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Don Arnick
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One word describes the first three weeks of NFL action....weird!!! Buffalo and Detroit are undefeated. The offenses has the upper hand on the defenses so far. Lots of last minute victories is making the early part of this season interesting. That leads me to the Cowboys and Redskins battle, and it was weird too. How will Tony Romo's ribs hold up. And will Redskins DeAngelo Hall get to him and put Romo out of the game. Well, Dan Bailey's foot was need a lot with six fieldgoals including the 36 yard fieldgoal that won the game. And for that battle between Romo and Hall, the x factor man in this was Dez Bryant. On a 3rd down and 21, Romo
found Bryant with Hall defending him. A long pass play with a 15 yard face mask penalty attached to it setting up the fieldgoal. Bryant played injured, like a bunch of Pokes playing with pain. Felix Jones with a hurt shoulder, got a 100 yard night. And Romo was a warrior, battling with sore ribs and taking the hits from Redskins defenders. This was a gritty win, ugly win, but it was a win. At the end of the day, a win is what you need.
I remember back in 1980, when Cowboys QB Roger Staubach retired. Not a dry eye in the room at Texas Stadium, and not a dry eye all around the Metroplex as Roger announced his retirement. I will put the Mike Modano retirement up there as far as
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