Wildcard Round Stuff

[Clay_Allison]

Cowboys not fazed by Ndamukong Suh news
December, 31, 2014

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- All season the Dallas Cowboys have not been fazed by anything. Add news of Ndamukong Suh's suspension being lifted so the Detroit Lions defensive tackle can play in Sunday's wild-card game to the list.

"No real reaction," coach Jason Garrett said. "Again, we're focused on ourselves. Obviously he is a good football player, they have a good defensive team and he is a big part of it."

Quarterback Tony Romo struck the same tone when he met the media Wednesday afternoon.

"We just go play," Romo said. "Our mindset all year has been whatever time, whatever day, whoever we're playing against ... It just doesn't change for us. We're going to go out and play. I think that's worked well for us just to go put our head down and attack whoever we're going against and not worry about what's going on around you."

Suh, who will have to pay a $70,000 fine for stepping on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, is part of a Lions defensive line Romo called "outstanding." Detroit has the NFL's top-ranked run defense (69.3 yards per game) and has picked up 42 sacks.

"I think they're going to be as good a test as we're going to have all season," Romo said. "The game in a lot of ways may come down to ... that matchup up front. I think it'll be a great test for our guys and I think they're up to the challenge."

Why don't we just suspend Suh by having Martin stand him up and Frederick dive on his knee?

 

[Rev]

I see you enjoyed New Years Eve.

 

[BipolarFuk]

This is probably a team that is just happy to be in the playoffs.

LOSS

Lions 27
Cowboys 24

 

[mcnuttz]

I don't believe that to be the case. The team seems motivated. High powered offense and a hustling defense who's playing above their talent level.

 

[Genghis Khan]

This is probably a team that is just happy to be in the playoffs.

LOSS

Lions 27
Cowboys 24

I actually don't think that's true, but even of it was, I don't think it would matter because the Lions haven't won a playoff game in almost 25 years. They aren't exactly habitual playoff participants either. At least we have a winning tradition behind us to combat against complacency and put pressure on the team to win.

 

[Cotton]

Hopefully Suh accidentally steps on that knee.

 

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[Cotton]

Oh snap.

 

[BipolarFuk]

 

[boozeman]

Oh snap.

Double snap.

Golden Tate: Who is Barry Church?


Updated: January 1, 2015, 4:02 PM ET

By Michael Rothstein | ESPN.com



ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- When Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate heard that Dallas Cowboys safety Barry Church had started talking about getting revenge on him for a hit on Sean Lee in 2012, Tate had to do some research.

Tate said Thursday he had no idea who Church was and has no prior history with him.

"Man, I don't know this guy," Tate said Thursday. "I just now heard of him yesterday from this incident. He's trying to get on the scene, I guess. We'll see."


The Cowboys are still fuming over Golden Tate's blindside hit on Sean Lee from two seasons ago.

Church made his comments Wednesday on his radio show in Dallas, saying Tate's hit on Lee was the "dirtiest shot I've ever seen" and that the Cowboys were going to try and get him back for the hit two years ago but "it will be within the rules, within the rules."

Tate was fined $21,000 for the hit in Seattle's 27-7 win against Dallas in 2012 when he hit Lee in the chest and chin with the crown of his helmet. The hit knocked Lee to the ground for several seconds before getting up.

Meanwhile, Tate celebrated the hit by flexing his biceps.

Lee took offense the next week, saying that "crackback hits, that's not a definition of toughness. A definition of toughness is hitting, squaring up, being able to do your job as hard as you can every single play. That's at least what I believe. Anybody can crackback block."

Tate had an opinion Thursday on the block from two years ago, including saying he appealed the fine and lost. He also said he appealed a similar block he had on Dwight Lowery a year later and that was overturned.

"Well, we didn't get a flag two years ago and I didn't think I should have been fined either, but I was because I'm not going to get into that," Tate said. "It's crazy that the next year I had a very, very similar hit on against I believe Lowery, who also had a hit off for me this year and they originally fined me and I appealed it and they took the complete fine off of the same hit. So, you know, you guys can figure out the rest. ...

"I appealed both of them but I think people know someone who knew someone who knew someone kind of made and upheld it and the next year, when I had the identical hit or block, I had the appeals process and I got all my monies back."

Tate said he believes Church trying to call him out could be a detriment to the Cowboys because it is one thing they are doing that isn't focusing on the wild-card matchup Sunday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

"I think we already have an advantage there that's taking away from the game and I think that's selfish that another man is trying to get revenge for another man's problem, I guess," Tate said. "It's kind of weird. I've never been in this situation before but the game is going to be played on Sunday and I think we're going to have a lot of fun."

And Tate didn't seem too worried about Church or any other Dallas players trying to tackle him or hit him because Church said they would do it within the confines of the NFL rules.

Tate has career highs of 99 receptions for 1,331 yards and four touchdowns this season.

"If you play within the rules, I have no problem with that," Tate said. "This game is a physical game. It's not the first time that people have, I guess, called me out.

"An old great football player told me once that you can't hit what you can't catch. So, we'll see."

 

[Cotton]

 

[data]

Why are the Cowboys practicing at a high school?

Secondly, it pisses me off watching that tate/lee hit and seeing ware do nothing.

 

[boozeman]

Why are the Cowboys practicing at a high school?

Secondly, it pisses me off watching that tate/lee hit and seeing ware do nothing.

There is a massive difference with this team now though.

We have seen Scandrick and Williams come to get the back of their teammates.

Ware was like, oh, that was nice. Always a deal I had with him. He was hardly an aggressive person.

 

[Cotton]

Why are the Cowboys practicing at a high school?

Rain.