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Gonna start with the new guy on the block, Michael Bennett.

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3tackles 1 sack 2 TFL 4 QB hits

This is a great game considering its his first game and he's getting acclimated to his teammates. He never stops moving. He had a couple penalties but thats him. He's had them penalties his entire career because he pushes the limit on lining up right on the LOS. Thats his game, as he wants to put pressure on that guy in front of him. He got into Jones' head the first time he hit him. Drove him right into the ground, and you saw it later in the game where Jones saw Bennett coming free and panic'd into a bad throw.

You saw him get comfortable with his teammates as the game went on too. Thats the biggest part of the night for me. You could tell at the start he looked to be closed off of sorts. But the more he played you could see him open up and got comfortable with them and started celebrating and letting loose. Thats when you started to see him become a nightmare for the OL. They just couldnt block him and he was in the backfield all night. This guy is going to only get better and i think we're going to see alot of sacks coming for this DL. 5 sacks lastnight, and the giants have a good OL.

Jourdan Lewis, is Dallas' best CB. He is basically the only CB who isnt getting beat. He understands the system and he locks up WRs, and puts hits on in the run game. He's always around the ball and isnt afraid to get dirty. How this kid was being sat in favor of Brown IMO is just a case of a stubborn coach stuck in his own way. BIggest problem this team has the coaches unwilling to think outside their own box.

Sean Lee, balled out lastnight and son'd Barkley all night. So much that Barkley didnt want no part of him in the 4th. We saw just what made Lee so good, unmatched instincts and fluid pursuit. Vander Esch didnt even enter my thoughts lastnight.

Demarcus Lawrence, has had a ressurgence and had a monster game lastnight aswell. Him and Bennett are a perfect match for eachother. The way they started using them interchanging them inside and outside give this team a different look teams are going to have to start game planning for.

Respect for Robert Quinn. Hernandez was acting like a you know all game, and Quinn had enough grabbed him by the facemask and treated him like a little kid holding him there in front of everybody. Hernandez didnt cause anymore problems after that.

Martin, Frederick and Williams are coming together and are starting to dominate teams. Williams and Martin when pulling is a thing a beauty.

You can see just how much Witten loves this organization. He's not going to beat anybody deep, but nobody expected that. But, even at 37 nobody can cover him in the flats and across the middle. They try but they just cant. His blocking has been incredible this yr.

Gotta respect Jarwin aswell. He should be starting but he knows his place and what Witten means so taking the backseat for now without causing any problems.

Looking forward to this next month for this team. All great games.
 

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Gonna start with the new guy on the block, Michael Bennett.

Stat line
3tackles 1 sack 2 TFL 4 QB hits

This is a great game considering its his first game and he's getting acclimated to his teammates. He never stops moving. He had a couple penalties but thats him. He's had them penalties his entire career because he pushes the limit on lining up right on the LOS. Thats his game, as he wants to put pressure on that guy in front of him. He got into Jones' head the first time he hit him. Drove him right into the ground, and you saw it later in the game where Jones saw Bennett coming free and panic'd into a bad throw.

You saw him get comfortable with his teammates as the game went on too. Thats the biggest part of the night for me. You could tell at the start he looked to be closed off of sorts. But the more he played you could see him open up and got comfortable with them and started celebrating and letting loose. Thats when you started to see him become a nightmare for the OL. They just couldnt block him and he was in the backfield all night. This guy is going to only get better and i think we're going to see alot of sacks coming for this DL. 5 sacks lastnight, and the giants have a good OL.

Jourdan Lewis, is Dallas' best CB. He is basically the only CB who isnt getting beat. He understands the system and he locks up WRs, and puts hits on in the run game. He's always around the ball and isnt afraid to get dirty. How this kid was being sat in favor of Brown IMO is just a case of a stubborn coach stuck in his own way. BIggest problem this team has the coaches unwilling to think outside their own box.

Sean Lee, balled out lastnight and son'd Barkley all night. So much that Barkley didnt want no part of him in the 4th. We saw just what made Lee so good, unmatched instincts and fluid pursuit. Vander Esch didnt even enter my thoughts lastnight.

Demarcus Lawrence, has had a ressurgence and had a monster game lastnight aswell. Him and Bennett are a perfect match for eachother. The way they started using them interchanging them inside and outside give this team a different look teams are going to have to start game planning for.

Respect for Robert Quinn. Hernandez was acting like a you know all game, and Quinn had enough grabbed him by the facemask and treated him like a little kid holding him there in front of everybody. Hernandez didnt cause anymore problems after that.

Martin, Frederick and Williams are coming together and are starting to dominate teams. Williams and Martin when pulling is a thing a beauty.

You can see just how much Witten loves this organization. He's not going to beat anybody deep, but nobody expected that. But, even at 37 nobody can cover him in the flats and across the middle. They try but they just cant. His blocking has been incredible this yr.

Gotta respect Jarwin aswell. He should be starting but he knows his place and what Witten means so taking the backseat for now without causing any problems.

Looking forward to this next month for this team. All great games.



You're bloody well right.
 

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Good write up! I wonder if Bennett might sign on for another year if he gets comfortable here. He is already used to Richard.

I hope he does.

But he’s a guy who isn’t going to come cheap. It’ll likely come down to Quinn or Bennett (both wanting a decent annual salary).
 

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I hope he does.

But he’s a guy who isn’t going to come cheap. It’ll likely come down to Quinn or Bennett (both wanting a decent annual salary).
I guess worst case some of our younger guys like Jelks, Jackson, Wise, Hill, and Armstrong can watch them and see what it takes to be a good pass rusher in this league.
 

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Gonna start with the new guy on the block, Michael Bennett.

Stat line
3tackles 1 sack 2 TFL 4 QB hits

This is a great game considering its his first game and he's getting acclimated to his teammates. He never stops moving. He had a couple penalties but thats him. He's had them penalties his entire career because he pushes the limit on lining up right on the LOS. Thats his game, as he wants to put pressure on that guy in front of him. He got into Jones' head the first time he hit him. Drove him right into the ground, and you saw it later in the game where Jones saw Bennett coming free and panic'd into a bad throw.

You saw him get comfortable with his teammates as the game went on too. Thats the biggest part of the night for me. You could tell at the start he looked to be closed off of sorts. But the more he played you could see him open up and got comfortable with them and started celebrating and letting loose. Thats when you started to see him become a nightmare for the OL. They just couldnt block him and he was in the backfield all night. This guy is going to only get better and i think we're going to see alot of sacks coming for this DL. 5 sacks lastnight, and the giants have a good OL.

Jourdan Lewis, is Dallas' best CB. He is basically the only CB who isnt getting beat. He understands the system and he locks up WRs, and puts hits on in the run game. He's always around the ball and isnt afraid to get dirty. How this kid was being sat in favor of Brown IMO is just a case of a stubborn coach stuck in his own way. BIggest problem this team has the coaches unwilling to think outside their own box.

Sean Lee, balled out lastnight and son'd Barkley all night. So much that Barkley didnt want no part of him in the 4th. We saw just what made Lee so good, unmatched instincts and fluid pursuit. Vander Esch didnt even enter my thoughts lastnight.

Demarcus Lawrence, has had a ressurgence and had a monster game lastnight aswell. Him and Bennett are a perfect match for eachother. The way they started using them interchanging them inside and outside give this team a different look teams are going to have to start game planning for.

Respect for Robert Quinn. Hernandez was acting like a you know all game, and Quinn had enough grabbed him by the facemask and treated him like a little kid holding him there in front of everybody. Hernandez didnt cause anymore problems after that.

Martin, Frederick and Williams are coming together and are starting to dominate teams. Williams and Martin when pulling is a thing a beauty.

You can see just how much Witten loves this organization. He's not going to beat anybody deep, but nobody expected that. But, even at 37 nobody can cover him in the flats and across the middle. They try but they just cant. His blocking has been incredible this yr.

Gotta respect Jarwin aswell. He should be starting but he knows his place and what Witten means so taking the backseat for now without causing any problems.

Looking forward to this next month for this team. All great games.

Nice summary . Had to DVR the game so this gives me some players to focus on besides the other offensive related summaries
 

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Gonna start with the new guy on the block, Michael Bennett.

Stat line
3tackles 1 sack 2 TFL 4 QB hits

This is a great game considering its his first game and he's getting acclimated to his teammates. He never stops moving. He had a couple penalties but thats him. He's had them penalties his entire career because he pushes the limit on lining up right on the LOS. Thats his game, as he wants to put pressure on that guy in front of him. He got into Jones' head the first time he hit him. Drove him right into the ground, and you saw it later in the game where Jones saw Bennett coming free and panic'd into a bad throw.

You saw him get comfortable with his teammates as the game went on too. Thats the biggest part of the night for me. You could tell at the start he looked to be closed off of sorts. But the more he played you could see him open up and got comfortable with them and started celebrating and letting loose. Thats when you started to see him become a nightmare for the OL. They just couldnt block him and he was in the backfield all night. This guy is going to only get better and i think we're going to see alot of sacks coming for this DL. 5 sacks lastnight, and the giants have a good OL.

Jourdan Lewis, is Dallas' best CB. He is basically the only CB who isnt getting beat. He understands the system and he locks up WRs, and puts hits on in the run game. He's always around the ball and isnt afraid to get dirty. How this kid was being sat in favor of Brown IMO is just a case of a stubborn coach stuck in his own way. BIggest problem this team has the coaches unwilling to think outside their own box.

Sean Lee, balled out lastnight and son'd Barkley all night. So much that Barkley didnt want no part of him in the 4th. We saw just what made Lee so good, unmatched instincts and fluid pursuit. Vander Esch didnt even enter my thoughts lastnight.

Demarcus Lawrence, has had a ressurgence and had a monster game lastnight aswell. Him and Bennett are a perfect match for eachother. The way they started using them interchanging them inside and outside give this team a different look teams are going to have to start game planning for.

Respect for Robert Quinn. Hernandez was acting like a you know all game, and Quinn had enough grabbed him by the facemask and treated him like a little kid holding him there in front of everybody. Hernandez didnt cause anymore problems after that.

Martin, Frederick and Williams are coming together and are starting to dominate teams. Williams and Martin when pulling is a thing a beauty.

You can see just how much Witten loves this organization. He's not going to beat anybody deep, but nobody expected that. But, even at 37 nobody can cover him in the flats and across the middle. They try but they just cant. His blocking has been incredible this yr.

Gotta respect Jarwin aswell. He should be starting but he knows his place and what Witten means so taking the backseat for now without causing any problems.

Looking forward to this next month for this team. All great games.

Lewis is 1 inch too short to Richard's liking. he should have played more last year...that's why you forgo the physical traits and look at how they play...Richard is too stubborn...he ain't all that.

Sean lee is always balling when he starts and gets extended play time...his instincts are freaking unbelievable. his timing is awesome...the only problem with him has been nagging injuries...and he is not good off the bench because he doesn't get the feel of the game

Lawrence hasn't been playing bad all year, he is on the strong side and has been making plays, but hasn't translated to sacks...but fans tend to look at stat sheets to make determination of a player's ability...….

Jarwin is getting better, and getting more playing time and will be getting more opportunities...he is 5th on the receiving depth chart...so not that many opportunities are available...he just has to learn and make the rouine plays, as opposed to just the spectacular plays....
 

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Really? After sitting there with a straight face last week saying and i quote "Bennett doesnt look like he wants to be here. Hes going to disrupt the locker room." Just dont post anymore. You backtrack every week.

I'll be damned for accepting that I'm wrong and eating crow.
Also, I didn't say he would disrupt the locker room, I said he would CHANGE it (you took it the wrong way by thinking I SAID it negatively). I did say he looked like he didn't want to be there. He showed some passion after last night, so I was wrong.
 

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I'll be damned for accepting that I'm wrong and eating crow.
Also, I didn't say he would disrupt the locker room, I said he would CHANGE it (you took it the wrong way by thinking I SAID it negatively). I did say he looked like he didn't want to be there. He showed some passion after last night, so I was wrong.
Sorry you said "i hope he doesnt mess up the locker room"
 

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5-3 is a good thing but lets be real, we beat the Giants twice, Skins once and the Dolphins our only win out of the 5 that was against a competent team was the Eagles and i think we caught them on a bad night and alot of injuries. We really haven't beaten anybody yet. The meat of our schedule is coming up and from what i have seen thru 8 games i say it's 50/50 that we wind up the season at either 8-8 or 9-7 (hope i'm wrong? but i just don't see us being much better than that. Anybody here really think we looked good as a team last night?
 

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Good write up! I wonder if Bennett might sign on for another year if he gets comfortable here. He is already used to Richard.
Isn’t Bennett signed through next year. I thunked I read that when they made the deal.
 

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5-3 is a good thing but lets be real, we beat the Giants twice, Skins once and the Dolphins our only win out of the 5 that was against a competent team was the Eagles and i think we caught them on a bad night and alot of injuries. We really haven't beaten anybody yet. The meat of our schedule is coming up and from what i have seen thru 8 games i say it's 50/50 that we wind up the season at either 8-8 or 9-7 (hope i'm wrong? but i just don't see us being much better than that. Anybody here really think we looked good as a team last night?
No. Without serious improvement in our discipline & execution, this stretch run is going to be hard to get wins.
 

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I loved the way they used D-Law as a DT and Bennett as a DE on a bunch of plays. That's good stuff from the coaching staff!
 

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Isn’t Bennett signed through next year. I thunked I read that when they made the deal.

I thought we had him for next year too.
Conflicting reports below:

"The 11-year veteran was shipped to New England this offseason following one year with the Philadelphia Eagles. Bennett has two years remaining on a restructured contract that can keep him in Dallas through the 2020 season."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001069111/article/patriots-trade-de-michael-bennett-to-cowboys

and

"According to a report from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Bennett restructured his contract as part of the trade to Dallas, and will become a free agent at the end of the season. Per Pelissero, Bennett can earn close to $2 million in base salary and active roster bonuses over the final nine games of Dallas' season, plus an additional $750,000 in possible incentives."

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...will-reportedly-become-free-agent-after-2019/

Either lazy reporting or whatchama call it .... um fake news
 
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