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09-27-2011, 06:09 PM
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By Todd Archer
IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys have a short week to get ready for undefeated Detroit – isn’t that strange to say – so we’ll get into the weekly installment of Five Wonders quickly:
** As stated at the top the Lions are undefeated and turning into a contender in the NFC after being kicked around for so long. Whenever Detroit plays the Cowboys there has to be a mention of the Roy Williams’ trade in 2008. I do not wonder if the Cowboys would want a do over on this deal. I know they would. The trade failed in an epic manner. The Cowboys have up first, third and sixth round picks, plus $27 million in guaranteed money only to cut Williams in the offseason. Detroit, however, hit on only one of those draft picks and it has been a big hit: tight end Brandon Pettigrew (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12549/brandon-pettigrew). The other picks: WR Derrick Williams (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12602/derrick-williams) (third) and RB Aaron Brown (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12635/aaron-brown) (sixth, TCU-ex) are no longer on the team and contributed little. Pettigrew caught a career-high 11 passes for 12 yards on Sunday vs. Minnesota.
** Bill Parcells said he didn’t coach penalties. Wade Phillips took the brunt of the heat for the penalties. I wonder what Jason Garrett’s approach is. Through 11 games with Garrett as the coach, the Cowboys are averaging 6.2 penalties for 48.6 yards per game. In 56 games with Phillips, the Cowboys averaged 7.1 penalties for 56.6 yards. That’s about one penalty and eight yards a game. Why does it seem like the Cowboys are not-so penalty happy with Garrett?
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By Todd Archer
IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys have a short week to get ready for undefeated Detroit – isn’t that strange to say – so we’ll get into the weekly installment of Five Wonders quickly:
** As stated at the top the Lions are undefeated and turning into a contender in the NFC after being kicked around for so long. Whenever Detroit plays the Cowboys there has to be a mention of the Roy Williams’ trade in 2008. I do not wonder if the Cowboys would want a do over on this deal. I know they would. The trade failed in an epic manner. The Cowboys have up first, third and sixth round picks, plus $27 million in guaranteed money only to cut Williams in the offseason. Detroit, however, hit on only one of those draft picks and it has been a big hit: tight end Brandon Pettigrew (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12549/brandon-pettigrew). The other picks: WR Derrick Williams (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12602/derrick-williams) (third) and RB Aaron Brown (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12635/aaron-brown) (sixth, TCU-ex) are no longer on the team and contributed little. Pettigrew caught a career-high 11 passes for 12 yards on Sunday vs. Minnesota.
** Bill Parcells said he didn’t coach penalties. Wade Phillips took the brunt of the heat for the penalties. I wonder what Jason Garrett’s approach is. Through 11 games with Garrett as the coach, the Cowboys are averaging 6.2 penalties for 48.6 yards per game. In 56 games with Phillips, the Cowboys averaged 7.1 penalties for 56.6 yards. That’s about one penalty and eight yards a game. Why does it seem like the Cowboys are not-so penalty happy with Garrett?
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