I didn't "forget" any more than I "forget" TO bickering about getting the ball more after the first Washington game when he had more than a third of the team's touches and Dallas only ran the ball 11 times. Adrian Peterson is a good back but why would he deserve MVP consideration over another back who's been an equally integral part of his team with similar production
without the huge number of fumbles? (Not to mention the other back's more impressive contribution in the passing game, both receiving and blocking.) Warner gets ragged on for his fumbles and Romo gets ragged on for his INTs. WRs get ragged on for dropping passes. RBs aren't immune to this criticism either, just look at Tiki Barber early in his career. AP is early in his career too, so hopefully he learns likewise, but there's no excuse for putting the ball on the ground so often.
huh? i can't think of any big calls the refs made. all i can think of was like 8 cowboys going out at some point because of injuries LOL
Both teams were in each other's faces all day and mugging their receivers with no calls. Near the end of the game, the refs kept staring at each other waiting for someone else to make a call on every play. They just flat-out didn't seem to know what they were doing.
As far as jobbing the Cowboys are concerned, the only time the Steelers even got in the red zone was when the refs called a bunch of ticky-tack penalties to keep their drives alive. (Even then, they still had to settle for two goalline FGs and got stuffed on the 1 once LOL joke offense.) The most notorious is the completely phantom offsides call on their lone TD drive that turned a likely-stopped 3rd and 6 into an easily-managed 3rd and 1 for the Steelers. :/ They were playing dirty all game too, especially on special teams, totally uncool. (e.g. Pacman getting blasted helmet-to-helmet and ripped out of the pile after he fell on his muffed punt. How did that NOT draw a penalty?) Maybe that's why so many Cowboys were getting injured. ;(
blagh blagh blagh romo is only good because of the talent around him and campbell is underrated
This is a new version of the same tired argument. If Romo is only so good because he has TO, et al., then why were Johnson and Bollinger so very, very bad in his absence? Witten sat a couple games with his broken ribs too, but there was still TO, Barber, the entire OL still there. If they're the reason Romo is so good, why weren't his backups able to do a respectable job in his stead? Why did he have instant success where Bledsoe was failing? Alternatively, why is Flacco doing so well in Baltimore even though the Ravens have always been weak offensively? You can do all the conjecture you want, but the actual stats have to count for something. They say Romo is an elite QB in almost every measure and he's better than Campbell.
I agree with you that the Redskins need a better OL, that's their biggest problem. The argument doesn't work in reverse, though, you can't fault Romo for taking advantage of what he has. It's been repeatedly proven that not just any QB can do what he does, regardless of the other talents on the team. And don't hate on Randle El.
