SB Nation User Blog: Doomsday

Leadership? - Tony decided he couldn't go

Doomsday — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:18:33 -0000

And so went the rest of the team.

I don't believe Romo alone would have won the game today. Not unless he's allowed to put "Pinkie" in harm's way on Special Teams and Defense. But there is something to be said for the guy that stands in the face of danger with his team looking for someone to rally around.

Well it was Tony that decided he couldn't do it, for better or worse, whether it was a good decision or a bad one, it may have cost him some Leadership Points with a punchless team that sorely needs a leader.

Will The Leader Of This Team Please Stand Up

Tony Romo told the coaching staff after pregame warmups he wasn’t up to playing with a broken right pinkie. He was in uniform, giving fans false hope, but they were stuck with Brad Johnson.

Pinky??? I don't need no Stinking PINKY!!!

Doomsday — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:19:12 -0000

A la Ronnie Lott, real football players ditch the digit when confronted with the decision to let this miniscule member derail your career.

Wikre suffered a compound dislocation of his right pinky finger in the Mavs win over Fort Lewis last Saturday and was sent to the hospital for immediate medical attention. When doctors told Wikre that he would be sidelined for the remainder of the season he was devastated.

Cut me Doc!

I'm kidding with reference to Romo of course, surely the pinky is far more important to a QB than a Safety or in this case, a Lineman. But there's something to be said for a this kid's toughness. He might have just elevated himself from complete obscurity to late 2nd day draft pick.

Cowboys + Chargers highlights.

Doomsday — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:48:23 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4HcFDRscGU

Cowboys + Chargers highlights.

T.O.'s transformation COMPLETE!

Doomsday — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:17:38 -0000

Now he's a good samaritan! Wherever he's needed, T.O. is there.....

If you get mowed down by a Honda Civic, you'd be extremely lucky to have Terrell Owens nearby. You might think that he'd just stand there, do some shirtless sit-ups while you bled to death, insinuate that you're gay, and then demand to know why you don't throw footballs to him more often.

Not the case, as it turns out. Sam Alipour, a writer for ESPN's Page 2, found out the hard way that Owens is a kind-hearted fellow. After the ESPYs were taped on Wednesday night, Alipour was hit by a car. When he came to, here's what he saw:

Let's see how long the media allows this feel good story to circulate. Who would have thought we'd be proud of T.O. off-the-field???

I Think I Love T.O.

Doomsday — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:42:51 -0000

I never thought I'd ever ever ever say that. Ever!!

But after reading articles like this from the Dallas Morning News, he may be the hardest working athlete outside of Michael Irvin to have ever worn a Cowboys uniform. I know JJT wrote the article but how much time he spends rehabbing is fact. He's hungry.

I remember reading about how Irvin would run routes and sprints until he puked and keep going. He was hungry for his first championship after recovering from a knee injury.

Now this.....

He works harder to get restore his body than he does when he's on the practice field. He went through rehab on Christmas Day. And New Year's Day. He's been working after hours on the Mavericks' underwater treadmill, which allows him to condition without putting stress on his ankle. He spends virtually every waking hour trying to get his ankle healthy enough to play and be the difference-maker the Cowboys need him to be to end their 10-year playoff drought. -- Dallas Morning News

DMN Article

The NFL Blinks

Doomsday — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:47:17 -0000

It didn't take an act of congress but it was close.

By RACHEL COHEN, AP Sports Writer
December 26, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- After weeks of insisting they wouldn't cave in, NFL officials did just that Wednesday. Now all of America can see the Patriots' shot at history.

Goodell puts a little spin on a bad situation...

"We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement after the league announced it was reversing course. "What we have seen for the past year is a very strong consumer demand for NFL Network. We appreciate CBS and NBC delivering the NFL Network telecast on Saturday night to the broad audience that deserves to see this potentially historic game. Our commitment to the NFL Network is stronger than ever."

Yahoo link:

I don't know the political wranglings involved here but apparently they were significant...

But lawmakers have pressured the NFL to ensure more viewers could see the game. Last week, two prominent members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Goodell threatening to reconsider the league's antitrust exemption.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who co-wrote the letter with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said he was "delighted" by the NFL's concession.

Yahoo - NFL Caves In to Congress

The new Yoko Ono

Doomsday — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:18:49 -0000

There are plenty of other Cowboy fans, superstitious or just plain Old School that feel the way I do.....

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Bobble Boy???

Doomsday — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:35:28 -0000

What a way to be remembered going into a new season!

Check this article on Yahoo's front page Bobble Boy

Romo has looked sharp in the one preseason game and few practice highlights I've seen so far. And don't forget the QB Challenge he eeked out over the likes of Carson Palmer and Marc Bulger. I'm confident he'll look good early in the season but the true test will be down the stretch with playoffs at stake.

1989....This is how you run a draft

Doomsday — Wed, 02 May 2007 03:57:13 -0000

Found a great article that made me remember "The Good 'Ol Days" and had to pass it on along with my thoughts on this year's draft.

http://www.cowboysplus.com/classic/r...

clip:

The Cowboys were sitting with the first pick in the second round when Davis called. Davis, drafting 11th in the second round, badly wanted Penn State guard Steve Wisniewski and feared another team would snatch him.
Davis, the man in black and winner of three Super Bowls, was eager to make a deal with the rookie NFL coach.
"He said, 'Jimmy, this is the first time we've dealt with one another, and it will be a good experience,'" Johnson said. "I said 'Al, this is my first time, so I need an extra pick.'"

The best thing Jerry Jones has done for the Dallas Cowboys was the hiring of Jimmy Johnson. The staff Jimmy assembled, the draft picks and the trades were the culmination of an NFL "Perfect Storm." Jimmy hasn't had the same success since leaving the Cowboys and with every year that he doesn't entertain the idea of returning, he solidifies this theory.

Now Jerry Jones has had his moments, both good and bad. He tries hard and he falls just as hard. At one point after losing to the Cardinals in the 1998 playoffs, I thought he might have done everything short of selling his soul for another championship. Make no mistake, Jerry has devoted his life to the Dallas Cowboys. Of all the owners in all of professional sports, I can't think of one owner with more passion for winning than Jerry Jones. To his credit he won't ever give up. To his detriment this passion is the very reason for Post-Jimmy mediocrity.

When he hired Bill Parcells to put a team together, it was the first time since Jimmy's era that he let someone else hold the reigns to his prized possession. You could argue that he never really let go, probably kept his hands as close a young dad giving driving lessons in the mint 67 Camaro. Always flinching, waiting to take over - just in case. Jerry watched and eventually learned from Bill what he wouldn't admit all along, he knows a lot less than he thinks. The business of evaluating talent isn't easy. Even Bill admits a few mistakes here and there.

But Jerry seems pretty pleased with his recent draft strategy. He's almost giddy about aquiring next year's #1 and ONE truly promising draft pick this year in Spencer. He's learning but he's not quite there in this talent business.

Not all of the players drafted under Jimmy Johnson made the roster, or even remained in the NFL. But more often than not you got better football players contributing sooner rather than later.

This article it reminded me of Jimmy's key to success. Don't draft Potential, draft Production.

Another article about the same draft:
http://www.cowboysplus.com/classic/r...

During his two days in the draft room, Johnson sat next to his friend and employer, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
"Jerry was pretty excitable," Johnson said, smiling. "But I was happy that he didn't give us a lot of suggestions."
As it turned out, Johnson didn't need any.

Bob Stoops - Statements are smoke screens

Doomsday — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:15:26 -0000

We all know that Bob Stoops is lying in bed, unable to sleep - mind racing about the thought of coaching America's Team. He's what 46 or 47 now? He's been in OK since 98 and he's done all you can do there right? Tell me he's not lying there in bed saying "what if" to his wife right now, imagining himself in Silver and Blue, a star over his heart, walking the field of a brand new stadium.

That press statement was meant more to take the pressure off of him and deflect the media frenzy more than it was meant to take himself out of the picture, at least not entirely. A smoke screen.

If he is sleeping right this minute, he's dreaming about what could be the biggest opportunity of his life and all the WHAT-IFs that go with it. His racing mind will wake him up over and over again, what to do about the house, the kids, his team, the AD at OSU. He squeezes his eyes shut to keep the fantasy from creeping back in. It never works.

Give it a week, maybe two. He'll get his recruiting done and Jerry will have exhausted his search. By then the media storm passes over OK and Jerry finds himself determined to get what he wants. After all, he's hooked some pretty big Fish before.... The phone rings at the Stoops residence, it's after 8 and Bob tells his wife he'll be back in an hour, he has to personally decline a job offer.

Somewhere on an empty, dark tarmac in OK, Stoops finds himself sitting in a plane across from one of the best salesmen in the business.

I'm betting the pitch will be too hard to resist.