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Colombo

1-10       Shoves his man out of play. Barber run left for one.

2-9          Rides DE wide.  DE Houston is getting inside his punch though. 18 yard pass to Witten

1-10       Rides DE wide but Houston comes back inside to get coverage sack. Colombo having trouble keeping        Houston from getting inside his punch out.

2-14       Stands up DE but can’t get fit.  DE slides off and gets in on tackle. Run right Jones for two.

3-12       Stays with DE crashing inside too long and lets looping DT in for a shot on Romo. Pass to Austin for 19 yards

1-10       Locks up DE keeps him out of the play. Jones run behind LG for 5 yards.

2-5          Stones DE on inside swim move. Pass Inc.

3-5          Rides DE outside. Romo scrambles for 1st down.

1-10       DT gets past Colombo at top of pocket to Sack Romo.  Houston has been getting the better of Colombo even if Romo might have held on a bit long.

2-19       Rides DE outside and stones him at the top of the pocket. Toss to Barber for small gain left.

3-18       DE gets around  Colombo with an outside rip. Sack and fumble. Kosier recovers.

1-10       Gets DT to the ground. DT still gets in on Tackle. Run right for 2.

2-8          Pitch left for 2 yards.  Colombo dives low on DE. Slows DE.  Possible clip.

3-6          CB/Safety Blitz. Gets Hand on DE then releases him to stone blitzer. Pass to Austin for 1st down. Good decision to let DE free and pick up blitzer?

1-10       Doubles DT with Gurode as Davis pulled. Romo rolls right. Pass inc.

2-10       Stones DE. Turns him away from play. Austin reverse left for three.

3-7          Rides DE around pocket.  Pass Inc.

1-10       Kitna in at QB.  Jumps upfield to get piece of LB on run play. Run left no gain.

2-10       Stones DE. Rides him outside and stones him again. Kitna sacked.

3-19       Stones DE.

Some large mistakes for Colombo.  Houston was giving him fits all game.  Colombo let Romo get hit once on a loop and his man sacked Romo twice. He looked bad. 

If he was hampered by the short week or the stuff floating around in his knee, well i hope he shows better than this when he comes back or it will be the Minnesota game all over again.

Bigg Davis

1-10       Davis pulls left and blocks the DE coming down the line. Barber Left for 1 yard.

2-9          Knocks DT down keeps him out of play. 18 yd pass to Witten

1-10       Rides DT wide. Romo sacked

2-14       Doubles DT with Gurode. Then slides off to take MLB. Jones run right for two.

3-12       Stones Tackle who then loops outside. Stones DE coming inside. Pass to Austin for 19.

1-10       Doubles DT with Gurode and rides him out of play. Jones run behind LG for 5.

2-5          Davis doubles DT with Gurode. Stone him. Pass Inc.

3-5          Davis rides and stones DT on outside move. Romo scrambles for 1st down.

1-10       Davis rides DT outside pocket. Romo sacked.

2-19       Stones DT puts him on the ground. Toss to Barber for small gain left.

3-19       Doubles DT with Gurode. DT gets past Davis, but Gurode stones him. Romo sacked. Fumble recovered by Kosier.

1-10       Davis bulls DT to the ground then get block on MLB. Run right for 2 yards.

2-8          Pitch left for 2. Davis runs upfield with no one to block till he scares the safety into running away.

3-6          Safety/Corner Blitz. Davis Blocks DT who then tries to loop inside.  Austin 1st down.

1-10       Davis pulls down to the left. Gets a hand on DE coming up the line.  Romo rolls right pass Inc.

2-10       Davis locks on and turns DE right. Reverse to Austin left for three.

3-7          Davis blocks DT who then drops into coverage.

1-10       Kitna at QB. Davis takes DE and stones him. RT went upfield to block LB. Run left no gain.

2-10       Davis gets bull rushed some and the pocket gets shallow. Kitna sacked.

3-19       Pulls left and hits the safety.  Short run left.

Not a bad day for Davis. No one got by him to put a lick on Romo and he seemed to pull and move pretty well.  The run game was not clicking though.  The few holes that did appear weren't the one chosen by the back.  Solid not spectacular game for Bigg.

Here is Doug Free's play by play.  This is my first stab at a play by play so feel free to point out anything I may have missed.  Free was in for 20 plays including three with Kitna at QB.  From what i saw there is no worry with Free on passing plays, he stands the DE up or rides him outside.

On the one play where he was a bit late catching a looping DT he showed enough athleticism to get out and get a shove on the DT enough so that Romo could complete a 19 yard gain to Austin.

Doug Free

1-10       Run behind Left guard. Free turns his man. Hole never appears. 1 yard gain for Jones.

2-9          Free stones DE then rides him outside. 18 yd pass to Witten.

1-10       Free stones DE then gets chip help from back, but doesn’t need it.  Rides DE outside. Romo drops. No one open. Coverage sack.

2-14       Run behind RG, Free gets a shoulder on his man, but no hole develops and Free’s man gets in on tackle. Jones for 2 yards.

3-12       Free pushes End to the ground and gets a piece of looping DT. Pass complete to Miles Austin 1st down. Free might have been slow to switch off the end to the Tackle.  But play still successful.

1-10       Run behind Free. He turns his man, but gets away with a hold on 77 Shaughnessys arm. Jones for 5 yards.

2-5          Free stones the DE. Pass inc to Roy Willie.

3-5          Free doubles the DT with Kosier, then pushes the DE out wide. Romo runs for seven and a 1st down.

1-10       Free stands DE up and gets shuffled back a bit. Romo sacked but Free’s man doesn’t get a finger on Romo.  Romo held ball too long.

2-19       Free stands up the DE.  Pass to Barber for no gain.

3-19       Rush End Kam Wimbley lines up wide over Free for obvious passing down. Free rides Wimbley wide. Romo steps up but gets sacked from behind and fumbles.

1-10       Run right behind Davis.  Free stones his man. Barber for two.

2-8          Run left.  Free gets small piece of DE, tossed aside.  FB Anderson picks up DE.   Free gets up and gets a hit on LB at the second level. Barber for two.

3-6          TE takes the DE. Free waits for looping DT Tommy Kelly and stands him up.  Pass to Austin, 1st down.

1-10       Fake run. TE takes DE and Free has no one to block. Pass inc.

2-10       Free jumps out on End Around to Austin.  Blocks 91 on second level.  Austin for 3.

3-7          Fullback takes the End, Free has no one to block. Pass Inc to Crayton.

1-10       Free turns DE. Barber runs behind LG for no gain.  Kitna now in at QB but keeps 1st team Oline.

2-10       Free rides DE wide but Kitna doesn’t get rid of the ball nor does he step up. Kitna sacked at the goalline.

3-19       Run Left. Free throws his man to the ground. Small gain.

Hudson Houck spoke yesterday to the media and clarified a few points.  Those of us who worried that the swing tackle position would be held down by seventh round never-was Pat McQuistan can breathe a touch easier as the position will be held tentatively by Robert Brewster (yes another unproven commodity, but he is a recent pick while at this point anything McQuistan brings to the Tackle position has surely been seen and found wanting). 

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Did the Vikings run up the score against the Cowboys on Sunday night by throwing late in the fourth quarter while up by more than 20 points?

Never in the history of the NFL has a team scored on a pass in that situation.  So the Childress children decided to rub Dallas' nose in the dirt and emphasize a Vikings Victory.

So obviously - historically proven - the Vikes wanted to run up the score.

All those who claim that it is part of being a 'Professional' football player are mistaken.  Would you also agree that the Patriots were just getting an advantage by operating outside of the spirit of the rules when they filmed signals?

Did Mark McGuire do anything wrong when he took steroids before they were put on the MLB banned substance list?

Now as yourself this, would you be cheering the Cowboys if they were up by 20 and ran up the score late in the game against a non divisional rival?

It was a petty move, and was lacking in the spirit of the game, just like the Patriots actions, and just like McGuire's actions. 

There are no voters to impress Brett.  Hand the ball off and walk off with your victory. Running up the score against this version of the Cowboys won't help you erase the memories of the whupping they put on you in the nineties.