Dallas Cowboys News: Are the Cowboys NFC East Favorites?
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Strong defense, easy schedule will lead Cowboys to division title - NFL.com
Bucky Brooks believes the Cowboys ultimately will claim the division crown and offers these three reasons why: 1. The Cowboys have the best defense in the division. 2. The Cowboys will fix their red-zone issues on offense. 3. The schedule works in their favor.
Are the Cowboys NFC East favorites? - ESPN
Dan Graziano from ESPN's NFC East blog agrees with Bucky Brooks. He thinks the Cowboys have played better than any other team in the division so far, even though they're 2-3 and in third place, and if they can stop tripping over themselves, the East is theirs for the taking.
Week 7 Playoff Probabilities Show Cowboys Taking NFC East - Advanced NFL Stats
Despite dropping to 2-3, the stat hounds at Advanced NFL Stats see the Cowboys as the favorites to take the NFC East, and give them a 63% chance of reaching the playoffs.
Cowboys face soft offenses the rest of the way - Football Outsiders
FO haved broken down the DVOA-Based remaining Strength of Schedule for each NFL team, based on the offenses each team has yet to face. The Cowboys face the 28th-ranked passing offenses and the 32nd-ranked running offenses in the remaining 11 games.
Cowboys Jason Garrett: "There is absolutely no issue with my trust level in Tony Romo" - The Dallas Morning News
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said no one should question his trust in quarterback Tony Romo, and addressed that question extensively in Thursday's press conference.
"There is absolutely no issue with my trust level in Tony Romo,'' Garrett said. "Anybody who has followed our football team understands the kind of trust and belief I have in him and our football team has in him."
"Playing quarterback in the NFL, there is a tremendous amount of responsibility that comes with that. Tony knows that. He prepares for that. We give him a lot of responsibility on Sunday and that's the way we like it. He's certainly responded well to that, really, really well over the last four-and-a-half years and there's no reason for us to think otherwise."
"I think if you look at his season so far, he's really shown he can play really, really well as a quarterback in this league. We believe very strongly in him, I believe very strongly in him. We're just going to keep going forward.''
Romo comes to Garrett's defense on play-calling vs. Patriots - NFL.com
Coach Garrett appeared to take the ball out of Romo's hands late in the Patriots game, but Romo doesn't see it that way, and dropped his nice-guy demeanor on Thursday when the subject turned to Garrett's play-calling.
"Did you guys watch the game at all? The defense played outstanding," Romo said. "Like I said, it's easy for the Monday morning quarterback to say something the day after. But I trusted our defense, too, and felt very comfortable with them on the field at the end of the game."
Where's Dez? Cowboys WR has 2 catches in 2nd half - The Buffalo News
Tony Romo addressed an issue that appears to be quickly mushrooming into something bigger than it actually is. According to Romo, defensive coverages are to blame for Dez Bryant catching only two passes after halftime this season. Romo explained there are plays where he has to choose whether to throw to Bryant, Miles Austin or Jason Witten. Romo called it happenstance where the ball ends up going and emphasized that making a conscious effort to get the ball to a specific receiver will get you into trouble in the NFL.
Dez second half disappearance? Cowboys receivers coach says there is no conspiracy - The Dallas Morning News
Robinson said he doesn't believe too much should be read into Bryant's lack of receptions in the second half. He said the second-year player is diligent and works hard in practice to do what the coaches want.
DeMarcus Ware: Cowboys are not desperate - ESPN Dallas
Ware says the team is not desperate after a 2-3 start, saying the Cowboys' main issue is successfully closing out games. No more, no less, for a "great team that has everything in place," according to Ware.
Keith Brooking OK with role - Dallas Cowboys Blog - ESPN Dallas
Brooking has a similar take to Ware's above:
"At the end of the day I think this team is going to be very special. I don’t care what anyone says. Obviously we haven’t shown it the first five weeks but we’re really close. We’re almost there. We’ve got to keep grinding and we’re going to be where we want to be and I want to be a part of it. If it’s a small part, if it’s a big part, whatever it is, I want to be a part of it."
Spears' performance against Patriots shows 'what he's capable of,' Garrett says - Star-Telegram
Coach Garrett said Marcus Spears had one of his best games as a Cowboys, after recording five tackles and a sack against the Patriots. Spears, who's long been thought of as only a run stuffer, was explicitly praised by Garrett both as a run defender and a pass rusher.
Inside the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Locker Room (PHOTOS!) - Thesportsbank.net
What initially sounds like a teenage boy's fantasy is actually a pretty short article on - you guessed it - the DCCs locker room. Warning: Photos do NOT show actual cheerleaders in the locker room.
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i agree with Brooks . I feel like if we can beat anybody in the east and the crown is for us to take it.
The schedule gets a lot easier and the team gets healthier but we’ll go as far as Tony Romo takes us.
D-Ware= sack master
rated as the # 1 pass rusher in the NFL
by salas88 on Oct 21, 2011 4:25 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I don't necessary agree with this.
I do feel the Cowboys will get better…but who is to say that no other team will either? Everybody got jacked without any offseason activity. If the Cowboys bring their A game every week then there is a great chance that we can beat anybody. But don’t be surprised if we get surprised one or two of those weeks.
All I can say is, if any player utters the phrase, "it's the Rams, dude"
I hope Jason benches them for the first half, then makes them play every snap of the second half on offense, defense, and special teams, up to and including Tony Romo (not that I expect Tony would do such a thing).
As for the NFC East, let’s just see what we do in the next three games before making any of those predictions. If we win those, then we’ll have the Buffalo game to see if we are serious about winning this season.
Yep
Followed by 4 of 7 being divisional with 2 of the remaining 3 being conference games.
So, someone, tell me again, where’s this “easy” schedule? All this SoS talk, this “easy” game, gimmee game and all the rest’s as ridiculous and fact-ignorant as stating “the fact is if a team allows the game to be close they no longer control their own fate”.
The fact is… – Any. Given. Sunday.
Anyone, player or fan, who doesn’t realize that, who takes any foe lightly, simply doesn’t know the facts of this game. Period.
“It’s the Rams, dude” Crapolla reeking of entitlement and an utter lack of understanding this game and/or its history.
Benches?! Nope, wrong. Sorry, md… – Just . Plain. Wrong.
Cuts.
Cry 'Havoc!'
Yeah
I don’t want to beat the Rams, I want to destroy them.
Not sure about them being the best defense in the division. They may have a bottom 3 QB situation going on, but the Redskins’ D is playing really well. Dallas is clearly second, though, in my opinion.
Not sure that's true about the Skins defense.
but where would you rate their offense, because, you know, they have to play half the game too.
And Romo? Bottom 3 QB? Romo’s ribs will heal. Will Vick ever learn to read a defense? Will the Eagles retool his release? I mean that 3/4 delivery, and the slowest release in the league are a problem.
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I think its time to worry about our own problems
the Eagles have the same wins we do, Vick will get better or worse, I see him getting better and I am scared to death of playing him next week on the road
we should worry about Romo and no other QB right now
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe , maybe not.
The fact is he was careless vs Detroit and the Jets.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions
He was not careless.
The first pick looked to be lobbed perfectly over Carpenter’s head and right to Dez. I couldn’t believe Carpenter brought it down, and I bet he couldn’t either.
The second was on a slant. Robinson HAS to have position there.
The final pick was underthrown but Witten was open. That’s not careless. Careless is throwing into double and triple coverage, or forcing a ball into a spot that isn’t there. All of those plays could have worked and should have worked.
3 int's = loss
or forcing a ball into a spot that isn’t there
Like vs the Jets ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions
3 losses sport. Sip on that. 2 directly related to int's.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions
let's see 2 wins , 3 losses . Which is more ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 9:29 AM CDT up reply actions
we only played 5 games, ask that question in another month
as a hater guarantee you won’t like the answer
In Romo we Trust
I don't hate. We are going to be playing the suck for Luck part of the schedule.
They shouldn’t lose 1 more game in the next 8. Seems we can only beat the bad teams. That isn’t progress. A spade is a spade brah !
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
really, we beat the Skins when they were leading the East
and yes, you definitely hate without question
In Romo we Trust
the Redskins just benched there starting QB
the Skins were fruads on offense all along & if it wasn’t for there defense they wouldn’t be anywhere.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth. Sean Lee is a welcomed addition at ILB & Kegabear's prediction about Spencer looks spot on so far.
LOL Terry. If Romo never threw another td pass. ....
if he threw 4 ints a game the rest of the season , you would defend him. That’s fine. I don’t have a problem with that. It also doesn’t make you right.
The Jets are melting fast. That loss looks worse each week.
27 point leads should be enough to win. Throwing pick 12’s isn’t good for the scoreboard.
Has nothing to do with hate. It has every thing to do with keeping it real. Tony is a good qb. He isn’t an elite qb. His record the last 11 or 12 games is not very good. Brady and Rodgers are way out of Romo’s league.
So chillax brah! When they win I will applaud them but beating the jr college part of the schedule is nothing to get excited about.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions
MENSA=TROLL
why don’t you do us all a favor and root for another team!!!!!!
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by thruthicknthin on Oct 22, 2011 2:44 AM CDT up reply actions
At the end of the day
He just doesn’t like Tony Romo. Not defending anybody, but there is a argument saying that Romo needs to be more careful with the ball. He has a tendency of throwing the ball up the middle instead of the sides, and that hurts the team.
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Agreed on...
… the self-proclaimed genius not being a troll in the truly trollish sense. No more than Terry with his Romo-love, others with their Oh-no Romo, this guy with that, that gal with this and everything in between, every which way but loose.
Or me with my foolishness.
Cry 'Havoc!'
which is why Garrett changed the game plan up in the Patriots game.
losing the game hurts but having Romo throw a pick 6 or int would of been 100x worse. Garrett was smart to give the defense a chance to win the game & Jerry Jones was out of line questioning Garrett after the Jets/Lions meltdowns.
this offense better find a running game soon & Murray better be what they expected taking him in the 3rd round. Choice will get his chances but i honestly think they give Murray more chances if he doesn’t muss it up early. maybe even Tanner gets some touches & more work in the short yardage runs.
Every team has a great gameplan until they get Punched in the Mouth. Sean Lee is a welcomed addition at ILB & Kegabear's prediction about Spencer looks spot on so far.
I think He’s saying despite the redskins having a bottom 3 qb they are better defensively than us. I still think we have the better d thanks to our secondary
by somebodyquiet on Oct 21, 2011 6:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I think we have the best D in the Beast
if we had a ballhawk, we would have the best D period
pay Ryan whatever he wants to keep him here, this guy can bring a Super Bowl home, if we lose him, this defense may fall apart again
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:29 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah but fletcher and mcintosh >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> brooking/bradie
hopefully bruce is ready to go and can play half as good as Lee this year
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 21, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Right now he will just play Special teams and some subpackages
Carter and Lee could be lethal if Carter plays up to his potential.
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He was saying that the Redskins have a bottom three QB
Not the Cowboys.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
by Nickthegrip on Oct 21, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Suppose I should look down before I post.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
by Nickthegrip on Oct 21, 2011 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
That's cool
Perhaps I should have a cup of coffee before I start playing armchair QB.
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You mean the defense we beat with no running game, an injured QB, Kevin Ogletree, and Laurant Robinson?
That epic defense?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 21, 2011 7:17 AM CDT up reply actions
ouch, but we didn't have to
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed, not saying Dallas’ D is bad. In fact, I think they’ve been good. Certainly monumentally better than they were last year. Skins have been better.
I have to agree with Jimmy K about the Skins D
The Boys have one outstanding pass rusher in Ware, the Skins on the other hand have two outstanding pass rushers in Kerrigan and Orakpo.
"The tone is business," Garrett said. "Let's get to work. The Giants are going to be at the Meadowlands on Sunday at 4:15. They're an awfully good football team. We have to get ready for them."
by Rohpuri on Oct 21, 2011 1:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Dallas misses Hatcher. Hatcher had turned it on this year.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
actually Roh
Dallas top three … Ware (7 sacks)Spencer(3 sacks) and Hatcher(2 sacks)
Redskins have Orakopo(3.5 sacks), Bowen(2.5 sacks) and Kerrigan(2 sacks)
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
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by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 21, 2011 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions
personally
if Hall doesn’t rape Dez on that 3rd down play, I think Dez is gone
that facemask saved a TD right there because Dez had better position and no Redskin was to be found in 20 yards
amazing to me that with Miles Austin out, that they didn’t double Dez up there
I know if I was the DC, I would have doubled Dez and Witten up and be like okay Kevin Ogletree, Laurent Robinson, you guys beat me and if they did well then touche
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions
You have a way with words Chia !! ( hall rape Dez) ,
lucky for Dez he tied his pants for that play..
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions
dude he raped him bad that play
then has the nerve to say it was the worst call of the game!
COME ON MAN!
yeah, he needs to wear a belt or something
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:30 AM CDT up reply actions
No running game, one receiver is a bad UDFA that didn't know where to line up, the other was cut by the 0-4 St.Louis Rams
and they still couldn’t stop us from putting up 18 points
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 21, 2011 7:27 AM CDT up reply actions
idk why Kevin Ogletree is still here
that catch he had where Romo basically let him get killed was an amazing catch, but his first in his career here
why is Buehler still here? that guy is not winning his job back and if he does I will lose total faith in the best player plays theory
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:28 AM CDT up reply actions
obviously to return punts...would you arther have china dolls Newman or Dez doing that?
In Romo we Trust
its all around tough right now
no simply no, but Ogletree isn’t all that on punts either
I still cant believe we dont have a returner, seriously
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions
heck if nothing else .......
i want somebody back there who wont put the ball on ground and just get what he can, id be happy with that.
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You know, reading through this...
I thought you were referring to Beuhler returning punts. I then realized that you were referring to Ogletree.
I then thought….is Beuhler returning punts that terrible of an idea? He’s an athlete, he’s fast, and he has no other place on the team…. if he gets hurt, who cares (aside from him )
:)
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by Nickthegrip on Oct 21, 2011 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
LOL
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 10:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Does that matter if you win the game?
Don’t forget, the Packers beat the Jets 9-0 last year.
We’re getting a little off the path here. Blue Eyed Devil sarcastically pointed out the Skins’ “epic” defense were one-third of a team that lost to the Cowboys, and I simply pointed out that the Cowboys didn’t get in the end zone. He was kinda making fun of their defense, when in reality, they did their part, and then some.
More than their part
The defense was the only reason that team was in the game
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against 'frisco AND the nyg's...
i can remember them eagles (fat, dumb coach andy) having a little trouble getting into the end zone. and if my math is correct, 2-3 is better than 2-4. ohhhh!
Yep, the Eagles played downright niserable football for 4 straight weeks, and were only mildly impressive in their 2 wins. It has gone about as bad as I could have possibly imagined. I’m not delusion about that. You team is 0.5 games better in the standings. Congrats.
i'm sure you can guess...
i took philly vs those teams in my pool. a little bitter? YES. i did take philly +1 as my lock last week. +1 @wash?? as soon as that spread went from pk to +1, i was all over that. as i wrote in another post today, philly is the team that concerns me the most. assuming we take care of ours, that is.
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We scored 18 points
with something that barely qualifies as an nfl offense.
Washington may hit hard, but their D didn’t terribly impress me that game. No way we should’ve been able to score 18.
These are reasonable arguments
but one could also argue this team should be 5-0 if it weren’t for their mistakes. Not trying to be a downer here, but of their 11 remaining games, how many will they win on the field and lose due to mistakes?
The team seems to be taking on a defensive attitude. Garrett defending Romo, Romo defending Garrett, Jimmy Smith defending Bryant. Is this a sign of bonding, or a reaction to pressure? I didn’t hear anyone defending the o-line or running game. This is the problem that needs to be addressed. There have been signs of progress, but improved o-line play will be a key to getting the running game going, settling Romo’s happy feet, and allowing the ball to be spread around.
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Actually, Felix Jones of all people defended the O-line
In an interview with 105.3 The Fan, Felix remarked on the struggles of the running game and if he expects the offensive line to continue improving:
“That’s what we expect — every week improving and learning from the week before and definitely trying to improve in those areas. I’m expecting a lot out of my guys up front who are doing the dirty work, but they’re doing a good job though.”
by One.Cool.Customer on Oct 21, 2011 5:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Nice.
That’s good. Another sign this team is bonding. Felix really needs to get back to that explosive ability he has displayed in the past. They will go as far as the offensive line takes them. Murray is only going to get better, the young line is only going to get better, and that should be a further key to success. The team just had a financial mess on their hands, and a lot of that was an overpaid, underperforming line.
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that was classy
he easily could have said some indirect things or easily threw them under the bus
class act right there
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:13 AM CDT up reply actions
thats why I like Felix
I think he is a bust but the guy will always stay near my heart, I made sure I wrote that in my fan post
I dont hate Felix at all, he is a great dude with great athletic ability, I just hope he gets it turned around
but that is a class act to stand up for that OL, nice job Felix
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:12 AM CDT up reply actions
He may be a bust, but at least he knows that comending his Oline will make it easier for him when he gets back.
Felix just needs to take these few weeks and get healthy for the rest of the season.
"The tone is business," Garrett said. "Let's get to work. The Giants are going to be at the Meadowlands on Sunday at 4:15. They're an awfully good football team. We have to get ready for them."
by Rohpuri on Oct 21, 2011 1:33 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
That could be a good thing.
If Murray is doing so well that Felix can’t get the starter’s job back, then that should mean that our run game has improved.
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really liked that Brooks article
great article right there for real
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:13 AM CDT reply actions
Wes Bunting has his mock draft up
believe he has us picking at 22, giving us Alfonzo Dennard, which is a great pick
Cowboys Nation discusses a few options, one being Courtney Upshaw from ’Bama, compares him to Woodley from the Steelers
as much as I crave a OLB like Woodley, picking another LB in the first might be a big disappointment
CB or G, that’s how its shaping up for me anyway
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:20 AM CDT reply actions
I want a guard in the first so bad but Wes is saying the depth at guard is pretty deep so we might we able to hold off on that. I would want more value out of our pick. What do you think chia? What is this deft strong in?
by somebodyquiet on Oct 21, 2011 6:27 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
def a strong CB class and defense class
amazing WR depth too, not that we really need one now because of the emergence of Laurent
if DeCastro is there when we pick, that should be our guy, if not I would go CB then G or DL
if we landed DeCastro and Crick, it would be old school meat and taters but much needed
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:28 AM CDT up reply actions
pass rushers
might be a lot of pass rushers available too
idk I just have a mancrush on this DeCastro dude, watch Stanford play, their OL is just dominant
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 6:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Dear God.
Here comes the belly button licking.
^^
That right there is the Anti-Shea LOL
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by Nickthegrip on Oct 21, 2011 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
lol dude thats so funny hahahaha
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 10:48 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
As you pointed out the draft is looking very deep for G and WR's among other spots.
I would like to get a really good CB in the 1st round, or a top pass rusher if one falls to us. Newman isn’t going to be around much longer, we need to have a replacement lined up. And we need to resign Jenkins also, or replace him. So the secondary is a high priority for me atm.
With G’s being so deep you can pick a good one up in the 2nd or 3rd round who should be able to come in and play is you really need them to. Although like almost always with a rookie OL I would prefer they take a year to do S&C. Most of them need to up their strength to play in the NFL, as well as some technique cleanup.
I will probably change my mind as the season progresses and we see how things work out. But atm a top CB is on top of my wish list, with a G/C and pass rusher close behind.
the redskins have a pretty soft schedule too....
i don’t know if there is a favorite right now in the division. the giants lost at home to seattle. philly is 2-4 and happy to be there. the deadskins haven’t set the world on fire. we haven’t either. we’ve set our fans’ hair on fire. but we can play a lot better.
if we beat philly on the road, then come talk to me.
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I don't know what to make of washington yet
I don’t think they’ve got a chance of beating NE, and I doubt they beat the Jets. Don’t like them against the 9ers either. When you add in the division games and the fact they are already 0-2 in the division I believe, I think they’re in pretty bad position. They may hang around, but I just can’t see them winning this thing.
Not as bad as the Giants, who are going to have to prove they are a top 3 nfc team down the stretch to even make the playoffs.
check that:
redskins are 1-2 in the division.
i agree...
hard to get a read on them. first blush is they’re average. not bad or good. too many questions at qb and rb. but their defense is legit IMO
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by Tuna Helper on Oct 22, 2011 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions
This is our time
Enough with signals and moral victories. Now is the time to win. No more excuses. I expect us to be 8-4 in December. I expect a 6-1 run here. Let’s do it boys!
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 21, 2011 7:18 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
amen
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions
6-1 ? ,i'm looking for 7-0 run .. : ))
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:31 AM CDT up reply actions
well
I am taking this one game at a time now
I want to be 3-3 next week, then I want to be 4-3 the week after, then 5-3, then 6-3, then 7-3
one game at a time
this Rams game needs to be priority one for now
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed , just tongue in cheek optimism on my part..
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions
nothing wrong with that
this team has made me a realist, it kills me but I can no longer dream big dreams, I have become a realist because of the mental breakdowns this year
2 in 5 games is enough to break me down
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I hear you bud, fed up sitting here at 6am unable to sleep,
going over plays in my mind.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions
lol tell me about it
the play that I keep replaying this week is the shovel pass and where Romo looked at Dez and turned away
if Romo puts that in the back corner, its a TD, straight up
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:39 AM CDT up reply actions
True a TD or at worst incomplete if he throws it high.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions
TD
Dez got the position over the CB, Romo puts that up high in the back corner its game baby
that drove me nutty
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions
here is the best angle I have seen, watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2AXVKO2yE&feature=player_embedded
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions
See it Chia, yeah he had him ..
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions
idk why he doesnt throw it
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel that all the negative press hindered his and Garrets decision making at times in NE.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:52 AM CDT up reply actions
The sign of a weak coach imo.
I feel that all the negative press hindered his and Garrets decision making at times in NE.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions
It still puzzles me why we went into " safemode" in the redzone.
I said before the game that FG’s would’nt be good enough against NE, they are too explosive an offense .
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Partially yes , but we did play it safe in the redzone.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Yep scots , that's my beef with Garrett.
He doesn’t know when and how to use the running game. He picked the wrong games to use his strategies.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Against that type of offense,
you have to go for the jugular.
we needed TD’s against them.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Beat the Rams...
That’s all that should be going through the minds of players today….
Beat the Rams…
Beat the Rams….
It’s a revenge game anyway….remember 34 – 7?
by Rome One on Oct 21, 2011 8:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah I am with you on moral victories
that stuff was cool last year, but I am sick and tired of moral victories
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Lol Haaa! You Cain Do Eet!
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
can we actually blow a team out anymore? this is the time to pad the stats
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:31 AM CDT reply actions
only thing is , after the Lions game can we feel safe with any lead?.
hopefully we start on the road to winning the East, then it’s tournament time..
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I dont think I will ever feel safe with a lead ever again
I have major trust issues with Romo now too, first time in his career where I don’t trust the guy
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Well the NE game showed it's not just the fans that have trust issues with Romo.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions
that's not good at all
I liked how Red was being conservative but when you cant run the ball, you have to put the game in Romo’s hands there
1-2 first downs seals that game
I really wanted to break my tv dude, the blood was boiling after that shovel pass too
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I knew they would score when we gave the ball back,
i’d rather go down swinging ,they are too good an offense to give chances to.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions
I knew it was over
its Tom Brady
I know every single fan at BTB knew it was over when Brady got the ball back, maybe they won’t admit it but the thought was there
for a second I thought that shovel pass was going to get picked off, that’s how bad it was
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Have questioned the shovel pass since Superbowl in 93 ,
It’s a very dangerous play to try,we picked up a fumble from the Bills if memory serves me right?.
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by scotscowboyfan on Oct 21, 2011 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I just don't like that play, we arent the Eagles
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Eagles have more shovel ready jobs than Obama
Except for Ronnie Brown…to quote the Soup Nazi….“No shovel for YOU!”
I've seen us make critical defensive stops
against teams qbed by peyton manning and drew brees in the past. I wasn’t one who thought they would just drive straight through us like that.
I’m still surprised. Not that they scored the td but by how easy it looked. Thought we would at least be competitive that drive.
actually we were competitive....
it’s just that Tom Brady made like three perfect passes on that last drive…any one of those is off by an inch….we win…IMO
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
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by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 21, 2011 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
you know whats sad?
the guy at the local headshop who knows nothing about football knew the Cowboys problem
he’s like “duuuuude they never play well in the second half”, well he was close, the 3rd quarter we are good, its the 4th quarter thats a problem duuuuude
and I was only there to pick up a friend by the way, Chia does not support those ventures
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions
What? Not even Whip-its?
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
We're going to see it on Sunday
We are going to put our boot on the Ram’s throat.
It’s going to be beautiful.
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 21, 2011 7:47 AM CDT up reply actions
I hope so, I want to see a blowout
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 7:48 AM CDT up reply actions
With the direction this team is heading
I fully expect them to win the East going away.
In Romo we Trust
i like the direction
I want to agree I know in the summer I would have but its one game at a time for me now
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 8:47 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cowboys have a great shot
At ripping the next four games straight…
The Eagles will be a tough test with two weeks for the Fat Man to plan…but they are a lot more shaken bunch than Dallas.
If it wasn’t for Grossman…they’d be 1 – 5 and they know it.
nobody is talking about that
Reid has two weeks to prep for this game that’s key
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 8:48 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
new defense though
Totally different from last years
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 10:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Beating the Rams is no great accomplishment.
However playing them may allow Jason to learn the game. As of yet he hasn’t made the right decisions in the 4th quarter. If this team loses or only wins by 3-4 points Garrett’s seat will become toasty. Teams are a reflection of their coach and the coach has been beyond terrible.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
Or they could run at a 9 man line and not pass it to Dez and make close.
Still befuddled as to why Dez didn’t get a shot last week. Garrett really needs to step up his game. Right now he has been a bottom 3 coach.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions
If I had Dez Bryant
I would have a hard time not throwing to him 12-15 times a game.
He’s just such a physical weapon…and he fights for everything like a wild animal.
Garrett is too quirky to figure out sometimes…
And his dad Jim Garrett wears his pants too high.
Hey - Eagles do not want Ronnie Brown
And Dallas doesn’t really want Tashard Choice…
Think there’s a shot at a swap at halftime next week…
Lurie and Jones can save the travel fare….
Hmmm… Not sure if I’d do that deal or not. Both made insanely dumb plays this year, both are overrated, both fanbases think hey have trade value when they really don’t at all.
Tashard is upset
He knows Dallas was going to deal him if Felix didn’t get hurt.
And Ronnie Brown had a Detroit bumper sticker basically slapped on his forehead by Reid…so neither are happy campers….
how is choice overrated?
i havent seen anyone say nice things about him in like 12 months
I loved Choice two years ago
he looked like a late round steal….
Then he decided to fight for two extra yards at his own thirty with no time on the clock against Washington….
And that was that.
totally agree
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by Archie Barberio on Oct 21, 2011 8:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Do you guys live under a rock??? The Lions trade didn't happen because they found a brain tumor in Ronnie Brown.
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"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
@ fs65 and @ me (below)
They found a brain tumor in Jerome Harrison, not Brown. That’s why the trade was voiced. I do live under a rock. I had heard that the trade was voided, but had not heard about the tumor. I would not have made such a calloused comment below (“other guy flunked his physical”) had I known about the tumor.
Harrison is fortunate. Had it not been for the trade, the tumor would not have been diagnosed. Prayers to him and to his family.
Brown is still (bleep)ed. He is stuck on a team that doesn’t want him, doesn’t play him, and now can’t trade him.
The Eagles are stuck with their Choice.
Cowboys and Longhorns - getting up off the turf to win another day.
Spurs? It's football season!
Trade Deadline has passed.
No more trades until the offseason. The only way to “exchange” now is through waivers – either each gets waived and claimed by the other team off waivers, or each gets claimed after clearing waivers – no guarantees that someone else wouldn’t jump in with a claim.
Brown got (bleep)ed because he was traded at the deadline, and then the trade got voided because the other guy flunked his physical. So, he’s back with a team that neither plays him or wants him.
But he was the second overall pick in the draft. He's really good.
Cowboys and Longhorns - getting up off the turf to win another day.
Spurs? It's football season!
Kiss of Death
Mike Greenberg said this AM that Dallas will win the division….we are doomed LOL
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Mike Greenberg was so upset
That Dallas didn’t beat New England…
However, he is realizing that Mark Sanchez is a way better Diet Pepsi pitchman than an NFL Quarterback…so I am starting to give him credit.
The Jets aren't very talented. Makes that loss all the more frustrating.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 21, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Terrell Owens to Oakland?
Carson palmer might lobby for the Popcorn knucklehead.
Fitting place to wind up…..the Black Hole……
Doesn't TO have to go to Oakland? He has to go there to bring unity to the Force
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dallas should win this division when looking at the schedules
dallas will win 10…that is enough to take the east
even with the nyg's "3 of 5"
HOME GAMES (COUGH) to finish their schedule, they are up against it to the point that they are of little concern, should dallas tcb. wash? HA!! the team that worries me the most (ASSUMING dallas can get on a roll). is philly. like a few have mentioned, 10-6 should win this division. if we can stop beating ourselves (4th qtr leads surrendered), we take this thing. and if this defense can continue to improve…look out for them cowboys once postseason starts. oh, and a running game wouldn’t hurt if we gotta play outside once the weather turns.
and...is it me, or...
is it astonishing that it’s gonna be a full 4 WEEKS, come sunday, since we celebrated a win? i’m so ready for a W.
At the end of the season
I see the NFC East looking like this
1) Dal/Phi
2) Phi/Dal
3) NYG
4) Was
The jolly old fat man’s Dream Team won’t go quietly w/o a dog fight.
Lucifer Shannahan’s team is finished. It’s one thing to play musical RB every week. Now he’s playing musical QB, starting Beck, whom he should have started at the beginning of the season instead of The Sex Cannon.
As far as the Giants are concerned, Eli can’t throw in the Meadowlands wind tunnel. His QB rating takes a dive each month. Watch his INTs start increasing. Also, would love to see more side line arguments between Perry Fewel and Tom Coughlin.
"The tone is business," Garrett said. "Let's get to work. The Giants are going to be at the Meadowlands on Sunday at 4:15. They're an awfully good football team. We have to get ready for them."
by Rohpuri on Oct 21, 2011 1:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'll be impressed if Philly pulls it off
The Pats are still on their schedule. None of the remaining games against the East, Bears or Jets will be easy. They also have a matchup with Kolb and AZ that I’m not convinced will go according to plan.
I think they’re going to need to win out in this division to make the playoffs. Can they do it? yes. But are they that much better than us and the Giants to win the next 3 games against us? I don’t see it.
i still think the tail biter in all of this is .....
the loss to lions, nfc team, possible tie breaker for playoff spot, was at home no less. up by 24 pts. this season atm looks very different if they win that game.
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We have the talent to win the East
but do we have the “will” to win the East? This Sunday is a directional indicator for Dallas. If we cannot muster the will to crush St. Louis, the die will be cast – mediocrity awaits. If we flip the switch ( expected ) and explode on offense and the defense does it’s usual great job, we start building momentum for the rest of the season.
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Tell you one thing, stats don't lie
Best defense in the league, no not quite, don’t kid yourself. Best defense in the NFC East, no question.
24.2 Pts/Gm (Tied for 19th with Arizona)
However, take away the points that the defense has nothing do do with (24 – 3 Defense/ST TDs and 1 INT already in field goal range) and you will get this:
19.4 Pts/Gm (Good enough for 9th but still behind WAS)
Hold on though, here is where everyone else ranks according to everything else in the NFC East:
Passing Defense
Dallas: 14th
New York: 16th
Philadelphia: 10th
Washington: 9th
Rushing Defense
Dallas: 1st (that’s right, no one better right now)
New York: 25th
Philadelphia: 24th
Washington: 11th
Overall Defense
Dallas: 5th
New York: 20th
Philadelphia: 14th
Washington: 6th
Did I mention that we did that facing the Jets, 49ers, Skins, Lions and Pats? Rated 11th, 7th, 23rd, 4th and 3rd respectively in scoring offense in the league right now? So when it comes to our defense, yeah, we are the best in the NFC East right now. Skins are pretty good too so far, but haven’t played ANY of the teams that we have played yet which all rank in the top 10 in the league, except NYJ at 11th.
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." –Vince Lombardi
Not really. The Cowboys have given up 121 points this season (24.2 per game). Wanna take away 21 because they were pick 6’s and a blocked punt? OK, that’s reasonable. So now we’re down to 100, or 20 ppg. You include the Revis pick and subsequent FG, we’re talking about 97 points, or 19.4. As ProBowl notes, it’s still less than the Skins, who have given up a very impressive 83 points, which is good for 3rd in the NFL, and that’s without the benefit of putting every score under the microscope, like ProBowl did for the Cowboys.
Skins have been the best defense in the division.
OK, so I looked at the Skins. They turned the ball over in FG range against the Cardinals and gave up a TD. So do we negate 7 from their total? Or maybe just 3? We’ll go with 3. They also turned the ball over in FG range to Dallas and held them to a FG. So there’s 6 more points to take off their total. So now we’re at 77, or 15.4, or 2nd in the NFL.
Anyway, point is, if you’re going to give your own team the benefit of taking points off the board and re-ranking them with the est of the NFL, that’s useless unless you do it for every team.
question Jimmy...
who are these Offensive Juggernaunts that the skins have played? like the Lions or the Patriots? when your Highest ranked Opponet isn’t even in the top ten, wouldn’t you say the results are skewed a little?
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
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by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 22, 2011 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Wait… the Lions are an “offensive juggernaut?” Really? And the Cowboys have played their share of garbage offenses – Redskins and Jets? I’m not putting down the Cowboys, mind you. They’ve been good. Just not as good as the Skins.
Meanwhile, regarding Wash’s opponents… What about Philly? Their offense is pretty potent, no? Giants offense is pretty darn good too, right? And I know there’s more than a fair share of people on this blog that think Tony Romo is a god among men, Jason Witten is the best TE ever, and Dez Bryant is a physically talented beast of a talent.
I get it. You don’t like the Redskins. I don’t either. And obviously, you do like your Cowboys. But the Skins’ D has been better this season. Why minimize what they’ve done? They’ve been great on that side of the ball.
And just FYI... The Skins' opponents this year:
Giants – 12
Cardinals – 18
Cowboys – 7
Rams – 25
Eagles – 3
Cowboys’ opponents:
Jets – 29
Niners – 28
Redskins – 17
Lions – 13
Pats – 1
Have the Cowboys really played better offenses?
Good work, nicely done.
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This is the best team in the East but maybe not as good as Detroit, SF, GB or NO
We beat SF but we have some holes to fill before we are better than those teams, we have the best defense in the NFL if everyone stays healthy. We still have issues with OL and QB but its nothing Hud and JG can’t fix. We may be a year away, but then again, maybe not…
A few games against weaker teams will help, and if we go on a run and end up 13-3 no one will remember we were 1-4 last year and 2-3 this year. We have improved but not by much.
Win the next 4 and its a different story though…
while I do agree with their analysis
I don’t feel remotely confident. I’d like to see us win some of these games convincingly. So far, when behind we’ve played great football. With the lead we’ve played crappy football. Its almost like two different teams out there.
Yeah, let's just keep in mind...
… the “poof, now you see ‘im, now you don’t” disappearing act when the eagles bit it in Buffalo and went 1-4, cutting outta the game thread and not taking some of his own medicine, able to dish it out but not much on the taking it, reappearing while we’re getting set to play the Patriots with comments like “BUUUUUUUT…. Aren’t the Cowboys in 3rd place in the NFCE. Didn’t they just blow a 27-3 lead in the 3rd quarter? I mean… I have that correct, right? Just checking” and the stunningly arrogant “Respect and a little hint of fear, even at 1-4. Very nice”, his pointing to the Eagles W/L standings after the season’s 1st game Vickishly when commenting here with BTBers about the Cowboys and a certain definition of “nice”.
That kinda fan can stay in the closet despite their smarts about the game, from this chair.
This ain’t no mere troll you’re dealing with, fellas, it’s…
Though I will admit to a certain amusement watching him and another quibble, each a beguiling self-righteous Mouth blindly arguing with it’s mirror-image.
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