Know Your Dallas Cowboys

Other than Adsense, there isn’t much advertising on this site. But that is going to change today, for even though the NFL removed all of those YouTube videos, I am going to provide for the league free advertising for NFL Network!

Why, you ask? Because I might as well put my memorization of their advertisements to good use. I have never in my life seen any television network repeat an advertisement more than this one. Ever. In fact, I am not sure which will drive me to insanity first– the Cowboys losing every other week or listening to these damn ads. [It doesn't matter anyway, because household finances are sure to beat either of them to the punch].

[Text]: Who is the Greatest Super Bowl Team of All Time?

[Voice]: At season’s end, there comes a shining moment.

[Text]: Stories 40 Years in the Making

[Voice]: Champions, captured in metal; legends, etched in gold and silver.

[Text]: Chronicled by Those Who Made the Game Great

[Voice of Tom Brady]: Well, we had just spiked the ball. You know, running off we’ve got seven seconds left on the clock, and you’re thinking, this is, this is for the world championship.

[Voice of Joe Greene]: And in that precise moment, when you know that the next ball game will be in the Super Bowl, it… aw man, it just doesn’t get any better, doesn’t get any better than that.

[Voice] The countdown begins, to the greatest Super Bowl team of all-time. One game that can define a career. It’s a game we all love. It’s their game. It’s our game.

[Text]: America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. Coming in November on NFL Network.

What do you want to bet that I get an email asking for the removal of the NFL Network image due to trademark infringement?

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Okay, so I should probably answer those questions from last week. Ugh.

1. Does Gregg Williams’ defense confuse Romo and cause him to make mistakes? I thought that Carolina would be able to do that, but Romo made all of the right decisions. The guy just has great poise– at least for now.

Romo kept his poise, completing 24 of 36 for 284 yards and 2 TDs. He led the team to what should have been the game winner. No complaints there.

This is from Big Shot Blurbs:

Week by week, Tony Romo is quieting his doubters. He’s only had two starts, but you have to like the way he dealt with the crowd noise and pressure from Gregg Williams’ defense. That 28-yard pass to Witten on the final drive was a big-time throw.

See, not all negative?

2. Weekly question: what can we expect from Julius Jones and Marion Barber? Their combined 141 yards, along with short passes, were crucial in last week’s win. Jones had 94 yards in the week 2 win over Washington, and Barber added another 39.

Solid week again for both backs, combining for 118 yards. It appeared in the third quarter that the Dallas running game might crush the Redskins, but obviously that wasn’t the case.

3. Can the Cowboys shut down the Redskins receivers yet again? They did it in week 2. They shut down Steve Smith and Keyshawn Johnson last week. And Santana Moss has not practiced this week. I’m betting they can do it.

No Santana Moss, but the others hurt Dallas when it mattered. Chris Cooley caught three passes for 66 yards, and none of those receptions were as important as his fourth quarter grab that tied the game at 19.

4. Will Jason Witten stay involved in the offense this week?

He finished with five catches for 50 yards, including the 28-yarder that should have set up the game winner. We can’t really complain.

5. Should we worry that the Redskins had two weeks to prepare for this game? I think there are enough problems there, but I still fear a Joe Gibbs team. The Redskins are in a position worse than the Cowboys last week, but it can turn around pretty quickly.

Washington came out strong but was outplayed for most of the game. I don’t think that the game hinged on the fact that Washington was better prepared but rather hinged on Dallas’ inability to put a team away.

6. Prediction: Dallas 28, Washington 14. The Cowboys should have confidence for this game, given that the Cowboys already beat Washington. Though there may be some cause for concern that Washington routed Dallas at Washington last year, I don’t think that the Redskins are the same team this year. If Dallas avoids mistakes, I think they will win this running away.

If Owens catches the long pass thrown to him with about four minutes left in the third quarter, then Dallas takes a 26-12 lead. Then I would have been pretty close. But you know what happened. Dammit.

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Right about time for another NFL Network commercial! [Think I'm exaggerating?]

[Text]: Who is the Greatest Super Bowl Team of All Time?

[Voice]: At season’s end, there comes a shining moment.

[Text]: Stories 40 Years in the Making

[Voice]: Champions, captured in metal; legends, etched in gold and silver.

[Text]: Chronicled by Those Who Made the Game Great

[Voice of Tom Brady]: Well, we had just spiked the ball. You know, running off we’ve got seven seconds left on the clock, and you’re thinking, this is, this is for the world championship.

[Voice of Joe Greene]: And in that precise moment, when you know that the next ball game will be in the Super Bowl, it… aw man, it just doesn’t get any better, doesn’t get any better than that.

[Voice] The countdown begins, to the greatest Super Bowl team of all-time. One game that can define a career. It’s a game we all love. It’s their game. It’s our game.

[Text]: America’s Game: The Super Bowl Champions. Coming in November on NFL Network.

[tags] Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, NFL Network [/tags]

Was sort of proud of my Romo sniglets from last weekend, though I have a feeling they are not going to take off in the Cowboys blogsphere….

But that won’t stop me from trying a few more. This one was from YoMick: Romo Sapien. The definitions must be endless. I just can’t think of one.

I can, however, come up with yet another sniglet: Romoribund. Something to do with being near a state of death. But, of course, that state is not Romo’s fault, and it is a bit premature. A loss to the Cardinals and it won’t be.

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The Washington Post was apparently impressed with the young Mr. Romo:

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo looked busy yesterday afternoon, continuing to write the first major chapter of his NFL story two weeks after ditching the headset and clipboard for the Cowboys’ starting job.

With 31 seconds left and the game tied at 19, Romo looked the part of a savvy veteran, putting his team in position to steal a road win against the Washington Redskins. Taking over at his 39-yard line after Nick Novak’s missed field goal attempt, Romo showed poise while moving Dallas into field goal range with a 28-yard strike to tight end Jason Witten, who ran free through the heart of the defense.

And then Mike Vanderjagt lined up for a field goal to win the game. And then Marc Columbo didn’t block Troy Vincent, making us tear our insides out….

Yes, I’m getting over it.

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This was from FanSince83 on his blog:

The game upset me, too. Yes because we lost, but because I wanted more! I wanted to see OT. These two teams played their hearts and souls out and were neck and neck all afternoon. I wanted to see another quarter. You knew whoever had the ball first, at least I just had that guy feeling, would NOT score first. Sad to see it end on one of those game breaking calls that can go either way. Was it a 15 yarder or a 5 yarder facemask? Who knows. It’s a judgement thing.

You wanted to see OT? Are you ill? If nothing else, remember to spell judgment without the “e”!

Really miss embedding more of these videos, but this will have to do.  Here are a few clips available through ESPN: Bill Parcells press conference from 11/6: Mike Ditka and Steve Young debate Terrell Owens’ antics: Jeremy Green of Scouts, Inc. thinks that Dallas can still make the playoffs: [tags] Dallas Cowboys, videos [/tags] Tweet

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