Football Talk

[Mr Cowboy]

That was a hell of a game!  Part of me says not to celebrate too much,
because "it's only the Giants", but division rivals always play each other
tough no matter where they're at in the developmental process.  That was
too much of a roller coaster, though!  5 lead changes in the 4th quarter
alone!  What kind of world are we living in?  The NFL record for longest
FG was 63 yards for a long, long time!  Now?  Fifty is easy for most these
guys, and 64 yards is almost ordinary!  Anyhow, I'm glad the Cowboys won.
I wanted to embed the game-tying FG here, but the NFL has a thing about that.
They don't allow us to embed, and the pirated videos get taken down quickly.
Try this, though: 64 yard to tie

Can a kicker win MVP?  I'm joshing you, but in seriousness, I think it's possible
if he wins 4 or 5 walk off games.  Go Cowboys!

Rams won, like they should've.  They struggled a bit in the first half.  Cam Ward's
1st TD pass wasn't too bad, actually.

As the for Raiders, Geno Smith can't seem to throw more than 10 yards down
the field!  Wow!  I didn't understand that!  And Jeanty is off to a really, really
slow start.

[Autumn Wind]

I just learned that Jayden Daniels won't be starting for the Washington Commanders this coming weekend.  Marcus Mariota is their backup, and he used to play for us.  He's really good as a backup, actually, but as a starter, he couldn't keep his job.  The reason is that you can scheme for his style of play if you're given advanced notice.  If he comes in unexpctedly off the bench, he can catch you off guard.  No matter what, that should make our odds better this weekend.  We played really flat against the Chargers.  Hopefully this game puts us back on track.

[Autumn Wind]

Not a good week of football.  I noticed Ram Guy and Mr Cowboy stayed away from this thread, too.

[Mr Cowboy]

Game ended in a
40 - 40 tie

[Ram Guy]

Tough loss.  We had a few chances to win, but didn't pull it off.

[Autumn Wind]

Raiders vs Colts highlights

High hopes at the beginning of the season, but it now looks like "rebuild mode" is official.

[Ram Guy]

Bonehead play by Cardinals RB leads to loss.  Head coach hits him, afterward, and gets fined $100,000

[Mr Cowboy]

This time of year, the heads start to roll.  The first NFL head coach to get fired in the 2025 season is Brian Callahan from the Tennessee Titans.  He was 1 - 5 and playing with a rookie quarterback.  A few short years ago, the Titans had Mike Vrabel as head coach, AJ Brown at wide receiver, and Derrick Henry at running back.  Some organizations are dysfunctional, and they continually blow good things.

Are the Cowboys dysfunctipnal?  Yes, but not as bad.  This year's team reminds me of the 1980s Chargers, Dolphins, and Broncos.  They had great QBs, explosive offenses, but their defenses were horrible.  For the youngsters out there:  Did you know there was a period when the NFC won 14 straight Super Bowls?  It happened!  They say offense sells tickets, but defense wins championships!  Also, the NFC committed to the run game.  The AFC (with the Raiders) won in 1983 with the great running of Marcus Allen.  The AFC didn't win again until 1997 (with the Broncos) with the pounding of RB Terrell Davis.  The Broncos won again in the 1998 season, but during the 1980s, they got their asses handed to them three times.  The quarterback was the same (John Elway) but they were flinging the ball around without a running game.  Same with the Dolphins, Chargers, and even the Bengals.

The point is that the Cowboys are playing like those 1980s AFC teams.  They're putting a lot of points on the board, but their defense is flimsy.  Their former RB, Rico Dowdle, looked like Earl Campbell yesterday!  If you let a team run between the tackles like the Panthers did yesterday, you're not going to win many games.  On the flip end, if you can't run between the tackles, you're going to have a lot of three-and-outs.  Cowboys have hope, but not a lot.  There needs to be more toughness in the middle.