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Kiwicraig78

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Posted Tuesday November 04, 2008, About: Cowboys have a new No. 2 QB

Cowboys still have a great chance to make the playoffs, especially with Romo's return...

Posted Friday October 31, 2008, About: Players survey rates coaches

What is most interesting is that the players put Coughlin in the "least like to play for" category....

So, can we take from that, that players would rather play for a 'nice' coach who fails (Edwards) rather than a 'tough' coach who helps them win (Coughlin)?

Posted Friday October 31, 2008, About: Did Lakers rush Bynum signing?

great post. that's exactly why they did it. if he keeps improving this year, they would have to match a higher offer than the one they've just agreed.

Posted Saturday October 18, 2008, About: Irate Lions coach benches No. 1 pick

seems like a distraction move to me...the coach/admin of the Lions is trying to make it look like they are being pro-active, and taking charge...and the rookie gets copped for it...

makes people talk about something else other than their horrible record and play for a bit, and then they can defend themselves later when the questions re-start by pointing to a move like this and saying "see, we are doing something"...

Posted Saturday October 18, 2008, About: Cowboys not closing door on Pacman

when did the Cowboys lose two games in a row? The lost to the Skins, then beat the Bengals, then lost to Arizona...

If you're going to bash the Cowboys, at least try and get the facts right - otherwise you just end up looking stupid...

Posted Friday October 17, 2008, About: Bynum's agent disappointed in contract talks

i think, as is often the case, it is the agent more than the player, who is pushing things...

Posted Thursday October 16, 2008, About: Sources: Romo wants to play Sunday

Romo will be taking a big risk if he plays. A broken pinky will have a far greater effect on ball gripping and throwing than Favre's comparative finger issues he talked to Romo about. It also will have a much bigger effect than Kobe's ligament issues in basketball (for those looking at those comparisons). If he can get it fully healed in a month, and be as good as new (maybe better, with some rest, and learning from the sidelines again) for the remainder of the season...then that could be a positive, not a negative. It may also bring the team together...force them to step up etc...

He needs to be very careful he's not being talked into this by a fear of looking weak, or by the thought that the team can't do without him against the Rams, Bucs and Giants...it's a long season and 3 games with Johnson followed by 10 games with a healthy and motivated Romo would be far more valuable than several games with a recovering Romo...

Posted Wednesday October 15, 2008, About: Did Lions fleece Cowboys?

The Cowboys had an overflow of picks for the 2009 draft, meaning they were willing to give up more picks than other teams. In the end, Roy Williams is not just a buy for this season (which could go either way with all the suspensions and injuries), but for the long term...he gives the Cowboys a young, strong, talented receiver that will see them past the TO years - with Romo, Witten, Williams, Barber, and F. Jones they now have the core of their offense set for the forseeable future. And it gives Crayton more time to develop (or Hurd, Austin or another WR).

Posted Tuesday October 14, 2008, About: Lions aren't planning to trade Williams

Williams will help a lot, both as a #2 and later as a future #1 to replace TO....good move by Dallas, though a CB might help too given Newman and A. Jones being out for a bit...

Posted Tuesday October 14, 2008, About: Lions aren't planning to trade Williams

Proof that we should ignore many of these T&R articles...this one is either a blatant flat-out lie that was believed by a gullible reporter, or the reporter actually has no real contacts within the organisation, and just tries to play that they have 'reliable sources".....

Posted Monday October 13, 2008, About: Kobe: Gold medal better than NBA title

Completely fair comment by Kobe. The Olympics is once every four years, and it has been several years since the US has won the gold. Many great NBA players have either never had a chance to win Olympic gold, or have been on teams that fell short.

Kobe, much to many insular fans disgust, has always been a bit more worldly than the average NBA jock, and understands that some things US fans hold so dear, while incredibly significant, aren't actually as big on a global scale....

Posted Monday October 13, 2008, About: Aikman: Cowboys need to right ship

The Giants were 4-2 last year. The Pats were 4-2 and 3-3 in two of their SB winning seasons. The Steelers were 4-2 (and later 7-5)...so although the Cowboys have plenty of problems, and will need to get a whole lot better if they want to follow the later-season successes of such teams...it's not like they are the Rams or other such teams that even at best have no hope of making the SB this year...

Posted Friday October 10, 2008, About: Witness: Pacman was yelling at girlfriend

1714 comments on non-story threads like this, and an interview with Dennis Quaid, a great actor, featuring in a great sports movie - The Express - gets 2 people commenting.

FanNation - we are becoming a joke....

Posted Friday October 10, 2008, About: Why Andruw Jones won't join Dodgers

I'm a Braves fan, so still have some good feelings about Andruw Jones.

I don't think he can be held up as a 'Roids example...his power numbers actually got better after testing etc kicked in...it was his average etc that declined.

He has definitely tailed off, and it's sad. But as others have said, his work ethic and fitness seemed to decline over the years. He was a great centrefielder, but could have been so much more.

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

yeah, an opinion can be wrong....

e.g, my opinion is that the sun actually revolves around the earth....

well, my opinion would be flat out wrong....

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

bingo...someone with insight and objectivity rather than hate...hurrah...

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

agreed...we have all wasted a lot of typing on a non-story. lol...

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

that's a decent viewpoint.

but that's based on the assumption that crossing party lines is innately a virtue. that bipartisanship (in terms of crossing party lines to support the other party against your own) is the be-all and end-all.

isn't true bipartisanship bringing the two parties together so that everyone agrees on the best position forward for the country? merely crossing party lines isn't bipartisan really, i would think...?

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

fair enough. i am in no way saying TO is a perfect teammate, but just saying that the anti-TO brigade comes out in full force every time there is a sniff of anything controversial...and twists anything to blame him (e.g. this current article - he would in fact be a bad teammate if he didn't do anything about them losing).

i have no problem with people saying they hate TO (personally i think HATING a sportsperson is kinda silly, but oh well), but i think exaggerated statements like 'he only cares about himself' are untrue - i think if anything his actions with the cowboys show he most cares about WINNING...sure, he may not go about it in the right way always (and in the case of the Eagles it backfired badly), but it all stems from his desire to WIN.

Many other 'stars' in the NFL are far more concerned with personal stats, and seem to care less about their team winning, as long as they look good for the next fat contract. they are bigger problems than TO, but we let many of them slide...

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

good point. i agree that people shouldn't just vote for who opposed George Bush the most. In fact Bush has done some very good things while in office (see his work helping in Africa).

I just think it is legitimate for people to say that Obama represents a bigger change from Bush than McCain. Not saying Obama is more non-partisan than McCain, just that the argument he is a bigger change (which is in play since McCain is trying to play on his maverick persona and the fact that he too represents change) is a legitimate one...

now, that in no way means that change is all important, or the biggest consideration. maybe too much change would be a bad thing.

Posted Tuesday September 30, 2008, About: Sources: T.O. complained to Romo

yes, but supporting your team and saying 'there there, everything is okay' or just keeping your mouth shut so the team makes the same mistakes again and loses again - is not being a team player.

speaking up and trying to help the team improve, lessen its mistakes and win in future is being a team player.

now if he'd turned it into a media circus, done the primadonna thing at a news conference and being incredibly disruptive, then obviously that's different...

but saying something to the other guy that can make the most difference, in the privacy of the team area (well, not entirely private, hence the anonymous 'source') - that's okay - in fact that is being a good team player...

why can't people see this? are they so blinded by their TO hate?