffs like they did to us

But this is a huge win, no doubt

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 8:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Like the name says

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"

by White Wolf on Nov 9, 2009 8:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

huh?

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I have had to many November celebrations followed by hangover Dec. Im a homer and an optimist but Im also superstitious about football. If I dont lose focus my team doesnt lose focus. Good Win but bigger ones are coming.

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Nov 9, 2009 8:59 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 9:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

OK fellas

I wasn’t in class the day that SHTG was explained? Enlightenment please, and don’t get all cute OCC (RFO=Republicans for Obama-I still can’t get over laughing about that one:)

Enlightment please.

Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread

by dcfansinceiwasababy on Nov 9, 2009 9:00 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanx SHTG

It woulda took me a month of Sundays to figure that out!!! Folks around here really like to use acronyms, I just can’t keep up with all of them, some are hard.

Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread

by dcfansinceiwasababy on Nov 9, 2009 9:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

DCFSIWAB

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, you were definitely one of the doubters

Glad to see you eating and liking your crow, now Deke just needs to join you at the dinner table, lol.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 8:08 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, well I think you should eat crow for Mike Jenkins.

You said Scandrick was better and I believe you wanted the boys to take Cason over him as well.

by houseofprime on Nov 9, 2009 10:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah he did House....lol

I said all along that Jenkins was the better of the two, and probably the best CB on the team right now, including Newman. I really like Scandrick, but right now he is best right where he is. Within the next 2 seasons he will take Newmans spot I have no doubts about that.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he played well, but Hamlin was helping him out all night with Jackson

Jackson wouldve smoked Newman if they left him on an island and they knew it

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO

You need to eat more crow than anyone on BTB

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Aw c'mon

you might as well predict a traffic jam in Manhattan.

I think he’s already replaced T-New, but if not, it’s days away…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

probably right....

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

no, what I said was Scandrick would turn out to be better

and I think the jury is still out on that one yet. They’re both good, we’ll see if Jenkins can keep it up, and if he can, I’ll be glad to eat crow on that one.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 10:35 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Scandrick is solid...

although kind of in a sophomore slump. Jenkins is pleasantly looking like the real deal. I’m talking maybe being one of the leagues top corners in another year or so.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Scandrick is good...

Im already on record as saying he will replace Newman, maybe as soon as next season..At this point in his career I think Newman would be a better slot CB, especially considering he will be 31 next year.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No sure, Hamlins contract is the problem

Moving Newman to the slot might actually extend his career.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 12:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Keep on digging your hole

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope your right...

because I think that would mean we would have two badass young corners.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 1:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Whether it's Scandrick or Jenkins

that is better , who cares. Isn’t it great having solid corner and safety play. Jenkins is sure showing a different side with that aggressiveness. I like it alot.

by oldboysfan on Nov 9, 2009 6:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

jenkins pick was

A thing of beauty. Tnew has never made that kind of play and Scandrick hasn’t shown he can do that either. Jenkins is a monster fellas. He’s a damn monster and I’m so happy he’s a cowboy.

by alanTdot. on Nov 9, 2009 9:53 PM CST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

jenkins int was

A thing of beauty. Tnew can’t make that play neither can scandrick. Jenkins is a monster. Get the anointing oil out.

by alanTdot. on Nov 9, 2009 10:07 PM CST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

and where the hell is that guy that said he'd rather have NYG, Wash and Eagles receivers

rather than ours????………Miles Austin, Crayton and Hurd are having good seasons and K.O. looks legit……..I’ll say it again….I like our WRs…..and they should get better.

by ManTab on Nov 9, 2009 6:21 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Sharkstink or something

I believe he also picked WAS to win the division.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually gonna say this: Wade & Red Ball Deserve A LOT of Credit for this Win

I loved the way that they contained McNabb and Jackson. I’d trade giving up underneath stuff to Celek, McCoy, and Maclin than to let #5 and #10 explode for game breakers.

I loved the unexpected multiple uses of the wildcat and the WR screens to Ogletree.

You know that had to give Reid and McDermott fits because they probably had minimal film on those plays.

And I love the maturity of Romo before our very eyes. Patiently taking sacks rather than fumbling or throwing pics… living to play another play.

How bout dem Cowboys?!?!

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 6:43 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

another thing i noted in the game threads

the management of the season as a whole, seems to be something that the coaching staff learned in the off-season.

it is a constant evolution of improvement, and it takes a grown azz man to admit he needs to grow. the coaches heard the criticisms and listened and adjusted.

they have held things back for the stretch run…

think about how many great things we saw in the preseason that we have STILL yet to see…

this is our year.

Coach Winters: Mississippi State's offensive set. 2nd & 2 on our own 24, what defensive set might we call?
Alvin Mack: Eagle Zipper Hero, unless the setback shifts into the I.
Coach Winters: Good..[clicks to next slide], third and seven?
Alvin Mack: Oakie Thunder Lion. {What's your assignment?}
Alvin Mack: Kill the quarterback. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Hit the tight end so hard his girlfriend dies. {{Coach Winters clicks to next slide}}
Alvin Mack: Kill everybody.

by KDP on Nov 9, 2009 6:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you on Ogletree

It’s completely out of character for Wade to use rookies proactively like that. He must be really looking good in practice. Is he getting Hurds snaps? I couldn’t be happier.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 6:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's exatcly what I was thinking

They’re looking for ways to get the Tree onto the field to gain experience for later in the season.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 7:14 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

KICK ASS every day!!!

by squidlo97 on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

samething with butler, he looks good

he can get to the quarterback. As long as he can keep doing that, the other stuff will come

by just4fun on Nov 9, 2009 7:25 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ogletree looked like a player out there

That kid is electric in traffic.

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"

by White Wolf on Nov 9, 2009 8:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He's electric...boogie woogie woogie woo

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Alright you SOB

Now I’ve got the Electric Slide in my head and it won’t go away!

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 9:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Crap, me too.

Should make for a fun MOnday.

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:39 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And how many people are doing the dance? (Be honest)

Some say it’s mystic
It’s electric
Boogie woogie, woogie
You can’t resist it
It’s electric
Boogie woogie, woogie
You can’t do without it
It’s electric
Boogie woogie, woogie
Jiggle-a-mesa-cara she’s a pumpin’ like a matic
She’s movin’ like electric
She sure got the boogie

Don’t wanna lose it
It’s electric
Boogie woogie, woogie
But you can’t choose it
It’s electric
Boogie woogie, woogie
But you know it’s there,
Yeah here there everywhere

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That should be mandated by Wade as the Victory Monday dance.

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Great burst

He looks like he know what he wants to do, protects the ball, and slithers through the defenders.

Like his burst………………

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thats because its not Wade's decision.

Jerry wanted the Tree man to play and he got his wish.

by houseofprime on Nov 9, 2009 10:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Link please

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

assumptions.com

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I recall 2 weeks somebody on here saying that Jerry said that.

I think it was in that fanpost about Jerry being the real head coach of the team.

by houseofprime on Nov 9, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Wade and Red are getting it done.

"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Twitter Account

by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 9:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

absolutely

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

by BishopWest on Nov 9, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+100

I loved the gameplan last night. Very good plan for countering the blitz. And hooray for the use of Ogletree!

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:24 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

the genius of Red is coming out..

now that he doesn’t have to force it a specfic player..

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by Wmillion on Nov 9, 2009 1:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

But to be fair

he and Romo look a lot smarter when the O-line is healthy and decently.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 2:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this good about a Cowboys team…

But as my signature reminds me, I need to see this maintained through the rest of season. No December collapse. This team looks smarter, harder working, and much more cohesive though and I’m honestly going to be very surprised if they do have another late season slide, (barring injury of course).

This has also been some of the best coaching I’ve seen from both Wade and Jason since they started here. I really think giving Wade full control of defense has done wonders for him as a head coach. It’s allowed him to do what he does best without having to overextend into other areas of the team (kind of like the Joe Gibbs role in reverse).

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.

by gee-roj on Nov 9, 2009 7:32 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I said the other day i would be up all night here in Scotland for the game,but who cares it was worth it! We have to keep it going as nothing is won in November. I have also just found out that we are getting the GB game on Sunday. Happy Days!!!!
Go Cowboys

by scotsman55 on Nov 9, 2009 7:43 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

That's dedication my man

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Dunkman,Uncle Angus and Fernie67

Hey guys.thanks for your comments. It was a long night,but again it was worth it.
Go Cowboys

by scotsman55 on Nov 9, 2009 9:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If it's not Scottish...it's Crap!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrT96QJBfQ

You’re welcome.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me of my days in Belgium

Used to get up at 2 am to watch the AFN broadcasts………

Glad to see there are fellow Boys fans around the world.

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here

in Belgium and Germany.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:39 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

In my day

I had to get up at 2am to listen to the radio when I was oversees. No TV broadcasts of the games. yes I’m an old fart.

by staubachfan on Nov 9, 2009 3:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

R E S P E C T, thats all it is...

Cmon Dallas fans, we know what was on the line last night in the game…It is the intangible something that was lying at mid-field, right where we left it, almost a year ago:
OUR CREDIBILITY…44-6, the ass whipping that took us from a PO contender, to a neck bender on Super-Bowl Sunday…That same CREDIBILITY that we lost in Dallas in 2007, when that little puke of a Sheli was able to throw a string of lucky passes to beat us…That same CREDIBILITY that we lost in the Frozen Tundra of Pittsburgh, and in the hole in the roof of Texas Stadium against Baltimore…The same CREDIBILITY that every pundit, so called Sports reporter, and big mouthed media guy from Tiki Barber, to the odds-makers in Vegas have refused to give us all year…TILL NOW!!!!! Now we got our CREDIBILITY back, and if feels so frikking good, dont it?…C’Mon Dallas faithful, give a big shout out of “HELL YEAH” for these Cowboys…We took that 44-6 ass whipping that we left last year with, and shoved it up the She-Gals asses…I dont hear no Haters this morning in here…I aint reading how we got to be careful about celebrating “too soon”…No Sireee, Im gonna celebrate this" W" for what it represents…It represents the fortitude of the Owner Jerry Jones, to go ahead, against all the odds, and naysayers, and clean out the “messes” we had made in previous years…TO, Tank, Pac_man, Thomas…let them leave, or better yet get rid of them…Take a ca-hit, take a loss of talent, but whatever it takes get rid of them, cause otherwise we deal week in and week out with egos, and “me syndromes”…Every Cowboy fan last year, that is if you can call yourself a Cowboys fan anyway, you knew that we had to get rid of these clowns, if we were ever to gain the Confidence in our QB that we now have…Hell for that matter the confidence in the whole team…We know the Cowboys of last year were a just a “group” of guys playing football…The team that plucked the feathers off of 3 Birds in 3 weeks, is a very talented, very solid, very consistent “TEAM”…Before Sunday, it was a total lack of RESPECT for the Cowboys…Today, we are AMERICAS TEAM, again…First in the NFC East…Did it remind anybody else of that horse trying to cover his sac in “Toy Story” the way D-Nutts head kept trying to avoid being seen on the side-line when the Cowboys had the3 football for the last 3 minutes plus of the game…And how about the look of outright stupidity on Reids face when his challenge was over-turned…I thought he looked like a fricking Platypus chewing apricot seeds when that happened…That up-set BGN little fan needs to hate the smile on Austins face a lot more, cause its that face that is going to be in every She-Gals dreams to nigh(or night-mare, shrugs)…Its that same smile he had when he handed the ball back to the End_zone refferee…And frankly I dont give a good Gol-durn what he thinks, or likes…Finally, like I have said ever since I started eating solid food at the age of 2 Ive been a Cowboy fan…Im a Homer, die-hard, win or loose…stick a needle in my eye…Cowboys fan…I bleed BLUE, and I piss Silver…I just got 1 question, How bout them CowBoys????…FEAR THE STAR

by Hawgz, Bugz, and FilthyFowl Hater on Nov 9, 2009 7:44 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Paragraphs

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by accidental innuendo on Nov 9, 2009 7:50 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And if not

my best friend…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's hopeless to suggest it to him - I've tried many times

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character. - John Wooden

by BishopWest on Nov 9, 2009 9:27 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't want it...

I noticed everybody was picking Philly to win this thing. EVERYBODY. I couldn’t find a column or broadcast anywhere that wasn’t picking Philly. Look how it turned out. Tiki and all his moron colleagues keep on picking against Dallas and it seems the Boys like it, cause they keep coming out playing hard and proving them wrong. So I say I don’t want their accolades. Keep picking against our Boys, and our Boys will stay hungry. What do you talking heads know anyway???

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:35 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Fox pre-game picks,

two chose the Cowboys as ‘upset picks’. and two chose the Cowboys over the Eagles as a regular pick. I forgot who picked what though.

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Pregame

Didn’t get to see the pregame. Everything all week leading up, though, especially on yahoo and on BSPN picked Philly.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Picking philly was not an outlandish pick

You had two evenly matched teams. It was not crazy to pick the home team

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

This was not Berman with his I just do not like dallas pick; picking the iggles was not a bad call before they played the game.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Still...

I say keep on picking against the Boys, don’t let them get the big head. I like how they’re playing with a chip on their shoulders.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The blue-collar thing is outshining the blue star.

Don’t see that changing much with this group of players.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Off Topic......Larry Johnson was just cut....

wonder if he lands with anyone in the NFC East….my guess is San Diego. LT is so washed up…once he hit 30 he went downhill.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I could see the 'Skins since Portis just suffered a concussion.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1.......

in a heartbeat. LJ has too much baggage and he doesn’t get any more extra yardage than LT

by texstar on Nov 9, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Even Trent Dilfer on BSPN was like

“Oh em gee, the Cowboys are like, so good!”

Okay, he didn’t say it like that, but even Dilfer had to acknowledge that the Cowboys are doing great. I’m happy to hear it! :D

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 8:02 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Dilfer is a good analyst.

I’ve never thought of him as a hater, but he said that this is the best “team” that they have had.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 8:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Everytime i've ever heard him say anything about the Cowboys

it’s always something negative, and usually about Romo. So it was a good change of pace.

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 8:08 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Really? I always thought he was a Romo fan

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by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 8:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He may be.

I barely watch BSPN, so I guess I got the times where he was down on the Cowboys.

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 8:25 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Dilfer is usually spot on and very objective in his Cowboys analysis.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. He's one of the few over there not looking to sensationalize

everything, and he’s not really a bandwagon jumper.

by Fernie67 on Nov 9, 2009 8:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He sounds positive in this breakdown.

Dilfer’s take

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know.

I think I saw him being real negative whenever the Cowboys were playing the Ravens and then the Eagles. Being honest, though, I would’ve been real negative too. It’s weird though. I really remembered Dilfer as a Cowboy hater. Guess I was wrong.

He brings up excellent points. The Cowboys are a better team now. That’s why i’m not worried about falling into that trap with Green Bay.

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he's usually

like that with EVERY team …. except he thinks Alex Smith is good. lol.

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's cuz Smith was his protogé.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

I think he’s the only one that’s objective and knows what the hell he’s talking about. He was great on NFLN and looks like ESPN stole him from there for this year.

It’s just hilarious the Big Blue love TJ and Berman have. Berman said something like Giants are struggling now but you know they’ll be back. Uh, how do you know that? It might be true but nothing in their play right now shows that they’ll get better. They love to talk crap about the Cowboys, but it was pretty warranted last year.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Berman and Jackson were acting like a family member had croaked. It was funny to watch Berman have to grudgingly give some props to Dallas for beating Philly.

I like Dilfer, he’s one of the few guys on that network I can stomach listening to.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The few times I've watched the World Wide Loser

Dilfer was about the only one to give us a shout-out in the darker days. He deserves a better employer.

Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"

by White Wolf on Nov 9, 2009 8:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd like to see him on the NFLN

but he’s not over-the-top enough for those guys…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I like most of it

but I can’t stand Rod Woodson and Joe Thighsman.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:03 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Woodson - Governor of New York

Put that goatee on the Governor of New York, and you will see a Rod Woodson look-alike

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Or Faulk. Or Deion. Or Sapp at times.

I only like Irvin and Eisen. Mariucci is too much of a cheerleader. Lombardi and their insider is good too. And some nice ladies!

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:53 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No, they need some real brains there.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I also love how

Romo has seemed to be more content to take a sack and been more consistent.

The INT sucked, but it was an understandable one, if the pass was more precise he could have hit Witten.

Unfortunatly that is a very hard throw to make.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 8:06 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I agree

He’s actually able now to put in practice what he has been saying – fewer forced plays. The pick was a similar throw to the one he completed to Austin – needing to drop in over the defender. He missed the first but the throw to Miles was a thing of beauty…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:08 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It definitly helps...

that Austin had quite a bit of seperation too. There was a larger gap between the safety and corner for Miles than when he tried hitting Witten.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 8:12 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That was the pump fake

As always Collinsworth did a great job pointing out what really happened on the field.

I’m really psyched about The Ogletree sighting. You just have to figure Garrett is getting him ready for a bigger role…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I always used to think Collinsworth was somewhat a clown

But he does a really good job pointing out the important things. I think he’s very good

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

His insights are some of the best. Jaws gets props for it, but his are more simplistic than Collinsworth. Plus he talks about the plays, not the silly peronality things.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Receiver - QB connection

Chris knows what to look for.

He was a good receiver , offers some nice insights into how the game is actually played

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I think Collinsworth is awful and annoying at times....

dont put Madden and Collinsworth in the same sentence because it’s not even close.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

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.

by gee-roj on Nov 9, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I am definitely alone in this opinion, I know that

Collinsworth explains stuff, and he is opinionated, which I like. Madden used to be like that until he started paying less attention to the games he was calling and more to his video games and handing out turducken legs

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Not alone at all

I think he’s great. He’s really improved over the past several years.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1 whatever his jersey # was

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I was thinking 81 but that was Eddie something

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:47 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Madden drove me nuts towards the end. He did so

much yelling and spouted so much nonsense, I started turning down the sound.

by Fernie67 on Nov 9, 2009 10:37 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

honestly

the only two types of announcers i enjoy are those that make solid analytic remarks about the game (Collinsworth) and those that just enjoy the sports they call (Madden, Gruden, Gus Johnson come to mind)

I can do without everyone else. Especially guys like Buck an Kornheiser who seem to drum up drama and stuff like that.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

mmmm...Turducken

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

When Collinsworth was in the Fox pre game show, I thought he was too negative and only talked in superlatives. But man, I’ve really been impressed with him on SNF. On every penalty, it seems like he looks at different replays until he can point out to you what happened. Best analyst in the business now.

I thought last MNF game (NO-Atl) showed how terrible Jaws and Gruden are. It seems like they receive a stat from their stat geeks during the game (Gruden said NO had outscored opponents in the 4th qtr 70+ to 10) and just used different adjectives to describe how great that was. They did this throughout the night. Why don’t they tell us why that is instead of yelling how awesome that stat is!

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think so too

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 10, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I always enjoy listening to Collinsworth’s observations, analysis, and comments.

Plus, he doesn’t really seem to take himself all that seriously — almost as if he doesn’t really have much of an ego.

Whatever.

He’s a nice replacement for Madden on SNF. And I used to like him on HBO’s Inside the NFL.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:47 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Collinsworth isn't all that

I heard a few downright stupid comments last night. I also don’t know if it’s his voice or total lack of personality, but I really don’t care for him. He is not even close to Madden as a color analyst. IMO

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

he has a nasal voice

that can be irritating. Plus, when he keeps on talking he beats his point in where he becomes redundant.

by texstar on Nov 10, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, can SB Nation put out an APB on yomjoseki?

I’d like to hear how the ypc and the unstoppable Maclin/Jackson thing worked out for him…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:12 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Woohoo!

I benched Jackson in FF and my homerism proved to work!

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:41 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I put in Wes Welker and kept Steve (NYG) Smith in.

They didn’t have awesome games, but they are steady. If you look at DeSean’s FF points, he scores on big plays. Eliminate those and he’s rather pedestrian with like 3 catches; whereas, Welker and Smith are targeted in the teens.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i didnt....lol..

I benched Steve Smith(NY)

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Haha nice.

I benched Roddy White, which worked too! :D

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Against the Cowboys?

Maybe the Giants and Broncos and Chiefs game opened the secondary’s eyes to not allowing #1s to abuse them like they did in recent years.

With Sensei, Jenkins, and Scandrick all gelling together, Hamlin and TNew have quite the supporting cast.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I like not being in the highlight reel for big catches.

As opposed to always seeing Roy Williams getting beat and falling while trying to tackle. :/

and yeah, I benched him yesterday. He’s a good receiver, so it’s always hard to bench him, but it was the right choice.

by Rickyy. on Nov 9, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

According to Football Outsiders, Dallas is 7th in the league against #1 receivers. Not so hot against the other guys so far, but they’re getting there.

by Baked Potato Soup on Nov 9, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+100

no kidding …. “you have no one that can cover Jackson + Maclin + Celek + McCoy”

Yes we do!

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That has to be a mistake

yomjoseki said that no one could stop Maclin or Jackson.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 8:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Wade can.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

lol

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

You have to wait until

middle school lets out.

Wait, he’s the bad kind of Eagles fan. Reform school.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

im a Jackson fan, but to his defense he was doubled all night with Newman and Hamlin...

Wade was smart not to leave Newman on an island with Jackson. We took our chances and stuck our best CB on Macklin…..I kinda thought they would double Jackson.

"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham

by Boyzfan94 on Nov 9, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I know he was dubed and he is a homerun hitter,

but this Philly homer talked like he is the next coming of Bob Hayes. He thought nothing could stop the kid.

by DIRE WOLF on Nov 9, 2009 12:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Jerry Jones

Deserves a pat on the back for drating some “yes sir” guys and dumping TO. The team is playing like a team.

by cowboy1966 on Nov 9, 2009 8:25 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yes men.

I like that.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 8:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it took a lot of prodding from Stephen

but he has the final say, so give him credit. I’m sure he hated to do it though.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

A good win against a very good team

and nobody should be surprised if they get this game back when they come to Dallas.

What a fun, edge-of-the-seat contest to watch last night.

by Urinal Mint on Nov 9, 2009 8:29 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

i never felt

that the outcome was in doubt. I was never worried that the cowboys may lose.

by Joey2zs on Nov 9, 2009 11:03 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The D stepped up, didn't they? I honestly thought we were going to see

a collapse at one point in the game, but they played with so much grit. Loved it. I’m really intrigued by Butler.

by Fernie67 on Nov 9, 2009 8:51 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I hate it when football analysts don't do their homework

Did anyone hear NFL Network’s Rod Woodson (a frequent Cowboys hater) make that ignorant on-air Dallas comment a few days ago?

He said that our Boyz have yet to beat a team with a winning record?

Eh-hem, excuse me, but weren’t the Falcons 4-1 when we beat ’em about two or three weeks ago?

Raf was dead on when he made the following statement above:

— Can Tony Romo claim this as a big game? It seems he couldn’t claim the Falcons win as a big one last week.

Woodson was a better DB on the field — back in his day — than an analyst in the studio today.

Do your homework next time, Rod.

Otherwise, shut your eff’n piehole.

Stupid a**.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:02 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Right and Theismann

claimed that it was the same o-line as the 44-6 game. Hmm. Let’s see, Flo playing hurt and Kosier out. Umm, what is “no” for seven Alex?

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:06 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

True dat

Yet again, another “so-called” football analyst not doing his homework.

Unreal.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Theismann has always been an imbecile

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

hahahahaha. i know right.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1000000000000

Quite possibly the worst announcers were the Hellacious trio of him, Maguire, and the other idiot when they were on ESPN.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Cowboys haters on NFL Network

are Woodson, Sapp and Faulk, you could tell their hatred of the team has carried over to their analysis as broadcasters.

It’s funny that the biggest Cowboys supporters on that network are coaches, Mararuchi and Martz.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 9:16 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes... and of course

Our lovable homer, da Playmaker himself, Mr. Michael Irvin.

I think that Rich Eisen is perhaps one of THE biggest haters — and he’s usually the host/lead guy.

Hmmm. Wasn’t BSPN his former employer?

Is it too much to ask these talking heads to be professionally objective?

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No offense intended

But why do you guys let yourselves get all worked up about biassed commentators? Seriously, I don’t disagree with you but the only time it really bothers me is when one of the game commentators (like Joe Buck) is biassed. I can’t deal with it when I’m already in my over the top game mood. For the analysis programs, I just change the channel. I can’t switch it off during the game and that drives me crazy.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

F them.

Who cares? It just makes it that much more sweet when there is success.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 9:27 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably because I could rename myself

StillHateJoeTheismann. I can’t stop myself…

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:37 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO!!!!!

Guess I’ll change mine to StillHateBSPN.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Eisen is a Dong...

At first I thought he was doing a good job on the Network, but after the last couple of years I changed my mind. He always makes snarky comments about Dallas, and he overdoes the whole " I’m the host so obviously I know it all so all I’m gonna do is sit here and make sarcastic comments". Bottom line, Eisen sucks.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
Bottom line, Eisen sucks.

Hilarious.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I flipped over to NFL Network...

right after NBC went off, and it looked like they were sitting in a funeral parlor. Even Deion seemed down, and that guy’s NEVER down.

Eisen did have a funny line about Romo responding to Roy Williams’ complaint about getting the ball, though.

by Pete222 on Nov 9, 2009 9:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Egos hate deflation.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:59 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Deion and Irvin

loves them some Cowboys … so it evens out.

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:43 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I just think they want to see the team succeed and are just really disappointed when they don't.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

not sure about Primetime

he keeps saying wait til December and mentions Romo’s December/Jan record.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:06 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yep

I can’t understand half of what Sapp says, and I’m so sick of Faulk’s sarcastic laugh when he talks about the Cowboys. Can’t wait for them to shut him up! He’s got to deal with the Playmaker reminding him how good we are! You can tell he’s still not over that Super Bowl they Rams lost to Pats when someone mentions it.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Proctor sighting…

BTW, did anyone else crap their pants when Gourde went down? I saw Proctor lineup at center for a series and my heart leaped up into my throat.

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.

by gee-roj on Nov 9, 2009 9:21 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah and then Tony got blindisded on the next play

but it turned out to Kosier playing El Matador, not Cory.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:38 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

I was just thinking, oh sh*t. Proctor didn’t give up that sack, but he did get driven back into the pocket as usual.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I admit, I was touching some cotton,

but then I saw Gurode back in there.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It was scary...

Gotta admit my sphincter was on lockdown when I saw proctor

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe for the game

But I really like having Duke Preston and Montrae Holland as backups.

OT may be in trouble, but Free could do it for a game or two. I’d bet that Davis would get the call in the case of a season-ending injury.

With the 12 formation as our base, I think we’d be a lot better than people think. Still pissed we didn’t go after Levi Jones, who is now starting and doing very well, and kept that human turnstile Proctor.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I forgot about Montrae and Duke

Good point

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

They were both inactive, but it's nice to have them in our backpockets.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 12:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to trust Houck

but for the life of me, I cannot fathom why Proctor is used as the swingman over either Holland or Preston…especially Preston who is a center by trade and has played OG in games before.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That baffles me, too.

Procter must excel at something to be the always-active backup. Maybe they’re just using him until Romo gets more comfy with one of the other guys at C.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Preston must not be very good.

That’s the only reasonable explanation.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

biggest play of the game

was that tackle by Butler..Great play, great win

by holycowboy on Nov 9, 2009 9:38 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

It was HUGE

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

so true. it seems like whenever V. Butler comes in to the game, something good happens.

remember the two late-game sacks against Carolina several weeks ago?

another nice “under-the-radar” draft selection.

props to da King and Wade on that pick thus far…

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it makes it much easier to know that Spence has someone behind him to give him a breather for all his hard work.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

someone who can play

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:43 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Marty B

Seems to me like marty B has not been what we expected so far this year. At least in catches……is he reallly being a contributor in blocking, decoy to get other guys open? Compared to Fasano is he better?

by ManTab on Nov 9, 2009 9:44 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

+1

He has been nearly invisible in the regular season. Hope he’s not just another preseason warrior.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He's not playing well

He dropped two passes yesterday that I saw and got knocked back on some blocks. I think he’s not in the rhythm of the game yet. Romo will stop looking for him if his heads not in the game.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He's still learning

I’m going to stick with him as he plays hard.

Witten makes it look so easy that it’s difficult to see Bennett progressing.

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I’m not giving up on him or anything. He’s a work in progress.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Eagle tears

It’s funny to hear the whining coming from the Eagles blogs this morning. Evidently, they got beat by the refs, not the Boys. Nevermind the fact that Dallas had more penalties last night for more yards. They would never give Dallas credit for the win. I love it. Dallas is really gonna spank that @zz when they come to Arlington!

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:45 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah it's deep denial

They were so convinced of a victory that they have to find metaphysical reasons for losing. Part of it is that Dallas has typically folded when put under that much pressure and instead they stepped up.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:48 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Donovan is in DEEP denial...

McFlabb made the comment that they had a couple of plays that they didn’t execute on that really would have blown the game open… as if they were really the better team last night.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And so it goes

We had 2 redzone opportunities that wound up in FG so Donavan ( a true veteran) should realize we came to play, and simply won….

by oldtimer on Nov 9, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

if

Romo looks 5 feet to his right on that 3rd and Goal … it’s a wide open TD for Witten instead of a 22 FG for Folk …. so Dallas left a play or 2 as well.

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Donovan...

has been a good QB in this league, but I think the dude is a complete moron.

Not like QB moron, like I think he’s somebody that would use big words in the wrong context, just to sound smart.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 2:22 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Duhnovan.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 2:33 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's been proven

Yes Donny, a game can end in a tie.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 8:01 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He always says crap like that

and “the NFC East still goes through Philly”. He’s delusional.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 9:55 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, part of it just ran through Philly.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's been true

for several years, at least since 2000…

by DavidH22 on Nov 9, 2009 12:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And Romo always says, "we just have to continue to work hard, and try to get better."

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 12:26 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Tony's quote way better.

"Everybody wants something but nobody wants to pay the price" - Michael Irvin

by 24Hz on Nov 9, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He needs to look at his own play

once again he missed wide open guys last night.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

uh

if they had executed some plays better they very well may have won and therefore would’ve been the better team.
There actually is room in this world for your opinion and others. The Cowboys’ opponents are free to voice their thoughts and equally free to compete to win.
Lighten up.

by Joey2zs on Nov 9, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

The game I saw last night was close, and a few bounces in the other direction and the Eagles would have won

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 11:12 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually it's what I appreciated about the game

The played a very good, determined team on the road. This was one of those games that really tests a team’s resolve and the Cowboys kept their sh** together instead of crumbling like they did vs Pittsburgh and Baltimore last year. That’s a big deal.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

it was

game where both teams had a chance to win …. those are the best games to watch. Always helps when your team comes out on top, though!

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That's true of course

It was a close game, a couple plays going the other way would have made a big difference for either team. If Dallas had executed a little better a few times it would have been a 10 point win. You have to admit, McCrybaby does have a way of never giving the other team any credit. That’s what makes him so easy to dislike, not because he’s technically wrong.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

My opinion

isn’t that the “we had plays and could have executed better” is a dumb comment, it’s just a boring comment.

Not that he has to appease me, but every team could say that. You could always execute better, you always leave a few plays on the field.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 2:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

twozees you said earlier that ....

You never felt like the game was going to swing to the eagles. I felt that same way. Like the game was close but under control.

by alanTdot. on Nov 9, 2009 10:33 PM CST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

For that season finale, the Cowboys may have a chance to bump the Eagles outta the playoffs.

That could be some real motivation if things work out that way.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Revenge

Now THAT would be what I call Revenge!

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He forgot what year it was though.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 9:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA......

never liked him, never will

by ManTab on Nov 9, 2009 9:59 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No, I never did......

Honestly I never did….I might be crazy but to me Emmit was good because he was a perfect system with a crazy good O-line….but a Barry Sandres he never was.

by ManTab on Nov 9, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Emmitt vs Barry

Was an argument I never wanted to have. As a lifelong Cowboy fan, I really appreciated Emmitt and the 90’s teams. You had to be a complete homer to claim he was better than Barry though.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Cue Terry in 4, 3, 2, 1...

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Call me a complete homer, but Emmitt doesn't have "quit" in his heart.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:32 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought they were simply different

Barry was the more amazing athlete. Maybe the best in that regard in the history of the game. Emmitt had other things Barry did not. His vision was better (Barry lost almost many yards as he gained). Emmitt was tougher, mentally and physically. Emmitt could make the smallest crease look like an open garage door. And he pass blocked better.

Different backs, different qualities.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+22

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.

by gee-roj on Nov 9, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd take Emmitt over Sanders any day and twice on Sundays

Maybe it’s just me, but I like my backs to actually block and catch the ball as well, something Sanders rarely did.

Also, for every highlight run, there was always a 4 yard loss.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 1:45 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Imagine if Sanders played on a team with a better O line

and some threat of a passing game. Guess we’ll never know.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If Barry was in Dallas and Emmitt in Detroit, Barry would have run for 2,500 yards a season. And Detroit would have 3 Super Bowl Rings.

by Baked Potato Soup on Nov 9, 2009 7:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's necessarily a joke, but a comparison

I think he’s saying that Sanders could put up the numbers, but Emmitt had the heart to win championships. Something along those lines.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 10, 2009 6:59 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Emmitt was a damn sight from Marshall Faulk as a receiver.

Sanders will always have the black mark on his career of running for negative yards in playoff games. I just don’t want to get into this one. But Sanders was a more talented runner than Emmitt. Now onto the real question and only one that matters; would the Cowboys have won five or six Super Bowls if they had Barry instead of Emmitt or Young instead of Aikman? I say shove your crystal ball up your bunghole because 3 out of 4 is as good as it gets.

by MadMick on Nov 9, 2009 10:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Never ever liked him?

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep..

So he can take this STFU ticket to the back of the line and stand behind that other hater “Primetime”.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 9:52 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Deion was on the Cowboys bandwagon last year.

I can’t blame him for doubting the Cowboys this year. He did give Romo credit in his lets go primetime segment.

by houseofprime on Nov 9, 2009 10:22 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, but

I think even last year he helped stir the pot with T.O., feeding the BS about how they weren’t throwing to him enough.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

And he's still pissed about Pacman...his pet project

In fact, every week he makes a plug for him…“I know a corner who is sitting at home right now that could help them”

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

If he's pimping PacMan

he needs to be fired. Shocking that NFLN can’t find anyone better than him.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh Jeez

Wonder if he splits the commission with their shared agent if Pacman signs with someone.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Hell yeah

he’s the idiot who interviewed TO when he bashed Garrett and they system when we were winning.

by selke99 on Nov 9, 2009 6:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Attention sports anchors...

His name is Miles Austin. Merril Hoge called him Austin Miles about 5 times on BSPN, meanwhile the girl co-anchor repeatedly kept correcting him. Obviously a former Steeler.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:03 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Steeler hasnothing to do with it, the guy is an idiot

multiple concussions may have something to with it, but the guy is as dumb as a pile of rocks

Lifetime Cowboys Fan from the Swamps of Jersey

by Seanrude on Nov 9, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Bingo

And that is selling the pile of rocks short.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 8:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I will say this...

in his defense…I have actually messed his name up too. He has two first/last names.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Nov 9, 2009 10:09 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

thank you

for the thorough critical examination of every person on this earth who doesn’t think the Cowboys are the center of the universe.
I can’t wait to hear how your drive time radio DJ doesn’t think the two TE set is all that. I sure hope you rip those haters a new one.

by Joey2zs on Nov 9, 2009 11:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

death to all!!

who don’t think the Cowboys are the center of the universe, how dare they!

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 1:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for continuing to be the biggest smart ass on the board Toosey

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 8:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Larry Johnson released...

Larry and PacMan should start their own team of lovable thugs…

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:09 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yea, I just read that.

Have you read what John Harbaugh said in his new book? He said the the Cowboys “stand for everything that’s wrong with the NFL.”

What a joke.

~Texas Massacre '09~

by TheHeat on Nov 9, 2009 10:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well his model of franchise just

p***ed their beds yesterday. So congrats Mr Harble.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Another hater...

A site reported this morning that he has contacted Jerry Jones and apologized for the comments. Still a hater.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:27 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

He wrote that

Dalals represented everything that was bad in the NFL.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 10:29 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

He probably wrote that when T.O. was still on the team and they had all that Ed Werder drama.

Takes a while to publish that stuff.

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by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:39 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

that's what

I thought …. he was probably talking about last year’s team.

by what_the_crap on Nov 9, 2009 1:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Then I have even less respect for him

Now that he can’t even stand by his own comments.

by Joon on Nov 9, 2009 5:52 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Cowboys Wide Receivers ...

made 10 grabs for 236 yards, 1 TD, and no INTs when thrown at

The Eagles wide outs -

7 for 112 yards, 0 TDs, and 2 passes were picked when thrown to them

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 10:34 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Toughness, Leadership, Focus

That’s what Dilfer said about DAL in his comments after the game.

Think about how unlikely that those words would have been to describe our Dallas Cowboys after last year’s season-ending disaster, after KC? I’d love to understand what turned our momentum, but I’m certainly not going to question it.

As far as quotes go, how about this one from SI’s Don Banks:
 bq. Blockquoted paragraph. ‘I don’t remember the last time I was impressed by the backbone, chemistry and composure of a Cowboys team, but suffice to say it has been a decade or so.’

Couple of obsvervations:
- I don’t care how many times Barbie Carp appears on the stat line, when he has a clear shot, but fails to get any hit on McNabb during his only TD pass, I cringe at what fresh hell will befall us in our nickel package.
- V Butler ankle tackle was teh play of teh game
- M Jenkins has really grown up and Asante Samuel was teh CB pulling ole’s instead of tackling
- Bigg Davis has had some crushing red zone blocks when pulling in TD runs the last 3 games
- Marty B had a LB pushed bout 10 yds downfield on MBIIIs 16 yd 1st down run. I know he has ‘underperformed’ vs expectations, but with so many emerging performers in MIles and ‘Tree , it’s got to come from somewhere
- I love the plug and play mentality of Tree, Butler and even Crayton. When given a chance, they find a way to make their plays counts.
- Best line of the night, C Collingsworth, bq. Blockquoted paragraph ‘M Barber is the Mariano Rivera of football.’ As a delighted NYY fan as well, couldn’t be happier with the comparison.

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by tdships on Nov 9, 2009 10:35 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I enjoyed Banks' commentary today, too.

Regarding Collinsworth, I did like his observation about Samuel — and how gunshy the Eagles corner was once he returned to the field after Felix accidentally kneed the DB in the head. It seemed like there was at least three plays where Samuel refrained from tackling a Cowboy close to his area.

And I totally agree about Bennett’s blocking on run plays. He’s very underrated, yet effective. I still think that Garrett has some plays up his sleeve for Marty B.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't tnk they were that far off

those words could very well have been spoken after our gritty win over the giants.

We’re healthier and overall a better team now, and definitely tougher with the addition of brooking and more talented with the rise of jenkins and miles and the signing of sensabaugh

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Remedial blockquote usage and spelling of 'the' required

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by tdships on Nov 9, 2009 10:36 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

IF...

the boys will just beat the teams they should beat from here on out, the playoffs are looking good. (Washington twice, oakland, green bay). And I think they could very well beat the Giants and the Chargers and Eagles(again).

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:42 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

I know that this has been overdone, but...

Hotdog that was thrown at me: $7
Tony Romo Jersey: $80
Ticket to the Game: $95
Seeing the Cowboys beat the Eagles in Philly: Priceless

This was my first time ever seeing the Cowboys play and the experience was amazing. I had ice and food thrown at me at the tailgate and heard “Romo’s a Homo” all night. The phrase demonstrates such intense mastery of the English language. In fact, it proves that Tupac is still alive; for only he, in complicity with William Shakespeare, could have written such brilliant words.

During the tailgate, I got some tinfoil from some fellow Cowboy fans and made 5 rings to put on my right hand. I marked that hand “Cowboys” and the other “Eagles.”

It was an experience akin to pledging a fraternity- one of the greatest things you never want to do again.

Eagles fans still seemed unsure who #19 was…until he left us Miles ahead.

Mike Jenkins was incredible, but his hair is too long for Eagles fans (They may have been too drunk-or too fat- to notice that their corner, Asante Samuel, wears a very similar hairstyle.)

Trying to organize a visit to Dallas for a game next year. It’d be nice to see THE stadium

So pardon my disposition; why should I listen to a system that never listened to me?

by NICK L on Nov 9, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Kudos...

Good to see some brave fans fighting the good fight.

by Rembrthe90s on Nov 9, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL...Romo's a homo has got be soooo played out by now, especially by PHilly fans.

Way to run through the gauntlet, dude!

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No.

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

my replay is always

I’m a Romosexual and proud of it!

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Nov 9, 2009 1:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

ByeDawk will call you a liar

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 11:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

watching his boy tonight ...

with the volume on his TV down
the radio blasting .. listening to The Who

… “I can see for miles and miles …”

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Memorable Comment
During the tailgate, I got some tinfoil from some fellow Cowboy fans and made 5 rings to put on my right hand. I marked that hand "Cowboys" and the other "Eagles."

Hahahahaha.

I love it.

Is playing smart too much to ask?

by silverblue5 on Nov 9, 2009 12:15 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Very nice

The Philly fans didn’t win the title of douchiest for nothing.

You can't stop Patrick Crayton, you can only hope to contain him.

by APerfectStar on Nov 9, 2009 8:39 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

on the Romo interception

don’t have access to other replays but just what i can see from nfl.com
10 men are visible at the snap with the deep safety coming into picture later

- pretty good pocket with time to throw
- you can see #19 Austin running down the middle and starting to come open towards the right corner as Romo throws
- Brown #24 who makes the INT is pretty deep by the time he makes the pick – #11 RW is all alone on the sidelines.

second guessing afterwards is always easier esp. on plays like that – Romo looked like he had at least 2 other options on that play and just forced a bad one.

by Scoobay on Nov 9, 2009 10:52 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

It would have been a tough throw

But one he can make. I have no problem with that int, expecially since he’s taken such good care of the ball lately. Everyone throws int’s.

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that was the first bad decision ..

Romo made in a while. Possibly Wit told him about being wide open in the back in the back of the end zone before half .. and Tony felt he owed Jason something .. but there were 3 Eagles there .. someone else had to be open.

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

that's what i'm saying

i think he had at least 2 other possible reads (maybe the deep safety deters him from throwing to Austin, but he still has RW on the sideline it seems)

by Scoobay on Nov 9, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

With all the pressure he had last night

I think he threw “on time” as opposed to going through all the reads. It was a bad decision but it’s probably a good reminder to him.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that wasn't a good decision by Romo, but I have a hard time getting riled over that one mistake when

he has a 9 to 1 TD/Interception ratio in this current run. The game is not without mistakes, but I am very encouraged by the fact that he has eliminated the “crazy” throws where he will make an amazing athletic move to escape multiple rushers then throw up the ball without taking a second to regroup before throwing…i.e. Ravens throws to Ed Reed. He also took sacks instead of trying to make something out of nothing. In some games you need to make those plays, but not in a evenly matched close games like last night. I see alot of growth in Romo. Hope he continues to elevate his game.

by CaliFanInTx on Nov 9, 2009 2:05 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Agree completely

What was impressive to me is that he usually starts swinging for the fences when teams pressure him a lot and this was a big time pressure game. The O-line did OK, but they screwed up quite a few blocking assignments. What he’s done in the past (and admitted to) is try to make up for a blocking assignment error by attempting to make something out of that nothing. Last night he was far more patient and it paid off.

It’s a bigger deal than a lot of non-fans will realize.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i liked his 15 ft jumper (jump pass)

that he swished to MB3 when he was flushed once – that turned a potential negative play into some good positive yardage.

by Scoobay on Nov 9, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Did the Cowboys just win a huge game!!??

Why all the hatred?

… Harbaugh
… Eisen
… other Cowboy bloggers

Can’t we come here and just settle for

HOW BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 10:54 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

We won...ergo it can't be a big game

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 11:02 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

YEEHAW!

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:34 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The commentators do not dismount their canned, and often plagerized, observations without a fight. The Cowobys can win

out the regular season, but until Romo wins a you know what, nothing else matters. They are willing to pile on, but slow give praise, even when earned. It’s okay, because Romo has plenty of loyal fans.

Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!

by CowboyMan on Nov 9, 2009 1:29 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember when ...

we were 2-2 .. and the Giants were 5-0??

Ohhhhhh good to be a Cowboys fan today!!

by spadesking131313 on Nov 9, 2009 10:57 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hi5 on that!!

Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!

by CowboyMan on Nov 9, 2009 1:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, Happy Veteran's Day

Sort of self-promoting, but I’d like to extend a thank you to all those currently in harm’s way and everyone else serving from those of us who have served.

May God bless and keep you safe.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. - Thomas Jefferson

by Fighter15 on Nov 9, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions   3 recs

+1,000

Thank you to all of you!

by StillHateTheGiants on Nov 9, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1,001

Thanks, vets!

I can see for miles and miles and miles and miles and miles...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Nov 9, 2009 11:35 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, my prediction that the Cowboys would win by virtue of their superior kicking game didn't

turn out. That penalty that moved McBriar’s great punt from the 2 to the 16 was not a factor in the end. They won, but the kicking games were just a push. Choice performs every week, and outdid Michael Vick in the Wildcat. Now Ogletree is getting in the act. Maybe those quick out screens are a big part of our future. Good to see RW can hold on to the ball. I still don’t understand why Miles didn’t have more chances, but the one he did catch was amazing.

Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!

by CowboyMan on Nov 9, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

The quick outs I think will be a fixture

they really helped set up all those ’fake screen to draw" plays that salted the game away. And of course, they were effective in their own right.

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 1:34 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

do you mean the same play

that we ran three times in a row successfully to close out the game?

So pardon my disposition; why should I listen to a system that never listened to me?

by NICK L on Nov 9, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The very same

Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.

by dunkman on Nov 9, 2009 3:40 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I never knew Felix was such a BEAST!

First the flying forearm on Ken Lucas, then the Muy Thai knee on Asante Samuel. Maybe Anderson Silva has some competition. Go Felix the Cat!

No longer drinks Jagermeister because of the Dallas Cowboys.

by Stingah on Nov 9, 2009 3:03 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I read today

that Hamlin pointed out to Jenkins to stay back on that play where he made the INT. Maclin was just jogging his route and Hamlin noticed it and told him to stay back, don’t cheat up, and he was right there to make the play.

So even though Hamlin himself didn’t make it, he deserves come credit.

by foyesboys on Nov 9, 2009 5:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

As Jaws would say, "Hamlin, the wiley veteran kept the kid (Jenkins) honest,

and put him in a position to make the play, It’s all about experience and communication". By the way, Jaws (and Tirico) have me pressing the Mute button more than most. Gruden has interesting things to say, but he get the Mute with the other guys. Mute by association.

Family, Friends, Cowboys, Beer & BBQ. Life is good!

by CowboyMan on Nov 11, 2009 12:18 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs


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