Giants stuff...

[Cotton]

Tyrone Crawford expects to play vs. Giants
November, 13, 2014

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- When the Dallas Cowboys return to the practice field full-time on Wednesday, defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford plans to be on the field.

Crawford did not play last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, and spent this week rehabbing off to the side.

"That’s the goal," Crawford said of playing Nov. 23 against the New York Giants.

Crawford said the knee felt much better than it did last week while in London.

"I wasn’t running straight very well," Crawford said. "I did have one day where I was doing all right, but I’m doing a little bit more cutting and lateral movements, so that little stuff."

Crawford has 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, 19 quarterback pressures and a pass deflection in nine games. He started every game this season, but moved to defensive tackle Sept. 28 against the New Orleans Saints and excelled.

Crawford’s bye weekend will not be as long as some teammates because of rehab.

"This is the greatest time for the bye week to come, for me at least," Crawford said. "I’m sure it is for other guys, too."

 

[boozeman]

It is bad luck to start a stuff thread when we actually are on a bye. It should be "bye week stuff".

 

[Cotton]

It is bad luck to start a stuff thread when we actually are on a bye. It should be "bye week stuff".

I am a better fan than you. I focus on the task at hand, and that's preparing for the Giants.

~shoves foam finger up your nose~

 

[GForce78NJ]

~shoves foam finger up his own butthole~

 

[Carp]

~shoves foam finger up his own butthole~

This made me lol for some reason. Props.

 

[Cotton]

Cowboys' East must: Beat Giants

If Dallas is a legit contender, it will handle a bad New York team Sunday on the road

Updated: November 17, 2014, 9:14 AM ET
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin will probably get fired or be allowed to resign gracefully at season's end.

The Giants' offensive line is aging, which coincides with an average running game. The defense is suspect, and rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is the only young player on the roster who seemingly has star potential.

The Giants might have won two of the past seven Super Bowls, but they've lost five consecutive games and are clearly a team in transition these days.

And they're a team the Cowboys must beat Sunday for Dallas to have any realistic chance of winning the NFC East.

The Cowboys have positioned themselves to make the playoffs with a 7-3 record, but we know this team has a long history of fading in December. That said, the Cowboys use a style -- a rugged running game and dominant offensive line -- that shouldn't be affected by climate or locale.

Still, to avoid yet another December swoon -- one which could prevent them from even making the playoffs -- the Cowboys must take care of bad teams such as the Giants.

The Cowboys need a victory Sunday at the Meadowlands just as they need to beat underachieving teams such as Washington and Chicago later this season. Doing so would give Dallas a minimum of 10 wins.

Few teams miss the playoffs with 10 wins, but that could be the case this season with so many quality outfits competing for two wild-card spots.

Besides, it probably will take 11 victories -- maybe 12 -- to win the NFC East the way Philadelphia has played, despite the Eagles' blowout loss to Green Bay on Sunday.

For the Cowboys, coming off an extra week of rest and preparation, it's all about taking care of business and completing the season sweep against a bad team.

Not bad for a Dallas club that has finished each of the past three seasons 8-8. Particularly when you consider all the negative prognostications -- deserved at that -- during training camp.

Few figured the Dallas defense, worst in the NFL last season, would perform adequately this season. Even fewer thought DeMarco Murray would challenge Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards.

Let's not act as if coach Jason Garrett and owner/general manager Jerry Jones knew the Cowboys would be in this position after 10 weeks. If either did, Garrett already would have a new contract.

At the club's kickoff luncheon before the season, Garrett promised only that the Cowboys would fight every play of every game. Jones, meanwhile, said he expected an uphill battle.

As you would expect, Jerry has changed his story.

"I'm not surprised," he said recently. "I'm happy. I'm elated. I can say since we got there we had a chance to make this 8-2.

"[Quarterback Tony] Romo is healthy and playing at a high level, and we're running the ball. It doesn't surprise me at all."

Whatever.

It's understandable why Jerry would have been apprehensive about the Cowboys during the summer, considering he didn't know the offensive line would jell so quickly, and he had no idea defensive players such as linebackers Rolando McClain and Justin Durant would contribute as much as they have. The same goes for defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford.

And the Cowboys didn't know how long it would take defensive linemen Anthony Spencer and Henry Melton to play well as they recovered from injuries in 2013.

"It's hard to turn down 7-3," team executive Stephen Jones said. "Even though we're not in first place, we still control our destiny. We've got the Eagles twice. We just have to continue to get better as a football team and not take anything for granted -- and I don't think we do.

"We have a lot of work ahead of us. To even get in the playoffs is going to take a lot of work. Our goal is to win the East, get in the playoffs and have success."

All of that begins with beating the Giants on Sunday.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

Dayum. Bringing it real.

 

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Tyrone Crawford expects to play vs. Giants
November, 13, 2014

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- When the Dallas Cowboys return to the practice field full-time on Wednesday, defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford plans to be on the field.

Crawford did not play last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars because of a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee, and spent this week rehabbing off to the side.

"That’s the goal," Crawford said of playing Nov. 23 against the New York Giants.

Crawford said the knee felt much better than it did last week while in London.

"I wasn’t running straight very well," Crawford said. "I did have one day where I was doing all right, but I’m doing a little bit more cutting and lateral movements, so that little stuff."

Crawford has 22 tackles, two tackles for loss, 19 quarterback pressures and a pass deflection in nine games. He started every game this season, but moved to defensive tackle Sept. 28 against the New Orleans Saints and excelled.

Crawford’s bye weekend will not be as long as some teammates because of rehab.

"This is the greatest time for the bye week to come, for me at least," Crawford said. "I’m sure it is for other guys, too."

I swear I saw him get his first sack.

 

[Clay_Allison]

I swear I saw him get his first sack.

Jack Crawford, it's confused me before too.

 

[NoDak]

Dayum. Bringing it real.

Eli's wondering why you're posting redskins crap in the giants thread.

 

[Jiggyfly]

 

[Cotton]

Eli's wondering why you're posting redskins crap in the giants thread.

Not sure how I managed that.

 

[Cotton]

Officials breakdown: Bill Vinovich
November, 18, 2014

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- Bill Vinovich’s crew will work Sunday’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

It will be the third straight time Vinovich has worked a Cowboys road game. He was the official in their 31-30 loss to the Detroit Lions in Week 8 last season and in the 20-19 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012. In the two games, the Cowboys were penalized eight times for 80 yards, while the Lions and Bengals were flagged 16 times for 131 yards.

Last week Vinovich’s crew worked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Washington Redskins meeting and they were, shall we say, active. They called 22 penalties with 20 of them accepted. The Buccaneers were penalized 11 times for 101 yards. The Redskins had nine penalties for 67 yards.

The breakdown:

Illegal use of hands – 2
Illegal contact – 1
False start – 6
Offensive holding – 4
Illegal block above the waist – 1
Face mask – 4
Illegal formation – 1
Neutral zone infraction – 1
Delay of game – 1
Roughing the passer – 1

Quarter-by-quarter:

First – 5
Second – 6
Third – 5
Fourth – 6

 

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[Cotton]

Rolando McClain, Tyrone Crawford “good to go” vs. Giants, Jerry Jones says
Posted Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014

BY DREW DAVISON
ddavison@star-telegram.com

The Dallas Cowboys should be close to full strength when they play the Giants on Sunday night.

Linebacker Rolando McClain and defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford are “good to go,” owner and general manager Jerry Jones said on his weekly KRLD-FM radio show Tuesday.

“Both will practice, and so I feel good about them,” Jones said.

Jones went on to say that the offensive line is also healthy again with Doug Free and Ronald Leary returning.

The only injury concern is cornerback Tyler Patmon, who injured his knee during the Nov. 9 game in London. His injury takes 2-4 weeks to recover from, Jones said.

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This is very good news. I would have never thought I would being saying this when the year started, but I'm really looking forward to Crawford being back.

 

[ravidubey]

This is very good news. I would have never thought I would being saying this when the year started, but I'm really looking forward to Crawford being back.

My only reservations were about his Achilles recovery. I honestly thought he was a full year away from becoming the player the Cowboys thought they drafted. Fortunately he's ahead of schedule and is demonstrating a great upside.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That's pretty damn good and since it is Wednesday, Romo was to be expected.