Dallas Win won't mean sh*t

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by lifetimeskin

Having said that, after watching the game for a third time, once at FEDEX, and twice on TIVO (the greatest invention this century), we will need to come up with a superior and flawless effort against the Giants. Earlier this season, they did to us what we just did to the girls.

It is my belief, that should we win this game, we are thru (I don't like our chances on the road). I think the girls will lose to the panthers; the vikings will lose one of their remaining games (Baltimore and Chicago), and the falcons (who hade to play Carolina and Tampa both still fighting) will lose one or both of their remaining games.

I will post a recipe for the giant's game later on the week.

My 2 cents worth....




Why we will lose and Why we will win...

We will WIN if:

1) Terry Glenn is held in check (no big plays)
2) Moss has at least 2 catches over 20 yds.
3) Our play mix is 60-40 run
4) We convert on 50% of 3rd downs.
5) We win the turnover battle
6) We get at least 3 sacks
7) Portis rushes for 100 yds.

We will LOSE if:

4 out of those 7 don't go our way.

Excellent insight! These "recipes for sucess" and points on how to win a football game are always so useful. It's like my all-time favorite article by Clark Judge on how to beat the Colts: stop their playmakers, score points yourself, keep them from scoring points.

So, basically to summarize, you're saying we need to play good football and keep the opponent from playing good football?

I'd like to post my 3 Steps to Success for the Giants game - we'll revisit it on Sunday and see if I'm right:

1) Score more points than the Giants (this means we will win)
2) Keep the Giants from scoring more points than we score (this also would mean we win.)
3) Score more points than th...oh wait, we already covered that.

Nothing irks me more than "football experts" tips and prognostications that, when you actually think about them, mean jack. I'm all for intelligent discussion and debate on football, but we seriously have to move beyond the old locker room mantra of "we gotta stop their playmakers and score points ourselves." It's so friggin obvious that's what we have to do, it doesn't take analysis.

Oh, and while we're on the topic of cliche locker room and columnist BS, you can NOT give "110%." 100% is all you can give - it's all you have. You can't give 10% more than you have. If it feels like you're giving 110%, you clearly underestimated what you originally had to give.