A balanced offense wins games; Tank Johnson talks make me sick

It's been said that a balanced offense--running and passing an equal amount during a game--helps win ball games because your offense is less predictable to defenses. There's a reason Detroit can't win games and that's because the offense passed 66 percent of the time. Defenses knew that two out of three plays were going to passes. And because their running offense was horrible, we can figure out why Detroit blew it once again.

But Dallas is different. The offense passed 52 percent of the time and ran 48 percent of the time. Julius Jones and Marion Barber were effective, running for 120 yard total each game and averaged 4 yards per carry. The offense ranked third with 21 rushing touchdowns. Not bad.

A balanced offense doesn't guarantee wins, as Washington proved. But that team was so woeful last year that I am not sure anyone could have helped them win. Just bad chemistry and a horrible owner, one of the worst in the NFL.

I see Dallas' offense improving. Tony Romo will be more settled and I think Julius Jones will have a 1,000-plus yard season.

On a separate note, there is a lot of talk about Tank Johnson becoming a Cowboy. Of course, all of the Cowboy haters are licking their chops about this, making the same old bogus comments about how Dallas chooses talent over character. I don't think character is much of a factor for any team in the NFL until a player goes off the deep end, ala Tank Johnson and PacMan Jones. And the result of these bad character players is they got dropped or suspended. But everyone deserves a second chance.

With that said, I am not sure I want Tank Johnson or his drama. Sure, the guy could come in and immediately help our team and never get in trouble again. But history says something different and I prefer to keep our chemistry intact.

McNabb Can't win Super Bowls. He gets sick.

The press is writing some hilarious stories about Donovan McNabb after Bears defensive lineman Tommie Harris said he'd love to have the quarterback play for the Bears. They'd win the Super Bowl, he quipped.

Now come on, Tommie. You are hanging out with Ricky Williams too much brah. Read it here.

McNabb is a choker. He had his chance to win a Super Bowl with a team as good as he will ever get. And what happened? He got sick in the fourth quarter. They wasted so much darn time as he puked his guts out. It was very poor clock management at the end of the game and Freddie Mitchell must have been truthful when he said McNabb was yacking. And the Patriots walked out with a victory. McNabb three three INTs in that game. Sort of Grossman-like, right?

What has McNabb done since then? He's played a total of 19 games in two years. He's had injury after injury since his puking Super Bowl performance.

And Tommie Harris thinks the Bears can win with this guy?

Poor Rex Grossman. In his first full year with the Bears, he had 23 TDs, 20 INTs and 3,193 yards. What did McNabb do in his first full 16-game year for the Eagles? 21 TDs, 13 INTs for 3,365 yards (2000). Sure McNabb''s numbers are better, but not THAT much better.


The Bears just shoot themselves in the foot, I think. McNabb won't play another full season in the NFL. He will always miss games because he has no endurance. He's now the Chipper Jones of the NFL.

And Rex Grossman may never play another game as Bear.