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Albert Breer
https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/01/nfl-week-17-takeaways-49ers-clinch-nfc-still-great
The year’s version of the Cowboys is embracing being the Cowboys. And I know that sounds weird, but it’s a conclusion I came to after I got off the phone with McCarthy around midnight on Saturday—within an hour of his team’s dramatic 20–19 win over Detroit.
I’d asked him, simply, what he learned about his team over the past week, coming off the loss at the gun to the Dolphins, and through Christmas into a date with the Lions on short rest.
“T.M.F., man,” he said, laughing.
He did explain what that meant. The ‘T’ stands for tough. The M.F., well, you can use your imagination for those. Then, he explained what he meant by calling his players that.
“The biggest thing is the things that you have to go through, the extra stuff, the good and not so good, of being a Dallas Cowboy,” McCarthy says. “I think it does take a high level of discipline, maturity and focus to deal with the ups and downs of our universe here. That’s something that we’ve talked a lot about. It weighs on me a lot, and that’s why this stretch of December games being so rough, I think, really bodes well for us as we go into the playoffs.”A
Peter King's FMIA
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...n-mvp-ravens-lions-vs-cowboys-fmia-peter-king
The Rest of the Story
Four stories from the weekend:
The Detroit officiating debacle. You’ve no doubt seen the end of Dallas’ 20-19 win over Detroit, and the Lions flying into orbit when referee Brad Allen disallowed the two-point conversion that likely would have won the game 21-20. I think there’s blame on both sides—the officials and the Lions. It’s too easy to demonize Allen, although he should have handled the play much better.
After Amon-Ra St. Brown scored to cut Dallas’ lead to one with 23 seconds left in the game, coach Dan Campbell kept the offense on the field, choosing to go for two and the win. Before the play, left tackle Taylor Decker (number 68) and right tackle Penei Sewell (58) walked over to Allen, while backup tackle Dan Skipper, number 70, jogged in from the sideline to join them with Allen for a moment. Then Allen jogged toward the Dallas defense and announced to the stadium, “Number 70 is an eligible receiver. Number 70 is eligible.”
Here’s problem number one: Decker, Sewell and Skipper all went to Allen—likely to try to confuse Dallas about who exactly the eligible lineman was. Allen should have been crystal clear with them and confirmed who the eligible lineman would be. Usually what happens is a lineman who is reporting as eligible will say to the official, I’m reporting as eligible, or something similar, while making a motion up and down his jersey, the motion that signifies a lineman who is eligible. If Allen was wrong in calling 70 as eligible, the Lions should have immediately objected and said, No! No! It’s 68 who should be the eligible lineman!
King's Award section
CeeDee Lamb, wide receiver, Dallas. With his 13-catch, 227-yard game Saturday night in Dallas’ 20-19 win, Lamb broke Michael Irvin’s franchise record for catches and receiving yards in a season. He did it in 16 games, too. His 122 catches and 1,651 yards are career bests. Lamb looks so hard to cover right now.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/01/01/nfl-week-17-takeaways-49ers-clinch-nfc-still-great
The year’s version of the Cowboys is embracing being the Cowboys. And I know that sounds weird, but it’s a conclusion I came to after I got off the phone with McCarthy around midnight on Saturday—within an hour of his team’s dramatic 20–19 win over Detroit.
I’d asked him, simply, what he learned about his team over the past week, coming off the loss at the gun to the Dolphins, and through Christmas into a date with the Lions on short rest.
“T.M.F., man,” he said, laughing.
He did explain what that meant. The ‘T’ stands for tough. The M.F., well, you can use your imagination for those. Then, he explained what he meant by calling his players that.
“The biggest thing is the things that you have to go through, the extra stuff, the good and not so good, of being a Dallas Cowboy,” McCarthy says. “I think it does take a high level of discipline, maturity and focus to deal with the ups and downs of our universe here. That’s something that we’ve talked a lot about. It weighs on me a lot, and that’s why this stretch of December games being so rough, I think, really bodes well for us as we go into the playoffs.”A
Peter King's FMIA
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profo...n-mvp-ravens-lions-vs-cowboys-fmia-peter-king
The Rest of the Story
Four stories from the weekend:
The Detroit officiating debacle. You’ve no doubt seen the end of Dallas’ 20-19 win over Detroit, and the Lions flying into orbit when referee Brad Allen disallowed the two-point conversion that likely would have won the game 21-20. I think there’s blame on both sides—the officials and the Lions. It’s too easy to demonize Allen, although he should have handled the play much better.
After Amon-Ra St. Brown scored to cut Dallas’ lead to one with 23 seconds left in the game, coach Dan Campbell kept the offense on the field, choosing to go for two and the win. Before the play, left tackle Taylor Decker (number 68) and right tackle Penei Sewell (58) walked over to Allen, while backup tackle Dan Skipper, number 70, jogged in from the sideline to join them with Allen for a moment. Then Allen jogged toward the Dallas defense and announced to the stadium, “Number 70 is an eligible receiver. Number 70 is eligible.”
Here’s problem number one: Decker, Sewell and Skipper all went to Allen—likely to try to confuse Dallas about who exactly the eligible lineman was. Allen should have been crystal clear with them and confirmed who the eligible lineman would be. Usually what happens is a lineman who is reporting as eligible will say to the official, I’m reporting as eligible, or something similar, while making a motion up and down his jersey, the motion that signifies a lineman who is eligible. If Allen was wrong in calling 70 as eligible, the Lions should have immediately objected and said, No! No! It’s 68 who should be the eligible lineman!
King's Award section
CeeDee Lamb, wide receiver, Dallas. With his 13-catch, 227-yard game Saturday night in Dallas’ 20-19 win, Lamb broke Michael Irvin’s franchise record for catches and receiving yards in a season. He did it in 16 games, too. His 122 catches and 1,651 yards are career bests. Lamb looks so hard to cover right now.
