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NFL Championship Chop-Up posted on 01/21/2012

It's hard to believe that the NFL season is already coming to an end.  It comes and goes so quickly that sometimes we forget to stop and smell the turf.  This season has been another exciting one  (despite the persistent failures of my Cowboys)  where teams that didn't have high expectations made a playoff run (49ers, Broncos, Bengals) and teams that were expected to contend fell flat on their faces (Eagles, Jets, Colts).  It was also a season in which a 27 year old passing record fell twice and a third QB threw for 5,000 yards for the first time in history. 

Sadly, the running game seems to have become an afterthought for most NFL offenses but a couple of teams (Ravens and 49ers) have shown that defense and ball control can still be a championship formula.  And that brings us to this weekend.  Two of those three 5,000 yard passers will be on display in this weeks championship games against tenacious defenses and persistent run games.  It's the old NFL versus the new NFL and this weekend could determine the trajectory of the league for years to come.  Will teams finally realize that the NFL rules are two conducive to passing the ball and there is no way a team can expect to win a championship with defense and a good run game?  Or will the football traditionalists be vindicated by the phrase "Defense Wins Championships" (just to have the NFL change another rule)? One or both of these questions could be answered in the next 36 hours and potentially change the way several teams go about their business.

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All I Want for Christmas posted on 12/23/2011

Good morning nation,

Yes, it is only one hour into Christmas eve at this point, but after 4 glasses of honey whiskey on the rocks and putting my dog to sleep, I am ready to ramble.

First of all, isn't it just a bit awkward that the majority of the games are on Saturday and not Sunday?  This is definitely to accommodate the NBA and not Christmas, but it does guarantee us a great sports weekend.  I am looking forward to staying up all night and not waking up until football is on!  But I have errands to run and people to see tomorrow, so I am just going to stay up all night and wake up early.  But I am digressing…

At 25 years of age, I have gotten used to not getting Christmas presents.  My sister likes to give me hip clothes from time to time because she thinks that I am getting less cool with age (ridiculous) but I've come to expect nothing more than maybe 10-12 adult beverages for Christmas (please suspend your judgment).  But I am planning on writing a letter to Santa this year.  Hell, I may even go to the mall tomorrow morning and sit on old Saint Nick's lap to deliver the message personally:  "All I want for Christmas is a Cowboys playoff berth."  Yes, I said it.  Why wait?  The Cowboys could wrap this thing up tomorrow and be in the tournament ready to exercise the playoff daemons of the last 16 years. 

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Victory Monday: Yea, I know it's Wednesday but I forgot to post but expect something new tomorrow posted on 12/21/2011

Happy Victory Monday to everyone whom it applies:

It does apply to the Cowboys who handled the Bucs so well that they only needed 3 points in the second half to win by two touchdowns.  But is that slow second half foreshadowing for things to come?  I'll discuss later.

But yes, the Cowboys handled those Bucs in enemy territory, and put themselves in a position to make a playoff run.  Now the Bucs had lost seven in a row prior to Saturday night, but that was all the more reason for this game to be a trap game.  Fortunately for the Cowboys, they did not fall into this trap and now they are in the driver's seat of the NFC East...sort of.

While the Cowboys currently own the NFC East lead by a game, they are not the only team in the division they are not the only team who controls their own destiny.  The New York Football Giants, despite an embarrassing loss to the last place Washington Redskins, will still win the division if they win out.  It seems highly likely that week 17 will determine who wins this division.

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Going Forward: The Playoffs Begin Now for the Dallas Cowboys posted on 12/13/2011

Going Forward

I think there is a general consensus in the football world that the Dallas Cowboys are in a heap of trouble.  For two consecutive weeks the 'Boys have had an opportunity to distance themselves away from the NFC East pack after taking the division lead during a four game win streak.  But for the last two weeks the Cowboys have gotten out coached and out hustled by the Arizona Cardinals, and then they let the New York Giants ring the door bell, break into their house, and steal their division.  To make matters worse, of the Cowboys 6 losses they had ample opportunity to win every game except the "Imma piss on you like R. Kelly"  Eagles game (I'll have to tell you about that one day).  But as a famous former Cowboys coach once said, "You are who you are," and these are the Cowboys.  They always have the talent compete and with Tony Romo at quarterback, but sometimes they find the most perplexing ways to lose games

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Top 10 vs. Most Valuable Players posted on 06/30/2011
I'm watching first and Skip Bayless suggested that the Top 10 should be all quarterbacks. While I'm sure he was just playing devil's advocate, this discussion of who are the best players in the league really needs to be refined.

We are not talking about the "Most Valuable Players" which is why I am so upset with the ESPN list being so QB heavy. QB will always be the "Most Valuable" Position on the field, but we are talking about the best players, period! I liken it to the Madden rating. Many football purist won't like this comparison but it's about as accurate as you can get. When I'm trying to determine the top 10 I'm thinking, "Who in football today would have a 97-99 Madden rating?" Tom Brady (99), Peyton Manning (98), Adrian Peterson (98), Andre Johnson (98), Chr

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