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And here is another article by Thomas Boswell of the Washington post.

Boswell says, despite being an injury ravaged group, and led spectacularly by the QB, the Redskins came within a play of providing the knockout punch.

I guess Anthony Henry and Terry Glenn don’t count for anything. Of course, the Cowboys have been missing players all year, so its accepted now.

And I never thought for second, even if the Skins scored that TD, Romo wouldn’t take them down the field for a kick. Yes, it’s a good feeling.

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Jennifer Floyd Engel alerts us to this article by Mike Wise of the Washington Post.

Wise says the Skins have found their guy for next decade.

This was not just a coming-out party for Campbell, who, if not for the most famous receiver in football, would have out-Romoed his counterpart for the Cowboys; this was a sign of great things to come.

Campbell looked okay. But he and his 80 passer rating won’t out-Romo Romo on his best day.

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Todd Archer had a Cowboys chat today, and as usual, I’m only going to focus on the answers I disagree with. There are only a couple.

organelle: Do you agree with Terrell Owens in his assessment that the offense is more successful because of the change of the coaching staff?

Todd Archer: No, I don’t. I believe the offense is more successful because the players are playing better. I know that sounds simple, but it’s true. Owens admits he wasn’t as focused as he should’ve been last year. Romo has gained more experience. The line is better. Jason Witten’s numbers are up. This offense averaged 28 points a game last year and was ranked No. 5. It’s not like they were using North Carolina’s Four Corners from back in the day.

The offense attacks more this year. If we always stopped at “the players are playing better” when trying to analyze things, we would never get anywhere. There are reasons the players are playing better. Experience, in Romo’s case, as Archer pointed out. But coaching has a lot to do with it as well. The Cowboys would not be 9-1 with the same coaching staff as last year.

dave in austin: Do you see Sam Hurd and/or Patrick Crayton stepping up and being a No. 1 receiver down the road?

Todd Archer: A No. 1? No. A No. 2 or 2.5? Yes. No. 1 receivers are special and few and far between. Terrell Owens is a No. 1. Randy Moss is a No. 1. Marvin Harrison is a No. 1.

Those are the best three receivers in the NFL, not just No. 1 receivers. There are a lot of No. 1 receivers. That said, Crayton is no better than a two. Hurd we don’t know yet, but I think can be a solid two eventually. So I agree with Archer’s answer, but there are a lot more than 3 No.1 receivers in the NFL. You don’t have to be a Hall of Famer to be a No. 1.

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On paper, we should have rolled the Redskins. But like the overused saying which I’m going to use goes, they don’t play the games on paper. And certainly, a rivalry like this one, rarely if ever goes according to plan.

DeMarcus Ware was a one man pass rush. Greg Ellis, nor any of his teammates (besides Ware) found their way back there very much. But Ware abused Chris Samuels.

The secondary was bad. All of them. Even Newman was victimized a few times, and that almost never happens. We need Anthony Henry back full time. And we need more of a pass rush than we got. The run defense was very good though, which may have had something to do with the poor showing by the coverage.

The only things that can stop the Cowboys passing game are Flozell Adams’ false starts and Andre Gurode forgetting how to snap the ball. And the team usually overcomes both of those. This is the most explosive offense the Cowboys have ever put on the field. The running game has dropped off the past three weeks, though. This should be a priority against the Jets. Get some confidence back in the ground attack.

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Dallas News: Todd Archer says Sunday was popcorn time. And he looks at the dominance the Cowboys have shown in the NFC East this year.

Calvin Watkins writes about DeMarcus Ware’s impact. Ware is now one-half sack off the NFL lead. And he missed out on two sacks yesterday because Campbell grounded the ball.

JJT says 63,000 fans were chanting T.O.’s name at the end of yesterday’s game. And he deserves every accolade. It was one of the most brilliant performances in franchise history.

Kevin Sherrington says the Cowboys made good on their pledge to Wade Phillips. They didn’t commit a single dead-ball foul.

Albert Breer says Terence Newman isn’t 100%. But he’s close.

Brad Towsend writes about what Shawn Springs is going through.

Tim MacMahon’s In the Know.

Calvin Watkins gives the report card, which looks pretty close to the mark, I’d say. B- looks a little low for the coaches. Second half adjustments were again huge, and the over-turned challenge gave them a chance to win the game. Plus, Garrett stuck with the shotgun when he could have easily gone to a more conservative approach. Coaching deserves an A.

Albert Breer writes about Owens taking on history, on the the blog. And he looks at where Owens and Randy Moss stand statistically.

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You know, it would be easy to be a little disappointed that we didn’t win by a bigger margin (especially after seeing the Patriots destroy the Bills last night), but Cowboy fans shouldn’t feel that way.

Folks, this was the Redskins. When either team wins in this rivalry, by whatever margin of victory, they should feel elated. This is the rivalry in which the horrible 1989 Cowboys won their only game of the year. It has had come from behind victories with multiple scores in the last seconds of the game, etc. Crazy stuff happens when these two teams play one another.

To win is enough. We are 9-1. If things progress the way they have to this point, we will be the first team to go 15-1 and be the underdog in the Super Bowl.

We beat the Redskins. That came right after we handled the Giants. Which followed upon a throttling of the Eagles. We own the NFC East. In a week and a half, when we hit 11-1 (after whipping the Jets on Thanksgiving, and then the Pack the following Thursday), we will own the NFC in general.

Life is good.

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Star-Telegram: Mac Engel wonders if this Cowboys team can hit 14 or 15 wins and set a franchise record. Despite all the franchise’s accomplishments, says Engel, they do not have that one historic regular season above all others.

Randy Galloway thinks the Giants have become more bitter rivals for these Cowboys than the Redskins. But they better not look past the Redskins, because strange things can happen in this game.

Jennifer Floyd Engel says Wade Phillips deserves more credit than he is getting for the 8-1 record. Of course, he does. The last guy was never remotely close to anything like this.

Terrell Owens has his weekly column up on the Star-Telegram. Owens says he is a team player, and anyone on the team can win the game on any given Sunday, he just hopes it’s him. He says the Redskins will play hard this week, and they are standing in the way right now.

Rick Herrin Cowboys Gameday. The Redskins are injured. Tony Romo is hot. The Cowboys need to pressure young Jason Campbell. Leonard Davis might not play.

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Hey, they are a storied franchise with a fine tradition. They are our most hated opponent, so I thought I would put up a few of my favorite highlights from Redskin Super Bowl moments.

I hope you enjoy the commentary by John Madden and Pat Summerall. Believe it or not, I actually knew a guy on the winning team from this video - he was one of the kickoff returners, named Cleotha Montgomery. As I remember, he never even got a kickoff to run back, the other returner got them. But he got a ring, something his older brother Wilbert never got as a player…

Anyway, here are my favorite Redskin Super Bowl memories:

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This guy is no Jerry Jones. He tries to be… but he’s not.

This is the most requested item, among Redskins fans. And I’m not talking about the female Redskins fans. You get yourself one of the these, slap on some lipstick and a plastic hog nose, find some stripper heels… and you’re ready to roll. If you’re a Redskins fan, that is.

Chris Cooley is not a tight end. Does this guy remind you of Witten, or Novacek? No. He’s more like a cross between Richard Simmons and a Hooter’s girl. I’m warning you. Click those links at your own risk.

This guy likes to pay dress-up, too. What is it with Redskins and their fans?

There are other reasons. Like this nut, this cheater and this self-absorbed loud mouth.

But we won’t get into those right now.

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Of course it is. But we’re going to take a moment and think about it anyway.

NFL Draft Countdown has a new mock draft up. They have the Cowboys taking DB Reggie Smith of Oklahoma with the Browns pick at 19, and then WR Early Doucet of LSU with their own pick at the bottom of the first round.

It sure would be nice if the Browns can lose a few, and get that pick back closer to the top ten. At least number 15 would be nice! I’m not sure it’s going to happen for us, though.

The Browns are currently 5-4, and here is a look at who is remaining on the schedule for them. I see at least four more wins, and possibly five. That pick looked like pure gold a few months ago, but now we’ll be lucky if it’s in the top twenty.

November 18 at Baltimore
November 25 Houston
December 2 at Arizona
December 9 at NY Jets
December 16 Buffalo
December 23 at Cincinnatti
December 30 San Fransisco

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