The Injury Bug Strikes Again

I read a comment on my first blog and I was happy to see that another cowboys fan agrees with me about the seemingly lost season of football. The Cowboys have already lost 2 games (Redskins, Cardinals) that were both just awful. In both games our offense was stagnant, but the Cardinals game was especially heartbreaking (and finger-breaking) because of how it ended. To those of you who don't know, as our offense was bad all game, so was the Cardinals. We came back to tie the game in the last second and sent the game to overtime. From there we actually went backwards in terms of yardage and then were forced to punt. When we punted TWO Cardinals players broke through their blocks and absolutely demolished the punter Matt McBriar, and proceeded to recover the ball in the endzone for a touchdown. Although the loss was no where near the worst part. In the first play of overtime Tony Romo broke his pinkie finger and on the punt Matt McBriar fractured his foot in, I believe, 3 places. So now Tony Romo is out for the month. Matt McBriar was placed on the Injured/Reserve list which officially ends his season. Also during the game Felix Jones, the first round pick out of Arkansas, partially tore his left hamstring and will be out for four weeks. This is bigger than people think because he has been outstanding for us; he gives us a great complement to marion barber's power running style by bringing unbelieveable speed. Although, these are not the only injuries the Cowboys are dealing with. There's still 3rd reciever Sam Hurd, who was originally thought to be out for the season, who is out for 6-8 weeks while he recovers from torn ligament surgery in his left ankle. There's Kyle Koiser, the starting Left Guard, who is questionable for Sunday's game against the St. Louis Rams, but most likely will not play because of a foot injury. Also Strong Safety Roy Williams, who is pivotal in run defense, is still out indefinitely from a fractured forearm he suffered Week 2 against the Eagles. It's not over - the backup safety Patrick Watkins is doubtful because of a neck injury. Anthony Spencer, the first round pick from a year ago, is doubtful because of a hamstring injury; sure he's not a starter but he gives outside pass rusher Greg Ellis time to rest while still providing production in the pass rush which right now is key with our sloppy pass defense. Speaking of pass defense, the pro bowl cornerback Terence Newman is out until mid November because of recovery from surgery for his sports hernia. Despite all of this there is still one player out but not because of an injury. Adam "Pacman" Jones has been suspended indefinitely by the league for his incident with the bodyguard HIRED TO KEEP HIM OUT OF TROUBLE!!! He is not eligible to play for a minimum of four games. This suspension is what has been all over sports news and what no one can stop talking about. If Terence Newman was healthy and was playing I would have no problem with this suspension, but under the conditions it could not come at a worse time. Adam had been playing pretty well despite what everyone on Sportscenter thinks. I have watched every game he has played in and I believe he is getting better. What most people tend to forget is that he was not playing football for over a year; he's still rusty. If you watch him play you will see his ability to stay with any reciever because of his speed and his discipline(on the field discipline). He's a smart player who recognizes different routes and if the play is pass or run. Watch some of his tape and you will agree with things that I have said here. At any other time I may agree with Commisioner Roger Goodell to suspend him, but he is filling in for Newman very well and I wish he would stop drinking, because if he does he has a chance to make our secondary one of the best in the league. Althought without him we start Anthony Henry, who i believe is more of a safety than a corner, and a rookie out of the University of South Florida, Mike Jenkins. Although throughout this blog I have failed to mention what I agree with in the comment i read. He/she talked about the playoffs being what really matters and how a team uses their momentum at the end of the season to win in the playoffs. As the Cowboys have shown, December(the last four games of the year) is what really matters; by the way they are not showing it in a good way if you haven't noticed. So I believe that once the Cowboys get everyone back from injury(Roger Goodell please don't suspend Pacman for the whole year, just leave it at the four games) along with the aquisition of pro bowl WR Roy E. Williams (yes, now we have both Roy Williams') the Cowboys have enough time to get our offense back in rhythm and our defense will have it's depth back. For this same reason I believe that the injury that ended Matt McBriar's season is the most devastating; the next time we will see him punt again, I will be a sophomore. One phrase can sum up my belief about the Cowboys season, "Its not how you start, its how you finish."