I think the problem we're all struggling with here is, we expect teams to stay sorry forever. We thought we were going to roll into Texans country, and just casually beat-them-down and float out of town with cigars in our mouths.
No team and I mean NO TEAM, should be taken lightly. These guys have sucked for years, meaning they've been drafting pretty high for years and at some point, if you have a competent coach, that talent will rise to the top.
From my estimation, if you take the double illegal block "punt return" out of the mix, starters VS starters (and yeah they still had their defensive starters in when Romo connected with Witten in the 3rd quarter) the game was around 13 to 14.
I'd say that was a bad game, but winnable. Once the 2nd stringers were in, then all bets are off. Let's say we did count the punt return (since it did happen) we were making a come-back from what I saw, and for those who think that all wins should be blow outs by 24 points, go back and look at the great 70's, early 80's teams where Roger Stauback and even Danny White had to make come backs in games all the time.
That coach they have over there coached for Denver and was a pretty good play caller for their offense. Our run-defense was not HORRIBLE, but it was not good. Not like we gave up 200 yards on the ground, but we are used to Parcells type ball where we didn't give up much on the ground. But when you're slanting and shooting for the QB on nearly every play, some teams will exploit that.
How will we play with Glenn at WR? How about Terence Newman at corner and perhaps Ellis at OLB? What about with Fasano at the other TE spot? Guys will be injured "yes", but when we're fully staffed, we're pretty good. For those who criticize Romo' performance, you better thank Romo for some nifty moves in the pocket, cause our starter could'a gotten killed back there "several times", and magically, Romo escapes.
With all the defensive coaching experience Wade has, i'm pretty sure he'll get that run-defense fixed fairly soon, but until then..
Relax guys, the sky isn't falling yet.