This week the NFL announced it’s Pro Bowlers. The best part about the Pro Bowl is the free trip to Hawai’i for the players, because it couldn’t be fun to practice a generic playbook with a bunch of guys that are not teammates. Consequently, it’s not much fun for the fans either. Fans will probably see better football at the Hawai’i Bowl between Hawai’i and Notre Dame. We’ve had 14 solid weeks of revelation, it certainly didn’t stop this week:
Dallas Hanging on a Prayer
Rumors swirled that T.O. was jealous of Romo and Witten getting too "buddy buddy."
After last week’s 4th quarter melt down in Steel Town, the Dallas Cowboys were all but counted out of the NFC Wild Card race. Throughout the week there were rumors and a soap opera atmosphere surrounding the Cowboys. Housewives around the nation bypassed “Days of Our Lives” to watch ESPNews around the clock every morning to see what new stories developed. First there were the rumors of owner Jerry Jones basically calling Marion Barber a wimpy little kid and a pansy. Then there were rumors swirling about quandaries in the Cowboys’ love triangle of Tony Romo, Jason Witten, and Terrell Owens. T.O. was jealous that more balls were being thrown to Witten, and that really ruffled his feathers. They apparently hugged out their problems, because they all looked on the same page Sunday as they beat the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. Playing in front of their home crowd in the second to last game in historic Texas Stadium, the Cowboys played inspired and got a great win. Cowboys still have a chance to make the playoffs if they beat the Ravens in Baltimore and the Philadelphia Eagles at home. The Cowboys are kind of like the spider you find in your bath tub that you can’t get to go down the drain. You keep pouring handfuls of water on it, but it keeps fighting, bet you haven’t heard that analogy in sports before. I heard it on ESPN, or did I??
Outside of his family friends, nobody could have fathomed the great season QB Matt Ryan would have.
JIB Sports is Wrong Sometimes
Although very credible and dependable, JIB Sports can be wrong sometimes. You can’t put all your eggs in one basket all the time. Along with many others out there, we discounted the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins before the season even started. One of the biggest reasons was the uncertainty at quarterback and new coaches for both teams. With two weeks left in the season, both teams are sitting at 9-5 with two very confident quarterbacks and two head coaches worthy of Coach of the Year honors (although it is almost certain Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans with garner that award). Coming out of training camp the Miami Dolphins didn’t even have a starter. They traded their would be starter Josh McCown to the Carolina Panthers and signed “washed up” quarterback Chad Pennington after the New York Jets let him go and started their current love affair with Brett Favre (the league leader in interceptions this year mind you). Pennington has done very little to really win games, but he has done nothing to contribute to them losing, he’s been consistent and solid. Meanwhile, over in Atlanta, Michael Vick is out and rookie Matt Ryan is in. Wide receiver Roddy White is helping lighten the load, being a reliable target for Ryan, and running back Michael Turner is keeping defenses honest. With both teams in the playoff hunt, it is safe to say each team has far exceeded expectations, even ours (and we have pretty high expectations for people getting payed millions to kick, throw, and catch a pigskin).
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