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DCFanatic Opinion: These five guys caught my attention
Posted by DCFanatic at 8/10/2008 9:37 PM and is filed under Player Info,Cowboys News
Every week after a game I plan on picking out five guys from each game and talking about what I saw. Since the Cowboys lost this week you get three guys who didn't play so well and and two guys who did play well.
Felix Jones - He is ready to become an 'offensive weapon' right now! I had been wondering if maybe we were expecting a little too much from him because he's a rookie, but as with most RB's all you have to do is get the ball in his hands and watch him work. The dump off pass from Brad Johnson was the most impressive play for me. When he catches the ball it looks like he's going to get 6-8 yards, but instead his quickness allows him to dart and dash thru the middle of the field past the outstretched arms of multiple defenders for 28 yards. Felix Jones has already shown us he's more explosive than Julius Jones ever was in the open field.
Pat McQuistan - Are you ready for him to be the starting Right Tackle if Marc Colombo goes down? I sure ain't. He was beaten badly on a few plays and he seems to have gotten worse instead of getting better. Now I know he's a backup for a reason, but he is only one play away from possibly being on the field with Tony Romo and company. McQ better get his act together or I think he's looking at being released.
Kevin Burnett - Getting juked out of your shoes is one thing, but getting knocked out of them on the same night you got juked out them is another. What the heck was that KB? Now the worst part. He started out looking like the same old KB we love, a very good Nickel LB who makes sure not to allow short passes over the middle to turn into first downs. But after that it all went down hill in a hurry. Jacob Hester looked like Walter Payton as he ran over KB and this was after he made him miss a few plays earlier. Then to cap off a bad night it looked like he was missing the hole on the goalline stuff as well. I know, I know. I am getting on him pretty good here but it's because I think he's a very good player and I expect a lot from him. Let's hope KB rights the ship against the Broncos next week.
Zach Thomas - This guy is a tackling machine. I knew he was going to be in on a lot of tackles, but this guy is the energizer bunny. He was in the backfield before the ball was even handed off a few times. I was impressed and I can't wait to see this guy taking down RB's all season long. If you can't see how much better this defense will be with him next to Bradie as opposed to having Akin Ayodele in there you need to quit watching football.
Pacman Jones - Rough beginning to his career as a Dallas Cowboy, but I think this was expected. The man hasn't played in the NFL for an entire season. It's not like he was going to come out looking like Deion Sanders circa 1995. Chris Chambers burned him over the middle for a big gain and that's going to happen. At least he was there to make the tackle right after the catch. If that was Reeves he would still be chasing Chambers across the field, lol. He was way out of place when he missed that tackle on Sproles and that's probably a matter of him thinking too much and taking a bad angle. The pass interference was pretty bad because it was pretty obvious. The guy is going to improve so don't go thinking this is the real Pacman folks. By the time we head into Cleveland I would think Pac will be settled down and playing with much more control. Plus he's going to be returning punts which will be really exciting.
Posted by DCFanatic at 8/10/2008 9:37 PM and is filed under Player Info,Cowboys News
Every week after a game I plan on picking out five guys from each game and talking about what I saw. Since the Cowboys lost this week you get three guys who didn't play so well and and two guys who did play well.
Felix Jones - He is ready to become an 'offensive weapon' right now! I had been wondering if maybe we were expecting a little too much from him because he's a rookie, but as with most RB's all you have to do is get the ball in his hands and watch him work. The dump off pass from Brad Johnson was the most impressive play for me. When he catches the ball it looks like he's going to get 6-8 yards, but instead his quickness allows him to dart and dash thru the middle of the field past the outstretched arms of multiple defenders for 28 yards. Felix Jones has already shown us he's more explosive than Julius Jones ever was in the open field.
Pat McQuistan - Are you ready for him to be the starting Right Tackle if Marc Colombo goes down? I sure ain't. He was beaten badly on a few plays and he seems to have gotten worse instead of getting better. Now I know he's a backup for a reason, but he is only one play away from possibly being on the field with Tony Romo and company. McQ better get his act together or I think he's looking at being released.
Kevin Burnett - Getting juked out of your shoes is one thing, but getting knocked out of them on the same night you got juked out them is another. What the heck was that KB? Now the worst part. He started out looking like the same old KB we love, a very good Nickel LB who makes sure not to allow short passes over the middle to turn into first downs. But after that it all went down hill in a hurry. Jacob Hester looked like Walter Payton as he ran over KB and this was after he made him miss a few plays earlier. Then to cap off a bad night it looked like he was missing the hole on the goalline stuff as well. I know, I know. I am getting on him pretty good here but it's because I think he's a very good player and I expect a lot from him. Let's hope KB rights the ship against the Broncos next week.
Zach Thomas - This guy is a tackling machine. I knew he was going to be in on a lot of tackles, but this guy is the energizer bunny. He was in the backfield before the ball was even handed off a few times. I was impressed and I can't wait to see this guy taking down RB's all season long. If you can't see how much better this defense will be with him next to Bradie as opposed to having Akin Ayodele in there you need to quit watching football.
Pacman Jones - Rough beginning to his career as a Dallas Cowboy, but I think this was expected. The man hasn't played in the NFL for an entire season. It's not like he was going to come out looking like Deion Sanders circa 1995. Chris Chambers burned him over the middle for a big gain and that's going to happen. At least he was there to make the tackle right after the catch. If that was Reeves he would still be chasing Chambers across the field, lol. He was way out of place when he missed that tackle on Sproles and that's probably a matter of him thinking too much and taking a bad angle. The pass interference was pretty bad because it was pretty obvious. The guy is going to improve so don't go thinking this is the real Pacman folks. By the time we head into Cleveland I would think Pac will be settled down and playing with much more control. Plus he's going to be returning punts which will be really exciting.
