This Is So Much More Fun

I originally started this blog so I would have a place to rant and rave about whatever was making me mad about the Dallas Cowboys.  Somewhere along the way I mellowed out ( I think it must have started right after Bill Parcells left, sorry but I just couldn’t bring myself to like him even though I respect his football credentials.)

It could also be that I have matured ( its possible !), I have not kicked a coffee table after a loss in many many years.  It might be that I realized that every week has the potential to be good or bad.

I don’t know for sure but its probably just because this team, this year just seems different.  I know there is one regular season game left and I could end up in here next Monday screaming my fool head off.  I just don’t think I will. 

I could be griping about Barber not gaining yards on short yardage, or Roy 11 dropping balls or trick plays that don’t trick.  I just decided I would judge on the season results and not be so fretful about every single play.  It seems to have increased my enjoyment of the Good Guys tremendously.

Awww who am I kidding, it’s because they have been winning and they are in the playoffs and have a chance to win the division and The Super Bowl.  Yep that’s it.  Man this introspective stuff really works. later Poke

I Hate Having To Be The Guy…

who reminds everybody that while the redskins look like they are going to implode, who looked so terribly bad against the gints, whose coach has resorted to trick plays , that they are the redskins and they would love nothing more than to make us Cowboys miserable by messing up our shot at the playoffs.

I have seen it too many times, when one of these teams is down they always seem to play up and throw a wrench in the other teams plans.

Sure they sent a star player home from practice this week.  Sure they hired a guy who was calling numbers at a BINGO game to call their plays.  There is a reason Cowboy fans hate the redskins.  They always seem to play us hard.  Sometimes they beat us, sometimes they beat us when we really can’t afford for them too.

This week we find out if they have anything left, we also find out if our Heroes can rise above it and build off last weeks great game.  Time for Coach Wade to show us he can get his team ready even though it was Christmas week.

Time for these players to show us they get it, that they understand that last weeks game was last weeks game.  I really like this group of guys, they seem to be a good bunch, a team.  This week we see if all that means anything or not.

I am expecting our guys to come out just like last week and score early while shutting down the redskins offense.  In reality it doesn’t matter what I think.  The only thing that matters is which version of the Dallas Cowboys 2009 shows up. 

I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas, now it’s up to the Boys to give us a Happy New Year. later Poke

Ramblings

That was fun.  A little bit too much fun towards the end, but fun nevertheless.  That’s what we fans have been wanting to see all year.  A Cowboys team that played smart, hard, hit em in the mouth football from the git go. 

You could see the writing on the wall almost.  This is the NFL, the big boy league.  Any time a team gets that much positive publicity, that many glowing accolades on that many channels from that many experts you can just about beat they are headed for a fall.

The aint’s appeared to show up thinking that all they had to do was holler Who Dat enough times and the other team would concede the game and everybody could boogie-woogie all night in the French Quarter.  It almost never works out well for the team in the midst of all the hoopla.  (refer to last years last game at Texas Stadium and the first game this year at Cowboys Stadium). 

Sure those guys are professionals.  They are also human.  They hear, read and see a lot of the stuff they say they never hear, see, or read.  Saturday night our Heroes showed up more ready to play than the guys with flowers on their hats.  It happens.  That’s the reason you never really know who might beat who.  Did anyone think Oakland was gonna beat Denver Sunday ?

Right now as I type this, there is a coach in a dark room, in an empty stadium watching film.  Studying to see what he can do to beat next weeks opponent.  Many more hours will be spent searching for a weakness he can use against this weeks team.  Then in practice this week there will be moments where he tries to get that info drilled into his players heads so they recognize what they see come Sunday.  It may be a small thing, a foot placed a certain way on running plays, a gesture a player makes if the ball is coming to him.  There are so many ways to win or lose a game.  Attitude is one of them.

I think this past week the coaches of the Good Guys just did a better job of getting them ready to play than the aints coaches.  I don’t care if a team is 16-0, nothing has been decided yet.  The job now is not look back but ahead at the redskins.  You can’t decide that since you beat the aints, all you have to do is roll into DC and you automatically win versus the skins.  Shouldnt be too hard to teach your players that after what just happened to New Orleans, should it?  later Poke

ya gotta Believe !!

Busy time of year, shopping and parties to go to.  Travel.

Don’t have time to say much.

I think the Cowboys beat the aint’s this Saturday.

Crazy ? probably.  Possible ? absolutely.

How ? who knows.  It could be a run-away, a nail-biter or anything in between.  It could be a last second field goal from a kicker who is having an off year.

I have always told ya’ll, don’t make bets on what I say.  It’s my job to always pick the Cowboys and thats what I am doing.

later Poke  (dont let me down Santa, Romo, Williams, Newman, Wade, Jason G, Jason W, Brooking, James, Ratliff and Barber.)

My Christmas List This Year

One thing I always hated about Christmas, besides the dry turkey and having to eat dressing was when the bestest toy you got let you down.  The one at the top of every list you wrote to ole Santa broke or didn’t quite work the way you imagined it would.  Ya’ll all know what I am talking about.  Heartbreaking to say the least.  It made the next few months miserable until you could either scrape enough money together to buy the next Great Toy that came out or be lucky enough to have a birthday so you could get something to replace it.

That’s kind of how I feel right now about our beloved Boys of the Blue Star Commune.  They looked all shiny and bright this year, even the loss to open the new Crystal Cathedral didn’t damper my excitement.  Then they put together enough wins to be at 8-3 and I got that happy feeling thinking about a Super Bowl run.  Much like tearing the wrapping paper off that shiny new toy I watched as Miles Austin dazzled us.  Even when Roy 11 wasn’t having good games I was certain it would all work out, just like I thought that shiny new electric football game I got back in 1967 or 68 would eventually teach me how to be the best football player ever instead of just vibrating all the players into a big circle.  (maybe they should re-name that electric rugby because now that i think about it isn’t that what they do in rugby ? ) 

Sadly, much like my new football game this years version of the Boys has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.  In the case of my electric football set, it was the big butt of a friend of mine that landed right in the middle of that pristine field when he slipped on our freshly waxed wood floors.  The efforts to straighten the bent field never really payed off and the players tended to all congregate on the 50 yard line no matter what superb plays we designed.

Diagnosing the Cowboys failings may be a bit harder to pinpoint.  As I type this there are people saying its Jerry’s fault, Wade’s fault, Jason Garrett’s fault, Romo’s fault, Roy 11’s fault, Flozell’s fault, Newmans fault, the Stadium’s fault, and on and on.  Take your pick.

I prefer to think of it as team game so I lean toward the “team fault” theory.  Honestly to this point all of the above and more have not done their jobs to their utmost potential.  One group has had a good day and the other groups wouldn’t.  Some games none of the groups did good. 

Luckily there are 3 games left, sadly 2 of those 3 are against teams playing better right now than we are.  2 of those games are away games which never makes it easier.  The other team is a division rival that would love to beat the Good Guys cause their season has been horrible.  It don’t look good for the Heroes of Our Youth.

But hey, it’s Christmas time.  I have wished for stranger things.  For years I actually thought I had a shot at getting a horse for Christmas even though we lived in the city on a city lot.  I still believe in miracles.  I gotta go now, I need to get started on that letter to Santa.  later Poke

Almost Perfect…subtitled 2 out of 3 ain’t Bad.

So yeah it’s Wednesday and I am just now blogging about the past week.  That was a big disappointment to me and it took me a couple of days to think about it.  I had a great football weekend, first I went and saw UT beat Nebraska and that was great.  I mean where else can you see a football and THIS ???

Sunday morning I had a chance to tour the Stadium with my son and that was GREAT. 

We got to punt, pass and kick footballs on the field.  I kicked a 25 yard field goal through these goal posts.  My punt came nowhere near the big screen TV over our heads.  They fed us, gave us stuff to drink, had old players there to sign autographs…FREE. Life was good.

Rushed home to watch our Heroes beat them yankee Giants.  It started out great, 10-0.  Then the wheels fell off.  Flag football defense, a fumble by a player whose heart I have never doubted.  A mistake by a young linebacker who let his guy catch a 4 yard pass and turn it into a 74 yard TD.  A punt return for another TD because Patrick Watkins forgot how to tackle.  An offensive line that misses Columbo more than we realized.  A field goal kicker who missed more field goals than a fat 53 yr old man did on this day.

Luckily I still see the big picture.  It aint over till its over.  (yogi berra).  That loss just opened up the whole can’t win in December can of worms.  Sometimes it’s hard to get them worms back in that can.  I think the Cowboys will do just that  but remember I grew up losing my school ice cream money betting on the Boys.

Every week is different.  Who would have dreamed the Saints would need OT to beat the redskins ?  Or that Oakland would beat Pittsburgh ?  There is still plenty of time to panic or meltdown.  I am just not there yet.  See me after this Sunday.  later Poke

This Is What We Been Waiting For

Its been a long time coming.  Ever since Baltimore ripped our hearts out and stomped them flat at the closing of Texas Stadium.  Ever since our Heroes turned in a gutless performance in the last game of the year in Filthydelphia. 

Sure the first 11 games counted, the ugly wins, the fugly losses, the pretty wins, the heartbreaking opening game of the year.  In reality they all count the same in the standings.

But, after Thanksgiving the spotlight shines brighter, tension mounts, people start figuring out playoff scenarios.  It feels different.  Unless you are 11-0 or 10-1 like a few teams you don’t have much wiggle room to punch your ticket to the tournament.

Reality says the 7-6 win over Washington counts just as much as game played this week.  Reality may be technically correct.  Cowboys fans worldwide know better.  A December trip to the Meadowlands to play the giants offers the Boys of the Blue Star a shot at rinsing that nasty taste of last year out of thousands of mouths.  A road victory, late in the year, against a division rival that is fighting for their own playoff chances would be stronger than minty Listerine.

This is the next big game.  Win this one and even though it guarantees you nothing it makes people think that maybe, just maybe these guys aren’t the same team from last year. 

I understand that the game after this one will be the next big game.  But not until Monday.  For now it’s whoever's next in line.  The guys with Stars on their helmets need to win this week.  Stop all the talk about past failures before it snowballs. 

I think they will.  I like this team.  This is exactly what I have been waiting for.  Buckle up them chinstraps .  Later Poke

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I wasn’t going to get involved with the flag flap. I know I shouldn’t.
People either love Jerry Jones, hate Jerry Jones or have resigned themselves to the fact that he does actually own and operate the Dallas Cowboys and there’s nothing they do can change that.
The whole flag thing was much ado about nothing to me. At every Cowboys game there were flags. Outside there were flags, inside there was a color guard, at the opener there was a huge flag that covered the field. That one was spread out and held by members of our Armed Forces.
But the people spoke and Jerry listened. They wanted flags, they got flags. Permanently attached, real live American flags at each end of the stadium. Heres a picture for those who have to see to believe.
To make sure everybody had a chance to see a flag there was a large flag on the field for the Star Spangled Banner. Once again I offer photographic evidence.

Then to make sure that no one was going to miss the flag, there were flags at each end of the field on top of the field level suites.

As a Cowboy fan I am just happy they are winning, I have a beautiful Stadium to watch them in, and our Owner sometimes listens to what the fans want and makes adjustments.
Thank you Mr. Jones.

Gotta Be Quick This Week

Congrats to the Cowboys for their win in a high scoring, scintillating victory over the hated redskins…ohhh wait they won 7-6 ?  Ok , I don’t care.  Put that W over there with the other 6 W’s, add em up and tell yourself 7 wins is better than 6 wins.  I wouldn’t care if they beat them 2 to 0.  Problems ? Sure the Boys have a ton of them but when you win it gives you a chance to work on them without as much pressure.

Enough of that though.  It is Thanksgiving Week.  3 days and a wake-up and they get to do it all again.  No time for much fussin or cussin about old games even if they aren’t a week old yet.  So if ya wanna get in a few comments about the last game do it quickly.

I am already thinking about the game Thursday against the Raiders.  If i wasn’t worried enough they up and play a good game Sunday and beat the Bengals.  Hopefully that makes an impression on our Heroes and they don’t show up thinking about Turkey and Dressing and Pecan Pies.

It doesn’t make me feel any better knowing that the Cowboys, those defenders of all things Good and Pure have never…NEVER beaten those dark, dastardly, devious, despicable Raiders at home.  Never.  Go ahead look it up, I did.  We also ( i use that term to imply i have some official tie with the Cowboys, which of course i don’t, i just spend my money on them and worry about them ) have a losing record against them believe it or not.

So you see times a wasting, look not backward at what was ugly, instead cast your eyes forward to what will be a glorious Thanksgiving Day battle, where the forces of Good  ( that would be US !) defeat the black and silver forces of Evil ( that would be them).

Besides, I already have the tailgate menu lined up and a lot of people going to the game so I am ready right now !!!

Firm Grasp of The Incredible Obvious

I don’t usually subject the loyal readers of this blog to stats.  We all know the old saying about statistics…"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”  This week however there is a stat that may prove useful in predicting what the Heroes of our Youth may do against that football team from D.C.

The redskins are ranked 1st in the NFL against the pass, hard to believe I know but trust me I checked it out on the O-fficial NFL website and we all know the stuff you read on the internetz is true.

Those same redskins are ranked 24th against the RUN.  Do you see where I might be going with this ?  Now one of the strengths of our beloved Boys of the Blue Star Commune is supposed to be the ability to run the football.  The Good Guys have not one good runner but three !  They also have some of the biggest lineman this side of a herd of buffalo.  Could it possibly be a good idea to line them big uglies up and tell em to just knock the crap outta the guy across from them and let our 3 headed running back committee just run them into the ground ? 

I will be the first to admit I don’t know as much about football as The Redheaded Genius (Jason Garrett for you casual fans), nor am I privy to all the double secret inside info I would need to know in order to formulate a game plan for an NFL game.

BUT…knowing we have a starting lineman out with injury,  knowing that 3 things can happen when you throw a football and 2 of them are bad, knowing that you cannot let the other team have the ball for 30 minutes while you only have it for 15 like happened in Green Bay and knowing that you only scored one stinking touchdown last week and that was late in the game throwing the ball all day long, a person MIGHT consider that MAYBE The Guys With A Star On Their Helmets COULD POSSIBLY run the ball a little bit more this week.  Like Wades daddy (Bum Phillips for the casual fan ) said when asked if The Great Earl Campbell got tired carrying the football 30 times in a game…" No, it ain’t that heavy.

Now if any of ya’ll who read this can get Red Jesus (Jason Garrett for the casual fan) to look at this very enlightening, insightful and informative commentary I would appreciate it.  If not I fear I will have to try and be the mature one after Sunday trying to calm myself and the other Cow fans down.  That usually doesn’t work out to well.

later…Poke

Yes There Are UGGly Losses

We already talked about ugly wins this year so now its time to talk about ugly losses.

If you watched todays game you know what an UGGly loss looks like.  When nothing you do on offense works and then you manage to do something good and there is a penalty or a fumble thats UGGly.

When your defense plays good enough to hold a team to 3 points in a half but you are still losing thats UGGly.

When you catch a 60 yard pass and fumble thats UGGly.  When a ball goes through your hands and hits you in your stupid visor thats UGGly too.

When you are busy stinking up the frozen tundra of Lambeau and then your meanest offensive lineman gets hurt thats UGGly.

It gets even UGGlier when your young cornerback hurts his arm and your other young cornerback replaces him and then lets people catch balls in front of him add on some more UGGly.

So I’m tired of talking about todays game, it was Uggly but of more importance is the health of our starters, I forgot to mention the starting safety Hamlin also is hurt.  To sum it up, our Heroes got their butts handed to them AND we lost 3 players to injury, that my friends is what UGGly looks like.

Yeah I know Romo was UGGly too, I just didn’t feel like it needed to be said. 

later…Poke

The Next Big Game is Here

seems a little quick huh ?  that’s life in the NFL.  time to pack away those great feelings from philly and look only to Green Bay.  it would be a HUGE mistake to think that the 4-4 Packers is one of those games where you just show up and claim the Win.

In reality there are no games like that.  The NFL has bad teams and great teams but the beauty of sports is that there is no scripted ending.  Great teams do lose, bad teams do win.  I wouldn’t put Green Bay in the bad team category.  They are a team that has not put it together yet but the potential is there.  A good young QB who still holds the ball too long sometimes.  Some problems along the O-line contribute to that as well.

Bums son , as well as the team leaders need to preach that just showing up won’t cut it this week.  It shouldn’t be hard to get pumped up about going to Green Bay but the Good Guys do have some young players that need to be reminded that EVERY game counts.

A win here will look mighty sweet after Thanksgiving, a loss here could be magnified later.  The good teams know you never want to miss on a chance to win a game.  Picking up a win, on the road, against a team in your conference could go a long way if The Boys end up scrambling for a wild card spot down the road.

To me this game will show me just as much how different this team is from last years team as the win last week.  Piling up wins before Turkey Day puts you in great position when things start heating up like they usually do late in the year.

I feel like our Heroes will show up, ready to play and do what they need to do to win, but hey its a show-me league so come on Boys and show us what ya got.

later…Poke

Where Are All The Naysayers Now ?

The moaning, groaning and woe is me crowd seems to have been quieted for a moment.  The gnashing of teeth has subsided temporarily.  Amazing what winning cures.

All the internet geniuses, most of whom have never been on a football field that wanted to bury the Boys after the first 5 games have scurried back down into their momma and daddies basement.  Maybe they can perfect their play calling on Madden 10 while feasting on all the crow they should be eating.

Apparently Wade does know how to get a team ready.  Jason Garrett does know how to mix things up on offense and the Good Guys do have heart and the ability to show up for a “big” game.

Sadly in football winning a big game in November, no matter how great it feels, doesn’t mean you are destined for greatness.  It doesn’t even mean you are guaranteed a victory in the future against teams with poor records.  All it means is you keep your team in position to play the “next big game”. 

I liked what I saw from the Boys last night.  It definitely shows their potential.  Now for it to mean anything more they have to keep doing it.

I am not going to make the same mistake those naysayers made when this team was 2-2 or 3-2 and they were proclaiming the end of the world.  I am not anointing this years Heroes but I sure was proud of them last night.

later…Poke

More Ado About Not Much

Okay I have been shamed into writing a hard hitting investigative blog by the readers worldwide who pay the bills for this highly regarded and widely read blog.

So, recent Cowboy events here we go.  First up the infamous Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader picture in blackface.  In case you missed it you didn’t really miss anything.

It was a Halloween Party, I saw pictures of way worse costumes online and sure I think it is dumb but gimme a break.  No story here.

Next up, the Roy threw Tony under the bus breaking story.  I watched the video and read all the quotes and just don’t see much to worry about there. 

I then went to hear what the guys Jerry pays say about the story and they didn't seem to think it was all that big of a deal either. When you get on the page find the story that says “ Roy/ Romo Controversy “. For some reason i can’t get it to link directly to the story I wanted. Listen to the first 10 minutes to hear them.

I tend to agree that Roy should have quit talking sooner but to be honest the throws from Tony to Roy have been off target for the most part and Roy has dropped 2 or 3 he should have caught.

The worst thing about it all is that now the national sports guys wanna turn it into TO Chapter 2.  I feel like Tony and Roy won’t let that happen and what you may not hear about is they worked after practice to try and correct whatever problems they have.

So far this week no words of wisdom? have been heard from Jerry and thats always a great thing.

As for the football game itself.  It’s Cowboys vs Eagles, anything from greatness to sickness could occur.  Nobody last year thought the Good Guys would lose 44-6 against the iggles.  Stuff happens.  This is a road game, against a hated division rival.  It’s big.  BUT…it is not the be-all, end-all of football games.  No matter who wins it doesn’t guarantee that they go on to the Super Bowl.  No matter who loses it doesn’t mean they go into the Toilet Bowl.

I could list all the 5 things the Boys need to do to win lists and all the 3 most important things to watch for lists too, but in the end it won’t matter.  Footballs bounce funny and those lists never seem to account for things like that.  Just outscore them.

Oh yeah, as more proof of my superior investigative skills I searched and looked through thousands of cheerleader pictures to show ya’ll what the offending cheerleader looks like normally.

See I told you I thought her costume was dumb…she should have just went as a Cowboys Cheerleader.

later….Poke

Not Quite Nail Biting Time

So Sunday night begins a whole new level of worry.  Our guys have to go to Philly and play the dern iggles.  It was bad enough worrying the Yankees past the phillies this week, now I gotta keep on hating the city of brotherly love.  oh well, that’s easy enough to do.

BUT before all that serious worrying commences I thought I would share some of the lighter moments from last week when the Good Guys tore up another bird team, the Seahawks.

The tailgating was a bit subdued since it started about 8 am and it took a while for everybody to ease into the morning.  From the looks of some of these fans it appears people finally got into the spirit of it.

As always I had my sharp eye looking out for goofy hats, masks, or any other clothing that looked a bit unusual.  I found some.

its not just Cowboys fans either

I did enjoy watching the game.  It’s been a while since the Heroes have looked good in 2 games in a row.  This is the punt Crayton took all the way for a touchdown.

And since this has turned into a pictorial blog instead of my usual fine literary stylings  I feel I should include the obligatory pictures of Americas Sweethearts.

So enjoy fellow fans of the Blue Star Cult.  Soon enough the battle will begin anew and the time for looking back will be past as the struggle of Good (the Cowboys) over Evil (the eaglets) continues.

For me, the time to start fretting and pondering ways to beat the Eagles starts as soon as I hit the enter button and post this blog for all to see, you guys can wait until you work your way through my ramblings…..later Poke

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I already liked the Stadium. I already liked tailgating there too.

I am pleased that the experience is getting better every game. Nothing major has changed but some little tweaks have been made. Getting into the parking lot went quickly even though they have to scan your pass, having a lot of attendants probably helped or maybe the ones they have are learning how to move us in better.

I like the recycle bins placed in the parking lot. I admit I don’t do enough recycling but when it’s made easy even I don’t mind doing it.

The issues in the Stadium, like lack of info about other game scores and game statistics were remedied by putting that info on the ribbon scoreboards and two good size screens in the west endzone.

The play clocks, which some said were hard to see looked like they had been brightened up with higher intensity bulbs. I have no idea if thats correct but to me it looked brighter.

The sound in the 100 level seemed a bit better although I did still hear some echoes. I don’t expect it to sound like Bass Hall so that doesn’t bother me.

Whoever is in charge of the Big Screen and the music used to fire up the crowd seems to be getting a better feel for when to do it and when not to.

It appeared that they put less emphasis on the Cage Dancers, make your own mind up about whether that’s “better” or not.

The sun shining in through the West end had no affect on my section but it did look like it would bother those sitting in the East endzone and corner sections. I expect the Cowboys to use their curtain for the next 3:15 game. Not because it’s a major issue, just to make it a non-issue.

The results of the game are definitely better !! A Cowboys fan had to enjoy that game.

The Arlington PD seems to be doing a good job. I’m sure there will be disagreement from some over that statement but it’s based only on what I have seen. I never have any problem getting out of our Parking Lot onto Collins and heading home, the Police were getting people to walk across Collins at traffic lights, and every one of them I talked to was pleasant, informative and helpful. They also have these cool little 3 wheelers !

Those are my impressions after 3 games. Anybody feel differently ?

Prediction

I don't do predictions.

For one thing I am not good at it. Secondly nobody else is either so
usually I just figure why bother.

This week is different. A bye week leaves me with too much time on
my hands.  I get tired of reading the same old stories the local
mediots have written for 2 solid weeks.

I get it, nearly everybody could run the team better than Jerry Jones.
I get it, nearly everybody could coach the team better than Wade.
I get it, all of you guys could easily throw better than Tony, block better than Flozell, catch better than Roy Williams, break up passes better than Newman, run faster than Felix and implement World Peace if somebody would just let you.

Forgive me if I think it's too soon to write off the season, fire the Coach, trade young players, and all the other asinine solutions I have read from experts and message board GM's.

I see a team that has not played up to their potential yet. I have watched as the Good Guys made mistakes, fumbled the ball, committed penalties and generally looked out of whack for 5 games. Amazingly they won 3 of those and came close to winning the other 2.

What if they play a good game ? What if the offense, defense and
special teams play a complete game ? I like our chances if that happens.

I just have a feeling we may see it this week. It's time. We had the
bye week and this week to iron out some wrinkles. Get some people over nicks and bruises. Spend time working on little things that may have been passed over during the other weeks.

Traditionally the Boys play well after a bye. The game is at home.

So here ya go....Dallas 27 Atlanta 24.

I just hope my heart can stand getting there ! later Poke

Call me crazy. For one thing why wou...

Call me crazy. For one thing why would a sane person be writing this at this hour ?

Maybe I am afraid if I write it during the day the internet police would send the guys in the white suits to haul me off to the loony bin.

If you read this while drinking your morning coffee I hope you don't spit it out all over your expensive computer...oh who am I kidding, surely the people who read this don't own expensive computers.

So how bad were the Cowboys on Sunday when they played the once Dallas Texans in a game billed as "the game that never was" ? ( that alludes to the fact that the Boys never played the Texans, mainly because they were in 2 different leagues but also because the Texans were better than the Cowboys at that time).

The Boys of the Blue Star turned in a stellar performance that included 4 fumbles, a missed FG, some really bad punt receiving, a 41% 3rd down conversion rate, 4 offsides penalties ( 3 on the same drive, no less) on the DEFENSIVE line, the always present false starts on the Offensive line, and forced NO..ZERO...ZIP...NADA turnovers. They even managed to lose the coin toss in overtime to decide who got the ball first but I am getting ahead of myself.

BUT...and this is important, their opponents managed to display an even worse showing of American football and due to the heroics of a guy named Miles, the heroes of my youth won a game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for the first time EVER !

So to sum it up the Good Guys played what seemed to be uninspired, sloppy, poorly planned mediocre football.
Now here is where ya'll might start thinking my train has left the tracks.

I was kind of impressed.................................. I will wait while you get some towels to clean up the coffee.

I am being serious. Quit laughing. No really I mean it. Okay maybe I am crazy.

But, have you ever had one of those days where nothing goes right, where in spite of your best intentions you keep messing stuff up ? Where the faster you go the further behind you get ? Where you know you are smarter than what you are messing with but it still kicks your butt. I have had some of those days. Well maybe a lot. This aint about me though so lets move on.

The Cowboys seemed to have that kind of day Sunday (and 3 other Sundays this year).  It was painful to watch.
An optimist can always find that silver and blue lining though so heres where I am going with my rambling.

THEY DID NOT QUIT...GIVE UP...THROW IN THE TOWEL or hang their heads and look whipped.  Am I the only one who noticed that ? That is way more important for this team than winning style points. If you watched them last year lose to Philly in the last game you had to be questioning their heart. You had to think that maybe there were some quitters in that bunch.

Not Sunday. Nope, even when the defense got soft and let KC tie the game up the players looked mad about it.
Then the defense found its resolve again and stopped KC in OT...twice. I know KC was bad but only a few minutes before they had scored to tie the game.

Ya see, they did what we all have to do when things aren't going the way you plan, dream or envision. They sucked it up,did what they had to do and this time they got rewarded. A guy named Miles ( who had started the day off not so good his own self) had a career day and a bucket full of determination and scored the winning TD.

Then did ya see those overpaid, uncaring, in it for the money professionals mob him on the ground in the end zone ?
So for a moment maybe I saw some guys who do care, who won't quit and for now I will take that. I don't require pretty.

later Poke

How Bad Are The Chiefs ?

well now we know why KC is 0-5.

the Cowboys played terrible for the most part.

the Chiefs still managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

They really are bad.

Congrats to Miles Austin, he played his heart out.

First Half Thoughts

im gonna have to do this as the game goes along cuz i am already
losing track of all the mistakes.

so a fumbled punt, missed FG, too many penalties to count, a fumbled snap, and 2 wasted time outs by the offense in the first quarter leads to the 0-4 Chiefs leading by 10 points.

the Chiefs are so bad i still think the Boys can get their act together enough to win this game.

i may be totally wrong since we are at the goal line and throw 2 incomplete passes when barber would have been so happy to run it in if they would just keep calling his number.

uhh is it a bad thing to wish the clock would just run out before
your team can screw something else up ?

best play of this game so far was Crayton letting that last punt just land, staying far away from it and heading to the locker room.
ya see prayers do get answered.

What a Difference a Year Makes

Last year our Heroes were one of the favorites to be in the Super Bowl.
Last year Tony Romo was being talked about as one of the rising star QB's in the NFL.
Last year Demarcus Ware had 20 sacks.
Last year people thought the Red Headed Genius (Jason Garrett) was, well a genius.
Last year after 4 games the Boys were 3-1.

This year after 4 games the Boys are 2-2.

Yet sports writers, message board members and bloggers are all swirling their heads in the toilet while screaming that the Cowboys are "putrid". I swear I am quoting somebody on that, I just can't remember who because honestly I have seen it more than once this year.

One game difference in the standings has brought CowboyWorld to its knees.

Is this what we have become ?

Has our instant gratification syndrome grafted its way into our football loyalties ?
The NFL plays a 16 game regular season schedule. The Cowboys have so far not been very impressive. Okay so they have stunk actually in most of the 4 games.
I don't deny it.

They seem to have no fight at times, no clear purpose at times, no concentration most of the time. Yet they have won 2 games against teams worse than themselves, which is very important over the course of a season.

They have lost to 2 teams which appear to be good although nobody thought Denver would be very good. BUT...teams change and they change quickly in todays NFL.
Denver is 4-0 right now against weak opponents but they may prove to be better than anticipated. New York was expected to be good and they are but Our Heroes were in the game against them until the oh so bitter end, even with all the mistakes and turnovers.

Yet just this week I have read people wanting to bench Romo, fire Wade, have Jerry fire himself ( I never said these were smart people), and in general just blow this years team up and start planning a new future. ARE YA"LL NUTS ????

A NFL season isn't a sprint, it's not won in the first 4 weeks of the year. The same team that looks lost one week can rise up and win a game the next and leave everybody scratching their heads and wondering How !

So why the rush to angst ? I think last years stink is still following this team.
The crushing loss to the Ravens at last years final game at Texas Stadium stenciled a thought about our Boys onto our brain. The gutless loss to Philly painted that stencil on our brain in permanent marker. It's not going away, at least not soon.

The way last year played out has depleted most fans benefit of the doubt for the Boys. Where it was easy once to say, " oh well it was just a bad game" , now the fans see a recurring pattern of sloppiness.

The only way to change it is to have success. String together a few good wins where the team actually looks like it has a plan and the ability to carry that plan out.
The win one, lose one theme isn't gonna get it done. Not for this years fan.

But I sure hate having this team having to go to Kansas City and face a team that hasn't won a game yet this year. Sounds silly I know but teams that haven't won yet do strange things. What have they got to lose ?

Maybe this is the week The Good Guys get it figured out. It wasn't that long ago they were the darlings of the NFL.

Oh yeah, last year Tony was dating Jessica. See all change isn't bad.
later...poke

Who Knew Kyle Orton was Better than Romo ?

i may have more rational thoughts later this week.

that stunk.

the defense did good all day but at the end you just had to know
that they would break.

Romo turned in another of those games where you dont believe its the same guy who can play so good.

Not having Felix hurts this team more than anybody realizes.

That was butt ugly. later Poke

ankle breaker

Do People Really Expect Cowboys to Win Big Everytime ?

I may read too much.

After the game, which the Boys did win in spite of what you may read about how sorry they looked, I checked out my favorite message board for reaction.

WOW...Cowboy fans seem to be losing their ever-loving minds.


I thought I would read about how awesome our running game looked, especially since our # 3 running back had to carry the load in the 2nd half. NOPE, what i read was idiots, I mean fans crying about Felix being made of glass and injury prone. Silly me, I thought he had a knee sprain and the team was playing it smart and not risking him since Choice seemed to be handling things pretty well.

I then looked for the talk about how our secondary, which had gotten torched by the Giants seemed to be improved since they held Steve Smith to 4 catches and about 40 yards. Once again i was surprised to see that SOME people thought we played "too soft" and let the Panthers complete too many easy passes. REALLY ??

It makes me wonder if I am watching the same game as those people.

Now I will admit that I too was scratching my head in amazement when the RHG (red headed genius...Jason Garrett) called for the 2 fade passes on the goal line. I kind of thought the first one was okay in a catch em napping sorta way. 9 times out of 10 RW catches that and everybody is high fiving and happy. The second attempt seemed forced and after it failed I thought maybe we should have just tried to run the ball in. Not necessarily right up the middle which seemed clogged but maybe something around the corner.

200 plus yards of rushing, winning the field position battle, a stingier defense that seemed to play with some intensity, being ahead in the turnover count made it seem like a game we would have won when ol Bill Parcells was here. Not pretty, not dominating in the sense that by halftime we could all just eat, drink and casually watch the game. But dadgum not all gloom and doom either.

I know the Panthers are now 0-3. I dont care, they have some very good players, a very good coach and before the year is over some teams are gonna find themselves losing to them. Its the NFL, the big leagues, you don't often beat teams by 14 points and still get criticized. Well if you are the Guys with the Blue Stars you do apparently.

I gotta stop reading so much. later Poke

What the Heck to Expect ?

First game the D looks like they couldn't stop a strong Texas high school team from running the ball
Second game they hold the Giants to less than 100 yards rushing

First game Tony throws for a career high 344 yards passing.
Second game Tony throws for what seemed like that much, only to the guys in blue shirts.

First game the Good Guys win by 13 on the road.
Second game the same Good Guys lose by 2 at home.

First game, played in Tampa, team looked to be in good shape.
Second game, in Arlington , team (especially the D) looked to be gassed in 4th qtr.

Point to make.  The writers don't know, the TV guys don't know, and I don't know what
to expect this Monday night.  It may be the greatest Cowboy team ever or they may stink
up that new Stadium again.

Football is still a game that has to play out on the field.  Stats, past records and depth charts
mean nothing.  The play on the field, the bounces of the ball, all of that can change probable
outcomes into surprising results.  Dontcha just LOVE it !!!

of course I could be wrong so if ya'll know feel free to lemme know....later Poke

Cowboys-Giants Part Deux

So maybe I can put my thoughts down without using all the words I learned in the 8th grade lockerroom and the 24 years working on the railroad.

The easy thing to do would be for me to say Romo sucks.  Sure he played terrible, I mean really terrible but do you want his backup, Jon Kitna in there ?  I don't.  It's kind of silly to say the Cowboys QB is what makes them a terrible team just one short week after he threw for more than 300 yards.  He was definitely a large part of the problem Sunday night.  I saw Eli do a 360 and throw without looking, if Romo would have done that last night it would have been a disaster, Eli got a completion.  Some games you just don't have "it", whatever the heck "it" is.  

The next easiest thing to do would be to blame the secondary.  Orlando Scandrick in particular but not forgetting Terence Newman and Ken Hamlin.  Heck throw Mike Jenkins in there too because he wasn't exactly shining.  Sensabaugh looked like he came ready to play.  The Good Guys just looked lost against Little Eli.  I am going to look a little deeper though and suggest that maybe the secondary coach Dave Campo just isn't that good of a coach.  Anybody remember the 5-11 seasons he had as head coach ?

Since I am looking for easy answers lets just all scratch our heads and wonder what has happened to our pass rush.  DeMarcus Ware had 20 sacks last year.  This year he has zero.  Nobody else has any either.  Has something changed ? Different coach ?  New scheme ?  The answer is no.  The biggest thing I think is that Greg Ellis is no longer on the other side of the field bringing what he always brought to the field.  I know there are fans who were tired of hearing him gripe about his role or his contract or all the other things he griped about.  For all his griping though he played a good game.  His replacement Spencer just doesn't seem to have any consistency. 

It is hard to judge our wide receivers.  When balls aren't thrown close to where they should be I find it hard to say somebody sucks if they don't catch it.  For whatever reason Romo doesn't look that hard for Williams and Bennett yet.  His security blanket Witten is the only thing that saves him when he is having the kind of night he had Sunday.

Hats off to the O-line.  They gave up no sacks versus a team that lives by the sack.  It's amazing but they also opened up holes for over 250 yards rushing.  Should we have rushed more ? 

Special teams were okay but the fumble by Felix didn't help.  The defense held them to just a field goal so that may be getting overlooked.

So where does that leave us ?  The answer is...there is no SIMPLE answer.  I don't care what the local idiots are saying in their columns or on the radio.  ESPN doesn't give answers, they give sound bites.
So if your QB played terrible (he did ) but your offense gains 250 yards rushing and scores 31 points can you put all the blame on them ?
So if your defense gets no pressure and defends the pass poorly ( it did) but keeps the Giants out of the end zone after turnovers do you put all the blame on them ?

Nope it's a team game and you win and lose as team.  That's the way football is.  Each part has to win their battles or one part has to perform at a level that can't be reasonably expected.  That doesn't sound near as good as saying Romo lost us that game but it really is the truth.

of course I could be wrong...doesn't matter though because next week I still expect the Boys of the Blue Star
to win.  That's what fans do.

Cowboys-Giants Part Uno

1st Game Experience
	4:08 PM Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Larry Dunaway/Guest Blogger    Bio |  E-mail  |  News tips

Okay here we go.
Yesterday was a great day. It could have been a GREAT DAY but a little thing called reality reared its ugly head late last night and brought us all crashing down to earth.

The day started off just fine. The parking lots, which were supposed to open at 1pm actually opened at 11:30 but guess what ? We were there and ready to tailgate so that’s just more time to enjoy ourselves.
Tailgating in Lot 11, right beside Collins St has changed the way I will feel about that street forever. Ya gotta understand that I have never even liked driving on Collins and now on Game Day it looks like Party Town.
One of the best things about tailgating is meeting the people around you, hearing their stories of why, when and how long they have been fans. Yesterday was one of the best for that. Our neighbors on one side were 2 couples from……..Pennsylvania !! They hated the eagles and they hated the stealers (sic) ! They had flown into DFW, rented rooms at an Arlington hotel, rented a car and spent hard earned money to help the Boys win and to help us lowly citizens of Arlington pay for the Stadium that somehow got compared to Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of China and the Pyramids. Those two couples then met a father and daughter, also from Pennsylvania at the Pro Shop and brought them back to tailgate with us. Great people who invited us up to tailgate with them at a Penn State game with them. The dad said his daughter bleeds silver and blue and he wasn’t going to let her miss opening day at the Crystal Cathedral.

 

Neighbors on the other side were ALL TEXAN. I mean big truck, satellite TV hook up, generator going, air filled Cowboy helmet on top kinda Texas tailgaters. Enough food to feed the 105,000+ people and willing to share kind of Texans. I like the way the new parking works for tailgating but I am sure there are folks who don’t. If you don’t get there early enough to grab a spot on the perimeter of the lots they don’t let you tailgate anywhere else.

The stadium was all I expected it to be for a game. The complaints about no scoreboard were addressed with information in each corner of the lower electronic ribbons, and yes it showed down, distance, score and timeouts. The video board was perfect for replays but I actually didn’t watch it as much as I thought I would. Our seats are in the lower level and so it isn’t “in my face” and I prefer watching the play on the field. My 25 year old son wisely decided he really liked the board after seeing the cheerleaders on it though.

The sound is pretty poor and the stadium announcer was pretty much non-existent for me but hey I am old so maybe somebody else could hear it better.

I know Mr. Jones wanted the huge crowd and he wanted everybody to see the Stadium from the blimp, but I gotta tell you I thought it was a bad decision to have the doors and roof open. It was hot where I was and the crowd noise was really bad for a football game against one of your division rivals. I have defended our crowd in the past for not being loud but the crowd didn’t get really loud until the last drive and even then it wasn’t as loud as it should have been.

The concession prices are concession prices. We bought some water, some quesadillas, (hey a 25 year old gets hungry pretty often) and sure enough it was high priced but it beat leaving the stadium and missing some football !

Getting out of the stadium for us was a walk in the park. We don’t jump up and rush to get out of the stadium. We casually walked to our car (strategically parked close to an exit), started it up, eased into the flow,(thank you to those folks who let us in ) and we were on our way. I will say most of the people were doing it right, a car from each direction would go, taking turns, alternating, just like it should. There were some drunk or just bad drivers once we got on the street. I am not saying it was like this everywhere, but Lot 11 worked well for us this time.

All in all I was thrilled with the whole experience. I am looking forward to seeing a game there when the hoopla dies down a notch. I loved seeing the Ring of Honor guys but to be honest I wouldn’t be surprised if the next time Jerry calls them they all say thanks but no thanks. Our current team seems to not play too well when those guys are around. ( see last years Baltimore game).

This is mostly from a guest blog I do on the DMN website but I added some pictures of the folks we met.
I will get around to cussing and discussing the game when my emotions have subsided, maybe in a year or two.

This will give you time to get the young children out of the room cuz they don't  need to see words like the ones I would have to use to describe it.

Cowboy Stadium is a Busy Place
	6:23 PM Thu, Sep 17, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Larry Dunaway/Guest Blogger    Bio |  E-mail  |  News tips

Went to the Crystal Cathedral today. Had to make sure i got a program for Sundays game. Pro shop had a lot of folks in there. Workers were filling the shelves. Fans were trying to empty them. I was amazed at how many people were there.
Workers were cutting grass, planting flowers, weed-eating. Looked they were trying to get the base finished around the statue of Mr. Landry.

Workers were also hanging signs in the end zone areas. Had the doors open on both ends. A lot of big white tents were set up in the plazas. All getting ready for the flood of folks planning on watching the game a whole new way.

If you’re going to the game bring your outside voice because I am hearing the doors and roof are going to be open. From what I have been reading expect to hear a lot of cowbells.
Time to get together with “100,000 of your closest friends” and have a Ball !!

Okay I am really tired of fighting, a...

    Okay I am really tired of fighting, and losing to Bloggers formatting.  I'm sure it's correct and I am not. 
I give up.  I am now going to try to post to Blogger using Google docs.  Who knows.

    I had written a beautifully crafted piece on how the fans of the Good Guys were expecting way too much out of our Heroes.
I have read more crazy stuff this week about how bad the Boys looked.  I saw the game.  I know it wasn't a shutout.
The Boys of the Blue Star did not hang " half a hundred " on the Yuccaneers. 

    Bums lil boy Wade admitted the team hadn't practiced their blitzes as much as they should have.  A lot of that yardage
gained by the Bucs came when our D was run blitzing.  Okay let's work on that this week.

    Tony started off throwing the ball a little bit off.  Okay I have always thought he comes out too amped up.  It usually
works itself out.  It did.  He ended up with more yards throwing than he ever had as pro.

    I know the Giants are better than Tampa.  I know the Cowboys have to do better to beat the G-men.  Is that any reason
for some moron on the internetz to say we need to trade Barber for a run stopping nose tackle ??

    Have we as "fandom" forgotten how to enjoy a WIN ? Is everybody so informed and smart now that they have broadband
access that they feel like they can actually coach a NFL team ?  Is this what Madden football and all the fantasy leagues
have brought us to ?

    I will just mark this down on the left side of the column under W.  Then at the end of the year I will count them up, compare
them to the other teams in our division and see who comes out the winner.  In the meantime I will enjoy every game we win.
There's a reason that there is an old saying called "winning ugly".  Beats the heck outta "losing pretty".

    Anyway it's Wedensday morning.  Time to think ahead to the first ever game that counts at the Crystal Cathedral known as
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.  I have waited for years for this.  I already have the grill ready to go, the food is bought.  I hate
to admit it but if they would let me camp out in the parking lot this week I would.

    Hopefully this gets posted right cause I really wish you could have read the original.  It was way better than this one. I promise.
See ya later....poke

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Bring it ON !

I am so ready to see the 2009 Cowboys !

I have read, seen, speculated, postulated, cussed and discussed this years team till I am blue in the face. Who the heck knows what we got ? Ya gotta play the games, real games to know what kind of team you’re gonna have. We have finally arrived at that point.

So what if this Sunday our Heroes play in Tampa, I have to get my tailgate gear in order. I will be setting up in the driveway just to see what works and what needs replacing. See which folding chairs rotted since last year. To be honest the ones i took to the last game at Texas Stadium probably need replacing just to keep the STINK of that game away from the new digs.

Hopefully the canopy can make it another season, the Stadium may be air-conditioned but I know the parking lot will be just as hot in Arlington as it was in Irving. Folding tables that haven’t been unfolded since last year may be a little cantankerous too.

The Freedom Grill should be just fine and so should the 20 foot flagpole, which sports the Texas Flag and the Cowboys flag so I can find my SUV when I wander off to look at the other fanatics with their blue painted faces.

The menu for the first home game will be a simple one. I don’t plan on being in the parking lot when they unveil the Ring of Honor or the midfield Star or anything else. Maybe some Zummo Party Time sausages and tortillas and cheese. Of course there will be homemade salsa, just as HOT as I can make it. Cold beverages are a given, gotta stay hydrated !

Time to see if the Cathedral is as bad as I have been reading as far as poor sound and even poorer game info on the scoreboards. I am really hoping it’s not but to be honest I never listened to the stadium announcer at Texas Stadium anyway. The scoreboard stuff is important though so I wanna see how that works out.

I could have already gone and seen all that but I have already mentioned how much I dislike the exhibition games. Truth be told I already had my mind made up not to go see The Heroes until the game counted. After the stomach turning loss to the Ravens to close down Texas Stadium they owe the fans a more inspired effort and I knew I wouldn’t see that during preseason.

So after a weekend full of watching college games and then last nights NFL game I can’t wait to see Wade and the Boys show us what they got this year.

Things To Know Before Your Pilgrimage to the Cathedral

I really am going to start posting original stuff on here as soon as the season starts, until then not so much.

Things To Know Before Your Pilgrimage to the Cathedral
	5:30 PM Wed, Sep 02, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Larry Dunaway/Guest Blogger    Bio |  E-mail  |  News tips

So yeah this a Cowboys Stadium blog. Tons of stories about video boards, high priced concessions, first impressions, air conditioned football in Texas (thank you), and opinions on everything .
I live in Arlington and I am getting a lot of questions about where to stay, eat and park. I don’t stay in Arlington hotels, I usually eat in places close to the part of town I live in and as far as parking all I can say is be ready to either pay a lot of money or walk a bit. (and still pay a bit )
I did do some research ( search engines are research aren’t they?) and found some places where you can get information that just might come in handy when you get ready to head for Cowboys Stadium. Most of this information can be found at the Cowboys website but I know how most folks hate to click around looking so I did it for you.
Wanna know which hotels and restaurants are close to the Stadium ?

Everything from A to W, from the Cowboys Guest Services site ( there was no Z )

Need information about parking, what’s allowed, what’s not ?

Now that you bought some of that expensive parking, where the heck is it ?

What’s the best way to get from here to there ? (customized directions to your parking from the Cowboys site, not from me. Please remember that if you end up in Oklahoma.)

Another thing to remember is to look on your ticket to see what entry you are supposed to use. I think the Stadium staff is going to enforce that and by knowing where you are supposed to go in you might not have to make a trip around the “biggest room in the world.” ( Jerry said it, not me) Entrances are lettered A-K, except I couldn’t find an I entrance. 

That last link is to a Cowboys message board that also has a lot of good information and since i linked to it I feel an obligation to include a link to their home page. 
 
I also just read in the newspaper that you can catch a bus in Fort Worth and ride it to the Stadium for 5 dollars, plus 5 dollars if you park in the T parking lot.
I am sure before the first real game the DMN will put together a much more detailed and informative package of information to help everybody out but for you folks who have to know and you have to know right now so you can make your plans I hope this comes in handy.
Hopefully this information will help all the visitors to our fair city and maybe even a few from here who might not be familiar with the new digs in Arlington. So get on out there, but please remember, BE LOUD when the other team has the ball, and BE QUIET when the Cowboys have the ball.

Stadium Pavers

this is another of my guest blogs from the Dallas Morning News site.
since i havent been going to the exhibition games i just haven't had
much to say so its another repost.

all i really want is for the Boys to get thru these stupid games without injury.

August 26, 2009

Stadium Pavers 10:30 PM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz Larry Dunaway/Guest Blogger Bio | E-mail | News tips

So have you heard the Titans punter kicked a ball and it hit the Video-Jumbo-Godzilla-Bigger-Than-The-Side-Of-Barn-Not-A-Scoreboard-Tron ? Okay so let’s talk about something else.

Stadium Pavers. Jerry Jones learned quite a bit about what to do or not do from other stadiums. One of the things that seems to be very popular was the Stadium Paver Program, where for a certain amount of money you could immortalize your deepest thoughts and declare your undying devotion to the 5 time World Champion Dallas Cowboys (of arlington).

For even more money you could get an even bigger paver in case you have a lot of deep thoughts and even more devotion than the other guys who bought the smaller (but less expensive) paver. No matter what size you bought you also received a duplicate for you to display at your very own home. If you wanted to you could also buy a protective display case to showcase and, well, protect your paver. You smart ones out there are now asking, why do you need to protect a limestone paver aren’t you ? Sure you are because I even asked that question.

Before anyone thinks I am making fun of the die-hard, dyed in the blue fans out there, I have a confession to make. YES, my family bought one of these things. We put a standard, we love the Cowboys message on it and intend to take pleasure in going past it for the next 30 years.

There are a lot of # 1 fans in Cowboy Land. A lot of folks still like the “how bout them Cowboys” line that Jimmy Johnson made famous. Thank goodness there are still fans out there who still and will always love Coach Landry. There are more than a few that will bring a tear to your eye as they remember Dad, Papa, or whoever it was that instilled in them a love for the Dallas Cowboys. I am definitely not making fun of any of these either because that was my eye the tears were welling up in.

BUT, some of them were just fun ideas. I will keep looking them over as I make the pilgrimage out to the new stadium. For now i will just show you a couple of them. I would love to hear of any other good ones.

The sneakers are mine, figured since they were the right colors i would include them at no extra charge. Thanks for your time.