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We'll take a look at whose stock went up and whose stock went down in the Cowboys' convincing win to open the season.
STOCK UP
*Jason Garrett: He called a balanced game that 462 total yards and 34 points. The run-pass ratio was close to even, and the wealth was spread around in the passing game. The Bucs blew some coverages in the secondary, but Garrett gets credit for exploiting those flaws.
*Wide receivers: Roy Williams earned the right to strut for a week and wasn't even the most productive wide receiver. Patrick Crayton, Williams and Miles Austin combined to catch eight passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns.
*David Buehler: The special teams as a whole was outstanding. Buehler proved the value of a kickoff specialist with three touchbacks -- three more than the Cowboys had last season -- to take Pro Bowl return specialist Clifton Smith out of the game. Two of Buehler's kickoffs went clear through the end zone.
STOCK DOWN
*Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips: The head coach gets credit for a win. The defensive coordinator needs to get to work on fixing a defense that allowed 450 total yards to a Tampa Bay offense going through a transition.
*OLB Anthony Spencer: The Cowboys didn't get any sacks. A Spencer hurry did lead to a pick, but that play was negated by penalty. Spencer is supposed to be a dominant run defender, but the Bucs had success running right at him, especially in the first half.
*OLB DeMarcus Ware: He's judged by perennial All-Pro standards. He's acknowledged that he doesn't feel like he played well when he doesn't get a sack. When the Cowboys don't get any sacks, Ware didn't do his job, which is to dominate off the edge and wreak havoc on the opponents' protection schemes.
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We'll take a look at whose stock went up and whose stock went down in the Cowboys' convincing win to open the season.
STOCK UP
*Jason Garrett: He called a balanced game that 462 total yards and 34 points. The run-pass ratio was close to even, and the wealth was spread around in the passing game. The Bucs blew some coverages in the secondary, but Garrett gets credit for exploiting those flaws.
*Wide receivers: Roy Williams earned the right to strut for a week and wasn't even the most productive wide receiver. Patrick Crayton, Williams and Miles Austin combined to catch eight passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns.
*David Buehler: The special teams as a whole was outstanding. Buehler proved the value of a kickoff specialist with three touchbacks -- three more than the Cowboys had last season -- to take Pro Bowl return specialist Clifton Smith out of the game. Two of Buehler's kickoffs went clear through the end zone.
STOCK DOWN
*Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips: The head coach gets credit for a win. The defensive coordinator needs to get to work on fixing a defense that allowed 450 total yards to a Tampa Bay offense going through a transition.
*OLB Anthony Spencer: The Cowboys didn't get any sacks. A Spencer hurry did lead to a pick, but that play was negated by penalty. Spencer is supposed to be a dominant run defender, but the Bucs had success running right at him, especially in the first half.
*OLB DeMarcus Ware: He's judged by perennial All-Pro standards. He's acknowledged that he doesn't feel like he played well when he doesn't get a sack. When the Cowboys don't get any sacks, Ware didn't do his job, which is to dominate off the edge and wreak havoc on the opponents' protection schemes.