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Blame it on Cain, and Bobby, and Mike, and Cory, and Pat and Flozell...

"Blame it on Cain,
Don't blame it on me,
oh, oh, it's nobody's fault,
but we need somebody to burn."

-- Elvis Costello, Blame it on Cain

Every July 7th, the residents of Pamplona, Spain hold the Running of the Bulls, where brave -- and crazy? -- residents and tourists don red bandannas and march the animals through the city streets to the bull ring, where the bulls are later killed.

Every year, roughly one month later, the Cowboys Nation engages in its annual "Running of the Goats," where the old, the infirm, and the disappointing on the roster are rounded up and run down the streets of the blogs, forums and call-in shows.  Take a quick look at the right hand column of this site, or in the game-day threads, and you'll see what I mean.

There are always a group of Cowboys the fans love to hate.  Think of the doomed players from just the last five years, guys who couldn't take a proper step:  Jacob Rogers, Drew Bledsoe, Julius Jones, Akin Ayodele.

Last year, I handicapped the field, which had several perennials, led by the safety Roy Williams

Star-divide

The Cowboys figuratively took the sword to several of last year's goats. Adam Jones, Tank Johnson, Keith Davis, Greg Ellis, Roy Willie? All reduced to cabrito.  T.O.?  While some fans pleaded for him to receive an indulto, the front office showed no mercy.

This year?  Get serious.  There will be no shortage of goats to roast.  Bobby Carpenter, Isaiah Stanback, Pat Watkins, Marcus Spears. Band together, gents.  The rippers are putting on their blue bandannas and are ready to run you out of town.  Flozell Adams went from goat to stud and now is back on the goat list, at least with some of the more bloodthirsty.  Were Doug Free not ahead of him on the goat list, the toreadors would be preparing for his old bones.  Tony Romo?  Your first pick and the swords will come out.  Wade and Jason?  Don't think for a second you won't hit the streets if the losses come too quickly.

I understand.  It's part of fandom. I've chased Roy Williams down those streets more than once myself.  I've had Pat Watkins measured for a while now.  I'm just as guilty as the next guy.  All Cowboys fans are, to some degree.  All football fans are.

Yet, I'm amazed by the speed with which some guys are tagged.  What has Mike Jenkins done to deserve his roasting?  He's a second year player who looked very, very good to my eyes.  He's going to have a very good season, health permitting, yet some people are ready to doom him to permanent second class status behind Orlando Scandrick, sight unseen.  

Some players get no patience, even if they've produced.  Marion Barber was the people's choice in '07. Take any week and you could find numerous posts insisting he should start and that Julius Jones needed to be run down immediately, never mind in the summer.  Less than a year later, after a toe injury, some goat runners were already shoving number 24 into the street, ready to trade him for the first available receiver, or to demote him behind Tashard Choice, who no doubt will see his day on the streets the minute a fresher back hits town.

My point?  Be deliberate in choosing your goats.  Don't mistake an injury for incompetence. Football hurts, and even the best ones get pummeled.  Be sure a guy isn't playing hurt, instead of losing his edge, before you run him into the ring.  Have patience with the kids.  Not all of them develop at the same rate.  Don't assume that what you saw from a rookie determines how he'll play this year, or next year.

Some guys deserve their horns. Some have disappointed and will continue to disappoint.  Some of these guys may be a week or just a month from breaking out. Let's try and do a better job of distinguishing between them.

It's August 17th.  Put those blue scarves back in your pocket, at least until next week.

"Blame it on Cain,
Please don't blame it on me.
It's nobody's fault,
but it just seems to be his turn."

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time Austin drops an easy pass he will become my goat.

"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

by BlueZombie on Aug 17, 2009 12:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No goats here.

I rely on the coaches to determine who is cabrito, as I’m no talent evaluator. But there are some guys you just love to hate..

by Benthere on Aug 17, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I tend to as well

The coaches have everything we don’t – daily contact with players, decades of experience training and evaluating, cans and cans of film, knowledge of the play that was called and therefore what went wrong…

But man, I like me some cabrito. It must be lunch time. Somewhere.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

you really play one tune.

by Joey2zs on Aug 17, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I try not to

but my tune seems to be disregarded as a non-issue. Sorry for the repetition, I know it gets old and I will try to concentrate on other areas, seriously

by cow_fanatic on Aug 18, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think a lot of people have some

level of concern, but it’s a sliding scale. I think Phillips is fine. He’s not a HOF’r but he’s not terrible. Some think he’s OK and some think he stinks. I think most people have just moved on realizing that Jerry is more interested in continuity and building a dominating defense than flashing a new coach every year like Dan Snyder does.

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

by dunkman on Aug 18, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Until/Unless Wade wins a few in January...

He’ll always be considered a second-class Head Coach.

Deserving or not, that’s how things play. I think putting him in charge of the defense is genius … he can let go of the offense a bit more, and Wade seems to have the demeanor to share the spotlight with Garrett.

These are two excellent coordinators … and that could easily be enough to win a championship.

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 18, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree but I want to add.......

that Jerry gets the spotlight. IMO, neither Garrett or Wade care about the spotlight which put Jerry right up front where he wants to be.

by texstar on Aug 18, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't Jerry give a locker-room speach after on game last year?

Jimmy Johnson must be rolling his eyes at the prospect of Jerry taking credit for a SB run.

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 18, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

on game = one game

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 18, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You got that right......

Like you said, you know Jimmy Johnson’s gotta be rolling his eyes. Jerry’s got it pretty good. If the team does bad, he can blame Wade and Garrett. If they do good then he can get up front and take the spotlight. What a kooshy job-lol.

by texstar on Aug 18, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You guys are better men than me

(assuming you’re men). I’m not as bad as some but I fall in the trap too. Raf must not have been fully awak when he wrote this, he left Corey Procter off his list of names

by StillHateTheGiants on Aug 17, 2009 1:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Coey Proctor is

goat poo! He doesn’t qualify as a goat.

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 17, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

"Aw Shucks" - Wade Phillips

by MrMinority on Aug 17, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The human turnstile

Proctor does not have the talent to ever get of the list. It is sad but true!

by eightball on Aug 17, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Raf, once again you have brought a smile to my face

I like what your article brings to the table, a sense of common sense and reason. Other sites are trumpeting the same tune; it gets easier to want to find goats instead of letting the season play out. The lack of post season success not just from this current team but the ones before have taken on a larger than life presense and is a sore subject amongst the fanbase. The frustration makes sense because the players move on or retire and they had their time but for a fan they are always the ones that are in the same state year after year. As an example, Demarcus Ware has only been on this team for 4 seasons heading into his 5th is he really feeling all the frustration of 12 years of no playoff wins, no.

That is what I like about your articles, you have the ability to pull back out of the now and look back and get a broad outlook that offers some perspective. That outlook is not given to look through rose colored glasses, but at the same time not to have a storm cloud over your head; I really appreciate how this site is run.

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

by cowboy78 on Aug 17, 2009 1:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

I find the harder I work, the luckier I get. Thomas Jefferson

by squidlo97 on Aug 17, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

well said

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 17, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

On the other side of the coin.

We fans also have a habit of dishing out the anointing oil too soon.

"Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

by BlueZombie on Aug 17, 2009 1:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL

so very very true!

by DCowboy on Aug 17, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And hello! WTF!!

Romo’s taking a freakin WATER BREAK??

Sissy!. Get back out there and do some squats or throw to Roy Williams or bench press Flo or something.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah

how dare he hydrate!

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
-Winston Churchill

by HudBaby on Aug 17, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Camp Water World

C’mon Wade! Take charge.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Water?

The only water real football players get to drink is from the tears of their vanquished foes.

A Giant or eagle would never be photographed getting water. Just goes to show you Romo is not a real leader…

by Chris in Va on Aug 17, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

water!?

Friggin panzi!

by rotovibe on Aug 17, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WATER? WATER?? THERES NO WATER IN FOOTBALL!!

by thruthicknthin on Aug 17, 2009 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

water!?

water is for cowards, water is for washin blood of that uniform an you don’t get blood on my uniform! We will do updowns until blue is nolonger tired, or thirsty……

Remember the titans anyone????

by missingthe90s on Aug 17, 2009 3:49 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Turning the heat up on Phillips

After running the beleaguered Brian Stewart and the Simpsons out of town, Tex has turned the scope to the embattled Wade Phillips.

The Cowboys want to win a playoff game, but their uninspiring “leader” doesn’t know what that road looks like, having an 0-4 record in the playoffs himself. He brought in Brian Stewart, the most unqualified coordinator in the NFL, to run his defense and is now walking a tight rope because of that egregious error.

The Cowboys have an awe-inspiring coliseum and having Jared from Subway Wade Phillips serving as the ring leader makes no sense. Phillips is a defensive coordinator, not a head coach or a leader of men. He’s not cut out to be the lead on center stage. Why waste another season with this Bum on the sidelines… fire Wade Phillips NOW.

by Montecito Tex on Aug 17, 2009 1:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm so proud of everone

no one responded to the blog monkey for more than two hours, you guys make me proud.

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 17, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey if the music city mircale never happened

wade would have a superbowl ring

What the French?! Toast!

by thebigham on Aug 17, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

not so fast there.......

he still would have had to play the Rams for the Super Bowl. Remember, that was just the AFC championship.

by texstar on Aug 17, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wasn't even the championship

it was just the wild card game. The Titans didn’t win the division that year. The Jags went 14-2 and lost to the Titans in the AFC Championship game. The Titans handed the Jags all 3 defeats that year. That had to suck ass.

by TARHEEL PAUL on Aug 17, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Goat from the last two years - safety Roy Williams

Did anybody see him on this year’s Hard Knocks? He looked pathetic in the Oklahoma drills – got knocked on his butt and dominated by some rookie.

My completely unwarranted goat for this year is Flo. I hope I am wrong and he can last through the year healthy and be effective. I would like to see Free facing some of the Titan’s starting D to see if there is a potential decent backup on the roster (and not Bigg).

by doomsdayreturns on Aug 17, 2009 1:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He looked bad

in the first preseason game.

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 17, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Free didn't look that good either

When did I become a Cowboy fan? When my mom told me I was.

by GunsUp on Aug 17, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me2.

Anoint him!

The season begins in 3...2...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hilarious

agreed. trade flo for a back up NT prospect

by Joey2zs on Aug 17, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's a

another term very closely related, goat-f*** that in certain circumstances would add color and interest to your conversation.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that the one you

put on rubber boots and put the goats back feet in the boots with yours and try to push him off a cliff?

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or the one where you try to help it get its head unstuck from the fencehole?

The season begins in 3...2...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You guys are

dirty.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

MusicNorm and Aaron

You guys sound experienced!

City Slicker: OMG, How can you do that with an animal?
Country Boy: Well, first you gotta pick out a purty one.

"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams

by Jim Vance on Aug 17, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hilarious

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 17, 2009 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent take on an annual ritual

I even had to look up indulto to understand the reference. Quality stuff. Nothing better than a goat rodeo analogy(or is it a Metaphor?).

Agree, we are as guilty, probably moreso than the casual home team fan.

From my perspective I see Free and Flo getting well-deserved passes this year. Jenkins never deserved to be there.

Carp, Spears are on the bubble. Poor Cory Proctor, Pat Watkins appear doomed to permanent residence in the herd, while Miles is now teetering on the edge. As always, Romo will spend so much time moving back and forth on/off the list, he’ll be rendered virtually invisible a la The Flash.

The 7th Rule of "Fight Club": Fights will go on as long as they have to.

by tdships on Aug 17, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Miles

just dropped one pass in a preseason game, poor guy. While it was a flashback to his 07 self, I hardly think he deserves to be teetering on the edge, especially after what appeared to be a breakout season last year was cut short by injury. Yes, Sam Hurd may have passed him on the depth chart with his outstanding second quarter Thursday, but Miles is still in the “can’t wait to see more” category rather than the “about ready to get rid of him” category lol.

by scottmaui on Aug 17, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't say Mile belonged there

But that’s how the ‘herd’ mentality works

The 7th Rule of "Fight Club": Fights will go on as long as they have to.

by tdships on Aug 17, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

jenkins

you remember that torreador going OLE’! on a tackle, right? For me, that will define him until he changes that in my mind.
But to say he can’t cover or shouldn’t be on the team is nuts.

by Joey2zs on Aug 17, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have never

understood your obsession with calling Stewart unqualified. What do you base this on? Surely not his coaching experience which is more significant than someone like Eric Mangini for example. I guess you had a problem with his coaching in ’07 too right? Yeah, right.

by jevans1729 on Aug 17, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Well

he did get “benched” before the midway point of the season, and then fired after it.

The season begins in 3...2...
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by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess we

have different definitions of unqualified. My definition was more like a guy who is a policeman but applies for the top chef job at the top restaurant in N.Y with no chef experience. My point with Stewart was that no one had a problem with him when the ‘Boys were 13-3. No one except Tex that is. When they lost a couple of games suddenly it was Stewart’s fault. Maybe it was, i don’t know. He is still qualified to be a defensive coach as his current position with the Eagles would somewhat indicate.

by jevans1729 on Aug 17, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see who called him disqualified.

You’re right in that nobody had much of a prob with him in ‘07, but not many did with TO either. The Cardinals and Rams game seemed to sealed his fate. Without the high-octane offense of a 13-3 team, Dallas had to rely more on its D last year and it was apparent that they didn’t see Stewart as being a long-term solution there.

Honestly, if I was a defensive mind like Wade, I wouldn’t want somebody else calling plays for my defense. Still, I thought they would at least groom the guy to take over when Wade calls it quits in 2025.

The season begins in 3...2...
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by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Flozell is my biggest goat

I’ll milk him, make cheese, skin his fur, kill him, and eat his meat the second he has his first false start of the season.

Maybe “meat” is the wrong word. >_>

2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6

by Grady90 on Aug 17, 2009 2:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dude

milk him and his his meat just sounds wrong.

by DCowboy on Aug 17, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And

more than a little disgusting…

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Be prepared, ...

I assume that will happen about 12:20 PM Central, Sept 13, 2009.
Enjoy!

by eightball on Aug 17, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Superbowl, or BUST.

by .FRoST.USAF on Aug 17, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My all time goat JACKIE SMITH we should have beat those damn steelers.

by thruthicknthin on Aug 17, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

AMEN!

Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.

by DalaiLuke on Aug 17, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Goat

Is the General Manager. I keep hoping the owner will run that POS outta town but somehow, someway, he is able to convince Jerry that he can get the job done. Even though he is responsible for all that cabrito, he never gets labeled a Cabron. Hell, even Detroit finally got rid of Millen… why can’t we get rid of our lousy GM?

by HutHut on Aug 17, 2009 2:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Me, of course. I'm all over the talent in Dallas.

Oh, this isn’t about the cheerleaders?

When did I become a Cowboy fan? When my mom told me I was.

by GunsUp on Aug 17, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stephen Jones

Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.

by OskieOskie on Aug 18, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

San Fermin

Saint Fermin was either beheaded or dragged by the bulls through Pamplona, depending on which source you believe. Interesting how the “Cabezudos” on the blogs, forums, call-in shows, and in the media, would like to see the players mentioned cut or run out of town.

Nice simile.

by ScarletO on Aug 17, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And here I was thinking about the San Antonio legend

Chupacabra.

No hope for culturating me…

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

But El Chupacabra is for real ya’ll

Training Camp '09 = Mega Thunder Dome....80 men enter, 53 men leave.

by APerfectStar on Aug 17, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He'll eat your kids if they don't do the homework.

The season begins in 3...2...
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by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DeMarcus Ware

is my goat. Yes, it’s a bit early but he’s showing me some negative signs already.

How many sacks in the Oakland game? – nada

There’s the sneaking off the field for water breaks scandal! – selfish attitude

He’s going to be expecting a big payday coming up. – we may be able to shop him around now and get future draft picks AND save money

You heard it from me first, I’m doggin’ DeMarcus

"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams

by Jim Vance on Aug 17, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm taking whoever our number one pick is next year.

The guy sucks! You heard it first here.

The season begins in 3...2...
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by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i dont understand...

Why spears gets no love..he’s a much better player than people give him credit for..I just don’t see how everyone can’t see it.

I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....

by hashishkabob on Aug 17, 2009 3:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Spears is a cool guy.

I, too, wish everyone would just leave him be.

The season begins in 3...2...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crap

I cant tell who’s being serious and who is being sarcastic!

by Musiccitynorm on Aug 17, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Jim Vance was serious

But I am being sarcastic

Training Camp '09 = Mega Thunder Dome....80 men enter, 53 men leave.

by APerfectStar on Aug 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

NO!

APS is being sarcastic now about being sarcastic BEFORE, so it’s not really real and should make you question the Jim Vance assertion! Don’t be fooled!

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Raf is right.

When we focus our collective energy on the goats, the closer we all get to becoming what we all would hate to become: Eagles fans!

The season begins in 3...2...
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by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 4:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cowboys tailgate

I know there will be some people that will tailgate against the Titans, so if anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to let us know.

i have been to the last two giants sunday night games and the eagles monday night game and tailgated. It was awesome, but I always had blue parking. Does anyone know if it works the same?

If anyone wants to meet up for the 49ers game let me know, Im used to going with the fellas, and my gf purchased these tickets for me fathers day, so I wont have anyone to talk intelligent cowboys with. ( probably giving myself to much credit, for talking intelligent cowboys,lol)

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 4:21 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Raf?

In this article, are you suggesting Choice will not be here for a long time? Just curious, I realize if he does turn out to be a gem, like we think, it will be difficult to keep Choice, and Felix. I was just checking if I interpretted that correctly.

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 4:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm suggesting the fans are fickle and will turn on you

Barber was the man when he was #2 to Julius and within a year people were treating him like Julius and Tashard like Marion the year before.

It can turn on Tashard just as fast.

by Rafael Vela on Aug 17, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

It’s true. Barber gets treated like he’s a stepchild now.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Aug 17, 2009 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

my goat is....

Patrick Crayton

uggghhhh why couldnt he drop the ball against any other playoff team, why the giants?

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

however,

I dont think there is anything remotely close to him on our roster, seems like we cant even come up with a consensus #5 wr.

I hope Miles recovers from a lethargic performance(at best), and Sam keeps his momentum.

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and please sharksbreath

dont mistake this for me saying I dont want any of them, cause I would take PC, Sam, and miles over the Redskins 2-5 fodder, and the giants rookies, and for this offense the eagles wrs.

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A pre-emptive

anti-troll post. Nice move.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sharkbreath ate some bad Tuna

Let’s just blame the Tripletts….for retiring. It’s all their fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 Rounder on Aug 17, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

I guess its kind of like david ortiz saying a couple years ago I might have tested positive for steroids, might have, hmm ok.

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Grumpy Old Man Says: Ahhhhhhhhh! They all are a bunch of girly boys and couldn't hold a candle to my teams from the 70's

But they are my team and if I can’t whine and biatch about them here with you bunch of know nothing homers then what good is my computer?

by bad knees on Aug 17, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Did you read the posts about the goat?

I find the harder I work, the luckier I get. Thomas Jefferson

by squidlo97 on Aug 17, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do we have to go through this again?

Why is it that every person from their generation believes that there is no way a current guy can be better or as good as his era and that because they’ve been watching football for so and so years it makes them more of an expert?

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Aug 17, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he was kidding

but just in case he wasn’t, go for the knees. Just a hunch…

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was half kidding.

I remember him also making the statement like “us old timers know what championship teams look like” which just makes me roll my eyes.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Aug 17, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta admit

there’s something awfuly compelling about leather helmets…

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

by dunkman on Aug 18, 2009 6:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Funny stuff right there…

I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....

by hashishkabob on Aug 17, 2009 9:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Insecure? When one gets old and forgetful, we only have the age card.

by bad knees on Aug 18, 2009 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would that be the

AARP card?

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

by dunkman on Aug 18, 2009 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Memory is the second thing to go.

Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.

by OskieOskie on Aug 18, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Third in knees' case...

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

by dunkman on Aug 18, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No back-up nose tackle

Fans – who’s with me here?

I say we keep no back-up nose. Play Spears or Olshansky in there 5-7 plays per game. And/or rest Ratliff on obvious passing downs (I don’t like resting him, but reality is that he needs to come out sometimes).

We can cut the back-up NTs and let them sit on the streets unless we need them (ie., Ratliff gets hurts). They’re not going to be picked-up by anyone else anyway, so what’s the risk?

Whatever we do, I don’t like the idea of keeping a player on the roster that (a) plays like a porous sieve [based on our 2nd and 3rd team run defense vs. raiders] (b) would be guaranteed a whole year’s salary © isn’t wanted by anyone else.

by Eagles suck on Aug 17, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I’ll seond that.

by thruthicknthin on Aug 17, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OOPS meant second.

by thruthicknthin on Aug 17, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glad you clarified that......

cause I thought you had been drinking a little too much-haha

by texstar on Aug 17, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is funny...

I was watching MNF and Jaws just goes crazy over the trust between Eli and Mario Manningham blossoming… and then Manning ham drops a pass that hits him right in the hands on a short drag route.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Aug 17, 2009 7:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF

I didn’t even know it was on! Thanks.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hatcher

Now there is a player that I have been underwhelmed with. I mean he wants to start but yet gets knifed by 2nd teamers, gees.

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 7:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Yep

I really thought he was going to step up last season like The Rat, but instead he disappeared on us.

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

by dunkman on Aug 17, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did the

Underwhelming, severly overpaid, former 4th round pick of the cowboys play?

by TONYINCC on Aug 17, 2009 8:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Who was super high on Beatty?

I’m not trying to clown on him or say that this play will define him, but that rookie Everette Brown just ripped him a new one.

by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Aug 17, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

For a preseason game,

that was a nice ending on MNF, even though it was the GMen.

The season begins in 3...2...
http://twitter.com/BloggingTheBoys

by Aaron Novinger on Aug 17, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LUCKY BASS TERDS

by thruthicknthin on Aug 17, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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