DMN Media Blog: Phil Simms to Cowboys: Fear the Bengals

[WoodysGirl]

Phil Simms: Cowboys should fear Bengals
12:07 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Sunday's Bengals-Cowboys game belongs to CBS. So despite the presence of the winless Bengals, CBS is sending its top broadcast team _ Jim Nantz and Phil Simms _ to Texas Stadium.

I called Simms this morning to chat about the game for Saturday's Hot Air column. In the course of the conversation, I asked if he really thinks the Bengals have a chance.

He does.

"Because they haven't won a game it would scare me," Simms said. "They are desperate. They are embarrassed. I hated to play winless teams. Most win sooner or later. And everybody wants a piece of the Cowboys. The Bengals laid it on the line against the Cowboys and came close. Carson Palmer can will a team to win...

"No team can remain emotionally involved for 16 games. There are four or five games a season a team is not emotionally involved. Will the Cowboys be emotionally involved against the Bengals? My answer would be 'no,'"

Cowboys don't need Phil Simms' advice

12:59 PM Thu, Oct 02, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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If the Cowboys lose Sunday, it won't be because of a lack of respect for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cowboys are well aware that the winless Bengals almost beat the defending Super Bowl champions a couple weeks ago, taking the Giants to overtime.

"We are not going to take them lightly," Tony Romo said. "They almost beat the Super Bowl champs. To take a team lightly like that, you will walk in and you will get beat."


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[Chocolate Lab]

This might have been true if we'd won last week. But how could we take any team lightly coming off a loss that has everyone in town telling them how much they suck?

 

[sacase]

Man CBS is praying we loose!

 

[superpunk]

Johnny Mac's secret identity revealed!!!!!

Story at 11.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Palmer had better rest.

 

[WoodysGirl]

So this game is gonna be on CBS?

 

[Nexx]

i hope we phear them, play with urgency not complacently.

 

[DallasEast]

"I hated to play winless teams. Most win sooner or later." - Phil Simms

And 2+2=4. Duh.

 

[Route 66]

I think everyone here just needs to boycott the media and simply watch football for awhile.

 

[BigDinAZ]

I like Romo's response. I don't think they will take the Bengals litely...

:bengals:

 

[Next_years_Champs]

So this game is gonna be on CBS?

The network is always decided by who is on the road when the games are between the AFC and the NFC.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

he's just trying to pimp the game, since it's going to be airing on CBS

 

[TellerMorrow34]

yeah it's going to be on CBS and unfortunately that means Simms commentating. Now he isn't the worst, there are guys I like far less, but I don't like to have him calling games I'm watching, if I can avoid it.

 

[AmishCowboy]

This might have been true if we'd won last week. But how could we take any team lightly coming off a loss that has everyone in town telling them how much they suck?

Yeah, Our loss last Sunday doomed the Bengals.

 

[MONT17]

Carson hasn't been the same since that injury!

 

[xWraithx]

xWraithx to Phil Simms: Swear to meeeeee!!!!!

 

[windward]

"Carson can will a team to win?"

Was he not willing Weeks 1-3?

 

[dbair1967]

This might have been true if we'd won last week. But how could we take any team lightly coming off a loss that has everyone in town telling them how much they suck?

This game should be a blowout, but considering how iffy the defense is, it probably wont be.

 

[dbair1967]

"Carson can will a team to win?"

Was he not willing Weeks 1-3?

they should have beaten the Giants, he got creamed all game because of bad pass protection, but he had a damn good game. He definitely wasnt the reason they lost (Zimmer was)

 

[windward]

they should have beaten the Giants, he got creamed all game because of bad pass protection, but he had a damn good game. He definitely wasnt the reason they lost (Zimmer was)

So he can't "will" them to victory after all.