Tony Romo must have been sleeping at his desk when the memo came out about the TPS reports...it seems as if Tony isn't really clear on what these TPS reports are, exactly. Well Ton', it's pretty simple: TPS stands for Total Patriot Shellacking.
"I would have liked to have seen the outcome if we had made that 4th and 1."
I'm sorry, what? I guess we can give the quarterback on America's team a pass on knowing the numbers, since he was speaking at the post-game press conference just following his shower. I have news for you, Tony. That 4th and 1 meant nothing in the outcome of this game. The Cowboys were dominated, you were dominated and thankfully no more critics will be coupling your name with that of the incomparable Tom Brady for at least a few weeks...which should be about as long as it might take for them to forget about what took place at Texas Stadium on the 14th of October.
When you consider the fact that the Patriots held the ball for nearly twice as long as the Cowboys (38:15 to 21:45) and couldn't run the ball to save a life, you can start to understand the will they imposed on the team that is no longer among the unbeatens in the NFL; according to their coach Wade Phillips, they're no longer to be considered an elite team, either.
Brady picked about a pretty good defense with short, medium and long passes, not giving the Dallas D a chance to rest its bones. No Maroney, no Morris, no matter. Short passes replaced the running game and Wes Welker reminded fans why he is the best slot receiver in the game. His combination of speed, agility and toughness was good enough for 11 catches, 124 yards and 2 TD's on the day. When you consider the host of talent in Brady's receiving corps, who you double cover will only go to determine which receiver(s) will take the spotlight and have a career game. Welker had never had 100 yards receiving in a game before, but my sense is that this won't be his last as long as he's in a Patriot uniform.
Most of the hype generated heading into this "Duel in Dallas" centered around the two 81's; Terrell Owens and Randy Moss. Granted, the hype was a result of some things said by Terrell Owens and frankly, I'm not sure anyone outside of TO himself thought Randy Moss wasn't the better receiver so far in 2007. I don't think anything is different this morning, either. Terrell Owens still thinks he's the best, still thinks the Cowboys are the better team and everyone else knows that the exact opposite is true. Can we all agree that Owens is an ass? I could never be a fan of his, whether a Patriot, a Red Sox or my brother-in-law. Not possible. And believe me, I was probably as skeptical of Moss before he came to town but To is in a league of his own in terms of being a complete and utter jackass. From what came out of Romo's mouth after this game, it appears as if TO may be having an effect on him.
So mark those calendars now: November 4th. New England vs. Indy in a rematch of the 2007 AFC Championship game in Indy. I mean, this was the game that Pat fans were looking towards since last season, not the Dallas game. With any luck, both teams will still be unbeaten heading into the game and the hype will this time be around Manning and Brady, Harrison and Moss and Dungy and Belichick. Indy and New England...that's a classic matchup. Dallas and New England is simply another game...another win for the Pats.
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Amen, amen I say! Hail Patriots, conquering heroes. Payton who?
I just hope the Pats don't get overconfident during next weeks game in Miami. These are the ones that usually come up and bite them in the ass! Remember the 31-0 thumping by the Bills at home? We don't need another one of those games.
Well done, French.
You may or may not remember me-- we talked some shit before and after the AFC championship game last year-- but I am downright fucking giddy for November 4th. If you find it in you to head back to Indy to try and exorcise some demons, there's a booth at White Castle with your name on it and the Crave Case is on me. Until then...
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