Marion Barber vs. Julius Jones: Another Look

Marion Barber is on his way to a 1,000-yard season even though he is not technically the Cowboys’ starter. You can tell from watching the games that he seems to get stronger as the game progresses. You can see from the stats below that his number continue to increase as the game progresses, more so than Julius Jones.

Here is a comparison of Julius Jones and Marion Barber per quarter:

First Quarter

Barber: 12 att., 48 yards, 4.0 ave., 0 TD
Jones: 28 att., 83 yards, 3.0 ave., 0 TD

Second Quarter

Barber: 18 att., 67 yards, 3.7 ave., 2 TD
Jones: 14 att., 46 yards, 3.3 ave., 1 TD

Third Quarter

Barber: 22 att., 127 yards, 5.8 ave., 1 TD
Jones: 17 att., 100 yards, 5.8 ave., 0 TD

Fourth Quarter

Barber: 32 att., 237 yards, 7.6 ave., 2 TD
Jones: 19 att., 67 yards, 3.5 ave., 0 TD

Total Stats

Barber: 84 att., 479 yards, 5.7 ave., 5 TD
Jones: 78 att., 296 yards, 3.8 ave., 1 TD

Romo’s New “Friend” and My Age Revealed

I was listening to Talking Cowboys tonight and heard Mickey Spagnola et al. talking about Tony Romo’s new “friend,” who is not Carrie Underwood. It is instead Sophia Bush. I felt right at home with the 40 (50?) somethings on the show, given that they had never heard of her either. Help is on the way in the form of AskMen.

why we like her?

Sophia is an up-and-coming actress with a young sex appeal. Her potential is the attraction and, with time, she may grow into a contemporary star, not just a clone of all the other teenybopper wannabes out there. And, if we are patient, she may be single again very soon.

why is she famous?

As Brooke Davis on One Tree Hill, Sophia and her cast of friends and enemies took the WB by storm. For those who remember her short-lived appearances on Nip/Tuck, the scene where she was discovered by her boyfriend-to-be making out with another girl is one the mind will not soon forget. The follow-up threesome trials on the show also helped keep Sophia standing out despite the small role. But OTH has allowed her to really feel out the character she’s playing. It’s still a hot new show and Sophia is a smoking siren in it.

So now all of us 30-something-and-married-Cowboys-fans know who she is. Moving on.

Pigskin Pick’em

Week 7: 8/14
Season: 51/103
Average: 48.1/103
Best: 70/103

I have two golden rules: (1) never go against the Cowboys, no matter what the spread and no matter who the opponent, and (2) never go against New England unless the Patriots are playing the Cowboys. I broke #2, thinking that Miami would be able to hold the game under a 17-point difference. Dumb. Very dumb.

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