Sunday Playoff Notes: It's a Buddy Ryan World
by Rafael Vela on Jan 10, 2010 7:04 PM CST
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PrintIt's Sunday morning and what do we know?
-- The winners of the week 17 games won both rematches yesterday, rather emphatically. That's a good omen for the Green Bay Packers.
-- It's a Buddy Ryan world right now. The Parcells and Belichick coaching trees get the big ink, but the '10 NFL playoffs are the Buddy Ryan Invitational at the moment. Consider:
- Buddy's son Rex's Jets won
- Buddy's former DC Wade Phillips' Cowboys won
- Buddy's former Bears DB Leslie Frazier DCs the Vikings, whom Wade's Cowboys play next week. He may also have the Buffalo head coaching job by then.
- Buddy's former Bears LB Ron RIvera DCs the 2nd AFC seed Chargers.
- Gregg Williams DCs the top NFC seed Saints. He learned the 46 defense from Buddy in Houston and first DCed for Buddy's former Bears S Jeff Fisher in Tennessee.
FIve of the eight teams playing next week will have Buddy Ryan disciples running their defenses.
The Tampa 2 is dead. Long live the Tampa-2!
And Now a Nod of Appreciation for Terence Newman
Terence had a lousy September. He gave up big plays in the opener at Tampa. The following week the Giants made him their target and beat him repeatedly.
Mr. Newman may be getting the last laugh. He just finished his third game where he went one-on-one with DeSean Jackson, arguably the best deep threat in the conference.
Jackson finished with 90 yards. No, that's not yesterday's total. That's 'the Stinger's" combined production.
There's No Copyright in the NFL
Jason Garrett told me two years ago that there is no distinct offense in the NFL. "Everybody takes from everybody else," was his reply.
Some people take more than others. If you watched the Jets-Bengals game yesterday, you may have noticed that New York's offense is the closest thing to a Dallas clone you'll find. Lots of two tight end sets; overloads with the tight ends to one side; unbalanced lines; lots of the 22 formation, with two TEs, two RBs and one WR. The clincher came in the second quarter where the Jets called a naked pitch for Shonn Greene on a short-yardage play and he romped 39 yards for a game-tying touchdown.
This is the same play Dallas ran for Felix Jones last week against the Eagles. The Jets blocked it a little differently up front, but the effect was the same -- fake a counter, suckers the opposing linebackers, and spring your speedy back to the opposition's flank.
Thank You, Philadelphia, and Let's Do it Again
Anthony Spencer's emergence has caused a review of the draft day '07 trade between the Cowboys and Eagles, which brought him to Dallas. The Cowboys, if you'll recall, owned the 22nd overall pick. Their objective was to get a defensive back. The odds looked good; the draft featured a strong crop of cover guys in the 12-25 range, namely CBs Darrelle Revis, Leon Hall and Aaron Ross and Ss Michael Griffin and Reggie Nelson.
Revis went to the Jets at 14, but the Cowboys looked good when the Bengals came on the clock at 18. The other four top rated DBs were still on the board and only four picks stood between Dallas and its pick.
Then, the draft equivalent of a bad dream: Hall went to Cincy at 18, Griffin to Tennessee at 19, Ross to the Giants at 20 and Nelson to the Jaguars at 21. The Cowboys had a choice to make. There were still players they liked on the board -- Dwayne Bowe, Robert Meachem, Brandon Meriweather and Anthony Spencer. They could stay at 22 and take one.
They could also accept Cleveland's offer of the 36th pick and its '08 number one. The Browns were desperate to get Brady Quinn, who had dropped unexpectedly. Jerry Jones, ever the gambler, took Cleveland's offer, dropped to 36 and immediately got trader's remorse. Dallas wanted to get one of that last group, which was dwindling after Kansas City took Bowe at 23 and New England Meriweather with the 24th pick.
The Cowboys found an unlikely trade partner in the Eagles, who wanted to bail from the 26th spot. Dallas traded the 36 it got from Cleveland, its 3rd and a 5th rounder, then took Spencer.
In draft value points, the Eagles got the better of the deal. They flipped a pick worth 700 points for three worth 723 on the charts. But points don't play on Sundays, players do. The Eagles got a pretty good return on their picks. They took quarterback in waiting Kevin Kolb at 36, MLB Stewart Bradley with the 3rd rounder and C.J. Gaddis with the 5th rounder.
In player terms, Dallas is looking better every day. Bradley turned into a solid player, and his knee injury last summer hurt the Eagles badly. That said, it has been fun to watch the blossoming Spencer chase Donovan McNabb around Cowboys stadium. It was just as sweet to scan the Eagles boards and read their partisans' complaints that a top priority for offseason '10, maybe the top priority, is finding an edge rusher to pair with Trent Cole.
The Eagles had such a player available to them three drafts ago. Thanks, Philly, from the bottom of our Cowboys-lovin' hearts, for sending him our way.
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Stat of the Day
If you take a look at the 6 times the Cowboys have played their current NFC East Rivals in the Playoffs, the winner has been to the Super Bowl every single time. The Cowboys beat the Eagles in 92 and 95 before winning it all. The Skins beat the Cowboys in 72 and 82, winning the SB in 82. The Giants beat the Cowboys in 07, winning the SB. And the Eagles beat the Cowboys in 81 before losing the SB.
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Funny you bring up Buddy Ryan; I was just talking to a friend last night about how
much I still hate that guy.
me too.......
in fact, I was telling my sons last night about the infamouse punch that good ol’ Buddy gave to Gilbride on the sidelines. My teenage sons thought it was hilarious-what can I say-they’re teenagers. Buddy Ryan was a great defensive coordinator but a very strange man indeed.
I wouldn't say that.
He won a Super Bowl with the Jets and they loved him.
He won a Super Bowl with the Bears and Ditka hated him, but his guys loved him. Remember, George Halas hired him before Ditka. (where have we seen that before?)
HA
I remember watching him throw a punch at one Kevin Gilbride on the sideline of an oilers game. what a week that was.
buddy ball didnt like the “chuck and duck” as he referred to the run and shoot that gilbride ran at the time.
Buddy was a brilliant DC
but a total ass. He turned the defence against the offence in Houston & Chicago. But hiring him would be the same type of decision as hiring TO. If you can humor him a while you are going to win. But just like TO…it would not take him long to wear out his welcome.
There is enough to deal with being a HC in the NFL.
Having a asst. coach that stirs the pot is not worth it. Half your team hates him and half your team likes him. Like i said he’s a nut
gentlemen
he’s retired.
His return is purely hypothetical, like Jimmy Johnson’s, and unicorns.
You have made a good point Raf.
A lot of the guys still coaching in the playoffs have been influenced by him. It’s just hard to think about Buddy Ryan without the attitude. Rex has his dad’s arrogance, but he did not seem to be divisive like Buddy when he was a DC.
I have to admit Ryan was a heckuva DC
But he always seemed to me to be one of the lowest class people to ever work in the NFL.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 10, 2010 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
He couldn't work in today's NFL
The way every detail is leaked to and over-covered in the media, he’d never survive.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
+1 I'm ready.
Having faced Philthy twice in 6 days, I can’t see the gameplan changing too much. Slight differences would be that AD is a legitimate runner (fumbler) but Fav-re won’t escape the pocket like Donny Doo did last night.
Their pass D is questionable and they don’t blitz nearly as much…. I like out chances.
by Road Warrior on Jan 10, 2010 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
That's more than a slight difference
Slight differences would be that AD is a legitimate runner
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 10, 2010 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
Minn is a much bigger team than Philly.
The game plan will change some, but has two essential points.
1. Block Allen.
2. Bury Farve.
Do that, don’t turn the ball over or kill themselves with penalties, and I don’t see why they wouldn’t win the game.
"I hope they become a 'Doomsday'. I hope they consider this bunch better than any of the other ones. I want them to do well. I want people to say they're better than the group I played with. That would make me very happy." -Randy White
by Big D Bam Bam on Jan 11, 2010 3:27 AM CST up reply actions
Don't forget to mention
they will actually call some running plays.
As great as it was to beat Philly, their weaknesses lined up very nicely with Dallas’ strengths. The Vikes are a much more balanced team. Dallas can win, but they’ll have to play really good football to do it. I’m thinking same intensity, fewer penalties.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
Dallas played six games against the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th top scoring offenses in the NFL
And held all of them to their lowest scoring games of the season (aside from NO, who tanked week 17). Minn will run, but that’s not something that keeps me up at night.
It’s the playoffs, they’re supposed to run. Dallas is supposed to stop them. I trust them to do it, since they’ve done it all year.
"I hope they become a 'Doomsday'. I hope they consider this bunch better than any of the other ones. I want them to do well. I want people to say they're better than the group I played with. That would make me very happy." -Randy White
by Big D Bam Bam on Jan 11, 2010 8:12 AM CST up reply actions
plus Minnesota's secondary is really weak
Romo should have a huge day if Flo can keep Allen off Romo’s back as you pointed out.
In Romo we Trust
Winfield is gimpy too and they have a rookie LB out there.
I think Jason Witten and PC are going to have some big games.
by The Immortal Iron Fist AKA AFB on Jan 11, 2010 8:35 AM CST up reply actions
Agree
Particularly on Witten. The Vikes biggest weakness on defense is covering the TE, and that was before their MLB went on IR.
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by APerfectStar on Jan 11, 2010 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
How are they going to cover Witten, Bennett, or newcomer Phillips?
Especially if 2 or 3 of them are on the field at the same time :)
Hahaha
Great article, I wasn’t aware of this little sub-plot.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Jan 10, 2010 12:05 PM CST reply actions
Buddy was a pretty good DC,
but sucked as a HC. He never won a playoff game as a HC and he’s pretty much an idiot.
Desean 'the stinger" jackson
Thats a good one!
So Mcnabb must be the Stinker.
What a dynamic duo!
How about "slinker" and "stinker", take your pick as to who is who.
It’s a Lord of the Rings reference those unwashed, uncultured, unread people out there. lol, JK :)
I Was Thinking the Same Thing This Morning
The Eagles had such a player available to them three drafts ago. Thanks, Philly, from the bottom of our Cowboys-lovin’ hearts, for sending him our way.
How the Eagles traded with us for the pass-rusher who been wreaking havoc on their offense the last two weeks. Eagles fans laughed at us then for making the trade. Who’s laughing now?
The term is overused, but Anthony Spencer is an absolute beast right now.
Rafa
When I saw the pitch to Greene the first thing that came to mine was Jones. I thought the lead draws the Jets were running were also exactly like watching the Cowboy’s offense.
More credit to JG not just for his self scouting, but now other teams are starting to scout and copy his plays.
Spencer must be leaking his chops thinks about going against Loadholt next week. It’s hard to say who’s playing better right now between Ware and Spencer. It feels great to be able to say that.
WOW could anyone have called that at the beginning of the season.
Gotta eat a little more crow on this one (I'm getting a taste for it).
Didn’t think Felix could carry a full load and be successful. It’s times like this I don’t mind being wrong.
by Road Warrior on Jan 10, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
I think he's adjusted his running style a little, though
he’s not leaving his feet at the end of runs, so I think he’s taking the hits better as a result. He looks more like emmitt at the end of his runs.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
everyone else seemed pleased that he was receiving the bulk of the carries
i was getting nervous about our injury-prone RB taking most of the reps with the game well in-hand
by bulldog jeeper on Jan 10, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
I'd be a little nervous
Barber didnt look anything like the old barber.
and choice banged his head up for the second time in 6 days.
i’d feel alot better if those guys were healthy.
I get you, this is how a felt a while back, when the injuries were recent
, but now I’ve changed my thinking. If the guys is going to get hurt there is nothing my worrying is going to do to change it.
It helped to see the Chris Johnson run around, with his size, like his made of steal. I want our guys to play full out and not worry about injuries.
Look at Mike Jenkins the way he flies around it looks like he could get hurt anytime, but he doesn’t. He does not play scared.
In other words just play baby play all out all the time and things with take care of themselves. Besides there is no reason to hold anyone back now we are in the tournament, it now or never.
by I'm a Cowboy on Jan 10, 2010 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
true words
Depth is a good thing though. here’s hoping the backs are healthy.
Do you think the Barber benching could be to motivate him?
Even when he was playing with the thigh injury he was playing with a lot of energy and passion. That has been missing lately.
This team really used to depend on Barber’s energy, it was contagious. But things have changed, a lot of the energy now comes from the defense and Miles. Hell everyone has the energy. I can feel it coming from everyone on this Blog. Congrats to everyone enjoy it.
Go Cowboys!!
by I'm a Cowboy on Jan 10, 2010 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
if hes healthy
he’ll play hard.
no doubt in my mind. dude was limping around.
he is not 100%.
The whole D line is playing well
The fact that Ratliff was not wreaking havoc up the middle as usual and the fact that it didn’t even matter as far as putting pressure on McNabb is a good sign for the D. It used to be only a two man show with Ware and Ratliff. Now, pressure is coming from Spencer, James, Carpenter, and even Hamlin. Good things to come.
Rat was doubled ALL the time
But it was a beautiful moment to see (alphabetical order) Spencer, Ratliff, & Ware all hold meeting at #5 that one time. :-)
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Always nice to get a monkey off the back...
For Romo and Wade, and a lot of cowboys, this must be really satisfying. I don’t think the boys will rest on their laurels either this week. I think they truly believe that they have found something special.
Having said all that, this win is all about Jerral Wayne, Jerry, Jones. You know, the non "football guy" from Arkansas. The guy who sportswriters emphatically (and rather arrogantly) stated would never see a playoff win as the GM. The guy who swore to clean up the team after a host of drug scandals (and started first with himself, quitting drinking and re-defining his priorities). The guy who broke from his model and hired Bill Parcells to turn the team around, forever shaking up the NFCE in the process, causing the other mediocre teams to follow suit, and putting the division back on the map as one of the toughest in football.
And the guy who ignored the firestorm last year, keeping WP around and actually listening to the guys he chose to surround himself with, dumping the ass clowns in the process. Even Ed Werder’s feeble attempt to generate some of last year’s chaos in the locker room was seen by most for just what it was.
The man has learned much from the past, long ago and recent. He has built what was already a great sports franchise into what must be the envy of just about every owner in the league, embracing its great past and causing all of us to be greatly excited about its future. And dare I say, the future just might look pretty bright.
Don't forget about Flo image the satisfaction he must feel after 13 years
If you haven’t had a change take a look at jam0152 fanpost were give some love to Flo.
by I'm a Cowboy on Jan 10, 2010 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
I've heard that Flo
addressed the team last week. A “seize the moment” type speech.
Carpe Diem lads.
That's good
Flo doesn’t talk to the press. I was told that and made a couple of attempts to engage him after practice. He would just shake his head “no” and move on.
Ten minutes later, you would see him off to the sideline, or in a press tent, entertaining some kids who were visiting camp that day.
He’s a smart cookie that Flozell. He has nothing to gain from talking to a jury-ripped press. So he doesn’t.
One year at oxnard camp
I was walking back to the hotel with my wife and flo was standing in the parking lot between the hotel and the practice field. i told my wife, “theres flozell.” She looked at him and he looked over at us and smiled. he was about 30 or so feet away.
My wife said later her impression was “gentle giant.”
If you don't have a notebook or a recorder in your hand, he's a nice guy
I imagine he would be an interesting interview — if you could ever get him to agree to one.
I bought a program at last week's game
he actually has a column in it.
he reviews movies.
I really don't know what I'm enjoying more right now
The Cowboys finally getting a playoff victory after 14 years or the severe pain and hurt the Eagles fans are experiencing right now……seriously, it’s a toss up.
LMAO!!!
In Romo we Trust
For today, take both...
just remember, come tomorrow, it’s all about Minnesota. Enjoy.
by Road Warrior on Jan 10, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
I can't decide.. I'm lovin' it.
FEAR the STAR.
"You have been banned from Bleeding Green Nation" -JasonB
yes particularly sweet considering 44-6.
Had someone told me after that game that we would sweep the iggles the next year and then knock them out in the WC round by a score of 34-14 I would probably have taken it.
Man the haters must just be sick to their stomachs this morning.
Wonder what stinger Jackson has to say today.
I guess it doesn’t matter because I can’t understand anything he says anyway. The eagles need to teach that boy how to speak English in the off season.
Hats off to Newman
somehow,Jenkins has gotten the main stream media credit for shutting down jackson. Newman did an absolutely tremendous job. Words cannot describe the job he did.90 yards in 3 games? against what is maybe the most explosive receiver in this divison. Our pass rush helped him a lot, but still, very impressive.
Agreed
Newman had that ridiculous deflection in the end zone on what might have been a late Jackson touchdown. Great play. I think that the whole secondary has played well late in the season, and Newman has been a big part of it.
Not a given on Newman making the pick
He has frying pan hands…..(sorry Fish)
Here's my take on that play...
Jenkins had no idea Newman was there to make the play. Jenkins was on Maclin (I think). When he read the throw, he dropped the coverage on Maclin and moved over to undercut the route on Jackson. This is great cornerback play. He covers his man, he makes interceptions, and he has the football IQ to know when to drop the coverage on his man and help out one of his teammates.
I think Jenkins and Sensi have made Newman better...
As they have played better, Newman’s game has had to pick up and it has.
I agree
Jenkins and Sensi have given Newman the help he has needed. In Previous seasons, I think Newman would attempt to be in to many places, because of who he was playing with. Now he can focus only on his man, and that’s it.
by Alexcomestokill on Jan 10, 2010 1:27 PM CST up reply actions
thats a great point
I never really thought of that angle before, but it makes sense. The secondary as a whole is playing a good as any team right now……
Also, when you have confidence that the other DBs will do what they are supposed to
it makes it easier to reduce the cushions and challenge the WRs. So in addition to them pushing each other, i think they are also trusting each other to be where they are supposed to. That is a far cry from what this secondary has been in the past.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
improvement: Quick passing game...
You hear Tony Romo talk a lot about improvement and it’s not just a buzzword… Give credit to JG, Tony, and the receivers for recognizing the deficiencies in the passing game and fixing them. This team had a good intermediate to deep passing game, but they were getting beat by the blitz over the last two years because they had no short, quick passing game. Now, they look like the 49ers of Montana/Rice/Taylor with the quick slants that they are breaking for first downs and/or long gains. That’s improvement.
+1
It definitely paid dividends in the game yesterday.
yep
late last year, into early this year, Romo was really struggling with the timing on his slants. Hes got it going again, which makes it much harder to blitz us.
In the off-season I also read
that he needed to make a slight adjustment in throwing the slant. Apparently he and JGH noticed in film review that he was “arming it” in, instead of turning his hips to line up his shoulders. So he also adjusted his mechanics to improve his performance on slants.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
Agreed - we can finally beat the blitz
Its been a long time coming, but we’ve finally balanced our offense to where we can beat the blitz enough to get teams to stop. Blitzing teams used to give us hell, but no longer. We have receivers who are great on the bubble screen and great on the slant. Austin took a slant almost 40 yards yesterday on a blitz…that will stop it quick. Plus Felix is dangerous as hell on a screen. And I think Romo has studied it enough that he knows exactly how to adjust protection, etc.
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by cowboysuberfan on Jan 10, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
Running slants used to be the way teams beat us
Now we’ve learned to actually use them against other teams. Todd Archer said that Tony was 7 of 11 on 3rd down (I’m sure he was blitzed on most of those 11) and all 7 completions was for a 1st down. That’s pretty dang good.
You can do a lot of things in life. You can't stab a teammate with a pair of scissors. - Kevin Smith
how about RW???
He made a really nice grab on that second 3rd and long conversion to keep a key drive going. He was good overall. I’m not gonna get too excited cause the one team hes done well against this year is philly,but lets hope its a sign of things to come.
+100
Gotta give him his props today. He came up big in a big game. Plus did you see the duds he had on in the post game interviews??? SWEET!
About Roy...
I think sometimes he get’s lost in this offense because of how improvisational it can seem at times. Miles is a better fit because of his quickness, burst, agility, and YAC. That is also what makes Ogletree such a promising prospect. Roy isn’t that agile. He’s better suited to a more formal passing game, with out routes rather than comebacks. In any case, what he has going for him is his size, his speed relative to his size, and his hands in traffic. Against small cornerbacks, that can be quite an asset.
During break-downs and improv moves by Romo that's true
But at heart this offense relies on timing and precise route running and RW has not been good at that aspect. Apparently he’s been working on it hnard in and after practice, so good on him.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
Phillips talked about how hard RW has been working on
his hands and route running. So props to him for being hard on himself and working at it instead of blaming others for his problems.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
It would be nice if RW would be more consistant.
He started off the game good. But an improved RW may be a negative in that it would take development time away from Ogletree. Ogletree reminds me of Terry Glen and I would take Terry Glen over RW any time.
We think of Miles now as the speed receiver, as opposed to Roy
wtih Ogletree in the game, we’d now have two speed options all the time. Of course, what impresses about Ogletree is his ability to do much more than run down the field. For example, I think the second catch he had that set up the field goal at the end of the first half was clutch. It was a catch for a first down, which he accomplished by running a short cross, getting to the marker, and establishing separation with his position and body. The defender was right on him and he still made the catch.
Obviously I agree on The Ogletree
I don’t think the coaching staff is suprosed by what they see and we’ll be treated to more and more of The Tree. If not for Witten’s penalty, he’d had even more impact. The kid is phenomenal.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
I've ripped RW lately
Have to give him his just kudos for this game. His alligator arms grew and and made some important catches
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 10, 2010 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
Completely Agree
Jason Garrett has done a lot of growing up this year. He’s had moments where his calling looked ridiculous, but he’s been golden down the stretch. Last year, his insistence on calling deep routes, when injuries on the offensive line obviously could not hold up, had me wondering if he had a clue what he was doing. Defenses could blitz us almost with impunity.
Now, he’s melted a heavy dose of screens and slants into the attack, which can point the barrel of the gun right back into the face of opposing defenses who want to come after us. I like that he’s running a balanced offense and using all the tools in the playbook and roster.
Another nice benefit of the short passing attack, and calling the right running play against the blitz, as Garrett did with the Felix Jones TD run, is that eventually defenses will realize it’s too risky to keep calling blitzes, and it forces them to actually have to call a good base defense.
I’m hoping he continues to grow. I like what I’m seeing.
Surprised at how many former Bears defensive players are coaches.
But I probably shouldn’t be surprised.
I still believe in Romo.
Guys, I think that we have something special going on here....
have not had this feeling since Jan. ’96. I believe that if we get this one next Sunday, no one will be able to stop them.
I've been saying... once we get that first one....
watch out.
Tony will lead us. But to have this defense behind him….. ok, now I’m pinching myself.
by Road Warrior on Jan 10, 2010 3:30 PM CST up reply actions
Well that is key
in recent years if the offense struggled at any point, the defense couldn’t hold the fort and get the ball back with any kind of field position. Then a less patient Romo would start pressing or guys would make mistakes, and the other team could simply go all out at Romo. Now, when there’s an offensive lull – and every team has them – the defense can get the ball back for the offense and let them start again. And an offense that controls the ball rest the defense and fewer turnovers keeps them out of bad situations. It’s synergistic and they have that going on right now.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
Agree with that sentiment
The getting that 1st playoff win is huge. I think some of the stress has been removed from the team, and they’ll play even better the rest of the way, a bit looser.
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by APerfectStar on Jan 10, 2010 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
BTW,
I cant sit on it anymore.
the iggles got their due this week.
They sign vick (and I have no problem with him being reinstated by the NFL). but then, the iggles fans give the man a standing ovation. then they actually vote him for some courage award. HUH??!?!?!
Then some knucklehead spits on the star last week and jackson posts stupid stuff on his twitter acount.
its nice to see the iggles get bit by their own ass-clownery (is that a word?). I’ve always stated that the prediction of the iggle’s demise is too pre-mature, but if they keep the crap of this year up, they’ll end up in the NFCE cellar more sooner than later.
And another thing
We were the butt of some jokes in the last year. Closing out Tx stadium with a loss was hilarious to the haters.
but the same thing happened to NY this year, and it was even uglier for them. My point is: this stuff can happen to anyone. It wasn’t some curse of the cowboys by the football gods (if you beleive in such things).
It was just what happened. Either way, its nice to see NY and philly have to deal with the exact same stuff we had to deal with last year (big loss in the home stadium closer, and assclowns on the team screwing things up in the big loss that knocks you out of the playoffs).
the haters were probably comfortable in the knowledge that the cowboys deserved all this pain b/c they were “what is wrong with everything in the NFL.” Well, the last 6 days have probably shaken their beliefs (as to what they thought they knew) to the very foundations.
and, screw em.
We had some dirty laundry to clean up before we could go forward.
Namely, TO, Pacman, Thong, Tank, Henry, and Ellis. By replacing those 5 on the defense, and that one massive cancer on the offense, this is a totally different team. We never could have done last year, what we’ve done this year, and we still have more we can do. All teams had to do was throw at Thong, or Henry, or even Pacman. We wilted under the constant barrage of completions. It also affected our run defense late in the season.
This truly is a different team!!!!
The tribulations of Winter...
90% of Americans say 'OH SHIT!' before going into the ditch on a slippery road.
The other 10% are from TEXAS and they say, 'HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS!!!'
One more thing
The cards have come out swinging, and GB is back on their heels.
man, the pack
has no idea what is going on with the card passing game.
they are lost out there.
cards vs saints seems odd
idk how they matchup.. but i like the cowboys vs vikings.. yes i do
What the French?! Toast!
A fake quote from the Sports Pickle:
“It’s tough. We set big goals around here and it’s very disappointing to lose before the NFC Championship Game.”
- Donovan McNabb
"Thanks Ed, good hairpiece" - Tony Romo
well....
I guess its good McNabb only wants to get to more NFC Championship games lol
"We play to win the game" - Herm Edwards
by nicholas.rodriguez on Jan 10, 2010 8:14 PM CST up reply actions
Wow. I've defended McNabb before, but sometimes it seems like he sits around thinking of the worst possible things to say.
"I hope they become a 'Doomsday'. I hope they consider this bunch better than any of the other ones. I want them to do well. I want people to say they're better than the group I played with. That would make me very happy." -Randy White
by Big D Bam Bam on Jan 11, 2010 3:29 AM CST up reply actions
You see the Onion this week?
google them and check out their “Michael Vick motivational story” story.
So wrong, and yet...
“Jesus Christ,” McCoy added.
Vick then broke the huddle by loudly barking three times.
The guy makes me sick, but this stuff is hilariously perverse.
Oh, yeah, and the final lines say it all:
“Why is this freak on my team? Why are people cheering for him? Seriously, answer my questions. Why?
My favorite one is the video of OJ's eleven (ala ocean's eleven) where vick is recruited to the team and he has to pull the pin
on a grenade and throw it. But when the moment of truth comes he pulls the pin and runs with it instead; “no vick throw it do not run with it”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIrU4cFxVE
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
That post was back in early october, it was a funny read, that topic will be one of many things they will have to
talk about next season especially if he is still there next season.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
Speaking of the Onion, here's a classic about Farve.
GREEN BAY, WI—Brett Favre beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday for the second time this season, his decisive 38-26 victory exacting some small measure of revenge for the adulation and hero worship heaped upon him by the city of Green Bay and the entire state of Wisconsin for the better part of two decades. “It feels good to finally get retribution from the team that gave me my first chance to start, believed in me despite the pitfalls of my early career, and ensured I will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer,” Favre said at a postgame press conference. “And to do it in front of those fans, who unconditionally loved me through thick and thin while I struggled with a Vicodin addiction and disastrous interceptions, just made it that much sweeter. Sixteen long years of devotion, and they’re finally getting what they deserve.” Favre mentioned that when he does retire, he is looking forward to “really sticking it” to the wife and daughters whose loving presence has been the one constant during his playing career.
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/brett_favre_avenges_storied
"I hope they become a 'Doomsday'. I hope they consider this bunch better than any of the other ones. I want them to do well. I want people to say they're better than the group I played with. That would make me very happy." -Randy White
by Big D Bam Bam on Jan 11, 2010 3:45 AM CST up reply actions
Very nice
Good to see some appreciation for T-New. Jenkins is the young player on the rise, but Newman is a solid vet.
To echo Dunkman’s point, T-New has never had nearly this level of talent around him. Makes a big difference when a player can trust his teammates to make plays.
Drago says, "We must break you!"
Tampa 2 is not a buddy ryan invention
it is a product of Dungy, Noll, and Kiffin.
Ryan is responsible for the 46 D.
I thought of Buddy Ryan
when Wade Phillips elected to punt from the 30 yard line, rather than kick a field goal and run up the score in the 4th quarter. Ryan was/is a classless POS!
I saw this on the vikings blog
as an Eagles fan
I’m going to be rooting for Favre and his horde of pillaging Vikings this weekend. I really wish the Eagles could be advancing to play the Saints instead, but it turns out that our team just wasn’t good enough to compete with the Cowboys.
I sincerely hope the Dallas playoff run ends in Minnesota, however. Please, please let me see Jared Allen planting Tony Romo’s face into the dirt multiple times, and monster hits on Miles Austin. As a Philly fan, I absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, see Dallas in the Super Bowl.
Go Vikings.
by MyronBales on Jan 10, 2010 10:20 PM CST
I just thinks its funny that eagles fans are begging other teams to give them what they want
Don't Panic!!!
Daddy, will you beat up that bully for me?
I’m too pathetic and weak to do it myself.
FREE THE OGLETREE!!!
Good stuff Raf
Seems like the Chicago D fell apart after the SB loss to the Colts once Ron Rivera bolted. I realize they also lost some good players, but Rivera is doing good things after Norv promoted him to DC in SD after they were struggling under Turner’s tenure. I just don’t understand how Lovie could get rid of him. Jerry interviewed him too for the HC job. He may eventually get his chance to coach.
Newman’s really playing well. That whole secondary is. But it also seemed like Philly played into their hands by just passing the ball. Hopefully they’ll be able to contain AP. If they can, I see them forcing multiple TOs from Favre!
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