So, apparently if you push a guy when the play is over and the whistle is blown the officials won’t call it as a penalty if the pusher happens to be Terrell Owens. Ah, the Dallas Cowboys exceptions to the rules.
Andre Gurode, the Cowboys center, has botched three snaps in one half. A guy’s making at least $150k and he can’t snap a ball. He apparently believes Tony Romo is 9 feet tall.
That Dallas crowd is really smart, yelling at the top of their lungs when their quarterback is trying to change the play at the line. Real smart.
I questioned the wisdom of sending Shaun Suisham to kick a 50 yard long FG, but the weird thing is that when he missed it it was slightly wide and not short. So he has the leg to do it.
UPDATE: Yeah, so the whole plan that involves leaving Terrell Owens wide open so he can catch 4 touchdowns? Who thought of that one? Because it is fucking brilliant. When I was a kid we used to do this thing when we played football (always tackle) where we made sure that everyone on the field was covered. We especially did it with the most talented catcher on the field. You might want to look into that.
This year’s Skins are, I think, a .500 team. Better than last year’s 5-11 but not a powerhouse by far. They need a serious #2/3 receiver because after Moss and Randle-El the talent dropoff is like the Matterhorn. On defense they need some aggressors to make some plays.
UPDATE: With a masterful drive by Jason Campbell to make it 23-28 I adopt the gospel of MC Hammer: You’ve got to pray. You’ve got to pray to make it today.
I don’t have high blood pressure. But I’m overweight and have a family history of hypertension. These games are KILLING ME.
Update: Jason Campbell doesn’t throw an INT all game and then he does with 1:30 to go and down 5 points??? SWEET MOTHER OF NO.
GAME OVER: Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Sunny side: got a bunch of fantasy points from Jason Campbell this week.
How is that weird? There’s nothing weird about that. As a literate society we’ve already butchered ironic. Must we screw another word up also?
Waaah. We can’t stop T.O. Waaah. We’re going to have the same record as Norv. Waaah.
Well OW, looks like the guys with the Star helmets kicked some butt. No whining, please. Otherwise, you get extra cheese with it.
I’m not whining, the game was close and both teams went down to the wire. Dallas won this round. But there’s one more to go.
Dallas is 9-1. The next round doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t? That’s why they play the game, friend.
How about them Packers!
1-0 against the Redskins!
Round one, Pokes. You are right OW that the next one will be on your turf and it will be a down to the wire game as well.
I wonder how many non-fans of either team understand this rivalry as we do?
One of my fondest memories of visiting DC was seeing a sign in a Georgetown bar which illustrated I-30 going to Dallas. It mirrored one I saw in Dallas the decade before going the other direction.
Yes.
Much like the signs in Chicago that show the route to Green Bay, and the ones in Green Bay that laugh at the ones in Chicago.
The Cowboys-Redskins rivalry, at least from the Cowboys fans’ perspective is not what it once was. Cowboys-Giants is a bigger rivalry and Cowboys-Eagles is at least as big as Cowboys-Redskins
Hedley: I disagree. I think the Pokes’ rivary with the Redskins is still the strongest. However, I was at a store in which I know the guys in it, and I mentioned Philly and NY as the second runner up rivalries. The guys were surprised about the Phillie one and almost were dubious about it. But I was insistent.
Funny you mention those. Even though I don’t live near my team, the Pokes, I still have followed them enough to know what’s what in terms of rivalries.
“How those Cowboys!” I called my mother last night. Cowboys are a bigger religion than the Baptist church in Texas (although Baptists would not admit this since many of them secretly drink beer as well). No offense to Baptists, but I grew up with the America’s Team and was let out of church earlier when a Pokes game was on at noon CST.
My spouse is a Chiefs fan. Their team was great I guess when young, but they cannot hold it together. Spouse is no longer vested in the team because they disappoint easily.