Morning Report: T.O. says don’t count the Cowboys out
By Don McKee
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
As usual, Terrell Owens has the answer to what ails the Cowboys.
As usual, it involves getting T.O. the ball more.
As usual, he's right. At least about what happens when the egotistical wide receiver doesn't get the ball.
The Cowboys lose.
T.O. has been held to just two catches in three different games this season, doesn't have a 100-yard receiving game (which is nearly unimaginable nine games into the schedule) and has caught more than one touchdown pass just once.
The Cowboys (5-4) have been 1-3 in their last four games, all without quarterback Tony Romo, who hasn't played since he broke the pinkie on his throwing hand in a loss to Arizona on Oct. 12.
Romo practiced during the Cowboys' bye week and is expected to start Sunday night at Washington.
"Everyone says we are out of the picture," said Owens, who was in New York for the David Letterman Show. "There's seven games left. We're not counting ourselves out by any means."
Faint praise. Ken Whisenhunt is the best Cardinals coach in 80 years.
Not that you'd notice.
But according to the Associated Press, Whisenhunt's 14-11 start is the best by any Cardinals coach since Norm Barry directed the Chicago Cardinals to a 16-7-2 record in his first 25 games as coach in the mid-1920s.
The 6-3 start is the Cardinals' best since 1984, four years before the franchise moved to Arizona from St. Louis.
Keep that in mind when you put down an automatic "W" in the game against the Eagles on Thanksgiving Night.
MVP. Brad Lidge came in fourth in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award.
Since Tim Lincecum, Brandon Webb and Johan Santana had excellent seasons, that's no slap to Lidge.
It'll be interesting to see the MVP voting, though. If the voters accept the true meaning of "valuable" they'll vote for Lidge, because the Phillies could not have won without him.
Most MVPs go to the guy with the best numbers. But this is one where a reliever has numbers - 40 for 40 - to compete with the big boppers.
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
As usual, Terrell Owens has the answer to what ails the Cowboys.
As usual, it involves getting T.O. the ball more.
As usual, he's right. At least about what happens when the egotistical wide receiver doesn't get the ball.
The Cowboys lose.
T.O. has been held to just two catches in three different games this season, doesn't have a 100-yard receiving game (which is nearly unimaginable nine games into the schedule) and has caught more than one touchdown pass just once.
The Cowboys (5-4) have been 1-3 in their last four games, all without quarterback Tony Romo, who hasn't played since he broke the pinkie on his throwing hand in a loss to Arizona on Oct. 12.
Romo practiced during the Cowboys' bye week and is expected to start Sunday night at Washington.
"Everyone says we are out of the picture," said Owens, who was in New York for the David Letterman Show. "There's seven games left. We're not counting ourselves out by any means."
Faint praise. Ken Whisenhunt is the best Cardinals coach in 80 years.
Not that you'd notice.
But according to the Associated Press, Whisenhunt's 14-11 start is the best by any Cardinals coach since Norm Barry directed the Chicago Cardinals to a 16-7-2 record in his first 25 games as coach in the mid-1920s.
The 6-3 start is the Cardinals' best since 1984, four years before the franchise moved to Arizona from St. Louis.
Keep that in mind when you put down an automatic "W" in the game against the Eagles on Thanksgiving Night.
MVP. Brad Lidge came in fourth in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award.
Since Tim Lincecum, Brandon Webb and Johan Santana had excellent seasons, that's no slap to Lidge.
It'll be interesting to see the MVP voting, though. If the voters accept the true meaning of "valuable" they'll vote for Lidge, because the Phillies could not have won without him.
Most MVPs go to the guy with the best numbers. But this is one where a reliever has numbers - 40 for 40 - to compete with the big boppers.
posted by The Gryphon at 8:44 AM
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