LOL @ The Zone

At CZ, there is now a Jerry/Garrett Rant Zone.

Literally everything remotely critical of the pair of them is moved to that sub-forum as soon as it is posted.

Good God, moderation there should be paid to keep watch over that shit. It is insane.
 
boozeman said:
At CZ, there is now a Jerry/Garrett Rant Zone.

Literally everything remotely critical of the pair of them is moved to that sub-forum as soon as it is posted.

Good God, moderation there should be paid to keep watch over that shit. It is insane.
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since you're critiquing the area reserved for critiques, where does this post go?
 
I guess he feels confident enough to post his Touch Of Hostility threads again at the Zone:

Don't pinch yourself. It wasn't a dream. Your Dallas Cowboys really did roll into the hardest stadium in the NFL to win on the road and won. In one of the most dominating fashions we can probably imagine. Yeah, there were too many mistakes. We handed Seattle 17 points on a blocked punt, fumbled punt return, and a botched snap. Think about that for a minute. That means our worst Defense "historically" held the defending Super Bowl Champions to two FGs. 6 points! In their house! It wasn't a dream.

I think it is very poetic that our record now stands at 5-1. It was symbolic to me of our 5 rings and Seattle's 1. 5 and 1. Minus the turnovers opening week we might be undefeated. Well, we're not, but everyone is now talking about how good we are. Some of them begrudgingly, and that is fine. The important thing is they're not spewing crap any more.

You can pretty much take all the stuff you have heard ad nauseum about this team and flush it. Remember the predictions from 3-13 all the way up to 8-8? Flush that crap. Remember the assurances that this Defense was going to be worse than last year? Flush that crap. Remember the team efforts to find historical ways to lose? Flush that crap. Remember the worries that Rolando McClain was going to retire at any moment and leave us high and dry? Flush that crap. Remember the mocking ways of so many? Flush that crap. Remember the proclamation that Murray "runs to darkness?" Flush that crap. This wasn't a dream, but that stuff was crap.

Think about this too. Bruce Carter, Josh Brent, Amobi Okoye, DeMarcus Lawrence didn't even play in this game. Translation, this Defense can still get better. That thought boggles the mind if you stop and think about it. How can you play any better than holding the Champions to 2 FGs? You compile more sacks and takeaways. That could still be coming. I know we all hope it is. When I watched the game last night (thank you kilyin) I was amazed by two things from this Defense. First was the aggression. I know they have played with it all season long, but we hear about it from the Legion of Boom. If you ask me which secondary played more physical, I will tell you ours did. if you ask me which front 7 played more physical, I will tell you ours did. The difference was stark. That amazed me. The other thing was that there were very few gaps. One of the plays Seattle got a big gain on should have been a flag for an illegal pick move. One was a nice run by the Beast mode guy who was less beast mode than our guy. For almost the entire rest of the game, there was nowhere for Seattle to go. Nothing to give them hope. I love that.

I really like Russell Wilson. When he was a rookie I said he was the true rookie of the year, not RG3. I stand by that. I think Andrew Luck was the no doubt about it best player from that draft, but I really like Russell Wilson. This kid exudes quiet, professionalism and leadership. He's elusive, shows no fear, and for the most part makes very intelligent plays. We did not have sacks, but anyone who thinks our pass rush didn't make a difference in that game needs a cold shower because they are either drunk or asleep. Time after time they not only kept him contained so he couldn't escape the way we all know he can, but they also made him disrupt what he wanted to do, and left him little or nothing to do but make a hasty throw or get rid of it. It was the best I have seen our pass rush all year.

I have to stop and say at this point that I hope we bring Justin Durant back. As much as I love Bruce Carter and as high as I think his ceiling is, I just don't think he has the leadership qualities Durant has. Oh, and I swear he picked that pass off. I see nothing to indicate that ball hit the ground. I have no idea why we didn't challenge that, unless the team had a view I couldn't see. I'd love to have both Carter and Durant back with Lee coming back, and keeping McClain. Those guys and Hitchens plus Wilber all give me a confidence in our LBs that I haven't seen in quite a while. They hustle to the football, defend passes, make solid tackles, and cut off lanes. I thought Durant was all over the place, and I haven't seen him mentioned much. I respect unheralded leadership by example, and he exemplifies that.

This game was the best I have seen Brandon Carr look in a very long time. Do not get me wrong, I am not down on him. I wasn't down on Claiborne either. However, I have been so high on Scandrick that maybe I just didn't notice. But in this game, Carr made me notice. He flat out played his butt off. He made several timely pass defenses that could have turned the tide to Seattle's favor. His tackling was solid. He left very little room for a receiver to make a play. It wasn't perfect, but if we get that kind of play from him every single week, no one will beat this team unless they mistake themselves to death. He was that good.

The mistakes that stood out of course were on Special Teams. All Punt Returners are going to muff one now and then. For those who have never fielded a punt with guys slathered up to hit the hell out of you let me simply say, it is intimidating. It is really rather easy to take your eyes away for a split second, try and gauge the collision or the running lane, and muff it. I think Harris did exactly that. I'm not excusing it by any means. He has to hang onto the ball. Especially when he signals fair catch. Now, you don't have to worry about the hard hit. yet I still believe he brought his eyes down ever so slightly, too soon and that led to the muff. One other aspect that makes that job hard is that the football being punted gives it an odd wobbled sometimes that is a bit different than a Field Goal because it comes down from so high up there. It's a hard job, we can't have it, and he knows that. I still have more faith in him on Special Teams than anyone we've had in forever. Probably since the days of Bill bates, and Bates was never a return guy. I doubt we get another punt blocked. That was simply a blown assignment.

That brings me to our two biggest mistakes that we can't have. One didn't bite us. Murray fumbled yet again. I wish I knew how to get it corrected. Luckily for us this one flew straight up and he was close enough to the sidelines that it went out of bounds. To his credit, after fumbling he always protects the ball better. I just wish he protected it the same all the time. I don't know if he needs to wear sleeves that help grip the ball better than sweaty skin, or what. I just know he can't keep putting pig on turf. The other mistake did bite us, but the Defense held the bleeding to a minimum. The botched snap to Romo. I do not know who was to blame for Frederick and Romo not being on the same snap count, but regardless of who was more at fault the snap needs to be higher than Tony's knee. these things are fixable.

For the record, I thought Seattle's secondary was every bit as good as advertised for most of the night. I do not think that group is over rated at all. I really don't. I swear a couple of times when I was watching Earl Thomas I thought I saw Darren Woodson down there. Dez got some on Sherman, but Sherman played so tight all night that most of the time Tony had to put his throws to where Dez would have to go get them rather than to him. If Tony had hit Dez the same ways he usually does Sherman was in position to make some plays. I am more impressed than ever with that group. Now having said that, did you notice that Seattle did not load 8 men in the box and dare us to throw on them? The respect the LBs had to give Dez, Witten, T Will and company is all the proof anyone should need that if we have to rely on our passing attack to win a game where Murray and company are flat we'll be okay. In other words, we are incredibly balanced Offensively and teams are going to have to pick their poison.

Williams only had 2 catches, but the were both things of beauty. When he did the toe drag one I swear I rubbed my eyes. I expect catches like that of Dez. If this kid keeps making plays like that he is going to end up a fan favorite very quick. That effort, control, and concentration while his QB was under pressure was freaking awesome. I can't tell you which catch was better between his toe drag and Dez's go up and get it against incredible coverage. I can tell you that I have not seen any better than those two all year from anyone else.

I was thrilled to see Dunabr get touches out of the backfield. He did not disappoint me at all. In fact, he got me jazzed up a whole hell of a lot more than should make my wife comfortable. If we get him on track with those catches the way he was before his injury last year then this Offense is going to make a huge leap up in points scored. Simply put, Dunbar in space like that against a lesser Defense is going to mean all of us up out of our seats a lot. We've kept him bottled up until this game. I am glad he got uncorked and I hope it continues.

Prior to this game no RB had gained over 38 yards on Seattle. Our backup matched that with one run. I was very low on Randle after last year. To put it mildly, I wanted him gone so bad it isn't funny. He has been fine. I'd still love to see Ryan Williams called up and backing up Murray, but I am no longer sure that Randle is going to suck.

What can I say about Murray that I haven't already said? I mean in previous weeks, not about his fumbling. If this guy "runs to darkness" maybe more RBs ought to do it. He isn't possessed of blazing speed like Dunbar. He isn't the punishing bruiser of say a Barber. He's kind of a mixture of the two with better running skills. He's fast enough. He's punishing enough. He's simply driven. I loved what I saw from him last year. He has improved upon that effort a lot. It has been awesome to watch.

We all know a big part of that is the Offensive Line. The single greatest component on our team. On Murray's score do you know what I loved most besides the fact it was the dagger in the 12th man's heart? The Fullback and the OL all joined him in the endzone for the celebration. Oh my gosh, I can't tell you how awesome that is for me to see. Back in our 90's dynasty days Emmitt Smith used to have clauses in his contract that gave bonuses to his Offensive Line based upon his successes. He had one for Moose too. That kind of teamwork and trust and loyalty builds champions. I see in this group the genesis of a champion. Did you see Ron Leary? I mean besides his 2 penalties. He flattened people all night long. Even Parnell came in for an injured Free and pancaked his guy on that score. Then he ran to celebrate with the line and Murray. It was inspiring.

The last thing I feel the need to say is I am now focused on the Giants. It is hard to stop thinking about this game, because it was that great a showing. But we cannot rest on our laurels and expect not to face a fight. This is out first division game. Our biggest threat right now just dismantled them on national TV. They just lost a star player and are pretty beat up. We cannot think that makes them a mark. I want to beat them worse than the Eagles did, but ultimately I don't care how we beat them as long as the record says 6-1 when it is done. I'd like to start thinking about the symbolism of that 6 and this team.
 
WTF is that essay about? Poetic 5-1? :lol

Lots of "we" being thrown around. Was there a fucking turd in his pocket?
 
Some nice tidbits...

He likes to say " I swear"

Dunbar gets him so jazzed up it should make his wife uncomfortable

"Putting pig on the turf" Thought this was a reference to his wife again, turns out it is the new term for fumbling

He rubbed his eyes because he just could not believe it
 
Carp said:
"Putting pig on the turf" Thought this was a reference to his wife again, turns out it is the new term for fumbling
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:lol
 
Before I post this, I ask you all to not go too far with the replies. You'll see why immediately. I have faith in you. I think you will enjoy very much what I am about to share.

Unless you are a Redskins fan...

I am resurrecting some material I have already shared because I think it fits this so perfectly. Enjoy yourselves Cowboys fans.

Recently I have been adding every Dallas Cowboy who has ever played to the calendar here. I am into October so far. When I am done this will be the only website on the Internet who has every Dallas Cowboy's birthday recorded on the day they were born. In doing this I stumbled across something that has literally cracked me up.

This thread is actually being triggered by a Broncos fan who yesterday saw me wearing a Cowboys t-shirt, so he made a comment about "Tony Homo." You usually hear this taunt from Redskins fans. They have a Broncos fan to blame for this.

The new part will be towards the bottom and will provide three names.

*****

Over the years I have found that Redskins fans like to talk smack about a couple of things. This has always cracked me up a little bit, because the things they choose to wax poetic about show an incredible lack of knowledge about the History of their own team.

Okay, hopefully your interest is now piqued and you can enjoy the real facts. What are the weak attempts at smack that I speak of? Hey, glad you asked. The first one is about Michael Irvin and his arrest for cocaine. They call us the "Crack Boys" and I've even heard Irvin called "Coke Machine." I admit, that's kind of funny. The other is about a movie called Brokeback Mountain, and they make references to Aikman being gay and call our QB, "Tony Homo."

You've all heard these things. How about we expose the jabs for the weak little girl punches they really are?

Let's start with the notion that Michael Irvin is evidence that our whole team is cocaine addicts. Michael Irvin was arrested for cocaine possession in the 1996 off season. He pled nolo contendre, or no contest, to those charges. He never spent time in jail for it. He was fined $10,000, and was on probation for 4 years. He was also suspended for 5 games even though he never failed an NFL drug test. That's right, he never failed one.

There have been other allegations that shadowed Irvin after this but each time none of those allegations have materialized as being as bad as this incident. Now you can certainly disrespect Irvin's actions here and you would be right to. He was wrong and he knows he was wrong. You heard him say so in his Hall of Fame speech.

How about we discuss a guy so wrapped in cocaine that he interrupted a Hall of Fame career and never got back on track? His name was Dexter Manley, and he without a doubt was one of the most disruptive DEs ever to play the game. If you like pure football talent, you liked watching Dexter Manley. Not only was he a great player, he was engaging and fun. He also had a very dark companion, cocaine.

In 1986, a full 10 years BEFORE Irvin was arrested Dexter Manley got hooked. In fact he got hooked so bad that his drug use caused him to have a cyst on his brain that he had to have surgery on a year ago and has caused him some memory loss.

Manley revealed he learned about the cyst way back in 1986 when he was so lit up that he collapsed in a department store and hit his head. How wrapped up in coke was Manley? He now says he is $12 million dollars in debt because of his addict lifestyle. That's right folks, 12 with 6 zeros.

Manley tested positive for cocaine 4 times and in 1991 was suspended from the NFL for life. He spent the last 2 years of his playing days in the CFL.

Now, someone is going to bring it up if I don't, Manley also admitted he was illiterate even though he graduated from college. That's right, he couldn't read or write. Some may mock this. I won't. I respect Manley for having the courage to reveal this and to actually learn. It is however tragic that he had to learn to do these things in prison. He was sentenced to 4 years in prison and served 2 of the 4.

The bottom line is this, mocking Michael Irvin while at the same time turning a blind eye to one of your own is pretty stupid. I would also like to point out that to my knowledge no Mayor of Dallas, or Irving, or Arlington has ever been videotaped in a hotel room smoking crack with a hooker. Google Marion Barry if you don't know what I am talking about. You can certainly ask if Laura Miller was on crack to let the Cowboys leave town, Marion Barry actually was.

Moving on to the homosexual nonsense they like to reference. The last time I checked Brokeback Mountain was a movie. In other words, fiction. For those who don't know (apparently many Skins fans) that means "not real." I haven't seen it and probably never will. It just doesn't interest me at all. However, I did read previews of the movie.

First of all it takes place in Wyoming, not Texas. Second of all they are sheep herders. That's right, sheep, not cows. The hat does not make you a cowboy any more than putting on a fireman's helmet would make you a fireman.

Apparently in the nation's capital people are not aware of the hatred between sheep herders and cattle ranchers. Uh, they hate each other. Ever heard of the Lincoln County Range Wars? Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and all the actual History? All of that was about sheep versus cows. There's a range war in Arizona that I wrote about that was even bigger and bloodier. It set Arizona statehood back 30 years it was so violent. Ask me via PMs if you're interested in knowing more.

The simple truth is anyone who calls a sheep herder a cowboy is out of his freaking mind. The word is cowboy and it implies working with bovine. For those not in tune with the Latin, that means cows. The silliest thing about this remains that it was a damned movie, not real life. Let's talk about real life.

First of all let's put to rest the Troy Aikman allegations. Those were started by none other than Skip Bayless. You want to know why he's so bitter against Dallas? Folks he lost his job because of those allegations. His own fault for printing lies. That's right, it isn't true as has been proven many times over. The weak stuff about "Tony Homo" is about as 6th grade as it gets. Oh wow, you changed a letter in his name. How original.

I told you there was truth to be shared to expose this weak smack. Let's share it. The first athlete to ever "come out of the closet" was RB Dave Kopay in 1975. Dave played for 5 teams in a 9 year career. He wrote a book after coming out wherein he revealed he had a homosexual relationship while a member of the Redskins, with a teammate on the Redskins, Jerry Smith. Jerry Smith was an All Pro TE who played for the Redskins for 13 years. He was the first professional athlete to die from AIDS.

Now, I'm not suggesting either of these players should be bashed for their lifestyle and certainly not for Smith's death. I'm merely suggesting that it's rather stupid to sling mud about homosexuality when probably the dirtiest mud is on your team. What's more damning here folks? Tony Homo, or an actual documented homosexual relationship?

In fact, according to Dave Kopay, the Assistant General Manager of the Redskins in his years there "came out" after he left the team. So this homosexuality they joke about extended from the locker room to the front office on their team.

I always thought it was kind of odd that a Redskins fan would talk smack to any other fan about homosexuality when their most famous fans cross dress as female pigs in dresses. I love irony.

But the truth is if they consider Tony Romo's name to be tragic in some way because of a 6th grade nursery school rhyme then they really don't even know their own team's History.

What I mean by this is the Redskins seem to own the market on tragic names for football players. Allow me to introduce you to three names from their past.

In February as I was entering the Cowboys birthdays I stumbled across the first name. In 1963 the Redskins drafted a LB named Harry Butsko. I don't know about you, but if my last name is Butsko, the last thing in the world I want my parents to name me is Harry. You gotta know this kid was the butt of a lot of jokes. Pun intended. You almost got to consider his name to be child abuse. I thought, that has to be the worst in NFL History. No it wasn't. Not even close.

Later in February I stumbled across the 2nd name. He was a Center drafted by the Redskins in the 1953 Draft. Though he never played for them and his name is really a nickname it is still hilarious. The player's name was Buzz Nutter. No, I am not joking. The Redskins drafted a player whose name reminds you of shaved male genitalia. I couldn't breathe when I first saw the name. Surely this name really was the worst in NFL History.

No, it wasn't. If you have food or drinks in your mouth, you should probably finish swallowing before you spit them all over your monitor.

In 1964 the Redskins drafted a QB in the 7th round. A QB whose very name is literally the epitome of tragic. To make a joke about our QB they have to change a letter in his name. No such juvenile tactic is required for the name of one of their QBs. You see, in 1964 the Redskins drafted a QB named Dick Shiner.

No I am not joking. Apparently neither were his parents when they gave him that name. You see, not only does he possess the most tragic name of all time, he is a Junior. It was also his Dad's name. He went to school at Maryland. They can't even pawn him off on another state.

So the next time a Redskins fan wants to tell you about your QB, Tony Homo; tell them about how one of their QBs had a name right out of a homophobic nightmare. Maybe that's why those guys wear dresses. I really love irony.

Hey, I told you their smack talk on these subjects was weak because it showed they don't know squat about their own team.

"And now you know.......the rest of the story.

Paul Harvey......good day."
 
With the game headed to merry old England I haven't been able to help it. That classic Warren Zevon song has been stuck in my head every day. Last night I looked it up on youtube and enjoyed it. One of the ways most of us know it is from "The Color of Money" where the character Vince, played by Tom Cruise, is mugging to the song while he sinks shot after shot.

Now, you're probably wondering what in the hell this song has to do with the Dallas Cowboys, and it is a good thing to wonder. One of the weirdest lines in the song simply says, "He'll rip your lungs out Jim." Towards the end they also say, "Draw blood."

This is what the Dallas Cowboys, in particular the Defense and the Offensive Line have to do. We need to get back to doing what made us successful, and guess what? It was not relying on Tony Romo to carry us. No, when we were being talked about as one of the best teams in the NFL we were taking people's lungs from them. Running them to the point of exhaustion as we rotated fresh defenders in and out and pushing their gas needle closer and closer to empty. We ran the ball down their throats time and time again. Each successive successful gain sapped their very will to keep on going.

We were the most aggressive team on the field. In short, we drew blood. Remember when there was absolutely no way we could beat the Seahawks? They were the most physical team in the NFL. They were going to expose us. What happened? We went out there, were more aggressive than them, and we took their lungs. We punched the gorilla right in the mouth and drew blood. In their house. We did the impossible.

In your most honest assessment, have we been the most aggressive team on the field the last 2 weeks? Have we controlled the clock and taken their lungs away? Have we drawn blood? If we have been I haven't seen it. I suspect you haven't seen it either.

What changed? Well, I suspect part of it is that the last two teams we have faced noticed how aggressive we have been and simply decided that they were not going to be out hustled. The problem with deciding that is they're not supposed to just decide it and then do it. We should have recognized it immediately and said, "Oh hell no you don't." Instead we kind of expected our steady patience and devotion to the run to do what it did in a couple of other games. Namely to wear them down until we had taken their lungs and they were gassed.

Against Seattle we never took our foot off the accelerator. We mashed that sucker to the floor and gripped the steering wheel so tight you could see the whites of our knuckles and the steel in our eyes. That's what we need to take back. We need to be seriously pissed off and forget the fact that Jacksonville isn't Seattle. We need to outwork them from the word go and keep on outworking them all game long.

Murray has gotten a break the last 2 games from the work load he had been sustaining that had everyone except him fretting. It is time to tell him and the OL that we want to beat this team into submission and wear them down. We want to draw blood and we want to take their lungs. In my dream scenario Murray would be the first RB to ever crack 300 yards rushing in a single game. To do that he is going to need to break off a long one or two. I'd tell the OL and FB to pack their lunch because it is going to be a long, fun day of making the other team submit.

Imagine if he were to be able to do that and get back on pace to break the single season rushing record. It's a lofty goal, but it is one that I think gets us back on track to being the best team in the NFL. Right now, we'd have to finish a game ahead of the Cardinals to host a rematch with them. I'll play them anywhere with a healthy team. But to me, much bigger than health is the lack of aggression. We're getting pieces back on Defense. We're hopefully getting back some pieces back on the O-line and maybe the leader at QB. Whether we get these players back or not, we cannot ever again let the other team be more aggressive than we are. Draw blood, take their lungs.

I hope London hasn't seen mutilation like this since Jack the Ripper terrorized Whitechapel.

Aaahoo!
 
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Pretty dark analysis...you go from Warren Zevon to ripping out lungs to steely eyes to Jack The Ripper...that escalated quickly.
 
Fake Insider Alert....

let me preface this by saying I'm only sharing this with the board because there are certain members who requested I pass this along. Feel free to believe what I'm telling you, ridicule what I tell you, doubt the legitimacy of what I'm telling you or anything else. Doesn't matter to me as I don't gain squat for this.

The office I work at has a contractor who works on a certain project for our company but is also a member of the Cowboys staff.

So I Spoke to my guy. Asked him why I hadn't seen him in so long and he said his project for our company is about done.
He'll be around every once in awhile to check things out but not nearly as much as before. So that sucks.

Anyway I asked him about the draft, and like before he said he can't go into too much detail, but said we LOVE Wentz. Said we believe he's the real deal and that we've been watching him for some time hoping he wouldn't blow up the way he has. Said he didn't mind sharing this info because it's already out in the media.

Said Jerry really wants Tony to win but understands he's only 1 hit away from us being completely stuck w no QB. So the possibility of us going QB w the first pick is VERY real.

I asked if we'd trade back and he said that's possible if we don't get Wentz. I personally prefer to trade back and asked him what he thought, and he said "it don't matter what I think I'm telling you what THEY want" lol. And said they want Wentz, period. He also said the scouts get paid to know what they're talking about and that they say Wentz can make the throws has the size and ability they want. Said the scouts really like him a lot and he does too. More than Goff and more than Lynch.

I Asked about Hardy and he said it's complicated because Rod knows he's an exceptional talent but his attitude just sucks. He's been telling me this all year. Said reports about him being out of shape aren't really true, he was in shape, just late all of the time and just "did his own thing".

Asked about RB and he says they believe in DMC and expect him to be the guy for another year and draft RB next year.

Asked about 1 tech and he said Hayden needs to be coming off the bench but they aren't focused on a 1 tech specifically. Said they want big athletes that can move. I argued that we should get a huge 1 tech that can get some push and he said "again they want big athletes, period"
Says they are set in their ways and that's it.

Overall he was kinda cranky and I suspect it was because he wanted to go to the senior bowl but they didn't bring him. I wanted to talk to him more but he was on his way to "other projects" so he had to run. Wish I could've got more questions in, but I wanted to pass this along.

I know the Wentz fanatics on the board will probably appreciate this.
 
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