We move to CBS Sports and the previews of The NFL Today, plus we have analyst Phil Simms talking about Buffalo-Dallas which will be the game he will be calling along with Jim Nantz on Sunday. First, here’s the press release regarding The NFL Today.
THE NFL TODAY’s” SHANNON SHARPE PREVIEWS BUFFALO-DALLAS GAME BY SITTING DOWN WITH COWBOYS QUARTERBACK TONY ROMO FOR WEEK 10 OF “THE NFL TODAY” ON SUNDAY, NOV. 13
THE NFL ON CBS, broadcasting its 52nd year of the NFL, continues its 2011 NFL season on Sunday, Nov. 13 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) with THE NFL TODAY (12:00 Noon-1:00 PM, ET).
THE NFL TODAY’s Shannon Sharpe previews the Buffalo Bills-Dallas Cowboys game by sitting down with Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to find out why he and his team have been so consistently inconsistent this season.
Romo and the Dallas Cowboys have had quite a roller-coaster season so far. After blowing a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead to the New York Jets in Week 1, Romo rallied the Cowboys to a Week 2 overtime win over the 49ers while playing with a cracked rib and punctured lung. In Week 4, Dallas blew a 24-point, second-half lead to Detroit. Dallas is 4-4 at the midway point of the season and poised to make a run at the NFC East crown. Does Romo have what it takes to lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl? Deb Gelman is the producer.
James Brown hosts THE NFL TODAY along with analysts Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, Sharpe and Bill Cowher, NFL TODAY “General Manager” Charley Casserly, as well as Lesley Visser reporting.
Eric Mann is senior producer and Bob Matina is director of THE NFL TODAY.
And we go to the quotes from Phil Simms in regards to Buffalo-Dallas.
THE NFL ON CBS: WEEK 10 (SUNDAY, NOV. 13) AUDIBLES WITH “THE NFL ON CBS” LEAD ANALYST PHIL SIMMS
The CBS Television Network continues its 52nd year broadcasting the NFL with coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Nov. 13 (1:00-7:00 PM, ET) beginning with THE NFL TODAY, the Network’s one-hour studio show (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET), live from THE NFL TODAY studio in New York City.
THE NFL ON CBS lead announce team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms call the action from the Buffalo Bills at Dallas Cowboys game live from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Lance Barrow is the coordinating producer and lead game producer and Mike Arnold is the lead game director.
Sean McManus is Chairman, CBS Sports, and serves as Executive Producer of CBS Sports’ coverage of THE NFL ON CBS. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
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PHIL SIMMS
(On Buffalo @ Dallas):
For the Buffalo Bills, I am anxious to see if the New York Jets were just a bad match-up for them. The Jets do have outstanding defensive backs, probably the best in the NFL, and they are going to make it tough for any team that tries to just pass the football. So, even though the Dallas Cowboys have improved their secondary, it’s still not the New York Jets. So will Buffalo’s passing game be a little better, more efficient? And for the Bills’ run game, Dallas’ run defense has shown some weakness, so maybe those are all good signs for the Buffalo Bills offense.Last week was a tremendous step forward for the Dallas Cowboys in a lot of ways. With Tony Romo getting healthier, now they can truly be the offense they want to be. They have a chance to be very dynamic on offense with a healthy Romo. And DeMarco Murray has been outstanding. I said two weeks ago on Showtime (Inside the NFL) he reminds me of Eric Dickerson except he’s just bigger. I’m not saying he is as good as Eric Dickerson yet, but very impressive. I remember him at SMU as a freshman going wild. You could see then he was a unique player.
You look at the Cowboys and the things that jump out at me – a top flight wide receiver, there might be a big time running back there, quarterback, a solid offensive line and arguably, the best pass-rusher in the NFL. Those are some qualities that you have to look at. I read somewhere that Dallas is in a rebuilding year and that might be true. But, I’m interested to watch them play to see if maybe this can be much more than a rebuilding year. Hard to say that about a 4-4 team, but that’s how I feel.
And we’ll have the NFL on CBS announcing assignments through Week 11 next.
