MySa Blog: Phillips: 'We're not going to cow down to these guys'

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By Tom Orsborn on Dec 17, 09 12:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) Save & Share

The Dallas Cowboys are talking tough when it comes to the Saturday's game against the unbeaten New Orleans Saints.

"They have earned where they are at," tight end Jason Witten said on his weekly radio show. "You don't just fall into wins. They are a good football team.
"But we're not taking the mindset that we are the jayvee squad going to play the varsity. We feel like we are a good team and we are confident...It's going to be a tough challenge, but we feel we are up to the task."

Wade Phillips echoed Witten's comments during his media briefing Thursday morning.

"I don't think our confidence is, 'We can't do it and we've got to do something else to be able to do it,' " Phillips said. "We have confidence in our football team. We're not going to cow down to these guys. We think we can win every game we've been in so far. I believe we feel the same way going into this one."

The Saints (13-0) are 7-point favorites against the Cowboys (8-5).

In other news, DeMarcus Ware returned to practice Thursday, a positive sign in his quest to play Saturday night.

Ware (neck) stretched with his teammates and then worked alone with a trainer, according to The Associated Press. The Pro Bowl outside linebacker wants to play against New Orleans, but he said he'll leave the decision up to the medical staff.

Ware, who was injured Sunday in a collision with a Chargers offensive tackle, has never missed a game, starting all 77 since Dallas drafted him 11th overall in 2005.

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Outside the Valley Ranch walls not many people are giving the Cowboys much of a chance to beat New Orleans on Saturday.

While it's not exactly the rallying cry this week inside the Valley Ranch walls, coach Wade Phillips said that is part of the motivation.

"I don't think our confidence is, 'We can't do it and we've got to do something else to be able to do it,'" Phillips said. "We have confidence in our football team. We're not going to cow down to these guys. We think we can win every game we've been in so far. I believe we feel the same way going into this one."



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theebs

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I love this.

Where has this been.

Get mad. Get sick of people treating you like the JV, get sick of people using you as the punchline.

Get going already. Go win the damn game.
 

ScipioCowboy

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theebs;3151685 said:
I love this.

Where has this been.

Get mad. Get sick of people treating you like the JV, get sick of people using you as the punchline.

Get going already. Go win the damn game.

Theebs is fired up!
 

21Savage

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I think Wade will be really hurt if he gets fired after the season.

If you listened to the Wade Phillips show this week you'd see that he really believes in this team and loves this group. He thinks they're special and really thinks they can win these kind of games and go all the way.
 

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"Cow down"?...What the hell is Cow down? lol

Does he mean "kowtow"?
 

Hook'em#11

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You know. The more and more I read this stuff. And some stuff from the NO fans and players. ?

I am right there with theebs man. I am getting pumped for this game and Dallas to come out and kick some NO tail.. I am sick of all the negative crap I am hearing and how NO can do no wrong.

Gimme a break, GO COWBOYS.


It must be Thursday. heheehe
 

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:laugh2: at anyone that thinks this is new. These guys have been talking the talk for several years now. Similar things were said before the last two games.
 

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Califan007;3151697 said:
"Cow down"?...What the hell is Cow down? lol

Does he mean "kowtow"?

Not be cowed, cow means to threaten.
 

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theebs;3151685 said:
I love this.

Where has this been.

Get mad. Get sick of people treating you like the JV, get sick of people using you as the punchline.

Get going already. Go win the damn game.

Eh....

I've been reading rah-rah quotes from players the past two weeks.

Several talked about how they needed to go up to New York and finish them off.

Several talked about how they knew if they wanted to get where they want to go, they had to beat the Chargers.

So far it's been a lot of hot air.

Hopefully it changes.
 

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utrunner07;3151710 said:
:laugh2: at anyone that thinks this is new. These guys have been talking the talk for several years now. Similar things were said before the last two games.

we sure do talk a good game
 

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HoleInTheRoof;3151714 said:
Eh....

I've been reading rah-rah quotes from players the past two weeks.

Several talked about how they needed to go up to New York and finish them off.

Several talked about how they knew if they wanted to get where they want to go, they had to beat the Chargers.

So far it's been a lot of hot air.

Hopefully it changes.

I agree words do not win games but it does show a team who is not backing away or conceding anything. They have to go out and play well if they are to win but at least they are not lying down to the Saints
 

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vta;3151712 said:
Not be cowed, cow means to threaten.
I actually looked it up on Google before I asked in my post lol...on the first page almost all of the references to "cow down" meant that a cow had literally fallen down LOL...
 

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I guess people would be happier if they all said they have no chance and just hope to keep it to a 30 point loss?
 

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Chocolate Lab;3151723 said:
I guess people would be happier if they all said they have no chance and just hope to keep it to a 30 point loss?

I prefer they be generic in their responses

"oh yeah, it's going to be a struggle" etc.
 

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Cow Down? :lmao2:

I love Wade. Can we keep him just to do the PC's?
 
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