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Cowboys turn Vikings Black and Blue
By Manster68
Cowboys Pride Staff Writer
Boy it would just suck to be Mike Golic this week. He has made no bones about not liking the Cowboys, but Dallas winning on Sunday was the very least of it. He saw his former team Philadelphia blow a game at home to the Bears (a 97-yard drive at that). He then saw the Patriots blast another former team, Miami, off the map. The day before, Golic saw his Alma Mater Notre Dame get blown out by Southern Cal. To top it all off, he got to see his Cleveland Indians blow a 3-1 series lead to the Boston Red Sox. Something tells me that the Mike-n-Mike show is going to be a little interesting on Monday.
The other Mike on that show, Mike Greenberg, is licking his wounds as he had the Vikings as his Stone Cold Lead Pipe lock to cover the 9.5 point spread. Okay, so it was only a half a point off. Regardless, he should have known better. Then again, being a Jets fan, he has an obvious passion for teams with outright hideous quarterbacks. So he would fit just fine up there in the Twin Cities.
The Cowboys and Viking squared off Sunday in a game that featured many bizarre plays and questionable coaching decisions. The Cowboys have always had a hard time with the Vikings in the regular season at home throughout their history. Despite the deficiencies known as the Vikings passing game, this game would prove no different. Dallas would out-yardage Minnesota 250-77 in the first half, yet it would be the Vikings that would have the 14-7 halftime lead. That can happen when one team does not secure the ball properly.
Besides beating the Vikings at home, another monkey off the back was the 1st quarter touchdown drought. The 14-play drive, in 8:24 was textbook. However, it was answered by an 11-play 5:53 drive capped off by a great run from Adrian Peterson. Dallas did have a golden opportunity to end Minnesota’s opening touchdown drive, but Jacques Reeves just could not hold on to the interception. Of course, that did come back to bite the Cowboys as Peterson scored on the next play. With only a half-minute left in the opening quarter, neither team had much of an opportunity to score again.
After the opening drive, the Viking offense was virtually anemic the rest of the day with the exception of a couple of spurts of nice runs from Peterson or Taylor. Going up against Tavares Jackson, after getting bombarded from Tom Brady a week earlier, was a breath of fresh air.
The last three weeks, the Cowboys have not played particularly crisp. Despite winning against Buffalo and Minnesota, both or either one of those games could have been lost by the lack of execution by the Cowboys. What I am trying to say here is that I think the Patriots were in the Cowobys head so much, the loss to New England almost cost the Cowboys two or three games, instead of just one. Dallas eluded the trap on either side of the Patriots game, and is in very good position to obtain a high playoff seeding later on.
It was so good to see Canty and Hatcher make huge plays that turned into ten Cowboys points. The 4th and 3rd round picks from earlier drafts are starting to pay off. Canty was drafted in the same round as Marion Barber, who is making a bid to become the greatest 4th round pick in Cowboys history.
Canty’s field goal block, and Watkins’ return for a touchdown, was the first time Dallas has done that since 1983. Ronald Reagan was still in his first term as President, if that gives you any idea as to how long ago 24 years is.
Of course, I do have some gripes even though the Cowboys won the game.
On the first play in the 2nd quarter, where was the pass interference call on the back that nailed Crayton down the right sideline? That drive shouldn’t have stalled.
What possessed Wade Phillips to challenge the Romo fumble? Did he even look at the replay or listen to the booth before throwing the red flag?
I question the same to Brad Childress on Barber’s touchdown. Why? Hey, thank you for blowing a second half timeout there, buddy.
How does McKinnie not get called for a false start in the second half? Regardless, Ware needs to know better than to stop playing and argue the call.
I am not going to get on Nick Folk for missing a 50-yard field goal, despite being disappointed to see it go wide left. If that had been a classic Billy Cundiff 32-yard shank special, than that would have been a different story.
Oh, yeah, BOTH PUNTERS WERE AWESOME SUNDAY! Those one-yard line coffin corners were spectacular to say the least. Remember that Klewe almost had his snap sail over his head. He made a great save before his great kick.
Do NOT tell me that those punts weren’t important. Neither team could escape their own end zone very well. It was one of the reasons Dallas struggled a little offensively in the 2nd half. The Cowboys were able to cash in the great field position when Klewe had to punt out of his won end zone. Dallas was able to cash in when McBriar punted out of his own end zone as well (thanks to Chris Canty and Pat Watkins).
In the end, Dallas came out victorious, and go to 6-1 as they head into their Bye week. If you were to tell me that the Cowboys would be 6-1 at this point despite:
- Losing Ferguson for the season.
- Having both corners hobbling.
- Not having Terry Glenn at all.
- And Greg Ellis slowly coming into his own.
I would say, pretty emphatically, VERY SATISFIED!
I understand that many of the opponents were weak for some reason or another. However, Dallas cashed in on the opportunities presented. We fans will soon see how the Cowboys fare in the second half of the season when Tank Johnson, Anthony Henry, and hopefully Terry Glenn come back into the lineup.
By Manster68
Cowboys Pride Staff Writer
Boy it would just suck to be Mike Golic this week. He has made no bones about not liking the Cowboys, but Dallas winning on Sunday was the very least of it. He saw his former team Philadelphia blow a game at home to the Bears (a 97-yard drive at that). He then saw the Patriots blast another former team, Miami, off the map. The day before, Golic saw his Alma Mater Notre Dame get blown out by Southern Cal. To top it all off, he got to see his Cleveland Indians blow a 3-1 series lead to the Boston Red Sox. Something tells me that the Mike-n-Mike show is going to be a little interesting on Monday.
The other Mike on that show, Mike Greenberg, is licking his wounds as he had the Vikings as his Stone Cold Lead Pipe lock to cover the 9.5 point spread. Okay, so it was only a half a point off. Regardless, he should have known better. Then again, being a Jets fan, he has an obvious passion for teams with outright hideous quarterbacks. So he would fit just fine up there in the Twin Cities.
The Cowboys and Viking squared off Sunday in a game that featured many bizarre plays and questionable coaching decisions. The Cowboys have always had a hard time with the Vikings in the regular season at home throughout their history. Despite the deficiencies known as the Vikings passing game, this game would prove no different. Dallas would out-yardage Minnesota 250-77 in the first half, yet it would be the Vikings that would have the 14-7 halftime lead. That can happen when one team does not secure the ball properly.
Besides beating the Vikings at home, another monkey off the back was the 1st quarter touchdown drought. The 14-play drive, in 8:24 was textbook. However, it was answered by an 11-play 5:53 drive capped off by a great run from Adrian Peterson. Dallas did have a golden opportunity to end Minnesota’s opening touchdown drive, but Jacques Reeves just could not hold on to the interception. Of course, that did come back to bite the Cowboys as Peterson scored on the next play. With only a half-minute left in the opening quarter, neither team had much of an opportunity to score again.
After the opening drive, the Viking offense was virtually anemic the rest of the day with the exception of a couple of spurts of nice runs from Peterson or Taylor. Going up against Tavares Jackson, after getting bombarded from Tom Brady a week earlier, was a breath of fresh air.
The last three weeks, the Cowboys have not played particularly crisp. Despite winning against Buffalo and Minnesota, both or either one of those games could have been lost by the lack of execution by the Cowboys. What I am trying to say here is that I think the Patriots were in the Cowobys head so much, the loss to New England almost cost the Cowboys two or three games, instead of just one. Dallas eluded the trap on either side of the Patriots game, and is in very good position to obtain a high playoff seeding later on.
It was so good to see Canty and Hatcher make huge plays that turned into ten Cowboys points. The 4th and 3rd round picks from earlier drafts are starting to pay off. Canty was drafted in the same round as Marion Barber, who is making a bid to become the greatest 4th round pick in Cowboys history.
Canty’s field goal block, and Watkins’ return for a touchdown, was the first time Dallas has done that since 1983. Ronald Reagan was still in his first term as President, if that gives you any idea as to how long ago 24 years is.
Of course, I do have some gripes even though the Cowboys won the game.
On the first play in the 2nd quarter, where was the pass interference call on the back that nailed Crayton down the right sideline? That drive shouldn’t have stalled.
What possessed Wade Phillips to challenge the Romo fumble? Did he even look at the replay or listen to the booth before throwing the red flag?
I question the same to Brad Childress on Barber’s touchdown. Why? Hey, thank you for blowing a second half timeout there, buddy.
How does McKinnie not get called for a false start in the second half? Regardless, Ware needs to know better than to stop playing and argue the call.
I am not going to get on Nick Folk for missing a 50-yard field goal, despite being disappointed to see it go wide left. If that had been a classic Billy Cundiff 32-yard shank special, than that would have been a different story.
Oh, yeah, BOTH PUNTERS WERE AWESOME SUNDAY! Those one-yard line coffin corners were spectacular to say the least. Remember that Klewe almost had his snap sail over his head. He made a great save before his great kick.
Do NOT tell me that those punts weren’t important. Neither team could escape their own end zone very well. It was one of the reasons Dallas struggled a little offensively in the 2nd half. The Cowboys were able to cash in the great field position when Klewe had to punt out of his won end zone. Dallas was able to cash in when McBriar punted out of his own end zone as well (thanks to Chris Canty and Pat Watkins).
In the end, Dallas came out victorious, and go to 6-1 as they head into their Bye week. If you were to tell me that the Cowboys would be 6-1 at this point despite:
- Losing Ferguson for the season.
- Having both corners hobbling.
- Not having Terry Glenn at all.
- And Greg Ellis slowly coming into his own.
I would say, pretty emphatically, VERY SATISFIED!
I understand that many of the opponents were weak for some reason or another. However, Dallas cashed in on the opportunities presented. We fans will soon see how the Cowboys fare in the second half of the season when Tank Johnson, Anthony Henry, and hopefully Terry Glenn come back into the lineup.
