Week 17: Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys ~ LUKA is back and he's with Jordan ~ Bowl Season

GO COWBOYS!!! 7-8 (wins-losses)

Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys (away vs. home)
Sunday, December 29th @ 3:25 PM CST

Mediocre is the word of the year, or decade, or two decades?

I said last week that we had 99 problems and Dak isn't one. I lied. We have 100 problems. Everyone is a problem. Ha! Kidding, kind of, but it's super tough being a fan.

I don't want to win this week.

Destroying the Rams in Week 15, then losing 17-9 to the EAGLES last week is too emotional.

Dak still has an injured shoulder and isn't practicing. He may be hurt more than we're all aware of. I respect this, but if you aren't the best guy to be in the pocket and can't make accurate passes, then toss the baton to Cooper Rush. We see teams win all of the time because they had to use their back-up QB, that their opponent didn't prepare for. Lord knows we could use the element of surprise right about now.

Also, here's a message to every receiver on our team... If the ball hits your hands, pads or anywhere near your body, catch the ball! Not all of them were on point, I'll give you that, but the ones that were cannot be dropped!

What happens now?

The Giants play the Eagles. Talk about a team using their back-up QB, who happens to be Eli Manning. The Giants are rotating Daniel Jones and Manning and having fun! These guys went to a bar together and celebrated after their victory vs. the Redskins. Clearly Manning is on his way out, and the Giants are testing a lot of new plays, schemes and strategies for next season, but let's take a quick page out of their book. Us sitting at 7-8 isn't that much prettier than the Giants 4-11. And the Eagles know that the Giants multi-schemed offense is a true threat to their Playoff hopes.

The Cowboys have to pass through the Washington Redskins test. They're 3-12. Yes, 3 wins, 12 losses. This is our division.

Eagles 8-7 (but the Cowboys beat them, so we're still on top)
Cowboys 7-8
Giants 4-11
Redskins 3-12

Can we just forfeit our Division Playoff spot to Tampa Bay?

No? Okay.

Sunday

The Eagles vs. Giants game will be going on at the exact same time the Cowboys are playing the Redskins.

The Eagles have to lose and the Cowboys have to win for the Cowboys to advance into the Playoffs.

If the Eagles win and Cowboys lose, they get into the Playoffs.

The Redskins may have a 3-12 record, but they put up 27 points on the board vs. Philly and 35 points vs. the Giants last week. They're not good, but they're not BAD either. We SHOULD win this game, but it still takes all the same prep and dedication as if we were playing the Patriots. Hopefully our team is prepared and they have clear direction this week, thanks to DeMarcus Lawrence!

All of our teams have a slue of injuries. No one is healthy by week 17. So, play with what you've got and all the heart you have left. There are a lot of great men that play this game, so as much as it's about W's on the stat sheets and for fans to brag about... I hope each of these guys enjoy this last week and make it all count for more than just football!

GO COWBOYS!

Redskins 21 ~ Cowboys 24

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#playoffs

GO MAVS!!! 19-10 (wins ~ losses)
2nd in the Southwest Division
5th in Western Conference
11th in the NBA

Luka is BACK!!!! So says major media sources. I really hope he's healthy. He only took four games off with a sprained ankle. I know they have all kinds of special treatments, but no one wants to see this nag him the rest of the season. Especially since he's going to be the 2019-2020 MVP!

How did our team fare without Luka? They beat the Bucks (Milwaukee, #1 team in the league) and the 76ers, but then lost a 30 point lead vs. the 2018 NBA Champ, Toronto Raptors, on Sunday. It was like Kyle Lowry took a nap in the first half, then took it to us in the 3rd and 4th.

Porzingis has played the same amount of minutes that Luka was averaging before his injury, but he averaged 12 points less. He tied Luka with 9.6 avg rebounds, so we'll see how this tandem gets back into their rhythm tonight.

The team had three days rest, with one of them being Christmas, but I believe we can beat the 12-17 San Antonio Spurs.

Luka should play limited minutes, not load management, but injury management. Totally acceptable.

He also signed a huge sneaker deal with Jordan Brand, while being injured. If only life really worked this way?? ha! Good for him! This is a fascinating article with details on why Luka signed with Jordan vs. Nike. And as a Mavs fan, could this be the foreshadowing of a player that would superseded Dirk in Mavs history? Not replace him, you can't replace #41, but could we dare to have two of the greatest players in history come through Dallas? I think so.

via @ESPN

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#GOMAVS
#LUKA

Random Info
It's still College Football Season!! Or as we like to call it, Bowl Season.

Here's a complete list of all of the games, but the ones you're going to care about the most are listed below.

Texas Bowl — Dec. 27 - GO POKES

No. 25 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

NRG Stadium
Houston, TX
6:45 p.m. | ESPN

Peach Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal) — Dec. 28

No. 1 LSU vs. No. 4 Oklahoma | Prediction and preview

Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
4 p.m. | ESPN

Fiesta Bowl (College Football Playoff semifinal) — Dec. 28

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Clemson | Prediction and preview

State Farm Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8 p.m. | ESPN

Citrus Bowl — Jan. 1 - FULLY CHEERING FOR MICHIGAN

No. 13 Alabama vs. No. 14 Michigan

Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL
1 p.m. | ABC