Official Game Thread Houston

[Hostile]

If you are online posting during the game, please post your comments in this thread. Any extra threads will be merged into this one anyway.

Enjoy the game tonight everyone. It has been a long time since we had a drink of water. Gonna taste sweet.

[Jarv]

Hos, are you gonna keep this up until Monday, when half of us are gonna be able to watch the game at 1PM on the NFL channel...Or are ya gonna start a new thread then ? Dang it all, wish they were showing it live !:mad:

[Hostile]

Hos, are you gonna keep this up until Monday, when half of us are gonna be able to watch the game at 1PM on the NFL channel...Or are ya gonna start a new thread then ? Dang it all, wish they were showing it live !:mad:
Good question. I'll leave it up through the broadcast Monday.

[RatisBeast]

I probably won't be online the whole game, but when i am on, i will try and contribute. :eek:

[RCowboyFan]

Hos, are you gonna keep this up until Monday, when half of us are gonna be able to watch the game at 1PM on the NFL channel...Or are ya gonna start a new thread then ? Dang it all, wish they were showing it live !:mad:

Oh man, I am glad I am not in the same boat as you anymore :) I empathize with that feeling though. Having finally fullfilled my wish and moved to Dallas (suburbs), dont have to sit infront of computer and hoping to get a good connection on radio broad cast.


Hey at least now NFL is at least guranteeing rebroadcast of the pre-season games. I guess everyone with Directv should be happy about that at least, even if it is not live.

[RatisBeast]

Is there going to be a game chat tonight ? If it hasn't been planned.... how does a 6:45 pm Central time(start) chat sound ?

[TheHustler]

what time is the game? 7pm CST?

[da_boyz_mk]

what time is the game? 7pm CST?

yeah it's at 7 cst

[jamez25]

what time is the game? 7pm CST?
here we have a *countdown to kickoff special* that starts at 6 PM CST.

[Signals]

Who did BP say the starting QB was going to be?

[jamez25]

Who did BP say the starting QB was going to be?
Vinny T ....

[da_boyz_mk]

here we have a *countdown to kickoff special* that starts at 6 PM CST.

only an hour and 10 minutes to go... :D

[jamez25]

only an hour and 10 minutes to go... :D
1 hour and counting....guess i can watch "Shaft" for an hour.

[Tio]

1 hour and counting....guess i can watch "Shaft" for an hour.hes a dirty motha shut yo mouth...

[RatisBeast]

53 minutes and counting..... :eek: :D

[Tio]

53 minutes and counting..... !:eek: :DUntil the game? I thought it started in 2 hours...

[Catch-22]

anyone have a link where we can listen?

[RatisBeast]

Until the game? I thought it started in 2 hours... 40 minutes till countdown starts.

[da_boyz_mk]

special edition with Jerry Jones is on now

[dargonking999]

special edition with Jerry Jones is on now
Where can i find it?

[da_boyz_mk]

the pre-game is on now. they'll be wearing their blue jerseys. it's on upn where i live.

[jimmy40]

the pre-game is on now. they'll be wearing their blue jerseys. it's on upn where i live.
I just saw them wearing white.Sorry my mistake. Definetely blue.

[DallasEast]

I didn't know that Marcellus Wiley was an Ivy Leaguer!

Spagnola just said that Carson didn't make the trip so that he can rest his knee.

[DallasEast]

Jerry Jones comments:

* Said Drew Henson's father made the trip from Tampa. Hurricane Charley couldn't keep him from the game.

* He's going to focus on Drew Henson's performance.

* Explained that the necessity of not drafting a quarterback depended partially on the salary cap, because of the enormous financial commitment could affect future roster transactions.

* Steve Dennis asked him about a possible longer working relationship between him and Parcells. Jones said that he'll do everything necessary to provide Parcells with the players that will bring the most success.

* He's concerned about depth at defensive tackle. He believes that cornerback is stronger than he originally thought it would be. He really hyped Eddie George.

[calico]

yeah, the Texans made them wear the blues. Bush league psych-out ****.

[DallasEast]

Spagnola and Dennis' players to watch tonight:

RB ReShard Lee

WR Cedric James

LB Scott Shanle

CB Bruce Thornton

CB Jemeel Powell

S Keith Davis

P Mat McBriar

P Ryan Flinn

Edit: Spagnola added Patrick Crayton afterwards.

[dargonking999]

10 minutes
OH YEAH!!!!!!

[RatisBeast]

we got a couple of guys in the chat doing play by play ..... you should come in.

[calico]

haha,
this is great.

The local Texan pregame here in Austin covers nothing but Cowboys stuff. At least it is not a Houston based pregame, but it is still a riot. Nothing but info on the Cowboys for the Texan fans here in Austin.

[77Cowboy]

I can never get Chat to load, it always goes to teh White screen with the connect on the top left but there is never anything to connect too.

What am I doing wrong?

[Madzo]

chat keeps crashing on me

[Reef Engineer]

First down! OK, so I'm antsy!

[Cbz40]

Interesting they ran to the right on the 3rd down play.

[T-New41]

1st drive recap

1st down
-eddie george for 2 yards
2nd down
-Testaverde to Glenn, Glenn was wide open picks up the 1st down

1st down
-EG for 3yard gain
2nd down
-EG w/ 6 yard gain
3rd down
-EG stuffed no gain
4th McBriar w/ nice punt Hou ball on 20

[dargonking999]

well that was an intrestig fist set lets ee waht ahppnes on defense

[DallasEast]

Interesting they ran to the right on the 3rd down play.The right side got a nice push, but that linebacker [#52?] knifed in pretty sharp from the left side to catch George. George was a little tentative diving into the line. Hope he knocks of the rust.

[dargonking999]

man what is goin on on defense

[DallasEast]

man what is goin on on defenseMost of the Texans run and pass plays have been attacking the right side of the DL and Pete Hunter.

[trickblue]

they are moving at will... hopefully we shut it down at crunch time...

[dargonking999]

they are moving at will... hopefully we shut it down at crunch time...
i think it will BP will mkae it sure of it

[T-New41]

Houston 1st drive
1st down
-Dat stops hollings no gain
2nd down
-hollings w/ 11 yard run, 1st down

1st down
-Good pressure up the middle, Glover tips the ball on attempted screen pass
2nd down
-Carr nice pass to Broener, (dallas whole defense bit on the play action) 1st down

1st down
-Hollings for 3 yard gain
2nd down
-Carr to armstrong, 7 yard gain

1st down
-Hollings gain of 1 yard on a screen. Nice play by Dat and Al Singleton
2nd down
-Hollings stuffed at the line, no gain Dat and Coakley on the stop
3rd down
-False start on the Texans
3rd and 12
-Carr to Andre Johnson 8 yards
4th
-Brown hits 36 yard FG

[dargonking999]

Houston 1st drive
1st down
-Dat stops hollings no gain
2nd down
-hollings w/ 11 yard run, 1st down

1st down
-Good pressure up the middle, Glover tips the ball on attempted screen pass
2nd down
-Carr nice pass to Broener, (dallas whole defense bit on the play action) 1st down

1st down
-Hollings for 3 yard gain
2nd down
-Carr to armstrong, 7 yard gain

1st down
-Hollings gain of 1 yard on a screen. Nice play by Dat and Al Singleton
2nd down
-Hollings stuffed at the line, no gain Dat and Coakley on the stop
3rd down
-False start on the Texans
3rd and 12
-Carr to Andre Johnson 8 yards
4th
-Brown hits 36 yard FG
love the recaps keep them coming man

[T-New41]

Our defense looks a little shaky. They kept testing Pete Hunter. Even though he didnt get burned, he gave way to much cusion on a few plays. Hopefully it is just nerves and will work its way out.

Our linebackers are animals, they were all over the place.

Our D-Line needs to put more pressure on the QB, they only had 2 good pushes that I saw.

[DallasEast]

3rd and 12
-Carr to Andre Johnson 8 yardsTony Dixon attacked Johnson strong to make the stop short of the first down.

[AsthmaField]

Knowing how much Houston hates us... I'm sure they spent quite a bit of time game planning for tonight.

[T-New41]

Texans kick off
-Thorton returns to the 25. Penalty markers come flying. Holding on #80, 10 yard penalty (Cedric James)

Cowboys ball at the 15

[dargonking999]

man if thronton would have waited on his block he coulda did damage

[RatisBeast]

Texans kick off
-Thorton returns to the 25. Penalty markers come flying. Holding on #80, 10 yard penalty (Cedric James)

Cowboys ball at the 15
tnew we're in the chat.... come on over bro.

[T-New41]

tnew we're in the chat.... come on over bro.


I'll go in after the game. I want to recap the game for those who cant watch :)

[BlueStar22]

Our defense looks a little shaky. They kept testing Pete Hunter. Even though he didnt get burned, he gave way to much cusion on a few plays. Hopefully it is just nerves and will work its way out.

Our linebackers are animals, they were all over the place.

Our D-Line needs to put more pressure on the QB, they only had 2 good pushes that I saw.
They'll settle down.

[LaTunaNostra]

Anyone with direct tv. they are putting the game on that Huddle show now. commerical now. but they are showing full drives of the various games, not just plays...

T-New great job.

[RatisBeast]

I'll go in after the game. I want to recap the game for those who cant watch :)
cool no prob.

[T-New41]

2nd Drive for the Cowboys
1st down
-Testaverde to Key, great play. Key took it away from the defender.
Flag on the play illegal contact on Dunta 5yards 1st down

1st down
-Vinnie complete to Key. Great pass protection so far. 1st down

1st down
-EG picks up 2-3 yards on run to the right
2nd down
-Vinnie to Witten, short pickup. Larrrry Allen LEVELED ROBAIRE SMITH

[BlueStar22]

goot punt for McBriar

[T-New41]

3rd and 4
-Ball batted down by Texans LB'er over the middle
4th
-McBriar beautiful punt, Texans return it to the 25, but an illegal procedure call on the Cowboys. (Ball reached the 5yard line 57 yarder in the air)

[Tricked]

that was a great punt, i didnt see why the flagged us?

[Reef Engineer]

ST better get its act together - no way BP allows this to continue. How's the hang time on those punts so far?

[numnuts23]

Watch the difference in Wiley and Ellis on the snap of the ball. Wiley seems to start late on almost every snap.

[numnuts23]

Texans sure do look like they've prepared pretty hard for this game.

[T-New41]

Texans 2nd Drive
1st down
-Hollings. short gain stopped by Wiley
2nd down
-Hollings, another short gain. Another nice play by Wiley, redirected runner inside
3rd down
-Carr scrambles for 5-6 yards,picks up 1st down (nice pressure from the outside)

1st down
-Carr to Broener, short pass. Good pressure on Carr on that play
2nd amd 9
-Hollings on a screen play picks up 35 yards, fumbles but Texans recover (Terrrible D on that play, lot of players out of position)

1st
-Holding on Defense, 5yards auto 1st down

1st down
-Hollings w/ gain of 2-3

End of 1st Quarter

[BlueStar22]

C'mon DEFENSE! Damn!

[Reef Engineer]

Texans sure do look like they've prepared pretty hard for this game.

Their SB ... even if only preseason.

[dargonking999]

Well that was a dissapointing first quater we got hurt alot on defense and our offense non existent we really need to get it together

[T-New41]

I do not have a good feeling about Dixon so far. He mad one good stop on the 1st drive, but he has been out of position a few times tonight. Hopefully he shakes it off and plays better.

[BlueStar22]

Their SB ... even if only preseason.
Pre-season or not, Parcells likes to win these games. On the bright side, Pete Hunter is looking okay.

[numnuts23]

Well that was a dissapointing first quater we got hurt alot on defense and our offense non existent we really need to get it together

Only the first preseason game. Not too worried about it.

[T-New41]

2nd Quarter
2nd and 4
-Carr to Gaffney TD. Over Newman :(

[LaTunaNostra]

Keep it up T-New, you're doing great.

[T-New41]

Texans 10 Cowboys 0

That was really nice play by Carr. Our pass rush looked slow, like they were moving at half-speed. Glover broke through the line, but didnt give Carr much pursuit.

The play was very similar to the TD Key made over Newman in the Bucs game last year

[dargonking999]

Only the first preseason game. Not too worried about it.
i am look at what just happened TO NEWMAN

[DallasEast]

Man. The Texans are leaping into the stands to celebrate their TD. It's only preseason for goodness sake.

[AsthmaField]

The Cowboys have been experimenting quite a bit on their defense. I wouldn't be too worried about it at this point.

[T-New41]

Cowboys 3rd Possesion

Kickoff
-Nate Jones returns to the 25

[GTaylor]

Man. The Texans are leaping into the stands to celebrate their TD. It's only preseason for goodness sake.

Only losers care about the pre-season :)

[LaTunaNostra]

Man. The Texans are leaping into the stands to celebrate their TD. It's only preseason for goodness sake.
It's their Super Bowl, from the sounds of it.

Plenty of "stuff" for Bill to get on this week on both sides of the ball. Growl.

The tc party's over if it was ever on. :D

[BlueStar22]

My wife hates this time of year, I become such as *******. I'm already in midseason form looking at our defense. I know it's preseason but still...

[T-New41]

Not worried about losing a pre-season game, I was just hoping to see more from our defense.

Not writing EG off, but have to say he hasnt looked to impressive so far. Our O-Line is looking good though.

[numnuts23]

1st Quarter thoughts:

1.) Protection was great.
2.) Vinny look alright. Didn't really see enought.
3.) Eddie looks slow, but can slip through and make something out of nothing.
4.) Run blocking not too great.
5.) Key still likes to run his mouth.


1.) Defense didn't look great at all. Texans prepared more.....hopefully.
2.) Wiley looked slow off the ball, atleast compared to Ellis......i was surprised.
3.) Hunter playing soft. Needs to tighten up his coverage.
4.) We need more pressure by the D-line.
5.) LB's looked strong, they are everywhere.

[numnuts23]

My wife hates this time of year, I become such as *******. I'm already in midseason form looking at our defense. I know it's preseason but still...


Same here. :D

[LaTunaNostra]

Yipppee!

Richie's in - we've got an offense.

[T-New41]

3rd possesion
1st Down
-Ritchie Anderson for 6 yard gain
2nd down
-Vinny to Anderson, picks up 4 yards (great pass protection)
3rd and inches
-Timeout Dallas, play clock running down
-Ritchie up the left side. Barely gets the 1st down
(Bad spot on previous play though)

1st down
-Vinny goes long to AB, Dunta Robinson knocks the ball away. Vinny threw the ball a little late, allowed RObinson to get back into the play.
2nd down
-Pass thrown too high. Incomplete
3rd down
-False Start on Flozell Adams
3rd and 15
-Texans strip Vinny, recover the ball.

Texans Ball. :(

[BlueStar22]

Chad, is that you?

[dargonking999]

DAMN IT GOT DANG IT i cant belive we are gettin mesed up like this what is going on

[numnuts23]

not good. :mad:

[Rude]

Vinny looks like **** :(

[BlueStar22]

lets get on the plane and go back to Oxnard.

[dstew60105]

So far it's a great big YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Don

[Smith22]

Who allowed the pressure on the Vinny fumble?

[Silverstar]

Can we please get the ball to someone UNDER 30. :rolleyes:

[DallasEast]

Two fumbles. Neither one recovered. That makes me sick.

[BlueStar22]

Who allowed the pressure on the Vinny fumble?
it was 3rd and 15, they brought a blitz from both sides. Vinny did step up in the pocket but let the ball hang a bit low.

[dargonking999]

Who allowed the pressure on the Vinny fumble?

it wasnt the lines fault vinny waited to long

[Smith22]

If it makes anyone feel better, Ramsey has thrown 2 INT's so far for the deadskins.

[T-New41]

Texans 3rd Possesion

Babin stripped Vinny BTW

1st Down
-Hollings gets a nice pick up, takes it to Dallas 6.

1st Down
-Glover stuffs Hollings for a 1yard loss

2nd down
-Hollings fumbles the hand off, recovered by Texans (3rd fumbled ball the Cowboys have not been aware of)

3rd down
-Delay of Game Texans
3rd and Goal fr the 9
-Wells up the middle, gain of 1 or 2

4th down
-FG Texans

Texans 13 Dallas 0

[BlueStar22]

Give Vinny another series Bill!

[dargonking999]

If it makes anyone feel better, Ramsey has thrown 2 INT's so far for the deadskins.
yea but he isn't their starter

and vinny look horrible AB had a great postion vinny just losing it we need (i hate to say this goes against everything) henson to play....:eek:good

[DallasEast]

If it makes anyone feel better, Ramsey has thrown 2 INT's so far for the deadskins.Who started the game? Ramsey or Brunell?

[T-New41]

To give our opponents a little credit, Car looked really good for Hou. He made good decisions and made some nice throws.

Texans D has looked good (or our offense has looked bad)

Nate Jones returns to the 20 yard line

Drew Henson, when we come back!!! :D

[Smith22]

yea but he isn't their starter

and vinny look horrible AB had a great postion vinny just losing it we need (i hate to say this goes against everything) henson to play....!:eek:good
They haven't named a starter as of yet. Neither QB looked good last week.

By the way, Ramsey started this game.

[Jersey]

One nice scoring drive will make me feel better, Not a nice drive and a punt, but a scoring drive. Then have the D come back on with a four and out.

[RatisBeast]

To give our opponents a little credit, Car looked really good for Hou. He made good decisions and made some nice throws.

Texans D has looked good (or our offense has looked bad)

Nate Jones returns to the 20 yard line

Drew Henson, when we come back!!! :D
WHat do you think Tnew ? :( not looking good... but the D looked like it woke up on that last stand. I'm not worried about the D.... I am however worried about Hunter.

[DallasEast]

By the way, Ramsey started this game.Thanks, Smith22.

[JohnsKey19]

We've pretty much laid an egg to this point. The defense is getting turned inside-out. Offense looks stagnant as usual. Obviously there's plenty of work ahead. This should be an interesting week of practice ahead. Parcells will turn up the intensity about 10 notches.

[Nerm]

Is anyone else her more interested in seeing/hearing Henson and Jones more than Testeverde and George?

[kapolani]

So far it's a great big YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Don

It's the first time these guys are under fire together. It's gonna be rough.

They just need more reps.

I hope they can gel together - soon - Vinny isn't that mobile and we need to give Henson some time to knock the rust off.

[dargonking999]

Lee Looks Awseme Throw Away George We Dont Need Him

[Rude]

Lee looks great so far this drive

[Cbz40]

R. Lee looking good

[DallasEast]

If ReShard Lee keeps running this well, Aveion Cason is gonna start sweating bullets.

[AsthmaField]

Nice to have some speed and explosion in the backfield. haven't seen it since early Emmitt.

[Smith22]

Thanks, Smith22.
Sorry, Ramsey has 1 INT. He is 2 of 7 right now with a fumble also.

[T-New41]

Drew's 1st Drive / Cowboys 4th
1st down
-Rashard Lee for 5 yard gain (Return was to the 25, not 20.. sorry :D )
2nd down
-Lee with another nice run, pick up of 5 or 6

1st down
-Lee with a pick up of 7
2nd down
-Barnes stuffed at the line, short gain
3rd down
-Cason stuffed behind the line. Penalty on Dallas illegal Formation. Terrible blocking on that play, throw it away :mad:

[BlueStar22]

If ReShard Lee keeps running this well, Aveion Cason is gonna start sweating bullets.
I don't think Cason makes this team anyways. He'll join his buddy QCar.

[T-New41]

Cowboys Punt
-Holding Houston.

Bill just teased us all. Not one pass in that series...

[jacs]

preseason or not sounds like we are playing like crap

[Silverstar]

Um......is Henson going to throw a pass in this game or what?

[Smith22]

We aren't rotating punters so far???

[Cbz40]

Come on Bill let him throw one

[T-New41]

WHat do you think Tnew ? :( not looking good... but the D looked like it woke up on that last stand. I'm not worried about the D.... I am however worried about Hunter.


I dont know. I am more worried about Dixon than Hunter. The last stand we made was against Hou 2nd team. I would hope we could stop them. But I am not to worried about the D, but was hoping to see more from them against the 1st team Off.

[DallasEast]

After Mat McBriar's first couple of punts, he's got me saying, "Gowin who???". :)

[jacs]

which of the punters has looked better?

[Smith22]

Only McBriar has punted. Sounds like he is getting plenty of practice.

[jacs]

Only McBriar has punted. Sounds like he is getting plenty of practice.

how has he looked?

[Reef Engineer]

Only McBriar has punted. Sounds like he is getting plenty of practice.

With a 50 yd avg, why bother!?! :D

[Reef Engineer]

how has he looked?

43 and 57 from what I remember. Not sure on hang time.

[Smith22]

how has he looked?
I'm only listening and catching the drives shown on NFL channel. Sounds like he is booting punts.

[Cbz40]

Good return Crayton......

[Silverstar]

Nice return Crayton!


Hope that wasn't a fluke... :)

[T-New41]

Houston 4th possesion
1st down
-Hou picks up 4
2nd down
-BAnks rolls out, luckily for us he sucks and couldn't hit the wide open receiver
3rd down
-Wells take shorts pass turns it into a 11 yard gain. Powell wusses out and misses a tackle, Tried to Deion tackle Wells

1st down
-Hollings w/ 5 yard gain
2nd down
-Hollings picks up 3
3rd down
-Hollings stuffed short gain, K. Davis on the play, 2nice stops by Davis
4th
-Hou going for 4th and in
-Ok, not... Hou will punt

Crayton back to receive. Nice return, Made some nice moves and escaped a couple arm tackles. Flags on the play..
Illegal Formation Hou, Face Mask, Hou 10 yards at the end of the play.

About a 24 yard return, plus 10 more yards for the penalty

[Cbz40]

Great minds think alike

[Smith22]

25 yard return, plus penalty on Texans for 15 yards.

[dargonking999]

good lord that was a ugly pass
someobdy save us

[BadMeetsEvil]

Huge Cryaton fan.

He looked good at Training Camp and it's rolling over into the game.

I love it.

[Silverstar]

Calm down Henson....just preseason

[jacs]

43 and 57 from what I remember. Not sure on hang time.

sounds very nice

[T-New41]

Cowboys 5th Possesion
1st down
-Henson, bad throw, way over AB's head. out of bounds. Settle down Drew :D

Holding #78 :mad:

1st and 20
-10 yard screen pass to Reshard Lee. Back to the origional line of scrimmage. Lee has looked REALLY good running and catching tonight

2 min warning

[BlueStar22]

I guess Jules will play most of the 2nd half.

[Smith22]

Sounds about right.

[dargonking999]

Omg Randall Williams Caught A Pass Omg

[Cbz40]

Hit Williams on the numbers

[numnuts23]

Nice pass by Henson.

[T-New41]

Cowboys ball
2nd Down
-Henson rolls out and throws a short pass to AB, pick up of 3 yards.
3rd down
-DRew, escapes the pressure, throws a decent pass to Randall WIlliams, WIlliams w/ a nice grab, 1st down and then some

1st down
False Start
AFter the Time out
1st
-Henson w/ a laser to Witten for a pick up of 7. Final Timeout for Dallas. Nice Catch by Witten too.

Henson 4-4 for 48 yards :)

[jacs]

Omg Randall Williams Caught A Pass Omg

lol, are you sure it wasent a highlight from last year?

[Cbz40]

Great catch by Witten

[DallasEast]

Did you see that catch by Witten?!? That young man has hands as good as Novacek. Nice pass by Henson. Low and away from any DBs to interfere with.

[T-New41]

2nd down, 26 seconds left
-Ball on the 9
-Picked off at the goal line :(

Drew tried to force it..

[dargonking999]

i saw the play and the pick all the way

[Silverstar]

Calm down Henson!


Lesson #1


Don't turn the ball over in the redzone!!! :mad:

[DallasEast]

Bad pass by Henson. He locked onto Antonio Bryant every step of his route. Never fooled the safety.

[numnuts23]

2nd down, 26 seconds left
-Ball on the 9
-Picked off at the goal line :(

Gotta look for the safety. Just learning, but dang, he sure looks like he has the tools to be a HELL of a QB.

[Cbz40]

Relax Drew.........calm down

[RatisBeast]

I liked what i saw from Henson so far, except the int... But he looked good so far. :eek:

[Tricked]

i think reshard lee's doing pretty good... randal williams had a really nice catch too

[Ken]

Gotta look for the safety. Just learning, but dang, he sure looks like he has the tools to be a HELL of a QB.

I agree.

He definitely has a presence about him. Looks good, just needs work.

[da_boyz_mk]

well so far it's been ugly but at least you know bill will work them into shape.

[T-New41]

1st half thoughts
-Our 1st team O-Line looked Awesome
-Our 2nd team O-line... not so awesome, but not too bad either

-Our D still needs some work. It is the first pre-season game, but there is still a ways to go.

-McBriar is punting well, we will see how it keeps up.

-Rashard Lee looks good running, George, not so good (I do realize they are running against diff defenses, but EG has the first team O-line)

-Vinny looks slow, but hopefully once he gets into the pace of a regular game he wil speed up.

-Drew looked good, showed great pocket Awareness, right up until he tried to force a REALLY bad pass. He should have known better, but this is the time for him to make mistakes and learn from them

-Crayton. Only 1 punt return, but it was pretty good

-Keith Davis, made some good plays was in good position most of the time

-We need some more work

[Woods]

1st half thoughts
-Our 1st team O-Line looked Awesome
-Our 2nd team O-line... not so awesome, but not too bad either

-Our D still needs some work. It is the first pre-season game, but there is still a ways to go.

-McBriar is punting well, we will see how it keeps up.

-Rashard Lee looks good running, George, not so good (I do realize they are running against diff defenses, but EG has the first team O-line)

-Vinny looks slow, but hopefully once he gets into the pace of a regular game he wil speed up.

-Drew looked good, showed great pocket Awareness, right up until he tried to force a REALLY bad pass. He should have known better, but this is the time for him to make mistakes and learn from them

-Crayton. Only 1 punt return, but it was pretty good

-Keith Davis, made some good plays was in good position most of the time

-We need some more work



Nice observations.

I was hoping to see better play from our 1st team defense, but with the DEs switching, Dixon and Hunter getting their feet wet, I guess we just need a lot more work.

[jacs]

i want to know what happend on the play that Roy missed the tackle, did he get run over or something?

[Silverstar]

Testaverde fumbles and Henson throws and INT. :(

Carr carves up our 1st team defense and puts up 13 points.

Basically, we look anemic on offense and our defense still can't get to the QB in the 1st half.

Where was Glenn and Witten in the 1st quarter?

The only consistent pressure we had came from Glover.



Only real positives I saw, were from rookies Lee, Crayton and McBriar.

[Nerm]

I see that Dallas has 5 players with at least one rush (Jones isn't one of them). I'm just wondering where J Jones is on the depth chart.

I guess I didn't know he was that far down. I have been starting him in Madden! LOL!

[RatisBeast]

Dont know, but i want to see Julius out there.

[RatisBeast]

No disagreement on the grade, i liked what i saw from Henson except the INT. :(

[DallasEast]

It's still way too early, but I think that Keith Davis has the edge on Tony Dixon. The experience he gained over in Europe is really showing in this game. It's either that or Dixon has been playing too tight thus far.

[Grevus]

This is the first half of the first preseason game. Need I say more?

[RatisBeast]

This is the first half of the first preseason game. Need I say more?
nope you don't have to, but they do deserve a first half grade of an F. Btw, Allen impressed me. :D

[Wimbo]

Our punter is better.

[Grevus]

Maybe we'll see him in the second half. I was looking forward to see what he can do.

[Wimbo]

haven't heard his name yet (radio broadcast)

[Nerm]

Testaverde fumbles and Henson throws and INT. :(

Carr carves up our 1st team defense and puts up 13 points.

Basically, we look anemic on offense and our defense still can't get to the QB in the 1st half.

Where was Glenn and Witten in the 1st quarter?

The only consistent pressure we had came from Glover.



Only real positives I saw, were from rookies Lee, Crayton and McBriar.

We all want Dallas to do well, but the preseason means nothing.

Neither team is even game-planning(sp?). To repeat. Neither coaching staff is trying to win. I would wait until the 3rd game of preseason to evaluate some of the young guys. Wait until a least November to rate the team.

[jacs]

how did the dline looked in the 1st qtr?

[Grevus]

I agree with the grade. I'm disappointed but optimistic.

[Silverstar]

Where are Jones, Rogers and Peterman?


You know...our first three draft picks. :confused:

[big dog cowboy]

how did the dline looked in the 1st qtr?

Pretty much crap. :mad:

[numnuts23]

how did the dline looked in the 1st qtr?

No pressure. LB's looked strong.

[numnuts23]

Where are Jones, Rogers and Peterman?


You know...our first three draft picks. :confused:

I think Rogers and Peterman were on the line on the last drive. They both did a pretty decent job.

[77Cowboy]

Where are Jones, Rogers and Peterman?


You know...our first three draft picks. :confused:


Question of the night.

[T-New41]

2nd Half
Houston receives the kick
Return to the 29 yard line

1st down
-Banks w/ a short pass to Sloan Thomas, Powell w/ the tackle. Pick up of 6 or 7
2nd down
-Wells w/ carry picks up 2.5 yards
3rd and really short
-QB Sneak, Houston picks up the 1st

1st down
-Starling on the WR Reverse, breaks like 5 tackles and gains 10 yards

1st down
-Banks goes deep, bad pass (Nate Jones gets away w/ some illegal contact)
2nd down
-False Start Texans
2nd and 15
-Wells pick up of about 1 or 2
3rd down
-Banks over the middle to Murphy, 20+ yard gain (another crap job by Lynn Scott)

1st down
-Wells picks up 8 yards on a run
2nd down
-Banks overthrows receiver, ball out of bounds. Powell missed a bump and got beat, lucky for Powell, BAnks sucks
3rd down
-Incomplete pass at the goa line. Good pressure on Banks, Banks almost made a nice pass, but didnt
4th
35 yarder good

Houston 16 Dallas 0

[big dog cowboy]

Houston 16
Dallas 0

[T-New41]

Our saftey depth sucks... :(

[Lifer]

Who's playing pass defense? Do we really have 11 players on the field?

[T-New41]

Cowboys to return the kick off

RAshard Lee and Powell to receive
-Lee at the 5 returns it to the 29, nice return by Lee

[DallasEast]

Our saftey depth sucks... :(I agree totally.

[numnuts23]

I know it's preseason, but DANG, do we really commit this many penalties compared to the Texans?

[numnuts23]

Any word on why JJ isn't out there yet?

[Ken]

Any word on why JJ isn't out there yet?


jj checks in.

[DallasEast]

OKAY! Here's a prediction. Patrick Crayton's a lock to make the roster. Great catch.

[T-New41]

1st Down
-Holding Offense :mad:
1st and 20
-Lee w/ about 4 yard run
2nd and 16
-Lee slips and drops a pass from Henson
Penalty on the play, holding on defense 5yard, auto 1st down

1st Down
-False Start Offense on Witten
1st and 15
-Barnes picks up 3
2nd
-AB with a great catch on a low pass, 15-16 yard gain

1st Down
-Crayton drops a bad pass by Henson (a little behind him, but catchable)
2nd Down
-Nice outlet to Witten, but another penalty. Illegal Contact defense, 5yard penalty, auto 1st down

1st Down
-Henson to Barnes for about 2 yards
2nd down
-Crayton on the end around, picks up 6 yards. Nice little run, evaded a tackle and kept nice balance to pick up 2-3 more yards at the end of the play
3rd down
-Beautiful pass by Henson and GREAT catch ny Crayton for a 26 yard gain

1st Down
-Henson smacked hard, by a blitz right up the middle. No Chance
2nd and 17 Peterman blows his assignment
-Witten w/ a screen, picks up a couple yards Peterman misses another block
3rd down
-Dump Off to Julius, pick up of 7-8 yards. Flags down...
Illegal Formation Dallas 5yard penalty
3rd and longer :mad:
-Henson airs one out to AB, incomplete
4th
_Cundiff to attempt 46 yarder
No Good

[numnuts23]

Ok, these camera angles suck. This is atleast the 4th play from the Cowboys, that was missed, or they had a stupid camera angle, where you couldn't tell anything.

[Reef Engineer]

Clank. :rolleyes:

[Cheap Shot Artist]

1st Down
-Holding Offense :mad:
1st and 20
-Lee w/ about 4 yard run
2nd and 16
-Lee slips and drops a pass from Henson
Penalty on the play, holding on defense 5yard, auto 1st down

1st Down
-False Start Offense on Witten
1st and 15
-Barnes picks up 3
2nd
-AB with a great catch on a low pass, 15-16 yard gain

1st Down
-Crayton drops a bad pass by Henson (a little behind him, but catchable)
2nd Down
-Nice outlet to Witten, but another penalty. Illegal Contact defense, 5yard penalty, auto 1st down

1st Down
-Henson to Barnes for about 2 yards
2nd down
-Crayton on the end around, picks up 6 yards. Nice little run, evaded a tackle and kept nice balance to pick up 2-3 more yards at the end of the play
3rd down
-Beautiful pass by Henson and GREAT catch ny Crayton for a 26 yard gain

1st Down
-Henson smacked hard, by a blitz right up the middle. No Chance
2nd and 17 Peterman blows his assignment
-Witten w/ a screen, picks up a couple yards Peterman misses another block
3rd down
-Dump Off to Julius, pick up of 7-8 yards. Flags down...
Illegal Formation Dallas 5yard penalty
3rd and longer :mad:
-Henson airs one out to AB, incomplete
4th
_Cundiff to attempt 46 yarder
No Good

As I have mentioned, Peterman will not see the field too much until his pass protection improves

[Silverstar]

Cundiff misses... :mad:


Please don't tell me, were gonna leave Houston with a goose egg on the board.


Come on guys, put something on the freakin' board already!

[numnuts23]

This defensive contact - holding rule, is going to be a bunch of crap. It's going to get pretty ugly this year with all the flags. :(

[T-New41]

Houston Drive
1st Down
-Anderson stuffed by Lynn Scott and JAmeel Powell good stop
2nd Down
-Nice Stop by Bradie James, Brings down the ANderson by himself, no gain
3rd down
-Incomplete pass, almost Int by Singleton, penalty on Texans, declined
4th down
3 AND OUT :eek: WOW

[T-New41]

Crayton to return the punt
-Fields at the 20, returns to the 33. Crayton has some nice evasive moves. I am immpressed. One of few players standing out tonight IMO

[numnuts23]

Dang, JJ looks quick, very quick.

[cowboysfan31]

Nice run for JJ, maybe something will happen this drive.

[cowboysfan31]

Who blew that assignment on the line that lead to that sack? I can't watch on TV because the local Fox is down :mad:

[cowboysfan31]

JJ not looking bad on these last 3 runs.

[T-New41]

Romo's first series
1st down
-Julius Takes off picks up 15 yards on the draw, man he is fast

1st down
-Romo Sacked by Terrence Martin, no chance
2nd down
-Julius breaks a tackle, cuts up inside picks up like 8 yards
3rd down
-Jones picks up about 4 yards
Julius looks REALLY Quick
4th and short
-Romo, fakes to Julius, bootlegs right, runs for aobut 5 yrads

1st down!

[Cbz40]

JJ looking very good....

[da_boyz_mk]

JJ looking very good....

he's very shifty

[AsthmaField]

Jones should be our starter

[cowboysfan31]

Wow another nice run by JJ.

[da_boyz_mk]

that was a horrible pass by romo

[T-New41]

1st down
-JJ rumbles down to the 21, 19 yard gain

1st Down
-Romo picked off at the Goal line.... flags down
-illegal block after the int.. :mad:

Looks like Henson's Int

[numnuts23]

Rome..........INT :(

He put NOTHING on the ball. Heck, I could have picked that one off.

Never saw the safety.

[Cbz40]

he's very shifty

That he is........good quickness. He may start before the end of the season..maybe the first half of the season.

[Rude]

Romo throws into triple coverage for int, horrible.

On the good side, Jones looks really impressive.

[Cbz40]

Romo.....you can't throw into double coverage.

[dstew60105]

that was a horrible pass by romo


What the hell do they see in Romo?


Don

[da_boyz_mk]

i don't think henson should start but i think jj should.

[DallasEast]

Both Henson and Romo tried to throw passes which didn't take the safety into account. You can't ignore the safety in the redzone. They have far less room to defend.

[cowboysfan31]

Fowler is looking pretty good in this series.

[T-New41]

Houston's Ball
1st down
-Anderson, stuffed for a 1 yard gain
2nd down
-Anderson stuffed after 3 yard gain
3rd down
-Anderson tackled after 2 yard gain

Punt
-Crayton to return
-Fields at the 40, returns to the 45.. smothered Flags on the field... Illegal Block on Dallas, 10 yard penalty

[calico]

I love the way Julius Jones runs the ball...kinda reminds me of someone in look.

[da_boyz_mk]

the only thing i don't like about crayton is it seems like he dances a little too much instead of just tucking away and running hard. but he looks like he has a little something to him.

i wanna see more of jj

[Silverstar]

I guess it was Romo's turn...



Grrrrr!!! :mad:

[30yrheel]

Is our offense going to suck again, for what, about 6 years in a row now?
I know, 1st preseason, but dayum it's frustrating

[da_boyz_mk]

i've watched the RT position and i think rogers has looked a little better than tucker so far. peterman needs work on his pass protection too

[cowboysfan31]

da_boyz_mk, that is one thing that Dehaven was helling to Crayton about I believe wasn't it?

[da_boyz_mk]

da_boyz_mk, that is one thing that Dehaven was helling to Crayton about I believe wasn't it?

i noticed that too

[Cbz40]

JJ makes them miss......

Could catch James

[cowboysfan31]

Wow JJ is impressive, 51 yards on 5 carries now.

[T-New41]

1st down
-JJ with a 13 yard gain Man he looks good. His cuts are really sharp :D

1st down
-Romo to Cedric James for 13 yards

1st down
-Romo nice evasion, then a bad throw
2nd down
-Julius stuffed as soon as he gets the ball. Really poor blocking on that one
3rd down
-ALmost picked off, pass got batted by the receiver, Throw was little behing the receiver and the receiver did not run a sharp route
4th
Punt into tthe endzone

[da_boyz_mk]

t-new, just wanted to give props to you man, great job on the recaps..

[AsthmaField]

t-new, just wanted to give props to you man, great job on the recaps..

They are really appreciated!

[DallasEast]

Flynn's [sp?] punt was fairly good, but low. He had a man on the 5-yard line to down the punt, but Crowder couldn't set himself fast enough to catch the ball before it bounced into the endzone.

[Cbz40]

T New great job

[numnuts23]

Fowler and Thornton both made nice plays on that series.

[cowboysfan31]

Nice defensive stand there, now maybe the offense can get something started.

[T-New41]

THanks Da-Boyz.

Houston
1st down
-Ragone long pass, PI On Thorton (33 yards)

1st down
-run for 3 yards
2nd down
-nice hit by Fowler, forcing the incompletion Really nice hit
3rd down
-Thorton with a nice play on the ball to force a punt
4th down Punt

Crayton to return
-Fields the ball at the 7 (bad decision), but there are flags, illegal formation on Houston, re-kick

2nd punt
-Crayton lets it go, downed at the 5

[Woods]

Do you guys realize how many potential points we didn't capitalize on?

It's amazing . . . .

Henson's Int
Cundiff's miss
Romo's int
And the other drive where we were on their 30-some yardline and moved backwords . . . .

[T-New41]

No prob everyone, I know how much it sucks to miss a game, so for those who cant see it I at least want to post updates so they can get an idea of whats goin on.

[DallasEast]

Fowler and Thornton both made nice plays on that series.Agreed, but Thornton's going to need to be less aggressive bumping downfield while covering his man. He got flagged for the first play, but on that second play, he made a great impression with me when he came over the top of his man to knock down that pass.

[Cbz40]

Agreed, but Thornton's going to need to be less aggressive bumping downfield while covering his man. He got flagged for the first play, but on that second play, he made a great impression with me when he came over the top of his man to knock down that pass.

Agree Dallas.......that was a fine play

[T-New41]

1st down
-Play action, tipped by JJ, thrown a little behind him almost int
2nd
-JJ nice run up the middle, picks up about 5
3rd
-Nice slant pass to James, Refs say no catch. Replay looks like it came out on the way down. Bill will challenge

[numnuts23]

Well, I guess it's about time to fire up Madden 05, and beat the hell out of the Texans. :D

[cowboysfan31]

If someone can't watch the game on TV like I can't, try this link its helps a little bit and thanks for the updates too T-New.

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/live/NFL_20040814_DAL@HOU

[T-New41]

Well Fellas, looks like there are a few positives to take right now.

JJ looks really sharp.
Crayton looks good too
Our 1st team O-Line looks really good
Henson, he has some growing, but he looks like he will only get better

[u4ea242]

Who is the female announcer? Just curious.

[T-New41]

Punt
-Ryan Flinn has the punt partially blocked, kicking out of the endzone, kick only goes 35 yards

[numnuts23]

Well Fellas, looks like there are a few positives to take right now.

JJ looks really sharp.
Crayton looks good too
Our 1st team O-Line looks really good
Henson, he has some growing, but he looks like he will only get better

Agreed 100% T-New.

[AsthmaField]

Who is the female announcer? Just curious.

Christy Scales. She's pretty good.

[u4ea242]

Christy Scales. She's pretty good.

Thanks, yeah, not bad.

[cowboysfan31]

Looks like they're gonna score again barring a fumble or INT, Cargile has looked pretty good though...I wouldn't want to be anyone on the team when they get back to camp.

[T-New41]

1st down, Houston Ball
-Anderson w/ a 5 yard run
2nd down
-Anderson, nice run to the left for about 5 yards

1st down
-Lewis drops a nice pass from Ragone in the end zone
2nd down
-Anderson, runs for about a 1 yard gain
3rd down
-Ragone pass to Johnson, for about 9 yards

1st down
-Anderson, pick up of about 4
2nd down
-Anderson pick up of about 2

Anderson still on the field, may have suffered an injury

[DallasEast]

FUMBLE! We got the ball back.

[cowboysfan31]

Yes! Fumble recovered by Darrell Lee!!

[T-New41]

3rd down
-DALLAS RECOVERS A FUMBLE!!! :eek:


Cowboys Ball
1st Down
-JJ with a pick up of 3
2nd down
-Romo fumbles a snap in the end zone, chaos ensues, Saftey :(

[cowboysfan31]

That was a worthless fumble recovery for Dallas because Romo losses the ball in the endzone and a saftey for the Texans.