Kaiser
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There were two main keys to this game:
1 – the Rams played a great game, somewhat over their heads. Gurley, Golf, Brokers and their Kicker all had fantastic games. Their Kicker was one FG off the all time NFL record and he is way down the list of reasons they won.
2 – Sean Lee.
Period. I said before the game Dallas would win by double digits and if Sean Lee plays, they would have. Some of the subtle differences you can see and some you can’t, but this is a wildly different team without him. If he plays, the second half isn’t a defensive collapse and Gurley doesn’t come anywhere close to 215 yards of offense.
Dak Prescott had an off game, but seeing Jared Goff improving 1000% over his rookie year is about the billionth reminder of how special it was for Dak to play so well as a rookie.
The Rams had several great performances, but they still caught all the breaks in this game.
Gurley is a great player, the play where he hurdled Jeff Heath was graceful, elegant and poetic. Right up to the millisecond that Heath’s helmet hit him in the nuts. Memo for Gurley: Zeke doesn’t do that.
The young DBs played very well, Lewis and Woods have played four games but look like they have been in the league for four years. Awuzie will be back soon and might be the best of the group (though I think its Lewis).
Byron Jones had a very good game as well, which is funny considering the chatter here last week. I’m not ready to bench Jeff Heath but I do think Woods is the starter in that spot next year. I also really like Kavon Frazier in his current role as a backup and ST guy.
Dak is now taking advantage of a very underrated part of Dez Bryant’s game, just like Romo always did. You can throw the ball to Dez in any coverage knowing it won’t be picked off. Dez will catch it or knock it away from the DB, but it won’t be intercepted.
I love Alfred Morris as a person and as a backup on this team. Great, great human being and I was cheering for every step of his 70 yard run, aaaaaaand I still knew he would be caught from behind.
I don’t grade individual players because fans don’t know the assignments, but Jonathan Cooper seemed like a major dropoff from Chaz Green.
1 – the Rams played a great game, somewhat over their heads. Gurley, Golf, Brokers and their Kicker all had fantastic games. Their Kicker was one FG off the all time NFL record and he is way down the list of reasons they won.
2 – Sean Lee.
Period. I said before the game Dallas would win by double digits and if Sean Lee plays, they would have. Some of the subtle differences you can see and some you can’t, but this is a wildly different team without him. If he plays, the second half isn’t a defensive collapse and Gurley doesn’t come anywhere close to 215 yards of offense.
Dak Prescott had an off game, but seeing Jared Goff improving 1000% over his rookie year is about the billionth reminder of how special it was for Dak to play so well as a rookie.
The Rams had several great performances, but they still caught all the breaks in this game.
Gurley is a great player, the play where he hurdled Jeff Heath was graceful, elegant and poetic. Right up to the millisecond that Heath’s helmet hit him in the nuts. Memo for Gurley: Zeke doesn’t do that.
The young DBs played very well, Lewis and Woods have played four games but look like they have been in the league for four years. Awuzie will be back soon and might be the best of the group (though I think its Lewis).
Byron Jones had a very good game as well, which is funny considering the chatter here last week. I’m not ready to bench Jeff Heath but I do think Woods is the starter in that spot next year. I also really like Kavon Frazier in his current role as a backup and ST guy.
Dak is now taking advantage of a very underrated part of Dez Bryant’s game, just like Romo always did. You can throw the ball to Dez in any coverage knowing it won’t be picked off. Dez will catch it or knock it away from the DB, but it won’t be intercepted.
I love Alfred Morris as a person and as a backup on this team. Great, great human being and I was cheering for every step of his 70 yard run, aaaaaaand I still knew he would be caught from behind.
I don’t grade individual players because fans don’t know the assignments, but Jonathan Cooper seemed like a major dropoff from Chaz Green.
