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Cowboys vs Panthers
When I go back and look at the games I like to look at the things we did wrong and give some of my thoughts on how we can correct these mistakes.
Fortunately this past week we didn't have nearly as much as the week before so I don't have as much to break down.
Defense
Carolina came out running a lot of short passes in the 1st half. They did things to try and get their receivers the ball quick and force our DB's to make Tackles.
Our Corners have to get better at tackling or we will give up some big plays if not corrected. There isn't just one that needs to improve. All three of them.
I felt like Olshansky and Spears did a good job vs the run. I felt like the backups struggled a tad but nothing critical.
I noticed Siavii, Bowen, and Hatcher all were subbing in throughout the game.
I thought Spencer had a good game. He was very good in coverage, especially in the flats, and was so close to getting to the Quarterback. He had pressure on a few plays. He just needs to keep pluggin and the sacks will come.
The Panther Scoring drive
It was late in the 2nd quarter and they had the ball in their own territory.
We let them complete 3 hitches by having our corners backed off way to far. It was just to easy and by the time they had completed the 3rd hitch they were to midfield.
I know Hamlin took a lot of heat for the big play that James was covering on but it was just a good play by the Panthers.
They came out in 4 wide, we had 1 safety deep, and Delhomme threw a perfect pass over Bradies head.
There wasn't a lot of air on the ball either so it was just a tough play for Hamlin to make.
On the Touchdown play we had 1 Safety again and the Panthers ran 2 inside seem routes.
Smith was on the left side and #88 was on the other.
Newman let Smith get to the inside of him, Delhomme gives a quick pump fake to Smith, Hamlin has to obey it because Smith was open, and he comes back and hits #88.
I know people saw Jenkins in the screen but it would've been a tough play for him to make too.
After going back and watching the game I think it was just the Panthers with Perfect playcalls against those coverages.
If you want to blame anyone for that drive then blame Wade, not Hamlin.
Also Butlers 2 sacks both came on Speed moves to the outside. Thats right Rampage, Speed moves.
On his 2nd sack though he gave Otah a nice little swat move. It was just enough to allow himself to get around him.
Offense
I'll start with the blocking.
I thought Colombo struggled bigtime in the 1st half but bounced back and had a solid 2nd half.
On the 2 point conversion that got us to 21 points he absolutely caved his man in and allowed Tashard to walk into the endzone.
Felix Jones is struggling as a blocker. It looked like he just didn't recognize who to pick up at times. They need to work with him on this.
John Phillips did an awesome job @ blocking when lined up at fullback. I was impressed.
Deon Anderson was awesome as well. We are fortunate to have that guy. On the Choice TD he had a fantastic block and had a handful of good blocks all night.
Andre and Bigg owned the Panther nosetackle several times on double teams.
Kosier had an outstanding game and his ability to pull and block in space was incredible Monday night. That is such a tough thing for a OLinemen and he made it look easy.
Adams I felt had the best night out of all of our linemen.
On the Felix 40 yard Run Flo did an excellent job of blocking the Dend and getting to the 2nd level to cut off the linebacker. He was just as big apart of that big play as Felix.
Witten also made a good block on that play as well.
I didn't get to see every route Roy Williams ran but the routes I did see looked sharp and he was physical coming off the LOS. I think we need to look for that guy more.
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Dallas did some sloppy things that caused this game not to be a blowout but in the end we won and I hope they come out ready to play Sunday Night because Denver will be ready.
When I go back and look at the games I like to look at the things we did wrong and give some of my thoughts on how we can correct these mistakes.
Fortunately this past week we didn't have nearly as much as the week before so I don't have as much to break down.
Defense
Carolina came out running a lot of short passes in the 1st half. They did things to try and get their receivers the ball quick and force our DB's to make Tackles.
Our Corners have to get better at tackling or we will give up some big plays if not corrected. There isn't just one that needs to improve. All three of them.
I felt like Olshansky and Spears did a good job vs the run. I felt like the backups struggled a tad but nothing critical.
I noticed Siavii, Bowen, and Hatcher all were subbing in throughout the game.
I thought Spencer had a good game. He was very good in coverage, especially in the flats, and was so close to getting to the Quarterback. He had pressure on a few plays. He just needs to keep pluggin and the sacks will come.
The Panther Scoring drive
It was late in the 2nd quarter and they had the ball in their own territory.
We let them complete 3 hitches by having our corners backed off way to far. It was just to easy and by the time they had completed the 3rd hitch they were to midfield.
I know Hamlin took a lot of heat for the big play that James was covering on but it was just a good play by the Panthers.
They came out in 4 wide, we had 1 safety deep, and Delhomme threw a perfect pass over Bradies head.
There wasn't a lot of air on the ball either so it was just a tough play for Hamlin to make.
On the Touchdown play we had 1 Safety again and the Panthers ran 2 inside seem routes.
Smith was on the left side and #88 was on the other.
Newman let Smith get to the inside of him, Delhomme gives a quick pump fake to Smith, Hamlin has to obey it because Smith was open, and he comes back and hits #88.
I know people saw Jenkins in the screen but it would've been a tough play for him to make too.
After going back and watching the game I think it was just the Panthers with Perfect playcalls against those coverages.
If you want to blame anyone for that drive then blame Wade, not Hamlin.
Also Butlers 2 sacks both came on Speed moves to the outside. Thats right Rampage, Speed moves.
On his 2nd sack though he gave Otah a nice little swat move. It was just enough to allow himself to get around him.
Offense
I'll start with the blocking.
I thought Colombo struggled bigtime in the 1st half but bounced back and had a solid 2nd half.
On the 2 point conversion that got us to 21 points he absolutely caved his man in and allowed Tashard to walk into the endzone.
Felix Jones is struggling as a blocker. It looked like he just didn't recognize who to pick up at times. They need to work with him on this.
John Phillips did an awesome job @ blocking when lined up at fullback. I was impressed.
Deon Anderson was awesome as well. We are fortunate to have that guy. On the Choice TD he had a fantastic block and had a handful of good blocks all night.
Andre and Bigg owned the Panther nosetackle several times on double teams.
Kosier had an outstanding game and his ability to pull and block in space was incredible Monday night. That is such a tough thing for a OLinemen and he made it look easy.
Adams I felt had the best night out of all of our linemen.
On the Felix 40 yard Run Flo did an excellent job of blocking the Dend and getting to the 2nd level to cut off the linebacker. He was just as big apart of that big play as Felix.
Witten also made a good block on that play as well.
I didn't get to see every route Roy Williams ran but the routes I did see looked sharp and he was physical coming off the LOS. I think we need to look for that guy more.
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Dallas did some sloppy things that caused this game not to be a blowout but in the end we won and I hope they come out ready to play Sunday Night because Denver will be ready.
