Game Thread W1 - Dallas V Cleveland (1 Viewer)

[Tau837]

I think we can put the "Cleveland = contenders" and "Anderson = stud" myths to rest now.

You may be right, but I think the numbers are a bit misleading on Anderson at this point. They have said during the game that Edwards has been credited with 4 drops, and I saw Steptoe drop another. Not sure if anyone else dropped one. Right now, Anderson is 11/24, so that means he could easily be 16/24. Big difference. In addition, Anderson has been under pressure all day, and Dallas has a strong defense.ETA: And obviously if those balls weren't dropped, they would have run more plays and probably would have more points.

 

[scott72]

Could Aikman possibly be any more of a homer? Jeez I can't stand listening to that guy to a Cowboy's game..

I think he actually does a good job not being a homer.

Not from what I'm hearing. The Boys can't do anything wrong. I know they're playing well, but he's doesn't have to slobber all over about it.

 

[Football Jones]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

 

[scott72]

Felix looks good, but lets keep in mind this Cle defense is whipped at this point.

 

[cowboyz]

Could Aikman possibly be any more of a homer? Jeez I can't stand listening to that guy to a Cowboy's game..

do you want to him to talk how wonderful cleveland is playing?

 

[T Bell]

Felix Jones is talented, but this performance has more to do with a defense being whipped and an OL dominating. Jones isn't getting touched until he's 10 yards downfield. That's brutal.

 

[bentley]

Could Aikman possibly be any more of a homer? Jeez I can't stand listening to that guy to a Cowboy's game..

I think he actually does a good job not being a homer.

Not from what I'm hearing. The Boys can't do anything wrong. I know they're playing well, but he's doesn't have to slobber all over about it.

They're winning 28-10, have outgained Cleveland 455-210 and have a 10 minute advantage in time of possession. What do you expect?

 

[bentley]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

Do you always jump into threads without reading any of the previous posts? I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively.Felix wasn't featured more early because he's not the starting running back.

 

[jaisonline]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.

2005 - mcgahee

2006 - s.alexander

2007 - w.parker

2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

 

[T Bell]

Could Aikman possibly be any more of a homer? Jeez I can't stand listening to that guy to a Cowboy's game..

I think he actually does a good job not being a homer.

Not from what I'm hearing. The Boys can't do anything wrong. I know they're playing well, but he's doesn't have to slobber all over about it.

I'm a 'Skins fan with every reason to hate Aikman and the Cowboys, but this game is one-sided and the Cowboys are good, so what do you expect? Aikman's calling the game, and the Cowboys are destroying the Browns. There's nothing to say but good things about the Cowboys. Look at what their running game looks like without Barber right now.

 

[roadkill1292]

Gee whiz, Cleveland had a chance to make a real statement with this game. They didn't even have to win it, just be tough and competitive against one of the league's best. Instead, they've gotten run over badly at home.

But they still might be the second best team in the division.

 

[cowboyz]

to be fair to the cleveland players, when your coach goes for a fg that sends the wrong message

 

[bentley]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

 

[T Bell]

to be fair to the cleveland players, when your coach goes for a fg that sends the wrong message

I'm pretty sure that wasn't exactly the difference, but yeah, it sent the wrong message and the momentum they seemed to be gathering on that drive was killed immediately. Horrible decision.

 

[bentley]

I'm going to be so grossed out (and jealous of TO) when Owens and Romo start making out after they win a playoff game this year.

 

[MSULions]

why is this still on my tv when SD is threatening to take the lead w/ 2:32 to go?

 

[T Bell]

why is this still on my tv when SD is threatening to take the lead w/ 2:32 to go?

Because you're watching Fox, and CBS covers the AFC.

 

[abishagenaden]

to be fair to the cleveland players, when your coach goes for a fg that sends the wrong message

I'm pretty sure that wasn't exactly the difference, but yeah, it sent the wrong message and the momentum they seemed to be gathering on that drive was killed immediately. Horrible decision.

Wrong message to the offense, right message to the defense, perhaps? But yeah, wrong decision in any case.

 

[bentley]

why is this still on my tv when SD is threatening to take the lead w/ 2:32 to go?

Should be a couple glory kneeldowns and that's it. But I agree if you live outside Texas.

 

[MSULions]

why is this still on my tv when SD is threatening to take the lead w/ 2:32 to go?

Because you're watching Fox, and CBS covers the AFC.

unless an NFC team is playing an AFC team at their place. der.ooh...good, they are going to get me caught up around the league before taking me to SD. thanks for showing me some kneel downs and highlights instead of SD scoring.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

He needs to put it in his sig if he wants to be taken seriously.

 

[Raider Nation]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

 

[jaisonline]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

settle down chief. ignore the post.

 

[bentley]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

settle down chief. ignore the post.

I'm not the one that rushed into a thread about a football game to make a post about a fake football team that nobody else in the world cares about.

 

[T Bell]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

settle down chief. ignore the post.

I'm not the one that rushed into a thread about a football game to make a post about a fake football team that nobody else in the world cares about.

Technically it's a fake football franchise. :IBTL:

 

[bentley]

yet another season with my #1 draft getting hurt.2005 - mcgahee2006 - s.alexander2007 - w.parker2008 - now barber is getting x-rays

The level of ambivalence about this from the rest of us cannot be overstated.

settle down chief. ignore the post.

I'm not the one that rushed into a thread about a football game to make a post about a fake football team that nobody else in the world cares about.

Technically it's a fake football franchise.

:IBTL:I stand corrected.

 

[Football Jones]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

Do you always jump into threads without reading any of the previous posts? I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively.Felix wasn't featured more early because he's not the starting running back.

Yeah, I didn't see the posts about Barber's ribs on the previous page. My bad. However, the reason(s) Felix wasn't more involved in this game hasn't garnered a lot of discussion yet (at least in this thread). Probably because nobody has a clue, LOL. I'm not a Felix owner, but I'm sure there are lots of people wondering the same thing. BTW, Felix not being the starter isn't why he wasn't more involved. Everybody & your brother knows Barber is the starting RB for the Dallas Cowboys. What many of us are perplexed about is why he didn't get a touch until Barber got hurt (which pretty much means he was viewed strictly as a backup going into this game by the Dallas coaching staff, & not part of a RBBC as many FFers were predicting before the season started). I'd say this situation has some pretty big implications as far as FF is concerned, thus, is something worth discussing in detail.

 

[Tecumseh]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

 

[T Bell]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

Well, he was down by three scores at the time, so if he kicks the FG, then he's only down by three scores, see?

 

[Tecumseh]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

Well, he was down by three scores at the time, so if he kicks the FG, then he's only down by three scores, see?

Exactly.

 

[bentley]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

Do you always jump into threads without reading any of the previous posts? I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively.Felix wasn't featured more early because he's not the starting running back.

Yeah, I didn't see the posts about Barber's ribs on the previous page. My bad. However, the reason(s) Felix wasn't more involved in this game hasn't garnered a lot of discussion yet (at least in this thread). Probably because nobody has a clue, LOL. I'm not a Felix owner, but I'm sure there are lots of people wondering the same thing. BTW, Felix not being the starter isn't why he wasn't more involved. Everybody & your brother knows Barber is the starting RB for the Dallas Cowboys. What many of us are perplexed about is why he didn't get a touch until Barber got hurt (which pretty much means he was viewed strictly as a backup going into this game by the Dallas coaching staff, & not part of a RBBC as many FFers were predicting before the season started). I'd say this situation has some pretty big implications as far as FF is concerned, thus, is something worth discussing in detail.

Maybe the lesson here is that just because people who own fake football teams think Dallas is going to have some kind of RBBC doesn't mean that people who get paid to make real football decisions think so.

 

[Raider Nation]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

Well, he was down by three scores at the time, so if he kicks the FG, then he's only down by three scores, see?

Exactly.

Allow me to explain how much I LOVED that call.....Dallas lead 21-7 at the half. I then put a few bills on Cleveland +3 for the second half.

Final score... 28-10. Dallas outscored the Browns 7-3 in the 2nd half, so I lost 7-6 due to that decision.

I know, I know...

 

[TheFanatic]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

Well, he was down by three scores at the time, so if he kicks the FG, then he's only down by three scores, see?

Exactly.

Allow me to explain how much I LOVED that call.....Dallas lead 21-7 at the half. I then put a few bills on Cleveland +3 for the second half.

Final score... 28-10. Dallas outscored the Browns 7-3 in the 2nd half, so I lost 7-6 due to that decision.

I know, I know...

That's really interesting. Can you share your betting decisions next week too? I'm not sure I could truly enjoy football next week unless you keep me posted on your bets....TIA

 

[TheFanatic]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

Do you always jump into threads without reading any of the previous posts? I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively.Felix wasn't featured more early because he's not the starting running back.

Yeah, I didn't see the posts about Barber's ribs on the previous page. My bad. However, the reason(s) Felix wasn't more involved in this game hasn't garnered a lot of discussion yet (at least in this thread). Probably because nobody has a clue, LOL. I'm not a Felix owner, but I'm sure there are lots of people wondering the same thing. BTW, Felix not being the starter isn't why he wasn't more involved. Everybody & your brother knows Barber is the starting RB for the Dallas Cowboys. What many of us are perplexed about is why he didn't get a touch until Barber got hurt (which pretty much means he was viewed strictly as a backup going into this game by the Dallas coaching staff, & not part of a RBBC as many FFers were predicting before the season started). I'd say this situation has some pretty big implications as far as FF is concerned, thus, is something worth discussing in detail.

Maybe the lesson here is that just because people who own fake football teams think Dallas is going to have some kind of RBBC doesn't mean that people who get paid to make real football decisions think so.

I think the larger lesson is not to post about your fantasy team. Nobody really cares despite this being a FFB site...

 

[bentley]

I'm not a big RBBC guy. If I was a HC, I'd likely run a traditional feature back/backup system. That said, as a Dallas fan, it makes sense, IMO. I believe a two-thirds Barber/one-third Felix ratio would probably be a good idea.

BTW, I just heard Barber is in for x-rays on his ribs. I wasn't aware of that, so that's the reason Felix is getting the touches now. I wonder if Barber already getting banged up will change their mind about using more of a RBBC next week. A couple of people have mentioned Felix' pass-blocking & I'm wondering if that's the reason he's being held back.

If anybody has an opinion of why it seems Felix wasn't more involved in the gameplan (especially early on), I'd be interested in hearing it.

Do you always jump into threads without reading any of the previous posts? I'm pretty sure this has been covered extensively.Felix wasn't featured more early because he's not the starting running back.

Yeah, I didn't see the posts about Barber's ribs on the previous page. My bad. However, the reason(s) Felix wasn't more involved in this game hasn't garnered a lot of discussion yet (at least in this thread). Probably because nobody has a clue, LOL. I'm not a Felix owner, but I'm sure there are lots of people wondering the same thing. BTW, Felix not being the starter isn't why he wasn't more involved. Everybody & your brother knows Barber is the starting RB for the Dallas Cowboys. What many of us are perplexed about is why he didn't get a touch until Barber got hurt (which pretty much means he was viewed strictly as a backup going into this game by the Dallas coaching staff, & not part of a RBBC as many FFers were predicting before the season started). I'd say this situation has some pretty big implications as far as FF is concerned, thus, is something worth discussing in detail.

Maybe the lesson here is that just because people who own fake football teams think Dallas is going to have some kind of RBBC doesn't mean that people who get paid to make real football decisions think so.

I think the larger lesson is not to post about your fantasy team. Nobody really cares despite this being a FFB site...

That's sort of the underlying meaning behind every post I make in the Shark Pool.

 

[Mustang Man]

Did not get to watch the game today but it looks as if Dallas is as good on the field as they are on paper. Any news on Barber's ribs? Can't wait to watch this game tomorrow when I get off work

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Did not get to watch the game today but it looks as if Dallas is as good on the field as they are on paper. Any news on Barber's ribs? Can't wait to watch this game tomorrow when I get off work

The story of the game was the Dallas offensive line. They dominated the game and made life much to easy for Romo and Barber.I thought Crayton looked sharpI wasn't overly impressed with the pressure Dallas put on Anderson. They held them to 10 points, you couldn't ask for much more I guess but they didn't cause chaos back there IMO.Dallas can still get beat going deep just like last year.Dallas had a lot of penalties to start off the game, it is definately an area they'll be working on this week. I think the Cowboy's will have to play even better to beat Philly next week.They will need to put pressure on McNabb.

 

[Raider Nation]

Excellent strategic move by Romeo Lombardi kicking that FG.

Can anyone explain the rationale of that call? I was in a room full of Browns fans, and everyone one of us (as well as the crowd, judging by the boos) was completely shuked.

Well, he was down by three scores at the time, so if he kicks the FG, then he's only down by three scores, see?

Exactly.

Allow me to explain how much I LOVED that call.....Dallas lead 21-7 at the half. I then put a few bills on Cleveland +3 for the second half.

Final score... 28-10. Dallas outscored the Browns 7-3 in the 2nd half, so I lost 7-6 due to that decision.

I know, I know...

That's really interesting. Can you share your betting decisions next week too? I'm not sure I could truly enjoy football next week unless you keep me posted on your bets....TIA

Tell us more about all the guys "you signed" in your league, dork.