Cowboys win! Cowboys win! Holy Cow!

Wow. What a great game! Cowboys over come numerous mistakes to come out victorious. Romo with the Int that lead to the TD before the bad bad bad PI call. Did I say it was bad? Romo fumbling not once, but twice in the end zone (on one play) was the difference for most of the game. Then while driving the Eagles fumbled and turned it over that lead to the Barber short TD. 10 penalties, not including the face mask that was not called. Cowboys overcame the mistakes, the penalties, and came out victorious. I guess the Jessica jinx is officially over. The good news is that I don't have to listen to the blowhards talking about how the season is over for the rest of the week.

It appeared as if the rib was hurting Barber early. He didn't seem to break any tackles, but credit the Eagles for making plays. He started to make some plays toward the end of the first half and the second drive into the third quarter. He got it going with that nice TD to end the half, and then that TD in the fourth.

Felix Jones looked incredible on kick returns and on a couple of runs. He looked to have a big hole up the middle on one run and took it outside and couldn't get the corner in the 4th. I kept repeating the quote from Garrett on Hardknocks. "This guy is special."

Very little pressure, and when they did get there Donovan McNabb looked great escaping what pressure the Cowboys gave. The Cowboys secondary look porous as well. I will say this, 99% of the Qb's in the league get sacked 10+ times. He's playing that good. Cowboys can afford to lose in Philly in the last week of the season.


DeSean Jackson: Multi-Million dollar talent and a $.50 head. Apparently it's not the first time he celebrated too early? The Army game in SA? I wish the Cowboys had been more awares (intentional mis-spelling) and picked up the ball.


Cornholio stop talking about Super Bowl. One game at a time, and losing the game is NOT THE END OF THE SEASON. But winning it helps.

Texas Stadium: White trash capital of Texas. I've lived in DFW for over 10 years. I've been to every sporting event in DFW. I have never felt smarter, richer, better looking than when I'm at Texas Stadium. Ok..call me a snob. I don't care.

Martellus: Made a great catch and run, and didn't pay much attention to him blocking. He had a chance on a 3rd and 22, but the safety made a great play. It also goes to show that Romo isn't afraid to go to him. Romo also tried to hit him when Tellus was the hot reciever on a blitz and Romo couldn't get it to him.


Stream of Consciousness blogging

4 point lead. 4:29 left. Let them score on the first play. Give you time to drive down the field. Good thing I'm not a head coach in the NFL. Cowboys hold on defense for what appears to be the first time tonight.

3:09: Cowboys ball. Marion the Barbarian time. Can he do it?
1st and 10 from the 21. MB for 6. Great run. Bouncing off tackles, running through a hold on the jersey. That is why he got the contract and Julius is in Seattle.
2:57: MB for 1. 3rd and 3.
2:52: Screen pass over thrown. Huge huge huge mistake. As Jaws says, that's a TD if he catches it. Great call by the Eagles.
2:45 Punt and penalty. Have to drive 78 yards for the TD.
2:36: Incomplete pass. Should've been caught. It was juggled. Good throw by Donovan, Lewis was wide open.
2:31: Scramble for 9. Roll clock roll. I think that faking the draw really slows down the pass rush.
2:03: Draw with the face mask penalty. Jay Jay Jay. What you doing? 10 penalties? Holy shnikes. Wade, I thought you took the blame for the penalties?
2:00: I'm calling it here. Eagles win. That screen pass that Romo over-threw cost the game.
2:00: 1st and 10 from 48. SACK! They got him finally! Ellis with #2!
1:30: 2nd and 14: Incomplete pass with great pressure!
1:23: 3rd and 14: 1 time out remaining, which just appeared as I had that thought. All day long and sacked by Ware! Ballgame! 1:10 and 4th 17, no time outs. I mean, it felt like it was all day!
1:10 4th and 17: Damn good thing Sherman ain't the Cowboys coach. Hook and Lateral! Stopped! Ballgame! For real this time!
Postgame: Tony Romo is awesome.

Now...the other question is: My opponent had Romo and Akers, and I have McNabb. I know, autodraft. Anyhow, if I lose, I am blaming DeSean Jackson and putting a hit out on him. I kid.

How you know you're not wanted...

Dallas Cowboys cut guard Adam Stenavich today.

Why?

To sign veteren gaurd Larry Allen.
To a 1 day contract.
To retire as a cowboy.

I'm sorry Adam, we're going to have to let you go. Larry needs to retire.

Larry Allen, the original Manimal.

Hard Knocks Stream of Consciousness 2

Predictions: More Martellus redemption, more Campo, more Amendola, Lowber... Somebody hams for the camera.

• I love the intro music...gets you in the mood for some football insight, whether it's accurate insight or not.
  
• Wade takes the blame for mistakes, and he needs to do a better job. Gotta love a man like that.
  
• Here comes the fiesta at the practice last Wednesday in the Farewell to Texas Stadium tour.
  
• Ramiro loves Tony unconditionally. How sweet. Parcells didn't love Ramiro.
  
• Tony knows the scrubs by name and where they went to school... gotta love that.
  
• More TO catching the ball against his body.
  
• TO seems to be a great mentor when he's happy.
  
• Who will get cut? I think I'll cry? Lowber, Tcehtard, or murderer jr??
  
• I wonder how Dat feels working with traitor Reggie herring? ;)
  
• Tour of the spaceship from helicopter...that thing is amazing. It dwarfs the ballpark.
  
• That dude, walking on the top of the stadium, he's not getting paid enough.
  
• Martellus Bennett's license plate: FFP 191. His dog grew!
  
• Nice one hander Tellus
  
• Garretts giving him props. Pushing for a lot of playtime! Taking over 2nd string. He seems to be working hard, and gets it. No mouthing off this week.
  
• Props from Witten. In today's paper, there was a quote that Tellus didn't think Witten liked him. Witten thinks he needs to be broken down, and then brought back up.
  
• Stewart is the first guy to get fired from this staff.
  
• Crayton naked at the meeting...
  
• Jean Jacques Taylor, least athletic looking black man ever.
  
• Carpenter is my least favorite Cowboy. He sucks ass.
  
• Ellis: Great guy... but as long as he's not whining, I love him. And Wade is right about the Achilles. I thought his career was over.
  
• Jerry has a tiny head.
  
• Spencer: I guess he hasn't hurt his knee yet..opps...there is the injury. Not rehabbing...Wade is too nice. I'm going to fine you, but the most important thing is to get well.
  
• Those guys are working on quick twitch muscles in the weight room...awesome.
  
• Roy: Moved out of the dime package so "he's fresh for the second half" I have to laugh at that comment.
  
• Zach Thomas is the manimal, again. Learn it, know it, live it Carpenter.
  
• Is it just me, or does he look like Dee Snider??
  
• Gene Upshaw dies, Wade cries...touching moment. TO was shocked and upset.
  
• Good editing on the equipment set up...reminded me of Pink Floyd's Money?
  
• Danny Amendola is short, which makes him a long shot. Height discrimination. He needs to be smarter than everyone else, and his error on the INT in Denver didn't help.
  
• Anyone know what the chain on the bench press is for?
  
• Wait, Bruce Read may be fired before Stewart.
  
• TO gets the ham award, but he's funny.
  
• Great...rednecks representing Texas.
  
• Cowboys serious about the Silver Boot.
  
• Jessica was at the game. No WONDER he threw that INT in the endzone. Damn bitch messed with his head. Didn't show it. Jessica was in his head.
  
• Wait, that was a TD pass with Jessica at the game.
  
• Game looks about 10x's faster at ground level on NFL films. Unbelievable.
  
• Isiah had the ball way loose. And then he hurts his shoulder.
  
• Nice catch by Amendola.
  
• Carpenter bagging on Tellus. Another tackle. Nice catch and run.
  
• Fumble Felix Jones!
  
• Why did Parcells draft Carpenter in the first round??
  
• Wow...that guy was good with painting the grass. I wonder how many times he's done that.
  
• #$@! that, we're not doing that anymore.
  
• More Tellus love.
  
• Danny getting some love, but is he big enough, and enough technique.
  
• Lowber, 1 play, Missed assignment. He's just lost.
  
• Lowber and Keon are talking, and I'm not sure everything they're saying.
  
• Cuts: Here comes the Turk. Bruce Mays. He has hair implants. I saw him at restaurant in Lewisville once. 5 players that haven't been on Hardknocks yet. At least Wade gets to do the deed, and not Jerry like in 2003.
  
  

Who says Tom Coughlin can't motivate...

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The most intriguing sidelight locally was the pre-game talk by Coughlin before the Giants-Cowboys playoff game. He told his team that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones put two tickets to the NFC championship game on the stool of each player.

"They've already won this game," said Manning, reflecting on Coughlin's words. "Why do we need to show up?"

After the Giants upset the Cowboys 21-17, Coughlin told his team: "I don't want anybody talking about this in the media – but Jerry just sent the tickets over, so we're all set."

For the record, Jones didn't leave any tickets on player stools. Label this one a motivational ploy.

Of course, if Cowboys block someone and Crayton doesn't choke, it's all moot.

Hardknocks Stream of Conscious blog

Predictions: Martellus is redeemed! Lowber looks like he'll make the team for making a great catch.

Show Comments:

• Traitor Herring loves the Manimal Thomas.
  
• Tony Romo love...
  
• Troy texts a funny..."I saw where Favre turned down $25MM to stay retired. Ask Jerry where my check is."
  
• Fake sweat poured on Witten's face for photos. Was it for vogue?
  
• Peter King doesn't do well in HD, and they need not to eat popcorn while miked.
  
• TO love: I think he catches the ball against his body too much.
  
• I can't understand TO when he's talking to his friends. "Excuse me Miss, I speak Jive."
  
• You gotta respect the short man, Dave Campo. Making excuses for Pac not doing well in zone. Pac's mama, "What the bleep are you doing!"
  
• Just noticed one of Pac's "great" breakups was a flag in a game.
  
• Sam Hurd love: I like this guy. Like his number, like his hands, etc. He's really helped by Miles Austin hurting his knee. I think Miles won the number 2 job out of camp. Of course, the knee injury isn't til later in the show. I don't like Austin's voice.
  
• Rowdy: He needs to be cut.
  
• Remind me to do a history of Wade Phillips like I'm doing on Aggie Coach Mike Sherman, which hasn't been posted yet.
  
• Amendola and Lowber.... do they make it past waivers? I'm thinking that Amendola doesn't, and Loweber does. It's amazing how Hardknocks can make fans love mediocre NFL talent.
  
• Ray Sherman,"If you don't want to be here, don't get on the bus!" Imagine that in corporate world. Nothing ever so blunt in Corporate America.
  
• Ware: He's a great guy....I think if I had to give my baby up, it'd be to DeMarcus.
  
• Tellus: Looks like an ass clown again, arguing with the coach about his shirt and being tucked in practice. Coach has a point, but Tellus needs to shut and say, yes coach. Looking at the other players, everyone has a shirt like Tellus.
  
• Here's the redemption. Look, a compliment from Garrett.
  
• Stewart: Is he playing for the camera's, or is he really going off on those guys? Carpenter looks hot with his bun.
  
• Keon:definite practice squad...bet he clears waivers.
  
• Gotta love the music when it's in slo-mo.
  
• Hochulie: Loves to get on TV. I wonder how many penalties his crew calls versus the rest of the crews.
  
• Greg Ellis' famous speech. Go to the fundamentals.
  
• Austin is about to hurt his knee after that great catch. 4-6 weeks, announcer. This injury could be huge. I really think he's the reason they didn't draft a WR. It's huge.
  
• More Tellus redemption: Makes a tackle on the kickoff. Makes several great blocks and a great catch and run. Holy Christmas! He's healed!
  
• Here comes Lowber's catch! He pushed off. ;)
  
• Lattimore's redemption: He's going to make the team, but he'll be crushed when he's cut. Then, he'll be excited when he's signed to the practice squad.
  
• Amendola: his fault on the INT? Probably. Maybe that'll keep him from being picked up by another team.
  
• This Miles Austin injury really highlights how hard it is to play in the NFL. He works his ass off for so long, and a freak injury can affect everything.
  
• Trump is a tool, and I don't want him to build a goff course in Scotland.

Cowboys-Broncos thoughts

Sloppy mistakes continue to plague this team. It's a complete lack of discipline. It is good that they are getting their hineys handed to them during preseason.

Martellus: Came in the 2nd Quarter when Witten went out. Made a couple of good run blocks, blocked a blitzing LB well. Ran a great route, made the catch, protected the ball, and broke a couple of tackles.

Austin: Wow. This guy has come around. He may be the reason why they didn't care that they cut Glenn.

P. Jones: Great punt return. He won't delay the game again.

Defensive line: No pressure.

Z. Thomas: He's a manimal.

Here's a play on one will talk about, and only the coaches know who it was. On the FG try to end the half, a player on the edge came around and damn near beat the ball to the holder. Could that have been why it was pulled?

F. Jones: He just might be good. Great run on a dump pass for 27 yards.

Paused the Cowboys game, and just watched Phelps win his 8th. 7 WR. Amazing.

Talk about crazy celebrations. Watch your hand there, buddy.

Greg Kern gets his punt blocked, and then runs for a first down. Tashard Choice! I wonder if that was him on the field goal.

Danny Amendola (tcehtard whiteboy WR): Got decapitated by a linebacker. Couldn't make the catch prior to getting hit. He probably won't make this team, but will he clear waivers and end up in the practice squad? I hope he does. Well, for my sake. Not for his sake. He made a good catch, and he really really fights hard. As Moose and Babe said, that's where mistakes come from.

"Look at my Guns Hochulie" calls WAY too many penalties for preseason.

I keep wondering how many guys that are cut will not make it to the practice squad. Keon Lattimore? Oglivesby? Ball? Amendola? 44? Bartel? As I was typing this, pick 6. No, Bartel made the tackle. Who's fault was that int? Lowber or Bartel? Moose says Lowber.

44? Who is this guy??? He's making plays up and down the field against the future truck drivers.

Oh...and if you read this, leave a comment. Thanks!

Wascist?

Norm Chow...

Why didn't he even get a look at as a head coach somewhere?

Collegiate coaching career
Chow served as BYU's offensive coordinator from 1982 to 1999, during which time he helped coach the Cougars to their only national title in 1984, which is also the last time a non-BCS school (sometimes called a mid-major) won the NCAA Division I FBS (then I-A) national championship. He then left BYU for a short stint as the offensive coordinator at NC State, before accepting the position of offensive coordinator at the University of Southern California.
In 23 seasons as offensive coordinator, Chow coached 8 of the top 14 career passing efficiency leaders and 13 quarterbacks who rank among the top 30 in NCAA history for single-season passing yardage. The BYU Cougars scored 30 or more points in 106 of 181 games. His list of pupils include Robbie Bosco, Steve Young, Philip Rivers and Heisman Trophy winners Ty Detmer, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart.
Chow helped lead the Trojans to the 2003 Associated Press title (their first since 1978) and the 2004 BCS Championship.
He left USC in spring 2005 after being passed over for the Stanford University head coaching job to join the Tennessee Titans as offensive coordinator under head coach Jeff Fisher, a USC graduate.
After being fired by the Titans following the 2007 season, Chow was hired by new UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel as offensive coordinator.

Professional coaching career
Chow served as the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans from 2005 to 2007. During this time, the Titans had non-losing seasons in 2006 (8-8) and 2007 (10-6), and appeared in the 2007 AFC Playoffs. In 2007, the Titans were 21st overall in total offense, with a total of nine touchdown passes.[4] On January 15, 2008, Chow was fired by the Tennessee Titans; however, he had two years left on a contract that will pay him more than $1 million a year and if Chow were to take another job the Titans would only be responsible for the difference in salaries; thus, the Titans must pay the difference between his UCLA salary and what he was earning with the Titans.[4]

Head coaching interest
The extent of Chow's interest in a head coaching job is well known. In addition to Stanford, Chow has been officially "interviewed" for the head coaching jobs with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, North Carolina State University, the University of Kentucky and the University of Hawaiʻi.
Chow was a candidate to replace Karl Dorrell at UCLA, but withdrew his candidacy soon after interviewing.Chow was also considered for the replacement of June Jones at the University of Hawaiʻi.

Personal
Chow is of Chinese and native Hawaiian descent. He and his wife, Diane, have four children, all adults: Carter, Maile, Cameron and Chandler. Carter serves as his father's agent. One of his sons graduated from the University of Southern California and another is still a student there.