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Offence/Defence
~ Tony Romo (via Big Bad ESPN)
The Dallas Cowboys lost their opening game of 2011.
Looks like they didn’t have much of a chance from the start.
Congratulations to Dan McQuade on tonight’s thrilling, Cowboy-vanquishing victory.
As I get older, I have less of an emotional investment in sports. I still watch a lot of sports, and I enjoy it more than ever. But sports no longer bring me to ridiculous highs and lows like it did…
Where’s Wade Phillips to blame this loss on?
“I think their effort was great, but the final score is what counts.”
~ Wade Phillips (via Big Bad ESPN)
These were the words uttered by the soon ex-Dallas Cowboys Head Coach in his post-game presser. Remember, the Dallas Cowboys just gave up nearly 500 yards in offence to the New York Giants and at one point, yielded 31 straight unanswered points in two quarters. Oh, and the Cowboys record now stands at 1-5, tied for second last in the entire NFC.
But they really, really tried out there! Can’t you see the Giants could have scored like a 100 points if we didn’t hustle?
Your 2010-2011 Dallas Cowboys everybody!
If only the NFL rewarded his penalty taking skills, Alex Barron would be the greatest player in football.
The world can be so unfair.
I realize Wade Phillips isn’t really to blame for the Dallas Cowboys loss, but this photo is very apropos for his tenure as the Cowboys head coach, isn’t it?
(via sbnation)
Dallas Cowboys trade WR Patrick Crayton to the San Diego Super Chargers for 7th round draft pick. Is he worth more or less? What does that mean for Vincent Jackson? Weigh in folks.
At first glance, San Diego is getting good value here. Patrick Crayton is a productive slot receiver, and is much better suited to that role than say Roy Williams. Coupled with a relatively thin WR core in San Diego, it’s likely Crayton will see his playtime increased, too. Crayton’s arrival likely will not affect Vincent Jackson’s contract dispute due to AJ Smith’s strict, unwavering (some say stubborn) principle to never let a player dictate his own terms and hold the team hostage.
From a football perspective for the Dallas Cowboys, they lose a contributing asset. A reliable third down target for Tony Romo, a team with Super Bowl aspirations simply do not trade spot starter/top backup type players. Draft picks are not going to be helpful at all this season, and a 7th rounder, safe to say, will not be much help in the future either for the Cowboys.
In trading Crayton, however, the Cowboys are admitting that their prize rookie, Dez Bryant, is going to be an important factor in the passing game. As such, the aforementioned Roy Williams is going to remain in Dallas for the time being. Whether Williams stays on the team beyond this season depends on him, but this temporarily quashes any notion that Dez Bryant will replace the former Longhorn star receiver in the immediate future. While Crayton will not provide the Cowboys much salary cap relief, Jerry Jones still feels any little bit helps, especially with upcoming extensions coming towards Miles Austin and Anthony Spencer.
Regardless of the Cowboys reasons for trading an unhappy Patrick Crayton, Dallas is not a better team at the end of the day.
