On Sunday the Minnesota Vikings will welcome the Dallas Cowboys to the Metrodome to kick off their run at the Super Bowl. On paper the two teams match up very well, and it looks as though this should be the game of the weekend. As always, this game will come down to who can win the major categories of the game, offense, defense, and special teams.
Offense - Cowboys
I give the edge on the offensive side of the ball to the Cowboys, who have been on a roll the past couple of weeks. Tony Romo has the most talent of any quarterback in the NFL, and over the past couple of weeks it looks as though he has finally reached his immense talent. On top of that, Felix Jones has become the most explosive back in the playoffs, surpassing Adrian Peterson. Which brings me to my final reason why I chose [...]
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Look, I'm not going to sit here and type away about how the Packers cheated, or how the refs were clearly against the Cowboys, and go boo hoo all over the screen.
I'm giving the Packers credit. That defense they prepared was amazing. I'm more angry at the lack of execution by Dallas, who should have trampled over the Packers.
However, I will say that they were lucky that this wasn't a playoff game because the league screwed this one up.
I knew Dallas had lost when the fumble was ruled recovered by Clay Matthews. It was a horrible call, but I can forgive the referees, they are human, but what I cannot forgive is the insertion of an unfair and idiotic rule that effectively ended the Cowboys hopes of coming back.
Any reasonable and unbiased fan with a basic knowledge of football [...]
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The Dallas Cowboys have really come off to a slow start this year. If you could cut out some of their mistakes, they would be 5-0 instead of 3-2.
However, we cannot change the past, but we can learn from it.
What did Dallas learn from its past?
First off, they signed Allen Rossum, the 49ers punt and kick returner, to help improve plays on special teams. With Patrick Crayton muffing punts, and Terence Newman being injury-prone, the Cowboys needed a genuine return man to help in that third part of the game.
Helpful additions are only part of the equation. Dallas needs to be able to correct the flaws it makes with [...]
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The Dallas Cowboys used to have three running backs that, I felt, were capable of starting on other NFL teams and could take 20+ carries a game.
However, Felix Jones is looking to be injury prone, which is heartbreaking, considering he could have won the Offensive Rookie of the Year last year and the lack of him on the field is easily noticed.
The Cowboys, without him. had to rely on Marion Barber, who was still nursing a quad injury, and Tashard Choice at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver. The lack of a third running back to help with the oxygen [...]
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The Denver Broncos loss did not just affect the Cowboys overall record. Injuries are a big thing in this sport, and the Cowboys have their own share.
Safety, Gerald Sensabaugh, broke his thumb last Saturday. Andre Gurode hurt his leg as well, but the biggest injury to the Cowboys was to Roy Williams.
He was going out for a pass, and he got hit in midair, right in the chest, by Broncos linebacker D. J. Williams. It was a very clean hit, and it also bruised three of his ribs and some cartilage.
Top it all off, Felix Jones, the X factor in the running [...]
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October 1, 2009 by
Austin Penny |
Carolina Panthers,
Dallas Cowboys,
deangelo williams,
Felix Jones,
jake delhomme,
john fox,
Julius Peppers,
Monday Night Football,
NFL,
steve smith,
terrence newman,
tony romo
The Carolina Panthers continued their depressing start to the 2009 season by losing their third consecutive game on Monday Night Football in Dallas.
The Cowboys overcame a shaky first half to score 21 unanswered points in the second half and beat a Panthers team that is nosediving quickly less than a quarter of the way through the season.
For Panthers fans, Monday night's loss was likely the most disconcerting of the young season to date as the team played uninspired football in the second half against a Cowboys team who was begging to be beat.
The numbers are startling from any angle you choose to look at them.
Let's get right into 'The Elevator' and try to figure out just what in the world is wrong with this team.
Going Up...
/\ Dante Rosario. [...]
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Running back Felix Jones has sprained his PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) and it is unknown whether or not he will play in week 4 against the Broncos.
He sprained it on a long run that led to a 1st and goal for the Cowboys. He was the starter originally because Marion Barber was held out for a quad injury.
Marion Barber should be back in time for the Broncos game though. Wade Phillips, the head coach, is unsure but optimistic about it. He actually wanted to play against the Panthers, but the Cowboys management held him out at their insistence.
Felix Jones, however, is going to take it easy for a little [...]
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Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 21
Epic game from Big Ben – particularly in the closing minutes when he made play after play under heavy duress.
One can’t help but ask, Where is the Jaguar pass-rush? Weren’t Jacksonville’s top two draft picks supposed to infuse some life up front? The only defensive end playing worth a darn right now is Paul Spicer, the man who was scheduled to be a backup at this [...]
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