Cowboys played their best game this season

[CCBoy]

Beat them when it counts. Like the last two playoff games.

Also GB has won 6 of the last 7 against us

That indicates more than X's and O's on the field...

 

[xwalker]

I just can't see Dallas, believing he was a Top 5 value, going out and getting another early-round linebacker until it has completely seen how Smith is going to do. They will be counting on his second year back being much better than his first.

I also can't see us cutting Dez as the No. 1.

And I think Witten will retire after this year, although I don't know if I want Dallas to spend a first-round pick on offense when this defense is so bad, so I would certainly not be against adding anyone who can help that unit.

Draft BPA. Any position.

I would have been OK drafting RB Dalvin Cook this year because he is likely a Star Player and would be nice to have if Zeke misses games are always starts the season out of shape.

Might be time to sign a legit free agent.

A decent 4-3 LB probably wouldn't cost that much.

WR options to consider:
DeAndre Hopkins - Houston
Davante Adams - Green Bay

 

[DiResta]

They didn't get the win against Green Bay but they played their best game overall.

Rodgers is much better than the other QBs they've faced.

Did anybody notice how often Aikman said that Rodgers was frustrated? Several times he could not find an open receiver.

The defense intentionally over-focused on the pass and dared Green Bay's run game to beat them. They played a 3-tech DT most of the game with starter Paea out. The DL played all snaps in pass rush mode which caused then to be out of position on some runs.

The Cowboys running game looked it's best this this season. Zeke finally had a few runs like last year where it looked like he would be stopped for about 3 yards but ended up with about 8 and a 1st down.

This was Dak's best game. The INT was primarily on TWilliams. It was about 6 inches off target but should not have been a difficult catch and at worse case should have bounced forward out of his hands, not allowed to go through his hands.

Dez was a more efficient target. He had more yards in the last game but dropped less balls this time. He did drop a TD that hit both hands but got bailed out by a penalty on GB.

The biggest negative was Jaylon. He is just not very good.

Penalties probably cost the Cowboys the game. The facemask by Hitchens and the Personal Foul by Mayowa kept GB drives alive. A non-call on interference against Witten probably cost 4 points.

I really like the young secondary. They often frustrated Rodgers. Lewis is the best CB. They had Brown in over Scandrick on some of the 2 CB sets. Scandrick looks stiff. Awuzie has barely played this season but looked good when he did.

Woods is playing a lot of snaps in Dime. Frazier was inactive but previously played more Safety snaps than Woods. Maybe people get their wish at some point with Woods over Heath. For another week Heath was not as bad as people claim but he's not really good either. He should have been in better position on that final TD by GB.

I would seriously play the Safety Frazier over Jaylon if there are no other options at LB.

Wilson played SLB early but Wilber played there most of the game. I don't know if Wilson was injured or got benched.

The DL got great pressure early but then the pressure faded. I think Green Bay waits until the game gets going before their OL starts holding because refs call a tighter game at the beginning. They have really practiced the art of holding without getting caught.

Fred got called for a hold that was less egregious than what Green Bay does on most snaps but we did get at least one favorable call on the dropped TD pass by Dez.

Oddly the biggest needs on this team for next sesson are likely WR and LB. An elite RDE would always be nice but they don't need to add mid-level talent there as they have a lot of good but not great options. Mid level talent at WR would be an upgrade.

this is a very good post the kind i enjoy reading
its ok to be critical, point out the good and bad
but not get carried away
and besides i agree with it all especially i think Fraizer would be a easy fit in linebacker role or at least he has the size and speed
the instinct i dont know but hey he is a safety so it should be ok you would think

 

[CCBoy]

Draft BPA. Any position.

I would have been OK drafting RB Dalvin Cook this year because he is likely a Star Player and would be nice to have if Zeke misses games are always starts the season out of shape.

Might be time to sign a legit free agent.

A decent 4-3 LB probably wouldn't cost that much.

WR options to consider:
DeAndre Hopkins - Houston
Davante Adams - Green Bay

I'd take Hopkins here and now...and would have loved Cook this past off season.

 

[CCBoy]

this is a very good post the kind i enjoy reading
its ok to be critical, point out the good and bad
but not get carried away
and besides i agree with it all especially i think Fraizer would be a easy fit in linebacker role or at least he has the size and speed
the instinct i dont know but hey he is a safety so it should be ok you would think

One doesn't find many Shaziers, that are valid linebackers and cover top notched.

 

[DiResta]

They played their best game of the season and they still couldn't win. That tells you where this team is headed this season.

they played their best game
so far

but still not a complete game
they didnt execute well enough and definitely did not finish
they have to be better and soon this is a brutal schedule absolutely brutal

 

[xwalker]

this is a very good post the kind i enjoy reading
its ok to be critical, point out the good and bad
but not get carried away
and besides i agree with it all especially i think Fraizer would be a easy fit in linebacker role or at least he has the size and speed
the instinct i dont know but hey he is a safety so it should be ok you would think

They decided before the Packers game that they were not going to worry about the run and focus all efforts against the pass. They would have been better against the pass with Frazier at LB instead of Jaylon and likely not much worse against the run.

Hopefully Lee is back after the bye and Hitchens was OK in past years. Sadly, Jaylon needs to be inactive.

 

[CCBoy]

They decided before the Packers game that they were not going to worry about the run and focus all efforts against the pass. They would have been better against the pass with Frazier at LB instead of Jaylon and likely not much worse against the run.

Hopefully Lee is back after the bye and Hitchens was OK in past years. Sadly, Jaylon needs to be inactive.

At this point, I have to agree that the verdict upon Jaylon Smith isn't going good.

 

[xwalker]

they played their best game
so far

but still not a complete game
they didnt execute well enough and definitely did not finish
they have to be better and soon this is a brutal schedule absolutely brutal

If they play as well against non-Rodgers QBs, they should have a shot at winning most games.

The Packers defense actually gave up more points because TWill gave up 7 of the points scored by the Packers.

 

[DiResta]

only reason he plays is the gm don't want to admit a mistake

the reason he plays is because he was medically cleared to
then he was pressed to play 70 snaps in 1 game
70

because Lee is injured
Hitchens was injured
Keith Smith being prepped, when you are moving your fullback back to linebacker something is wrong

the reason is there was no back up plan
there still isnt unless they get someone because if Lee cant play and Hitchens or Durant go out again guess who will play 50-70 snaps?

 

[Clove]

We need athletes all over the place.
We need an athletic TE, LB, and two receivers that can blow the top off, one of which can be a number 1 receiver. It's time for Dez to be relocated to #2, Beasley to #3, Butler #4, push Williams off the team. We need a true possession receiver that can get open all the time. This would never happen, but we need a TRUE RUN STUFFING DT. I'm talking a 3-4 big, like 330 plus that can move.
Also, Dez's contract needs to be redone.

 

[DiResta]

Agree with much of this post. Best games so far for Dak, Zeke, Bryant. New secondary has a lot of potential, no loss on the guys we let walk. Lewis looks like a bigtime player. We need receiver, TE, LB. I thought yesterdays gameplan was the best of the season as well.

please let Rico be ok and just stashed because he is that TE you want. he could be a great weapon for Dak

 

[Clove]

please let Rico be ok and just stashed because he is that TE you want. he could be a great weapon for Dak

This is my hope as well. I pray pray pray that he's still not suffering from concussion symptoms.

 

[xwalker]

We need athletes all over the place.
We need an athletic TE, LB, and two receivers that can blow the top off, one of which can be a number 1 receiver. It's time for Dez to be relocated to #2, Beasley to #3, Butler #4, push Williams off the team. We need a true possession receiver that can get open all the time. This would never happen, but we need a TRUE RUN STUFFING DT. I'm talking a 3-4 big, like 330 plus that can move.
Also, Dez's contract needs to be redone.

Just use the 16.5M that Dez is scheduled to make and get a better player.

 

[DiResta]

Agreed. LOVE Witten but he doesn't want to get hit.

It's like pushing over a statue after he catche's the ball.....

you know i dont think hes worried about getting hit
but more bracing for the hit
because wow he has been taking a serious beating the last 2 years
hes pretty slow so he cant outrun them, just make the catch and hold on because here comes the safety and linebacker sometimes more
theres no juking just try to power through right?

 

[dallasdave]

Cut back on the viagara....

What !!!!

 

[armadillooutlaw]

We need athletes all over the place.
We need an athletic TE, LB, and two receivers that can blow the top off, one of which can be a number 1 receiver. It's time for Dez to be relocated to #2, Beasley to #3, Butler #4, push Williams off the team. We need a true possession receiver that can get open all the time. This would never happen, but we need a TRUE RUN STUFFING DT. I'm talking a 3-4 big, like 330 plus that can move.
Also, Dez's contract needs to be redone.

Agree. Especially about getting more athletic at TE. I'd love a guy like Travis Kelce. Athletic guy that can be a mismatch downfield and still do a great job blocking. Also agree about needing a big fatty in the middle. Stop the run = second and long, third and long, ect.

 

[Seven]

you know i dont think hes worried about getting hit
but more bracing for the hit
because wow he has been taking a serious beating the last 2 years
hes pretty slow so he cant outrun them, just make the catch and hold on because here comes the safety and linebacker sometimes more
theres no juking just try to power through right?

I just think he's at the end of his career and making business decisions on the field. I'm not blaming him but could we imagine a faster Witten?

 

[Ultra Warrior]

That 3rd quarter was a killer for us though. If we could have done something there, we'd be a lot happier this week.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

Draft BPA. Any position.

I would have been OK drafting RB Dalvin Cook this year because he is likely a Star Player and would be nice to have if Zeke misses games are always starts the season out of shape.

Might be time to sign a legit free agent.

A decent 4-3 LB probably wouldn't cost that much.

WR options to consider:
DeAndre Hopkins - Houston
Davante Adams - Green Bay

No. Drafting Dalvin Cook would have been an awful awful decision to make. How many premium resources do you want to put into the easiest position in football to find?

How exactly would we get DeAndre Hopkins without giving up at least two first round picks as he just signed a monster contract a few months ago?