Friday News
Todd Archer documents the dominant win. Ten teams have started at least 10-1 in the past 10 years, and 3 of them won the Super Bowl.
David Moore wonders how Pittsburgh lost to these guys. I wondered that before yesterday. And actually, I thought the Jets defense played pretty well. It should have been worse.
Tim Cowlishaw points out that no quarterback, not Meredith, Staubach or Aikman, has taken the Cowboys to where Tony Romo has them right now. Romo is on the verge of breaking team records, and he still has five games to go.
Albert Breer says the running game is back on track. And both runners performed well.
Calvin Watkins says the Cowboys offense shares the wealth but Terrell Owens is the most dangerous man on the field.
JJT says the Cowboys defense sent a warning to the Packers. And Terence Newman reminded us why he is a great player.
Tim MacMahon’s In The Know Kelly Clarkson seemed a little off, and one of her backup singers took a spill getting on stage. Phil Luckett was on the officiating crew. Darrelle Revis and Terrell Owens had a “nice conversation” after the game. Revis said he considered Owens comments disrespectul, but he wasn’t going to make a big deal out of it. The comments were disrespectful, and I’d like to hear what T.O. thinks about the young DB now. Revis was a highly rated prospect coming into the draft this year, and I thought he played Owens better yesterday than any corner has all year. He reminds me a little bit of Aaron Glenn. A much younger Aaron Glenn.
DMN Cowboys Notebook Greg Ellis is nearing a career high in sacks. Kickoff coverage was better. Romo tied Danny White for the franchise single-season TD pass record. Chris Canty is gaining confidence. Tank Johnson feels like he is getting in the groove. Kevin Burnett got his first career start, in a change of strategy, which put three corners on the field. Burnett is as good as any linebacker the Cowboys have, except of course number ninety four. Sam Hurd and Miles Austin had opportunities with Patrick Crayton out of the game. Isaiah Stanback also played in the fourth quarter. Ex-teammates Chris Canty and D’Brickashaw Ferguson squared off in this game. Patrick Watkins left the game with a slight concussion. Safety Abram Elam has started the past five games for the Jets.
Calvin Watkins Report Card All B’s, except for an A in pass defense.
Albert Breer Five plays that shaped the game.
Tim MacMahon takes a peek at the Pack, on the blog.
Star-Telegram: Clarence Hill says the Cowboys made history yesterday. Bring on the Packers.
Randy Galloway says Romo was a little off yesterday. Maybe because he hurt his finger early in the game.
Gil LeBreton says the Cowboys were good yesterday, but the real measuring stick comes to town next week.
Rick Herrin Cowboys Notes A hurt finger had Romo playing safe. Patrick Crayton missed the game. (I am done underrating Crayton’s value to this offense. I like Sam Hurd as a three, but its clear he is not quite ready for a number two role yet. Crayton has a knack for finding open areas in the middle of the field, and bailing out his quarterback. I think the fact that Crayton missed the game, had as much to do with the off performance as Romo’s hurt finger. We need Crayton against the Pack.) Kevin Burnett forced a fumble on kickoff coverage. (I’m not convinced Burnett can’t be a Pro Bowl linebacker, if he ever settles into a starting position.) Terrell Owens scored for the sixth straight game. Roy Williams 90-game starting streak came to an end. The Cowboys started the game with three cornerbacks and no strong safety. Kevin Burnett was also in the lineup in this scheme, in place of Akin Ayodele. The running game is back.
Mac Engel writes about the stifling performance of the defense.
Angel Verdejo covers the Jones versus Jones angle one last time. Julius beat his big brother on Thanksgiving for the second time.
Rick Herrin writes about Greg Ellis’ emotional day. Ellis and DeMarcus Ware are quite a combination.
Ray Buck says Tony Romo is making Brad Sham focus, with all of the highlight-reel plays he makes.
Clarence Hill Top Five.
JFE Friday Musings. A good article by JFE, but I’m going to point out the stuff I don’t agree with, because that’s pretty much what I do. She writes about Jerry Jones hyperbole (which I agree with 100%) but then she offers a little of her own. “Miles Austin has single-handedly saved Cowboys kickoff returns.” Really? In 20 returns, Thompson averaged 23.6 yards per return. In 9 returns, Austin has average 23.0 yards per return. And this striking similarity comes after averaging almost identical numbers last season. If it weren’t for the physical differences, and the numbers on the shirts, I’d think they were the same player. Single-handedly saved Cowboys kickoff returns? Single-handedly? Saved the return game? This is the Roy Williams Effect. We can call it RWE from now on. B.S. gets printed. B.S. gets read. B.S. gets believed. Pretty soon, B.S. becomes reality. Not here. We aim to stop the B.S. “Single-handedly.”
Dallas Cowboys: Nick Eatman describes the dominance. It wasn’t one of Romo’s most memorable days, but with 174 yards rushing and a dominant defense, it didn’t need to be.
And Zach Buchanon writes about the dominant defense. The philosophy is to stop the run first.
Mark Norris says Terence Newman is just getting back to 100% and he is picking his spots. Two picks in two games.
Rob Phillips says Julius Jones and Marion Barber ran the Jets into the ground. And Julius outdueled his brother.
Mickey Spagnola Quick Hits The war between Time Warner cable and the NFL will likely become a national issue next week, with the Cowboys and Packers on the schedule. Tony Romo and Terrell Owens are getting close to setting Cowboys records. Sam Hurd started for the first time this season, and Miles Austin assumed the number three role. Patrick Watkins was knocked woozy in the second quarter. Wednesday marked the third day Terry Glenn was able to do running exercises. Roy Williams didn’t start but played the majority of the game. Jason Witten caught his 6th TD, tying his career high season. Sam Hurd had four special teams tackles. Ramiro Romo was back home for Thanksgiving, watching the Cowboys on television.
Nick Eatman says special teams play was improved.
Mickey Spagnola Mick Shots The Cowboys like the single-high safety formation to combat three receiver sets. The Cowboys and Packers both held serve. Big game coming.
Mickey Spagnola says this was a win of historical proportions. And no win is to be treated cavalierly.
SA Express: Tom Orsborn says the Cowboys feasted on the Jets. And Jerry Jones has been given a cease-and-desist letter to stop encouraging fans to switch off cable providers who don’t carry the NFL Network. But it hasn’t stopped Jerry.
“If you want to see the Cowboys against the Packers switch off Time Warner to satellite or AT&T,” Jones said. “I know I have been given a cease-and-desist order to quit saying that, but that is a fact. It’s frustrating that millions of Cowboys and Packers fans won’t be able to see it.”
Buck Harvey writes about the laughable ticket prices in the Cowboys new stadium.
Abilene Reporter: Jamie Aron (A.P.) writes about the historical win.
American-Statesman: Cedric Golden looks forward to the battle between Brett Favre and Tony Romo.
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 pm
In response to the David Moore question, how did the Steelers lose to the Jets? It’s a simple answer…it was Curtis Martin day at the Meadowlands. That’s it. On any other Sunday, the Jets lose that game. There were two Jets that retired this year that were fan favorites, Chrebet and Martin. It was the same thing when the Giants blanked the ‘Skins in the game after Wellington passed away.