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Question Of The Day: The Thanksgiving Edition

In my roles as Star-Telehelper, Cowboy beat writer and now columnist, I have missed family Thanksgivings for going on eight years.

This is not a whine, just a fact.

Thanksgiving used to be a huge deal at Casa Floyd back in St. Louis with family coming in from Columbia, Mo. and beyond for a huge feast. All of this got me thinking about my fave Turkey Day faves and what I have determined is I could live without everything but stuffing. Good sausage stuffing is my favorite.

Your turn: What is your can't-live-without Turkey Day dish?

Question of the Day: The Mr. Randy Version

One of the many TVs in the press box is playing Jax-Chargers. Two minutes remain and San Diego trails by a touchdown to, let me repeat, freaking Jacksonville, and an interception just about sealed this away as a Chargers loss.

Way to go, Norv.

Yes, Norv Turner has all but ensured his firing by season's end. He is not good as the head coach. Of course, some of us noted this back when Owner Jones was considered hiring him. Who was that? Oh yeah, me. This is a touchy subject here in the press box since my seat is next to Mr. Randy and he (a) has a man crush on Norv and (b) wanted him hired in Dallas.

Too bad, he was wrong. Not hiring Norv is one of the reasons the Cowboys are this good this season.

Your turn, and be honest: How many of you Norv backers are now breathing a sigh of relief? 

Question of the Day: The Dear Ron Cook Edition

So obviously I watched Sunday's Cowboys-Giants game and what immediately sprang to my mind is just how much better Tony Romo is than Eli Manning.

I was just about to come here this morning and list the merits of his inclusion with The Big Two NFL Quarterbacks: The Other Manning and Tom Brady. Apparently, that slot already has been filled.

Senor Ron Cook has a pretty good argument, which got me thinking: If I were GM of Team BLAG, who would I rather have as my QB: Romo or Big Ben? I think my answer is Romo, despite Big Ben already having a Super Bowl. Usually winning trumps all for me but ... I am thinking of future Super Bowls, who is most likely to carry his team to a ring or two or three. So give me Romo.

Of course, as evidenced by this pic of Big Ben and unnamed chica, Big Ben seems like he would be a fun guy to have at your Super Bowl party. Unfortunately, that is not part of the criteria. At least not for me. Not this morning.

So your turn: Romo or Big Ben?

Question of the Day: The Bruce Gruy Edition

My original intent for QOTD was to jumpstart a little debating; sometimes with questions on my mind and sometimes with questions on yours.

Well, into my inbox this morning came this little question from Bruce Gruy of Fort Worth.

I know you are a huge fan of Marion Barber. I, myself, think that the Cowboys have a great 1-2 punch with the Jones/Barber tandem. However, I don't believe the Cowboys utilized Barber on Sunday night (@ PHI) the way he should be. Case in point: Jason Witten's helmetless scamper to the goal line. If I'm not mistaken, with penalties, the Cowboys had 5 chances to put the ball in the end zone. That unbelievable play by Witten netted 3 points. Was it me, or did Barber look exhausted? I'm with you, little ball of hate. Keep Jones running in the first half and then bring in a fresh Barber in the second half to blow out any remaining stamina the defensive line may still have. The Eagles are terrible this year and the Cowboys got lucky. I hope they go back to their original scheme. I know you get a million of these a day, but I'd love to know what you think

What I think is you are dead-on right, Bruce, about everything except the Cowboys getting lucky. Dallas manhandled Philly, a result of being a superior team. My take on Barber is he's fab as a closer, a bruising, punishing half of a tandemn. What makes me nervous is everybody wanting most of JuJo's touches going to Barber along with his. My thought is this takes away from his effectiveness.

Your turn: Is Marion's Barbarianism weakened by extra and earlier touches?

Question of the Day: The Jason Witten Edition

First things first, big props to S-T photogs Ron Jenkins and Khampha Bouaphanh for capturing every single second of Witten's bald-headed run to glory. I am still debating what percentage was gutsy and what was just plain crazy.

Of course, typical Witten afterward was acting like every player in the NFL would have had his helmet ripped off by two converging Eagle defenders, stayed on his feet and gone charging for the end zone without any helmet protection for his bare head. Oh. My. Witten. is what I blogged while watching and my appreciation has only grown since then thus leading to my question.

We have Marion The Barbarian and T.O. What seems to be missing is a nickname for Witten. I have racked my brain and come up with zero, zilch, nada.

So your turn: What should Witten's nickname be?

Question of the Day: The Naked Drive-Through Edition

I'm a little late on this, mainly because I do not care about Detroit, the Lions, their QB Jon Kitna or what he and Mrs. Jon Kitna dressed up as for Halloween.

Unfortunately for Kitna, lots of other people do care.

Kitna and Mrs. Kitna attended a charity Halloween party dressed as a naked man and the fast-food window worker who went to hand him his bag of burgers and saw buns, also known as an actual day in Lions coach Joe Cullen's life.

Yes, he is the NFL assistant who made a Wendy's run nekkid a year ago. This is funny. You laughed, right? I know I did. So why is everybody all frothy about this? Because this is what we do nowadays -- become offended by everything, literature, costumes, jokes, words, everything. What happened to the right for the idea we hate? What happened to not taking ourselves and everything around us so seriously?

OK, your turn: Did Jon Kitna cross a line?

p.s. Cullen released a statement Wednesday saying he had not been offended, if that matters at all.