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Linehan gets the play in immediately and there cannot be 5 seconds off the play clock before our QB is lining people up. I love it.
Romo was inaccurate. He gets like this from time to time and I am not overly concerned. I would like to see the coaching staff recognize it in the regular season and run the ball. He also got hit twice so perhaps we can stop with the whinging over whether he is going to break every play.
Instead we ran 4 and 5 receiver sets repeatedly. It looked much more like practice than it did a dress rehearsal. At least I hope so.
We gave the receivers plenty of opportunity and Clutts was not much of a factor at all. Murray I think that does not portend well for his future. Dunbar also got some opportunities. He was disappointing in pass protection but remains nimble in space. Free struggled in pass pro against Wake but he got no help.
Street got open on third down for the first team which was big for him. Terrence Williams seems soft to me and I don't like it. Beasley seemed inconsistent. Escobar in previous weeks has been a more reliable target. Harris didn't seem involved much at all. Boyd too for that matter. Newsome, Briscoe nor Byrd did anything truly remarkable.
Backup OL does pretty well. Run blocking opens lanes and gets on guys upfield. Was looking for 63 and couldn't find him but they change numbers and the like all the time. Wetzel seemed active but they like running behind Parnell
Ryan Williams and Randle both got hurt. Williams made a great block in pass protection while Randle helps on special teams.
We started mixing in our backups after the second series and rotated in a bunch of guys. After the third series, it was mostly 2nd teamers. As opposed to other teams who for two weeks in a row have left their players in for much longer.
Mincey looked slow and Crawford still hasn't figured out how to get away. Selvie got hurt. Wilson hand fighting is coming along nicely. The second string LT couldn't keep his hands on him and he was disruptive. He is improving and deserves a shot a the practice squad. Boatright and Bush continue to get pressure.
I am going to call Hayden cutback because he gives it up all game long. Coleman wasn't as effective this week but he was still able to get upfield and be disruptive against opposing 1's. Minter is very weak at the poa. Bishop is using his hands after contact now but he is not using anything but the same club he used in college off the snap. He needs to expand his game and his lack of significant progress is disconcerting. That being said he held up the poa better than Hayden if not all that well.
As a whole I think our guys look much more confident attacking out of zone coverages and did a good job for the most part of keeping everything in front of them. Bend but don't break that knows how to attack routes will make some plays on the ball and I counted at least 5 breaks on balls.
Carter showed up and looked aggressive and instinctive which was very encouraging. Wilber is struggling in the run game. Durant was up and down. Hitchens keeps getting praise but he looked godawful just late or overpowered. McClain looked physical in the run game. He likes to attack. I see Lawrence out there but he doesn't make plays. Smith showed good awareness going out to cover the slot WR. Sapp who has practiced with the team borked that same cover a couple snaps later. Smith also showed up with tackles in both the base and kick coverage.
Carr looked like a guy getting his feet wet but who hadn't settled in yet. He was tackling well. Scandrick continues to show an elevated game. Patmon is a monster in zone coverage. He is superb at picking up guys cutting across him in his zone and is instinctual in timing and feel for the ball. Throw in a good game tackling and I think he made a strong case for Mitchell and Patmon over Moore on the roster. Carr Scandrick Claiborne Patmon Mitchell
The starting safeties are both very good tacklers; Wilcox in particular brings a heavy load. They also are doing a very good job assisting their teammates playing in space in a cover 3 and helping over the top in cover 2. One thing we can accomplish on defense is taking away the big play and the starting safeties and guys at corner have done a good job with that. Wilcox overran Floyd last week and Mitchell got picked on in past weeks but the first team has done a good job keeping everything in front. Ryan Smith was identified and targeted repeatedly this game. It's not a good sign when you are a go to read for multiple QBs. Dixon's game is undisciplined but he does seem to see routes out in space but he is undecided as to what to do. Work in progress.
Romo was inaccurate. He gets like this from time to time and I am not overly concerned. I would like to see the coaching staff recognize it in the regular season and run the ball. He also got hit twice so perhaps we can stop with the whinging over whether he is going to break every play.
Instead we ran 4 and 5 receiver sets repeatedly. It looked much more like practice than it did a dress rehearsal. At least I hope so.
We gave the receivers plenty of opportunity and Clutts was not much of a factor at all. Murray I think that does not portend well for his future. Dunbar also got some opportunities. He was disappointing in pass protection but remains nimble in space. Free struggled in pass pro against Wake but he got no help.
Street got open on third down for the first team which was big for him. Terrence Williams seems soft to me and I don't like it. Beasley seemed inconsistent. Escobar in previous weeks has been a more reliable target. Harris didn't seem involved much at all. Boyd too for that matter. Newsome, Briscoe nor Byrd did anything truly remarkable.
Backup OL does pretty well. Run blocking opens lanes and gets on guys upfield. Was looking for 63 and couldn't find him but they change numbers and the like all the time. Wetzel seemed active but they like running behind Parnell
Ryan Williams and Randle both got hurt. Williams made a great block in pass protection while Randle helps on special teams.
We started mixing in our backups after the second series and rotated in a bunch of guys. After the third series, it was mostly 2nd teamers. As opposed to other teams who for two weeks in a row have left their players in for much longer.
Mincey looked slow and Crawford still hasn't figured out how to get away. Selvie got hurt. Wilson hand fighting is coming along nicely. The second string LT couldn't keep his hands on him and he was disruptive. He is improving and deserves a shot a the practice squad. Boatright and Bush continue to get pressure.
I am going to call Hayden cutback because he gives it up all game long. Coleman wasn't as effective this week but he was still able to get upfield and be disruptive against opposing 1's. Minter is very weak at the poa. Bishop is using his hands after contact now but he is not using anything but the same club he used in college off the snap. He needs to expand his game and his lack of significant progress is disconcerting. That being said he held up the poa better than Hayden if not all that well.
As a whole I think our guys look much more confident attacking out of zone coverages and did a good job for the most part of keeping everything in front of them. Bend but don't break that knows how to attack routes will make some plays on the ball and I counted at least 5 breaks on balls.
Carter showed up and looked aggressive and instinctive which was very encouraging. Wilber is struggling in the run game. Durant was up and down. Hitchens keeps getting praise but he looked godawful just late or overpowered. McClain looked physical in the run game. He likes to attack. I see Lawrence out there but he doesn't make plays. Smith showed good awareness going out to cover the slot WR. Sapp who has practiced with the team borked that same cover a couple snaps later. Smith also showed up with tackles in both the base and kick coverage.
Carr looked like a guy getting his feet wet but who hadn't settled in yet. He was tackling well. Scandrick continues to show an elevated game. Patmon is a monster in zone coverage. He is superb at picking up guys cutting across him in his zone and is instinctual in timing and feel for the ball. Throw in a good game tackling and I think he made a strong case for Mitchell and Patmon over Moore on the roster. Carr Scandrick Claiborne Patmon Mitchell
The starting safeties are both very good tacklers; Wilcox in particular brings a heavy load. They also are doing a very good job assisting their teammates playing in space in a cover 3 and helping over the top in cover 2. One thing we can accomplish on defense is taking away the big play and the starting safeties and guys at corner have done a good job with that. Wilcox overran Floyd last week and Mitchell got picked on in past weeks but the first team has done a good job keeping everything in front. Ryan Smith was identified and targeted repeatedly this game. It's not a good sign when you are a go to read for multiple QBs. Dixon's game is undisciplined but he does seem to see routes out in space but he is undecided as to what to do. Work in progress.
