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The rams look so sharp in the way they execute their plays- formations, blocking, deception, route running.
While we he cowboys simply look like they stumble and gunsling and try to get by on talent alone.

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Grapesoda2525 said:

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the last of the bohemians said:

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The rams look so sharp in the way they execute their plays- formations, blocking, deception, route running.
While we he cowboys simply look like they stumble and gunsling and try to get by on talent alone.

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You're probably better off skipping next weeks game anyway.

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Southlake said:

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Perhaps Eli will make Phoenix-like return tonite and smite the iggles...

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annie88 said:

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Jerry is one of the best in the NFL at the business side of things

How so?

Full disclosure. I'm an Oilers/Texans fan but just curious do your opinion as why you say this?

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No single individual, with the possible exception of the last two commissioners, has done more to create the current dominance of the NFL than Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. His vision of what the NFL could achieve was ahead of its time, with television contracts, marketing, branding, memorabilia, franchise values, the NFL Network, harmonious relations with agents and the use of the internet. His energy, creativity and willingness to challenge tradition are partly responsible for the NFL's status as the nation's favorite sport and the Cowboys' status as the highest valued sports franchise in the world.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/leighsteinberg/2017/08/02/how-jerry-jones-helped-revolutionize-the-modern-nfl/#13b062422617

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Thanks. Good to know.




So he's the Trump of the NFL, Gets things done, makes people money and everyone hates him.

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Maybe Trump as president gets thing done, but that was not his reputation as a business man.

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Actually, it was.

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9 bankruptcies

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He's in good company then with plenty of successful people.

Abraham Lincoln - 16th president of the Unites States- twice filed bankruptcy
Ulysses S. Grant - 18th president of the United States
Thomas Jefferson - founding father, author of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd president of the United States
William McKinley - 25th president of the United States

Dave Ramsey - self-professed "get out of debt" guru
Walt Disney - as in Mickey Mouse and Disneyland
Rembrandt Haremenszoon Van Rijn - Dutch painter
P.T. Barnum - filed for bankruptcy in 1871

Mark Twain - American author
Oscar Wilde - playwright
Henry John Heinz - condiment manufacturer famous for Heinz ketchup (my personal favorite)
Milton Hershey - founder of Hershey's chocolate
Henry Ford - automobile manufacturer
J.C. Penney - founder of the department store chain

Mickey Rooney - actor
Debbie Reynolds - movie actress and hotel/casino owner
Johnny Unitas - NFL Hall of Fame quarterback
Dorothy Hamill - figure skater, Olympian
Bjorn Borg - tennis star
Jerry Lee Lewis - rock and roll star
Willie Nelson - country music legend
Larry King - talk show host


Not the gotcha some naively believe. Don't get business much, do you?

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Longest of long shots: Bill Belichick. Jerry Jones raised eyebrows when he shared a story about Belichick during a radio interview last month on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. After Belichick was fired when the Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in the mid-1990s, the current Patriots head coach ran into Jones at a ski resort. Jones said Belichick told him not to forget about him if he had a coaching job available in the future. The Cowboys owner and GM then shared that he still often thinks about that interaction. Belichick has since become arguably the greatest coach in NFL history, winning six Super Bowls with the Patriots. It doesn't make much sense for him to leave everything he has built in New England, but if he's looking for a new challenge, there's no question he thinks highly of Jones and the Cowboys.

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Willy the "don't stare directly at the sun" worm. Oinky the "run around with scissors" pig. Hoppy the "don't do stuff that might irritate your inner ear" badger. Jimmy the "don't hold onto a large magnet while someone else uses a fan nearby" falcon, after killing Kenny in demonstration.

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gigem1223 said:

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So if eagles lose both tonight and next week and Dallas somehow pulls the miracle next week and beats the rams. Do we clinch the division before week 16's matchup?

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gigem1223 said:

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So if eagles lose both tonight and next week and Dallas somehow pulls the miracle next week and beats the rams. Do we clinch the division before week 16's matchup?

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My understanding is Dallas would own all tiebreakers over Philly if they lost another divisional game other than Dallas. So yes, in theory, Dallas may know by kickoff of the Rams game whether they can clinch with a 7-9 record.

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Ed Gelton said:

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If Philly loses tonight, we just need to win 2 of the last 3. Philly game doesn't necessarily matter

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