bombadil wrote:Only one problem with that scenario, however likely it is to happen: Brady's balls are usually in Hoody's mouth.
Badmike wrote:Nice one!!!!! Like Deadlord says, I think the Pats have done what several successful teams in history have done, and that is create a successful system. At the bottom of each success story, there it is. However, you do have to have a few special players to implement the system. In Bellicheat's case it is Brady; in the Cowboys case it is Romo. Trade those two players between teams, both teams would be as successul. Eliminate them off the teams, and you would be shocked at the level of talent drop...I'm talking 8-8, maybe. Sorta like if Favre goes down, that team will become alarmingly normal. Never underestimate a franchise QB (or player) and his effect on a franchise, no matter what the scheme. Reminds me of good old Phil Jackson, who supposedly can plug anyone into his triangle offense, yet oddly enough has won nothing coaching teams without guys named Jordan and O'Neill.....! Gee, what a great coach Phil is.... The first full game Romo played, I knew happy days were here for the Cowboys. Ditto I'm sure the first time Brady for Pats fans. The demise of almost any team can be a number of factors, but more often than not it's the departure of a franchise player, followed by sudden lack of depth due to injury or free agency. A lot of people don't realize the secret to the Cowboys defense in the mid-90s (quick, name someone on the defense besides Deion Sanders) was incredible depth, they basically fielded an entire second team in the second half of games and wore teams down. The Pats Def reminds me of that quitea lot, and the Cowboys Def is getting thereHowever, let's dont' kid ourselves, if Brady goes down, or Romo, both teams are looking at a .500 record no matter who takes over from the bench.Mike B.
Deadlord39 wrote:No, but the Cowboys have theirs. All the other teams still have their video footage of opposing coaches.
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mdr003 wrote:Hey Mike -I was hanging on the game, and it was one of the best I've seen. Fantastic stuff, how Romo came back from 5 interceptions and a fumble to run the final drive and score I have no idea.And somehow, the Cubes also managed a win. With four starters (Palmer, Chad Johnson, Westbrook and Peterson) all on byes, I decided to make it harder for myself and not start Rivers - he'd been playing poorly, and the Broncos will be too tough I thought. So I looked to pick up a free agent - Green or Campbell? I decided on Green, which was looking good for about the first 3 minutes of the Miami game.Luckily the Iguanas were also having problems, so I was 14 up before the Cowboys game. I had Crayton and Jones, Iguanas had Romo and Lynch. Thankfully one of the Romo TD throws was to Crayton so I think I finished ahead. A big comedown after the 229 the Cubes posted a couple of weeks ago, but a win's a win.Looking forward to next week - I'll be cheering for Dallas (I never thought I'd ever say that, but they've been great to watch so far this year), so go Cowboys!RegardsMike
mdr003 wrote:You're right, Romo could easily throw another 7 300 yard games this year - he's already 4 out of 5. He's got a bunch of targets - both tailbacks can catch, Witten is one of the top 3 TE in the league, Crayton is a competent wideout and TO is TO. The Cowboys are strong all over the park.BTW - I went looking in the monster manual to look up Gelatinous Cube stats. I couldn't find the listing - were Cubes only in the basic rules? If so, would someone mind posting the entry here so I can see how many hit dice my team has?RegardsMike
mdr003 wrote:Luckily the Iguanas were also having problems, so I was 14 up before the Cowboys game. I had Crayton and Jones, Iguanas had Romo and Lynch. Thankfully one of the Romo TD throws was to Crayton so I think I finished ahead.
bombadil wrote:Damn, sounds like an awesome MNF game. Too bad it wasn't carried here. I'm totally STOKED about next Sunday's game.
Badmike wrote:and Brady bags a couple of supermodels during the post game show.Mike B.