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WR Roy Williams: 'We're winning. Winning cures all.'
8:51 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Receiver Roy Williams had two catches for 51 yards against the Seahawks, but he's not going to campaign for more. Williams said he feels like he's a part of the offense. But as for quarterback Tony Romo, "The gunslinger ain't throwing it my way."
Williams has just 11 catches since being traded to the Cowboys on Oct. 14. He's talked numerous times about simply waiting for his opportunity. But he's on pace to have his worst season as a pro.
Learning the playbook isn't the issue. "I done swallowed that thing whole," he said.
As for why he won't complain, Williams said, "We're winning. Winning cures all."
Walter Jones admits getting whupped by DeMarcus Ware
8:28 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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DeMarcus Ware rarely gets one-on-one matchups as a pass rusher. Seattle never gives eight-time Pro Bowl LT Walter Jones help.
Well, Jones needed help today. Ware leads the NFL in sacks with 15 after today's hat trick. He beat Jones on two of his three sacks.
While Ware downplayed his dominance in the matchup of perennial Pro Bowlers, Jones readily admitted that Ware whupped him.
"It's a shock," Jones said. "It's a shock. But it's the game of football. You go out there, you don't want to give up sacks and stuff. But you have to move on. You can't harp on that. You can't focus long on that situation. It happened. You can't get down."
Tony Romo's splint is coming off, but Cowboys' passing game is already clicking
8:02 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Wade Phillips showed his wry sense of humor with a real knee-slapper during his postgame press conference.
"We'll get that splint off, and he might throw for 300 yards," Phillips said of Tony Romo. "Oh, he did."
OK, you're not laughing. Neither will foes who have to prepare for what is once again an elite passing game.
Romo was razor sharp in his second consecutive 300-yard game, completing 22 of 34 passes for 331 yards and three TDs with one pick in what should be his final outing with a splint protecting his right pinkie finger. He spread the ball around to his various weapons, throwing TDs to three receivers and hitting Roy Williams on another deep ball.
A week after T.O. torched the 49ers, it was Jason Witten's turn to play the lead role (nine catches, 115 yards, TD). T.O. had five catches -- including a spectacular, juggling grab on the sideline -- for 98 yards and a TD in a supporting role. Don't expect to wait too long for Williams to have a big day.
"We really haven't changed what we're doing," Witten said. "I think we're just executing better. When that happens, I think you see, we're pretty tough. When we execute, we're good as anybody else in the league."
Now, they have 10 days to prepare for a much more difficult test. The league's top-ranked passing and total defense will be waiting for the Cowboys in Pittsburgh.
Cowboys flap wings to avoid 'fines'
7:55 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
You probably noticed that the Cowboys celebrated each of their seven sacks (team's most since Nov. 9, 1997 vs. Arizona) with a variation of the Funky Chicken dance. Of course, they went with the Thanksgiving theme and called it the Turkey Dance.
The idea hatched when Jason Hatcher and some of the other defensive linemen were throwing the ball around before a practice. Hatcher celebrated a catch by busting out his Billy "White Shoes" Johnson impersonation, and the pass-rushers all agreed to do the dance when celebrating against the Seahawks.
DeMarcus Ware flapped his wings three times, but he humbly danced around a question about him whupping all-world LT Walter Jones. (Ware came from the other side on one of the three sacks, but still ... )
Even Greg Ellis, a rather conservative gentleman, got in on the act after sack. He flapped his wings three times, just to keep his teammates from coming after him.
"I had to do it a little bit, because they said if you didn't do it, you were going to get fined," Ellis said. "Didn't want to get fined by the guys, so I did it a little bit and just left it alone."
(Memo to uptight NFL office: Ellis mentioned that the Cowboys didn't plan to violate rules by fining real money.)
8:51 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Brian Davis E-mail News tips
Receiver Roy Williams had two catches for 51 yards against the Seahawks, but he's not going to campaign for more. Williams said he feels like he's a part of the offense. But as for quarterback Tony Romo, "The gunslinger ain't throwing it my way."
Williams has just 11 catches since being traded to the Cowboys on Oct. 14. He's talked numerous times about simply waiting for his opportunity. But he's on pace to have his worst season as a pro.
Learning the playbook isn't the issue. "I done swallowed that thing whole," he said.
As for why he won't complain, Williams said, "We're winning. Winning cures all."
Walter Jones admits getting whupped by DeMarcus Ware
8:28 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
DeMarcus Ware rarely gets one-on-one matchups as a pass rusher. Seattle never gives eight-time Pro Bowl LT Walter Jones help.
Well, Jones needed help today. Ware leads the NFL in sacks with 15 after today's hat trick. He beat Jones on two of his three sacks.
While Ware downplayed his dominance in the matchup of perennial Pro Bowlers, Jones readily admitted that Ware whupped him.
"It's a shock," Jones said. "It's a shock. But it's the game of football. You go out there, you don't want to give up sacks and stuff. But you have to move on. You can't harp on that. You can't focus long on that situation. It happened. You can't get down."
Tony Romo's splint is coming off, but Cowboys' passing game is already clicking
8:02 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
Wade Phillips showed his wry sense of humor with a real knee-slapper during his postgame press conference.
"We'll get that splint off, and he might throw for 300 yards," Phillips said of Tony Romo. "Oh, he did."
OK, you're not laughing. Neither will foes who have to prepare for what is once again an elite passing game.
Romo was razor sharp in his second consecutive 300-yard game, completing 22 of 34 passes for 331 yards and three TDs with one pick in what should be his final outing with a splint protecting his right pinkie finger. He spread the ball around to his various weapons, throwing TDs to three receivers and hitting Roy Williams on another deep ball.
A week after T.O. torched the 49ers, it was Jason Witten's turn to play the lead role (nine catches, 115 yards, TD). T.O. had five catches -- including a spectacular, juggling grab on the sideline -- for 98 yards and a TD in a supporting role. Don't expect to wait too long for Williams to have a big day.
"We really haven't changed what we're doing," Witten said. "I think we're just executing better. When that happens, I think you see, we're pretty tough. When we execute, we're good as anybody else in the league."
Now, they have 10 days to prepare for a much more difficult test. The league's top-ranked passing and total defense will be waiting for the Cowboys in Pittsburgh.
Cowboys flap wings to avoid 'fines'
7:55 PM Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
You probably noticed that the Cowboys celebrated each of their seven sacks (team's most since Nov. 9, 1997 vs. Arizona) with a variation of the Funky Chicken dance. Of course, they went with the Thanksgiving theme and called it the Turkey Dance.
The idea hatched when Jason Hatcher and some of the other defensive linemen were throwing the ball around before a practice. Hatcher celebrated a catch by busting out his Billy "White Shoes" Johnson impersonation, and the pass-rushers all agreed to do the dance when celebrating against the Seahawks.
DeMarcus Ware flapped his wings three times, but he humbly danced around a question about him whupping all-world LT Walter Jones. (Ware came from the other side on one of the three sacks, but still ... )
Even Greg Ellis, a rather conservative gentleman, got in on the act after sack. He flapped his wings three times, just to keep his teammates from coming after him.
"I had to do it a little bit, because they said if you didn't do it, you were going to get fined," Ellis said. "Didn't want to get fined by the guys, so I did it a little bit and just left it alone."
(Memo to uptight NFL office: Ellis mentioned that the Cowboys didn't plan to violate rules by fining real money.)
