Good Feeling Versus the Dolphins

[firehawk350]

We have a good running combination with JJ and Barber. I don't recall Miami dominating Washington week 1 versus the run. Flozell Adams should be able to bury Taylor in the running game.

Washington also has a better run game. Portis is better than either Jones or Barber, and Betts is probably just as good. The OL is also considerably better at the run. The Giants however, have been expected to struggle against the run for the whole offseason.

Flo is a shell of his former self? Where are you getting this from? He's a solid left tackle a little better run blocker than pass blocker. And he's two years removed from ACL surgery. i.e. fully recoverd. Taylor's speed will be a challenge for Flo. Conversely Flo's nearly 100 pound size advantage will impact the running game. If you watched the game Sunday night, you saw what happens when the other team plays deep safeties and tries to double T.O.

I'm not the only one criticizing Flo... Your right, you might be able to exploit a lot of match-ups, but Romo has to remain vertical for that to happen.

We weren't great in the running game.? Against the Giants we rushed 30 times for 147 yards, a 4.7 average. That's not great? Not too shabby at all. Besides, when your QB is averaging in the teens in yards/attempt, you really don't need to run that much.

That's all that needs to be said. Against the Giants.

Firehawk, why don't you man up and make a prediction about the game. Hostile made his, and you seem to have a different take. Afterwards, we'll see who was right.

I won't do a number specific prediction, but I have put this out there. It will be a relatively low scoring game, with the Cowboys being able to move the ball up and down the field, but in the end, having to settle for a lot of FGs. I think the Phins are going to try to pound the middle, testing ratliff. In the end, I can see the winner being in the mid to high 20s and the loser being in the high teens, low twenties. As of right now, I give the advantage to the Cowboys as I can see their defense being better than it showed on Sunday night and their offense not being much worse. The Phins I think played relatively decent D but got worn down in the end, and their offense played better than it should have. That's my prediction.

 

[firehawk350]

I was just illustrating how your reasoning on why the Cowboys will continue to have trouble with every team they play are a little like a broken record - if it was like a broken record that used feeble generalizations and didn't know much about football; and when pressed on said incorrect opinions the record had to dance and readjust his previously feeble generalization into something nearly as stupid.

That's all I'm trying to say.

There are reasons ANY team will have trouble with any other team. No team is without it's strong points like no team is with it's weak ones.

 

[cleverusername]

There are reasons ANY team will have trouble with any other team. No team is without it's strong points like no team is with it's weak ones.

Right. And also ....

As we know,
There are known knowns,
There are things we know we know.
We also know
There are known unknowns.
That is to say
We know there are some things
We do not know.
But there are also unknown unknowns,
The ones we don’t know we don’t know.

 

[firehawk350]

yo firehawk what did the dolphins do good and bad against you guys last week? i missed the game

Well they picked off 2 campbell passes but let us rush for 200 yards (191 for those who want to get exact) and a TD. Their defense, I thought, looked pretty good and got a lot more pressure on campbell than evidenced by two sacks. Campbell moved around well and was able to avert some sacks.

Offensively, they had no run game and I'm not sure if it's because all of sudden, the skins got better or just the Dolphins suck at it. We were getting in the backfield of running plays with something resembling regularity, and forcing Ronnie Brown to make his first move(s) in the backfield. Passing, for the most part, consisted of smaller chunks of yards in the flats and relief valve stuff to RBs. I don't think green is going to hang a lot of points on anybody, but he seems to manage the game okay (with the exception of narrowly avoiding a VERY costly INT late in the 4th, but Smoot dropped it) and still has somewhat of an arm.

They forced it into overtime, so obviously they did okay, but we only faced a single third down (converted by Campbell to Cooley) and otherwise, just pounded the ball on an exhausted Phins D.

 

[superpunk]

When we talk about the Dolphins offensive line, here's one thing to keep in mind.

Andre Carter blew past their LT like he was standing still last week for a sack.

Game over, Trent Green.

 

[Rampage]

Well they picked off 2 campbell passes but let us rush for 200 yards (191 for those who want to get exact) and a TD. Their defense, I thought, looked pretty good and got a lot more pressure on campbell than evidenced by two sacks. Campbell moved around well and was able to avert some sacks.

Offensively, they had no run game and I'm not sure if it's because all of sudden, the skins got better or just the Dolphins suck at it. We were getting in the backfield of running plays with something resembling regularity, and forcing Ronnie Brown to make his first move(s) in the backfield. Passing, for the most part, consisted of smaller chunks of yards in the flats and relief valve stuff to RBs. I don't think green is going to hang a lot of points on anybody, but he seems to manage the game okay (with the exception of narrowly avoiding a VERY costly INT late in the 4th, but Smoot dropped it) and still has somewhat of an arm.
They forced it into overtime, so obviously they did okay, but we only faced a single third down (converted by Campbell to Cooley) and otherwise, just pounded the ball on an exhausted Phins D.

thanks, was your D-line just over powering there o-line? how did zach thomas play?

 

[dboyz]

Washington also has a better run game. Portis is better than either Jones or Barber, and Betts is probably just as good. The OL is also considerably better at the run. The Giants however, have been expected to struggle against the run for the whole offseason.

Portis is the best of the backs mentioned and I actually respect Betts. He's a good player. Jones and Barber are solid NFL backs. I do not concede that Washington's OL is considerably better at the run versus the 2007 Cowboys O-line. Your running game was very good week one. We'll see how it goes from here.

I'm not the only one criticizing Flo... Your right, you might be able to exploit a lot of match-ups, but Romo has to remain vertical for that to happen..

I thought you would be able to come up with something better than that. Flo is basically what he's always been.

That's all that needs to be said. Against the Giants. .

That's a little silly. Those are still very respectable numbers. The Giants gave up 114.4 yards per game last year at 4.0 per carry. So basically that was much worse than average game for them. Of course we also passed for 342 yards, so we didn't really need to run for 200 on them.

I won't do a number specific prediction, but I have put this out there. It will be a relatively low scoring game, with the Cowboys being able to move the ball up and down the field, but in the end, having to settle for a lot of FGs. I think the Phins are going to try to pound the middle, testing ratliff. In the end, I can see the winner being in the mid to high 20s and the loser being in the high teens, low twenties. As of right now, I give the advantage to the Cowboys as I can see their defense being better than it showed on Sunday night and their offense not being much worse. The Phins I think played relatively decent D but got worn down in the end, and their offense played better than it should have. That's my prediction.

I'm glad you made a prediction. Here's mine Cowboys 28-13. Our pass rush gives KC fits although they keep it close for a half. Romo has a good game 250 yards, but not quite as spectacular.

 

[Hostile]

Hey Firehawk350, you got me quoted in the post above. Not me making the statements. Quit dreaming about me.

 

[dallasfaniac]

we did dominate the phins front seven in the fact that they only got two sacks (if I remember correctly) and we rushed for 200 yards. And oh yeah, we won.

Their defense, I thought, looked pretty good and got a lot more pressure on campbell than evidenced by two sacks.

This is what I mean. In another thread you were saying that your offensive line dominated the Miami front 7 despite what the stats showed. Now when it is convenient, the Miami defense puts on more pressure than the stats showed. It's little things like this. I don't have time to go through every one of your posts, but you are sending out this vibe that things are one way when it is convenient, but the opposite when it isn't.

 

[Hoov]

Offensively, they had no run game and I'm not sure if it's because all of sudden, the skins got better or just the Dolphins suck.


They forced it into overtime, so obviously they did okay.

No, they didnt get better, the dolphins just suck.

The fact that they forced overtime shows the skins suck too.

 

[dboyz]

Washington also has a better run game. Portis is better than either Jones or Barber, and Betts is probably just as good. The OL is also considerably better at the run. The Giants however, have been expected to struggle against the run for the whole offseason.


I'm not the only one criticizing Flo... Your right, you might be able to exploit a lot of match-ups, but Romo has to remain vertical for that to happen.

That's all that needs to be said. Against the Giants.

So, let's see, Firehawk, you've said that Portis is better than either Jones or Barber and Betts is just as good. And, of course the skins OL is considerably better at the run than the Dallas front. Yup, yup, yup. And, let's see, 30 carries for 142 yards (4.7) is not impressive, because after all it's the Giants.

Let's see here, according to nfl.com, the formidable Commanders running game never even equaled Dallas' output sunday night.

In week six the skins were 20 carries for 78 yards and a 3.9 ypc.

In week 17, the skins were 29 carries for 128 yards and 4.4 ypc.

Maybe you're confusing it with the Commander run D. After all, Tiki set a record against you guys last year running for 200+.

Spin away, my friend, spin away.