Monday, October 15, 2007
The Vault
1. Well you knew it had to end eventually. I mean it sure seems to me unrealistic that any team even the Patriots will go 19-0. The game I do not feel was as close as the score suggests. The main problem was the defense could not match or keep up with the Patriots offense. Remember, Anthony Henry coming back will not solve all the problems if we play them again. The Patriots are that good. I mean forget Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte Stallworth are dangerous receivers in fact I had pressed for the Cowboys to go after Stallworth but they opted to stay with the current set. When Welker is your slot and third receiver, I mean what defense in the league can honestly match up with that. We always wondered what Tom Brady would be like if he had receivers and now we see.
2. The Cowboys are still the class of the NFC which is not saying much because the NFC is so weak. This loss only established that the Patriots are the best team in the league. That said I still do not feel they will go 19-0. The team is on pace to clinch its division early like in November and there is no way Belchick will play any of his marquee players when he does not need to and so the Patriots will fall victim to those opponents they play down the stretch.
3. The problem I had was with the decision to go for the field goal when it was fourth down and trailing 38-24. The defense obviously could not stop the Patriots offense so we needed the TD and not the field goal. The field goal still made it a 2 possession game. It was obvious the defense could not keep up. The game needed to be won by a shootout.
4. Also the penalties keep mounting. There was the questionable pass interference penalty on Terence Newman that was really for Pat Watkins on Randy Moss. I mean Moss just ran into him, no harm. Flozell Adams was his usual self. But the penalty on Kyle Kosier for holding on a big pickup on fourth down is the stab in the back. He did not even need to do it. The play would have resulted in the first down.
5. There was no effort to throw the ball deep, probably a precautionary effort to avoid a similar performance by Tony Romo in the Buffalo game. Also the Cowboys just did not have the ball long enough to establish any rhythm. Romo made a lot of safe short underneath throws rather than force it and make a big play.
6. The Cowboys need to quit these slow starts in the first quarter. And they need to do it my starting Marion Barber in the games. He will give a quick burst of energy and the way he runs will probably help set up some first quarter scoring drives.
7. I don't want to hear about adjustments the Boys could have made because it was simply that they were over matched. The only thing like I said that we can hope for is if we see them again is to outscore them through the air because the Cowboys offense, Romo in particular, did not looked fazed by the looks the Patriots defense looked despite the short time it was out there. And of course defensively hope for the return of Anthony Henry.
8. The Vikings will be a tough opponent considering because of their rookie sensation Palestine, TX native Adrian Peterson, who is sure to have a huge fan base at the game on Sunday. My advise is put Roy Williams close to the line and pray he will actually wrap up on a tackle and dare the Vikings to beat us with their QBS Tavarius Jacson or Kelly Holcombe. If the Cowboys cannot stop these QBS, then I do have questions.
9. The Cowboys according to various reports did not seem to be depleted over this loss and I think if had it been to an opponent like Buffalo last week, the locker room would have looked like a funeral parlor. But the attitude was up because how can you be upset by losing to the best team in the league.
10. The Cowboys though need to stop the trash talking. First TO and his won't talk about the other 81, then refusing to admit the Patriots were the better team. Plus now we have Patrick Crayton guaranteeing a Super Bowl rematch with the Patriots. Just shut up!
11. Wow, Vinny Testaverde still has some play in him. If he can beat the ARizona Cardinals after only learning the playbook in a few days and his new teammates during the game and still come out with an impressive win.
12. I don't know who that corner was covering Steve Smith but they should be benched for giving up on that play so easily. Even if it was misjudged you do not give up.
13. Brett Favre breaks the all time interception record set by Geroge Blanda. You know they should have had Blanda come out and congratulate him the way Marino did. I mean in baseball Nolan Ryan is also the all-time walk leader in addition to the strikeout king so why not?
14. If Santana Moss asked to be taken out of the game for playing bad, no one should be mad at him. They should be mad at Joe Gibbs and his staff for doing it. But I find it hard to beleive an old school coach like Gibbs would pull a player asking to be taken out unless it was a serious injury. Selfish act, not selfless act. And if he did get bench, man up and say so or shut up!
15. Well, I wonder where are those Browns fans calling for Brady Quinn. And now they are approaching the bye. Now what to do with Derek Anderson? Keep playing him of course. And I am sorry Cowboys fans but that number 1 or top 5 pick looks at best a teens pick, which is still not bad.
16. The team that will win the number 1 pick will be the Miami Dolphins or the St Louis Rams. I just can't decide who is worse.
17. The Bears and Seahawks have major problems.
18. Does anyone want to go undefeated in college football. What an upset weekend. I hope it keeps up, that way the BCS will be so screwed up, we will have to have a playoff system.
19. Man if Boston College and South Florida could wind up in the BCS title game that would be the ultimate.
20. It seems George Steinbrenner has relinquished control to his sons. You really think he would give that up? Unless his health is really bad, I would say no.
21. I can only name Matt Holliday, Todd Helton, and that MAtsui character from the Rockies. Man, this gives hope for all the teams with mediocre talent (Rangers I am talking about you).
2. The Cowboys are still the class of the NFC which is not saying much because the NFC is so weak. This loss only established that the Patriots are the best team in the league. That said I still do not feel they will go 19-0. The team is on pace to clinch its division early like in November and there is no way Belchick will play any of his marquee players when he does not need to and so the Patriots will fall victim to those opponents they play down the stretch.
3. The problem I had was with the decision to go for the field goal when it was fourth down and trailing 38-24. The defense obviously could not stop the Patriots offense so we needed the TD and not the field goal. The field goal still made it a 2 possession game. It was obvious the defense could not keep up. The game needed to be won by a shootout.
4. Also the penalties keep mounting. There was the questionable pass interference penalty on Terence Newman that was really for Pat Watkins on Randy Moss. I mean Moss just ran into him, no harm. Flozell Adams was his usual self. But the penalty on Kyle Kosier for holding on a big pickup on fourth down is the stab in the back. He did not even need to do it. The play would have resulted in the first down.
5. There was no effort to throw the ball deep, probably a precautionary effort to avoid a similar performance by Tony Romo in the Buffalo game. Also the Cowboys just did not have the ball long enough to establish any rhythm. Romo made a lot of safe short underneath throws rather than force it and make a big play.
6. The Cowboys need to quit these slow starts in the first quarter. And they need to do it my starting Marion Barber in the games. He will give a quick burst of energy and the way he runs will probably help set up some first quarter scoring drives.
7. I don't want to hear about adjustments the Boys could have made because it was simply that they were over matched. The only thing like I said that we can hope for is if we see them again is to outscore them through the air because the Cowboys offense, Romo in particular, did not looked fazed by the looks the Patriots defense looked despite the short time it was out there. And of course defensively hope for the return of Anthony Henry.
8. The Vikings will be a tough opponent considering because of their rookie sensation Palestine, TX native Adrian Peterson, who is sure to have a huge fan base at the game on Sunday. My advise is put Roy Williams close to the line and pray he will actually wrap up on a tackle and dare the Vikings to beat us with their QBS Tavarius Jacson or Kelly Holcombe. If the Cowboys cannot stop these QBS, then I do have questions.
9. The Cowboys according to various reports did not seem to be depleted over this loss and I think if had it been to an opponent like Buffalo last week, the locker room would have looked like a funeral parlor. But the attitude was up because how can you be upset by losing to the best team in the league.
10. The Cowboys though need to stop the trash talking. First TO and his won't talk about the other 81, then refusing to admit the Patriots were the better team. Plus now we have Patrick Crayton guaranteeing a Super Bowl rematch with the Patriots. Just shut up!
11. Wow, Vinny Testaverde still has some play in him. If he can beat the ARizona Cardinals after only learning the playbook in a few days and his new teammates during the game and still come out with an impressive win.
12. I don't know who that corner was covering Steve Smith but they should be benched for giving up on that play so easily. Even if it was misjudged you do not give up.
13. Brett Favre breaks the all time interception record set by Geroge Blanda. You know they should have had Blanda come out and congratulate him the way Marino did. I mean in baseball Nolan Ryan is also the all-time walk leader in addition to the strikeout king so why not?
14. If Santana Moss asked to be taken out of the game for playing bad, no one should be mad at him. They should be mad at Joe Gibbs and his staff for doing it. But I find it hard to beleive an old school coach like Gibbs would pull a player asking to be taken out unless it was a serious injury. Selfish act, not selfless act. And if he did get bench, man up and say so or shut up!
15. Well, I wonder where are those Browns fans calling for Brady Quinn. And now they are approaching the bye. Now what to do with Derek Anderson? Keep playing him of course. And I am sorry Cowboys fans but that number 1 or top 5 pick looks at best a teens pick, which is still not bad.
16. The team that will win the number 1 pick will be the Miami Dolphins or the St Louis Rams. I just can't decide who is worse.
17. The Bears and Seahawks have major problems.
18. Does anyone want to go undefeated in college football. What an upset weekend. I hope it keeps up, that way the BCS will be so screwed up, we will have to have a playoff system.
19. Man if Boston College and South Florida could wind up in the BCS title game that would be the ultimate.
20. It seems George Steinbrenner has relinquished control to his sons. You really think he would give that up? Unless his health is really bad, I would say no.
21. I can only name Matt Holliday, Todd Helton, and that MAtsui character from the Rockies. Man, this gives hope for all the teams with mediocre talent (Rangers I am talking about you).
# posted by ttheman @ 7:31 PM 
