Pittman4Two
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Good afternoon Cowboys fans, I've grown to enjoy your warm gratitude and intellect. Having said that, I think it's time to bring to the table a plentiful dish of truthfulness, a side of honesty, and a tall glass of knowledge.
The Buccaneers had this game circled on their calendar since before the whistle blew in the Raiders game last season. Rumors are that Gruden had drawn up games for this game during the Raiders game in order to get some things on tape for himself...or in this case future head coaches. Looking back, that's now a solid seven months of gameplanning, fine-tuning, scheming, preparing, researching, and scheming.
Bucs players largely took the pro bowl off in order to get as much preparation in as possible. Unfortunately, Dallas has had to deal with many-a-distraction since TO left. Is the stadium too big? Will the jumbotron interfere? Will Wade Phillips gain anymore weight? Is the Roy Williams switch to WR panning out? Can Romo handle his ewsurption as field goal snap holder? Will Marion Barber finally elude his brother's shadow? This is just a snippet of the questions that the football world will be asking about the Cowboys.
Add to that multitude of issues the fact that the Pewter Pirates are lying in wait, ready to fire those cannons, raise the battle flags, instill fear, etc.
Below is how my breakdown panned out.
The Tampa Bay Buccanneers (Super Bowl XXXIIIX Champs, NFC Southern Champs, Head Coach Raheem Morris) vs. cowboys
The Buccaneers had this game circled on their calendar since before the whistle blew in the Raiders game last season. Rumors are that Gruden had drawn up games for this game during the Raiders game in order to get some things on tape for himself...or in this case future head coaches. Looking back, that's now a solid seven months of gameplanning, fine-tuning, scheming, preparing, researching, and scheming.
Bucs players largely took the pro bowl off in order to get as much preparation in as possible. Unfortunately, Dallas has had to deal with many-a-distraction since TO left. Is the stadium too big? Will the jumbotron interfere? Will Wade Phillips gain anymore weight? Is the Roy Williams switch to WR panning out? Can Romo handle his ewsurption as field goal snap holder? Will Marion Barber finally elude his brother's shadow? This is just a snippet of the questions that the football world will be asking about the Cowboys.
Add to that multitude of issues the fact that the Pewter Pirates are lying in wait, ready to fire those cannons, raise the battle flags, instill fear, etc.
Below is how my breakdown panned out.
The Tampa Bay Buccanneers (Super Bowl XXXIIIX Champs, NFC Southern Champs, Head Coach Raheem Morris) vs. cowboys
When? Sunday, 1pm
Where? Raymond James Stadium
Announcers? Yes
Weather? Partly cloudy with a chance of sun and rain.
Turf? The best natural turf in the world.
Summarization
When the Bucs have the ball...
One of, if not, the finest free agency pickups in the NFL League was the signing of Byron Leftwich. Few have been able to see this man in person and how much of a presence he gives when he is on the field. I'm sure many of you have not seen his prestine mechanics as a quarterback. He is one of the few where you can watch his wind up and follow through to really respect it. You can't coach these techniques and I apologize that your defense may have the best seat in the house to see it in motion.
Supporting Leftwich is a triage of running backs including the household names of Ward, Williams, and Graham...not to mention Clifton Smith (2008 Pro Bowler) and BJ Askew. The crying shame is there aren't enough footballs to go around.
When the Cowboys play defense...
Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick will have some issues this week with the pure talent, skill, and ability of Antonio Bryant, Michael Clayton, and perhaps the greatest TE ever to don a Bucs uniform, Kellen Winslow Jr. Wade Phillips must be having nightmares all night about this three-headed monster that Leftwich has at his controls.
With the Bucs winning the time of possession, it's always icing on the cake to have a kicker to depend on...and we finally have it with Mike Nugent. The man made several clutch kicks at Michigan and I look forward for him to translate that success into a pro bowl appearance in the pro bowl.
Projections
QB Leftwich - 23-28, 312 yards, 2 TD's, 0 INT
RB Williams - 11 rush, 83 yards, 1 TD
RB Ward - 13 rush, 108 yards, 2 TD
RB Graham - 18 rush, 72 yards, 1 TD
WR Clayton - 4 rec, 90 yards, 1 TD
WR Bryant - 8 rec, 111 yards, 2 TD
TE Winslow - 13 rec, 81 yards, 1 TD
QB Romo - 11-29, 119 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 0 picks
RB Jones - 23 rush, 68 yards, 0 TD
WR Williams - 4 rec. 42 yards, 3 tackles, 1 sack
TE Witten - 9 rec. 82 yards, 1 TD
Final Score
Buccaneers 30
Cowboys 14
Thoughts?
Where? Raymond James Stadium
Announcers? Yes
Weather? Partly cloudy with a chance of sun and rain.
Turf? The best natural turf in the world.
Summarization
When the Bucs have the ball...
One of, if not, the finest free agency pickups in the NFL League was the signing of Byron Leftwich. Few have been able to see this man in person and how much of a presence he gives when he is on the field. I'm sure many of you have not seen his prestine mechanics as a quarterback. He is one of the few where you can watch his wind up and follow through to really respect it. You can't coach these techniques and I apologize that your defense may have the best seat in the house to see it in motion.
Supporting Leftwich is a triage of running backs including the household names of Ward, Williams, and Graham...not to mention Clifton Smith (2008 Pro Bowler) and BJ Askew. The crying shame is there aren't enough footballs to go around.
When the Cowboys play defense...
Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick will have some issues this week with the pure talent, skill, and ability of Antonio Bryant, Michael Clayton, and perhaps the greatest TE ever to don a Bucs uniform, Kellen Winslow Jr. Wade Phillips must be having nightmares all night about this three-headed monster that Leftwich has at his controls.
With the Bucs winning the time of possession, it's always icing on the cake to have a kicker to depend on...and we finally have it with Mike Nugent. The man made several clutch kicks at Michigan and I look forward for him to translate that success into a pro bowl appearance in the pro bowl.
Projections
QB Leftwich - 23-28, 312 yards, 2 TD's, 0 INT
RB Williams - 11 rush, 83 yards, 1 TD
RB Ward - 13 rush, 108 yards, 2 TD
RB Graham - 18 rush, 72 yards, 1 TD
WR Clayton - 4 rec, 90 yards, 1 TD
WR Bryant - 8 rec, 111 yards, 2 TD
TE Winslow - 13 rec, 81 yards, 1 TD
QB Romo - 11-29, 119 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 0 picks
RB Jones - 23 rush, 68 yards, 0 TD
WR Williams - 4 rec. 42 yards, 3 tackles, 1 sack
TE Witten - 9 rec. 82 yards, 1 TD
Final Score
Buccaneers 30
Cowboys 14
Thoughts?
