| ROBIN'S NEST |
| I grew up in a good Baptist home, which means after we ate fried chicken and/or roast beef for lunch (respectfully called dinner in the home I grew up in), we'd sit around all afternoon watching the ball games. The Cowboys were the team we chose as our own. We're talking in the days of Bullet Bob Hayes and Roger Staubach. Tony Dorsett. Randy White. Too Tall Jones. We were Cowboys fans. Still are. Randy and I once drove to Dallas on a sheet of ice to see a playoff game against the Packers. Dalls won, of course, and I still see some plays from that game (think it was 93). I remembered to things about that game. 1) The Cowboys ran the ball down the Packers' throats. 2) Brett Favre has a cannon. In warmups, we watched him chunk it, and it looked like a laser. So you can understand how excited I am about going to the Chiefs game in three weeks. I was hoping to see Priest Holmes in action this year, because I've never seen him play live. But after what Larry Johnson did to me last week, I don't think I'm going to be shortchanged. That boy can run. You've got to love Cowboys games. Where else can you spend $20 on a stale pretzel and a plastic bottle of beer and not complain? Up in the nosebleed section, where you get the good tickets (and the only ones available any more), the seats are too close together and when people in front of you stand, you have to stand to see as well. At the Giants game earlier this year, the people who sat beside us were from Kansas. They'd brought their son, about 7 I'd guess, to his first Cowboys game. They bought the same package we did, so they'll be at the Chiefs game as well. So the kid had Troy Aikman jersey on, and when Troy Aikman walked across the field before the game, the boy spotted him. Brought tears to my eyes. Same thing when the NFL Network (thank you, God) plays its Emmitt Smith documentary, showing him playing Nintendo golf with a teammate in a hotel room. And that all being said, look at my roster and show me a single Cowboy. I had to dump Jason Witten because he wasn't scoring touchdowns. In this league, if you don't score TDs you're not worth having around. How is it possible I didn't fill my roster with Cowboys? Oh yeah, they were 6-10 last year. I didn' go to any games. I'm a fairweather fan, as far as attending games and drafting them in my fantasy league. Next year, I'll draft a bunch of them, and they'll go 0-6 again. Let me tell you, having Keyshawn Johnson on your roster wasn't much fun last year. So when Marion Barber got hot, he wasn't even on my radar. I giggled when Orbie picked up Terry Glenn. And Billy Ray even took Patrick Crayton (who's coming back next week). Of course, Billy Ray also has the Dallas QB, but benched him earlier in the year when Donovan McNabb was hot. I know most of you has also probably tried to figure out the playoff picture. I know I've figured mine I'm at 5-6 and both Hoss and Billy Ray are 4-7. They play each other, so at least one of them will have at least 8 losses (my worst possible outcome). But I beat both Hoss and Billy Ray, so I think I've made the playoffs, because Orbie's already out (although he did spank me last week). Yeah, and now he can bite me. As can you all. As can you all. |