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2007 SCHEDULE
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
PRE-SEASON
Thu Aug 9 INDIANAPOLIS
(FOX) 7:00 pm
Sat Aug 18 DENVER (BSM)
7:00 pm
Sat Aug 25 @ Houston
(BSM) 7:00 pm
Thu Aug 30 @ Minnesota
(BSM) 7:00 pm
REGULAR SEASON
1. Sun, Sept. 9 NY GIANTS
(NBC) 7:15 pm
2. Sun, Sept. 16 @ Miami
(FOX) 3:05 pm
3. Sun, Sept. 23 @
Chicago (NBC) 7:15 pm
4. Sun, Sept. 30 ST. LOUIS
(FOX) Noon
5. Mon, Oct. 8 @ Buffalo
(ESPN) 7:30 pm
6. Sun, Oct. 14 NEW
ENGLAND (CBS) 3:15 pm
7. Sun, Oct. 21
MINNESOTA (FOX) Noon
8. Sun, Oct. 28 BYE WEEK
9. Sun, Nov 4 @
Philadelphia (NBC) 7:15
pm
10. Sun, Nov. 11 @ NY
Giants (FOX) 3:15 pm
11. Sun, Nov. 18
WASHINGTON (FOX) Noon
12. Thu, Nov. 22 NY JETS
(CBS) 3:15 pm
13. Thu, Nov. 29 GREEN
BAY (NFL) 7:15 pm
14. Sun, Dec. 9 @ Detroit
(FOX) Noon
15. Sun, Dec. 16 PHILLY
(FOX) 3:15 pm
16. Sat, Dec. 22 @
Carolina (NFL) 7:15 pm
17. Sun, Dec. 30 @
Washington (FOX) Noon
| Cowboy's Trivia Question of the Week! Who is the oldest player on the Cowboys' roster? Last Week's Answer: Danny White |
Tim's Talk: Wildcard Weekend
1. Sorry it has been a while. Christmas came and plus there was a
death in my family so here goes my thoughts from the last two
games.
2. Yeesh. Ugly, ugly and did I say ugly? I know we won the
Carolina game and Green Bay lost to Chicago and we clinched
home field advantage plus we had nothing to play for against
Washington. But come on we need to have some momentum going
into the playoffs. Let us start with the Carolina game. The defense
was awesome. We were minus Roy Williams and Pat Watkins and
still managed to shut down the Panthers running game and confuse
Panther QB Matt Moore and except for that one long pass, the
passing game for the Panthers in check and considering how the
defense did a good job the previous week against the Eagles, we
can take that into consideration.
3. Now for the ugly. The offense was dismal in the second half and
good in the first half. The reason of course is TO. He means a lot
to the offense and let no one say otherwise. It was no coincidence
that the Cowboys struggled to move the ball and keep ball
possession when TO went out. But even so, the Cowboys offense
needs to make adjustments. TO might not be able to play in the
first playoff game considering those high ankle sprains are tough to
heal from. SO the boys need to have that confidence that they can
still win without TO. Which is why I was disappointed in the Redskin
game but more on that later.
4. I know the Redskin game meant nothing. By luck we had
nothing to play for. But still you want the team to go through some
momentum into the playoffs and on a positive note. If the first team
offense had not played so long I don’t know if we had this feeling. If
Romo had only played a series or two, there would be no talk of the
struggling offense. Bur the fact that Marion Barber could not get
1,000 yards, Terry Glenn did not catch a pass and it took Romo a
half to break the Cowboys season record for completions does not
do anything good for the psyche of this team. I mean the record
was not significant. It was not the NFL record just the Cowboys
record. 1,000 yards does not mean the same as it did 15 years
ago. If I had been coach, Romo would play a quarter and a half,
just enough to get some rhythm going with the first team and with
Terry Glenn. Also the field was in terrible shape, Glenn should not
have been out there in those conditions. 14 wins is important but it
is not 16-0. Stopping the Redskins from going to the playoffs
means something but not as much as stopping a team from going
16-0. These guys do not to be out there. It may have been better
for them not to play at all, now they may be lacking the confidence
or I hope they did nto approach it with a win out effort because if
that was the effort, we are in trouble.
5. I am worried about Jason Garrett’s play calling. Garrett to many
times has abandoned the run and gone to the pass. Granted he is
a former QB and tends to favor the pass. And the Cowboys
passing game has been on fire all season, but the way to win in the
NFL is still control the clock by running the football. We ran well
and won in the Carolina game despite an overall lackluster
performance by the offense. We abandoned the run and lost in
games to Washington and Philadelphia. We need to be persistent
running the football. Noticed I said persistent, not successful. I
mean we don’t abandon the passing game and Romo has had
some bad games of late so why abandon the run because it is not
doing as well? We need to keep doing it. And that is by sitting
Julius Jones.
6. This team reminds me of the 1994 season, the season mind you
not the team. That team started 11-2 before losing 2 of the final 3
including a bad home loss to Cleveland, a lackluster offensive
performance and standout defensive performance on the road
against New Orleans and lost a meaningless game on the road
against New York. Sound familiar? That team would lose the NFC
Championship. It is no coincidence that the three Super Bowl
winning teams from the nineties finished the season on strong
notes. Which means moods were upbeat during the first round
bye. You think Green Bay is sweating any right now? Just some
concern to be brought to attention.
7. The bottom line is this. The Cowboys need a healthy Owens to
play and he is usually a quick healer. Second if he does not play,
they need to get through themselves that they can win a game
without him. Those performances in Carolina and Washington did
not do good psychologically. Third the rest of the team needs to
heal up including the offensive line, Andre Gurode in particular, Jay
Ratliff, and Pat Watkins. The Cowboys must use the home field
advantage as much as they can. The Texas Stadium crowd is not
know to be as fierce as Philly, Denver or other notable tough
crowds but the fans need to get behind their boys as much as
possible. Do something risky during the game. Do a fake punt,
onside kick, fake field goal, or go for it on fourth down. But time it
right. Pick the right time and situation to do it. A call like that can
get a team’s morale a huge boost and more fired up. To offensive
coordinator, do not abandon the run and do some kind of stuff to
get TO involved early. Put him in motion in the slot or in the
backfield. Do some innovation. You know for a QB that has some
foot speed, you don’t see many rollouts or bootlegs from the
Cowboys. Try some of that. And I am sorry but put Julius Jones on
the bench and give Barber the bulk of the carries. To defensive
coordinator Stewart and coach Wade Phillips, this is your specialty.
Do something about the coverage. It is no coincidence that
Washington can beat you all and I say Washington because I have
a suspicion we will see them again. I mean who did not think that
Chris Cooley was not going to get the ball all that time? My
suggestion would be to go with a fifth DB most of the time the nickel
package. I know that will remove someone but it seems we are
more vulnerable to the pass and Clinton Portis was the first runner
to gain 100 yards all year but I feel the nickel package gives us the
best opportunity to execute zone coverage’s, blitzes, and applying
pressure.
1. Sorry it has been a while. Christmas came and plus there was a
death in my family so here goes my thoughts from the last two
games.
2. Yeesh. Ugly, ugly and did I say ugly? I know we won the
Carolina game and Green Bay lost to Chicago and we clinched
home field advantage plus we had nothing to play for against
Washington. But come on we need to have some momentum going
into the playoffs. Let us start with the Carolina game. The defense
was awesome. We were minus Roy Williams and Pat Watkins and
still managed to shut down the Panthers running game and confuse
Panther QB Matt Moore and except for that one long pass, the
passing game for the Panthers in check and considering how the
defense did a good job the previous week against the Eagles, we
can take that into consideration.
3. Now for the ugly. The offense was dismal in the second half and
good in the first half. The reason of course is TO. He means a lot
to the offense and let no one say otherwise. It was no coincidence
that the Cowboys struggled to move the ball and keep ball
possession when TO went out. But even so, the Cowboys offense
needs to make adjustments. TO might not be able to play in the
first playoff game considering those high ankle sprains are tough to
heal from. SO the boys need to have that confidence that they can
still win without TO. Which is why I was disappointed in the Redskin
game but more on that later.
4. I know the Redskin game meant nothing. By luck we had
nothing to play for. But still you want the team to go through some
momentum into the playoffs and on a positive note. If the first team
offense had not played so long I don’t know if we had this feeling. If
Romo had only played a series or two, there would be no talk of the
struggling offense. Bur the fact that Marion Barber could not get
1,000 yards, Terry Glenn did not catch a pass and it took Romo a
half to break the Cowboys season record for completions does not
do anything good for the psyche of this team. I mean the record
was not significant. It was not the NFL record just the Cowboys
record. 1,000 yards does not mean the same as it did 15 years
ago. If I had been coach, Romo would play a quarter and a half,
just enough to get some rhythm going with the first team and with
Terry Glenn. Also the field was in terrible shape, Glenn should not
have been out there in those conditions. 14 wins is important but it
is not 16-0. Stopping the Redskins from going to the playoffs
means something but not as much as stopping a team from going
16-0. These guys do not to be out there. It may have been better
for them not to play at all, now they may be lacking the confidence
or I hope they did nto approach it with a win out effort because if
that was the effort, we are in trouble.
5. I am worried about Jason Garrett’s play calling. Garrett to many
times has abandoned the run and gone to the pass. Granted he is
a former QB and tends to favor the pass. And the Cowboys
passing game has been on fire all season, but the way to win in the
NFL is still control the clock by running the football. We ran well
and won in the Carolina game despite an overall lackluster
performance by the offense. We abandoned the run and lost in
games to Washington and Philadelphia. We need to be persistent
running the football. Noticed I said persistent, not successful. I
mean we don’t abandon the passing game and Romo has had
some bad games of late so why abandon the run because it is not
doing as well? We need to keep doing it. And that is by sitting
Julius Jones.
6. This team reminds me of the 1994 season, the season mind you
not the team. That team started 11-2 before losing 2 of the final 3
including a bad home loss to Cleveland, a lackluster offensive
performance and standout defensive performance on the road
against New Orleans and lost a meaningless game on the road
against New York. Sound familiar? That team would lose the NFC
Championship. It is no coincidence that the three Super Bowl
winning teams from the nineties finished the season on strong
notes. Which means moods were upbeat during the first round
bye. You think Green Bay is sweating any right now? Just some
concern to be brought to attention.
7. The bottom line is this. The Cowboys need a healthy Owens to
play and he is usually a quick healer. Second if he does not play,
they need to get through themselves that they can win a game
without him. Those performances in Carolina and Washington did
not do good psychologically. Third the rest of the team needs to
heal up including the offensive line, Andre Gurode in particular, Jay
Ratliff, and Pat Watkins. The Cowboys must use the home field
advantage as much as they can. The Texas Stadium crowd is not
know to be as fierce as Philly, Denver or other notable tough
crowds but the fans need to get behind their boys as much as
possible. Do something risky during the game. Do a fake punt,
onside kick, fake field goal, or go for it on fourth down. But time it
right. Pick the right time and situation to do it. A call like that can
get a team’s morale a huge boost and more fired up. To offensive
coordinator, do not abandon the run and do some kind of stuff to
get TO involved early. Put him in motion in the slot or in the
backfield. Do some innovation. You know for a QB that has some
foot speed, you don’t see many rollouts or bootlegs from the
Cowboys. Try some of that. And I am sorry but put Julius Jones on
the bench and give Barber the bulk of the carries. To defensive
coordinator Stewart and coach Wade Phillips, this is your specialty.
Do something about the coverage. It is no coincidence that
Washington can beat you all and I say Washington because I have
a suspicion we will see them again. I mean who did not think that
Chris Cooley was not going to get the ball all that time? My
suggestion would be to go with a fifth DB most of the time the nickel
package. I know that will remove someone but it seems we are
more vulnerable to the pass and Clinton Portis was the first runner
to gain 100 yards all year but I feel the nickel package gives us the
best opportunity to execute zone coverage’s, blitzes, and applying
pressure.
9 1/2 Point Underdogs To the Redskins?
I'm amazed at how big of an underdog we are in Sunday's game.
Everyone just assumes we are going to roll over and let the
Redskins ride into the play-offs. "Dallas is going to rest their
starters and the Redskins just have to much to play for." I don't
know about you guys, but I'm not buying that. I may be biased, but
if I was a betting man I'd bet Dallas can lose by 9 points our less.
The one thing I've learned from this team is to never underestimate
them. Half the Redskins team is backups including the quarterback,
so what makes you think some of our young guys won't come in and
play great. Those guys are going to be hungry and eager to show
what they can do. Besides, you can only rest so many guys. Every
guy on our 45-man roster plays on Sundays. That means you can
really only completely rest eight guys. You can put special teamers
like Bobby Carpenter and Justin Rogers in on defense, but most of
our starters will be playing against Washington.
I'm actually really excited to see how young guys like Pat McQuistan
perform in this game. Veterans like Flozell Adams will get pulled
pretty early on. That guy doesn't need any practice. I'm anxious to
see how McQuistan does because he is getting a live audition for
the left tackle spot. If he looks great, we have the advantage of
knowing that we don't absolutely have to re-sign Adams. If he
struggles we will have to pay Adams whatever he wants.
Another guy I'm anxious to see is Stanback. I'm not sure that we
actually will see him, but it would be great if we did. I was impressed
with his athleticism in pre-season and the one game he returned
kicks.
In short, this game is meaningless and I understand how people
think we are going to lose. I'm just not buying it. Maybe I'm not
giving the Redskins enough credit as a football team, but I still
expect us to win the game. Hopefully I'll be right and we can set a
franchise record with 14 wins.
I'm amazed at how big of an underdog we are in Sunday's game.
Everyone just assumes we are going to roll over and let the
Redskins ride into the play-offs. "Dallas is going to rest their
starters and the Redskins just have to much to play for." I don't
know about you guys, but I'm not buying that. I may be biased, but
if I was a betting man I'd bet Dallas can lose by 9 points our less.
The one thing I've learned from this team is to never underestimate
them. Half the Redskins team is backups including the quarterback,
so what makes you think some of our young guys won't come in and
play great. Those guys are going to be hungry and eager to show
what they can do. Besides, you can only rest so many guys. Every
guy on our 45-man roster plays on Sundays. That means you can
really only completely rest eight guys. You can put special teamers
like Bobby Carpenter and Justin Rogers in on defense, but most of
our starters will be playing against Washington.
I'm actually really excited to see how young guys like Pat McQuistan
perform in this game. Veterans like Flozell Adams will get pulled
pretty early on. That guy doesn't need any practice. I'm anxious to
see how McQuistan does because he is getting a live audition for
the left tackle spot. If he looks great, we have the advantage of
knowing that we don't absolutely have to re-sign Adams. If he
struggles we will have to pay Adams whatever he wants.
Another guy I'm anxious to see is Stanback. I'm not sure that we
actually will see him, but it would be great if we did. I was impressed
with his athleticism in pre-season and the one game he returned
kicks.
In short, this game is meaningless and I understand how people
think we are going to lose. I'm just not buying it. Maybe I'm not
giving the Redskins enough credit as a football team, but I still
expect us to win the game. Hopefully I'll be right and we can set a
franchise record with 14 wins.