I know it comes off as grotesquely insensitive but watching the Cowboys morass their way to a "win" over the Cleveland Staff Infections reminded me of those controversial "Bum Fights" from years back... you know the ones where people would pay homeless men money, beer or worse to fight each other and they'd record it and put it on YouTube. Dallas was "Dumpster Dave" and Cleveland was "Banana Peel Pete" and Pete slipped on his own puke and the Cowboys were declared the winner. In Roger Goodell's NFL, fair to middlin to outright dog dung can still be "good" enough to get a W. All is fair in Parody Hell.
That being said, you don't ever make excuses for winning and this was one that Dallas obviously needed. It marked the first time this season they've strung together wins. Think about that a sec. It took over 2 months for the Cowboys to win 2 straight ball games and they're on the cusp of being Your First Place Dallas Cowboys. They have a GM who thinks the world is flat, a head coach who can't see the forest for all the trees, an offensive line that would be about the 7th best in the Big 12, running backs who get hurt about as often as Rob Ryan drops an F-bomb in front of tv cameras and a nare do well safety named Barry who blew out an achilles and STILL got a 4 year extension. Bum fights can sure take a toll on the observer.







