Party Football Promo - Week #4

[IggyWH]

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lol, it's not Parcell's last game, but yeah...Dallas.

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I personally know 2 players that play for Dallas and they seem to think otherwise.

[Nightwish]

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We all rip on Party for some of its stupidity (I am STILL waiting for an official answer about question #5 of week one football). . . but overall I like the programs that they have run this month. They have been interesting, creative, and most importantly. . . profitable.
I should nail $75 from the Santa Promotion, I have $150 so far in the football deal (assuming they give me credit for question 5 - week one) and I won a portable DVD player in the scratch off game. Not too bad.
Enjoy!
Les

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Oh yeah, that's just [censored] great. I 6-table the 30/60, and all I have for it is a lousy $30 plus another $5 in their scratchoff game. Party obviously cannot tell its ass from its head.

[Schwartzy61]

Scouting Report...

Dallas has cause for concern on D
Insider
By Scouts, Inc.


Why To Watch
The Cowboys will know where they stand in NFC playoff race before kickoff with the Rams. Wins by the Giants or Bucs or both the Redskins and Panthers will eliminate Dallas from the playoffs. Regardless of whether the playoffs are on the line, the Cowboys are a young team that wants to finish the season 10-6 and on a positive note.

Meanwhile, the Rams may want to end this nightmare season as quickly as possible. Rams quarterback Jamie Martin has provided a nice spark in the passing game and it's always fun to watch wide receiver Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce. However, the real drama in St. Louis is the future of running back Marshall Faulk. Will this be his last NFL game?

For the Cowboys, they will try to run the football with Julius Jones and use it to set up the passing game. Dallas is still vulnerable to the edge pass rush, which should excite Leonard Little and Co. If the Rams decide to play hard, this will be a competitive game with enough playmakers on both teams to keep it interesting.


When the Rams have the ball
Rushing: After trying for a couple of weeks to show offensive balance and emphasize the run game with rookie QB Ryan Fitzpatrick at the helm, the Rams went back to their pass-heavy schemes last week behind Jamie Martin with 21 run plays and 44 passing plays. That will likely be the same game plan this week as they close out against a Dallas secondary that they can exploit. They may play Rams football and just air it out.

The Cowboys can be effective out of their 3-4 defensive scheme if they play it straight, but they can be an aggressive unit who will shoot the gaps and attack, and that's when they can be exploited for a big run because of a lack of lane discipline. Rookie ROLB DeMarcus Ware struggles when you run right at him, and that's where the Rams may focus.

Also, offenses have had success at running some counter and misdirection plays designed to seal the backside and catch Dallas in overpursuit. The Rams can give you a lot of pre-snap looks with motion and shifts and for some reason Dallas has had a lot of problems with offenses that give it a lot of looks. The question is whether the Cowboys will take the Rams' commitment to run the ball serious enough to make it a factor. St. Louis can also spread the field with multi-receiver sets and then come back and run the football inside and utilize some draw plays versus a softer defensive scheme.

Passing: With Martin to start at quarterback, we will see a short-to-intermediate passing game because of his marginal arm strength. However, he does have a lot of weapons at his disposal and knows this offense. The Rams will likely attack Dallas with a one-dimensional, pass-heavy scheme with some four-wide receiver "empty" sets. Faulk will likely get a lot of touches in the passing game versus an undermanned Dallas defensive back seven. St. Louis also likes to use receiver Shaun McDonald and Kevin Curtis to flood the middle of the field and occupy the safeties, clearing room for Holt and Bruce.

This is not a good matchup game for a thin Cowboys secondary, but if it plays zone to cover up its deficiencies, the Rams' receivers will have a field day. Pass protection is an issue for St. Louis versus the 3-4 defense, which usually gives it a lot of problems. The Cowboys need to get pressure on Martin to disrupt the timing of the Rams' offense, but their big challenge will be to try to get it done without a lot of blitzes, which makes them vulnerable behind it. If Dallas brings its linebackers or safeties, look out for Faulk on some outlet passes on the perimeter.

When the Cowboys have the ball
Rushing: There is no question that the key to the Cowboys' offense is their ability to control the clock with the running game and wear down the opposition, and this Rams' defense it the perfect group to achieve it against. The Rams are dead last in the NFL in yards given up per rush and are coming off a dismal performance last week in which they gave up 217 yards on the ground to the lowly 49ers.

Dallas will pound the ball between the tackles with Jones, and time of possession will be a huge key in this game. The Cowboys are actually widening their run game with more touches and sweeps and are even running a version of the stretch play, which gives the running game diversity and opens up the inside blocking angles.

Dallas can also throw Marion Barber into the mix with Jones, and this duo could easily get 40 carries. Rams defensive end Leonard Little and Anthony Hargrove are better pass rushers than run defenders, and that's why Dallas might attack the edges. This is a one-gap penetrating defense that can be caught out of position too easily, and that's where they give up big plays. The Rams know they are vulnerable to the run in their front seven, and will bring SS Adam Archuleta into the box to assist in run support. Dallas will wear down the edges of this Rams defense and run at will.

Passing: The No. 1 problem for the Cowboys on offense continues to be the shoddy play of their offensive tackles, Torrin Tucker and Rob Petitti. They simply can't block teams that rush off the edge. They gave up five more sacks last week to Carolina, three of those coming from Julius Peppers. Dallas can roll its protection schemes to one side to help one of the tackles, but it cannot protect both of them without more max protection schemes, which means outstanding pass-catching tight end Jason Witten becomes a blocker too much of the time.

The Cowboys will need to block the Rams' best pass rusher (Little), and Petitti will need help with double teams and chips. St. Louis will likely bring a lot of blitzes as all defenses are doing against Dallas, and Drew Bledsoe will get good perimeter matchups, especially if Archuleta is forced to play in the box in run support.

However, will he have time to utilize seven-step drops and get the ball to vertical receiver Terry Glenn, or will he have to be content to use his short passing game with three- and five-step drops? If the Rams blitz a lot, they will come out of their cover-2 zone at times, and they have a secondary that is not suited to play man-to-man schemes. They will also use some inside twists and stunts to create pressure and can be gouged for big plays. Bledsoe should also be able to use an effective play-action package set up by a strong run game.

[betadecay]

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Party obviously cannot tell its ass from its head.

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I disagree. Catering to the casual player is what makes PP the #1 site on the net.

[jmillerdls]

That's odd. I live in Dallas and listen to local ESPN radio all day (yes, I have no life), and none of the sportswriters here, or national for that matter seem to think it's his last season.

In fact, many think that he will stay longer than his contract (which is through next season), because he really likes this team...even though I'm not too fond of it myself.

[umdpoker]

dallas sucks. go skins! btw, dallas is the clear choice on this question. it would be nice if i miss this question though.

[IggyWH]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2270808

Not saying he will, but I asked them about this report and their reponse to me was it very well might be true.

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2: Dallas will have greater than or equal to 250 overall passing yards?
a) : Yes
b) : No



No clue yet.

[Schwartzy61]

Dallas offense averaging 208.5 ypg.

St. Louis defense averaging 214 ypg.

Think I'll go under...

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Yeah, Bledsoe has thrown for 250+ 5 times(out of 15 games) this season, only once since week 6, and that was against the Chiefs. Under easily.