Why do fans cheer the injury of a rival player? Does the point of claiming to be the best become moot when you beat that team without their star players?
Week 17 rolls around and most teams that are already guarenteed a spot in the playoffs usually start their scrubs in order to prevent injury. While those star players are available, the odds of them playing are slimmer and increases the likelihood of winning for the opposing team. But doesn't that win equate to "pointless" because they did it when it didn't matter and when they faced scrubs?
Fans cheering on the injury of a rival player is the equivalent of a 4-11 team beating a 12-3 team without their primary starters during Week 17.
Anyways, just curious.
Dallas has potential to be a great team but I think we're beginning to let our past do the talking instead of the present. We were supposed to walk all over our opponents last season and instead, look what happened to us. Granted, there were circumstances out of our control (Romo being hurt for a while there being one of them), but still, it seemed as if the team entered the 2008 Season believing they were entitled and it came back to bite them on the ass.
I admit that sometimes I leave my sapphire-colored sunglasses on too long but I'm always striving to keep it real with my thoughts. Thankfully I have friends in the real world that keep me grounded.
Roy Williams is our biggest threat through the air though we don't know how much of a threat he will be until the season starts. He and Romo have had time to work together so hopefully it pans out this time around. Last season Roy had 10 weeks with the Cowboys to learn but missed out on a lot of early playing time with Romo and when he did return, we were still trying to force the ball too much into Owens' hands and Garrett appeared to be lost with his playcalling.
Jason Witten is the best all-around TE in the league but that only means he's realiable on most nights. You can count on him to block ... but he's not the best blocker. You can count on him to catch a crucial pass ... but he's not the best receiver. You can count on him to give 100% every night and then dig deep down and give an extra 20% even when he's got nothing left in the tank. In my mind, he's the epitome of what a Dallas Cowboys football player is supposed to be.
Marion Barber is the other epitome. He's not the everydown back we think we need but he's more than willing to lower his shoulder and drop a defender or two on his way to gain that extra yard or two because he understands the value of field position.
Felix Jones is Felix Jones. I know he's fast as fuck ... if you fuck fast then you know what I mean. He did suffer that injury early in the season just when it seemed like everytime he touched the ball he was a threat to score ... from the backfield. Didn't notice if he's a threat receiving the ball but I did take notice to his ability to burn a defense when lined up 5 to 7 yards behind the LOS ... as long as the offensive line opens the running lanes.
Tashard Choice is a fine specimen. He's a lil' bit of Barber and a lil' bit of Jones. The perfect compliment to the Barber/Jones duo. He's good enough ... as long as he stays healthy too, to be a starter for some team in this league ... maybe in a year or two.
Patrick Crayton ... for being a 7th Round pick and a former college QB, is undervalued. Marques Colston, another former 7th Rounder, is far greater than Crayton. But then again, Colston didn't have to learn his new position. Isiah Stanback was a former college quarterback out of the University of Washington and was made into a wide receiver ... and was drafted in the 4th Round. Patrick Crayton has some of the best and most reliable hands on this team ... but the only plays that stand out are the ones where he looked every bit as unreliable as Jeremy Shockey does when he goes out for the pass. Still, he's probably peaked as a receiver but considering he was a former college QB-turned-WR drafted in the 7th Round with very little possibility of keeping with the team, he's turned out to be quite a better player than most people gave ... or even give him.
Miles Austin is all potential. Still haven't seen enough of him to make an educated assessment. He's got the speed and athleticism but we haven't seen consistency from him and he's still very raw.
Sam Hurd has been good enough but he's just not worth really assessing right now. He's a decent receiver that has some speed but not a lot.
Tony Romo is bound to lead the Cowboys to at least one playoff victory. Hell, the dude wasn't even drafted and he's the leader of the Cowboys semi-potent offense. He's the face of this franchise right now and he's maturing each season. The offense fell flat last season compared to what we expected from them but hell, they'd have been in better position in the playoffs (still wouldn't have guarenteed a win) had the defense taken care of business against the Ravens when McGahee and McLain ripped off consecutive 70+ yard touchdown runs on the first play of each of their series late in the game ... and then turned around and let the Eagles stomp all over their asses. Last season was an utter disappointment and a rude awakening for a team that felt they were entitled.
