Game Thread W9 - Dallas at Philly (1 Viewer)

[FreeBaGeL]

3rd and 5.....Romo to Witten's been OK on 3rd downs, just make sure you run 5 yards this time Witten. The Big O has also caught two WR screens on 3rd down in Philly's end both times too, we'll see what they decide to call here.A draw or a screen would take a lot of balls but would probably work since Philly will most likely bring pressure.

Some random throw out to Roy Williams, don't like it.

Romo's got to know he's got a quick route coming, and stand in there and take the hit and make the throw. That ball was incomplete because he threw it running backwards, but I don't care how many people they're blitzing you have enough time to stand in there and throw a 5 yard hitch.

 

[MSULions]

is it just me or is Romo deliberately targeting Roy on almost every throw? trying to prove a point i think....but hard to figure what that might be

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

Nice to see Roy get a ton of targets after complaining to the media. Nice precedent to set.

 

[Mikey16x]

I don't own him so not venting... but man the Cowboys have managed to keep Jackson very very quiet... kudo's for that at least.

 

[Bankerguy]

Gotta love our kicker making the tackle on their 20.

 

[Reacher]

Theres ROMO

I don't put that one on him.

Agreed, not all of it. Witten was covered.Oh and penalty # 6.

I don't get it. He threw a bad pass high and behind into double coverage and it was a very simple pick for Brown. How is any part of that not Romo's fault. He shouldn't be forcing the ball to a TE covered by Sheldon Brown. That's a no brainer. Choke Romo.

The real question here is how the heck is throwing an INT with 9 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter a "choke"?If that's the case, Brady, Manning, Roethlisberger, et all are all just gigantic chokers.Seriously, the way people reach and pull for reasons to scream "choke" with this guy is freaking hilarious. Many of them could be applied to even the most clutch quarterbacks in the league.

Thank you.That is what I meant by "That is just silly."

 

[MSULions]

It feels like Dallas has dominated but it's 7-6 and getting dangerous. The offense needs to put together a drive. Also getting nervous about Austin having a big fat 0 as atleast from what I can see on TV he isn't getting bracketed.

Is Romo trying to placate Roy? What's going on with Austin - their BEST playmaker - getting one look? Is he being shut down or what?

I hate to be the one to tell you, but it's entirely possible that Austin isn't their best playmaker.

i love fantasy football....guy has two good weeks and he becomes a superstar and everyone who picked him up becomes livid when he regresses to normal WR3 production

 

[GoBirds]

is it just me or is Romo deliberately targeting Roy on almost every throw? trying to prove a point i think....but hard to figure what that might be

Kind of like when he used to be TO's bi%@# and force it to him every play.

 

[Bankerguy]

8

 

[prosopis]

Mcnabb looks bad tonight.

 

[MCguidance]

That's an awesome stat - McNabb protects the ball.

 

[MSULions]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

 

[Mikey16x]

I honestly feel that officiating this year is at an all time low...

 

[bentley]

Great timeout management by both teams tonight.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Really, a timeout??

 

[prosopis]

They should put Vick in.

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Mcnabb looks bad tonight.

His wideouts haven't done him any favors either, really. That's at least three balls that have clanged off Maclin or Jackson that have either been picked, or been close to picked, I believe.

 

[MCguidance]

It feels like Dallas has dominated but it's 7-6 and getting dangerous. The offense needs to put together a drive. Also getting nervous about Austin having a big fat 0 as atleast from what I can see on TV he isn't getting bracketed.

Is Romo trying to placate Roy? What's going on with Austin - their BEST playmaker - getting one look? Is he being shut down or what?

I hate to be the one to tell you, but it's entirely possible that Austin isn't their best playmaker.

i love fantasy football....guy has two good weeks and he becomes a superstar and everyone who picked him up becomes livid when he regresses to normal WR3 production

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he is somewhere between 10-250-2 and 0-0-0.

 

[MCguidance]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

 

[Bankerguy]

Brooking missed that. Bad D there on 3rd and 12

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

3rd and 13 and they bring no pressure, i don't get it. Philly deserves the freaken 1st down.

 

[bentley]

Good Lord. Pass rush is poo-thetic in the second half.

 

[Please See Mine]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

didn't we go through all of this ad nauseum with that Santonio Holmes play last year in the Ravens game?

 

[bentley]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

It could be. I think the OP was just saying that it should be consistent throughout the sport.

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

McNabb hasn't looked good tonight but it baffles me that this guy is constantly getting crap thrown his way with the success and numbers that he has produced.He is the Rodney Dangerfield of the NFL.

 

[Reacher]

Nice stop. Unless they give it to them, he didn't get it.

 

[MCguidance]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

didn't we go through all of this ad nauseum with that Santonio Holmes play last year in the Ravens game?

Are you assuming that the entire SP was present in that thread? Also, I don't need it to be rehashed, it was more of a rhetorical post.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Huge 4th down, come on Dallas!

 

[Bankerguy]

SHORT

 

[Reacher]

Nice stop. Unless they give it to them, he didn't get it.

Another good stop.

 

[Young 8]

wow

 

[Please See Mine]

yeesh, worst sneak ever.

 

[Bankerguy]

Nothing to overturn that.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

LOL at the idea that he lost yards there. Put...a...chip...in...the...ball.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Huge 4th down, come on Dallas!

No way that ball gets moved that far......it was a 1/2 yard short.

 

[bentley]

Tense game. Good thing that everything I've had to drink has taken the edge off.

 

[Mikey16x]

They are going to hit them with that forward progress BS. If that was Tom Brady's sneak.. it would be where his elbow hit.

 

[jojoh07]

thats a horrible spot , its close but taht spot was brutal

 

[D'OHtis]

FIRST DOWN!!!

 

[Please See Mine]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

didn't we go through all of this ad nauseum with that Santonio Holmes play last year in the Ravens game?

Are you assuming that the entire SP was present in that thread? Also, I don't need it to be rehashed, it was more of a rhetorical post.

yes

 

[prosopis]

The correct call was made.With that said, I don't like that rule. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me that the entire has to cross the line of scrimmage. To me it's all about the ball as far as making sense. The ball starts on that line and if the ball crosses that line of scrimmage before it's thrown, to me that's crossing the line. Obviously that's not the rule but it's a rule that has changed so it's not like there's not a difference of opinion out there on it, I don't like it this way.

exactly what i was trying to say....it goes against every other rule in the game - what if your entire body had to be in the endzone for a td? if your body doesn't have to cross every other plane - first down, td, etc, - why should it in this case? it just doesn't make sense.

Could it not be seen the opposite? Why is only the tip of the ball needed to be a TD? Why does the whole ball not need to cross the plane like in hockey? I don't know - seems like it's worked and rarely is an issue.

didn't we go through all of this ad nauseum with that Santonio Holmes play last year in the Ravens game?

Are you assuming that the entire SP was present in that thread? Also, I don't need it to be rehashed, it was more of a rhetorical post.

It was a historic day. We were all here.It is in thu guiness book of records.

 

[Ariakis]

His forward progress was stopped too. I don't think he got it.

 

[prosopis]

Play stands

 

[certificate]

Walt Coleman is drunk.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Nothing to overturn that.

If they overturn that and move the ball up THAT far, that would be ridiculous. Out of timeouts.

 

[MCguidance]

Man, at least pretend like you were looking at something under the hood. That being said, I don't like the challenge and did not expect them to overturn it.

 

[jojoh07]

jeez enough dallas homers in this thread??

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Huge 4th down, let's go Dallas, we need some points, I'll take 3 points right now.

 

[tech]

They are going to hit them with that forward progress BS. If that was Tom Brady's sneak.. it would be where his elbow hit.

I disagree. I don't think the refs even make Brady try. Can you imagine if he got hurt?

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Lol Collinsworth gives the ref way too much credit. As if these guys working the replay are going to be smart enough to use landmarks painted on the field, these guys have proven a million times that they're incompetent and you expect them to think outside the box?