DMN:Dallas Cowboys' James doesn't like the Giants *Merged*

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By GERRY FRALEY / The Dallas Morning News gfraley@***BANNED-URL***

IRVING – On Wednesday, Cowboys linebacker Bradie James boldly shared his feelings about the New York Giants and his team's recent history of late-season fades.

He really dislikes the Giants. And the Cowboys must face up to their December shortcomings.
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"I know what I'm supposed to say," James said. "But I'm going to deviate from it."

James started with the Giants. He sees Sunday's game at Giants Stadium as a way to put an NFC East rival out of its misery. Nothing would make him happier.

"We don't like them, and they don't like us," James said. "People have been saying that this is their season. This is our season, too, because if we go in and beat these guys, we don't have to worry about them coming back to haunt us."

James was alluding to 2007. The Cowboys beat the Giants twice in the regular season but lost to them in the playoffs. The Giants went on to win Super Bowl XLII.

"We haven't forgotten that," James said. "I don't think I'll ever forget that. We really need to come out and beat these guys."

James strayed well from the party line in his discussion of the final month-plus of the regular season. He compared the Cowboys' struggles – 15-26 in the final month of the regular season this decade – to the franchise's earlier struggles when wearing blue game jerseys. James recently discussed the subject with Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett, who dealt with the blue-jerseys jinx.

"The only way they could right that wrong was to go out and kick people's tails in the blue jerseys," James said. "So for us in December, the only way we can get through December is to win."

Jones feeling good: Running back Felix Jones junked a protective brace for his left knee in the Thanksgiving win against Oakland and produced his best performance since September.

Jones had seven runs for 68 yards, highlighted by a 46-yard touchdown run. Jones had not had a run of 10-plus yards in the previous three games, and his last run of 20-plus yards came in the third game of the season. Jones added the brace after suffering a sprained knee ligament during that game, a win against Carolina.

"I'm excited to have my health again and be able to play," Jones said. "It was frustrating."

Briefly: Safety Ken Hamlin (ankle) was held out of practice and is expected to miss his third consecutive game. Linebacker Victor Butler (knee) went through a full practice despite soreness and is expected to be available against the Giants. ... Seeking dry conditions, the Cowboys practiced at their home stadium. The workout included the first contact since Thanksgiving. Coach Wade Phillips said that was designed to prepare the club for a physical game and also keep the players' timing when wearing pads.

Using opponents' record as a measure, the Cowboys have the most demanding schedule of the 21 teams the NFL considers in playoff contention. The Cowboys' remaining opponents are 35-20 for a .636 winning percentage. San Francisco, a fringe contender, has the easiest schedule. Its remaining opponents are 21-34 for a .382 winning percentage.

 

[theebs]

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Writing's on wall: Cowboys want revenge versus Giants

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By JAIME ARON
Associated Press
Last Updated: 6:39 PM, December 2, 2009
Posted: 5:49 PM, December 2, 2009

IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys defensive captain Bradie James has revenge on his mind.
James said today that Giants quarterback Eli Manning rubbed in a Week 2 win that opened the Cowboys' new stadium by scribbling his name and adding the score, the date and the words “First Win in the New Stadium” on a concrete column in the visitors’ locker room.
James hasn’t seen it, but he’s seen a picture and is convinced it’s real. True or not, it’s being used as motivation.
“We won’t forget that,” James said. “It just makes for a more intense game.”
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With the Giants moving into a new stadium themselves next season, this almost certainly will be the Cowboys’ final appearance at Giants Stadium. So is James bringing a pen to leave his own mark on the visiting locker room walls?
“I don’t know, I might,” he said. “I just want to win and that’s it. I’ll let our playing do all the talking. That’s it. ... I don’t care if it’s by 30 or if it’s by a point, we just have to take care of business and get rid of these guys right now.”
As soon as reporters approached his locker, James launched into a 1½-minute soliloquy on all the things Dallas needs to accomplish against the Giants on Sunday. The short version: He wants to stick the Giants with a loss that will bury their season and deliver a measure of payback for knocking Dallas out of the playoffs two seasons ago.
He also wants to keep the Cowboys in first place in the NFC East and get their dangerous December off to a good start.
“There’s no way of getting around just how much we need to win,” James said. “There’s no need to say ’We’ll get them next time’ or ’We have more games’ because if you look at it in that way, we’ll never turn the corner. This team needs to win. We’re in a good position. We’re No. 1 in our division and the only way we can stay No. 1 is we have to beat the teams in our division. ... That’s it. No excuses.”
The Cowboys (8-3) have won six of their prior seven to grab control of the NFC East. However, four of their remaining five games are against teams with winning records, and the only exception is a longtime rival they beat by one point at home.
Plus, there’s the black cloud of their post-Thanksgiving woes: 5-10 since Tony Romo took over and no winning record in December and January since 1996, which also was the last time Dallas won a playoff game.
James is in his seventh season, so he’s been through plenty of the struggles. He’s still hurt by the playoff loss to the Giants following the 2007 season, when the Cowboys were coming off a 13-3 season that included a pair of wins over New York. The Giants went on to win the Super Bowl that season, while Dallas missed the playoffs last year before shaking up the roster coming into this season.
“There’s no way that I can forget that,” James said. “The only way we can get past that is we’ve got to go ahead and beat these guys.”
And beat ’em up, he hopes.
“I might have to carry a portable ice tub,” he said. “That’s the mentality that they have, we have. It’s going to be a good, old, tough game.”
James has been one of the team’s louder leaders for several years. This speech was unique because he was bucking the company line about ignoring the subject of their disastrous Decembers.
“The truth is the truth,” he said. “What I’ve learned is no matter what your season is individually — you can have one of the best seasons of your career — if you lose and don’t go to the playoffs, you’re going to get criticized. Nobody is exempt from the criticism if you don’t take care of business in December and go to the playoffs and do what we need to do. That’s what time it is now. That’s what we’ve got to do.”
The Giants (6-5) have lost five of their prior six games and injuries are piling up. Linebacker Antonio Pierce just went on injured reserve, quarterback Eli Manning is playing through some foot injuries and two backup running backs missed practice Wednesday and may not be available Sunday.
Dallas, of course, couldn’t care less. Not considering all the recent history in this rivalry, especially the Giants' 33-31 victory in the first regular-season game at Cowboys Stadium, Dallas’ only loss in its $1.2 billion showplace.




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Jaimie aron and bradie bring it up congrats. What the heck took so long.

 

[CATCH17]

I can't wait for this game.

I think this game is personal for our players.

 

[adbutcher]

Eli better bring his big boi pads. Something tells me he won't get gently laid on the ground when he is sacked. What are the odds that the ugliest Manning won't make it through the entire game.

 

[tomson75]

The Giants (6-5) have lost five of their prior six games and injuries are piling up. Linebacker Antonio Pierce just went on injured reserve, quarterback Eli Manning is playing through some foot injuries and two backup running backs missed practice Wednesday and may not be available Sunday.
Dallas, of course, couldn’t care less. Not considering all the recent history in this rivalry, especially the Giants' 33-31 victory in the first regular-season game at Cowboys Stadium, Dallas’ only loss in its $1.2 billion showplace.

Almost sounds as if Aaron is preemptively making excuses for the Big, Bad, Blue squad. No mention of our injury woes?

 

[TNCowboy]

A lot of fans want to make a lot of the Commanders and Eagles, but from the players' perspective, I think it's obvious the Cowboys' biggest rival is the Giants. Their seems to be genuine dislike between certain of the players on both teams.

That's just the way I like it.

 

[Hook'em#11]

Nice stuff right there.. I am looking forward to this game. I hope Dallas puts a hurt on that Giants team very badly. And especially a win.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Eli deserves to be put on his ugly butt early and often. It's nice to know what the Cowboys are thinking, but they need to go out and do it on the field. The Cowboys need to punch NYG in the mouth early to set the tone. The Giants won't recover if we make that kind of statement. They are a shell of themselves at this point.

 

[BigD]

Bradie seems very, very focused for this game. I hope we beat them into the friggen turf.

 

[Faerluna]

Eli better bring his big boi pads. Something tells me he won't get gently laid on the ground when he is sacked. What are the odds that the ugliest Manning won't make it through the entire game.

Or as I like to call him, the Lesser Manning.

 

[JerryFan]

A lot of fans want to make a lot of the Commanders and Eagles, but from the players' perspective, I think it's obvious the Cowboys' biggest rival is the Giants. Their seems to be genuine dislike between certain of the players on both teams.

That's just the way I like it.

more then a certain number of players. I'd say there's a good 20 players or so on each team that can't stand the other team. It's mutual because I can't stand the G-Strings. I've been sending hate text messages all week to my friend from Long Island. F the GStrings!

 

[adbutcher]

Or as I like to call him, the Lesser Manning.

Brilliant, lol.