Monday, September 17, 2007
The Vault
Here it goes:
1. Well so much for the bad defense huh? I told you it was only 1 game. Of course, the Dolphins offense is so bad that it is hard to judge how good the defense really was. But a solid effort is a solid effort, 5 turnovers including 4 interceptions. And without Terence Newman and Jason Ferguson. Again it is only 2 games and the Dolphins are not exactly an elite offense. But a good defense is supposed to tear up a bad or mediocre offense.
2. Newman's injury is either really worse than what people are letting on or he really does not want to risk hurting it anymore. Don't be surprise if he undergoes offseason surgery to help the process. This will be a season long issue.
3. You can just tell by watching, unless you are a complete idiot that Marion Barber is a better running back than Julius Jones. I mean when the short yardage came up, I wanted Barber in there. I feel the Cowboys should increase his carries this season but still should go with the 1-2 punch they have with the two players, just put Barber in the upper part of the duo. Jones is as good as gone this offseason and I am sure Barber, a Drew Rosenhaus client and restricted free agent will be seeing a huge contract from the Cowboys.
4. Tony Romo showed he could manage a game correctly. I mean how can you explain it any other way. Most people compare him to his idol Brett Favre and in many ways he is like Favre. He has that gunslinger mentality and cockiness that we as Cowboys fans grew to respect and admire. But Favre was no game clock manager. I mean did you ever hear the sentence with game management and Brett Favre in the same sentence? No. So imagine if Favre was able to do that. That is what we have in Romo. That is both scary and great if you are an imposing QB. I mean he eluded the pass rush of Jason Taylor for crying out loud.
5. Jason Garrett continues to call a great game. He has shown boldness, the pass play on fourth down that led to the TO touchdown, and has done a good job of opening up receivers despite the defense making adjustments.
6. It puzzles me how a guy like Flozell Adams can be in the league 10 years, dominate Jason Taylor throughout most of the game, still have problems with the false starts. Well, I guess underachieving talent is better than no talent.
7. The big test will be the Chicago Bears. This game will be low scoring and will be a fight to the end. The best way for the Cowboys to win is to rattle Rex Grossman. Lets face it. He is no good, so I would make him uncomfortable in the pocket, force him to rush throws because when Grossman is bad, he is really bad. I do not respect Cedric Benson as a complete running back in the league so I feel the running game is not much of a factor. This will also be Jason Garrett and Tony Romo's first real test against a formidable defense. Brian Urlacher is a linebacker I feel can cover Jason Witten one on one so Garrettt needs to move Witten and the receiving corps all over the field and try to get a matchup against some of their banged up secondary. Also the matchup of the best punter in the league Matt McBriar and the best return man in the league Devin Hester. I would not challenge Hester too much and kick away from him most of the day.
8. Rumor is that the Cowboys have brought in Tank Johnson for a physical. My answer to this is don't do it. If Johnson so much as screws up again, it could be costly for the Cowboys. NFL commish Roger Goodell has shown he means business if a team tries to sign or draft a player with a history of legal problems. The team could face fines and draft pick losses. Johnson is a multiple repeat offender for gun possession charges (twice) and a suspicion of DUI. I mean the guy has not learned his lesson and we do not need a person like that on the team. I am not saying people do not deserve second chances, but his would be his fourth chance and Jay Ratliff, although not great has been pretty decent at watching the spot.
9. TO needs to stop the celebrating. I know he was probably mocking the Patriots camera controversy but that cost us 15 yards on the kickoff and the Dolphins were able to march down and score right after that.
10. Other than Leonard Davis, is this the same offensive line that protected Drew Bledsoe last year? The one that could not do squat. What a difference it makes to have a QB that will move out of the pocket and make adjustments.
11. I do not know why the other teams in the NFL do not use what the Cowboys are using to make sure the players stay cool on the sideline. I am talking about that pumping cool air into their bodies. Other than Jason Witten being late from the locker room at halftime for needing an IV, you really did not see a lot of fatigue, cramping, or dehydration from the Cowboys but you sure saw it in the faces of the Dolphins. Would Jason Taylor had gotten to Romo on that pass rush if he had been cooler?
12. All right here is my take on the Bill Belichick situation. He cheated. He got caught and he should be suspended. I felt he should have gotten suspended for at least a game but I am okay with the current punishment. After hearing Roger Goodell's comments on the situation and on how Cowboys QB coach Wade Wilson was suspended because he was involved in criminal activity and how what Belichick did was against rules and unethical, it was not crimianl. So after hearing that I can see why Wilson was giving a harsher punishment. I also see the merits of if any other coach was to get caught the rest of the season, Goodell would have been force to suspend that coach as well because he had already set a precedent. So by keeping it at a fine and draft pick loss, he can do that with any other coach if they are caught. I just hope that was the reason and not because Patriots owner Bob Kraft is in such good standing. In that case, Jerry Jones must not be in good standing.
13. Does the cheating scandal take away from the Patriots string of success. I feel it does no more than what Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, or any other cheater in the game has done. We don't know. We just don't know. Anything in this era that happens will be called into question. As I sat and watched the Chargers-Patriots game and saw the bushwhacking of the Chargers, what NFL fan other than the Patrios did not think, "Gee I wonder how they were get by so easily on that play?" I mean everything is suspect. The Rick Ankiel story probably did it for me. I mean that was a feel good story of epic proportions and look, now it just goes down with a big asterisk on it. Belichick will still have his bust in Canton evenutallu but this will taint the legacy somewhat and it will stick with him whenever he is mentioned.
14. But I do wonder if some of the really bad teams such as the Raiders from last year or the Bengals and Rams teams of the nineties or the Matt Millen led Lions had done the spying techniques, would they have won more games? Maybe I do think you have to have the right players at the right positions to execution. It all comes down to execution. Now we know how Belichick did it with average players.
15. The Texans look good. Very good. The Falcons still are kicking themselves for letting Matt Schaub go and Schaub has only gotten sacked twice in two games. Wonder what David Carr was thinking as he stood across the opposing sideline on Sunday.
16. The Broncos calling timeout just as the Raiders kicked the winning field goal was a legal play. A legal sneaky dirty play but a legal play nevertheless.
17. Who is Derek Anderson? I mean that was an Arena league game by scoring standards and this should put the Brady Quinn rumors to rest for a little while.
18. Wow Chad Johnson you really went into the Dog Pound.
19. Gee I wonder what the mood of Eagles fans is like.
20. There is probably some merit to what Donovan McNabb said the other day on HBO's Real Sports about a black QB being judged differently. But McNabb, you play in Philadelphia! They booed Kobe, Mike Schmidt and threw snowballs at Santa. What do you expect? They are going to rip you apart. I don't think white QBs are getting off easy in some of their respected cities such as Eli Manning and Rex Grossman. Remember Peton Manning was ripped for not winning the big one for a long time.
21. I can't believe I am saying in this but the Yanks-Red Sox series has finally jumped the shark. Why do I say this? Because of the increased amount of overexposure the networks such as Fox and ESPN have giving this series. I just can't get excited like I used to.
22. You know I am sick of any OJ Simpson news. I just do not want to comment on this story about the alleged armed robbery. The man has been unstable since he was acquitted of double murder in 1995 and I just tired of any news he makes and tired of the Goldman family commenting on this story as well. I am just sick of it.
23. I can't believe the stuff that is coming out of this Isaiah Thomas trial. I mean what does Stephon Marbury having sex with an intern have to do with the lawsuit? I mean this is not good for the Knicks no matter how you put it. They should have just settled out of court.
24. Oh gosh, Greg Oden out for the year? I felt the Blazers drafted well at the time and would have taken Oden in a heartbeat but man what bad luck. The curse of Sam Bowie lives. Thank GOd that Oden is only 19 and can probably return to full health when he is 21. Then they would have him but he might be damaged goods. He does not even know how he got injured.
25. I guess the Dallas columnist who were calling Sean Payton a genius and saying we let the wrong coach leave are now wondering what happened. The Saints have looked terrible in their two games and the Saints have not used Deuce McCalister enough.
26. I watched the ending to Alabama-Arkansas and the ending of Louisville-Kentucky. What a way to spend a Saturday night!
27. Notre Dame three games in without a touchdown. Where are the cries for Charlie Weis's head? I mean Ty Willingham never did this bad and there were calls to replace him right away. I still feel the move to fire Willingham was racially motivated. Weis has not done any better than Willingham.
28. Texas is still overrated. I mean struggle against Central Florida? Who are they? Oklahoma will win the Big 12 this year, not Texas.
29. LSU, Oklahoma, and USC are my favorites for the college championship at this point.
I think that is it, see ya!
1. Well so much for the bad defense huh? I told you it was only 1 game. Of course, the Dolphins offense is so bad that it is hard to judge how good the defense really was. But a solid effort is a solid effort, 5 turnovers including 4 interceptions. And without Terence Newman and Jason Ferguson. Again it is only 2 games and the Dolphins are not exactly an elite offense. But a good defense is supposed to tear up a bad or mediocre offense.
2. Newman's injury is either really worse than what people are letting on or he really does not want to risk hurting it anymore. Don't be surprise if he undergoes offseason surgery to help the process. This will be a season long issue.
3. You can just tell by watching, unless you are a complete idiot that Marion Barber is a better running back than Julius Jones. I mean when the short yardage came up, I wanted Barber in there. I feel the Cowboys should increase his carries this season but still should go with the 1-2 punch they have with the two players, just put Barber in the upper part of the duo. Jones is as good as gone this offseason and I am sure Barber, a Drew Rosenhaus client and restricted free agent will be seeing a huge contract from the Cowboys.
4. Tony Romo showed he could manage a game correctly. I mean how can you explain it any other way. Most people compare him to his idol Brett Favre and in many ways he is like Favre. He has that gunslinger mentality and cockiness that we as Cowboys fans grew to respect and admire. But Favre was no game clock manager. I mean did you ever hear the sentence with game management and Brett Favre in the same sentence? No. So imagine if Favre was able to do that. That is what we have in Romo. That is both scary and great if you are an imposing QB. I mean he eluded the pass rush of Jason Taylor for crying out loud.
5. Jason Garrett continues to call a great game. He has shown boldness, the pass play on fourth down that led to the TO touchdown, and has done a good job of opening up receivers despite the defense making adjustments.
6. It puzzles me how a guy like Flozell Adams can be in the league 10 years, dominate Jason Taylor throughout most of the game, still have problems with the false starts. Well, I guess underachieving talent is better than no talent.
7. The big test will be the Chicago Bears. This game will be low scoring and will be a fight to the end. The best way for the Cowboys to win is to rattle Rex Grossman. Lets face it. He is no good, so I would make him uncomfortable in the pocket, force him to rush throws because when Grossman is bad, he is really bad. I do not respect Cedric Benson as a complete running back in the league so I feel the running game is not much of a factor. This will also be Jason Garrett and Tony Romo's first real test against a formidable defense. Brian Urlacher is a linebacker I feel can cover Jason Witten one on one so Garrettt needs to move Witten and the receiving corps all over the field and try to get a matchup against some of their banged up secondary. Also the matchup of the best punter in the league Matt McBriar and the best return man in the league Devin Hester. I would not challenge Hester too much and kick away from him most of the day.
8. Rumor is that the Cowboys have brought in Tank Johnson for a physical. My answer to this is don't do it. If Johnson so much as screws up again, it could be costly for the Cowboys. NFL commish Roger Goodell has shown he means business if a team tries to sign or draft a player with a history of legal problems. The team could face fines and draft pick losses. Johnson is a multiple repeat offender for gun possession charges (twice) and a suspicion of DUI. I mean the guy has not learned his lesson and we do not need a person like that on the team. I am not saying people do not deserve second chances, but his would be his fourth chance and Jay Ratliff, although not great has been pretty decent at watching the spot.
9. TO needs to stop the celebrating. I know he was probably mocking the Patriots camera controversy but that cost us 15 yards on the kickoff and the Dolphins were able to march down and score right after that.
10. Other than Leonard Davis, is this the same offensive line that protected Drew Bledsoe last year? The one that could not do squat. What a difference it makes to have a QB that will move out of the pocket and make adjustments.
11. I do not know why the other teams in the NFL do not use what the Cowboys are using to make sure the players stay cool on the sideline. I am talking about that pumping cool air into their bodies. Other than Jason Witten being late from the locker room at halftime for needing an IV, you really did not see a lot of fatigue, cramping, or dehydration from the Cowboys but you sure saw it in the faces of the Dolphins. Would Jason Taylor had gotten to Romo on that pass rush if he had been cooler?
12. All right here is my take on the Bill Belichick situation. He cheated. He got caught and he should be suspended. I felt he should have gotten suspended for at least a game but I am okay with the current punishment. After hearing Roger Goodell's comments on the situation and on how Cowboys QB coach Wade Wilson was suspended because he was involved in criminal activity and how what Belichick did was against rules and unethical, it was not crimianl. So after hearing that I can see why Wilson was giving a harsher punishment. I also see the merits of if any other coach was to get caught the rest of the season, Goodell would have been force to suspend that coach as well because he had already set a precedent. So by keeping it at a fine and draft pick loss, he can do that with any other coach if they are caught. I just hope that was the reason and not because Patriots owner Bob Kraft is in such good standing. In that case, Jerry Jones must not be in good standing.
13. Does the cheating scandal take away from the Patriots string of success. I feel it does no more than what Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, or any other cheater in the game has done. We don't know. We just don't know. Anything in this era that happens will be called into question. As I sat and watched the Chargers-Patriots game and saw the bushwhacking of the Chargers, what NFL fan other than the Patrios did not think, "Gee I wonder how they were get by so easily on that play?" I mean everything is suspect. The Rick Ankiel story probably did it for me. I mean that was a feel good story of epic proportions and look, now it just goes down with a big asterisk on it. Belichick will still have his bust in Canton evenutallu but this will taint the legacy somewhat and it will stick with him whenever he is mentioned.
14. But I do wonder if some of the really bad teams such as the Raiders from last year or the Bengals and Rams teams of the nineties or the Matt Millen led Lions had done the spying techniques, would they have won more games? Maybe I do think you have to have the right players at the right positions to execution. It all comes down to execution. Now we know how Belichick did it with average players.
15. The Texans look good. Very good. The Falcons still are kicking themselves for letting Matt Schaub go and Schaub has only gotten sacked twice in two games. Wonder what David Carr was thinking as he stood across the opposing sideline on Sunday.
16. The Broncos calling timeout just as the Raiders kicked the winning field goal was a legal play. A legal sneaky dirty play but a legal play nevertheless.
17. Who is Derek Anderson? I mean that was an Arena league game by scoring standards and this should put the Brady Quinn rumors to rest for a little while.
18. Wow Chad Johnson you really went into the Dog Pound.
19. Gee I wonder what the mood of Eagles fans is like.
20. There is probably some merit to what Donovan McNabb said the other day on HBO's Real Sports about a black QB being judged differently. But McNabb, you play in Philadelphia! They booed Kobe, Mike Schmidt and threw snowballs at Santa. What do you expect? They are going to rip you apart. I don't think white QBs are getting off easy in some of their respected cities such as Eli Manning and Rex Grossman. Remember Peton Manning was ripped for not winning the big one for a long time.
21. I can't believe I am saying in this but the Yanks-Red Sox series has finally jumped the shark. Why do I say this? Because of the increased amount of overexposure the networks such as Fox and ESPN have giving this series. I just can't get excited like I used to.
22. You know I am sick of any OJ Simpson news. I just do not want to comment on this story about the alleged armed robbery. The man has been unstable since he was acquitted of double murder in 1995 and I just tired of any news he makes and tired of the Goldman family commenting on this story as well. I am just sick of it.
23. I can't believe the stuff that is coming out of this Isaiah Thomas trial. I mean what does Stephon Marbury having sex with an intern have to do with the lawsuit? I mean this is not good for the Knicks no matter how you put it. They should have just settled out of court.
24. Oh gosh, Greg Oden out for the year? I felt the Blazers drafted well at the time and would have taken Oden in a heartbeat but man what bad luck. The curse of Sam Bowie lives. Thank GOd that Oden is only 19 and can probably return to full health when he is 21. Then they would have him but he might be damaged goods. He does not even know how he got injured.
25. I guess the Dallas columnist who were calling Sean Payton a genius and saying we let the wrong coach leave are now wondering what happened. The Saints have looked terrible in their two games and the Saints have not used Deuce McCalister enough.
26. I watched the ending to Alabama-Arkansas and the ending of Louisville-Kentucky. What a way to spend a Saturday night!
27. Notre Dame three games in without a touchdown. Where are the cries for Charlie Weis's head? I mean Ty Willingham never did this bad and there were calls to replace him right away. I still feel the move to fire Willingham was racially motivated. Weis has not done any better than Willingham.
28. Texas is still overrated. I mean struggle against Central Florida? Who are they? Oklahoma will win the Big 12 this year, not Texas.
29. LSU, Oklahoma, and USC are my favorites for the college championship at this point.
I think that is it, see ya!
# posted by ttheman @ 7:23 PM 
