On most teams, the coach gives injury updates.
For the Cowboys, the owner does. (And this is not a criticism; the more information anyone from a NFL team wants to give us, the better.)
Asked about Marion Barber’s status for Sunday’s game in Denver, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was rather optimistic:
“He did more [Wednesday] than we thought and will have expectations. . . . I bet he’s pretty aggressive out here in practice, listening to how he
responded [Wednesday] and listening to these trainers, he should be
able to go. I’m glad he’s looking as good as he did.”
Barber was in full pads at practice Thursday, while Felix Jones was nowhere to be found, as expected.
It sounds like Barber and Tashard Choice will split up the workload against Denver Thursday in an interesting test of conference and divisional power.
The AFC West was believed to be one of the worst divisions in football before the year, while the NFC East is generally thought of as the best.
If the Broncos win, we’ll be more inclined to agree with Matt Mosley’s assessment that the NFC East is overrated.
UPDATE: Jones also confirmed that his fellow former Razorback Felix Jones will miss Sunday’s game.
Jerry Jones then said,
“Wait until they get a load of my FULLY armed and operational…. BATTLESTATION.”
“Asked about Marion Barber’s status for Sunday’s game in Denver, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was rather optimistic: ”
I’m always encouraged to see Jerry step up and take charge, even though these types of announcements are usually the responsibility of the coaching staff.
The NFC in general is overrated, they have two viable teams, and the sorry Vox the Cowboys aren’t one of them. Many of teams in the AFC that are crapped on each year by everyone are better, hands down than the damn near all of the NFC.
I am a little biased on the subject due to being in an AFC town and AFC state but I believe, (stating in advance that I’m in know way an expert, as proved by my shi**y fantasy football teams), but the Bengals would make the playoffs almost every year if they were an NFC team.
How are Barber and Choice going to split up the workload against Denver Thursday, when they don’t play until Sunday?
What is it with the Cowpies & players with girl names: Marion (Ritchie Cunningham’s mom) & Flo (from Alice)?
Cowboys and Skins make the NFC East overrated
The Eagles and Giants make it right
how is the nfc east overrated? the eagles, giants and cowboys are in the top 10 in total offense and the giants and eagles are top 10 in total defense.
another “analyst” with a big bag of nothin
They don’t need Felix to win these next two games…first up, Denvers overrated defense, then the hopeless chiefs
“Barber was in full pads at practice Thursday”
Maxi pads?
Whododrums says:
October 1, 2009 3:59 PM
The NFC in general is overrated, they have two viable teams, and the sorry Vox the Cowboys aren’t one of them. Many of teams in the AFC that are crapped on each year by everyone are better, hands down than the damn near all of the NFC.
I am a little biased on the subject due to being in an AFC town and AFC state but I believe, (stating in advance that I’m in know way an expert, as proved by my shi**y fantasy football teams), but the Bengals would make the playoffs almost every year if they were an NFC team.
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are you kiddin me? the bengals? maybe if they played det or stl every week but to say they’d make the playoffs just because they’re in the nfc is ridiculous. did you read your statement before you posted it? maybe you should run it by someone next time before you hit submit.
There is no way the bengals would be a playoff team in the NFC over the past few years, maybe this year.
NFC Teams that were absolutely better than the Bengals over the past few years, consistently:
Giants
Eagles
Cowboys
Saints
Cardinals
Packers
Bears
Vikings
Falcons/Carolina/Tampa (one of each, depending on the year)
Whododrums says:
“Bengals would make the playoffs almost every year if they were an NFC team.”
You are correct…you are not an expert, and judging by your statement, not a novice either.
Bengals might be ok this year, but “almost every year…really?
LMAO at Whoodrums.
You may not be an expert in football (or grammar since it’s “I’m no expert”, not “I’m know expert”) but you make up for rudimentary skills in those categories by being 100% certifiably delusional if you think the Bengals would be in the playoffs most years in the NFC. Remind us all again which teams in the NFC Cincy beat last year? Oh wait…it was the lowly Redskins.
Great! Now my little Voxxy can rest his precious head tonight knowing that his favorite wittle QB will have some help.
Voxxy, before you come to PFT and make your useless comments, take out the garbage. And for the last time, clean that yucky goo off of your Tony Romo fathead, I’m NOT telling you again!
Whododrums says:
“the Bengals would make the playoffs almost every year if they were an NFC team.”
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At least you admit you are no expert. The past 3 years, the Bengals have played the NFC 12 times and have won 4 games. I know that teams like the Steelers, Patriots and Colts have been better than the elite NFC teams most years, but to say the Bengals would make the playoffs every year in the NFC…….doesn’t make you look like a layman…just a retard.
It’s Jerry’s team and he will do what he want’a, don’t we all wish we had a plaything like the Dallas Cowboys franchise
# Chandler Bing says: October 1, 2009 4:00 PM
What is it with the Cowpies & players with girl names: Marion (Ritchie Cunningham’s mom) & Flo (from Alice)?
So what’s wrong with Marion?
That was my brother’s name, that is before he died.
I still remember his last words:
“Hey y’all, watch THIS!”
# thebootguy says: October 1, 2009 3:59 PM
How are Barber and Choice going to split up the workload against Denver Thursday, when they don’t play until Sunday?
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Probably they are going to meet in a hotel room and draw up some plays …..
cowboys will get embarassed at mile high. orange crush is back
# Quagmire says: October 1, 2009 4:05 PM
“Barber was in full pads at practice Thursday”
Maxi pads?
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Would really like to see you ask him that question in person.
Whododrums
C’mon…. the bengals would not have made the playoffs the last couple years in the NFC. They were just bad. Maybe this year… but they might make the AFC playoffs this year too.
The only part of the NFC east that is overrated is the cowboys. Pretty sure the skins have shown they have no reason to be rated at all. and the Eagles & Giants are legit contenders.
Balance of power still falls in the AFC I would say, but not nearly the gap it used to be.
Jones was saying all last year that Romo would play with the broken hand too.
I’m thinking there is a difference between an owner and a coach as far as rules about how to list injuries. A coach has to be more careful so not to get in trouble with the league, but are owners held to the same standards? Can Jones get in trouble if he says a player is out and then the guy plays like a coach can?
Jerry Jones interferes way too much with his coaching staff and he should of learned by now that you cant win that way. I dont know how many people noticed it, but on the coverage of Monday nights’ Cowboys game you could see Jerry Jones tell Wade Phillips to go for it on 4th down. The Cowboys were faced with fourth and goal from the 1 yd line. First the camera shows Wade Phillips just looking around like he was waiting for something. Then the camera pans to Jerry Jones in the owners box and you can read his lips when he says “Lets go for it”. Next you see Wade Phillips listening to somebody on the headset and then he goes for it on 4th down. If Jerry Jones really calls down from his owners box to micro manage the game thats pretty pathetic. You’re never gonna get a big time coach like Shanahan or Holmgren if you dont let the coach do his job. The most successful owners are the ones who hire good people to run their franchise and then stay out of the way and let those people do their job.
Not surprising to hear Jerry Jones would speak on matters that normally require a coach because he micro manages. And there is no bigger puppet coach in the NFL right now like Wade Phillips.
I just hope that The Barbarian isn’t rushing this thing.
I noticed Jerry telling Wade to go for it on 4th down too!
i agree that wade is a puppet. seems like jerry is waiting for wade to fail so that he’ll have a reason to promote garrett to head coach. i don’t necessarily have a problem with that except the man’s play calling has been pretty suspect.
“So what’s wrong with Marion?
That was my brother’s name, that is before he died.
I still remember his last words:
“Hey y’all, watch THIS!”
Did he die from hiting his head on the giant video screen in Jerry world?
Puppet. Yeah. Shoe me the head coach that’s not a puppet. Bill Belicheat goes against Robert Kraft’s wishes, what happens? Belicheat gets fired. That’s the way it works everywhere, deepfry station commanders.
“I am a little stupid on the subject”
Fixed.
Bill In DC,
Yes Bill, I’d ask Barber if he wore maxi pads & Jones if he was a pussy, what do you think they would do about it?…If you’re in DC why are you a Cowpie fan?
Or does DC stand for dick chocker?
This team is and always will be a joke as long as botox jerry has to put his face on everything
This guys ego is bigger then the state of Texas
What an ass
And Vox SHUT TF UP
“What is it with the Cowpies & players with girl names”
Funny you should mention that. John Wayne’s real first name was Marion.
Chandler Bing’s middle name is “Muriel”. His father was a tranny. Kathleen Turner played him on the series. It’s not hard to see the psychology behind your choice of names.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHrWXyCi3z8
Vox’s Mommy says:
October 1, 2009 4:14 PM
Great! Now my little Voxxy can rest his precious head tonight knowing that his favorite wittle QB will have some help.
Voxxy, before you come to PFT and make your useless comments, take out the garbage. And for the last time, clean that yucky goo off of your Tony Romo fathead, I’m NOT telling you again!
omg lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Except for the shoe part:”Shoe me the head coach that’s not a puppet” I agree with Vox…I almost threw up while typing that.
# Quagmire says: October 1, 2009 5:39 PM
“So what’s wrong with Marion?
That was my brother’s name, that is before he died.
I still remember his last words:
“Hey y’all, watch THIS!”
Did he die from hiting his head on the giant video screen in Jerry world?
No, but it involved a quart of Jack Daniels, a really pissed off bull and a KitchenAid Hand Beater. I’ll just leave it at that.
# VoxVeritas says: October 1, 2009 5:41 PM
Puppet. Yeah. Shoe me the head coach that’s not a puppet.
Nobody’s perfected it quite like Wade..
Just the other night, without Jerry’s hand up his back, he looked almost lifelike.
“Funny you should mention that. John Wayne’s real first name was Marion.”
No shit…but he changed it because he knew it was gay.
“the Bengals would make the playoffs almost every year if they were an NFC team.”
Is this humor? Dallas, Philly and NY would wear Cincy like a hat.
Voxxy I’m going to “shoe” you the door if you don’t clean off your damn Tony Romo fathead!!! Why do you always make momma tell you twice!!!
no sir, thats not the way it works everywhere.
what does robert kraft know about the 3-4? absolutely nothing, thats why belicheat is the coach.
is the owner of the saints all up in payton’s ass if they don’t score 40 points a game? nuh uh.
not every owner operates like jerry or al or even schneider. try to pay attention
I’m a Bengals fan to say I’m delusional is like saying water is wet, but playing two games a year against the Steelers, (the winner of the most Super Bowls in NFL history as any Steelers fan will tell you over and over again), and Ravens every year gives me a little room to talk. Again, I’m a die-hard Bengals fan so I have to be a little ridiculous as well. I do however wish we could play great teams like the Lions, Redskins, Falcons, Bucs, Cardinals, Rams and Seahawks and Bears twice a year, who have all had great teams over the years but are easily as bad as us in general, and get to play minimally two very sub-par games every year against at least two divisional opponents, we just get the Browns.
Sorry if I offended but I didn’t start the NFC is over rated thing, I just agree with it. This has not always been true, of course but in recent history, say the last 15 years or so, yes.
Ok… We all rip each other pretty hard in here, but for the most part, most comments are slightly intelligent, but the comment from whododrums, that the Bengals would go to the playoffs every year in the NFC, is the most ignorant thing I have ever read. In the past 3 years the Bengals have won 4 out of 12 games against NFC opponents. I will be the first to admit I am biased to a fault with the Cowboys, as most fans are with there teams,but…….dear God, Have you ever watched a football game, or does your knowledge of football consist of Super Tecmo Bowl and fantasy football.
Bill In DC says:
“Would really like to see you ask him that question in person.”
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Bill In DC, how many times are you going to use that line? What would happen? Would the Barbarian pull a hammy chasing Quagmire?
There is only one person in the Dallas organization that I would be afraid of and that is Jerry’s plastic surgeon.
Whododrums
And why are the steelers and ravens so good because they play the begales and the clowns twice a year.
That 4 wins
And tell Carson to stop calling the Maras begging to be Eli’s back up
He says he will do anything to get out of Ohio
“No shit…but he changed it because he knew it was gay.”
So what’s stopping you, “Chandler”?
Would you like to comment on the fact that your father is gay, Chandler? Marion Barber and Marion Morrison can blame their parents, but only a gay man could come up with the name “Chandler”.
“no sir, thats not the way it works everywhere.”
Yes it is. You’ll find that out when you get some work experience.
Bill in DC
these whiners are just envious of AMERICAS TEAM and it’s fans
From down in Jamaica, GO DALLAS COWBOYS
VoxVeritas says:
October 1, 2009 7:02 PM
“no sir, thats not the way it works everywhere.”
Yes it is. You’ll find that out when you get some work experience.
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right. i fart in your general direction.
Ya Man, in Jamaica, we like the NY Giants
“# Obeah says: October 1, 2009 7:10 PM
Bill in DC
these whiners are just envious of AMERICAS TEAM and it’s fans
From down in Jamaica, GO DALLAS COWBOYS”
LMAO
Nobody, I mean NOBODY outside Dallas calls the Cowpies “America’s Team” (except for one certain idiot in Jamaica). Can’t win games, may as well have a lame slogan I guess.
Envious? Of a team that hasn’t won a playoff game in 13 years? Seriously??
Lay off the ganja man…
VoxVeritas says:
October 1, 2009 7:02 PM
Yes it is. You’ll find that out when you get some work experience.
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Voxxy honey, your manager at the carwash called and said to tell you he doesn’t need you to come in today…And could you please take a look at the front door? The “creaking” is getting really loud. Thank you my precious little angelic little boy.
Why does florio pick the terrible skins, who everyone else picked to be last to be super bowl contenders and than pretends he is an expert by saying if the Broncos beat the cowboys the nfc east is overrated. Sorry Florio, I didnt know that you made all decisions based on 4 games into the season. How bout I bet that this site and you are overrated, and that the broncos finish in the last half of the afc with the damn bengals. When you have the most valuable stadium and sports franchise in the world and fans all over the country, you are America’s team. So why dont we cut out the profit sharing and see how much the cowboys can make with all their fans in america that make them America’s team. They would end up being able to but the broncos and the bengals.
the orange crush is going face first in the dirt ay Mile High stadium bcuz Dallas is going bury them alive!. NFC East owns every division in football & the Cowboys have been a huge reason why.
i dont think Denvers very happy about the Cowboys comming to town & i cant wait to see MBIII or Tash crush that suspect defense.
nationscapital10 says:
“When you have the most valuable stadium and sports franchise in the world and fans all over the country, you are America’s team. So why dont we cut out the profit sharing and see how much the cowboys can make with all their fans in america that make them America’s team. They would end up being able to but the broncos and the bengals.”
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Wow… Your stadium is expensive and your team cannot win in the playoffs (if it makes it).
I seriously want to know why Cowboys fans are so proud that their team makes a lot of money? Your owner is an ego maniac who ruined your favorite team the day he let his ego get rid of Jimmy Johnson.
i don’t think its too hard to figure out. some owners just don’t spend the money to improve the team, jerry’s approach has been quite the contrary. he’s made some bad moves no doubt, but he’s a business man and the nfl, sadly, is more of a business than anything else.
look at home much pub the vikings have gotten with favre. you think ziggy wishes it would go away? of course not, all of the attention is on their team.
Denver – 28
CowTurds – 17