The two teams had vastly different expectations coming into this season. The Cowboys were expected to go to the playoffs and compete for a championship. The Texans were not. And please, pretty please, quit calling yourself a Texans fan. Any moron with half a brain here can see right through you. The fact that you cannot enjoy a dismantling of the Jags (injuries or not) and that you choose to criticize and complain about the Texans every single chance you get is all the evidence we need. Here you go...get your sock ready...you'll like it here.
yea, you didn't know? Bill White is making plans for a downtown parade. All the ESPN analysts have predicted the Texans to go all the way and I, for once, believe them. SuperBowl Champs, baby!
I agree, watching last nights game you could read it on his face. He doesn't want to deal with that nightmare.
I wouldn't go that far to say Parcells has given up. I think he had a lot of expectations for this team to compete well against the Giants at home and they failed him miserably. This may have very well been a turning point game with 3 road games on the docket next and then facing Indy at home. It's definitely going to test this team. If they blow these next four games, then their finished. A lot of our problems are offensive-line related. I've never seen a team give so many clear pathways to the quarterback. If you can't even pick up a blocker, then you suck. How many times this season has the offensive line broken down and given a clear path to the QB for the defender? I cannot EVER recall a team give up so many easy, uncontested sacks. It's ridiculous. That safety in the end zone was a prime example. Parcells is like a broken record saying "well...we had a blocker for him. he just didn't block him.". LOL...great.
Parcells will quit after this season. You can tell by looking at his expressions during the game last night. He looks like he doesn't want to be there. Too much Jerry Jones, too much T.O., and now the QB controversy. Parcells and Bledsoe go way back. You think Parcells wants the crowd choosing who he plays at QB? Parcells is a goner...he's just playing out the year.
Somewhere on this board I read during the preseason that the Cowboys were supposedly SuperBowl contenders. What a joke!!!! a team that was supposed to win the NFC has not beat a team with a .500 record yet. No wonder your only consolation is a win over one of the worst teams in the league, a team that was 2- 14 last year. IF you are gonna laugh over that laugh all you want because that does nothing but make you look like a real desperate fan looking for some solace after a thrashing from a decent Giants team.
I've kind of been split on this. I think Bledsoe has gotten a bad rap for things that aren't entirely his fault all year. I'm glad the ESPN guys (or one of them anyway) actually realized that most of Bledsoe's sacks weren't because of Bledsoe's lack of mobility. Of the 4 sacks he had last night, 2 came by the hands of Arrington and Strahan, both of whom came completely unblocked in their pursuit of Bledsoe (how do you not block those two?). Another sack should have actually been a 10-15 yard gain (IIRC), but the refs whistled Bledsoe down way too early for some reason (OK...I know the reason, but it was still an early whistle that ended up being a big mistake on the ref's part). The 4th sack was all on Bledsoe. He had plenty of time to make a pass or throw it away, and he did neither, getting sacked by the Giants D. I wouldn't be surprised if that ratio was somewhat accurate of how much Bledsoe is to blame for the sacks. 50%-75% of the sacks probably would have occurred even if Michael Vick was back there (who, BTW, was sacked 7 times against the Giants in their last game...mobility FTW!). That said, I have no idea what Bledsoe was thinking on the pass that was easily intercepted in the endzone right before halftime. From what I understand, the play was designed to go the other way, which makes sense since I believe TO was open (or would have gotten open) on the other side of the endzone. If nothing else, Bledsoe should have thrown it away and at least given us a chance to score a FG or something. Of course, if he did that, he probably would have been booed by the crowd like he was last week, even though that is exactly what he is supposed to do. In any case, I believe we should have been up 14-12 or at least been down 12-10 by half, but thanks to Bledsoe's error, that wasn't the case. I'm not quite sure if I agree with the decision to go with Romo in the 2nd half. Despite that terrible decision by Bledsoe, we were still only down by 5 points IIRC. I like Romo and do think he has the potential to be a good starting QB for the Cowboys in the future. I just don't think he was ready to lead the team to victory better than Bledsoe last night. He did move the ball pretty well at times, although I don't know how much of that was him and how much of that was due to the injuries the Giants had. Remember, Arrington tore his achilles in the 1st half, and he made at least 2 great plays prior to the injury (which would have been a plus 9 for the Cowboys basically if he hadn't made them). Osi Umenyiora missed most of the 2nd half, and I believe he leads the team in sacks. A couple of other Giants players missed some time too (some DBs IIRC...bad cramps I think, though Walker missed the 2nd half due to a strained hamstring). I think most of Romo's numbers came after the Giants had a comfortable lead too (26-7 IIRC). So while I like the way Romo was able to move the ball at times, it wasn't like he was playing the same exact defense that Bledsoe was playing against earlier (2 of their top defensive players were out, along with some of their other defensive players). Bledsoe has shown in the past that he can get the job done if the line blocks well, so I do wonder how he would have performed (hopefully he wouldn't have made the same rookie mistakes that Romo made that led to 3 INTs and a few more that should have been intercepted). All that said, I think the decision has been made as to who should be the starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys. While I do question the move to put in Romo last night, I think it would be possibly disastrous to start Bledsoe next week. Romo is the guy from now on. I'm hopeful that with some reps with the first team and a lot of film, Romo can try to learn quickly from the mistakes he made yesterday (or mistakes he made in previous games for that matter). If not, well...I hope this year's draft is strong. As for the rest of the team, this was another disappointing performance by the Cowboys as a whole. Pretty much everyone screwed up at least once, and it didn't help that the Giants had some luck on their side (Roy running into ref on the first TD, refs saying Eli's fumble was an incomplete pass, the downed punt at the <1 yd line, etc.). I kind of touched on it earlier, but the O-line put together another pathetic performance, and this time, they couldn't block for the run or the pass. One point I saw brought up was how the Giants would only blitz one guy (or even none), and still get someone pressuring the QB or causing chaos behind the line; the Cowboys, on the other hand, could send the house, and we'd get little, if any, pressure on Eli (or Tiki in some cases). TO played OK. The dropped ball was terrible, and I was a little irritated by how upbeat he seemed to be about it (all smiles). I don't particularly care about him yelling at teammates though. A lot of players do that (Keyshawn probably did it every game last year, although it was only shown on TV once all season, unlike this year when they show TO every 5 minutes). I'm not even sure what kind of situation he's in sometimes with some guys; I thought he hated his WR coach due to the little argument they had (the coach supposedly leaked details on a private conversation they had to the media), but TO was hugging and laughing with him last week. TO's a weird one, that's for sure. I don't personally see him as being a detriment to the team at this point, although that might change in the future if the losses start piling up. As for all the SB talk, I think I said back then that it would be tough to make it to the playoffs, let alone make it to the SB. That's obviously been the case so far. The Cowboys clearly do have a lot of talent and potential, but a couple of things are keeping them from meeting that potential (which I suppose could take us to the SB if we met it). I think the O-line is probably most to blame in the 3 losses we've had, although I suppose you could also put the blame on the QB (Bledsoe in the first 2 and 1/2, Romo in the last half), even though the poor O-line play negatively effects the play of the QB (especially someone like Bledsoe and a "rookie" like Romo). Witten is also having a very bad year IMO, and he and TO need to step it up in the final 10 games IMO (WAY too many dropped balls and mental errors between the 2). On defense, Pat Watkins and, to a lesser degree, Roy Williams need to improve their coverage skills because they are getting beat WAY too much. If those things improve (as well as maybe a few other small things), I think we have a good shot at the playoffs (not sure how far into the playoffs though). As for who will be with the team next year, it is way too early for me to think about it. I'd hope to see Parcells back again next year, but I know that this game takes a lot out of him. Assuming Bledsoe is fine being the backup QB, I'd love to have him back (although not sure what his current contract is like right now...might be better to cut/trade him and find another veteran QB to back up Romo). I'd hope to have TO back next year just because of his talent, and, so far, I don't think he has done anything to really "destroy" the team or anything like that.
I'm with Rocketman Tex...wait..didn't i say those things too? At the end of the day, this is plasticface's I mean Jerry Jones' team. Parcells don't need this kind of drama from a plastic face redneck from Arkansas.
3-3 isn't a train wreck, really only 1 game off most playoff qualifiers. However Sunday is a big game. A win and they are in the wild card picture. This is a big game for Carolina too, but Carolina hasn't been playing that well either. I expect Minny, NO and Stl to start falling, they are not that good. I don't see the Boys in the division hunt with already 2 division losses unless the Giants implode--I don't see it at all. They did not pull Bledsoe too soon. If anything they should have done it after half 1 in the JVill game when he made a really careless play. It is one thing when you are a young QB and you are behind to make mistakes (Romo), but a veteran with a lead or an opp to take the lead should not have those things happen. Drew repeated that in the Phily and NYG game. His lack of mobility combined with his slowing mind and more averagish arm now--not cutting it. Romo will make mistakes, but he gives a team with an average OL and except skill players a fighten chance. Dallas D needs to pick it up too, ends and LBs playing great, the secondary and interior line are not.
Keep dreaming, dude. No chance in hell any coach with any sense of self-respect will coach for Jerry Jones. Until Jones steps back, the cowboys will not win another Super Bowl. No good coach will work with Jones ever again. He let Parcells have his way for the first couple of years. It's quite clear to me that Parcells did not chose to make the TO deal. He did not have a hand in this draft (where was he at each and every senior bowl or combine?). There is a 0% chance that Weis would leave Notre Dame to work with JJ. Stoops will want a position with some decision making ability. Bill Cowher will not put himself in that position to tarnish his legacy. Jeff Fisher most likely won't be back in TN, but he's had his fill of a jackass owner for the last 10 years. Parcells is gone and they will be hiring a coordinator from somewhere (a la Gailey & Campo). Welcome back to mediocrity, cowboy fans. and I'm loving every second of it
