The Sports Bizzo

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Cowboys Nation,

We have now lost two games in a row where we’ve been stopped on a fourth down run by MB3 at a critical juncture of the game. I’ve said this before; it’s not a talent issue, it’s not a personnel issue, it’s a coaching issue. This all comes down to play calling. Just get Romo outside after a play fake with Barber on a dive up the middle, and have Tony have the option to either run it in or flip a pass to the TE. It’s either a first down or a touchdown; I’ll take either one. It should be easy stuff, especially when the defense is looking to stop the run up the middle first, and has too little time to react to the outside bootleg run/pass option. Do I need to go down there and coach this team? (I guess that would make two of us that are unqualified for the job.) I feel like my dad turning around in the front seat of the Buick to stare us down and make us behave, “Do I need to come back there settle you boys down?” “No, Dad, we’re ok, we swear.”
Wade and Garrett had better get it together or they’ll be looking for jobs as soon as we end our season; the adult equivalent of a spanking by Jerry Jones.

The Cowboys have lost five games. They really should have lost only one game…to Kansas City! You’ll all recall that we won that game by the skin of Miles Austin’s teeth in OT. We should have beaten the Broncos, the Packers, the Chargers, and the Giants … twice! Hell, we out-played the opposition in ALL of those games, except against the Chiefs. The only truly complete game the Cowboys have played all year was against the Falcons, the week following the bye. That week, we beat a good team by playing good football. The following week against Seattle, the opponent was far less talented. These last two losses are not on Tony, they’re on Wade.

No need to bitch about the refs in the San Diego game. The only really bad call they made, they conferenced on and overturned it. The reason Dallas didn’t win this game was the inexplicable play calling from the one yard line, and our kicker lost his mechanics. I’ll let those ultra-manly Tom Coughlin fans out there whine like She-li about the refs after getting swept by the E-girls. She-li was extremely jealous after the game because Donna McNabb got to throw his own all-boy hot tub victory party in Philadelphia without him, giving new meaning to the city of brotherly love.

This Saturday night the Best Team In Football goes to N’awlins to play the as yet undefeated Saints. The Saints have barely won their last two games, both against teams we have already beaten this year. Drew Brees is a great player, can read defenses as well as any QB in the league, and is red hot right now (like Hansel). It’s time for the Saints to stumble. The Cowboys will win this game, much to the delight of bookies across the country. This will be the second game of the season that the Cowboys will not be favored to win; the first being on the road in Philly – which we won. It’s time to surprise the critics. It’s time to shut up Cowboy-hater Mike Golic-yourself. It’s time to kill Joe.

BCS Update: Mark Ingram, Heisman trophy winner from Alabama, wasn’t even the best running back in the country this year. The Heisman has clearly become a “best guy on the best team” award. Ndamukong Suh, DL from Nebraska, should have won the Heisman. At least Colt McCoy made All-American.

Prediction: Cowboys 38 – Saints 35
This is a must win for us, not for them. It all comes down to finishing off drives with touchdowns. It still remains to be seen if DeMarcus Ware will be back from his neck injury. If Ware is held out, then we need a big coming out party for Victor Butler, including a few sacks on Brees.

Go Cowboys!
Tim