Week 2 GC: NY Giants @ Dallas

[flotsamnjetsam]

Can someone explain the whole point of calling time out like that on a game-winning field goal? All it does is force the kicker to kick again, and I don't see why the second kick should be any worse than the first one, on average.

You're right, it usually doesn't work. But it has worked in the past. I don't like when teams do it...but why not? If he misses the 2nd one (like he missed a short one earlier) the Cowboys win the game.

[Cowboys 4 life]

Can't believe we were even in that game with the turnovers and unlucky plays. Shows the calibur of team we can be if we can hold onto the ball.

1 less turnover and we win this game easily.

Still can't get a sack or turnover on D??? WTF. Lead the league last year and can't do anything this year. I don't get it.

[biju]

Can't believe we were even in that game with the turnovers and unlucky plays. Shows the calibur of team we can be if we can hold onto the ball.

1 less turnover and we win this game easily.

Still can't get a sack or turnover on D??? WTF. Lead the league last year and can't do anything this year. I don't get it.

The Giants dominated this game.

Actually there were two extremely unlucky bounces their way, although with one of them it should have been a TD instead of a FG. Plus the Giants shouldn't have missed that close FG earlier in the game as well.

If Romo only has a mildly better game the Cowboys win.

[BoyNamedSue]

I didn't read all 7 pages of this thread but COME ON JACOBS!!!

That's all for now...

[Metroid]

Can't believe we were even in that game with the turnovers and unlucky plays. Shows the calibur of team we can be if we can hold onto the ball.

1 less turnover and we win this game easily.

Still can't get a sack or turnover on D??? WTF. Lead the league last year and can't do anything this year. I don't get it.

The Giants dominated this game.

Actually there were two extremely unlucky bounces their way, although with one of them it should have been a TD instead of a FG. Plus the Giants shouldn't have missed that close FG earlier in the game as well.

If Romo only has a mildly better game the Cowboys win.

And if Dallas doesn't basically go into prevent mode at the end of the game...man I hate that.

[FFslacker]

Yeah, it was sad to see the cowboys throw the game away. Or rather Romo throw the game away. Giants couldn't do squat offensively in the red-zone. Too bad Barber pulled up lame on that last run of his as it should have been a td.

[Manja]

Instead of calling a timeout before the first kick (which almost missed due to a high snap), I would have rather the 'Boys use their timeouts to stop the clock and give Felix or Austin or anybody a chance at a possible kick return, or a screwed up squib kick that gives them a chance to run one play, and then kick a long field goal. Bad management at the end by Phillips. I was screaming at the TV last night when I saw the clock keep rolling.

I think head coaches need to play Madden to hone their time management skills.