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

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

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

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 !!!!

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

thanks Dallas Cowboys

what a day.
thats the kind of day Thanksgiving was invented by Al Gore for.
great weather, GREAT FOOD, great company and GREAT FOOTBALL.
The Boys took care of business, hopefully the injuries arent too bad
for Ware and Barber...use these 10 days to heal up.
Tashard Choice looked really good running that ball.
Great to see Witten and Romo hooking up again.
TO did what he does...(make great catches, miss a routine one )
and Roy 11 seems to be getting a feel for the offense.
Holland at left guard appeared better than Proctor.
The DEFENSE was awesome, NO TD's !! Scandrick is a player !
James was what he should always be.
Good grief we even had a great kick return by Stanback !!
how long have we been waiting to see him do something ?
so the Boys have set themselves up to be able to make a run
at the playoffs....it oughta be interesting !
later Poke

is it Thanksgiving already ?

man i am slipping.
its game day and i never even waxed poetically about last weeks
big win over the whiners.
the way that game started i was afraid we were in for a long day
at the Tabernacle.
the big plays to TO,and the defensive stands in the red zone kept the game
from getting away from us.
The blocked punt felt huge in waking the whole team and the crowd up.
Good job but no time for looking back.
The Boys will hopefully come out smokin T-day, get ahead early and stay
with it so I can enjoy the feasting and holiday atmosphere that is Thanksgiving
Day at Texas Stadium.
I can only imagine if I am having trouble finding time to blog for 5 minutes
about the Good Guys how hard it is for the players and coaches to get focused
on playing again Thursday after the game Sunday.
So heres wishing all a Happy Thanksgiving....we all have plenty to be thankful for.
later Poke

long road back

well that was the first step.
good job Cowboys.
they played with an urgency and sense of purpose.
those bye weeks are a good thing.
good to see Romo out there, push passing that ball......
you could tell that pinkie bothered him some but he was so much better
than the other guys we could send out.
thats the defense we thought we would have all year, thanks T-New !!
i agreed with Wades choice at the end not to kick that field goal because
the last thing i wanted to see was our kickoff team have to stop anybody.
at some point you have to impose your will on the other guys and show them
that you can beat em and thats what our o-line and Mr. Barber did.
this was the start of that long road back the good guys face to get into the
playoffs. our earlier miscues have cost us the right to look too far ahead.
the biggest game of the year is against the 49ers. its a must win.
i plan on copying that last line and re-blogging it every week and just cutting
out the opponent and typing in the new opponent.
thats part of my saving energy....going green initiative...gotta save all the electronic trees you can you know...
shouldnt be too hard to work up a hate for the 49ers should it ?
so heres hoping the Boys get back to work this week, add some new wrinkles and
maybe spend a few extra minutes working on kickoff coverage.
later Poke

back to work

well i feel good. the effects of blogging for 9 games was catching up to me.
strained eyes are kind of day to day but that nagging carpal tunnel seems to be 100%.
the aching back from sitting hunched over typing has responded to treatment and i expect to be on top of my game from here on out.
i also expect to see a different team against them no good deadskins sunday night.
this team will have newman, kosier, spencer, felix jones, tony romo all back from injuries along with the added threat of roy (ut) williams. flozell should be closer to
100% than he was and the ribs of witten have got to be feeling better even if they arent healed up.
there is no reason we cant expect marked improvement over the last few weeks with our guys back and healthy.
maybe the coaching staff did make a few tweaks and will have a better game plan, heck maybe they spent some time talking about penalties and dumb mistakes.
special teams may still be a little "iffy" , a new holder could be a problem but our substitute punter seems to be working out okay.
i am looking forward to seeing the Good Guys play with a renewed sense of enthusiasm and purpose.
see how much the week off helped my blogging ?? maybe it did the same for our beleaguered guys of the gridiron.
later Poke

the bye week

no blog this week.
besides i was taught if you cant say something nice then dont say anything.
later Poke