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      Cardinals win thriller – are Cowboys overrated?

      October 12, 2008 /

      Cowboys-CardinalsWith a roster that includes Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Marion Barber and Jason Witten, the Dallas Cowboys are easily the most talented team in the NFC. But individual talent only gets you so far in the game of football.

      The Cowboys’ 30-24 overtime loss to Arizona on Sunday might be an indication that Dallas is a bit overrated at this point. They’ve been the media’s darlings since preseason, but despite all of their offensive playmakers, the Cowboys are currently 4-2 and almost choked away a 17-0 lead against the Bengals last week. Worse yet, as Pacman Jones showed earlier this week and T.O. demonstrated by yelling at teammate Andre Gurode on the sidelines in Arizona, the team has shown signs of being dysfunctional.

      Of course if the ‘Boys want to point fingers, they’ll have to direct at least some of the attention at the defense, which couldn’t stop Kurt Warner and the Cards’ offense from making big plays in the second half. And they did so without one of their top receivers in Anquan Boldin, who missed his second straight game while recovering from nasal surgery. Dallas even allowed Steve Breaston, Boldin’s replacement, to haul in eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown.

      Somehow the Cowboys finished with more total yards, fewer turnovers and held on to the ball longer, but still found a way to lose. Talent isn’t the issue with Dallas because they’re loaded. Having that talent come together to consistently win seems to be the issue.

      And give the Cardinals credit – they’ve been unbeatable at home this year and they came up with big plays on Sunday (see their kickoff return for a TD to start the game and their blocked punt for a TD to win the game). If they can figure out a way to win the road (or at the very least look respectable), then they’re going to the playoffs. Because they’re clearly the best team in the NFC West this season.

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      NFL Week 6 Primer

      October 10, 2008 /

      Jake DelhommeSunday’s Best: Panthers (4-1) at Buccaneers (3-2), 1:00 PM ET FOX
      This isn’t the sexiest matchup on the Week 6 schedule, but it’s a battle for first place in the NFC South. Carolina is coming off a 34-0 rout of the Chiefs, a game in which they held Larry Johnson to only two yards rushing, while Tampa dropped a close one in Denver. The Panthers can thank a healthy Jake Delhomme and a stingy run defense for their hot start this season. With Delhomme back under center and a nice 1-2 punch of DeAngelo Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart in the backfield, the Panthers’ offense has been incredibly balanced this season and therefore, hard to stop. And Carolina’s front seven has kept opponents from averaging over 100 yards on the ground. The Bucs will go back to Jeff Garcia at quarterback with Brian Griese nursing an injured arm. It’ll be interesting to see if the Panthers take away Tampa’s 8th-best rushing attack, because the last time the Bucs couldn’t run the ball was against the Bears – a game in which Griese attempted 67 passes. Will Garcia have to do the same this week?

      Upset Watch: Cowboys (4-1) at Cardinals (3-2), 4:15 PM ET FOX
      I’m going right back to the well. In my primer last week, I warned to watch out for the Cards upsetting the previously unbeaten Bills. I’ll do the same this week as the Cowboys roll into the desert after almost blowing a 17-point lead to the Bengals last Sunday. Dallas has more talent than any other team in the NFC, but they’ve proven to be as fragile as T.O.’s emotions. Arizona flat out plays a different brand of football at home and could have wideout Anquan Boldin back this week, although it’s doubtful. Even without Boldin, the Cards have more than enough weapons to score on a Dallas defense that is giving up close to 23 points a game. The key obviously will be whether or not Arizona can stop the Cowboys’ high-powered offense. Dallas is racking up over 400 yards and 30 points a game and the Cards are just two games removed from surrendering 56 points to the Jets. Even if ‘Zona can’t pull off the upset, I would expect one wild shootout.


      LaDainain Tomlinson      Intriguing Matchup: Patriots (3-1) at Chargers (2-3) 8:15 PM ET NBC
      Remember when New England mocked Shawne Merriman’s “Lights Out” dance after a playoff win in San Diego a couple of years ago and hurt LaDainian Tomlinson’s feelings? The Pats return to the scene of the crime and no team plays with a bigger chip on their shoulder (and for really no reason) than the Chargers. Even though they won in convincing fashion against the 49ers last week, this is clearly a different Patriots team without Tom Brady. (What a statement, I know). It’ll be interesting to see if Matt Cassel can have a coming out party this weekend, because no team in the entire NFL is playing worse against the pass right now than San Diego.

      Other Notable Games:
      Bears (3-2) at Falcons (3-2), 1:00 PM ET FOX
      The last time rookie QB Matt Ryan faced the Tampa 2 defense he had his worst outing as a pro, throwing two interceptions in a loss to the Bucs in Week 2. He’ll get a chance for redemption this week against Chicago, a team that has typically owned Atlanta in the past.

      Jaguars (2-3) at Broncos (4-1), 4:15 PM ET FOX
      Big Ben and the Steelers lit up Jacksonville’s defense last week. Will Jay Cutler and the Broncos’ offense do the same on Sunday?

      Ravens (2-2) at Colts (2-2), 1:00 PM ET CBS
      Peyton Manning vs. Ray Lewis is always fun to watch.

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      Curran: Cowboys are exploiting Pacman Jones

      October 10, 2008 /

      Tom Curran of NBC Sports makes an excellent point about the relationship between the Dallas Cowboys and Adam Jones, and how the team is essentially just using “Pacman” as their circus “freak show.”

      Pacman JonesGiven the pain Jones has caused himself and others and the limb the Cowboys made the rest of the league climb out on for a guy who’s a lock to offend again, the honorable thing would have been for the Cowboys to somehow shield Jones’ re-entry into the NFL from the cameras.
      Would HBO have like it? No. Did it make for great TV to see Jones dumping trash cans filled with water from his balcony on unsuspecting teammates, catching six footballs at once, saying about T.O., “That boy crazy!” and sending correspondence to the league to ask for reinstatement? Yeah.

      But the whole operation served to give Jones — someone not mentally equipped to deal with the severity of his situation and the reality of the expectations set upon him — the perception that he wasn’t a person or an employee of an NFL franchise but a reality TV star.

      And what do reality TV stars inevitably do? They melt down. And then they land on the scrap heap with the rest of pop culture’s discards to go and do whatever it is they do until they make their next and final headline (before their obit) with an arrest in a Target parking lot.

      But that’s OK with Jerry Jones, the NFL’s P.T. Barnum. Think P.T. cared if The Bearded Lady had esteem issues and a drinking problem that raged? Not if she showed up lookin’ freaky.

      So today, now that Pac is back in the news for public stupidity, we’re supposed to cluck-cluck at how stupid he is. Sorry, I’m not with that program. To me, that fact was already clear. Instead, I shake my head at the team that’s exploited him.

      Outstanding points. I’m guilty of using Pacman in my, “He’s just an idiot posts,” but Curran makes the first spot-on assessment of this whole situation. When the Cowboys first signed Pacman everyone said, “Now see – they want to help him. They’re keeping tabs on him and trying to clean up his image.” But as Curran points out, Jerry Jones and the team has just been exploiting him for exactly who he is – a guy who, in Curran’s own words is, “intellectually overmatched by the simple workings and expectations of society.”

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      Report: Adam Jones involved in hotel scuffle with bodyguard

      October 8, 2008 /

      Looks like his idea to take “Pac Man” out of his name to reinvent himself didn’t help Adam Jones, who has once again successfully tracked down trouble. CBS11tv.com is reporting that Jones got into a scuffle at a hotel room with one of the members of his bodyguard unit.

      Adam JonesThe question now is – what happened inside the Joule Hotel? Hotel management wouldn’t talk to CBS 11 News and offered no comment regarding the incident. However CBS 11 Sources say there was a violent confrontation, involving Jones, at the hotel Tuesday night.

      Sources say police were called after Jones argued with one of his own bodyguards. By the time police arrived he was headed back inside the hotel and patrons could clearly hear a fight going on in the bathroom.

      That fight was allegedly between ‘Pacman’ Jones and a member of his security detail. Security inside the hotel allegedly pulled the two apart. At least one mirror was broken in the confrontation.
      Sources say Jones went outside and left the hotel without paying his tab. He was reportedly with a woman who drove the two away from the scene.

      There was no police report filed regarding the incident. In a statement, Dallas Cowboys Spokesperson Rich Dalrymple said in part, “The organization has no information regarding the incident involving Adam Jones, therefore they had no comment.”

      It’ll be interesting to see what comes out of this, because word is the Cowboys hired the bodyguards to make sure Jones wouldn’t get into trouble. If that’s true, one could logically assume that the bodyguard wouldn’t allow Jones to do something he wanted to do and the two got into a fight. Either that or Jones is just a moron that will find trouble no matter what the circumstance. I’ll go with the latter.

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      Owens shed tears because of death in the family

      October 8, 2008 /

      Apparently the reason Terrell Owens broke down on the sidelines during last Sunday’s win over the Bengals was due to a death in the family.

      Terrell OwensTuesday afternoon on the Michael Irvin Show (103.3 FM), Owens said the death of a family member and an emotional talk with his pastor, Anthony Gardner, led to his tears.

      The night before the game, Gardner told Owens he would cry on the sideline and told him to profess his love for God in the news conference following the game.

      “It was a rough week,” Owens said. “I even had a family member pass, and I didn’t make any mention of that.

      “That wasn’t anybody’s business. I had my mom call me, and she was very reluctant to tell me that. I was playing with a heavy heart.”

      Owens wouldn’t reveal who passed away.

      The Cowboys receiver said he was stunned by local and national criticism over the perception that he’s a selfish player.

      “I’m not a perfect person,” Owens said. “My life is still under construction, but don’t judge me by what you think I am or what you think I meant in what I said.

      “I’ve made my mistakes, and they [media] listen to my comments and they dissect those comments and they make what they want out of them, but I know who I am at heart.”

      Nobody should ever criticize another human being for showing emotion following a death in the family, but every week it’s something new with T.O. One week he’s phenomenal and you don’t a peep out of him. The next week he’s throwing Tony Romo under the bus for not looking for him more in the passing game. Then he’s crying in a post-game press conference in defense of Romo. Then he has $100 million reasons not to kill himself. It’s like one nauseating twist after another with this guy.

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