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Pick to Win -- Parcells Go Platinum
and the Cowboys are favored on the road... whoa pardner
Courtesy of: I.M. Bettor
Boston Herald
I.M. BETTOR
BY THE NUMBERS
WEEK 7
Friday, Oct. 17, 2003
What is it about Dallas and mid-life crisis? After the forced departure of the scripture quoting Tom Landry, the franchise welcomed Jimmy Johnson who immediately embraced mousse and hair gel the way Michael Irvin did call girls and nose candy. After Johnson parted ways with Jerry Jones, Dave Campo took over and whether an attempt to revive disco or better relate to his players, curled up with a perm right out of Starsky and Hutch. With his team in the doldrums, owner Jerry Jones invoked the tuck rule to his eyes and cheeks and this year, Bill Parcells takes over the sideline and decides to eschew his idol, George Patton, for a look that's more Billy Idol.
Platinum ‘do aside, Parcells' Cowboys are a certified surprise in a league peppered with plenty of surprise teams. To quote the departed Jimmy Johnson whose trademark "How about them Cowboys" worked an equal lather for both Dallas detractors and fans, to America's former team, in the early stages of 2003, you could also add, "How about them Panthers, Vikings, Chiefs and Seahawks."
Not only is each of these a surprise, they're also covering machines, combining for a 19-7 mark by the numbers. This week, four of the five are playing and all are laying points- in this game within a game, the line plays catchup pretty fast. Let's forget Seattle laying 11 to the woeful Bears breaking in the easily breakable Chris Chandler at quarterback. Ditto the Vikings spotting 3.5 to the likewise quarterback-deficient Broncos. While the Titans tempt me taking 2-points at Carolina, being a greedy sort, I like a field goal head start which leads me to Motown.
In the city that's given us Elmore Leonard, Rosa Parks, Madonna, Berry Gordy, Milt Jackson, Soupy Sales and Joe Louis, somehow the Cowboys, team that hasn't been a road favorite in two-years is all-of-a-sudden laying points in Detroit.
"Things do not change; we change," said Thoreau. Further north and years later, Robert Frost reminded us, "Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor."
Passing the beatification stage, this edition of the Cowboys has been canonized with a rapier-like response by the linesmaker. Rushing to judgement is what I see and a willingness to make changes just because last week bookmakers got clocked with an abundance of Dallas money in their win over the withering Eagles.
Emboldened with $895 set aside for crispy Flying Fish, Mt. Gay Extra Old and some frosty Banks Beer under an umbrella at the Sandy Lane in Barbados, let's look to extend the mark beyond 6-2 by trumping sudden change. Detroit enters off a bye, the ‘Girls fly in off three monster wins, including two in their division. These Lions are sitting in a very comfortable lair and should win outright. Let's risk $385 and take Detroit at +3 at home.
and the Cowboys are favored on the road... whoa pardner
Courtesy of: I.M. Bettor
Boston Herald
I.M. BETTOR
BY THE NUMBERS
WEEK 7
Friday, Oct. 17, 2003
What is it about Dallas and mid-life crisis? After the forced departure of the scripture quoting Tom Landry, the franchise welcomed Jimmy Johnson who immediately embraced mousse and hair gel the way Michael Irvin did call girls and nose candy. After Johnson parted ways with Jerry Jones, Dave Campo took over and whether an attempt to revive disco or better relate to his players, curled up with a perm right out of Starsky and Hutch. With his team in the doldrums, owner Jerry Jones invoked the tuck rule to his eyes and cheeks and this year, Bill Parcells takes over the sideline and decides to eschew his idol, George Patton, for a look that's more Billy Idol.
Platinum ‘do aside, Parcells' Cowboys are a certified surprise in a league peppered with plenty of surprise teams. To quote the departed Jimmy Johnson whose trademark "How about them Cowboys" worked an equal lather for both Dallas detractors and fans, to America's former team, in the early stages of 2003, you could also add, "How about them Panthers, Vikings, Chiefs and Seahawks."
Not only is each of these a surprise, they're also covering machines, combining for a 19-7 mark by the numbers. This week, four of the five are playing and all are laying points- in this game within a game, the line plays catchup pretty fast. Let's forget Seattle laying 11 to the woeful Bears breaking in the easily breakable Chris Chandler at quarterback. Ditto the Vikings spotting 3.5 to the likewise quarterback-deficient Broncos. While the Titans tempt me taking 2-points at Carolina, being a greedy sort, I like a field goal head start which leads me to Motown.
In the city that's given us Elmore Leonard, Rosa Parks, Madonna, Berry Gordy, Milt Jackson, Soupy Sales and Joe Louis, somehow the Cowboys, team that hasn't been a road favorite in two-years is all-of-a-sudden laying points in Detroit.
"Things do not change; we change," said Thoreau. Further north and years later, Robert Frost reminded us, "Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor."
Passing the beatification stage, this edition of the Cowboys has been canonized with a rapier-like response by the linesmaker. Rushing to judgement is what I see and a willingness to make changes just because last week bookmakers got clocked with an abundance of Dallas money in their win over the withering Eagles.
Emboldened with $895 set aside for crispy Flying Fish, Mt. Gay Extra Old and some frosty Banks Beer under an umbrella at the Sandy Lane in Barbados, let's look to extend the mark beyond 6-2 by trumping sudden change. Detroit enters off a bye, the ‘Girls fly in off three monster wins, including two in their division. These Lions are sitting in a very comfortable lair and should win outright. Let's risk $385 and take Detroit at +3 at home.
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