Michael Oher Slapped in the Face by NFL Award Voters

It is simply an injustice.

I would think that after years of John Madden on Sunday Night Football praising offensive linemen, the sportswriters and award voters would learn to give consideration to offensive linemen when it comes to prestigious awards.

Just recently, Percy Harvin was given the Offensive Rookie of the Year award for his contributions to the Minnesota Vikings as a wide receiver and kick returner.

Yet if one examines the statistics, they would see that this player’s accomplishments throughout the season do not eclipse what Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher has done throughout the season.

Harvin had 60 catches for 790 yards and six touchdowns, 15 rushing attempts for 135 yards and no scores, and 42 kick returns for 1,156 yards and a pair of scores.

So, the Offensive Rookie of the Year is a slot receiver with a legendary quarterback named Brett Favre throwing him accurate tight spirals.

Hmm…I’m sorry, but I find the Offensive Rookie of the Year result offensive.

No disrespect to Harvin, but did he really earn this award, or was this just a weak rookie class?

All three of the rookie quarterbacks had a combined total of 58 interceptions between them. Michael Crabtree waited until five games were done before he finally signed with the 49ers and still caught 48 balls for 625 yards and two scores.

Not one of the rookie running backs had over a thousand yards rushing. Knowshon Moreno of the Broncos came closest with 947 yards.

I think the voters just picked Harvin because he was on a team that had a first round bye in the NFC playoffs, and they overlooked the true winner, which is Michael Oher.

Everyone knows the story of Oher, who was featured in the movie The Blind Side, and when I first saw him on that line, I was amazed.

I still cannot figure out why he was not selected to the Pro Bowl this year. Peter King of Sports Illustrated wrote that Oher was his midseason pick for All-Pro.

He shut down giant pass rushers like Dwight Freeney and Jared Allen while allowing only one sack between the two of them.

In 2008, the Raven were ranked 11th in scoring offense, and in 2009 they are ranked ninth in scoring offense. The passing offense in yards went up from 28th in 2008 to 18th in 2009.

While the Ravens were fourth in rushing yards last year, they were ranked fifth in total rushing touchdowns. They are ranked fifth in rushing yards this year but first in rushing touchdowns.

The Ravens can definitely credit Oher’s productivity at both right and left tackle (he played left tackle for a few games when Jared Gaither was hurt) as a reason for the large increase in offensive production.

The voters ought to be ashamed of themselves. Harvin is not even a starter for the Minnesota Vikings, while Oher has missed maybe one snap in the entire season.

Why is it that only quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers get the Offensive Rookie of the Year award? Offensive linemen are more important to winning games than a flashy running back or a quarterback with a rifle for an arm.

Without offensive linemen, there is no protection from pass rushers and no holes for the running back to exploit.

Oher has done both those things, while Harvin hasn’t had a start.

Oher deserved that award. I think the voters need to claim temporary insanity and take it away from Harvin, because I don’t see any argument that can make him more of an impact player than Michael Oher.

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Paul Tagliabue Should Not Even Be Considered For The Hall of Fame

The semi-finalist list for the Hall of Fame class of 2010 was announced, and I was puzzled at the inclusion of a few names, but one really stood out in particular.

The former commissioner, Paul Tagliabue, who was in charge of the NFL from 1989 to 2006 was a nominee.

Huh?

Paul Tagliabue did his job as a commissioner. Some could argue that his work at commissioner was not as effective or he was a questionable commissioner.

Regardless of those opinions, Tagliabue did do a lot of good for the NFL in many ways.

For example: In 1996, Jacksonville and Carolina were awarded expansion teams that we know as the Jaguars and the Panthers.

Back in the old days, when a city got a new team, they had to build that team from scratch.  Some of the worst teams of all time were expansion teams including my own Dallas Cowboys.

The expansion Buccaneers lost their first 26 games to start their history. A record that still stands today. The Saints were another example of an expansion team that severely struggled at all ends.

However, Commissioner Tagliabue wanted to give the two new teams a chance to survive in the NFL so that teams going up against them would not say that they were a sure-win.

They received high selections in the draft with bonus picks and expansion drafts. The addition of free agency really helped out, and by both teams’ second year they were in the Conference Championship game.

Also, no player strikes happened during Tagliabue’s tenure as commissioner. He made sure to cancel the NFL games after 9/11 to show respect for those families in grief. He was a good guy who did his job as commissioner.

However, why is he a Hall of Fame commissioner?

My father, who I have mentioned often in my past work, gave his two cents like this: “Keep the suits out. The Hall of Fame is for the players and coaches.”

And my dad is right. Everyone who loves their team wants to see their great players have bronze statues of their heads in the most sacred room in football.

As a Cowboys writer and fan, I can cite many Cowboys who have been uprightly denied entrance to Canton. Almost every fan voice here could tell you that the Hall of Fame has missed one of their guys.

Jersey Al Bracco could bring up Jerry Kramer. Chris Farmer could mention Marshall Goldberg. Jason Zasky could mention L.C. Greenwood.

Should I go on?

I don’t think any “contributor” should be elected in over a player. In fact, I don’t think a coach should go in over a player. There needs to be a separate way that can put these men in the Hall of Fame, but without taking a spot of a player.

When I went to Canton, and I saw Tex Schramm of the Cowboys in the Hall of Fame, I wanted to throw his bust out and put Cliff Harris in there instead.

When I see the two Rooneys in there, I think of two very old men that may have built a team, but I immediately think of some Steelers like Dermontti Dawson, who hasn’t been inducted into Canton yet.

The most boring speech I ever heard from a Hall of Famer came from Ralph Wilson last year. If I’m a Bills fan, I’m upset about this. What has Wilson done worth mentioning to a fan?

Yeah, he may have helped with some TV deals, but why watch the Bills on TV if they have no talent around them.

I kept thinking, ‘Andre Reed should be up there’

It is hard enough for players to get in those five modern-era spots for the Hall of Fame. Why make it harder by taking those spots away to give to feeble old men who probably will need diapers in a couple of years.

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Four Raiders On Semifinalist List For The Hall Of Fame

Despite their recent slump, I have always had an infatuation with the mystique and history of the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.

To me, the Raiders are the greatest team of all time, not because of their three Super Bowls, but at how dominant they are at every position of the game.

They have Hall of Famers at nearly every position from secondary to linebacker to defensive line on defense.

And on offense, they have Hall of Fame busts at tight end, receiver, quarterback, guard, center, tackle, and running back.

With so many dominant players in their storied history, it’s remarkable that there may be a few more on the way now.

The Hall of Fame announced its semifinalist list a few days ago and out of 25 names, four were lifetime members of the Raiders.

Lester Hayes was the 1980 Defensive Player of the Year and a talented cornerback with the team, winning two Super Bowls with them in the 80s.

He was a five-time Pro Bowler and a first-team All-Pro once. He picked off 39 passes over his career and was the reason that stick’em (a glue-like substance put on gloves to help get a better grip on the football) was outlawed.

Ray Guy is, to me, the most dominant punter of his era, if not all time. His powerful kicks would have five-second hang times and few return men ever had a chance to run with the ball.

Guy had only three punts blocked and never had a return taken back for a touchdown in his 14-year career. The seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro, was so dominant the NCAA’s annual award for best punter is named after him.

Tim Brown is third on the all-time receiving list behind Jerry Rice (also a candidate) and Isaac Bruce. Brown caught 1,094 balls for 14,934 yards and 100 touchdowns. In his 17-year career, he had over a 1,000 yards nine times.

He was also a brilliant return man, scoring on three punts and one kickoff. His combined total yards from scrimmage, rushing, receiving, returning punts and kicks, add up to 19,679 yards.

That’s more than 11 miles in total offense.

Last, but certainly not least, is Cliff Branch. He was to me, the most dangerous guy that team had during the 70s. John Madden remembers how Branch would say to him, “Coach, I can beat my guy deep.” He even said it sometimes during the anthem, and Madden said, “Cliff, we haven’t even played a down yet. How do you know who your guy is?”

He was just so fast. I remember reading an interview of Mel Renfro, Hall of Fame cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and he said, if I remember correctly, “The guy could outright fly”

When you think about Branch, he was such a dangerous weapon, and he was on all three Super Bowl teams for the Raiders. He was such a consistent target.

He only had 501 catches, less than half of Tim Brown’s, but he had 8,685 yards. If you double the catches and numbers, he had more yards receiving than Tim Brown with 92 fewer catches.

A four-time Pro Bowler, and a three-time first-team All-Pro with 67 touchdowns and a 99-yard reception over a 14-year career with the Raiders.

Out of all these guys, I would like to see Cliff Branch in the Hall of Fame above the rest. He is one of my all-time favorite Raiders.

All four of these men have a chance to go to the Hall of Fame this year for the Silver and Black.

Let’s hope the Hall of Fame recognizes at least one.

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Marc Columbo: Injury Not Looking Good

Not only did the Cowboys lose to the Packers this past Sunday, but they lost some players as well.

Starting right tackle, Marc Columbo, is most likely out for the season with a broken fibula on his left leg after severe contact with a Packer defender.

Columbo, up to that point, had not missed a start for the Cowboys and really was playing great. Last year, Dr. Z, the well-respected Sports Illustrated writer put Marc Columbo on his All-Pro team.

Columbo was recently signed to a long extension and he is obviously very upset with the setback.

After Columbo was lost, Dallas proceeded to allow a season high five sacks. Columbo was more than the right tackle, but also the emotional leader with a voice of a sailor. I listened to Marc Columbo on tape and he had a mouth nastier than rotten anchovy paste.

Columbo came to the Cowboys from the Bears after knee injuries shortened his time there. However, he came in 2006 and he earned his starting job in training camp and he did not stop starting, till now.

Tackle Doug Free came in to replace Columbo, and hopefully he will start gelling with the remaining four lineman so that they can get back to the dominant form they had at the beginning of the year.

Now, a broken leg bone, typically means “out for the season.”  But, according to Wade Phillips, Columbo may not be on injured reserve, and has a chance of returning.

 

Injured reserve is for players that are severely injured, most likely out for the current season.  So, even if he should get healthy enough later on during the year to play, he cannot play.

Injured reserve is separate from the 53 man roster. It’s inteded for those dire moments when a team is struck by a “series of unfortunate events” and needs to continually have enough men to play.

By putting Columbo on injured reserve, the team will have an extra roster spot open, so they can pick up another player, on the condition that Columbo cannot play at all for the rest of the regular season or postseason as well.

I, however, don’t see Columbo avoiding injured reserve though. We are going into week 11 now and it could take four to five weeks minimum for Columbo to recover. Then, he’s got to be careful coming back from the injury or he could injure it again.

This was the worst thing that could have happened. Dallas has great backups at every position except offensive line and Jerry Jones was concerned about that from the start.

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Marc Columbo: Injury Not Looking Good

Not only did the Cowboys lose to the Packers this past Sunday, but they lost some players as well.

Starting right tackle, Marc Columbo, is most likely out for the season with a broken fibula on his left leg after severe contact with a Packer defender.

Columbo, up to that point, had not missed a start for the Cowboys and really was playing great. Last year, Dr. Z, the well-respected Sports Illustrated writer put Marc Columbo on his All-Pro team.

Columbo was recently signed to a long extension and he is obviously very upset with the setback.

After Columbo was lost, Dallas proceeded to allow a season high five sacks. Columbo was more than the right tackle, but also the emotional leader with a voice of a sailor. I listened to Marc Columbo on tape and he had a mouth nastier than rotten anchovy paste.

Columbo came to the Cowboys from the Bears after knee injuries shortened his time there. However, he came in 2006 and he earned his starting job in training camp and he did not stop starting, till now.

Tackle Doug Free came in to replace Columbo, and hopefully he will start gelling with the remaining four lineman so that they can get back to the dominant form they had at the beginning of the year.

Now, a broken leg bone, typically means “out for the season.”  But, according to Wade Phillips, Columbo may not be on injured reserve, and has a chance of returning.

 

Injured reserve is for players that are severely injured, most likely out for the current season.  So, even if he should get healthy enough later on during the year to play, he cannot play.

Injured reserve is separate from the 53 man roster. It’s inteded for those dire moments when a team is struck by a “series of unfortunate events” and needs to continually have enough men to play.

By putting Columbo on injured reserve, the team will have an extra roster spot open, so they can pick up another player, on the condition that Columbo cannot play at all for the rest of the regular season or postseason as well.

I, however, don’t see Columbo avoiding injured reserve though. We are going into week 11 now and it could take four to five weeks minimum for Columbo to recover. Then, he’s got to be careful coming back from the injury or he could injure it again.

This was the worst thing that could have happened. Dallas has great backups at every position except offensive line and Jerry Jones was concerned about that from the start.

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Attention! Attention! Roy Williams Is Not a Bust!

I repeat: Roy Williams is not a bust!

Anyone who watched the Dallas Cowboys game on Sunday would see that Roy Williams is far from a bust, but rather an outstanding quality receiver.

He has not had a great year. He has 19 receptions for 324 yards and two touchdowns. He is the guy you don’t want on your fantasy team, but he is the guy I want on our Cowboys roster.

Passing is all about timing. If you don’t have it, you work on it, and it takes time to get it right.

The Romo-to-Williams passing combination has not been as explosive as the Romo-to-Owens combination that just lit up the NFL for three years with 34 touchdowns.

However, it has just been a working progress that showed me results last night.

Miles Austin was covered all night, and when that happened, Roy Williams had to step up and make plays to help win this critical ball game. And he did!

He had five catches for 75 yards and almost had a touchdown if he had not been interfered with by Asante Samuel, a penalty that was not called.

You hear how Roy Williams is all hype, no result, but that is far from the truth.

I know some of you who are reading this have had to have played wide receiver at some point in your life.

Those who have should know how hard it is to run the route just right and get in the position to where the quarterback can throw the ball at an angle. Your route intersects that angle at the exact point where you put your hands up to catch the ball and secure it before you get smashed into the turf by a tackler.

I played receiver at a lunchtime game during school, and only one quarterback that I really played with had a mutual sense of timing. From the day I walked onto the field and he (Sean) saw me open, he threw the ball exactly right and I made some amazing catches with him during those games.

We had such a trust that if I could find a soft spot in the coverage (which I did a lot) that he could zip that ball to me and I would catch it.

The other QBs did not either trust me because my hands were iffy at times, or they had a better rhythm with another guy.

I remember one of the other guys (Mario) said to me up front that he was not going throw it to me because I never had the reaction force to go up and fight for the ball in a tough spot.

He was a reckless passer, and I needed a quarterback who would place it where only my hands could get it.

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Relax Dallas Cowboys Fans; Roy Williams Isn’t Turning Into T.O.

There was a section on MSN.com about Roy Williams possibly being another Terrell Owens, who we can all sum up in a few words: selfish, whiny, and destructive.

The quotes given were taken from a direct article by Tom Orsborn on mysanantonio.com

Roy Williams said, “I’m the No. 1 receiver, but things are just going No. 2’s way.”

Immediately, one could think that he is complaining about the ball not being thrown to him, but that isn’t the case here.

This rumor here needs to be blown into tiny little pieces before ESPN starts acting unprofessional and reporting this junk, and I will start preparing my TNT right now.

For one thing, couldn’t the statement mean that things are working for Miles Austin instead of Miles Austin is getting the ball more than him?

Roy Williams has not been the productive receiver that he was in Detroit, and that is disappointing, considering Dallas traded a first, a third, and a sixth-round draft pick for him and a seventh round pick.

I think that what has happened with the lack of production between Williams and Romo is a series of accidents and miscues between the quarterback and the wide receiver.

Passing is all about timing. It isn’t like the Madden games, where you just press the button and the ball goes directly to the receiver accurately.

The receiver has to know the routes, has to know the passer’s tendencies, and vice-versa.

Roy Williams frustratingly said that the balls aren’t being thrown correctly, though. “I’m stretching and falling and doing everything. Everybody who’s been here, (their) balls are there. Our footballs (thrown from Romo to Williams) are everywhere right now.”

Yeah, that sounds negative, but he’s a receiver. Every receiver wants the ball.

He isn’t trying to say that he needs the ball over everyone. He’s saying that he and Romo need to be on the same page more often so that he can prove to Dallas fans that he is a great receiver.

Now, I don’t know who is at fault on those passes. I can’t read their minds, but it could be Romo’s fault. It could be Williams’ fault.

What I do know is that there is an old saying out there.

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Dallas Dominates Seattle; Is This Going To Be A Common Result?

Dallas followed up their dominating performance over the Falcons with a duplication against the Seattle Seahawks.

The Cowboys once again outplayed their opponent in all three phases of the game.  They were playmakers on offense, smothering on defense, and the special teams was the smoking gun to end the game for the second straight week.

Patrick Crayton followed a 74-yard punt return last week with an 82-yard punt return against Seattle that signaled the game’s end.

The main question that I have is: “Are you guys going to keep this up?”

Being a passionate and attentive fan is very painful when you see your team fail.  It is harder when your team beats themselves instead of being outmatched.

I believe the majority of Dallas’ losses last year were because they beat themselves.  That is agonizing because if they were outplayed, the team simply needs to draft an important player at this spot or trade for a playmaker at that spot.

Dallas has the talent, but they have not had the discipline needed to be consistent.  Without consistency, a team is not going to win championships or even get into playoffs.

Though they are showing discipline now, the bane of the Cowboys’ year is in December, and the loyal fans of Dallas have waited 14 years to see their team get back to a championship-contending level.

Is the wait going to be for nothing?

I’m truly excited by their play.  If they kept playing like they have the past two weeks, then I’d be fine with them losing a few games to bad luck or to better play by the opposing side.  What I can’t stand as a fan or analyst is sloppy play.

The greatest coaches of all time were understanding after a loss to a better team.  But no coach worth mentioning would be satisfied with the results of some of the Dallas games I have watched.

This team is almost too good to be true.

Tony Romo has thrown 120 passes without an interception and with eight touchdowns.

Miles Austin, an unknown receiver, has gained 482 receiving yards in his first three career starts.

Dallas has 17 sacks, four interceptions, eight forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in five games after having zero in all categories for the first two weeks.

Does this sound like the Dallas team of last year?

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Why I Am Not Surprised By Dallas’ Win

After the Dallas Cowboys won the Falcons game, my good friend and fellow NFL fan voice, Dan Parzych, messaged me this: “I must say … that was one impressive victory for your Boys today. I’d say big, BIG statement game.”

This was a big statement game yes, but did it surprise me? No, it did not.

The Dallas Cowboys were under a lot of pressure. They were a 3-2 team that looked like it was hanging on by the skin of their teeth instead of the dominant team that they were in 2007 or the team that looked great at times in 2008.

They were not a bad team, but more of a team that was without focus and had mistakes instead of executions for plays.

They had not even beaten a team that had a won a game. The Buccaneers still haven’t won a game, and the Chiefs and Panthers won games after they lost to Dallas.

So, they were going up against a team that had the reigning NFL Coach of the Year, a hotshot young quarterback who was the reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year, the NFL’s all-time receiving tight end, a running back who led the league in rushing last year, and a receiver who had the most receiving yards last year.

Oh, and they had made playoffs too.

It was not going to be easy. Many thought the Cowboys were, to quote T.I. and Timberlake, “Dead and Gone” and were going downhill from there with a team that had just blown their chances to beat the Giants and were done away with against the Broncos.

Dallas not only won the game, but aside from two drives, they dominated the Falcons on all three parts of the game. They scored 37 points, Tony Romo threw for three touchdowns and 311 yards.

The defense had four sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. The special teams had amazing coverage and scored a 73-yard touchdown on a punt return.

Why am I not surprised though? Why am I, James Williamson, not surprised by what Dallas did to that team?

Because Dallas is capable of doing that to most, if not all, of the teams in the National Football League, and I am as serious as a heart attack when I say that.

I remember thinking to myself, before the game started, “This team is not better than us. The only way they should win is if Dallas becomes a chicken farm and starts laying eggs.”

I have watched this team for three years now. I’ve reviewed the film so many times, I’ve actually had dreams with it playing. If I didn’t know this team, then I’d be an underachieving fan voice to say the least.

These guys are special. I know they are. When they are on, I don’t think any Dallas team can compare to them.

The problem is that they don’t stay on. They are a flickering light bulb that is unreliable and that is what makes them a tough team to watch because the light bulb will fizzle out at the most inopportune time.

Look at the talent level around them.

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Keys To Victory In A Must-Win For Dallas Against Atlanta

The Dallas Cowboys have really come off to a slow start this year. If you could cut out some of their mistakes, they would be 5-0 instead of 3-2.

However, we cannot change the past, but we can learn from it.

What did Dallas learn from its past?

First off, they signed Allen Rossum, the former 49ers punt and kick returner, to help improve plays on special teams. With Patrick Crayton muffing punts, and Terence Newman being injury-prone, the Cowboys needed a genuine return man to help in that third part of the game.

Helpful additions are only part of the equation. Dallas needs to be able to correct the flaws it makes with self-discipline.

I believe this team has really been the cause of their own failures. They are too talented to be kept out of playoffs. These guys give games away, and it really is disgusting to watch.

This is one game they cannot give away, especially since their record is 3-2. They need to bump it up to 4-2 against a playoff team like the Atlanta Falcons to make the statement that they aren’t overrated, but actually a good team.

What are the keys needed to beat the Atlanta Falcons in Dallas this Sunday?

First off, this team has to score touchdowns. Too many drives have happened where Dallas settled for a field goal instead of getting a touchdown. These results are due partly to a failed 3rd-down conversion here and there, but what is really muffling the Cowboys’ drives is penalties.

Penalties are like hiccups. They are annoying, unwanted, and mess up the flow of whatever one is doing. The flow in this case being momentum, which I’ve learned is almost half the game.

Dallas has to keep momentum going on every drive without revolvers going off around their feet.

The biggest thing for Dallas is that the run game has to happen this week. Last week, it took over a half to really get the run game going to where it kept a lot of pressure off Tony Romo and confused the defense.

It is much easier to throw passes when the defense doesn’t know if it is going to be a handoff or a pass. Atlanta is ranked 17th against the run, so the Cowboys are certainly capable of running the ball against this team.

For the run game to work, the line has to keep doing what it has been doing. Left guard, Kyle Kosier, who missed the majority of last season, has really helped the line assert its dominance on the line of scrimmage.

However, expect Dallas to feature all three running backs this Sunday, providing Felix Jones does play.

Marion Barber, who was nursing a quad injury in the game against Kansas City, was very sluggish, and when Tashard Choice took over, Dallas got the the help it needed to win the game in overtime.

Felix Jones has been out the past two games due to a knee strain, so the loss of him was equivalent to the Lakers without Kobe Bryant. I’ve spent hours yelling at Lady Luck about how she needs to keep him healthy.

He is the X-factor in the game. He brings that third dimension of offense to this team. He has speed unlike any other running back I’ve seen in the NFL, he has the explosiveness of a gunshot, and he has an eye for the hole that just stuns you.

His first NFL carry was for an 11 yard touchdown run against the Browns. We are talking about someone very special.

If those three running back can execute this Sunday, then I don’t see how Dallas can be beaten. They are, arguably, the best group in the NFL.

Once the running game is established, Dallas should be able to score via air travel.

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