Cowboys/Giants

I just wanted to weigh in on a little debate that is going on out there in the sporting/cyber world.
Almost every sports site has the Cowboys ranked #1 in the power rankings, with the Giants “a very close second”. Foxsports.com even has the Giants ranked in first place with the Cowboys at #2.
Let’s look at the facts.
Both teams are 3-0, however the Cowboys beat the Browns, the Eagles, and the Packers, while the Giants have beaten the Redskins, the Rams, and the Bengals.
The combined record of the Cowboys’ opponents not including the three games against the Cowboys is 4-2. The combined record of the Giants’ opponents not including the three games against the Giants is 2-4. All three teams the Cowboys played were previously undefeated at the time the ‘boys played them, while all three opponents the Giants have faced were previously winless at the time the G-men played.
The Giants struggled against the virtually comotose Bengals while the only team the Cowboys struggled against was the Eagles. The Eagles, who blew out the Rams 38-3, and made the mighty Steelers, look like a sandlot team.

I know, I know, there is a thing to be said about chalk talk, and what actually happens on the field. And there is the old moniker, “that’s why they play the game.”
But anyone who ranks the Giants higher or even says the Giants are a “close second” is smoking something. The Giants may be the second best team, but the gap between #1 and #2 is bigger than the state of Texas. The Cowboys have a “pick your poison” offense.
Gonna double team T.O.? Fine, will just throw a 50 yard bomb to Austin.
Gonna double team Austin and T.O.? Meet Mister Witten.
Gonna send in all of your DB’s to stop T.O., Austin, and Witten? The Barbarian will just run it down your throat!
Think you can smash him up? Just try to catch Felix!
And don’t even think about getting past this offensive line!
And the Defense is no slouch either, as they showed Sunday night, giving Rodgers all kinds of fits, and sacking the extremely mobile quarterback 5 times! This finally looks like a classic Wade Phillips defense, and they’re going to give opposing offenses hell all year long.

Keyshawn Johnson came close to saying it last night on Sportscenter, and I think the way they made the Packers (who were supposed to win that game, by the way) look like they weren’t even playing in the same league, I think it’s time for us Cowboys fans to start thinking big. Like real big.
Not quite ready to say it yet… but: 16 and….

(By the way, don't let the lack of blowout wins frighten you. The Cowboys could have easily beaten the Browns by 4 or 5 touchdowns, and could've beaten the Packers by 3 or 4. Not all coaches believe in running up the score. *Cough.Bill Belichick.Cough*)

Fun with Vinny

With the NFL season fast approaching, I saw this as an opportune time to play everyone’s favorite annual game, “Pick the Return of Vinny!”

In “Pick the Return of Vinny” you get to place bets* on when Vinny Testaverde will get up off of what seems to be the world’s most uncomfortable couch, call an NFL team, and start that following Sunday.

The game works by me giving you the odds, and you can send in the money to place your bet*. All bets* must be placed and all funds must be received by Thursday, July 24th, the day before NFL training camps begin.

You can send the money for your bets* to:

James Westfall
Wichita Falls, TX 76308


Odds on when Vinny will come back:

1000 to 1: By the start of the playoffs.
750 to 1: By the end of training camp.
600 to 1: Week 8.
500 to 1: When Eli realizes that there are so many more important things to life than football. (Like having his new wife touch his genitalia. Obviously a completely new concept to him.)
400 to 1: Before Brett Favre.
300 to 1: When Jon Gruden finally takes over the world with his army of backup quarterbacks.
200 to 1: When Tom Brady sprains his thumb, leading Bill Belichick to rip off his remaining quarterbacks’ heads, and eat out their souls out of pure anger.
100 to 1: The Bears’ third practice.
50 to 1: The Bears’ second practice.
1 to 1: The Bears’ first practice.
1 to 10: Before Rex Grossman ever gets on the plane.
1 to 100: As soon as Lovie Smith reads this blog and remembers that his options at quarterback are Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton.


Odds on who Vinny will play for:

1000 to 1: The Patriots
975 to 1: The Colts
950 to 1: The Cowboys
300 to 1: The Panthers
100 to 1: The Giants
50 to 1: The Packers
1 to 1: The Buccaneers
1 to 1000: The Raiders
1 to 100,000,000: The Bears

Remember to get your bets* in before the start of training camp.

Have fun and good luck!




*All money sent in for bets will not be actual bets so much as they will be fees for the fun and enjoyment of playing the game. Make all checks payable to James Westfall, and add as many zeros as you can fit in the little box. If you bet correctly, you will not be sent any winnings, but will forever have the satisfaction of knowing that you won. And every man truly believes that that is the most important thing in life. Except of course, for Eli.