At this point I think we need to keep Wade and this staff intact for 2010 unless Saturday turns into a replay of last season. If so, I'd be fine if we get a Cowher type in a surprise move. The WORST case scenario is if Garrett gets promoted to HC in the offseason and we get a new DC.
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Andy Herron
Footballguy
Here are our opponents for next season:
Home games
NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New Orleans
Away games
NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston, Indianapolis, Arizona
Outside or our usual division games, Green Bay is the only potential bad weather game.
Home games
NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Tennessee, New Orleans
Away games
NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington, Green Bay, Minnesota, Houston, Indianapolis, Arizona
Outside or our usual division games, Green Bay is the only potential bad weather game.
Routilla
Footballguy
Brutal schedule, IMO with 7 games against playoff teams from this year and 5 of those on the road.
culdeus
Footballguy
You might be a little surprised at cost. I thought for sure I could unload my playoff tickets the last time at some insane price and the market was not there like a regular season game. The market for playoff games is depressed because the cowboys get a large out of town contingent and people's schedules are not as flexible as one would think. I usually ended up just going to the playoff games or doing a 4 for 2+cash swap. The big regular season games are as much as 4x higher than playoff games. Really.Here's what I would do. Try to find endzone HOF level seats. They range in the 150-250 range per ticket on sh. That is probably the high end of the market. Those 100 HOF tickets have a low price because you can't see the screen, but you can easily see the screen from the club. The HOF tickets get you access to the HOF club hof level pdfand on the "victory" side there is a great patio that you can hang out on and drink and watch the game from there. I realize you've got kids so getting hammered isn't on the menu, but I flasked it at the game I went and hung out up there quite a bit.
I can see little reason to sit at the 300 level or higher unless you just want to go. Anything 300 or up you might just want to scalp as for the most part you'll just be watching the screen most of the time so the exact seat isn't so important.
culdeus
Footballguy
The only games that are "flexed" the rest were determined 10 years ago. Dallas Cowboys
Home: New Orleans
Away: Arizona
New York Giants
Home: Carolina
Away: Seattle
Philadelphia Eagles
Home: Atlanta
Away: San Francisco
Washington Redskins
Home: Tampa Bay
Away: St. Louis
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dhockster
Footballguy
Thoughts from last week's game:
-Eagles defense is really feeling the effects of three off-season events: The death of Jim Johnson, Dawkins leaving in free agency, and Stewart Bradley going out for the season. Their run defense is soft as Dallas lineman are tying up the smaller Philly lineman and linebackers, and the Philly safeties don't support the run defense the way Dawkins did. The Philly linebackers or safeties are not covering Witten adequately, and haven't been able to cover TE's all year. Finally the lack of blitzes in the first half gave Romo plenty of time to be comfortable and accurate with his throws. On offense, once again, Andy Reid abandoned any attempts to try to run the ball with Westbrook, McCoy, or Weaver. This made the Eagles offense one dimensional which the Cowboys were able to handle thanks to good coverage, and a few misses by McNabb. The Eagles line actually gave McNabb enough time to throw most of the game, the Eagles just weren't able to take advantage.
Thoughts on this weeks game:
-The Eagles are going to need to get off to a better start both offensively and defensively. On offense they are going to probably need one, if not two, big TD plays from Jackson and/or Maclin, because the Dallas defense is not going to give up many long drives. On defense, they are going to have to be risky and blitz a lot more. This could help stop the pass and the run, but could give up more big plays. The Eagles have to risk it because right now if they sit back, Dallas will pick them apart the way they did last week.
Thoughts on the Coaches:
-I think both coaches should be shot for playing their starting QB's in the last 5 minutes of a 24-0 game. Reid could say he was trying to find some rhythm, but what good is rhythm when you are playing against a prevent defense. As for Phillips playing Romo, when he already had a sore back, what was the point? You may be able to justify it if all he was doing was handing off the ball, but the Cowboys were still throwing the ball. If Romo had gotten hurt, and it ultimately cost the Cowboys this weeks game, Phillips would have definitely been run out of town.
-While I think overall the Cowboys have more talent this year, they have also outcoached the Eagles in both games this year.
Prediction for this week:
-While it would not surprise me to see the Eagles win this week, I do think the Cowboys match up very well with the Eagles and will win 24-14.
-Interesting stats going into the game: Andy Reid 7-0 in Opening playoff games, Wade Phillips 0-4 record in playoff games, Donovan McNabb 9-6 in the playoffs, Tony Romo 0-2 in the playoffs. What that says to me is Reid knows what buttons to push to get his team ready in the playoffs and Wade Phillips has not figured that out yet. Despite that, I stick with my above prediction based on the matchups of the two teams.
-Eagles defense is really feeling the effects of three off-season events: The death of Jim Johnson, Dawkins leaving in free agency, and Stewart Bradley going out for the season. Their run defense is soft as Dallas lineman are tying up the smaller Philly lineman and linebackers, and the Philly safeties don't support the run defense the way Dawkins did. The Philly linebackers or safeties are not covering Witten adequately, and haven't been able to cover TE's all year. Finally the lack of blitzes in the first half gave Romo plenty of time to be comfortable and accurate with his throws. On offense, once again, Andy Reid abandoned any attempts to try to run the ball with Westbrook, McCoy, or Weaver. This made the Eagles offense one dimensional which the Cowboys were able to handle thanks to good coverage, and a few misses by McNabb. The Eagles line actually gave McNabb enough time to throw most of the game, the Eagles just weren't able to take advantage.
Thoughts on this weeks game:
-The Eagles are going to need to get off to a better start both offensively and defensively. On offense they are going to probably need one, if not two, big TD plays from Jackson and/or Maclin, because the Dallas defense is not going to give up many long drives. On defense, they are going to have to be risky and blitz a lot more. This could help stop the pass and the run, but could give up more big plays. The Eagles have to risk it because right now if they sit back, Dallas will pick them apart the way they did last week.
Thoughts on the Coaches:
-I think both coaches should be shot for playing their starting QB's in the last 5 minutes of a 24-0 game. Reid could say he was trying to find some rhythm, but what good is rhythm when you are playing against a prevent defense. As for Phillips playing Romo, when he already had a sore back, what was the point? You may be able to justify it if all he was doing was handing off the ball, but the Cowboys were still throwing the ball. If Romo had gotten hurt, and it ultimately cost the Cowboys this weeks game, Phillips would have definitely been run out of town.
-While I think overall the Cowboys have more talent this year, they have also outcoached the Eagles in both games this year.
Prediction for this week:
-While it would not surprise me to see the Eagles win this week, I do think the Cowboys match up very well with the Eagles and will win 24-14.
-Interesting stats going into the game: Andy Reid 7-0 in Opening playoff games, Wade Phillips 0-4 record in playoff games, Donovan McNabb 9-6 in the playoffs, Tony Romo 0-2 in the playoffs. What that says to me is Reid knows what buttons to push to get his team ready in the playoffs and Wade Phillips has not figured that out yet. Despite that, I stick with my above prediction based on the matchups of the two teams.
Urinal Mint
Footballguy
I expect a metric sh-t ton of blitzing out of Philly this week. I also expect them to run a lot of drags across the 8-to-12 yd area offensively. They're not gonna run the ball.
It's gonna be a tight one, boys. And likely low-scoring. I think a FG makes or breaks this one.
It's gonna be a tight one, boys. And likely low-scoring. I think a FG makes or breaks this one.
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B-Deep
Footballguy
exactly correct
Ridgelake
Footballguy
I agree with you about trying to exploit our ILBs in pass coverage. They did a good job of that with Celek last week. I suspect Dallas will live with that if they can keep the big plays under wraps.I'm not completely convinced about the blitzing. That was my first inclination. But if you look at the matchups, the Eagles don't have the coverage players for Witten and Crayton. Eagle safeties, ILBs, and nickle backs have a very hard time matching up in the middle of the field.Blitzing Dallas will be a high risk, potentially high reward venture. The Eagles may feel that they need to roll those dice because they otherwise don't feel they are likely to win. If they do pursue that course, it could be a high scoring game with Dallas getting a lot of big plays and the Eagles getting some short fields. Its going to be fun to see how the chess match unfolds on Saturday.
Mustang Man
Footballguy
Please do not say that again cause I have no faith in the fg game for Dallas. Probably the weakest part of this team.Urinal Mint said:
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
I don't know if it will be close or not. I personally think both teams will score more than they did this weekend. Obviously that'll be easier for the Eagles but after Dallas got going, they kind of stauled late in the 2nd and partially in the 3rd and didn't need to score at the end, not to mention they threw a pick in the redzone midway thru the 1st quarter.
I think Dallas scores in the 30's and Phillly gets either 14 or 17 points.
If Philly can't run the ball at all, they lose. You can't be 1 dimensional against the Cowboys, they're playing too good on defense. I mean, McNabb would have to be super human in dodging defenders and then throwing pin point accurate 50 yards downfield. That's possible but that's tough to rely on.
A lot of people are execting Philly to bounce back this weekend, I don't get it. Many of them because it's now the playoffs and they expect Dallas to fold because they haven't won a game since 96. Who cares, we've won 5 SB's. Dallas is an organization where it's SB or bust every year. Do I really care if Dallas kicked that field goal a couple years ago and then lost the next game?
I guess I wouldn't have to read all these meaningless posts about not winning a playoff game since 96 but who cares. What will be nice about winning this weekend will not be because they haven't won a playoff game since 96 but that's it's the 1st step in winning this year's SB.
I think Dallas scores in the 30's and Phillly gets either 14 or 17 points.
If Philly can't run the ball at all, they lose. You can't be 1 dimensional against the Cowboys, they're playing too good on defense. I mean, McNabb would have to be super human in dodging defenders and then throwing pin point accurate 50 yards downfield. That's possible but that's tough to rely on.
A lot of people are execting Philly to bounce back this weekend, I don't get it. Many of them because it's now the playoffs and they expect Dallas to fold because they haven't won a game since 96. Who cares, we've won 5 SB's. Dallas is an organization where it's SB or bust every year. Do I really care if Dallas kicked that field goal a couple years ago and then lost the next game?
I guess I wouldn't have to read all these meaningless posts about not winning a playoff game since 96 but who cares. What will be nice about winning this weekend will not be because they haven't won a playoff game since 96 but that's it's the 1st step in winning this year's SB.
Mustang Man
Footballguy
You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
Bob Magaw
Footballguy
dhockster said:
* couple recent posts by vela...second eagles game wrap (wk. 17)...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2010/1/3/12...defense-cowboys
the cowboys have become a quick strike offense...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2010/1/4/12...e-plan-monday-a
Texasmouth
Footballguy
Correct me if I am wrong but I believe in the first game against Philly, they tried blitzing a ton and Romo picked them apart. In the next game they dropped back more into coverage and Romo picked them apart.
I know the Eagles are a really dangerous team and the game was about two plays away from being much closer, but I really like the Cowboys to win this game. I dont think the Eagles have an answer for the running game and they cant run the ball. The Cowboys were smart last week to pound the ball and throw when they opened up the passing lanes. I think we will see a lot more of that. I actually hope Choice is back but it would hurt my feelings if he was held out again. It seemed like the other two backs really had more of a flow in the game without rotating Choice in.
I like Romo to play a solid but not overwhelming statistical game, good mix of Barber and Jones and one deep one to Witten or Austin, the Eagles come back and keep it interesting with a late 4th quarter TD but in the end, Suishiahiam puts it out of reach and the Cowboys win it 27-17.
I know the Eagles are a really dangerous team and the game was about two plays away from being much closer, but I really like the Cowboys to win this game. I dont think the Eagles have an answer for the running game and they cant run the ball. The Cowboys were smart last week to pound the ball and throw when they opened up the passing lanes. I think we will see a lot more of that. I actually hope Choice is back but it would hurt my feelings if he was held out again. It seemed like the other two backs really had more of a flow in the game without rotating Choice in.
I like Romo to play a solid but not overwhelming statistical game, good mix of Barber and Jones and one deep one to Witten or Austin, the Eagles come back and keep it interesting with a late 4th quarter TD but in the end, Suishiahiam puts it out of reach and the Cowboys win it 27-17.
•TheRealMcCoy
Footballguy
I agree on this. Not so sure about low scoring, but I think it will be a close game for sure. Philly will not get beat as bad as they did this past Sunday.I say the score will be 38 - 31........... and EITHER team could fall under the "38" score!Urinal Mint said:
Andy Herron
Footballguy
Cowboys injury updates
Running back Tashard Choice said he was feeling much better Tuesday, which is a good sign after missing all but one snap against Philadelphia with a concussion, but he will not practice.
The Cowboys will be cautious with Choice, who has passed the neurological tests and will be eligible to play Saturday as long as he does not have any more symptoms during the course of the week.
Right tackle Marc Colombo will practice with the team for the first time since suffering a fractured fibula and high ankle sprain on Nov. 15 at Green Bay. The bone has healed and the ligaments are fine. It's a question of pain tolerance, and that will not stop Colombo. He will have his left ankle heavily taped for added support.
Safety Pat Watkins will practice for the first time since suffering a sprained posterior cruciate ligament covering a kick against San Diego on Dec. 13. He will wear a brace but he hopes to be able to play Saturday vs. the Eagles.
Cornerback Terence Newman has a bruised knee that has caused him some issues the last few weeks but is not expected to keep him out of any practice.
Running back Tashard Choice said he was feeling much better Tuesday, which is a good sign after missing all but one snap against Philadelphia with a concussion, but he will not practice.
The Cowboys will be cautious with Choice, who has passed the neurological tests and will be eligible to play Saturday as long as he does not have any more symptoms during the course of the week.
Right tackle Marc Colombo will practice with the team for the first time since suffering a fractured fibula and high ankle sprain on Nov. 15 at Green Bay. The bone has healed and the ligaments are fine. It's a question of pain tolerance, and that will not stop Colombo. He will have his left ankle heavily taped for added support.
Safety Pat Watkins will practice for the first time since suffering a sprained posterior cruciate ligament covering a kick against San Diego on Dec. 13. He will wear a brace but he hopes to be able to play Saturday vs. the Eagles.
Cornerback Terence Newman has a bruised knee that has caused him some issues the last few weeks but is not expected to keep him out of any practice.
Muddy Rubicon
Footballguy
I would be shocked if this defense gives up 38 points, much less 31.
simmonjm
Footballguy
Thanks for the info got tickets in the nosebleed section for $130 each thought it was a fair price.
Ridgelake
Footballguy
I agree. I think it would be a mistake to bring in a rusty Columbo right now. Maybe bring him in for some short yardage work. But I have a hard time seeing Columbo bettter able to keep Romo upright on Sat night.
Routilla
Footballguy
Agreed. Columbo could be the Tackle eligible in heavy run sets.
culdeus
Footballguy
Could solve some GL issues, maybe.
culdeus
Footballguy
38 would be a total collapse. 31 would be a failure and based on offensive output seen there's nowhere near enough ammo there to overcome either of those outcomes.The vegas total is 45 which I find high by 3-4 points. To project a 69 point total a full 3+ TDs above the projected total is just insane.
Urinal Mint
Footballguy
Dallas lost a game to the NY Giants that they statistically dominated.
What happened?
NY scored TDs on quick drives using big plays. Oddly enough, that's something Philadelphia specializes in. Now you'll tell me that Dallas has schemed to eliminate the quick-strike TD from the Eagles, and I agree, but don't doubt for a second that will deter the Eagles from that gameplan again this weekend. They were close many times in both contests, and a little luck here or there would make both ballgames drastically different with regards to their outcome.
A catch here, and a catch there, and Dallas could once again dominate the stat sheet and come up short on the scoreboard. It's happened before.
27-24 pick'em
What happened?
NY scored TDs on quick drives using big plays. Oddly enough, that's something Philadelphia specializes in. Now you'll tell me that Dallas has schemed to eliminate the quick-strike TD from the Eagles, and I agree, but don't doubt for a second that will deter the Eagles from that gameplan again this weekend. They were close many times in both contests, and a little luck here or there would make both ballgames drastically different with regards to their outcome.
A catch here, and a catch there, and Dallas could once again dominate the stat sheet and come up short on the scoreboard. It's happened before.
27-24 pick'em
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Urinal Mint
Footballguy
You'd still need the RB to pick the right soft spot in the dogpile and get there a little quicker than Marion Barber.culdeus said:
Ridgelake
Footballguy
You know, I have wondered if they might try Felix on the goal line. Now that the games REALLY count, it will be interesting to see what the touch totals will be between the 2. I have a feeling we're going to see a good bit more Felix than we've seen in the past.
Urinal Mint
Footballguy
I've felt since the PIT game last season that Choice was the best goalline option.Frankly, though, the fat boys up front need to win their share of battles in short yardage. That'll make any RB look better.
Ridgelake
Footballguy
I don't completely disagree. The Eagles are more than capable of making a number of big plays. The first 2 games, they were limited and we won both. If the Eagles win the big play battle, they have an excellent chance to win on Sat.
Mustang Man
Footballguy
Score prediction Dallas 20 Eagles 6
Making it a grand total over the last 2 weeks games 44-6 Dallas
Making it a grand total over the last 2 weeks games 44-6 Dallas
Defenze
Footballguy
Don't disagree with this prediction, however........it seems that the Eagles are not the same team they were say oh.....two weeks ago? Didn't they lose their All Pro Center to injury? Could one player in the middle make that much diffenrence? I realize we beat them when they had their starting center but somehow they just seemed more vunerable this time around. Am I crazy to make such a observation?Score prediction Dallas 20 Eagles 6Making it a grand total over the last 2 weeks games 44-6 Dallas
fissure man
Footballguy
52-7 Dallas.
switz
Footballguy
I get the feeling it's going to be something like 28-24.Don't disagree with this prediction, however........it seems that the Eagles are not the same team they were say oh.....two weeks ago? Didn't they lose their All Pro Center to injury? Could one player in the middle make that much diffenrence? I realize we beat them when they had their starting center but somehow they just seemed more vunerable this time around. Am I crazy to make such a observation?Score prediction Dallas 20 Eagles 6Making it a grand total over the last 2 weeks games 44-6 Dallas
Tanner9919
Footballguy
Hard to beat the same team three times in a single season...game tied late 3rd Quarter, Romo/Phillips are going to tighten up...Ghosts of Playoff Losses Past...I'm hoping for at least a close game, just don't want a blowout in either direction..I have no dog in this race, but I'm kind of hoping the 'Boys lose, so the Giants can hire Wade Phillips to be our DC, next season and beyond..You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
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Andy Herron
Footballguy
If the Cowboys win on Saturday, they will play at Minnesota the following weekend on Sunday (Jan. 17th) at noon (CT).
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Andy Herron
Footballguy
Wednesday's Practice Reports
Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Marc Colombo moved closer to a return to the starting lineup on Wednesday by going through an active practice.
According to coach Wade Phillips, Colombo moved well and ``did a lot'' with the first team. Colombo has missed the last seven games because of injuries to his left leg and ankle.
Safety Patrick Watkins, who has missed the last four games because of a sprained knee ligament, also practiced but in a limited role. Running back Tashard Choice, recovering from a concussion, was held out of practice but did go through an individual workout. He is expected to practice on Thursday. As mentioned yesterday, Choice has passed the neurological tests and will be eligible to play Saturday as long as he does not have any more symptoms during the course of the week.
Philadelphia's entire roster practiced without limitations.
Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Marc Colombo moved closer to a return to the starting lineup on Wednesday by going through an active practice.
According to coach Wade Phillips, Colombo moved well and ``did a lot'' with the first team. Colombo has missed the last seven games because of injuries to his left leg and ankle.
Safety Patrick Watkins, who has missed the last four games because of a sprained knee ligament, also practiced but in a limited role. Running back Tashard Choice, recovering from a concussion, was held out of practice but did go through an individual workout. He is expected to practice on Thursday. As mentioned yesterday, Choice has passed the neurological tests and will be eligible to play Saturday as long as he does not have any more symptoms during the course of the week.
Philadelphia's entire roster practiced without limitations.
Muddy Rubicon
Footballguy
link?Hard to beat the same team three times in a single season...You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
Andy Herron
Footballguy
Cowboys defensive line coach Todd Grantham has been approached by the University of Georgia to be its defensive coordinator, according to a source.
Grantham joined the Cowboys in 2008 after spending three seasons as Cleveland’s defensive coordinator. Nose tackle Jay Ratliff has been named to the last two Pro Bowls, while players like Stephen Bowen, Jason Hatcher and Marcus Spears have developed under his watch. Igor Olshansky had a career-high 76 tackles, according to the coaches’ film, in his first year with the Cowboys.
Georgia coach Mark Richt is looking for a replacement for Willie Martinez. Grantham has been an NFL assistant since 1999, but coached at Virginia Tech (1990-95) and Michigan State (1996-98).
Grantham joined the Cowboys in 2008 after spending three seasons as Cleveland’s defensive coordinator. Nose tackle Jay Ratliff has been named to the last two Pro Bowls, while players like Stephen Bowen, Jason Hatcher and Marcus Spears have developed under his watch. Igor Olshansky had a career-high 76 tackles, according to the coaches’ film, in his first year with the Cowboys.
Georgia coach Mark Richt is looking for a replacement for Willie Martinez. Grantham has been an NFL assistant since 1999, but coached at Virginia Tech (1990-95) and Michigan State (1996-98).
Andy Herron
Footballguy
This scenario has occurred 19 times since the merger, of which 12 of those times the brooms came out.Hard to beat the same team three times in a single season...You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
Hastur
Footballguy
Of those 12 teams that swept the same opponent, how many of them went on to the Super Bowl?This scenario has occurred 19 times since the merger, of which 12 of those times the brooms came out.Hard to beat the same team three times in a single season...You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
The Hardline
Footballguy
Of those 12 teams that swept the same opponent, how many of them went on to the Super Bowl?
That would require some digging but didn't the Steelers do this to the Ravens last year? Twice in the regular season and then in the AFC Championship?
That would require some digging but didn't the Steelers do this to the Ravens last year? Twice in the regular season and then in the AFC Championship?
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The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Miami 1982 seaon beat Jets 3 times, lost Super BowlNY Giants 1986 season beat Washington 3 times, won Super Bowl
Green Bay 1997 season beat Tampa Bay 3 times, lost Super Bowl
Tennessee 1999 season beat Jacksonville 3 times, lost Super Bowl
NY Giants 2000 season beat Philadelphia 3 times, lost Super Bowl
Pittsburgh 2008 season beat Baltimore 3 times, won Super Bowl
Dallas has been in this position 2 other times and lost the 3rd game- Arizona in 1998, NY Giants in 2007
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It's been stated time and again that teams facing an opponent for the 3rd time are 12-7.Hard to beat the same team three times in a single season...game tied late 3rd Quarter, Romo/Phillips are going to tighten up...Ghosts of Playoff Losses Past...I'm hoping for at least a close game, just don't want a blowout in either direction..I have no dog in this race, but I'm kind of hoping the 'Boys lose, so the Giants can hire Wade Phillips to be our DC, next season and beyond..You are a Cowboys fan, you should know more then half the people saying Philly will bounce back are just wanting Dallas to lose so they can continue to hate on them. What happened last season or the season before means zero. What matters is Dallas is playing great right now and just dominated this same Philly team last week. This is not the Philly team that won 2 games in the playoffs last year and this is not the 44-6 losing Cowboys of last year. I say lets rock Saturday and stick it to Philly. I will love every minute of it!
Colombo to start after missing 2 months with a broken leg.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm...82471CCD9ACB443
"Right tackle Marc Colombo (ankle) and safety Pat Watkins (sprained PCL) also had full participation Thursday. Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said Colombo would start at right tackle if available, though Doug Free probably would get some snaps in relief."
I still don't think a rusty right tackle is better than Free especially when you know they are going to be bringing the heat all game.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm...82471CCD9ACB443
"Right tackle Marc Colombo (ankle) and safety Pat Watkins (sprained PCL) also had full participation Thursday. Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said Colombo would start at right tackle if available, though Doug Free probably would get some snaps in relief."
I still don't think a rusty right tackle is better than Free especially when you know they are going to be bringing the heat all game.
culdeus
Footballguy
This doesn't bother me. "starting" is just symbolic these days.
fissure man
Footballguy
Let'em. Romo has been great at making teams pay of late, and the eagles don't have the DB's or LB's to cover Witten or the slot. Besides, that's less people to tackle Austin downfield!
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switz
Footballguy
Read an interesting review of the Eagles/Cowboys week 17 game. One of the items noted was that they switched MLBs when Dallas was running all over them, putting Trotter in as he's a better rush defender. But the writer noted that Trotter can't cover Witten. So with Philly, it's a pick our poison with MLB - either get burner by Barber/Jones, or get burned by Witten.I'm thinking they'll have Trotter in there to prevent the run, and try to disrupt Romo's passes by blitzing. In this case I see a lot of outside runs, and screens to make them back off the blitz. Should be interesting to watch.
The Hardline
Footballguy
What no Dallas cornhole on Saturday night? I am racking my brain to figure out where I should watch the game as I did not purchase my playoff ticket option.
Could always go to Frankie's or Christie's. BW3 has a history of being lame. Anyone ever been to the Ten Sports Grill downtown?
Could always go to Frankie's or Christie's. BW3 has a history of being lame. Anyone ever been to the Ten Sports Grill downtown?
unckeyherb
Footballguy
Frankly, I am worried about the blitz. I've heard a lot of people saying that they didn't blitz at all last week and Romo had a lot of time. The reality is that they DID blitz, it was just ineffective. They were physically manhandled by the line and honestly they have not been blitzing successfully all year. In '08 they gave up 10 TD's off the blitz. This year they gave up 15 TDs. Thats unacceptable and I am very worried that the same will happen again, because as everyone knows, Witten typically owns us anyways. I am not feeling very comfortable with tomorrow, but if a few things happen I think we can definitely pull it out.We need to somehow get pressure on Romo early and often (Cole vs Flozell will be the matchup to watch) which should lead to some hurry ups and hopefully a couple of Asante jumps for picks. We need to be less like a cheerleader on prom night against the run. On offense I think that they need to make a real determination on Westy before this game and either use him and use him a lot, or get a share of Mccoy and weaver in there and DON'T GIVE UP if the first series doesn't work. I won't even comment on Mcnabb and Djax/Maclin. I'll just hope they are on the same page. The last thing that I am really hoping to see is for them to not abandon Celek in the second half, which seems to be their MO as of late; especially when he is really doing well.
Any ways, I think if we can successfully do what I mentioned AND we get a couple of breaks...
Eagles 27-24
Either way it should be a helluva game. Good luck 'boys.
Andy Herron
Footballguy
5+ weeks later, here we are.
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