Tony was very good today. Defense not too hot.

[fanfromvirginia]

The D was sub par but not awful in the first half and very good in the second half and OT, giving up only seven points in seven drives (the lone TD being scored when the Browns took over on our 17), forced and recovered a fumble, and had a great goal line stand. They also had some great drive ending hits.

[hutch1254]

Cleveland has been in every game this year. They're not garbage anymore. They have some decent pieces and are starting to become competitive.

While the D may not have been top notch what they did do was hold the Browns to 1 for 10 on third down efficiency after letting them go 4 for 5 to start. I thought that was a good comeback.

What bothered me is the 3 man rush...here we got a rookie QB and we're trying to confuse him by dropping 8 instead of getting in his face and rattling him. We pulled that same crap in Seattle and it cost us. It wasn't til later today that we started getting pressure in Weedens face. That and some solid tackling led to that 1 for 10 third down efficiency the rest of the way.

[T-RO]

Originally Posted by ddh33

You tell me that my QB is going to be sacked 7 times, throw the ball 50 times, and only have one turnover, I will take that number of turnovers every time. It could have/should have been so much worse. Romo is a magician back there.

This. Lots of QBs have really clean pockets. Romo's pocket is polluted with bodies within 3 ticks almost every down.

The guy is a miracle and nothing less.

[CowboyGil]

Originally Posted by Hoov

this was a time when i would have hoped for 3 runs and a fg given how the defense was shutting down the browns and time was winding down.

also did not like the onsides kick try or whatever that was.

It's called a squib kick to avoid a big return. SOP in the NFL.

[Hoov]

Originally Posted by CowboyGil

It's called a squib kick to avoid a big return. SOP in the NFL.

did not like that call at that point in the game - and dont they usually squib it a lot deeper than that

[Hoov]

Originally Posted by hutch1254

Cleveland has been in every game this year. They're not garbage anymore. They have some decent pieces and are starting to become competitive.

While the D may not have been top notch what they did do was hold the Browns to 1 for 10 on third down efficiency after letting them go 4 for 5 to start. I thought that was a good comeback.

What bothered me is the 3 man rush...here we got a rookie QB and we're trying to confuse him by dropping 8 instead of getting in his face and rattling him. We pulled that same crap in Seattle and it cost us. It wasn't til later today that we started getting pressure in Weedens face. That and some solid tackling led to that 1 for 10 third down efficiency the rest of the way.

i was glad to see they did less of the 3 man rush in the second half

[rynochop]

Originally Posted by Hoov

did not like that call at that point in the game - and dont they usually squib it a lot deeper than that

I'm not sure what that was, other than either a really bad squib or really bad onsides try.

[Risen Star]

Romo was sacked 7 times, harrassed all game long, had no running game whatsoever and threw 50 passes with no picks.

I doubt that's happened very often in league history.

[CowboyRoy]

Originally Posted by CowboysYanksLakers

The fumble almost killed the team for good... He's got to just take the sack.

I agree he needed to just go down. But what kind of idiot coach has Romo back in shotgun winging the ball all over the field when we just went up by 4 with 5 minutes to go? Honestly. This clown Garrett simply has no clue how to gameplan or coach a game. The ONLY thing that could have screwed us in that situation was a turnover. So run the ball and burn the clock. Punt the ball, make them drive 80 yards for a TD.

Garrett simply has zero feel for a game. In the last 4 weeks this team is down by double digits in the first quarter EVERY time. Thats a complete indictement on his ability to game plan. They are ALL WRONG obviously. His game plans are garbage. The team is also obviously unmotivated and ill prepared to start games. Its only until at some point in the 2nd half when he throws the gameplan out the window and puts the game in Romo's hands with the hurry up offense that this team starts to pick it up. When will this complete idiot realize he might want to start the game with the hurry up?

This clown needs to leave town ASAP. All this win did was prolong his stay in Dallas. Pathetic.

[ConstantReboot]

Originally Posted by links18

He managed the game well today. He was a little high on a few passes early, but he settled down in the second half.

The fumble was not good. We were in FG range. Still, that is who Romo is. It is his instinct to try to keep the play alive. Garrett needs to recognize that and not put him in a position to fail, which is exactly what he did on the fumble play. It was first and twenty in FG range, yet we are looking for the long ball. Call a roll out pass to Witten for 9 yards and go from there on 2nd and 11. Nope, its a long developing play that the OLine simply cannot block for and it leads to--surprise-- a turnover. Terrible game management there from the head coach/ offensive coordinator.

This is what makes me upset about Garrett's playcalling. He calls plays that seem to question his abilities. He had no reason to call for those long developing timing passes down field. He could have ran the ball or throw a quick slant to try to make up for yardages. Garrett should be blamed for that fumble just as much as Romo.

[CowboyRoy]

Originally Posted by Hoov

did not like that call at that point in the game - and dont they usually squib it a lot deeper than that

Another idiot call by dunce boy that was woefully executed by an ill prepared team.

[CowboyRoy]

Originally Posted by ConstantReboot

This is what makes me upset about Garrett's playcalling. He calls plays that seem to question his abilities. He had no reason to call for those long developing timing passes down field. He could have ran the ball or throw a quick slant to try to make up for yardages. Garrett should be blamed for that fumble just as much as Romo.

Amen. Just like the fool has Romo back in shotgun up 23 points in the 3rd quarter against Detriot last year. Total stupidity.

[AdamJT13]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Romo was sacked 7 times, harrassed all game long, had no running game whatsoever and threw 50 passes with no picks.

I doubt that's happened very often in league history.

It had happened exactly once before today -- and the first time was actually just last month. Kevin Kolb threw 50 passes without an interception, was sacked nine times and had no running game (17 for 45) in the Cardinals' 17-3 loss to the Rams.

[DFWJC]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Romo was sacked 7 times, harrassed all game long, had no running game whatsoever and threw 50 passes (and completed 70% of them for > 300 yards) with no picks.

I doubt that's happened very often in league history.

add on


Though, if I had to guess, I suspect Aaron Rodgers pulled off the feat last year sometime.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by AdamJT13

It had happened exactly once before today -- and the first time was actually just last month. Kevin Kolb threw 50 passes without an interception, was sacked nine times and had no running game (17 for 45) in the Cardinals' 17-3 loss to the Rams.

Well, I don't know what to think about that now.

Kevin Kolb? Not exactly elite company. Still, I thought Romo was terrific today, all things considered.