WOW.
After the tiebreak for the Big 12 Championship, getting boxed out of the National Championship and now the Heisman?
This is something else.
I seriously do not know what the Heisman voters are thinking, I mean, really?
You give it to Oklahoma’s own sophomore QB Sam Bradford?
He’s now the second consecutive sophomore to win the award with Tim Tebow winning in ’07.
Alright, sure, he’s got the stats; 42 TD/6 INTs, and also Zero-U’s put up 60+ points the last 5 games they played, including the Big 12 Championship. [The first time Texas gets cheated out because of the tie-break rule.] Yeah, I’ll give him and his team that.
But when you look at Colt McCoy, he’s done the most with the least around him; the supporting cast is great at what they do; Senior WRs Jordan Shipley and Quan Cosby, and the RBs-by-committee. They don’t have the big names like what Bradford’s got for the Sooners and last year’s Heisman winner Tim Tebow; he’s got plenty of big names with big talent.
Back to what I said about the Sooners getting over 60+ points their last 5; if that’s what the Heisman voters based it on, along with his season;
Here’s something to think about.
Flashback: October 11, 2008; Texas beats OU, 45-35.
‘Nuff said.
Did the “magical” OU-offense score their 60 on us? NOPE. Sure didn’t. As a matter of fact, Texas’ defense was the only team on OU’s schedule to hold them that low.
So c’mon now. Give the Longhorns more credit. They’re obviously not getting enough they deserve.
And if you bring up the Texas Tech situation; stop. There’s nothing you can really say to save them; they beat Texas, yeah, but a last second TD/potential game-winning INT dropped.
But then Tech loses to the same team that Texas beat by 40, FORTY.
That’s why they’re where they’re at and settling for a non-BCS bowl; the Cotton Bowl to be exact. I remember when the days when Texas hardly ever got over the hump beating zero-U, having to go to the Cotton Bowl year after year. Which by the way was SO lame.
Back to basics; so yeah, about Tech; where does that leave them? No where in sight.
And where does that make Texas? A WHOLE lot better than Tech, and obviously better than OU with the win over them; “45-35, lest we forget…” It’s practically like Texas had a beat-down of the Red Raiders in spirit, along with the Sooners manhandling them.
Tim Tebow of Florida, on the other hand, his stats aren’t as gaudy as last year’s Heisman campaign; the numbers have gone down quite a bit. But his confidence level’s shot out through the roof.
That’s all cool and all, but through it all, Colt’s more deserving. The guy’s broken practically all of the school QB records; leads the nation in pass completion percentage with about 78%, beating out Daunte Culpepper’s record back when he was at UCF. [Now at Detroit Lions.], now that’s uncanny accuracy.
He [McCoy] makes so many plays with his feet; extending plays i.e. Tony Romo of the Cowboys, and he’d find the open man. If that’s not the case, he tucks the ball in and goes for the run. He’s also gained a lot more muscle so he can take a hit, and he can definitely deliver one, as well.
Bradford doesn’t get that chance to do that at OU; great pocket makes him have practically all the time in the world, and Tebow’s certainly capable of the double threat of the pass/run; he just doesn’t do it as great as Colt does.
Now if you told me to compare McCoy and Tebow last year, I’d go with Tebow, especially when Colt had a definite sophomore slump. That’s IF it was last year. And he’s [Tebow] not a Heisman winner this year.
And here’s another theory I thought about in favor of Colt McCoy; the voters normally place their vote on how the team and the nominated player has faired in the season; so basically if either Texas, Oklahoma, or Florida was undefeated, that QB for the school gets the Heisman.
Texas is closer being undefeated than Florida and Oklahoma.
All three teams have one loss.
1) Oklahoma lost to Texas 45-35, so that’s totally understandable. That’s their one loss.
2) Florida lost by one against Ole Miss earlier in the season. That one point was off of a missed extra point to tie.
3) Texas lost to Texas Tech off of a last second TD; also by a seal-the-deal dropped INT by true freshman Blaine Gideon.
So what I came with is that Texas is closer to be undefeated than OU and Florida.
Oklahoma, you guys lost by 10 on a neutral field.
And as for Florida, you guys did lose by one; Texas did not against Tech, 39-33. One point vs. 6 points. You give it to Florida margin of defeat, right?
You’re wrong.
Texas also lost by a dropped INT, if that ball is caught, they win the game and there wouldn’t be a controversy with us UT fans talking about getting playoff system implemented, as Barack Obama once said on an interview. Along with the Longhorns getting an automatic birth to the BCS National Championship game in Miami. Got to settle with the Fiesta Bowl down in Glendale, Arizona.
So since Texas basically lost by a dropped interception, not once, but twice, [Another player nearly brought one in before Gideon’s drop.] that’s a whole lot closer to winning than TYING the game up with an extra point –
That was BLOCKED. Not just missed off the crossbars, not wide left or right, but being blocked.
There you have it. I stated all the right reasons why Texas’ Colt McCoy should’ve gotten the Heisman; wasn’t fair for Bradford and Tebow to state their cases for the award by getting another game to show their stuff with conference championship games; McCoy had to make his last case by a 40-3 win on Thanksgiving Day vs. rival Texas A&M.
But hey, watch out for next year – “the real McCoy”’s coming back for his Senior year.
“Hail, hail, the gang’s all here, and it’s goodbye to all the rest!”
Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Sean Avery's Hard Head
The most hated player in hockey is at it again.
New comer to the Dallas Stars this off-season from the New York Rangers, Sean Avery doesn't seem to be thankful for anything nor is he in the Christmas spirit. The latest incident of the troubled hockey player now is in another serious situation.
Avery is now suspended for 6 games from a ruling by the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after comments he made over another hockey player, Calgary Flames’ Dion Phaneuf, who’s dating his ex-girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert.
“Mr. Avery has been warned repeatedly about his conduct and comments, which have too often been at odds with the manner in which his more than 700 fellow players conduct themselves,” said Gary Bettman. “Playing in the National Hockey League is a privilege, requiring a high standard of personal behavior. Mr. Avery forfeits that privilege for six games.” [from DallasStars.com]
He’s now going to have to go through anger management counseling, along with other types of counseling he should’ve been through, with everybody knowing how easily he’s ticked off. Here’s the quote of what Avery said in this video:
He clearly doesn't think whenever the mike's in front of him, and he certainly doesn't think about what others might think, as well; overlooking the consequences of his poor decisions. Even his own Dallas Stars teammates don't really feel all that too excited and ready for him to come back from suspension. Another video; hockey analysts weighing in on Avery's antics presently and past.
All in all, another class-less act by Sean Avery.
New comer to the Dallas Stars this off-season from the New York Rangers, Sean Avery doesn't seem to be thankful for anything nor is he in the Christmas spirit. The latest incident of the troubled hockey player now is in another serious situation.
Avery is now suspended for 6 games from a ruling by the NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after comments he made over another hockey player, Calgary Flames’ Dion Phaneuf, who’s dating his ex-girlfriend actress Elisha Cuthbert.
“Mr. Avery has been warned repeatedly about his conduct and comments, which have too often been at odds with the manner in which his more than 700 fellow players conduct themselves,” said Gary Bettman. “Playing in the National Hockey League is a privilege, requiring a high standard of personal behavior. Mr. Avery forfeits that privilege for six games.” [from DallasStars.com]
He’s now going to have to go through anger management counseling, along with other types of counseling he should’ve been through, with everybody knowing how easily he’s ticked off. Here’s the quote of what Avery said in this video:
He clearly doesn't think whenever the mike's in front of him, and he certainly doesn't think about what others might think, as well; overlooking the consequences of his poor decisions. Even his own Dallas Stars teammates don't really feel all that too excited and ready for him to come back from suspension. Another video; hockey analysts weighing in on Avery's antics presently and past.
All in all, another class-less act by Sean Avery.
Monday, December 1, 2008
My Trip to '40 acres'
YES.
I finally visited the school of my dreams; '40 acres' as they call it.
THE University of Texas at Austin. November 21, 2008: I’ll never forget that day. For me, that’s a day that will live in infamy. [i.e. Pearl Harbor; December 7th, 1941]
It was pretty, pretty long, especially with 18-wheelers all around the road. This made the trip feel like forever; thus making myself miss the scheduled tour around the campus.
Yeeeah.
So plan "B" was to go to the freshmen admission's office; right off of Red River Rd.; [Already acting as if I live there.] and just get all my questions answered. I met with a really nice woman who answered things that puzzled me and whatnot.
For example, how UT’s admission process is made; they don’t just look solely on the test scores you get on the SATs or ACTs. The fact is that some people aren’t just that great on those tests; they [UT] also look at everything as a whole for the prospective student, in the words of that counselor I chatted with.
Along with the information that is needed for an admission are letters of recommendation, the two required application essays with also an extra one that’s optional that would show where you’re coming from in the hardships you and/or your family has/is going through; high school transcript/classes you’ve taken and so on.
After that talk, I was exceptionally enlightened by the answers I received from the counselor I spoke with; I really felt assured that this is the next place I'll call home in a year from now.
Other than the serious stuff I got into for this mission on the UT campus, my family and I at least got to sightsee for a bit as we were trying to find the Freshmen admission building, I got a chance to see Darryl K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, [where the football team plays] not up close and personal, but from a distance along the highway coming into the campus.
The Frank Erwin Special Events Center; home of the Longhorn basketball team. I also saw the big clock tower that would always show the number "1" on it from its office lights; the main admissions' building; it was SO COOL to actually see in person instead of in front of a television from commercials looking at it.
And all that was taken care of and it was time to go home, down the highway we were on, there were several firsts for me; places I haven’t seen:
1) I actually saw a shooting star crash land right of the side of I-35 N...I was about to dose off in the rented SUV we had, then my uncle, mom and dad, saw it come down; the star looked like how a volcano would have it's lava coming out; all black crusted and I could also see the orange outlining. It was all steaming and stuff; [this is like around 7-8 in the evening, mind you.] it was CRAZY. The smoke from it stunk through the windows quite a lot as we were heading home.
2) I got a chance to see Baylor U. as were heading towards UT; saw the outside dorms and all that across the highway passing Waco.
3) Saw a Miller beer factory somewhere around Fort Worth's area; I think that's where we were at the time, along with a Coors Light factory, as well.
4) A Mrs. Baird’s' factory, too, and man did it smell good. As the family and I were nearing the D/FW area, we happened to get lost a little bit as we were coming back, but kind people at a gas station showed us the way back to Dallas; God bless them.
Finally, we came home; got a bit homesick while we were in Austin, and it was right after I visited the counselor that I wanted to get there and go back home.
I know I had a pretty nice slumber that night; like I said before, I’ll never forget that day.
I finally visited the school of my dreams; '40 acres' as they call it.
THE University of Texas at Austin. November 21, 2008: I’ll never forget that day. For me, that’s a day that will live in infamy. [i.e. Pearl Harbor; December 7th, 1941]
It was pretty, pretty long, especially with 18-wheelers all around the road. This made the trip feel like forever; thus making myself miss the scheduled tour around the campus.
Yeeeah.
So plan "B" was to go to the freshmen admission's office; right off of Red River Rd.; [Already acting as if I live there.] and just get all my questions answered. I met with a really nice woman who answered things that puzzled me and whatnot.
For example, how UT’s admission process is made; they don’t just look solely on the test scores you get on the SATs or ACTs. The fact is that some people aren’t just that great on those tests; they [UT] also look at everything as a whole for the prospective student, in the words of that counselor I chatted with.
Along with the information that is needed for an admission are letters of recommendation, the two required application essays with also an extra one that’s optional that would show where you’re coming from in the hardships you and/or your family has/is going through; high school transcript/classes you’ve taken and so on.
After that talk, I was exceptionally enlightened by the answers I received from the counselor I spoke with; I really felt assured that this is the next place I'll call home in a year from now.
Other than the serious stuff I got into for this mission on the UT campus, my family and I at least got to sightsee for a bit as we were trying to find the Freshmen admission building, I got a chance to see Darryl K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium, [where the football team plays] not up close and personal, but from a distance along the highway coming into the campus.
The Frank Erwin Special Events Center; home of the Longhorn basketball team. I also saw the big clock tower that would always show the number "1" on it from its office lights; the main admissions' building; it was SO COOL to actually see in person instead of in front of a television from commercials looking at it.
And all that was taken care of and it was time to go home, down the highway we were on, there were several firsts for me; places I haven’t seen:
1) I actually saw a shooting star crash land right of the side of I-35 N...I was about to dose off in the rented SUV we had, then my uncle, mom and dad, saw it come down; the star looked like how a volcano would have it's lava coming out; all black crusted and I could also see the orange outlining. It was all steaming and stuff; [this is like around 7-8 in the evening, mind you.] it was CRAZY. The smoke from it stunk through the windows quite a lot as we were heading home.
2) I got a chance to see Baylor U. as were heading towards UT; saw the outside dorms and all that across the highway passing Waco.
3) Saw a Miller beer factory somewhere around Fort Worth's area; I think that's where we were at the time, along with a Coors Light factory, as well.
4) A Mrs. Baird’s' factory, too, and man did it smell good. As the family and I were nearing the D/FW area, we happened to get lost a little bit as we were coming back, but kind people at a gas station showed us the way back to Dallas; God bless them.
Finally, we came home; got a bit homesick while we were in Austin, and it was right after I visited the counselor that I wanted to get there and go back home.
I know I had a pretty nice slumber that night; like I said before, I’ll never forget that day.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Romo back in practice
Good to see that Tony’s back in practice, because after these last few games, including the narrow in vs. Tampa Bay…
We definitely need a new beginning. And that starts of w/ Romo’s pinkie healing well with the splint on and get us back on top where we belong.
I’ll be looking forward to that day. Being patience is the main thing for all of those star players either injured, or just haven’t lived up to their full potential as of late.
Things got to CHANGE for the good. [another Obama reference.]
We definitely need a new beginning. And that starts of w/ Romo’s pinkie healing well with the splint on and get us back on top where we belong.
I’ll be looking forward to that day. Being patience is the main thing for all of those star players either injured, or just haven’t lived up to their full potential as of late.
Things got to CHANGE for the good. [another Obama reference.]
Friday, October 31, 2008
Dirk and Co. back again; Championship days
It’s that time of year, and the Dallas Mavericks are ready to get the season underway.
So far, it’s a been an okay start; at .500, 2-2, with their last victory was over the hated rival San Antonio, beating them 95-81.
Didn’t watch or know that they were playing the other day, due to the ’08 Presidential Election, with Barack Obama winning. [So dang happy that night; history in the making.] So basically the Mavericks were the last thing on my mind, sorry to say.
During the off-season, Dallas brought in former ESPN analyst, ex-Pistons and Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle. He’s coached in an NBA championship before, so he should know how to right this ship here in Big-D and actually let us finish a championship run unlike the falter we had with Miami in ’06.
Yeah, the Mavericks did blow a 13 point lead with 6:38 left in the 4th quarter in Game 3; never forgetting that.
Although at the same time, all of us Mavs fans know that the refs had something up their sleeves, some way, some how, to fix that series. I still think the league commissioner, David Stern, should go back and get those officials responsible for calling those sissy calls in Dwyane Wade’s favor.
If you’ve been watching the NBA closely as I have with David Stern as the commissioner, you know absolutely nothing’s going to happen, because he’s just scared of losing money and losing respect among his peers and colleagues around the league.
Basically, it’s all about himself and not about the NBA as a whole. In a business, I’m sure you’d have to have those kind of risky gambles here and there, i.e. big bossman himself, Mr. Jerry Jones.
Coming together collectively on a task at hand would be beneficiary for all to become better business people, and I’m really wanting a better head guy in front than Stern.
[Sorry about going off topic from the Mavs, to Commissioner Stern; it’s just been still, to this day, bugging me about how the whole situation was handled.]
*I’m hoping some day Mark Cuban actually gets the chance to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy along with the team and sock it to Stern; just to make up for all the fines he’s collected from him, costing over $1M total.
Only time will tell.
So far, it’s a been an okay start; at .500, 2-2, with their last victory was over the hated rival San Antonio, beating them 95-81.
Didn’t watch or know that they were playing the other day, due to the ’08 Presidential Election, with Barack Obama winning. [So dang happy that night; history in the making.] So basically the Mavericks were the last thing on my mind, sorry to say.
During the off-season, Dallas brought in former ESPN analyst, ex-Pistons and Pacers’ coach Rick Carlisle. He’s coached in an NBA championship before, so he should know how to right this ship here in Big-D and actually let us finish a championship run unlike the falter we had with Miami in ’06.
Yeah, the Mavericks did blow a 13 point lead with 6:38 left in the 4th quarter in Game 3; never forgetting that.
Although at the same time, all of us Mavs fans know that the refs had something up their sleeves, some way, some how, to fix that series. I still think the league commissioner, David Stern, should go back and get those officials responsible for calling those sissy calls in Dwyane Wade’s favor.
If you’ve been watching the NBA closely as I have with David Stern as the commissioner, you know absolutely nothing’s going to happen, because he’s just scared of losing money and losing respect among his peers and colleagues around the league.
Basically, it’s all about himself and not about the NBA as a whole. In a business, I’m sure you’d have to have those kind of risky gambles here and there, i.e. big bossman himself, Mr. Jerry Jones.
Coming together collectively on a task at hand would be beneficiary for all to become better business people, and I’m really wanting a better head guy in front than Stern.
[Sorry about going off topic from the Mavs, to Commissioner Stern; it’s just been still, to this day, bugging me about how the whole situation was handled.]
*I’m hoping some day Mark Cuban actually gets the chance to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy along with the team and sock it to Stern; just to make up for all the fines he’s collected from him, costing over $1M total.
Only time will tell.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
A Chink in the Star?
I’m getting a bit worried; a lot of you Cowboys’ fans are.
The best thing is to not be, though. Always think optimistcally; the ‘silver lining’-type deal.
Many would ask, “What’s up with this team lately?”
“We need to get rid of somebody; fire ‘em all!”
“Wade [Phillips] ain’t no ‘Mr. Fix It, he’s ‘Mr. Broke It’. The team’s a wreck!”
The answer to all of that is-
No.
This team has got it all; here and there with the different parts to the whole puzzle in all phases, but the thing has been mainly on injuries, and costly mistakes, that really have to be looked at. The execution has to be down pat at all times. (Easier said than done, obviously.)
The Cowboys hands down, THE most talented team in the league.
Now if only they were healthy and playing at a premiere level, other than the sub par level they’ve been at for the past few weeks.
You’ve got all these important pieces of your team down and out with injuries; most coming off of that horrible debacle that was a loss in OT to an Arizona ball club that really came out to play on their home field.
And to think that their plan before the regular season started to devise a scheme to not sell tickets to Cowboys’ fans so that all the Cardinals’ faithful would fill up University of Phoenix Stadium to look like the ‘Red’ Sea. Last season, all the Dallas fans came to Arizona as the Cowboys played the same Cardinals’ team (Although present backup QB Matt Leinart of the Cardinals was the starter of last year’s game, veteran Kurt Warner started this game); and the ‘12th man’ for Dallas really came through, making up nearly all of the seat capacity for the game, which the Cowboys won, 35-17.
Wasn’t the same result this year. This game lasted longer, and had to happen in a pretty woeful way.
Tony Romo gets hurt on the first play of OT; losing the football for the 3rd time in the game, and as he’s trying to corral the ball in, he’s brought down and all the force lands on the right pinkie of his. Didn’t come out to be a pretty good sight once he was trying to get the ball from the ground, and I noticed the pinkie looking awkward. (He wanted to give it a go for last week’s St. Louis game, but during pregame warm-ups, the splint for his throwing hand’s pinkie wasn’t cooperating with him.)
Thus, the next two throws he passes were both incomplete and we were forced to punt; pretty much, if you saw the rest of the game after that, you know what comes next.
Off of the last play in overtime, Pro-Bowl punter Mat McBriar breaks his foot while he was about to punt, and then the defender on Arizona just smashes the ball, and the foot, of McBriar’s and then that’s that; he’s out for 6-8 weeks.
WR Sam Hurd, he also gets hurt as well; same ankle he had a problem with during preseason; requires surgery and he’s out for the season.
LB Anthony Spencer; hamstring, he’s week-to-week.
Rookie RB Felix Jones, Mr. ‘Lightning in a bottle’, he’s hurt with a hamstring injury, as well; he’s out for about 2-4 weeks.
Safety Roy L. Williams, not the newly acquisitioned WR Roy E. Williams from Detroit (from UT; Hook ‘em; signed 5 year, $45M extension that gives him about $27M in guaranteed money.) [also got to add in the middle initial in the name now with them having the same first/last name.] breaks the same arm as he did in the early division thriller game vs. Philly; he’s out for the season; wasn’t really doing anything anyway. Seemed it was still the same, “Ahh, c’mon bro, that was your guy, not mine”, “I was going this way, and you’re supposed to be going that way!”
You know what I’m talking about.
All these injuries, they’re really costly to the team’s hopes at getting anywhere deep in the postseason. It wouldn’t really be that big of a blow to the team if the injuries happened to the players who don’t really see the field often and that play an important part, but once the injury bug bites your team, it bites. No remorse. Letting time and rest will be key.
Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones?
He’s not injured, just suspended, and probably for good. We won’t have to worry about another off-the-field issue.
And for this past week’s game without Romo vs. the Rams, was dreadful.
40 year-old Brad Johnson--
Let me repeat that. (*clears throat)
40 year-old Brad Johnson, who doesn’t seem to have the arm strength he used to have, well, maybe because of his age? (Not trying to be ageist here.) He never even had the big arm, anyway, but it used to look a whole lot better from the time he was with the Super Bowl winning Tampa Bay Bucs some years back.
The offense could not get the ball moving; very lackluster, only for when the Cowboys had the ball their first drive with the result being a touchdown from Marion Barber.
Johnson’s important [and costly] stats on the day: 1 TD. 3 INTs.
You can’t win as a QB, let alone as a team if you’re giving up these types of numbers, turnover wise. Probably lucky if the opposing team’s doing as good as you or worse.
Though some of the passes Johnson threw that ended up being picked off, weren’t really his fault, they 2 out of the 3 INTs (ugh, just hate seeing that stat.) were off of tipped passes, the first intended for TE Jason Witten and then the second one was off of the hands of one of the Rams D-linemen, making one of the Rams’ LB the improper recipient of the football. (By the way, that second tipped pass was intended for Witten again on the flat.)
The third, boy, was it terrible. I heard from one football analyst that the ball took so long to get to the receiver, and that person’s right, it did take forever; (Romo's wouldn't, if it weren't for his broken pinkie.) floating in the air like a lame duck forever. The pass was to Owens, but the Rams’ safety read the play and since the ball took too long to get to T.O. on time, it wasn’t really much of an effort in my eyes for the guy to intercept the ball.
So here’s the thing. I’m really hoping that we get a chance to see the third string QB, Brooks Bollinger; I know, kind of excited, for a third string quarterback to take the helm. That’s what we were searching for in Tony Romo when he was in that position. See how that has been so far, besides the lost fumble in the Wildcard playoff game vs. Seattle; Jessica Simpson entering his life; the late game interception vs. the Giants the previous year after a first-round bye, and now besides this injury?
There, can’t ridicule me on that one.
“Is this the season on the brink for Dallas?” is was I’ve been hearing lately on ESPN, it might seem like it, but I’m not really looking forward into seeing a chink in the big blue distinctive star known all across America as well as the world.
The Cowboys’ star has always been a symbol where it is immutable; can’t be changed, tarnished, broken down; it represents a long lasting history of glory, victory, and triumph. So this team really has to get their mind’s right; someone should really take charge, not from the coaches, or executive level, being Jerry Jones, but it should be a few of the players that should actually voice their feelings out instead of holding it all inside and lead by example. There are actual captains on the team, but no one’s actually taking the bull by the horns and really saying, “Hey, the buck stops here.” [Thank you Harry S Truman.]
Wade Phillips has already wanted to take full control of playcalling on the defensive side of the ball and relieved Brian Stewart of that title. Phillips has a knack for the 3-4 scheme; had it his whole coaching career. That’s one of the reason’s why we brought him here over from San Diego.
He sees that the defense that is presently shown now isn’t really getting it done, whether it be the players or the actual gameplan, [Thanks a lot Brian Stewart.] so since he’s actually wanting to know the ins and outs of the defensive part of the ball, then shoot, go for it, Wade, you’re the head coach, way to think of something like that all the way to the 24th game coaching (including playoffs) the team when you came here. Though I like the guy; very easy-going kind of coach which is a heck of a lot simpler and probably better to approach to then the stinky “Tuna” we had that was expired.
But if he wanted to get another guy in he knows well in Stewart to handle the job, fine.
I’d at least want to know more or get to the bottom of what’s up with the defensive play calls Stewart’s giving out that just ‘quite’ aren’t getting it done.
Had to go with the ‘quite’ for the former defensive coordinator Brian Stewart; it’s not like I’ve already ripped a ‘little’ bit, right?
The best thing is to not be, though. Always think optimistcally; the ‘silver lining’-type deal.
Many would ask, “What’s up with this team lately?”
“We need to get rid of somebody; fire ‘em all!”
“Wade [Phillips] ain’t no ‘Mr. Fix It, he’s ‘Mr. Broke It’. The team’s a wreck!”
The answer to all of that is-
No.
This team has got it all; here and there with the different parts to the whole puzzle in all phases, but the thing has been mainly on injuries, and costly mistakes, that really have to be looked at. The execution has to be down pat at all times. (Easier said than done, obviously.)
The Cowboys hands down, THE most talented team in the league.
Now if only they were healthy and playing at a premiere level, other than the sub par level they’ve been at for the past few weeks.
You’ve got all these important pieces of your team down and out with injuries; most coming off of that horrible debacle that was a loss in OT to an Arizona ball club that really came out to play on their home field.
And to think that their plan before the regular season started to devise a scheme to not sell tickets to Cowboys’ fans so that all the Cardinals’ faithful would fill up University of Phoenix Stadium to look like the ‘Red’ Sea. Last season, all the Dallas fans came to Arizona as the Cowboys played the same Cardinals’ team (Although present backup QB Matt Leinart of the Cardinals was the starter of last year’s game, veteran Kurt Warner started this game); and the ‘12th man’ for Dallas really came through, making up nearly all of the seat capacity for the game, which the Cowboys won, 35-17.
Wasn’t the same result this year. This game lasted longer, and had to happen in a pretty woeful way.
Tony Romo gets hurt on the first play of OT; losing the football for the 3rd time in the game, and as he’s trying to corral the ball in, he’s brought down and all the force lands on the right pinkie of his. Didn’t come out to be a pretty good sight once he was trying to get the ball from the ground, and I noticed the pinkie looking awkward. (He wanted to give it a go for last week’s St. Louis game, but during pregame warm-ups, the splint for his throwing hand’s pinkie wasn’t cooperating with him.)
Thus, the next two throws he passes were both incomplete and we were forced to punt; pretty much, if you saw the rest of the game after that, you know what comes next.
Off of the last play in overtime, Pro-Bowl punter Mat McBriar breaks his foot while he was about to punt, and then the defender on Arizona just smashes the ball, and the foot, of McBriar’s and then that’s that; he’s out for 6-8 weeks.
WR Sam Hurd, he also gets hurt as well; same ankle he had a problem with during preseason; requires surgery and he’s out for the season.
LB Anthony Spencer; hamstring, he’s week-to-week.
Rookie RB Felix Jones, Mr. ‘Lightning in a bottle’, he’s hurt with a hamstring injury, as well; he’s out for about 2-4 weeks.
Safety Roy L. Williams, not the newly acquisitioned WR Roy E. Williams from Detroit (from UT; Hook ‘em; signed 5 year, $45M extension that gives him about $27M in guaranteed money.) [also got to add in the middle initial in the name now with them having the same first/last name.] breaks the same arm as he did in the early division thriller game vs. Philly; he’s out for the season; wasn’t really doing anything anyway. Seemed it was still the same, “Ahh, c’mon bro, that was your guy, not mine”, “I was going this way, and you’re supposed to be going that way!”
You know what I’m talking about.
All these injuries, they’re really costly to the team’s hopes at getting anywhere deep in the postseason. It wouldn’t really be that big of a blow to the team if the injuries happened to the players who don’t really see the field often and that play an important part, but once the injury bug bites your team, it bites. No remorse. Letting time and rest will be key.
Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones?
He’s not injured, just suspended, and probably for good. We won’t have to worry about another off-the-field issue.
And for this past week’s game without Romo vs. the Rams, was dreadful.
40 year-old Brad Johnson--
Let me repeat that. (*clears throat)
40 year-old Brad Johnson, who doesn’t seem to have the arm strength he used to have, well, maybe because of his age? (Not trying to be ageist here.) He never even had the big arm, anyway, but it used to look a whole lot better from the time he was with the Super Bowl winning Tampa Bay Bucs some years back.
The offense could not get the ball moving; very lackluster, only for when the Cowboys had the ball their first drive with the result being a touchdown from Marion Barber.
Johnson’s important [and costly] stats on the day: 1 TD. 3 INTs.
You can’t win as a QB, let alone as a team if you’re giving up these types of numbers, turnover wise. Probably lucky if the opposing team’s doing as good as you or worse.
Though some of the passes Johnson threw that ended up being picked off, weren’t really his fault, they 2 out of the 3 INTs (ugh, just hate seeing that stat.) were off of tipped passes, the first intended for TE Jason Witten and then the second one was off of the hands of one of the Rams D-linemen, making one of the Rams’ LB the improper recipient of the football. (By the way, that second tipped pass was intended for Witten again on the flat.)
The third, boy, was it terrible. I heard from one football analyst that the ball took so long to get to the receiver, and that person’s right, it did take forever; (Romo's wouldn't, if it weren't for his broken pinkie.) floating in the air like a lame duck forever. The pass was to Owens, but the Rams’ safety read the play and since the ball took too long to get to T.O. on time, it wasn’t really much of an effort in my eyes for the guy to intercept the ball.
So here’s the thing. I’m really hoping that we get a chance to see the third string QB, Brooks Bollinger; I know, kind of excited, for a third string quarterback to take the helm. That’s what we were searching for in Tony Romo when he was in that position. See how that has been so far, besides the lost fumble in the Wildcard playoff game vs. Seattle; Jessica Simpson entering his life; the late game interception vs. the Giants the previous year after a first-round bye, and now besides this injury?
There, can’t ridicule me on that one.
“Is this the season on the brink for Dallas?” is was I’ve been hearing lately on ESPN, it might seem like it, but I’m not really looking forward into seeing a chink in the big blue distinctive star known all across America as well as the world.
The Cowboys’ star has always been a symbol where it is immutable; can’t be changed, tarnished, broken down; it represents a long lasting history of glory, victory, and triumph. So this team really has to get their mind’s right; someone should really take charge, not from the coaches, or executive level, being Jerry Jones, but it should be a few of the players that should actually voice their feelings out instead of holding it all inside and lead by example. There are actual captains on the team, but no one’s actually taking the bull by the horns and really saying, “Hey, the buck stops here.” [Thank you Harry S Truman.]
Wade Phillips has already wanted to take full control of playcalling on the defensive side of the ball and relieved Brian Stewart of that title. Phillips has a knack for the 3-4 scheme; had it his whole coaching career. That’s one of the reason’s why we brought him here over from San Diego.
He sees that the defense that is presently shown now isn’t really getting it done, whether it be the players or the actual gameplan, [Thanks a lot Brian Stewart.] so since he’s actually wanting to know the ins and outs of the defensive part of the ball, then shoot, go for it, Wade, you’re the head coach, way to think of something like that all the way to the 24th game coaching (including playoffs) the team when you came here. Though I like the guy; very easy-going kind of coach which is a heck of a lot simpler and probably better to approach to then the stinky “Tuna” we had that was expired.
But if he wanted to get another guy in he knows well in Stewart to handle the job, fine.
I’d at least want to know more or get to the bottom of what’s up with the defensive play calls Stewart’s giving out that just ‘quite’ aren’t getting it done.
Had to go with the ‘quite’ for the former defensive coordinator Brian Stewart; it’s not like I’ve already ripped a ‘little’ bit, right?
Sunday, October 19, 2008
'Texas Fight'-ing On
The Texas Longhorns are finally back on top where they ought to be; #1 in the country.
Well in my opinion, anyway.
After a thrilling victory over hated rival's Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas, and a big statement win over #13 Missouri in at home.
So a lot of people are happy and harnessing joy right now with what's going on w/ the 'Horns in '40 acres'; I know I sure am.
Out of one of the players on the team that should be happy is Texas’ QB Colt McCoy. McCoy; a guy from the small town of Tuscola, Texas, really seems like a grounded, down-to-earth kind of guy. What I notice from him is that he’s a faithful Christian at heart, which is something common that the two of us possess. After every game, when a sideline reporter from ABC or ESPN want to question him after a huge win, he always comes out saying before anything the initial question had asked; “I just gotta give God the glory…”, or like something along the lines of that quote. That’s what really got me and it’s had me hooked on his play ever since he was a redshirt freshman backing up the past Texas great Vince Young.
Everyone is well aware of how Vince could take control of a game with his feet; but also with his arm. All of a sudden, this year McCoy’s has shot out of a cannon this year in perfectionate form, w/ his team’s style of play, rank, and his stats to prove it.
Last year, which was Colt’s sophomore year, he discovered the usual ‘sophomore slump’ that a common athlete would go through, having a strikingly high number of interceptions and the TD number’s were par level, but what he’s done this year has really caught the eyes of spectators nation wide.
Therefore he’s the leading front-runner for the Heisman trophy; completing the ball to the receiver over 80% of the time. The Longhorns now on top of the fresh new BCS rankings that were unveiled this week; first time they’ve been voted #1 in the regular season since ’84.
Not just all the credit goes to Colt alone. The rest of the guys that are making it happen; WRs Jordan Shipley, who’s gotten a TD grab in all 7 games so far in the season, and Quan Cosby; who’s been wanting to start up a baseball career; has for a short time, but then had second thoughts about it and decided to play football, and thank goodness he did just that.
Also, credit has to go to the head coach, Mack Brown, who knows that this team “has been a team since day one.” Newly acquisitioned defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, whose fire and intensity really gets the defensive players on the team up on their toes and ready for anything that’ll come their way. Pretty much, the entire coaching staff for getting the players ready, focused, and ready to rock on Saturday mornings, afternoons or evenings.
As a fan of his and a fan of the Longhorns, period, (I’m very interested into going to UT after high school to pursue a career as a pharmacist; can’t settle for less.) I’m really proud of what he [Colt McCoy] has accomplished so far.
Coming in after the Texas great who led the team to 2 consecutive Rose Bowls; second one in ’05-’06 being for the National Championship (Young becoming MVP of both; championship game vs. USC; runs for 200, passes for 267.), to now being the little guy who’s got a lot of potential, yet a lot to learn-
And I think he’s doing just fine. The team’s doing just fine, and at this rate with what the Longhorns have got going for them, they’ll definitely be in the driver’s seat for the 6th national championship in Texas football history.
I’ll definitely keep believin’ and giving God the glory; for something special to come out of this wonderful ride that is the 2008-2009 Texas Longhorns’ team.
Hook ‘em.
Well in my opinion, anyway.
After a thrilling victory over hated rival's Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas, and a big statement win over #13 Missouri in at home.
So a lot of people are happy and harnessing joy right now with what's going on w/ the 'Horns in '40 acres'; I know I sure am.
Out of one of the players on the team that should be happy is Texas’ QB Colt McCoy. McCoy; a guy from the small town of Tuscola, Texas, really seems like a grounded, down-to-earth kind of guy. What I notice from him is that he’s a faithful Christian at heart, which is something common that the two of us possess. After every game, when a sideline reporter from ABC or ESPN want to question him after a huge win, he always comes out saying before anything the initial question had asked; “I just gotta give God the glory…”, or like something along the lines of that quote. That’s what really got me and it’s had me hooked on his play ever since he was a redshirt freshman backing up the past Texas great Vince Young.
Everyone is well aware of how Vince could take control of a game with his feet; but also with his arm. All of a sudden, this year McCoy’s has shot out of a cannon this year in perfectionate form, w/ his team’s style of play, rank, and his stats to prove it.
Last year, which was Colt’s sophomore year, he discovered the usual ‘sophomore slump’ that a common athlete would go through, having a strikingly high number of interceptions and the TD number’s were par level, but what he’s done this year has really caught the eyes of spectators nation wide.
Therefore he’s the leading front-runner for the Heisman trophy; completing the ball to the receiver over 80% of the time. The Longhorns now on top of the fresh new BCS rankings that were unveiled this week; first time they’ve been voted #1 in the regular season since ’84.
Not just all the credit goes to Colt alone. The rest of the guys that are making it happen; WRs Jordan Shipley, who’s gotten a TD grab in all 7 games so far in the season, and Quan Cosby; who’s been wanting to start up a baseball career; has for a short time, but then had second thoughts about it and decided to play football, and thank goodness he did just that.
Also, credit has to go to the head coach, Mack Brown, who knows that this team “has been a team since day one.” Newly acquisitioned defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, whose fire and intensity really gets the defensive players on the team up on their toes and ready for anything that’ll come their way. Pretty much, the entire coaching staff for getting the players ready, focused, and ready to rock on Saturday mornings, afternoons or evenings.
As a fan of his and a fan of the Longhorns, period, (I’m very interested into going to UT after high school to pursue a career as a pharmacist; can’t settle for less.) I’m really proud of what he [Colt McCoy] has accomplished so far.
Coming in after the Texas great who led the team to 2 consecutive Rose Bowls; second one in ’05-’06 being for the National Championship (Young becoming MVP of both; championship game vs. USC; runs for 200, passes for 267.), to now being the little guy who’s got a lot of potential, yet a lot to learn-
And I think he’s doing just fine. The team’s doing just fine, and at this rate with what the Longhorns have got going for them, they’ll definitely be in the driver’s seat for the 6th national championship in Texas football history.
I’ll definitely keep believin’ and giving God the glory; for something special to come out of this wonderful ride that is the 2008-2009 Texas Longhorns’ team.
Hook ‘em.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
America's Team, as of late...
The Cowboys before this season have really been invovled with the hype and hoopla of where they would end up at the season's end. Personally, I know exactly where they'd be.
Dallas as of late has gone through the first quarter of the regular season, and they haven't shyed away from what critics and media have been saying for so long. Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Terrell Owens and Co. are doing what they got to do to win and succeed. Though a couple of weeks ago, the Cowboys stumbled a bit against their arch enemy Washington at home.
My church is about to end around the time the game started, (my church at times would just sort of go on and on when it'd be around game time at 3:15; I'm just wanting to go home.) and once I get home to watch the game, it's pretty even, and then all of a sudden, the Cowboys' run defense who's known to stop anything coming at them, falters and lets Redskins' RB Clinton Portis, the same player who was the only running back vs. the Cowboys to rush for over 100 yards, does the exact same thing to them again. Really frustrating to watch them from behind, which would be the same for anyone else whose a diehard Cowboys' fan.
Cowboys attempted to rally late; scored a touchdown to Miles Austin, a 3-year player whose shown that he can really help out the WR position under Owens, Patrick Crayton, and Jason Witten. Then an onside kick would have to follow in order for the 'good guys' to get the ball, [at this point, the score's 26-24, which was ultimately the final] then as the ball leaves the tee, it just barely touches another young wide reciever's hands, Sam Hurd, and it goes out of bounds.
That's it. Ball game.
Afterwards, Terrell Owens talks on the podium, literally complaining about not getting the ball enough.
Look, the ball was in your hands for about 2/3 of the offensive play calls. [thrown to 18 times, caught 2; also ran the ball off reverses a few times.] and you still say that you weren't involved? I totally respect the man, don't get me wrong, but he should just shut his mouth; get open when they're covering you like white on rice, and actually catch the ball whenever it's in your grasp. It'd help a lot. Not just YOU.
But the TEAM.
Even the Cowboys' first round draft pick Felix Jones, known for his ability to be compared as "lightning in a bottle", hardly got a touch in the action, if any. It would've really been a game-changer if he was to get it going and the rock fed to him a few times.
The following game, this past week vs. Cincinnati, the 'Boys actually showed what the team's all about; run first, then get the ball in the air to the open guy; gain yardage and punch the ball in for the score. Making sure its a habit that you can't get rid of. Early in the game, it was definitely all Cowboys 17-0, but the Bengals were awaken from their slumber and came out firing; having the score up at 17-16 at one point.
The deciding play, well, two, are one when lineback Anthony Spencer recovers a fumble to give the Cowboys to redeem themselves after a poor 3-and-out the previous drive. If it wasn't for the fortuitous fumble, then the Bengals would've been on top late in the game, and it would've been all she wrote.
"Not so fast my friend!", in the lines of College football's own, Lee Corso.
The other big play was when T.O. snags the ball of a slant route and get a block from fellow receiever Patrick Crayton further down the field to springboard him for 6; along with his own blazing speed, of course.
So they're sitting high and mighty right now, though after the Redskins' loss, speculators of the media seemed to think that Dallas isn't that good of a team, not what they thought from before. It's okay though. There wasn't a following week of a loss to stack up the "L" column; they got their heads together, made sure it was a TEAM performance, and they did what they had to, and always and shall do.
Which is make this team and city proud of them by winning and perhaps bringing home some much deprived hardware.
Dallas as of late has gone through the first quarter of the regular season, and they haven't shyed away from what critics and media have been saying for so long. Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Terrell Owens and Co. are doing what they got to do to win and succeed. Though a couple of weeks ago, the Cowboys stumbled a bit against their arch enemy Washington at home.
My church is about to end around the time the game started, (my church at times would just sort of go on and on when it'd be around game time at 3:15; I'm just wanting to go home.) and once I get home to watch the game, it's pretty even, and then all of a sudden, the Cowboys' run defense who's known to stop anything coming at them, falters and lets Redskins' RB Clinton Portis, the same player who was the only running back vs. the Cowboys to rush for over 100 yards, does the exact same thing to them again. Really frustrating to watch them from behind, which would be the same for anyone else whose a diehard Cowboys' fan.
Cowboys attempted to rally late; scored a touchdown to Miles Austin, a 3-year player whose shown that he can really help out the WR position under Owens, Patrick Crayton, and Jason Witten. Then an onside kick would have to follow in order for the 'good guys' to get the ball, [at this point, the score's 26-24, which was ultimately the final] then as the ball leaves the tee, it just barely touches another young wide reciever's hands, Sam Hurd, and it goes out of bounds.
That's it. Ball game.
Afterwards, Terrell Owens talks on the podium, literally complaining about not getting the ball enough.
Look, the ball was in your hands for about 2/3 of the offensive play calls. [thrown to 18 times, caught 2; also ran the ball off reverses a few times.] and you still say that you weren't involved? I totally respect the man, don't get me wrong, but he should just shut his mouth; get open when they're covering you like white on rice, and actually catch the ball whenever it's in your grasp. It'd help a lot. Not just YOU.
But the TEAM.
Even the Cowboys' first round draft pick Felix Jones, known for his ability to be compared as "lightning in a bottle", hardly got a touch in the action, if any. It would've really been a game-changer if he was to get it going and the rock fed to him a few times.
The following game, this past week vs. Cincinnati, the 'Boys actually showed what the team's all about; run first, then get the ball in the air to the open guy; gain yardage and punch the ball in for the score. Making sure its a habit that you can't get rid of. Early in the game, it was definitely all Cowboys 17-0, but the Bengals were awaken from their slumber and came out firing; having the score up at 17-16 at one point.
The deciding play, well, two, are one when lineback Anthony Spencer recovers a fumble to give the Cowboys to redeem themselves after a poor 3-and-out the previous drive. If it wasn't for the fortuitous fumble, then the Bengals would've been on top late in the game, and it would've been all she wrote.
"Not so fast my friend!", in the lines of College football's own, Lee Corso.
The other big play was when T.O. snags the ball of a slant route and get a block from fellow receiever Patrick Crayton further down the field to springboard him for 6; along with his own blazing speed, of course.
So they're sitting high and mighty right now, though after the Redskins' loss, speculators of the media seemed to think that Dallas isn't that good of a team, not what they thought from before. It's okay though. There wasn't a following week of a loss to stack up the "L" column; they got their heads together, made sure it was a TEAM performance, and they did what they had to, and always and shall do.
Which is make this team and city proud of them by winning and perhaps bringing home some much deprived hardware.
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