Re: They were within their rights, just as the Saints would be to do it to them.
callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 18/01/2010 06:56:15 PM
It was obvious to me before the playoffs began that the Cowboys didn't belong. They never really played all that well this year. And they play in the NFC, so their record should get a minus 2.
I mean, if you're in the playoffs, its INEXCUSABLE for you to let a team run up the score against you. I mean, Minnesota did the right thing. They came out and established that they are not going to let a team comeback on them. They'll play hard until the end. If you want to win at this stage of the year, you have to do your damn best to make sure there is no chance for a comeback and you want other teams to feel like they have to either play at your level and pace all game long or go home.
Minnesota showed how bad they wanted to win. Cowboys showed that they belonged in the playoffs about as much as Detroit.
I mean, if you're in the playoffs, its INEXCUSABLE for you to let a team run up the score against you. I mean, Minnesota did the right thing. They came out and established that they are not going to let a team comeback on them. They'll play hard until the end. If you want to win at this stage of the year, you have to do your damn best to make sure there is no chance for a comeback and you want other teams to feel like they have to either play at your level and pace all game long or go home.
Minnesota showed how bad they wanted to win. Cowboys showed that they belonged in the playoffs about as much as Detroit.
The NFC East is year in and year out the toughest Division in football; personally, I've always thought that, if anything, their records are UNDERrepresentative because they play almost half their season against each other. When the NFC East doesn't send two teams to the playoffs, it's because they sent three. Anyone who can rise to the top of that is, by definition, a good team. The Vikings are just better, but I don't think that surprises anyone except the people who expected Reggie Bush, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning to forget how to play football after a month off the field. Anyway....
Sportsmanship isn't about what you CAN do but what you're WILLING to do. And that TD pass at the end was showing off at their opponents expense (and significant injury risk. ) The suggestions Dallas could still win at that stage are not credible; I've entertained them only because even if that WERE a valid concern, kicking the FG is STILL the best way to a four score lead. Kick or go home; what the Vikings did is the kind of crap I'd expect of Buddy Ryan. Sure, they could do it; doesn't make it right.
The NFC East is far from the toughest Division in football. They're just all on the same level. They're in the NFC for crying out loud. The whole conference is weak. They had three teams with winning records against the AFC, vs. 7 from the AFC who had winning records against the NFC. I mean, the AFC was 37-27 against the NFC. The Cowboys beat a grand total of 4 teams with a winning record, and you could add one to that number as a team without a losing record. So they beat 5 teams that didn't have a losing record. That's not so impressive.
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For the Record, I Think Terry Was Right, not Jimmy.
- 18/01/2010 12:52:27 AM
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There is no running up the score in pro sports.
- 18/01/2010 01:24:24 AM
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Sure there is.
- 18/01/2010 01:59:16 AM
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I find it difficult to feel bad for a team of millionaires...
- 18/01/2010 01:52:57 AM
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It's less that I feel bad for the Cowboys (and more their fans) than I'm disappointed in the Vikes
- 18/01/2010 02:56:11 AM
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Wade Phillips should be thanking his lucky stars that the Redskins were so bad this year....
- 18/01/2010 04:57:32 AM
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It was stupid but they have the right to score if they want
- 18/01/2010 02:24:39 AM
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Less time than I remembered, underscoring the point.
- 18/01/2010 02:32:00 AM
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Naw I hope the Saints kick the snot out of them
- 18/01/2010 03:54:55 AM
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Favre got his ass kicking in '97; I just wish I had it on tape.
- 18/01/2010 04:38:54 AM
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two reasons you are wrong
- 18/01/2010 06:02:40 AM
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So it's OK to humiliate a good team, just not a horrible one?
- 18/01/2010 06:34:24 AM
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eh?
- 18/01/2010 07:11:25 AM
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The Catch didn't make up 32 points, and The Comeback took more than the two minute warning.
- 18/01/2010 08:12:54 AM
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um, not to put words in your mouth, but....
- 18/01/2010 03:48:55 PM
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If you think they're still in it, ice it with the FG; if you don't, kneel down and go home.
- 18/01/2010 05:48:19 PM
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Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
- 18/01/2010 01:32:30 PM
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great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
- 18/01/2010 02:09:13 PM
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pot meet kettle... *NM*
- 18/01/2010 04:05:47 PM
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hello kettle
- 18/01/2010 04:19:49 PM
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the problem being that you're criticizing someone for being emotional while doing the same
- 18/01/2010 04:42:09 PM
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speaking of sandy vaginas
- 18/01/2010 05:43:04 PM
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that was so incomprehensible i'm not sure how to respond....
- 18/01/2010 11:19:38 PM
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To be fair, some, though not all, of Dallas' critics take unconcealed glee in their misfortunes.
- 19/01/2010 12:49:35 AM
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I have no problem with the critisim
- 20/01/2010 06:56:38 PM
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When I'm criticizing Romo I'm really criticizing Jerry.
- 20/01/2010 11:51:50 PM
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For all of the boot Wade talk most people forget he is one of winning coaches in NFL
- 21/01/2010 05:10:50 AM
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His playoff record is wretched though, so every time he loses a playoff game someone will mention it
- 21/01/2010 02:10:58 PM
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You must think Barry Switzer is one the greatest coaches of all time then he is 5 of 7 post season
- 21/01/2010 04:28:29 PM
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Barry wasn't an NFL head coach, he was a placeholding yes man.
- 22/01/2010 06:56:43 AM
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No sorry either a coach is responsible for his teams record or he isn't
- 22/01/2010 04:39:09 PM
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I was saying stop winning because I call people out for stupid hate post
- 20/01/2010 02:38:46 PM
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Re: great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
- 18/01/2010 04:43:23 PM
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Re: great argument to bad it is based more on your emtions then reality
- 18/01/2010 06:57:47 PM
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They were within their rights, just as the Saints would be to do it to them.
- 18/01/2010 05:57:01 PM
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Re: They were within their rights, just as the Saints would be to do it to them.
- 18/01/2010 06:56:15 PM
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Re: Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
- 18/01/2010 06:50:06 PM
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Re: Hey, if a team can run up the score against you, you shouldn't be in the playoffs.
- 18/01/2010 07:00:18 PM
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I had no problem with it.
- 19/01/2010 05:32:19 PM
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Seems it's just me, Brooking and Bradshaw on this one.
- 20/01/2010 09:28:03 AM
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What should happen...
- 20/01/2010 05:24:45 PM
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Wasn't Childress trying to bench Favre to protect him at the end fo the season...? 
- 21/01/2010 02:20:30 AM
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- 21/01/2010 02:20:30 AM
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Your glass are a little rose colored when you look at the Landry years
- 21/01/2010 03:16:48 PM
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Schramm marketed the hell out of them, yes, but Landry and the players made it credible.
- 22/01/2010 04:55:01 AM
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I think you confuse the press with the team
- 20/01/2010 02:55:53 PM
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It's not about "Can" or "Having the Right" or whether or not the Cowboys "should" stop them...
- 20/01/2010 04:43:36 PM
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"Character is who you are in the dark. "
- 20/01/2010 11:13:28 PM
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