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Cowboys’ Poll Madness: Will the ‘Boys make the playoffs?

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:33:54 +0000

It’s official. The Dallas Cowboys have no chance at the playoffs this year. At least that’s what everyone is telling us. It’s as if they went 1-7 down the stretch last year instead of 5-3. Are the Eagles talented? Absolutely. But, they are also depending on a fragile quarterback who is backed up by Vince Young. That’s why I love what Rob Ryan had to say yesterday. After all, he has a team full of professional football players as well.

Many are pretty frustrated with the Cowboys right now, but I’m curious if that’s the majority opinion. So, what say ye, Cowboys’ fans? Will the Cowboys make the playoffs this year?

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Washington Redskins Control Playoff Fate Of Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants

thelandryhat — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:35:40 +0000

Does it sound odd to say that instead of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants controlling their own playoff destinies, it is actually the Washington Redskins who do? There is some truth to this.

The Redskins battle the Giants Monday night, and the Cowboys also play the Redskins next week at Fed Ex Field.

Neither team played the Redskins well the first time around, but no game was as bad as the 7-6 Cowboys win a few weeks ago.

The Redskins would love nothing more to act as the spoiler to one of these teams. The Cowboys actually need to finish a game ahead of the Giants to get into the playoffs because the Giants won both head-to-head games. This means that a Cowboys loss and a Giants win could be all that it takes to keep the Cowboys out of the post season.

Both teams play the Redskins, so it’s the Skins who sort of control the destiny of mostly the Cowboys. The Giants end the season against the Vikings, who very well could sit their starters.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys play the Saints, the Skins and then end the season against the Eagles.

I firmly believe that the Cowboys need to win the rest of the games to make it.

Rookie Quarterback Outplays Tony Romo

thelandryhat — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:55:05 +0000

Did anyone notice how unflappable Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco looked last night? I did. He managed the game well and outplayed a Pro Bowl quarterback named Tony Romo. You think Flacco would have some nervous tension knowing he was facing the NFL sack leader, DeMarcus Ware, who got to Flacco once and caused a fumble.

But after that, Flacco carefully dissected the Cowboys defense, going 17-25 for 149 yards and a touchdown. Not great numbers, but it was his management of the game and how he commanded the offense without errors that was impressive.

Tony Romo couldn’t do that. Although Romo came on at the end of the game, he missed numerous opportunities to put this game away, throwing errant long passes that were never even close. His costly interceptions allowed the game to get out of the team’s grasp. To make matters worse, the offensive line had no answers for the crazy blitz packages the Ravens through at them. Overall, just a poor performance from the Cowboys quarterback and offensive line. Missing a wide open MIles Austin highlighted how Romo did not deliver in crunch time.

The secondary allowed two huge runs that crushed the Cowboys late comeback chances. Ken Hamlin made lame attempts to tackle Willis McGahee. Hamlin also failed to secure an easy fumble recovery. Here’s a photo of the poor tackling that allowed McGahee to score:

I thought the fake field goal was a gutsy call and one that showed just how poor the Cowboys coaching can get. Anthony Henry played horrible coverage on a touchdown catch by Derek Mason. And I mean this: he looked silly out there. That’s not pro football right there. It was disgusting. Check this sequence out: