Points from the game

- No killer instinct

- The holes in the running game aren't there, but regardless, Barber is still not running with the same tenacity he used to.

- Felix Jones just doesn't look fast - especially on Kickoffs. He needs to stop dancing on kickoffs and hit the damn hole. I think Ogletree would be better on returns

- Something has to happen with Nick Folk. I wonder how capable Bueller is?

- I thought Roy Williams had a great game, except for the one he did not catch in the corner of the end zone. A #1 receiver HAS to make that play in a big game.

- I'm not sure why D-Ware is having trouble getting to the QB. It seems like he keeps getting forced out wide and can't get back around in time.

- Anthony spencer - another good game.

- Poor tackling. On several long plays (there was a 40 yarder to Steve Smith in particular), our tacklers are leaving their feet. On another we had Bradshaw bottled up and he brought it down to the 10.

- Mike Jenkins - another great game.

- Sensabaugh. Love this guy. Made a great play on third down to break up a pass in the flat. Old Roy Williams wouldn't have sniffed a play like that.

- Bueller isn't getting it in the end zone anymore it seems.

- Overall the defense looks really stout... it was just a few breakdowns that really hurt us (3 in parciular... Long pass to Brandon Jacobs, long Ward run after we had him in the backfield, and a 40 yard crossing pattern to Steve Smith). This one is on the players... you have to make the play.


I really can't fault the coaching on this one because I think Wade put the defense in a position to win the game. I want to place a little blame on Jason Garrett for not sticking with the passing game, but we always give him a hard time when he abandons the run. That said, yesterday the pass was working and the run wasn't. You have to go with whats working.

Bottom line - the Giants wanted it more than we did. Why is that? Partly because we do things like Flozell did when he took that cheapshot at halftime. Why do the other team a favor by firing them up?

prediction - 10 wins.

The New York Giants defensive lineman missed practice Thursday with a calf injury, and a league source told NFL Network's Jason La Canfora that Canty will not play in Sunday night's game against the Cowboys.

Canty, who left the Cowboys to sign with the Giants as a free agent this offseason, was hurt in practice Wednesday and will miss a game for the first time in his five-year NFL career. He received treatment Thursday while the Giants practiced.

Giants starting safety Kenny Phillips (knee) returned to practice on a limited basis Thursday and had a couple of interceptions. Michael Johnson, the other starting safety, missed his second practice with a shoulder injury, but coach Tom Coughlin believes the third-year pro has a chance to play. Linebacker Michael Boley (hip) showed improvement and has a shot at playing, according to Coughlin.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d812b2412&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/20/plenty-of-teams-should-want-vick/

Here we go.

Arizona:  Kurt Warner . . . better.

Atlanta:  Matt Ryan . . . better.

Buffalo:  Trent Edwards . . . comparable.

Baltimore:  Joe Flacco . . . better.

Chicago:  Jay Cutler . . . better.

Cleveland:  Derek Anderson/Brady Quinn . . . worse.

Cincinnati:  Carson Palmer . . . better.

Carolina:  Jake Delhomme . . . worse.

Denver:  Kyle Orton . . . worse.

Dallas:  Tony Romo . . . comparable.

Detroit:  Matthew Stafford/Daunte Culpepper . . . worse.

Green Bay:  Aaron Rodgers . . . comparable.

Houston:  Matt Schaub . . . comparable.

Indianapolis:  Peyton Manning . . . better.

Jacksonville:  David Garrard . . . worse.

Kansas City:  Matt Cassel . . . comparable.

Miami:  Chad Pennington . . . comparable.

Minnesota:  Tarvaris Jackson/Sage Rosenfels . . . worse.

New England:  Tom Brady . . . better.

New Orleans:  Drew Brees . . . better.

New York Giants:  Eli Manning . . . better.

New York Jets:  Kellen Clemens/Mark Sanchez . . . worse.

Oakland:  JaMarcus Russell/Jeff Garcia . . . worse.

Philadelphia:  Donovan McNabb . . . better.

Pittsburgh:  Ben Roethlisberger . . . better.

San Diego:  Philip Rivers . . . better.

San Francisco:  Shaul Hill/Alex Smith . . . worse.

Seattle:  Matt Hasselbeck . . . better.

St. Louis: Marc Bulger . . . comparable.

Tampa Bay:  Josh Freeman/Luke McCown/Byron Leftwich . . . worse.

Tennessee:  Kerry Collins . . . worse.

Washington:  Jason Campbell . . . worse.

This is off the Cowboys website.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=DB184A6E-BA08-95B4-3B00128CEFE48D96

IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys know for certain starting left guard Kyle Kosier will spend Thursday watching his teammates take on the Seattle Seahawks at 3:15 p.m. (CST) in the final Thanksgiving Day game to be played at Texas Stadium.

And they are about as certain as they can be that Kosier, still struggling with ligament damage in his right foot, has played his final game of the 2008 season.

They basically are waiting for a second opinion on if and when the surgery takes place, and that should come at some point next week when Kosier flies to Charlotte, N.C., to be examined by Dr. Robert Anderson, the same doctor who repaired Terence Newman's sports hernia.

Kosier, who initially suffered sprained ligaments and a hairline fracture in his right foot during the third preseason game on Aug. 22, has made a gallant effort to rehab and play through the injury. But he has reinjured the foot twice now, and while Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips has expressed a wait-and-see approach, sources say surgery has become inevitable.

When the seventh-year veteran with two years left on his five-year deal first suffered the injury, the Cowboys medical team decided to place him in a cast instead of performing season-ending surgery. Kosier was able to return for the Green Bay game, but late in the fourth quarter, with Lambeau Field getting a tad torn up, Kosier had the misfortune of stepping in a hole on the field, causing the ligaments to suffer further damage.

At that time Kosier, still wanting to play this season, convinced the doctors to put off surgery. So this time he was rested a full eight weeks before heading back on the field. He was able to play through the Washington game with little problem, but there were fears he could have difficulty when facing bigger, bull-rushing San Francisco defensive linemen.

Sure enough, at some point in the second quarter, having to step back one too many times to brace himself against the onslaught caused ligament damage again, leaving the joint in his foot far too loose to continue.

Surgery likely will require three to four months of rehabilitation, and doing so now would have Kosier ready for the off-season workouts starting in April.

I am just floored by this guy. The defensive scheme that the Cowboys employed against the Browns completely shut down Winslow for the better part of the game, yet Greg Ellis is complaining about his roll - roughing up the tight end.

Here's a quote from the article -

"We don't want to duplicate that, but I think it did help us."

Let me get this straight - It works but we don't want to do it again? Especially when the NFC East is loaded with talented Tight Ends? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I have stepped up and defended Greg Ellis for more time than he deserves because he is a great talent, but he needs to be a team player. I am surprised he acts like this too. He seems so articulate and intelligent during interviews. I guess he's just selfish. We destroyed the Cleveland Browns and Greg Ellis is bitching. Unbelievable.

The full article

Why did we do this? I thought Oglesby was a lot better than Alan Ball?? I was never impressed by Ball.

http://www.truebluefanclub.com/blogs/writers_block.cfm

With the Cowboys needing to make room on the 53-man roster for special teams ace Keith Davis, who agreed to terms with the team over the Labor Day weekend, they released cornerback Evan Oglesby Tuesday afternoon. The Cowboys did have one extra cornerback, and it seemed the decision would come down to either Oglesby or Alan Ball. The Cowboys obviously decided to keep last year's seventh-round pick, an improved special teams player.

This is the hard part about life in the NFL. One minute you're on the 53-man roster, praciticing with the team on Monday getting ready for the season opener. Then the next, there is Oglesby, walking out of the locker room with all his Cowboys' earthly belonging stashed in a large plastic garbage bag out of a job. The third-year corner from Noth Alabama was understandably down when I bumped into him on the way out, always a tad uncomfortable to run into someone who just lost his job.

Oglesby had just said his goodbyes to the guys in the equipment room, then looked at me to say, "You'll hear about me somewhere else."

 The move clears the way for the Cowboys to actually sign Davis on Wednesday in time for their next practice. Davis, the Cowboys former special teams captain had signed an unrestricted free-agent deal with Miami in the off-season before the Dolphins released the sixth-year safety last week. This, though, is unlikely the final roster adjustment. The Cowboys could also make a move at the end of the week if they feel the necessity to add a wide receiver to the injury-depleted roster. And with NFL veteran Brooks Bollinger visiting on Tuesday, there would seem a possibility of signing the quarterback as their third guy next week when vested veteran contracts are not guaranteed.