It isn't any fun to be numb when you haven't "medicated" yourself in any way. But that is where I am. Numb all over and sober as a judge. No Nyquil coursing through my veins and fogging my melon.
Today was a real bad day for me anyway. See my thread in the OT Zone if you really want to be sick. Don't check it out if you prefer not to feel worse than you already do.
I am not superstitious. Not even a little bit. That said, I hate Decembers. I am beginning to actually fear Decembers. Even when things are going well, December throws water on the candles lighting the way.
38:50 to 21:10. That is the time of possession advantage Dallas had.
1 to 2. That is the turnover advantage Dallas had.
424 to 337. That is the yardage advantage Dallas had.
Only 5 penalties for 30 yards.
9 of 17 on 3rd downs.
How did we lose? It's December. I honestly don't know how else to explain it. It is Historically our worst month. We are 90-77-1 all time in December. It is the only month of the 4 major football months where the Cowboys have not won at least 100 games. Wade Phillips is now 3-6 all time here in December. Tony Romo is...wait, sorry...I can't pin this one on Tony. He played out of his mind good.
Again, how did we manage to lose this game? Tossing superstition our of the way, you simply don't win when you average 2.0 yards per carry. For all of those clamoring for us to run the ball more, I'd love to if the OL could open holes. They miss Columbo badly. He is our best Run blocker, especially if we pull Kosier right as a lead.
You don't win when you can't tackle. In the 2nd half I literally wanted to throw up. I was screaming for a holding flag on Jacobs TD reception. I am sure you all were too. I was screaming louder for our guys to make tackles. I understand refs are going to miss some calls or make some ticky tack calls. The poor tackling hurt us infinitely more than refs ever could have even if they had evil intentions. It was horrific.
Special teams coverage units fell apart. That Punt Return TD was a dagger. McBriar sends one to the stratosphere and Hixon makes us pay dearly for arm tackling. Hurd had to know the ball hadn't gone 10 yards yet. Even if he recovered the ball it wouldn't be ours. Mental lapses.
There were good things today. Romo, Witten, Austin, and Williams deserve some praise on Offense. Spencer is making those calling him a bust look bad. Mike Jenkins continues to prove he was a great pick as he makes yet another great pick.
Jason Witten is now the 2nd all time leading receiver in Cowboys History. He now has 502 career receptions. He also jumped from 9th place all time among TEs to 6th place all time among TEs in receptions. He is 3 behind Frank Wycheck for 5th all time. The only 4 who will be above him are 3 Hall of Famers and one who soon will be. Truly an amazing talent.
But even with Romo and Witten and the passing game clicking it wasn't enough. We left points on the field.
I don't know whether it is Folk or the holds. Whatever it is, we can't afford these misses. They aren't chip shots, but he has made these kinds of kicks and now he is yipping them. I hate Kickers. I hate relying on them. The fact remains, sometimes you have to and we need Folk and the FG unit to figure out what is wrong. Fast.
I can't believe I talked about Kickers in one of my post game threads. I feel dirty.
