Early Games Open Thread
by Dave Halprin on Sep 20, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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PrintIt's cool when Dallas is in the spotlight (for the right reasons), and this week the Cowboys square-off with the Giants in the Sunday night game, with the whole nation watching. Plus, Romo seems to shine in prime time. But...it means we have to wait all day to watch our beloved Cowboys. Never fear, we can all hang out and pass the day watching the rest of the NFL battle it out in the early games (and the late games) and commenting in this open thread.
Some reading material to pass the time.
LA Times reviews Cowboys Stadium.
Short preview from a Jersey paper.
Big Blue View with a last-minute view.
FOX Sports preview of all the games today.
This is an Open Thread for the day games.
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1st
game of the day starts in a hour…main event at 8…
by goldnboi7 on Sep 20, 2009 11:08 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
1st game in
Cowboys stadium will be awesome!!!!
by TONYINCC on Sep 20, 2009 11:08 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
aw, others already had it started
I catch it more when it’s ‘replied’
by Realist Larry on Sep 20, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not TOO long from now. Just eight or so hours...
I can’t wait for the game, anyways. Getting all jumpy about it, though. We all know the Giants are gonna send everything our O-line can handle and then some at them. I think I’ll be happier when it’s over and we’ve won than I am when it begins. It’s exciting, but a little scary.
Cowboys, please blow the Giants out of the new stadium. Amen.
2nd week of football
I’m in heaven
by TONYINCC on Sep 20, 2009 11:09 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Attention FF players
Y’all see this?
NFL.com’s Michael Fabiano reports New England Patriots WR Wes Welker (knee) will not play in Week 2.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions
Terry Bradshaw says no way we lose this game.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 11:21 AM CDT reply actions
y'all
That’s mighty texan of u mr. Novinger, I like it. Can’t wait for the boys to give the giants some texas hospitality.
by TONYINCC on Sep 20, 2009 11:26 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'm really a Californian, but just trying to fit it here.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
woohoo more football!
can’t wait for the cowboys to play, but we’ve got some good games on here today (saints/eages and pats/jets, then steelers/bears)
good luck in everyone’s ff leagues (except high505 who I play lol).
austin westlake
Product drew brees, tear up the eagles!!!
by TONYINCC on Sep 20, 2009 12:04 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i've actually cheered for him many times..
whenever he plays the eagles…
Yeah, they are all about the crazy formations.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Next thing you know they'll be doing that "rugby kick" in certain punting situations.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
Texans and Titans
are lighting up the scoreboard.
Schaub looks on target today.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
AP will probably have 300 yards in the second half.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Chris Johnson got me 30 FF points in the 1st quarter!
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today has not been kind to me in FF so far
I’m going up against Chris Johnson and starting Lendale White and Adrian Peterson in one league.
In another league, I benched Matt Schaub in favor of Jason Campbell. I guess that’s what I get for having that Redskin on my team. I just accepted a trade for him a few minutes ago.
Woodson had a pick six.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
They are still good, but people who think that they were going to be like the 2007 version are dead wrong. These pats are very beatable.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't know about that
I’ve seen Brady miss at least 3 tds in these first two games. THey still have all the weapons and a really good oline, Bradys just been off.
I'm With The Immortal Iron Fist
They’re very good, but not like 16-0 good. My guess is they’ll win 10 or 11 games this year.
Seymor and Mayo are big losses
their D is young and won’t be as dominant, and right now Brady is being outplayed by a rookie in his second start lol
....
So you don’t think they have a chance to go 16-0?
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Pats don't look good
although give the jets D some credit – Revis is a great cb hes total shutting down moss. WIth Welker out, they’re relying on edelman who…while good, is no welker.
New Orleans at philly's 11
may be about to take a 2 score lead
at this rate
Brees is gonna destroy Peyton’s td mark. Seriously. If he stays healthy, hes practically a lock to at least lead the league with this amazing start
I'm actually afraid for the Boys when we play NO
The Saints are eating Philly alive.
How Bout Them Cowboys!
Thats so far away
I’m not very concerned. THeres a good chance things will change by then If we were playing them next week i’d be very concerned, cause they are just lighting it up
Sanchez
has looked GOOD so far these first 2 games….whats with these rookie qbs doing well latey? Stafford isn’t doing awful either.
if the boys win tonight....
looks like they’ll be the only undefeated team in the nfc east!
by CowboysFan4Life on Sep 20, 2009 2:01 PM CDT reply actions
Saints Marching All Over
Eagles. But then again, the Eagles usually stink early in the season. Still, it’s sweet.
still a lot of time left in the philly game
and the Saints defense is BAD…its not over yet.
but if it even smells like an implosion in Philly, it leaves me grinning ear to ear
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Saints, up by 18 with the ball ... something tells me the Eagles are gonna have an off year
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
i refuse to get too excited when it comes to philly doing poorly
I always end up disappointed
i was just about to say this
what an unbelievable bust that guys been.
chris johnson, 91 yds, TD... luvin my 44 FF points he's given me today
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Jets Just Kicked a FG
Now lead 16-9. How much magic does Brady have left, down one of his good receivers?
Rhet-Row (To Quote Astro of the Jetsons)
Saint fumble kickoff return, officials rule Eagles have it. Play under review.
+9
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Rams just stopped redskins at the goalline
they’ve got the ball, under 2 minutes, down 2…but a long way to go
Jeff Fischer's gonna punch a ref
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Bungles up on GB 28-21
Child, please!
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Jamarcus Russel has 3 completions
of 17 attempts…so glad I picked up and started L.Murphy
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Aaron, we both did the same thing...
Of course, we both also have Chris Johnson … so we’re still genius?
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
most def
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Has he ever completed at least 50% of his pass attempts?
That’s just bad.
I AM THE LAST NAKED WARRIOR!
I'm sure he was 1 of 2 at some point in his career
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Redskins Win
I don’t like them hanging around. I fear they will be dangerous by season’s end. I predicted they will be better than Philly by late season if Campbell doesn’t get benched.
Why?
I asked this to squidlo too, but what exactly has Washington done to make you think that?
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Picked up Haynesworth... showed potential early last year ... and...
… NAH … forget it ! They’ve got Dan Snyder, they suck!
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
nothing really
but I predicted the same. I thought cambell was going to make strides this year, and had heard good things about their second year wrs. And Haynesworth makes a considerable difference. I actually predicted them to contend for the division title, but i feel kinda stupid about that the way cambell has sucked the first two weeks.
Yeah...
I understand BEFORE the year. I talked with Aaron the other day, and we were both talking about how much we like Campbell, but they haven’t shown me anything.
I definitly wouldn’t predict they’ll be better than the Eagles at the end of the year.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
How many muffs can that Tennessee/Houston game have?
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
muffs...lol
The Titans/Texans game is off the hook
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Muff ... definitely an under-rated word
(except in football, of course)
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
FF woes continue
How the heck does Green Bay have 21 points and Greg Jennings has done nothing for my FF team?
I was wondering about that statline.
Cincy has an underrated pass d though.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
yea, they made some big-name FA pick-ups back there... should help?
LOL
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
haha
besides him, they have been solid against the pass the past couple of years
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
they are so far off my radar screen, you could be right, I just don't know that team
… and couldn’t resist!
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
1-1
All over the East today. Cowboys win this one, and all of the experts get to wonder if they backed the right NFC East team this year. It makes me giddy. Look for the Cowboys to find a way to make me queasy, though.
Tenn DT ejected from game
for throwing punch in sideline bruhaha
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sorry....it was Jason Jones
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 20, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
stupid
It sure looked like in the replays that Mario Williams was swinging as well, and unless my memory is shaky (it is) he got a sack on Tennessee’s final drive. Possible suspension looming?
by robolundgren on Sep 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Santana Moss scored me 0 FF points
thanks dbag
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after last week
i didn’t even consider starting him
If it weren't for McKelvin, Pats would be 0-2
Belichick gets no sleep tonight.
I AM THE LAST NAKED WARRIOR!
....
I don’t know. You can’t scheme talent and right now the Pats defense is pretty pourous.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions
... and their Offense today? (no touchdowns... I knew I shouldn't have wasted an early FF pick on Moss...
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
were you thinking that last week
when Moss tore it up?
Moss was one on one with revis all day. Revis has really become an elite cb…
maui, I am in Thailand and many times am locked out of Justin.tv
I’m hoping to watch the game streamed with sopcast on CowboysConnection… is that going to be an issue?
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
i'm not really sure
i was able to get the feed going last week but the quality wasn’t as good as another feed. but it did work for me.
oh yea, luvin that ...
don’t underestimate this New Orleans team… their O is legit
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Nice
At home too, insult to injury.
So it begins...
by APerfectStar on Sep 20, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Buff 14 TB 0
Everybody got upset when I said TB is a 6-10 team. But I think they will be lucky to get 10 wins this season.
I punched a hole in my computer screen
But other than that, no reaction.
So it begins...
by APerfectStar on Sep 20, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they're a 6-7 win team...
thats not terrible though..
I am surprised at how quickly buffalo blew it open.
And...
maybe Buffalo isn’t really that bad, after all they did almost beat the patriots on the road.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
This is gonna be one of those wacky seasons
where all the dominant teams crap out then some fluky team expected to do nothing this season wins the Super Bowl, isn’t it?
I AM THE LAST NAKED WARRIOR!
... and it'll take all of 8 days for that team to emerge onto the scene
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
I hate waiting
for the Boys to start. This is cruel, I don’t know about ya’ll but I sure do like it when they play at noon.
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 20, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions
I'm in Thailand... it's 330 AM ... (12 hours from Texas)
what should I do? try to sleep for a bit before the game? if only there was home-delivery of ice-coffee here
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
If you go to sleep dude you might not wake up on time
but then again, you need your sleep to enjoy the game. Just lay real still, it’s better than nothing
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 20, 2009 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
lay still? like there's a grizzly in the campground still? or just like ... "hey, what is that shadow on my ceiling?" kinda still...?
Doomsday returns... Wade Phillips style.
Is it below 40 in BUF yet?
TB can’t play in the cold, maybe that’s it.
So it begins...
by APerfectStar on Sep 20, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
that might be it!
Winslow accually just scored. T.O. Loves him some Tampa!
Bad news for us....
if they really weren’t that good
by Realist Larry on Sep 20, 2009 4:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't be silly
Listen I really feel your pain here. Last night I couldn’t sleep either, but tossing one side to the other, you get to spinning around in bed there’s no point to being there, so if you can’t lay still and rest the body w/o any REM sleep, you might as well get up and exercise. Or hey, read a book that you’ve been meaning to read forever, works everytime for me, 2 pages, I’m dead to the world!
Good luck
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Sep 20, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions
Chicagos wrs
really can’t catch. this is terrible
bears receivers aren't real good...
but I also think that Jay Cutler never throws it with any touch.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Sep 20, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I think my estimate
of 800 yards for TO may’ve been a little much…
i dont think he will
and if he does, other players won’t nearly have the respect for him that he had here, so its not even gonna matter. I’m not sure their offense would be any different without TO.
He's already started!
T.O. said Trent Edwards needed to use He and Evens more and he need to throw it down field more; Then he said that wasn’t the reason they lost; but still that dude will never stop being a manipulating ass; that is how he starts locker room descension. Wonder if Lee Evens asked him to speak for him?
Why am I talking about this guy?
good games right now
Tampa only down 6 after that horrid start(though i doubt either of these teams will be relevant for the playoff hunt).Chicago and Pitt is a great game. And I think the NFC West will come down to seattle and SF, so thats a pretty big one.
and i completely forgot
that Baltimore-San Diego was even going on
Hasselbeck is hurt on attempt to dive for a TD
He has a hx. of back surgery, this may change the picture in the West if Seneca Wallace has to go for a while; Who knows maybe it would turn out to be a good thing, the dude has been a back up there forever, he has to have showed them something.
wow
without hassleback, that team isn’t gonna win many games. Wllace really has never looked too good to me.
The funny thing is, in the nfc west, you can actually afford to go a month without your starting to qb,
Why did Taylor not dive for that?
should’ve been an INT
Big loss for GB
They may be a team the Boys are fighting against at the end of the year.
It’s outta conference, but everyone would chalk up a win against Cinc. at this point.
A lot of people seem to think Cinci is a good team.
I don’t know.
Well now that the Rangers are dead and buried
and have had their grave filled with concrete, I can finally give all my attention to football. Having fun watching 2 ACU alums on the field for the Bears
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
lost 10-5
Holland had another AWFUL outing. 7.5 games back, time to shut Holland down for the year.
But, now I can focus totally on Cowboys, Horned Frogs, and Wildcats….with a sprinkle of OU
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
http://espn.go.com/videogames/simulation/nfl2010?id=4482899
Cowboys fan since 1978.. I was 3 years old
1 catch for 5 yards
How will the Dallas Cowboys replace such solid production?
I AM THE LAST NAKED WARRIOR!
WHAT!?
You can’t replace those huge numbers, man. It’s not humanly possible. Romo’s never going to get that kind of production from these lame receivers…
what shocked me was the drop, or should I say Miss of the perfectly thrown long ball!
His hands were like glue when he was here!
Don't forget the 1 carry for 13 yards
that’s 18 key yards of offense
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
theres that cowboys_fan_in_oz
he probably lives somewhere floating above kansas
by AustonianAggie on Sep 20, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
he was good against us in the second half
we were all over him he last 20 minutes or so an he stood tall and made a bunch of good throws.
guess everyone is intitled to a bad game;
Except Romo!
I'm in Emmy Hell now!
I let the ole lady have control of the television dial until Game time!
ouch
Chargers got screwed by the no call there
i'd be happier if cutler lost
but since you live in pitt i understand.
Couldn't agree more
If only the Skins would have lost today, after we beat the Giants this would have been a perfect football day.
Eagles got smoked, Packers lost, Steelers lost, Patriots lost, and then hopefully Giants lose!
merriman is 0 for 1 tackles and has goose eggs across the board in stats...
lolololololololololololololololol…….
I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....
their crowd is a joke
you could hardly hear anything that last drive.
great play by lewis to end it.
i've got my #9 jersey, my dallas cowboys healmet, coarco
I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....
i've got my #9 jersey, my dallas cowboys healmet, coarco
I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....
whups.. i hit enter instead of backspace...
but to finish helmet on charcoal under my eyes,. taped up 2 fingers for no reason not to mention the wrist wrap for a perfectly good wrist….I’m ready…LETS GET IT ON……
I don't need a compass to know which way the wind shines....
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