Maroon87
11-29-2006, 01:04 PM
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Shockey's comments get noticed in Dallas
ESPN.com news services
Jeremy Shockey's candor may have given the Dallas Cowboys some extra incentive for Sunday's NFC East showdown with the New York Giants.
After the Giants' Week 11 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars -- the second loss in what is now a three-game slide, puncuated by last Sunday's meltdown against the Tennessee Titans -- Shockey told ESPN's Ed Werder there was "no way in hell" the Cowboys would beat the Giants if the Giants played up to par.
And while Bill Parcells has downplayed the statement, it's certainly made news in Dallas, where Parcells has told the media he's "aware of it." The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that according to a Dallas source, the Cowboys have acquired a copy of Shockey's comments.
Shockey made the statements when asked if the Giants and Cowboys were headed in opposite directions.
"We are not worried about anyone else," Shockey said. "No one's beat us. We only beat ourselves. And that is what we feel like in this locker room. No one is capable of hanging around when we play our game. People seen that when we played the Cowboys the first time [a 36-22 Giants win in Dallas]. There is no way they have a chance in hell to beat us when we play our football. And that is the truth. No other team in this league."
Parcells downplayed those comments on Tuesday -- at least, publicly.
"Look it, these kids nowadays, you can't tell what they are going to say," he said after the Cowboys practiced. "I heard about it second- and third-hand so I don't even know really what it is yet exactly. Actually, what would talk have to do with the outcome of this game? You don't know and neither does anyone else."
Shockey's comments get noticed in Dallas
ESPN.com news services
Jeremy Shockey's candor may have given the Dallas Cowboys some extra incentive for Sunday's NFC East showdown with the New York Giants.
After the Giants' Week 11 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars -- the second loss in what is now a three-game slide, puncuated by last Sunday's meltdown against the Tennessee Titans -- Shockey told ESPN's Ed Werder there was "no way in hell" the Cowboys would beat the Giants if the Giants played up to par.
And while Bill Parcells has downplayed the statement, it's certainly made news in Dallas, where Parcells has told the media he's "aware of it." The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that according to a Dallas source, the Cowboys have acquired a copy of Shockey's comments.
Shockey made the statements when asked if the Giants and Cowboys were headed in opposite directions.
"We are not worried about anyone else," Shockey said. "No one's beat us. We only beat ourselves. And that is what we feel like in this locker room. No one is capable of hanging around when we play our game. People seen that when we played the Cowboys the first time [a 36-22 Giants win in Dallas]. There is no way they have a chance in hell to beat us when we play our football. And that is the truth. No other team in this league."
Parcells downplayed those comments on Tuesday -- at least, publicly.
"Look it, these kids nowadays, you can't tell what they are going to say," he said after the Cowboys practiced. "I heard about it second- and third-hand so I don't even know really what it is yet exactly. Actually, what would talk have to do with the outcome of this game? You don't know and neither does anyone else."