OTHER GAMES

Bills recover Steelers fumble in Steelers' territory, and Allen throws 30 yard TD pass to tight end right down the middle on the very next play.
 
Steelers finally generate a good drive from their own 8 to inside the Buffalo five, but then Bills intercept in the end zone.
 
Steelers looked like they were going to be blown out early, but they just pulled within 7 with plenty of time left in the fourth.
 
Tampa Bay putting it to the Eagles early. Eagles defense does not look motivated. 10-0 . . .

13-0.

Eagles offense has done nothing so far.

16-3

Eagles defense is missing a bunch of tackles--not much effort.

Philly finally scores after 56 yard bomb followed on the next play by a short TD. They went for 2 from the one, but the QB sneak failed (!!). 16-9.
 
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Philly defense looks much better in the second half than they did in the first. . . . scratch that. The latest in a long line of missed tackles leads to another (long) Tampa Bay TD.
 
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Philly looks like a team that had already given up on the season before they set foot on the field tonight. Spectacular collapse in the last third of the season.
 
WorsterMan said:
I'm old enough (too old) to remember that happening late 1968. Dad and I were watching the Jets and Raiders playoff game... game cut off at a critical time late 4th qtr. Fans and viewers went NUTS on NBC for cutting away for Heidi !!!
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I remember that game and when Heidi struck. The end of the game was a wild comeback as I recall, which made every one more angry.
 
Correct my old memory if it failed, but back then all NFL was on CBS, with NBC holding rights to the inferior (at least for purest) AFL. NBC struggled to catch up with CBS, and this did nothing to improve their position with viewers.
 
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Re: :deadhorse: aka Jerry Jones

From the Dallas Morning News concerning the Green Bay loss:

"There were several disastrous moments and sequences in the 48-32 loss at AT&T Stadium. While little point in measuring one against another, how atrociously the Cowboys defended the run to begin the second half proved insurmountable.
Desperation made them no less dismal.

In order, Jones recorded gains of 8, 4, 8, 9, 10, 27 and 19 yards. Those seven carries totaled 85 yards, a 12.1-yard average. The 9-yard gain, which resulted in a touchdown, saw linebacker Damone Clark commit an eye violation that ran himself out of the play. A combination block displaced defensive tackle Neville Gallimore several yards. Nose tackle Johnathan Hankins ended the play on his back.
Notably, someone was not on the field.

The Cowboys invested a 2023 first-round pick in Mazi Smith, expecting the former Michigan nose tackle to upgrade their run defense. The transition from his college responsibilities to the NFL proved too stark for him to make an immediate impact. He often struggled to get off the ball. He finished the season well lighter than his 328-pound listing.

In the team’s most consequential game of the season, Cowboys coaches entrusted Smith to play four snaps. He was on the field for two of those runs, the 10- and 27-yarder. He struggled on both reps and didn’t see the field again.

How Smith develops away from the team is one of the most important storylines to this Cowboys offseason."

Then check the link below. The money quote:

"Jones opens the discussion by claiming, “Mazi would create a dynamic that we do not have now,” and saying he’s ready to turn in Smith’s card."

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/.../mazi-smith-matthew.../

Let there be no doubt, Jerry Jones thinks he's totally in charge of player acquisition and judgment of the teams' needs and talent evaluation. He thinks he's Jimmy Johnson of the early 90's and it goading the rest of the front office into doing what he wants.
 
bystander said:
Re: :deadhorse: aka Jerry Jones

From the Dallas Morning News concerning the Green Bay loss:

"There were several disastrous moments and sequences in the 48-32 loss at AT&T Stadium. While little point in measuring one against another, how atrociously the Cowboys defended the run to begin the second half proved insurmountable.
Desperation made them no less dismal.

In order, Jones recorded gains of 8, 4, 8, 9, 10, 27 and 19 yards. Those seven carries totaled 85 yards, a 12.1-yard average. The 9-yard gain, which resulted in a touchdown, saw linebacker Damone Clark commit an eye violation that ran himself out of the play. A combination block displaced defensive tackle Neville Gallimore several yards. Nose tackle Johnathan Hankins ended the play on his back.
Notably, someone was not on the field.

The Cowboys invested a 2023 first-round pick in Mazi Smith, expecting the former Michigan nose tackle to upgrade their run defense. The transition from his college responsibilities to the NFL proved too stark for him to make an immediate impact. He often struggled to get off the ball. He finished the season well lighter than his 328-pound listing.

In the team’s most consequential game of the season, Cowboys coaches entrusted Smith to play four snaps. He was on the field for two of those runs, the 10- and 27-yarder. He struggled on both reps and didn’t see the field again.

How Smith develops away from the team is one of the most important storylines to this Cowboys offseason."

Then check the link below. The money quote:

"Jones opens the discussion by claiming, “Mazi would create a dynamic that we do not have now,” and saying he’s ready to turn in Smith’s card."

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/.../mazi-smith-matthew.../

Let there be no doubt, Jerry Jones thinks he's totally in charge of player acquisition and judgment of the teams' needs and talent evaluation. He thinks he's Jimmy Johnson of the early 90's and it goading the rest of the front office into doing what he wants.
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Texas may have to expand the northern border up to the Arkansas River if it's going to contain Jerrah's ego.
 
bystander said:
Let there be no doubt, Jerry Jones thinks he's totally in charge of player acquisition and judgment of the teams' needs and talent evaluation. He thinks he's Jimmy Johnson of the early 90's and it goading the rest of the front office into doing what he wants.
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It's why he fired Jimmy. He hated the fact that Jimmy was FAAAAAR more astute at discerning talent than he ever was.
 
Sangre Naranjada said:
It's why he fired Jimmy. He hated the fact that Jimmy was FAAAAAR more astute at discerning talent than he ever was.
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Basically, we can't stop the run and struggled to run the ball on offense. Check my analysis on that:

Last spring they passed on drafting O'Cyrus Torrance, a road-grading OG from Florida. We could have plugged him in at left guard, stuck the two Smiths at left and right tackle and not given that huge contract to Steele (a major bust at this point). Our O-line would have been stacked. We also could have drafted Sam LaPorta at TE (to replace the departed Schultz) but instead went for Jerry's hunch and instead drafted Mazi Smith (this is getting ridiculous) in an ill-fated (to date) attempt to shore up DT. LaPorta had a great year for Detroit while our TE pick in the 2nd round (Schoonmaker or whatever; thank God it wasn't Smith) had a non-existent year statistically for us). Losing Vander Esch killed us at linebacker. They have consistently tried to take fliers on injured linebackers (Jerry again trying to be the wildcatter): Jaylon Smith (ARGHHHH) who was severely injured his senior year and has been sent packing (he was a #2 pick) and Damon Clark from LSU who was also severely injured his senior year in college. There's your story.
 
Sangre Naranjada said:
It's why he fired Jimmy. He hated the fact that Jimmy was FAAAAAR more astute at discerning talent than he ever was.
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His ego is unbelievable. He can't accept that a football man, such as Johnson, who spends every waking minute (and dumped his wife when he got the job) might be the best hire for him as an owner. He once said Jimmy was worth 5 number one draft picks (or something like that) but his egomania demanded that he not only be a world-class businessman (a more than full-time endeavor) but also to be a GM worthy of selecting the players for the Dallas Cowboys. It's just sick.

But the real measure of his egomania is how he denied Jimmy the opportunity to do what has never been done; win three straight Super Bowls. Jerry's needs were greater than all of that. That is why I consider him to be mentally ill on some level. That kind of ego is not a sign of a stable person. He is high functioning in the ways of wealth accumulation, but his manner around people is not something I would honor on any level. It's truly mental.
 
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