Around the NFL week 3

[SBXVII]

Wow, I've heard of losing w/o dignity and making excuses for poor play, but the Cowboys bring a whole new meaning...... winning w/o dignity.

Cowboys, Skins differ over root of wayward snaps - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN

The Cowboys have accused the Redskins of causing Costa's itchy trigger finger by mimicking Romo's cadence, essentially tricking the new center into thinking the quarterback was calling for the ball before he actually was. The culprit was thought to be Washington defensive end Stephen Bowen, who spent the last five seasons in Dallas.

The Redskins, meanwhile, accuse the Cowboys of making up the whole thing. Washington coach Mike Shanahan says there's proof.

''The center is miked, and when the center is miked, you go back in audio and you'll find out if one of our players did say a snap count,'' Shanahan said. ''And they did not.''

Bowen said he knew during the game that the Cowboys were making the allegations because, ''the ref came to us and said, `Are (you) giving fake snap counts?'''

''I looked at (nose tackle) Barry (Cofield), like: 'Did you make a noise?''' Bowen said. ''He was like, 'I didn't make a noise. I didn't even hear anything.'''

''I lost a lot of respect for Costa,'' Bowen said. ''Just be a man and tell the truth. If that was the case, if we were making snap counts, how come no other offensive linemen jumped offsides? It makes no sense because he's lying. He just needs to be a man and stand by his word. Everybody respects a man who could tell the truth.''

I have to agree with Bowen, only the Center screwed up on each play, and if I'm not mistaken didn't Costa's mess up the week before on a couple of snaps or was it the 1st game of the season?