Dallas is winless in the playoffs for the 12th year in a row? Has it really been that long?
I shouldn't be so disappointed. It's not like I had any high expectations for the Dallas Cowboys at the beginning of the season. I figured it would be another transitional year, maybe with a chance to get back to the playoffs, but nothing more. Of course, I got on the bandwagon like everyone else thinking the Super Bowl was a realistic possibility. Darn.
It's not like the Giants looked THAT good today--they Cowboys offense and special teams just stunk it up for a little over a half of football. Just makes it all the more disappointing. And a couple of key plays bungled up by Patrick Crayton--I guess that's the karma working back to you when you run your mouth off all week.
Anywho, here's hoping the New England Patriots go all the way. If the Cowboys can't get to the Super Bowl, I guess it would be kind of neat to witness history in the making.
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This was one of the most frustrating games I have watched in a long time. I also gotta wonder if there wasn't some sort of conspiracy involving the officials. Dallas got tagged for a lot of stuff, and when NY got tagged especially for personal fouls they were only of the five yard variety. What's up with that?
Routing for the Patriots? Ironically that sounds unpatriotic. You still have Bret Farve to cheer for. Packers all the way baby!
The Cowboys can't win because they're still owned by Jerry Jones. It's divine retribution for him being such an a-hole; God won't allow his team to win.
That's my guess at least.
Not that I am an apologist for Jerry Jones, but I don't seem to think of him as an a-hole. Also, from what I understand he is viewed by his fellow NFL owners as a great business man who has helped make the NFL what it is today.
Three Super Bowl rings under Jerry Jones as the owner? Nope, no divine retribution (although I will say that he kind of looks like an a-hole, but may not be quite as big of one as you would think). And no conspiracy with the officials, either. Just lack of concentration on the players parts.
I saw a story about Tom Brady on 60 Minutes once that remarked on how intensely he prepares for each game--watching films until the wee hours of the night, giving 110% in practice, etc. It's not surprising that he's considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time and the Patriots still have a perfect season going. On the flip side, you read about Tony Romo lounging by the pool in Cabo. And it's not as if Tom Brady's personal life doesn't have it's own potential for tabloid gossip. He is dating a Victoria's Secret supermodel after all.
Now, that's not to say that Romo's Mexico vacation with Jessica Simpson is the reason they lost, but still, I don't hear a lot about the intense work ethic of any of the Cowboys. They were looking kind of careless down the stretch of the regular season, and even more rusty in the pinch yesterday. Whether that's just being lazy or a sign of a bad coach, I'll let you decide.
Tom Brady and the Patriots? Flawless.
You're letting the media influence your head. It wasn't Romo bad play that caused a loss. It was poor tackling and mental breakdowns on special teams. Heck look at how many dropped balls Romo threw.
As far as bad coaching goes, I think Phillips was right in telling the players to get away from football for a few days. You gotta rest your mind just like you do your body.
I'm not saying it was just Romo that played poorly--just about EVERYBODY on the Cowboys team played poorly when it counted. They were only behind by four points with plenty of time to make at least one score, but it seemed the entire team chose those moments to have a brain fart. Romo not taking sacks when he should be and throwing the ball away when he shouldn't, Crayton dropping two balls and giving up on a route that was sure to be a touchdown, the offensive line disintegrating over the last quarter, special teams that looked like they were trying to tackle a greased up pig.
As far as Phillips telling his team to take a break, I respect that, but you still have to wonder what it is that New England did right during their bye week that Dallas didn't. That's all I'm saying.
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