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Austin only saved the season and some jobs (but just wait)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A season nearly died here Sunday, but even after his team ended up buying life-support time, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a murky point clear:

The smell of lingering football rot, he says, won’t change a made-up mind.

"No," Jones said, emphatically, then added with a smile, "and you will not trap me on that one."

That answer was in reference to what might had been on Monday if the Cowboys hadn’t managed — in overtime, and with a Miles Austin miracle afternoon — to finally subdue an opponent that has now lost 28 of its last 30 NFL games, a futility record for the books.

Fire Wade Phillips? Jason Garrett? Himself as general manager?

Jerry, as the Valley Ranch boss of bosses, was spared, probably temporarily, from having to deal with any of those pertinent queries, once the Cowboys had stumbled and bumbled and gone many Miles out of the way to beat the gawd-awful Kansas City Chiefs 26-20 in OT.

Do we thank Austin, a wide receiver who was starting Sunday because of the Roy Williams injury, for delaying the head hunting? Or would the head hunting have been a better alternative in the long run?

Actually, head-rolling ASAP is the Cowboys’ only logical future, but Mr. Jones got to dodge the issue, at least for now, once Austin took off on a 60-yard touchdown five minutes into the extra misery.

Not that these Cowboys should ever be placed under a style-point microscope for any form of a W — they aren’t good enough — but it was by far the most pathetic performance of the season, based on the low-rent status of the opposition.

Blame every element — offense, defense, special teams (never again, should P. Crayton or T. Newman participate in the returning of a punt), turnovers and stupid penalties — for allowing a win over Kansas bleeping City to become a last-call moment for the 2009 death watch.

(Attention all football coaches, junior high and up. When was the last time you ever had a winning team with 13 penalties accepted?)

Then again:

Once Austin took off in OT for his second clutch TD catch-and-run of the day, and once he had surpassed the great Bullet Bob Hayes in the team record books with 250 yards receiving, you could say this for the Cowboys:

The next two weeks, including the upcoming bye, will be a hell of a lot more bearable than what the alternative would have meant.

But the cringe moment of a happy postgame scene came from quarterback Tony Romo sits to pee, who was attempting to explain the hang-in-there bounce back from a couple of 10-point deficits.

"If we continue to do this," Tony said, "I like our chances the rest of the way."

I’d suggest if the Cowboys continue to "do this," they won’t win another game.

You could also tell after the game where Mr. Jones has his football money tied up.

With Austin the story of the game, Jerry still wanted to neck-nuzzle Romo sits to pee, which is OK. Just not right in refusing to give Miles top billing.

Austin saved the season. Even with one end-zone drop, and another end-zone miss that was questionable, the kid recovered to make 10 catches for the 250 yards. More important was when he had his two TD plays. Be big-game clutch is the code of any receiver.

That first Austin score came with 2:27 left in regulation, for a 20-13 lead. Short-yardage catch and then he shook two tacklers on the way to the end zone. A receiver made a play for his QB. Say thank you, Tony.

Somehow, of course, the Cowboys’ defense blew that, and KC tied it with 24 seconds remaining.

Austin’s game-winner was also a 15-yard route on the sideline that went all the way because he broke a tackle. A receiver made a play for his quarterback. Say thank you, Tony.

"Yeah, I know," said Owner Jones, on Miles’ contribution, "but I’m most pleased about No. 8 (Jerry had an Aikman flashback) ... I mean No. 9. I’m very proud of No. 9, who came back today after a very hard week."

Indeed, Tony did. His trashing last week for what happened in Denver didn’t hang over, even after a rough start Sunday, including a fumbled snap that set up a Chiefs TD and put the Cows in a 10-0 first-half hole.

But with Williams not available, the Cowboys were playing with four receivers, three who saw scrimmage action, and that quartet included three undrafted free agents plus a seventh-rounder.

From training camp, the biggest question mark of this season, even with Roy Uno Uno, centered on the lack of playmakers in that wideout corps. And those factors had already surfaced, like last week.

On Sunday, however, Miles Austin, who came in with five catches and one touchdown for the year, had a bigger contribution, yardage-wise, than any receiver in team history.

Not an inch of fluff in all that, either. The Cowboys had to have all those Miles to win.

Sure, a W is a W. But this one was very disturbing.

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You watched the game so you tell us. :rolleyes:

Actually, no, I didn't watch the game.

And, I do know how many penalties they had...it was a rhetorical question...pointing out how undisciplined your team is...a sure sign of bad coaching.

Try to keep up.

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Actually, no, I didn't watch the game.

And, I do know how many penalties they had...it was a rhetorical question...pointing out how undisciplined your team is...a sure sign of bad coaching.

Try to keep up.

I thought it was losing to bad teams while showing an inability to perform any area of football with any consistency that was a clear indicator of bad coaching?

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I thought it was losing to bad teams while showing an inability to perform any area of football with any consistency that was a clear indicator of bad coaching?

Ken, in all honesty, how can you possibly be happy with your team? I talked to a few of my puke fan pals, and they're friggin' going ape ****.

Can you get some of that medication you're taking and distribute it to our fan base?

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Ken, in all honesty, how can you possibly be happy with your team? I talked to a few of my puke fan pals, and they're friggin' going ape ****.

Can you get some of that medication you're taking and distribute it to our fan base?

I don't have super bowl expectations this year.

I have anywhere from 8-8 to 10-6 expectations with our best ball hopefully occurring at the end of the year...

I see some really good things like our offense still moving the ball and our defense playing better. We just have to cut out the penalties and that will be half the battle.

I am not taking this season to seriously, I think the last couple of years have beaten it out of me.

I'm happy with w's, no matter how we get them or who they are against...

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I have anywhere from 8-8 to 10-6 expectations with our best ball hopefully occurring at the end of the year...

:hysterical:

Ken that was HYSTERICAL!! Oh god -- please keep them coming. Your posts are numbing the pain of a dismal Skins season...

I am crying I am laughing so hard...

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you mean up to Thanksgiving... right?

because December is always the end of the season (and hopes) for the Pokes

better then October, which is where the season ends for some.......

Dallas has 8-8 written all over them right now, unless they can have some kind of unseen turnaround, this soft bunch of players and coaches will be medium till the end!

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better then October, which is where the season ends for some.......

Dallas has 8-8 written all over them right now, unless they can have some kind of unseen turnaround, this soft bunch of players and coaches will be medium till the end!

Funny, 8-8 isn't going to get you into the playoffs. With the expectations for the pukes as high as they are yearly, there's really no comparison when one discusses relative failure with other teams.

Come on, fellas...this is the pukes. Everyone's darlings to make the SB every year...and, for the second year in a row, they won't make the playoffs.

Does anyone think that Stadium will be sold out in December?

It'll happen only if Jerruh 'gives' those tickets away.

Your o-line is already beat up...and old.

Prepare for the worst...

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Funny, 8-8 isn't going to get you into the playoffs. With the expectations for the pukes as high as they are yearly, there's really no comparison when one discusses relative failure with other teams.

Come on, fellas...this is the pukes. Everyone's darlings to make the SB every year...and, for the second year in a row, they won't make the playoffs.

Does anyone think that Stadium will be sold out in December?

It'll happen only if Jerruh 'gives' those tickets away.

Your o-line is already beat up...and old.

Prepare for the worst...

not this year, most picked them to finish 3rd in the div and only half of the experts picked them to make the playoffs......

and OLine injuries and old and bad........:hysterical: you just worry about that line of all pros you got in Washington....

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not this year, most picked them to finish 3rd in the div and only half of the experts picked them to make the playoffs......

and OLine injuries and old and bad........:hysterical: you just worry about that line of all pros you got in Washington....

:rotflmao:

TRPB, you must not watch too much NFL pre-game, because I saw a lot of those guys in the analysis chairs thinking the pukes had turned things around...and are still a legitimate playoff hope. And, then the pukes played that game against the worst team in football...and escaped with an OT win.

But, rest assured, next weekend, more announcers will jump on the band wagon and pick the pukes to make the playoffs.

Clockwork.

As for o-line, I'd say both teams are about the same, even with CS's injury.

But, our defense is way, way better than yours...and will probably be the reason we end up with more wins than the pukes.

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You sound very familiar.

I would imagine. You should hear that sentiment regularly.

Snyder has absolutely ruined a proud franchise. It's converted you from being a Redskins fan to simply a Cowboys hater.

You know you can no longer take pleasures in your own teams success, that your time is dedicated to finding your sole enjoyment in your rivals shortcomings.

Frustrating, eh?

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I would imagine. You should hear that sentiment regularly.

Snyder has absolutely ruined a proud franchise. It's converted you from being a Redskins fan to simply a Cowboys hater.

You know you can no longer take pleasures in your own teams success, that your time is dedicated to finding your sole enjoyment in your rivals shortcomings.

Frustrating, eh?

Please, you're breaking the rules by hijacking the thread.

This thread isn't about Snyder or the Skins.

Go post in the Stadium.

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