I hate that Tom Landry coached there and Bill Parcells coached here.
I hate Lawrence Taylor and Phil Simms and Michael Strahan.
I hate their stupid nicknames like "G-Men" and "Jints."
I hate they claim Pat Summerall and Vince Lombardi and Jim Thorpe.
I hate Eli Manning's face and Victor Cruz's Salsa.
I hate that Everson Walls and Chris Canty and even Jason Garrett played there after playing here.
I hate their smug, elitist fans and media, and that they play in an entirely different state than their name.
But mostly, I admit, I despise the New York Giants because they've beaten the Dallas Cowboys in eight of the last 11 meetings and went 4-0 at Cowboys Stadium. And in 2009 as New York christened the stadium in Arlington with Lawrence Tynes' game-winning field goal, an entire row of New York media stood and cheered.
When reminded that NFL policy prohibits cheering in the press box, one writer hooted "Who cares?!" while another flung a stack of papers into the air as they gleefully, classlessly exited to the locker room.
I love New York.
But I really hate the Giants.
So ... if you can’t beat ‘em, steal ‘em?
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As we know all too well, the Cowboys are 0-4
against the Giants in Arlington. They’ve found a variety of ways to
lose to their NFC East rivals in their relatively new home. Late leads. Empty
comebacks. Blocked field goals. Broken collar bones. And last year, of course,
Dez Bryant’s hangnail coming down out of bounds.
If the Cowboys are to get off to a 1-0 start
and instill confidence in their fans that 2013 will be different than another
playoff-less 8-8 season, they’ll have to find a way to finally beat New York.
Maybe Kyle Bosworth is the missing ingredient.
Wait, who?
Bosworth grew up a Cowboys fan and attended
Plano West High School before attending UCLA. His cousin was Brian “The Boz”
Bosworth, the enigmatic star linebacker who played at Oklahoma and for the
Seahawks. A week ago Kyle was a Giant, preparing to play the Cowboys. But today
he was at Valley Ranch, a Cowboy now preparing to face his former, familiar
team.
“It’s going to easy for me because I know
what they have and I’m sure they’re going to change up some stuff in the same
sense,” said Bosworth, signed by the Cowboys both for his special teams knack
and unique perspective on Sunday’s opponent. “I know their personnel. I know
their coaches. I’m really thrilled to be a part of this team and playing
against guys who I’ve played against or with the whole off-season.”
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Doubtful an emergency role player like
Bosworth will play a big part in the Cowboys finally beating the Giants at
AT&T Stadium. Unless he can play pass defense, that is. In their four
losses the Cowboys have averaged 31 points, but surrendered to Giants’
quarterback Eli Manning an astounding 1,228 yards and eight touchdown passes.
Considering what Dallas has experienced
against New York since 2009, Bosworth’s arrival can’t hurt.
2009:
Giants 33, Cowboys 31 – Lawrence Tynes kicks a 37-yard field goal as time
expires, ruining the debut of Cowboys Stadium and an NFL-record crowd of
105,121.
2010:
Giants 41, Cowboys 35 – Tony Romo is sacked by Michael Boley and suffers a
season-ending broken collar bone.
2011:
Giants 37, Cowboys 34 – Cowboys blow a 12-point lead in the final five
minutes and lose when Jason Pierre-Paul blocks Dan Bailey’s potential
game-tying field goal on the game’s final play.
2012:
Giants 29, Cowboys 24 – Rally from 23-0 deficit falls short as Dez Bryant’s
hand comes down inches out of bounds on what would have been dramatic
game-winning touchdown in two minutes.
