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Monday, December 29, 2008

verbal valium

im no doctor so these few words are the best i can do.
most cowboy fans need a big ole dose of valium right now.
i know i know it looked like the Cowboys had some yesterday .
i didnt see much of that game. lucky me.
had to catch a plane and make a drive and only saw parts of it.
you had to see this coming didnt you ?
this team has had ups and downs all year but honestly most
of the ups were early.
there may be some coaching changes, but i wouldnt expect the major
spots to change.
there will be some player changes but none of our stars will be going anywhere.
the NFL isnt gonna change the rules that say you actually have to play the games
on the field....the best group of players ( notice i didnt say TEAM ) doesnt
get credited with a Win.
for a whole lotta reasons the Good Guys just couldnt get it right this year.
but after we suffer thru watching the playoffs and then that long sad part of the year known as February we can start thinking about the draft.
maybe Jerry fires a special teams coach or replaces the O-line coach, makes a few
cosmetic changes.
Dont expect a major shakeup, or a mass exodus of players, just let the wounds heal.
then when summer is here, training camp starts and we get to do this all over again.
i for one cant wait.........later Poke

Saturday, December 27, 2008

they tore my heart out and stomped that sucker flat !

what a sad day and sad way to end an era.
Texas Stadium went out with a whimper and 65,000 curses
from diappointed fans.
i can honestly say i never saw anything like those 2 75 yard + runs.
neither has anybody else because that was a first.
it could have been a great day, instead it was just the end.
Texas Stadium deserved better than that, those ex players who showed
up and stood in the cold deserved better than that.
but its football, no scripts, no Hollywood endings.
luckily i had Christmas to keep me from totally freaking out about it.
got to see family and friends, enjoy good food, swap a few lies and a gift or two.
now thats gone for another year, time to start worrying about the Boys again !
i read today where we havent won a final game in 8 years...are you kidding me ??
before we spend another second worrying about a playoff game we gotta win a regular season final game.
i hope the Good Guys realize the season DID NOT END at TS last Saturday.
a win sunday will go a long way to wiping that bitter taste from my mouth.
ya just gotta hope the right Cowboys team shows up.
it would be nice for this to be the Game where all phases play good for the WHOLE game...so if anybody out there saved any Christmas wishes ( sorry i didnt ) please wish for that. later Poke

Saturday, December 20, 2008

focus

focus is my word of the week for the Good Guys.
sure last week was a circus with all the he said...she said
stuff going on.
somehow the Boys focused and beat the Giants.
but this week....how can you not be thinking about
this being THE LAST GAME AT TEXAS STADIUM ?
i know the players dont all look at this like us fans do.
but you would have to be in that cave with Bin Laden to
not see or hear or read something about this being THE LAST GAME.
the Tabernacle of the Blue Star will be buzzing saturday, it opens
early, its gonna close later with a monster celebration. ex-players
will be there, legends, fan favorites, who knows.
i just hope the current Pokes keep their focus on the Ravens.
not the stadium, not the playoffs, heck not even Christmas.
BEAT THE RAVENS. that is job 1. there is no job 2.
let us bloggers and real sports writers and tv pretty boys
take care of the sentimental stuff.
You guys with the stars on your helmets take care of the heavy lifting.
us mere mortals will do all the poetic waxing and tear jerking.
STAY FOCUSED......BEAT THE RAVENS.....
LATER poke

Monday, December 15, 2008

another day in Paradise


what a beautiful day it was Sunday.
the sun was shining but not too hot.
the wind was blowing but not too hard.
The Cowboys won the football game !!
great day to be at Texas Stadium ( arent they all ??)
Its always fun at a night game.
Lotta good food, great company.
The Cowboys won the football game !!
The defense played GREAT.
the offense did what it had to do.
special teams didnt kill us.
The Cowboys won the football game !!
ted nugent did the star spangled banner.
christmas show at halftime.
TO, Romo and Witten kissed and made up.
The Cowboys won the football game !!
Tashard Choice ran that touchdown in right towards us.
We had a great view of the Crayton td catch.
Our fullback scored a touchdown.
The Cowboys won the football game !!
we keep our playoff hopes alive.
loved the video board showing old highlights.
I am gonna miss Texas Stadium.
and did i mention that.......The Cowboys won the football game !!
later Poke

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The Hits just keep-a-comin

call 9-1-1
our Guys just keep getting hurt.
so now Pacman may be out for the year,
Keith Davis is hurt even if he is practicing.
Ken Hamlin is hobbling.
Holland is hurting...our o-line isnt gonna get better.
and ya know what ?
this stuff happens to teams every year.
We have been lucky the last few years.
WE forgot this stuff can and does happen.
you know what though ?
The NFL isnt gonna cancel our last 3 games.
nope gonna make us play em.
so Wade and Jason and Brian (defensive coordinator) are gonna have
to get creative, erase the depth charts, think outside the box.
either that or run scrubs out there and try to hide them, make up for
the weaknesses by doing something else better.
WE are not the first team to have people hurt, wont be the last.
Im feeling pretty good about beating the Giants, time to see if this team
is hungry enough to sell out and do whatever it takes, from whomever it takes,
to win.
it makes it interesting huh ?
it would be nice to have a spot sewed up by now but thats not what we got.
dontcha just love it ??
later Poke

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Snatching defeat from the Jaws of Victory

madder than a wet hornet...sick to my stomach...sorely disappointed.
take your pick, any and all describe me right now.
The Boys hopefully feel the same way.
I was so proud of those guys.
Road game, cold cold weather.
Star players hurt and more getting that way all day.
Looked bad on offense from the start.
Defense kept us in the game.
Tied at the half, okay we gotta chance.
GREAT 3rd quarter, Romo overcame his horrible start.
Choice looked great all day.
Ahead 13-6 after the defense held Pitt to a field goal.
Pitt kicks the kickoff out of bounds !!! Our ball on the 40 !!
A short field...a field goal puts us up 10 and it didnt look like Pitt
could even score once much less twice.
Even a halfway decent drive puts this game in our pocket, eats up some clock
and keeps the ball away from Pitt.
But like my old dad used to say " some people just cant stand a lil prosperity ".
The Good Guys started blowing it right then...bad play calls, even worse execution
and wow 3 plays later we punt.
poor punt coverage kept the ball rolling downhill against us.
The Pitt offense makes some plays and the Dallas D just cant keep stopping
them all day long.
score tied.
enough time for us to move down, score and still win.
nope, not today.
witten and romo run different plays and the unthinkable happens.
just like that the Boys turn victory into defeat.
welcome to December in Cowboy fandom.
still proud of the good guys effort.
just bitterly disappointed in the result.
and oh so sad.
later Poke

ps. somehow we gotta shake this loss off, get ready for the football Giants
and beat them at Texas Stadium. COME ON COWBOYS !!!!

Thursday, December 04, 2008

just another BIG game

tough day coming for the Good Guys in Pittsburgh.
snowy and windy is the weather prediction.
be a good day to run the ball right at them and just
pound the old rock in there.
huh ? whats that ? our star RB has a hurt toe ?
it figures, thats the way this year has rolled out.
we seem to get our offense lined out and clicking and
then a piece is hurt.
ive seen teams do well in the passing game in bad weather before
but i would feel better if Barber was at 100% and i would feel
even better if our o-line had been run blocking better all year.
the Cowboys rep as a finesse, big play team doesnt exactly inspire
confidence in a December matchup in Pitt.
But you know what ? you still gotta play the dern game.
you gotta line up, run the plays and the team that makes them that day
wins the game.
Jason Garrett better have his thinking cap on cuz if the pass plays aint
getting it done, he is gonna have to figure out a way for whatever RB
is in there to get us some yardage.
im looking for Bigg and Columbo to clear a path for Barber or Choice.
Romo and the playmakers will have to pick their spots carefully but at some
point Sunday...the Boys are gonna have to run the football.
oughta be fun to watch....Go Cowboys !!!!!
it goes without saying our D needs a strong game and I am expecting them to shine.
mebbe even get us some points.
later Poke