Are you guys worried about Clay Matthews dirty play?

[morasp]

No, but I do expect a lot holding by their offensive line and blatant pick plays by the wide outs.

 

[StillLife]

No, but I do expect a lot holding by their offensive line and blatant pick plays by the wide outs.

Funny. I never expected Cowboy fans to sound like Lions and Viking fans.

Blaming the refs before the game even started? C'mon. Your fan base is better than that.

This team will be decided by the players.

 

[morasp]

Funny. I never expected Cowboy fans to sound like Lions and Viking fans.

Blaming the refs before the game even started? C'mon. Your fan base is better than that.

This team will be decided by the players.

You're right, blaming the refs is for after the game and I honestly think we're going to win. I'm not blaming anybody just making an observation of what to expect based on what I've seen, besides we handled that stuff OK the first time we met.

 

[dallasdave]

He had 2 tackles back in Week 6 - Thats it !

He got manhandled by this line he better worry about his own health LOL

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I expect our guys to establish a line of respect!

 

[CCBoy]

I see Matthews going up against the Cowboys' offensive line, like Brian Bosworth meeting Bo Jackson near the goal line...for the first time.

 

[Plankton]

The one low hit that Matthews had on Romo that someone posted the other day was nowhere near a "cheap shot." Matthews was blocked at the knees by Demarco Murray and he began to stumble down and had no choice but to go low on Romo. However his hit was closer to Romo's thigh than his knee. He never intentionally targeted Romo's legs he was falling down. What should have been called was a late hit but no way was that a cheap shot.

Come again? He never made an effort to target anything other than his legs. What are you looking at?

And a late hit after the QB has clearly thrown the ball is a cheap shot by any measure.

 

[sean10mm]

Come again? He never made an effort to target anything other than his legs. What are you looking at?

And a late hit after the QB has clearly thrown the ball is a cheap shot by any measure.

Yeah, that's a cheap shot. The ball is long gone and he dives right at the side of the knee. He's human trash. He only has 5 sacks this season though, so he's probably going to be irrelevant. In 2014 he was still actually good.

 

[perrykemp]

Come again? He never made an effort to target anything other than his legs. What are you looking at?

And a late hit after the QB has clearly thrown the ball is a cheap shot by any measure.

Agree that he clearly aimed at the legs.

Looking at the video, I'm not sure Matthews knew or could have know the ball was thrown -- unless he has a 3rd eyeball on the top of his head.

 

[KJJ]

Come again? He never made an effort to target anything other than his legs. What are you looking at?

And a late hit after the QB has clearly thrown the ball is a cheap shot by any measure.

What are you looking at??? He had no choice but to target Romo's legs, Murray went low on Matthews causing him to stumble down and Matthews targeted Romo's thigh/hip area. It wasn't a "cheap shot." He should have been flagged for a late hit.

 

[KJJ]

Agree that he clearly aimed at the legs.

Looking at the video, I'm not sure Matthews knew or could have know the ball was thrown -- unless he has a 3rd eyeball on the top of his head.

How could he not aim for his legs when Murray blocked him at the knees causing Matthews to stumble to the ground? He was trying to make a play and had no choice but to go at his legs to try and get Romo down but the hit came above the knees. It was a late hit but not a "cheap shot." Matthews couldn't see that Romo got rid of the ball but it almost appeared he tried to avoid Romo's knees. Freeze the video and see where Matthews helmet makes contact, it's near Romo's thigh.

 

[Sportsdude360]

We all remember the last time we played them in the Playoffs and he was taking late dirty low hits on Romo. I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to cut Tyron Smith at his knees or something to get him out of the game. Or go at Dak's knees. I just don't trust this guy at all.

He should be worried we don't knock his *** out.

 

[KJJ]

Had Matthews avoided Murray's block and remained upright and intentionally lowered his head and went down toward Romo's legs, THAT would have been a "cheap shot." Murray's block put Matthews in that low position and he had no choice but to go for Romo's legs to try and tackle him.

 

[Plankton]

What are you looking at??? He had no choice but to target Romo's legs, Murray went low on Matthews causing him to stumble down and Matthews targeted Romo's thigh/hip area. It wasn't a "cheap shot." He should have been flagged for a late hit.

A late hit is by definition a cheap shot. Not sure what the issue is here.

And yes, he did have a choice not to dive at his knees, which he clearly did.

 

[KJJ]

A late hit is by definition a cheap shot. Not sure what the issue is here.

And yes, he did have a choice not to dive at his knees, which he clearly did.

A late hit is NOT a "cheap shot" unless it's deemed intentional. Murray's block practically put Matthews down on the ground and he couldn't see that Romo released the ball. A "cheap shot" has to be flagrant/dirty and that hit wasn't. It's a judgement call and Murray's low block on Matthews causing him to stumble down is why he went for Romo's legs.