Oct 13th 2008 1:00AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, Cowboys, NFC East, NFC WestThis first half didn’t go the way we thought it would. For the first 29 minutes, there were zero offensive points scored. From then on, however, we, as fans, got ours. This was a phenomenal game to view as an unbiased football fan. Kurt Warner put the turnover woes away, Steve Breaston, Larry Fitzgerald, and Marion Barber racked up the receiving stats, and Tony Romo piled up the numbers.

When the dust settled, however, we were left with an unfamiliar feeling. The Arizona Cardinals, through six weeks, are a damn good football team. Say what you will about any of the external variables. There’s going to be whining about the officiating (which I’ll cover Wednesday), name-calling directed at Romo vis a vis his “clutch” play, and finger-pointing at the Cowboys’ special teams.

It’s only natural to blame special teams when you miss a field goal, allow a KOR runback, and lose the game on a blocked punt in OT to blame the special teams. And they should primarily do so. Those mistakes are unacceptable if you want to be an elite team. The Cowboys have sky-high expectations, and when you neglect one very important aspect of your team like this, blame is going to be laid.Continue Reading