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Old 10-05-2008, 06:21 PM   #121
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This could be worse...we could've lost the game.

But you can't get overly excited about this win, but you take the W.
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This could be worse...we could've lost the game.

But you can't get overly excited about this win, but you take the W.
Yeah, I'm just happy we got the win and moved on. Nothing pretty about it, but at least the team showed some fortitude when things started to look bad. Now, it's time to look to next week. The Cardinals aren't a team to be taken lightly with a pretty scary looking passing game. If the Cowboys aren't clicking next week, the results may not be so pretty.
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Yeah, even if you look at his season's stats, Romo has been better this season than last. Still, it looks like something is missing just when you watch. Maybe, it's just all in my imagination, and my expectations are just sky high for him.

Romo certainly had a good day as far as my fantasy team is concerned, though.
That's amazing. So you mean he's on pace to actually have better stats this season than his record breaking season last year lol? Amazing. Sure doesn't feel like it though. I need that one game from him where he doesn't have any interceptions and about 2 or 3 td's.
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This could be worse...we could've lost the game.

But you can't get overly excited about this win, but you take the W.
I think we were a loss away of a potential mental breakdown from this team. From To possibly exploding to Romo losing his mojo. This could've been real bad.
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Well with the way the Arizona offense performs....sometimes...next week could be fun. Something like...44-38 Cowboys or something like that
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Well with the way the Arizona offense performs....sometimes...next week could be fun. Something like...44-38 Cowboys or something like that
Yeah, I'm expecting a high scoring game, with the potential for a TON of turnovers. Romo and Warner are pretty scary right now.
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That's amazing. So you mean he's on pace to actually have better stats this season than his record breaking season last year lol? Amazing. Sure doesn't feel like it though. I need that one game from him where he doesn't have any interceptions and about 2 or 3 td's.
Yeah, it is kind of weird that his stats are so considering I feel like he has been underperforming so far. I'm not sure how much today's game affected things, but here was his pace this year through 4 games compared to what he did last year:

2008: 4768 yards, 64.7% Completion, 32 TDs, 16 Int, 8.6 Y/A, and 99.0 QB Rating
2007: 4211 yards, 64.4% Completion, 36 TDs, 19 Int, 8.1 Y/A, and 97.4 QB Rating

So the only thing worse in that extrapolation of his pace through four games was his touchdowns. And I don't think today's game really changed the fact that his numbers are pretty much on par with last season. Of course you have to remember that last season his numbers were headed for being a lot better than they ended up until those bad last three games. When I'm extrapolating these numbers (just multiplying numbers through 4 games by 4), I'm obviously assuming Romo won't tank at the end of the season again. So he's going to have to avoid one of those late season slumps to hit those projections.

But I guess the main point here is that Romo still has been playing at pretty high level this season all things considered
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Romo and Warner are pretty scary right now.
Romo is worrying me...
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hey, let's just keep in mind it's week 5 of a 16 week season. i'd rather them be "flat" at the beginning of the season than at the end.
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Cowboys Hold Off Pesky Bengals, 31-22



IRVING, Texas - Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo meant to send the Cincinnati Bengals home with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Miles Austin, not Patrick Crayton.

But he'll take it.

Romo won't get style points for his late fourth-quarter throw to Crayton, whose game-clinching score was gift-wrapped by Austin's slippery fingers. Neither will his team for Sunday's 31-22 victory over the Bengals (0-5) - more a sigh of relief than a howling exclamation against one of four remaining winless teams.

But they'll take it.

"After the week where the sky fell, the sun has risen again," inside linebacker Bradie James said.

Maybe it's merely peaking above the horizon, since the Cowboys (4-1) realize they squandered a 17-0 second-quarter lead and allowed Cincinnati to hold the sellout Texas Stadium crowd captive longer than anyone expected.

But an ugly win that keeps them a half-game behind the NFC East-leading Giants (4-0) is better than the alternative - hideous back-to-back home losses for the first time since Dec. 31, 2006.

The Cowboys avoided what defensive end Marcus Spears called another "atom bomb" on top of last Sunday's loss to division rival Washington. They did it despite an uneven performance from Romo (14-of-23, 176 yards, 3 TDs, 2 turnovers), another relatively quiet game from wide receiver Terrell Owens (2 catches, 67 yards, TD) and a nine-point fourth quarter from the nothing-to-lose Bengals, who might have scored again following some October trickery (recovered onside kick) had Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer not pounced on a fumble three plays later to set up Owens' electric 57-yard TD.

"You learn a lot when you make mistakes and still overcome them," Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said. "That's part of learning to win, part of being a team if things aren't going great. We kept fighting in the game and finally came through in the end."

Said Romo: "You don't get crowned champions for being the best-looking team right now . . . We know that you don't win it right now. You just continue to get better and keep stacking up wins."

The Cowboys are doing just that. For just the fifth time since 1994 they've won at least four of their first five games. Only two teams - the Giants (4-0) and Titans (5-0) have better records through the first five weeks.

And despite their imperfections, part of Sunday's performance revealed improvement from the previous week:

* Against the Redskins, the offense abandoned its running game - Marion Barber had just eight carries for 26 yards and rookie Felix Jones didn't get a single touch. Against the Bengals, Barber and Jones combined for 180 yards on 32 carries and Jones ripped off a 33-yard TD run, the third rushing score of his young career.

* Playing without injured starters Terence Newman (groin) and Pat Watkins (neck), the defense matched its takeaway total through the first four games (2) with linebacker Greg Ellis' interception on the first play from scrimmage and Spencer's fourth-quarter fumble recovery at the Dallas 37 while clinging to a 17-16 lead.

* Banged-up Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer (elbow) threw two TD passes to T.J. Houshmandzadeh but also was sacked twice. Running backs Chris Perry and Cedric Benson averaged just 2.7 yards per carry.

* Cincinnati managed only a pair of field goals following Romo's two turnovers (interception, lost fumble) despite starting each drive in Dallas territory, causing Phillips to say, "I thought our defense played real tough. They had their back to the wall quite a few times."

Romo overcame those miscues to throw TD passes on his final two drives, including the game-clincher to Crayton with 1:59 remaining. But he does have seven turnovers in five games - "We need to protect the ball, certainly," Phillips said - and the Cowboys' kickoff coverage warts also resurfaced at times. Cincinnati's Greg Holt averaged 29.5 yards on six returns, and his 60-yard return in the fourth quarter led to a Palmer TD that made the score 24-22 with 7:45 left (the Bengals went for a two-point conversion, but Cowboys safety Keith Davis deftly knocked the pass out of bounds).

"That's what you're frustrated about and disappointed in," tight end Jason Witten said of the team's offensive inconsistencies, "especially when you're playing a team that's 0-4 and you have a chance to put them away, and we didn't do that and they made a game out of it. We're happy we got the win, but we have to continue to get better and I think this team understands that."

Next up is the surprising Arizona Cardinals (3-2), who knocked Buffalo from the unbeaten list with a convincing 41-17 victory on Sunday.

Another challenge for a team with sky-high expectations. On Sunday, the Cowboys were at least somewhat content to survive and advance.

"I said this last year, but I'm sorry that I'm not sorry that we won," Romo said. "I think that's something we have to fight sometimes around here - if you don't win pretty, it's not a positive.

"You could look beautiful, pretty and go out there and everything looks magical right now, but it isn't going to stay that way. So we're going to keep winning, hopefully we keep going on, and at the end of the year you hope you're a better team than you are right now. If you can do that, it doesn't matter how you win."
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It must be tough on our defense when Romo is giving the ball away two times a game.
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It must be tough on our defense when Romo is giving the ball away two times a game.
That's what I've been screaming - I bet our defense ends up in the top-10 by the season's end...
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It must be tough on our defense when Romo is giving the ball away two times a game.
I agree to an extent. I don't think the INT's a problem. Field position is where it becomes difficult. I also think the fact the Cowboys can score so fast at times can also put the defense out there faster than they would like. I guess its easier for the defense to go out there after a TD than a INT but still I gotta think scoring as fast as the Cowboys do sort of hurts the defense more than it benefits them. That's one reason why we need to run as much as possible. It atleast gives us time of possession.
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Our offense is a little overrated.
Our defense is a little underrated.

As long as we get things to gel heading into the post season, I like our chances.
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Yeah, and we still have plenty of time to gel. I wasn't completely happy with the way the last two games have gone, but there are a lot of people out there (not on this board, mind you) that seem to be overreacting to the team's performance lately. It's a little too early to get worried about the team when we are 4-1 and have plenty of time to keep ironing out kinks.
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Yeah, it seems relatively minor, but definitely not something I would like to hear with it looking like Newman is going to miss some more time.

One thing that needs to be remembered though is that Pacman is on a very short leash with Gooddell so who knows if Gooddell decides to send a message anyways even for a relatively minor incident. My guess is no based on initial reports, but it's hard to say really.
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Ironic thing is that Goodell was at VR today visiting the team. You can't script it any better than this.
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Police: Pacman Jones in fight at hotel


DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was involved in a fight with one of his bodyguards, according to Dallas police, the night before attending a previously scheduled team meeting with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

No one was arrested and no one will be charged in connection with the fight late Tuesday night at The Joule, an upscale downtown hotel.

Jones missed all of last season for Tennessee while serving an NFL suspension for off-field incidents. Goodell fully reinstated the cornerback, acquired by Dallas in a trade in April, just before the season opener.

"Someone from the business called police," Dallas police spokesman Cpl. Jerry Monreal told The Associated Press. "Police arrived and spoke to the parties after they had a verbal argument. Both parties agreed to leave, and they left."

The incident report lists no names, and Monreal said he did not know if Jones was involved in the fight, which was first reported by Dallas-Fort Worth TV station KTVT.

But the details of the incident and Jones' involvement were confirmed to The Dallas Morning News by Deputy Chief Vince Golbeck, who is a commander of the central patrol division, which responded to the call. Golbeck was not in the police station Wednesday night, and a dispatcher at the central patrol division declined to comment.

Jones' agent, Warrick Robinson, said he had spoken with Jones on Wednesday but declined to discuss the details of their conversation. He referred all questions to the Cowboys. Team spokesman Rich Dalrymple did not immediately respond to an e-mail and voicemail left by The Associated Press.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the NFL had no comment.

Before meeting with the Cowboys on Wednesday, Goodell said to reporters in San Antonio: "Adam knows how much emphasis I put on making sure that he makes good choices going forward, that he avoids situations where he can reflect poorly on himself, the Cowboys or the NFL. So far he seems to have been able to do that very effectively.

"I am supportive of him and am hopeful that he will be able to do that for the rest of his life. I am hoping he will not only be a great NFL player but he will continue to do the right things so he can lead a productive life off the field as well."

Before the latest incident, Jones has been arrested six times and involved in a dozen incidents requiring police intervention since Tennessee drafted him in the first round in 2005. That includes his connection to a shooting at a Las Vegas strip club.

Goodell suspended Jones in April 2007 after an accumulation of arrests and legal problems.

At the time of his reinstatement Aug. 28, Jones said: "I know my responsibilities to the NFL and I'm going to hold my own and do what I need to do to make sure I stay where I am right now, which is reinstated. I work hard every day to make sure I don't make the same mistakes. Can I say I would never ever make the same mistakes? No, I can't say that. I'll make sure I put myself in way better situations than I have put myself in the past."
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IRVING, Texas - This is the very reason the Cowboys loaded up on cornerbacks this off-season.

Terence Newman needs time off for his abdominal strain to heal and will probably miss Sunday's game. Without rest, it could become something more serious like a sports hernia, which would require surgery and potentially threaten the Pro Bowler's season.

While Newman played his first four years without missing any games, he turned 30 before the season began and fellow starter Anthony Henry will be 32 midway through the season. Henry has missed seven games since signing with the Cowboys before the 2005 campaign.

"It got to a point where I couldn't do my job," Newman said. "I definitely had to say something to the trainers to get it corrected. You never know what it is, you could have prostate cancer or something."

The team learned its lesson at the position last season, when injuries to starters forced backup Jacques Reeves into a full-time role, starting 13 games. He and fellow reserve Nate Jones left the team through free agency this off-season, making cornerback a position of both need and opportunity. The Cowboys needed to stock up on young depth, and had the opportunity to really bolster their coverage group by trading for a potential playmaker.

The unit went from an understaffed one to a real strength with the additions of Adam "Pacman" Jones, and rookies Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick. Even though there is no real timetable for Newman's return, the Cowboys might be in better shape on the corner than the times they were missing a starter last year. The group is young and inexperienced, but they do have more natural talent than the crew that left in the off-season.

From early in training camp, the plan was to make Jones the primary backup to both Newman and Henry. It didn't take long before he was starting, as Newman left the morning practice July 28 with a groin injury. Jones started the season opener in Cleveland when the Cowboys elected to rest Newman, who returned to action the next week as the nickel corner. Newman started the next two weeks, but said his injury, in the crease between his leg and midsection, flared up last week and forced the Cowboys to reevaluate the situation.

Newman didn't practice Wednesday. He said it would be a bad idea to go all week without testing the injury, then try to jump into the lineup on gameday. He said the pain slowed him during the three-game return, and admitted he played his worst against Washington Sept. 28, allowing a couple of touchdown passes. When Newman has played, the Cowboys allowed on average 243 passing yards per game, but just 161 through the air when he was out of the lineup.

"I don't want to take the easy way out and say it was because of an injury," Newman said. "I put myself in that position and I didn't make plays. If you look at the film you could see that my turnover when I run is nothing like it's been the last four years. It was just a little different."

The absence of Newman makes the Cowboys look wise for sinking so much into the position.

"I would probably have to move to cornerback and cover a couple guys," said linebacker DeMarcus Ware, joking about what the team would do if they hadn't restocked in the spring. "From us drafting a lot of cornerbacks, you can see they're out there running all the time and it's a lot of stress on their legs. I'm glad we did draft them."

The rookies have a full load playing on defensive sub-packages. Jenkins lines up wide right when the Cowboys use four cornerbacks and slide Henry over to cover a tight end, and Scandrick has replaced Newman as the slot cornerback in nickel and dime situations. Both have special teams duties, with Scandrick among the team's leading tacklers in the kicking game.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said the team was hoping to play more man coverage going into the season, but that changed with an unhealthy Newman.

While the Cowboys play a combination of man and zone in the secondary right now, the plan to eventually use mostly man coverage hasn't changed, according to Phillips, it's just dependent on Newman's availability. With a youth movement filling in for now, the defensive backs will play primarily in soft coverage, allowing underneath throws and forcing teams to three-step drop against them. One defender said press coverage could help lead to more pressure against quick passes, but the Cowboys have been giving receivers plenty of space. This takes away from the effects of the front seven's pass rush, but it also cuts down on deep passes.

"It's because it's three wide receivers, too, and four wide receivers," Phillips said, referring to the soft zone cushion. "And Green Bay had really good receivers, Cincinnati had really good receivers, and of course this week (against Arizona) we're running into the same thing. If the guys aren't good enough man-to-man wide, they're going to get beat. I think it's silly going to something you're not adept at yet."

If the entire secondary was healthy, the defense would be free to play more aggressive. Roy Williams' injury seems to have had as big an effect on the secondary as Newman's.

The Cowboys have shown a few different looks when teams have thrown multiple receivers at them this year, but since Williams was hurt in the second game, they have mostly used a single safety, Ken Hamlin, instead of the six-DB dime package they worked on so much during training camp. Pat Watkins moved from his role coming in for Williams on the dime, to that of a base defense starter. That moved Courtney Brown in to play next to Hamlin in the dime set. Brown's still young himself, so the team had most often defended extra wide receivers with only Hamlin back deep, which takes away the man coverage option.

"In football you break the field into quarters," Scandrick said. "With a single safety, you're limited in the things you can do because he can only cover his third. With double safeties, they can split halves or they can split quarters."

Arizona won't be at its best in the passing game since receiver Anquan Boldin won't play, but Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner have a pretty good rapport built up.

Phillips said Boldin was the guy Arizona moved around more, and Fitzgerald primarily lines up in the same spot, out wide. That would pit him against Jones and Henry, a matchup with which the Cowboys can't be too disappointed.

Henry plays better against large wide receivers, and Jones has been arguably the Cowboys' best defensive player the last few games. He has six passes defended on the season, including three Sunday. The word most often used when discussing Jones in the preseason was 'rust,' but he has been rock solid so far, save a few dropped interceptions.

Against Fitzgerald, the Cowboys secondary might be facing their toughest competition yet.

"It's troubling in that we have a Pro Bowl player that's not able to play," Phillips said. "Now we have three really young players, and I'm counting Pac as a [25] year old guy who is new with us, and the two rookies playing . . . it just takes some time for those guys to play all the things you would like for them to play even though they have ability. We're coming along slowly there."

Of course, the players aren't going to make any excuses about age and experience.

"Whoever's in the game has to step up and play," Hamlin said. "Whether it be Terence or Orlando or Mike Jenkins or Adam or whoever. Whoever's playing the game, they're held accountable to know what's going on and be ready to play."

For the first time in years, the Cowboys should have confidence they can get through an injury to a key member of their secondary, like Newman. After all, they loaded up on insurance in the off-season.
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Damn. I had a feeling Newman was hurt that Redskins game. I feel better about having Scandrik, Pac-Man and Jenkins out there. Just get ready for the inexperience to show. But in the long run it should benefit us.
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Newman better get healthy heading into the post-season. Or else, we're dropping him after a year when his contract isn't guaranteed anymore.
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IRVING – In a double-Dallas dose of over-the-top shopping, this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas Book features the ultimate Cowboys fan fantasy gift.

All 530 square yards of one of the end zones at Texas Stadium comes with a season-end party attended by the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and more – for a mere $500,000.

Neiman Marcus' holiday gifts, unveiled Tuesday at Texas Stadium, are as opulent as ever, as the retailer faces its toughest holiday since 9/11, when it canceled the press event. It recently reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss that was more than double the year-ago loss.

But for the holiday, Neiman Marcus is doing what it does best by offering glitz and glamour even if the economy suggests otherwise.
Luxury retail is being hit hard as wealthy shoppers retrench in the wake of the stock market's plunge, declining real estate values and layoffs on Wall Street. Its wealthiest customer may be more cautious, but she isn't trading down, said Neiman Marcus chief executive Burt Tansky during last month's earnings call.

"We're staying focused on what we do best," said Ginger Reeder, Neiman Marcus vice president of corporate communications, whose job also includes choosing the fantasy gifts. "We all need a break, something to make us smile."

Fantasy catalog gifts don't always sell, but they keep alive the catalog legend that started in the 1950s, when Stanley and Edward Marcus started picking his-and-hers gifts to brag about on national TV.

The 2008 his-and-hers gift is life-size likenesses of the buyers in Legos for $60,000 apiece.

A limited edition 2009 BMW Individual 7 Series sedan plus a vacation on the French Riviera, together for $160,000, is expected to sell out. Only 31 of the cars will be sold, representing the years that BMW has been in the U.S. In previous years, it sold 50 to 200 of the various limited-edition autos.

Although the Christmas catalog remains a huge marketing tool, the Internet has overshadowed the company's catalog business in recent years. Neiman will send out 1.6 million catalogs this year, compared with 1.8 million in 2007. Paper and mailing costs savings are offset by free shipping offers.

This year, the under-$100 gifts have been left out of the Christmas Book. They will be included in a smaller catalog as a cost-saving move, Ms. Reeder said. Since 2001, catalog sales have declined from $350 million to $200 million, while Internet sales rose from zero to more than $500 million.

The Dallas Cowboys are playing their last season at Texas Stadium before moving to their new stadium in Arlington. After the final game, crews will cut out the artificial turf end zone, roll it up and install it in the purchaser's yard, where the bravado and touchdown dancing can commence.

The other end zone is being sold in pieces. For those with end zone envy, Neiman Marcus will put some bright blue turf in a framed collage and sell it as part of a limited edition of 380, to celebrate 38 seasons – and seven NFL championships – at Texas Stadium.

Anybody have a spare half-mil lying around? (Hope this wasn't posted yet.)
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Cornheiser said either Emmitt, Irvin, or Aikman will probably purchase it.
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GAH! We could start a fund to purchase it and divide it proportionally based on contribution!

That's 4770 square feet of history. $105 per square foot!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in for 2. One for me and one for my brother. Anyone else??????
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That's hilarious. Calvin Watkins is just as bad as ESPN. I understand he has a job and he needs a juicy story but why make something up that isn't there? Its like he's trying to destroy the locker room. First it was TO and now its Pac-Man. I'm sure he'll have something interesting to say about Tank tommorow.

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Damn. I had a feeling Newman was hurt that Redskins game. I feel better about having Scandrik, Pac-Man and Jenkins out there. Just get ready for the inexperience to show. But in the long run it should benefit us.
Newman's groin wasn't the one who fell for Santana's double-move.
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Falling for the double move wasn't the problem. Not reacting to the double move quick enough was. It was almost like he was in zone coverage with no safety help. I've never seen Newman play that poor since......I can't even remember. He didn't even play that poor his rookie season. So i'm going with the idea that he was hurt. Don't worry. I'm not taking the W away from the Redskins. I know that's all the fans have to live on since the Cowboys are the best team they've beaten this season. Even with Newman hurt we should've pulled out the Redskins game. We just played poor. And we still only lost by 2. That should be encouraging but its not. Not for me anyway. But yea Newman's a bum lol. He plays poor like that every game.

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Sorry Chad, I guess you're not coming to Dallas!
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