Creeper
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I have to watch the game over again but my initial thoughts:
The backup offensive line is pretty bad. Asim Richards is not a left tackle yet. I would still move him inside and teach him to play LG. They need G more than LT anyway. The Cowboys may need to go out and get a backup OT from somewhere.
Farniok is a better C than G. Waletzko and Ball are just not NFL ready yet. Yes, Seattle kept some of their starters in for the entire 1st half, but our backups could not keep up with their starters which means our backups are not ready to start.
I am not impressed with Rush or Grier. But Let's hope the Cowboys never have to use Grier. He can show some flashes but in the end he always seems to break down and make a big mistake. That 4th down sack at the end of the game was atrocious. If you do not throw the ball you have no chance to get the first down. He had several plays like that, and of course the big INT. The Cowboys should have drafted a young QB and let him sit on the roster for 3 years to develop him into a quality backup. Had they kept DiNucci he might be their backup behind Dak by now.
Another game and again I question what the Cowboys see in Eric Scott. It is only two games but I don't get it. He has no recovery speed. He is practice squad material at best but if he does not possess quickness then he will never ben an NFL CB.
Kelvin Joseph had a pretty good game. He gave up one big 3rd down conversion on a pass over the middle but it looked like it might have been a scheme issue. Overall, I trust him more than any of the other backup CBs. Joseph has great recovery speed. If he makes a mistake, he can get back into the play. So far he has avoided the dumb penalties which is an improvement. So many big plays given up by the secondary last night against backup WRs. The starting group for Dallas will be fine, but out of all those backups I don't see many potential diamonds.
It was hard to evaluate Deuce from last night. The defense was in the backfield most of the night while he was in. He couldn't get started. But it looked to me like the Seattle LBs were shooting gaps to stop the run. They were very aggressive. It's preseason, but in the regular season let's hope McCarthy uses that against teams that play like that. The TEs could have had a huge night taking advantage of the LBs rushing the backfield.
Rico Dowdle has something. I am fine with him and Malik Davis being the backups. If they need a big back, I am okay with Luepke but I have to see more of him to be sure. One thing I see is he is not just a straight ahead runner.
I hope the refs in the regular season are better than what we saw last night. So many missed penalties and blown calls. That spot that was eventually reviewed on replay was absolutely ridiculous. The non-DPI call when Fehoko had a DB mauling him before the ball got there was also a really bad call. The announcers calling it a great play were as stupid as I have seen by any crew. In fact, that entire crew was hard to listen too. Every play Seattle made was treated like the winning play in a Super Bowl. It was just too much. Amateurs.
The backup offensive line is pretty bad. Asim Richards is not a left tackle yet. I would still move him inside and teach him to play LG. They need G more than LT anyway. The Cowboys may need to go out and get a backup OT from somewhere.
Farniok is a better C than G. Waletzko and Ball are just not NFL ready yet. Yes, Seattle kept some of their starters in for the entire 1st half, but our backups could not keep up with their starters which means our backups are not ready to start.
I am not impressed with Rush or Grier. But Let's hope the Cowboys never have to use Grier. He can show some flashes but in the end he always seems to break down and make a big mistake. That 4th down sack at the end of the game was atrocious. If you do not throw the ball you have no chance to get the first down. He had several plays like that, and of course the big INT. The Cowboys should have drafted a young QB and let him sit on the roster for 3 years to develop him into a quality backup. Had they kept DiNucci he might be their backup behind Dak by now.
Another game and again I question what the Cowboys see in Eric Scott. It is only two games but I don't get it. He has no recovery speed. He is practice squad material at best but if he does not possess quickness then he will never ben an NFL CB.
Kelvin Joseph had a pretty good game. He gave up one big 3rd down conversion on a pass over the middle but it looked like it might have been a scheme issue. Overall, I trust him more than any of the other backup CBs. Joseph has great recovery speed. If he makes a mistake, he can get back into the play. So far he has avoided the dumb penalties which is an improvement. So many big plays given up by the secondary last night against backup WRs. The starting group for Dallas will be fine, but out of all those backups I don't see many potential diamonds.
It was hard to evaluate Deuce from last night. The defense was in the backfield most of the night while he was in. He couldn't get started. But it looked to me like the Seattle LBs were shooting gaps to stop the run. They were very aggressive. It's preseason, but in the regular season let's hope McCarthy uses that against teams that play like that. The TEs could have had a huge night taking advantage of the LBs rushing the backfield.
Rico Dowdle has something. I am fine with him and Malik Davis being the backups. If they need a big back, I am okay with Luepke but I have to see more of him to be sure. One thing I see is he is not just a straight ahead runner.
I hope the refs in the regular season are better than what we saw last night. So many missed penalties and blown calls. That spot that was eventually reviewed on replay was absolutely ridiculous. The non-DPI call when Fehoko had a DB mauling him before the ball got there was also a really bad call. The announcers calling it a great play were as stupid as I have seen by any crew. In fact, that entire crew was hard to listen too. Every play Seattle made was treated like the winning play in a Super Bowl. It was just too much. Amateurs.
