Practice Bubble Collapsed

this is the time of year i usually stay away from the Blog.

im sure all have heard,read and watched the stories about the
practice bubble collapsing during the rookie camp saturday.

there are several staff members hurt, some seriously, some of the
players have cuts, bruises and such. media members were also dinged
up.

all have to be some kind of shook up.

so to all i offer thoughts,prayers and best wishes as they deal with this.

Pre Draft Ponderings

okay so i couldnt stay away.
needed to comment on a few things before baseball moves to the front
of my brain for the next few months.
i was pretty much wrong about the moves the Boys would make this off season.
i didnt think any of the big name players would be let go. WRONG (T.O.)
i didnt think many of the not so big name players would be let go. WRONG (Canty,Burnett..)
so after admitting that i would be naive to think anybody would believe me if i said
who i thought the Boys would draft. so i wont.
feel free to mock draft all you want. thousands of folks do it. just not me.
heres my reason......I Dont Care !!
i have no predetermined favorites. no college loyalty. if you do thats ok.
all i want is for whoever, from wherever to be great ! simple huh ?
i understand the need to be expert on all things Cowboys.
but to be honest i am not. i simply love them and want them to win.
hey i dont understand how computers work either but that doesnt mean i dont like them.
heck i never really thought too much about how TV works either but that doesnt keep me from enjoying that either.
so now, all you draftniks and experts rant on, preach, predict and hastily scribble and erase your Mock Draft version 6.2.
i will be kicking back, enjoying the spring and summer with MLB and hoping for our Boys to get the next Emmitt, or Demarcus, or Woodson or Howley.
but i aint predicting it.
see ya after the draft unless something big happens, then maybe close to training camp, maybe after i get my first look inside the new stadium...
till then, come this Sunday.......Play Ball !!!!!!

beautiful words

pitchers and catchers report tomorrow !!!!!!

Cowboys in these Playoffs

i interrupt my regularly scheduled blogging to schill for
Campbells Chunky Soup.
apparently our Boys made their click for cans playoff
and if fans go and click on their site for their team
Campbells will donate some food to an area food bank.
since it cost nothing i figured i would help spread the news.

so if you wanna go vote click on the title of this blog
(Cowboys in these Playoffs ) and click away.

Wudda....Cudda.....Shudda

after watching the game with the iggles playing the vikings.
that wudda been the Boys going against that QB who looks more lost than Romo.
that cudda been the Boys of Blue playing inside a dome, fighting no elements.
that shudda been the Good Guys leaving there with a playoff victory.

we can only blame ourselves.
a .500 record in December wudda got us in.
a victory against the Cards cudda saved us.
beating the Rams is what we shudda done.

if you agree with most of the experts the Boys had the talent.
if you agree with most of the sportswriters the Boys didnt have the attitude.

like Yogi said......"about 90% of this game is half mental"

its gonna be a long off-season.

Jerry says Wade stays, Wade says Jason and Brian stay, I say pretty much everybody
stays....except the special teams coach who is already gone.

and of course...I STAY.

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

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

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