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tr1
August-25th-2007, 10:12 PM
Ouch!


Zach Buchanan - Email
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer
August 24, 2007 5:09 PM
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news.cfm?id=99EFDF55-D151-DC87-6EB1378E54B07917

IRVING, Texas - Some might insist preseason games don't matter.

But Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips has warned his team Saturday night's preseason game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium will matter just a little bit more to a lot of people.

Not only does the third preseason game mark Phillips' return to Houston where he once was an assistant with the Houston Oilers (1976-80) under his legendary father, Bum Phillips, but local emotions are stirred any time the Cowboys step foot in town.

"It's a big deal for us as far as a preseason game, and being the third one, you want to do well out there," Phillips said. "I think there'll be a big crowd, I think they'll be into it, and that will help their team some as far as motivation in the game and those kinds of things, and I want to see how my team reacts with that.

"It'll be a good experience for this team to see where they are."

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kevin11
August-25th-2007, 10:23 PM
Well what i said in the houston thread, i take it back. I guess the cowboys really did try. lol

When the game is important, they fade. EVery year since 96.
Birdlives
August-26th-2007, 01:17 AM
TR1 you know better than to read anything into a preseason game. The cowboys put the beat down on the Broncos. That's what really matters.
The-Rock
August-26th-2007, 04:07 PM
Yeah seriously you guys don't understand the rules for Dallas pre-season football.

When you win a game, whatever the opponet, it is a sign of things to come in the regular season. The team is clearly talented and poised to win the superbowl. Double points if the team you play is supposed to be good

When you lose a game, it means nothing. Just pre-season. You weren't even trying. The other team was trying really hard. Your guys just had an off game. The team was saving the best for the regular season. The crowd noise was louder than expected. It isn't like the starters played into the 4th quarter or anything. etc, etc.
LD0506
August-26th-2007, 06:54 PM
And don't forget the ever-popular "the ball was too slippery"
tr1
August-26th-2007, 06:57 PM
Yeah seriously you guys don't understand the rules for Dallas pre-season football.

When you win a game, whatever the opponet, it is a sign of things to come in the regular season. The team is clearly talented and poised to win the superbowl. Double points if the team you play is supposed to be good

When you lose a game, it means nothing. Just pre-season. You weren't even trying. The other team was trying really hard. Your guys just had an off game. The team was saving the best for the regular season. The crowd noise was louder than expected. It isn't like the starters played into the 4th quarter or anything. etc, etc.

Damn, what was I thinking?

:laugh:

That dreadful crowd noise in a frickin' preseason game can be deadly!

:laugh:
bubba9497
August-26th-2007, 07:06 PM
the pokes lead the league in excuses
tr1
August-26th-2007, 07:10 PM
the pokes lead the league in excuses

...and cheese eating...
Califan007
August-26th-2007, 07:20 PM
And don't forget the ever-popular "the ball was too slippery"
You mean "the ball was too shiny"... :laugh:
ArmchairRedskin
August-26th-2007, 07:22 PM
You mean "the ball was too shiny"... :laugh:


I heard it was lumpy
Califan007
August-26th-2007, 07:23 PM
I heard it was lumpy
Plus it's shaped weird...
jpillian
August-26th-2007, 08:03 PM
Not only does the third preseason game mark Phillips' return to Houston where he once was an assistant with the Houston Oilers (1976-80) under his legendary father, Bum Phillips.

Now, that's just an unfortunate name... :laugh:

I think that just might be worse than naming your boy Sue....
Blondie
August-26th-2007, 08:22 PM
That game really is a big deal here. Bragging rights of the state.

And Dallas was SUPPOSE to wipe the floor with the Texans.

The Mayors of each city make wagers.



Lordy.........I loved it.
bubba9497
August-26th-2007, 09:07 PM
That game really is a big deal here. Bragging rights of the state.

And Dallas was SUPPOSE to wipe the floor with the Texans.

The Mayors of each city make wagers.



Lordy.........I loved it.



no no no, to hear poke fans today, it was just a preseason game, nothing special or means anything :laugh:
BigDFan5
August-26th-2007, 09:47 PM
no no no, to hear poke fans today, it was just a preseason game, nothing special or means anything :laugh:


Bubba was it more than a preseason game? Did it mean something?

It might mean something to houston fans (though I doubt it means much) but it was nothing but another preseason game to Cowboys fans
Santana_Fan
August-26th-2007, 10:00 PM
Bubba was it more than a preseason game? Did it mean something?

It might mean something to houston fans (though I doubt it means much) but it was nothing but another preseason game to Cowboys fans


Yet this 28 year old Cowboy fan at my job, acted as if our loss last week to the Steelers, would mean that we'd be the worst team in the NFL...but when the Cowboys lost to the Texans, he said that it didnt matter.
bubba9497
August-26th-2007, 10:37 PM
Bubba was it more than a preseason game? Did it mean something?

It might mean something to houston fans (though I doubt it means much) but it was nothing but another preseason game to Cowboys fans



where did "I" say it meant anything?


Blondie, who just lives in Dallas, knows and associates with MANY Dallas fans said it did...... I was correcting her, with the Poke nation company line today AFTER the loss :D