Alan Hood

Yes it is Cowboy time again ladies and gentlemen, but first I have to talk about my man Adrian Peterson.  I know you have heard it before on this blog, but Adrian is without question the best rookie running back I have ever seen.  I am going one step further and will say that he is the best running back in the league this year.  There is not another man I would rather build my running game around that has stepped on the field this year.  By the numbers Adrian had 296 rushing yards, the highest single game rushing total ever in the NFL.  Really that’s enough right there, the best game ever.  Through 8 games Adrian has 1,036 rushing yards and has averaged 6.6 yards per carry.  Adrian also has 12 receptions on the year for 206 yards averaging 17.2 yards per reception.  But wait there’s more Adrian also runs back kicks to the tune of 324 yards for an average of 24.9 yards per return.  Add it all up and you get 1,566 all purpose yards through 8 games.  Truly amazing stats for a rookie.  I am not blind and know that eventually he will hit that rookie wall and his crappy team will catch up with him, but for now I just have to give the man the credit he deserves.  I wish you didn’t have to put on that ugly purple uniform every Sunday Adrian, but I guess that’s the price of going high in the draft.

Now for the Cowboys.  The 60 million dollar man comes through with another terrific performance.  Romo completed 20-25 for 324 yards with 3 touchdowns and had a rating of 141.7.  Like Adrian Peterson, Tony Romo is just one of those special players that don’t come along very often.  And like Adrian there is not another player I would want to have on my team more than Tony.  Blasphemy I am sure to everyone who loves Peyton and Tom, but hear me out.  Yes Peyton and Tom are proven winners, and would be an asset to any organization.  If I am starting a team tomorrow and my first pick is Adrian then Peyton and Tom are already gone when it comes back to me, so I choose a guy who just loves to play the game.  I would stick by Tony through a game like he had in Buffalo just like Jerry Jones did when he gave him the big contract, because we both see a guy who loves to play and will do everything he can to win a game.  Take a look around the rest of the league and show me a better quarterback playing right now.  What Tony does for the Cowboys isn’t being done anywhere else in the league anywhere.

Emmett Smith for some really stupid reason has not been considered the best running back of all time because of the offensive line he had in front of him.  So I have to inject that Tony is better than Tom or Peyton because of the mass of talent that those two have around them.  Tony does more with less than either of those two guys.  Sure T.O. is a talent but Marvin Harrison and Randy Moss are the premier receivers in the league.  Randy Moss may just be the most talented receiver ever, but he is a stupid jackass who has refused to live up to his potential, and a lot like T.O. might just have finally matured.  Maybe that is not enough to convince you but it is enough to convince me and having Tony around makes me proud to be a Cowboy fan again.

To the Denver Bronco’s fans, I sincerely hope for your sake that Jay Cutler is out for the rest of the season, it will be a blessing to for you.  I know how passionate the Bronco’s fans are so I really do wish the fans well, but good grief Jay Cutler couldn’t care less as you can tell by the look on his face every time he takes the field so why would you care about having him on your team?  Almost makes you wish Jake Plummer were still a Bronco.  Well maybe things aren’t quite that bad.