Manster68
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 2,546
- Reaction score
- 1,723
BEATDOWN!
Cowboys, Eagles Back Where They Belong
By Manster68
Cowboys Pride Staff Writer
In the journey going through the three divisional opponents following their bye week, the Dallas Cowboys entered the City of Brotherly Distractions with every chamber loaded. The Cowboys used those weapons in a 38-17 beatdown that, for all sense and purposes, knocked any playoff hopes out of the Eagles. This was the most points scored by Dallas in Philly in 36 years – referring to a 42-7 victory in 1971 led by Roger Staubach. Regardless, the new 67 million dollar man Tony Romo led the 2007 version.
Romo had a near Tom Brady-like performance and proved his worth by throwing for 324 yards on 20 for 25 passing. Romo had receivers open a lot. When they weren’t open, he found Marion Barber. His one big mistake, a red-zone interception by Cowboy killer Lito Sheppard, could have put the Eagles right back in the game. However, Ken Hamlin reads Donovan McNabb’s eyes and bails out Romo and intercepts the ball right back. Hamlin’s interception could very well be the play of the game. Despite the one interception, for Tony Romo to go into a hostile environment in Philadelphia, and put on that kind of performance, speaks volumes to the maturity of this young man in his quest to be among the top echelon quarterbacks in this league.
Just like Meredith, Morton, Staubach, White, and Aikman before him, Romo’s success is in largely part to an outstanding offensive line. This unit has been outstanding through the first eight games in 2007. The numbers show for it as Dallas is at or near the top in nearly all-offensive categories along with being 7-1 atop the entire NFC. The success of this unit starts with the front office last winter and spring by signing Gurode, Colombo, and in free agency Bigg Leonard Davis. The development of youngsters McQuisitan, Free, Marten, and Proctor provide sound hope for the future.
Last night, the Cowboys offensive line dominated the Eagle front seven in a way in which Cowboy fans have not seen since the 1990s. The only time Romo was even touched was from Chris Gocong on a blitz after the pass got off. The Cowboys were also 8 for 12 on 3rd down conversions. Another sign that the offensive line was getting the job done.
Defensively, Dallas showed why having Henry and Newman on the field together was so important. It was much more difficult to move the ball through the air. It was good to see Anthony Henry get another interception at the end of the game. Equally as pleasing was the Spears and Canty sighting. Both of those players made HUGE plays in the first half. Marcus Spears’ strip and half-sack on McNabb on the first play of the game set the tone for the beatdown. Chris Canty, whom Dallas traded up with Philly in the 4th round of 2005, made a devastating tackle on Westbrook on a 3rd and 2 at midfield. With the addition of Tank Johnson, this unit should be much improved for the homestretch of the regular season.
The special teams play was pretty quiet Sunday evening. The kick coverages, for the most part, were decent. Nick Folk made his field goal and extra points. It looked to me that he struggled some on the kickoffs though. Finally, it was exciting to see Isaiah Stanbeck returning kicks. One thing that was evident was that Stanbeck has considerably more explosiveness than Tyson Thompson.
The bad blood in the Dallas-Philly rivalry reared its ugly head twice last night with some dirty plays. I am just glad that Julius Jones and Jason Witten are fine after those cheap shots.
The Cowboys now go to New York for the rematch with the 6-2 Giants. This will probably be the game of the week.
I’ll end this article by asking this question. Where would Dallas be had they traded the farm to move up in the draft for Adrian Peterson?
Cowboys, Eagles Back Where They Belong
By Manster68
Cowboys Pride Staff Writer
In the journey going through the three divisional opponents following their bye week, the Dallas Cowboys entered the City of Brotherly Distractions with every chamber loaded. The Cowboys used those weapons in a 38-17 beatdown that, for all sense and purposes, knocked any playoff hopes out of the Eagles. This was the most points scored by Dallas in Philly in 36 years – referring to a 42-7 victory in 1971 led by Roger Staubach. Regardless, the new 67 million dollar man Tony Romo led the 2007 version.
Romo had a near Tom Brady-like performance and proved his worth by throwing for 324 yards on 20 for 25 passing. Romo had receivers open a lot. When they weren’t open, he found Marion Barber. His one big mistake, a red-zone interception by Cowboy killer Lito Sheppard, could have put the Eagles right back in the game. However, Ken Hamlin reads Donovan McNabb’s eyes and bails out Romo and intercepts the ball right back. Hamlin’s interception could very well be the play of the game. Despite the one interception, for Tony Romo to go into a hostile environment in Philadelphia, and put on that kind of performance, speaks volumes to the maturity of this young man in his quest to be among the top echelon quarterbacks in this league.
Just like Meredith, Morton, Staubach, White, and Aikman before him, Romo’s success is in largely part to an outstanding offensive line. This unit has been outstanding through the first eight games in 2007. The numbers show for it as Dallas is at or near the top in nearly all-offensive categories along with being 7-1 atop the entire NFC. The success of this unit starts with the front office last winter and spring by signing Gurode, Colombo, and in free agency Bigg Leonard Davis. The development of youngsters McQuisitan, Free, Marten, and Proctor provide sound hope for the future.
Last night, the Cowboys offensive line dominated the Eagle front seven in a way in which Cowboy fans have not seen since the 1990s. The only time Romo was even touched was from Chris Gocong on a blitz after the pass got off. The Cowboys were also 8 for 12 on 3rd down conversions. Another sign that the offensive line was getting the job done.
Defensively, Dallas showed why having Henry and Newman on the field together was so important. It was much more difficult to move the ball through the air. It was good to see Anthony Henry get another interception at the end of the game. Equally as pleasing was the Spears and Canty sighting. Both of those players made HUGE plays in the first half. Marcus Spears’ strip and half-sack on McNabb on the first play of the game set the tone for the beatdown. Chris Canty, whom Dallas traded up with Philly in the 4th round of 2005, made a devastating tackle on Westbrook on a 3rd and 2 at midfield. With the addition of Tank Johnson, this unit should be much improved for the homestretch of the regular season.
The special teams play was pretty quiet Sunday evening. The kick coverages, for the most part, were decent. Nick Folk made his field goal and extra points. It looked to me that he struggled some on the kickoffs though. Finally, it was exciting to see Isaiah Stanbeck returning kicks. One thing that was evident was that Stanbeck has considerably more explosiveness than Tyson Thompson.
The bad blood in the Dallas-Philly rivalry reared its ugly head twice last night with some dirty plays. I am just glad that Julius Jones and Jason Witten are fine after those cheap shots.
The Cowboys now go to New York for the rematch with the 6-2 Giants. This will probably be the game of the week.
I’ll end this article by asking this question. Where would Dallas be had they traded the farm to move up in the draft for Adrian Peterson?
