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Dallas Cowboys: Will the winning now continue?
https://thelandryhat.com/2017/12/03/dallas-cowboys-winning-continue/
The Dallas Cowboys managed to pull out a much needed win after dropping three straight, but can we expect similar results going forward?
Many would have said Thursday’s game against the Washington Commanders was a must win and, in all reality, it most likely was if the Cowboys want to have any chance of making the postseason. The Cowboys were struggling mightily and looking like a team on the brink of disaster. How would they come out after a week of constant scrutiny and many questioning the future of head coach Jason Garrett?
Fortunately for Garrett, the Cowboys finally resembled a team that many thought they could be when entering this season. There were some good things to take away from the victory against the Commanders, but problems still linger.
One of the biggest highlights in this game was the emergence of rookie cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. The level of play he put on display Thursday is what the Cowboys were expecting when they selected him in the second round of this year’s draft. Reports on Awuzie coming out of the draft were ones of a physical corner with a nose for the ball and one that can high point the ball at point of attack. Those attributes were on display with three pass deflections and physicality displayed in the run game.
Another bright spot for the Cowboys was the re-emergence of the offensive line. A performance like this with 182 rushing yards being rattled off, is what we have come to expect from an offensive line with this much talent and money invested. And since the suspension of star running back Ezekiel Elliott, this type of performance from the running game has been one of the missing pieces in a struggling Cowboys offense. If the Cowboys have any chance still remaining to make the playoffs, this offensive line and the running game will have to carry the offense as Thursday night showed us the difference in this offense when the running game is clicking vs. when it is not...
https://thelandryhat.com/2017/12/03/dallas-cowboys-winning-continue/
The Dallas Cowboys managed to pull out a much needed win after dropping three straight, but can we expect similar results going forward?
Many would have said Thursday’s game against the Washington Commanders was a must win and, in all reality, it most likely was if the Cowboys want to have any chance of making the postseason. The Cowboys were struggling mightily and looking like a team on the brink of disaster. How would they come out after a week of constant scrutiny and many questioning the future of head coach Jason Garrett?
Fortunately for Garrett, the Cowboys finally resembled a team that many thought they could be when entering this season. There were some good things to take away from the victory against the Commanders, but problems still linger.
One of the biggest highlights in this game was the emergence of rookie cornerback Chidobe Awuzie. The level of play he put on display Thursday is what the Cowboys were expecting when they selected him in the second round of this year’s draft. Reports on Awuzie coming out of the draft were ones of a physical corner with a nose for the ball and one that can high point the ball at point of attack. Those attributes were on display with three pass deflections and physicality displayed in the run game.
Another bright spot for the Cowboys was the re-emergence of the offensive line. A performance like this with 182 rushing yards being rattled off, is what we have come to expect from an offensive line with this much talent and money invested. And since the suspension of star running back Ezekiel Elliott, this type of performance from the running game has been one of the missing pieces in a struggling Cowboys offense. If the Cowboys have any chance still remaining to make the playoffs, this offensive line and the running game will have to carry the offense as Thursday night showed us the difference in this offense when the running game is clicking vs. when it is not...
