Cowboys' Butler and Lissemore fill big shoes...

[Risen Star]

IRVING - Under any circumstance, Rob Ryan wants outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware and nose tackle Jay Ratliff to play as much as possible. But during Dallas' 31-15 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday two of the Cowboys' most accomplished players were standing on the sidelines for most of the game.

"You definitely don't want that scenario," said Ryan, the Cowboys' defensive coordinator.

But Dallas was able to cope. With Ratliff and Ware resting during the second half after playing a combined 16 snaps, their replacements helped the Cowboys keep the Buccaneers at bay. After Ratliff aggravated a rib-cage injury, Sean Lissemore came in and sacked quarterback Josh Freeman while also hitting him on another pass play.

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/12/cowboys-butler-and-lissemore-f.html

[newlander]

but make no mistake, that line looked.........:eek: without Dware and JRat.......once again it looked.......:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: and will look even worse if they miss any time vs the eagles who are about 10x as dangerous as the bumbling Bucs

[BraveHeartFan]

I think people need to understand it was smart by the team to hold them in that second half because the game was well in hand, the offense was clicking, and it was pretty clear they were not worried about the Bucs coming back from 28-0 down so they took that oppurtunity to let Rat and Ware get a little extra rest in the second half and keep them more fresh for these next two huge games.

[Stautner]

I like what we are seeing from Lissemore. I expect Coleman will be on the bench or off the roster next year.

[newlander]

I like what we are seeing from Lissemore. I expect Coleman will be on the bench or off the roster next year.


....Coleman is getting OLD. HE did alot of standing around the pile on Saturday: Lissemore was active.:starspin

[Lifetimeboyzfan]

Spears was rather beastly this game too...

[rocyaice]

Spears was rather beastly this game too...



Yea I think he's having a solid season. I think he's made more plays this year than previous years. We get another legit pass rushing end and we have a solid de rotation going.

[BIGDen]

Spears was rather beastly this game too...

I've been meaning to post something about his game. He seemed to play with passion and had a nice game. We really need for a few of the guys on defense who have been quiet to step up if we want to win these last 2 games.