Kaiser
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Sooooooo Cut Dak, fire Garrett, Maher sucks and Zeke was overdrafted.
Or maybe its really about execution, huh?
This game was a return to the Cowboys brand of football and they finally executed it. It starts with the OL and Zeke controlling the game with the running game. That gives Dak time to throw, which makes him so much better. Then the defense made a lot of solid stops over the course of the game. That turns a one score win into a two score win (scores 3, 4 & 5 were about turnovers and luck for this game IMO).
Its really not all about the coaching, its about the normal process of the OL gelling with new players and a new techniques. Conner Williams is developing, Looney is getting more reps and Lael Collins is adjusting to the new technique. Everything flows from the OL executing and they did. Its a good sign going forward.
Other notes –
We can officially declare the 2nd round pick of Jaylon Smith a successful gamble. He was everywhere - hitting like a truck, rushing the passer and forcing a fumble. Very few LBs combine power and finesse like Jaylon does and we got him in the 2nd round. That’s rare.
Our DL is going to hold up well over the course of the season while other teams deal with injuries and fatigued starters. Guys like Taco and Gregory didn’t put up much in the stat sheet but were active and contributed a lot. When David Irving and Maliek Collins are fully healthy, our pass rush is going to be very, very good.
I think the light is finally coming on for Gallup and I think they would have gone to him more in a close game. Hurns sucks and Twill contributed nothing, going forward they should give most of the reps to Gallup, Beasley and Thompson, while increasing snaps for Tavon Austin.
In the Salary Cap NFL you have positions where you have to be “good enough” for a season until development or draft picks upgrade the position. TE and Safety are those spots for us but its like the RB position in 2016. Dallas got flamed by fans here for letting DeMarco walk and signing Darren McFadden, but McFadden finished 5th in rushing yards that year and it was unquestionably the right decision. The jury is still out on S and TE this year but sometimes you have to construct a roster that way.
We have four TEs and IMO three are backups with the fourth a Practice Squad guy. Swaim is developing better timing with Dak though and Rico had a good catch (and it took two defenders and a DB push to bring him down). Jarwin missed a catchable pass but one of Rico, Jarwin and Schultz will be a solid starter next year after we muddle through this season.
Who was the best CB on the field? Byron Jones or Jaylen Ramsey?
Also Anthony Brown played very well as a starter, especially for a guy considered our 4th CB coming into camp. When he avoids the little mistakes and penalties he can play well, which I attribute 90% of to Kris Richard.
Are we still OK keeping our 2nd round pick and playing Xavier Woods? I know I am.
LVE is still a beast and he is still only 50% of the player he will be next year. With more game knowledge, added weight and playing next to Jaylon he is going to be a monster.
The key with Dak Prescott has been written many times, when he has no protection he rushes throws and loses a lot of his accuracy. There is a ton of things to like about Dak’s game and fans need to keep QB development in perspective. Dak’s game is efficiency while Romo’s was the big play. And when Romo became a starter (much later in this career than Dak), it took him two full years to learn to just throw the ball away when a play broke down. His first two seasons he would try to create a spectacular play out of a broken one. Occasionally he would, but more often than not it would just create a bigger problem. It took Romo two years to just throw the ball away, its not surprising that Dak has a segment of the game that will take time to learn also.
Or maybe its really about execution, huh?
This game was a return to the Cowboys brand of football and they finally executed it. It starts with the OL and Zeke controlling the game with the running game. That gives Dak time to throw, which makes him so much better. Then the defense made a lot of solid stops over the course of the game. That turns a one score win into a two score win (scores 3, 4 & 5 were about turnovers and luck for this game IMO).
Its really not all about the coaching, its about the normal process of the OL gelling with new players and a new techniques. Conner Williams is developing, Looney is getting more reps and Lael Collins is adjusting to the new technique. Everything flows from the OL executing and they did. Its a good sign going forward.
Other notes –
We can officially declare the 2nd round pick of Jaylon Smith a successful gamble. He was everywhere - hitting like a truck, rushing the passer and forcing a fumble. Very few LBs combine power and finesse like Jaylon does and we got him in the 2nd round. That’s rare.
Our DL is going to hold up well over the course of the season while other teams deal with injuries and fatigued starters. Guys like Taco and Gregory didn’t put up much in the stat sheet but were active and contributed a lot. When David Irving and Maliek Collins are fully healthy, our pass rush is going to be very, very good.
I think the light is finally coming on for Gallup and I think they would have gone to him more in a close game. Hurns sucks and Twill contributed nothing, going forward they should give most of the reps to Gallup, Beasley and Thompson, while increasing snaps for Tavon Austin.
In the Salary Cap NFL you have positions where you have to be “good enough” for a season until development or draft picks upgrade the position. TE and Safety are those spots for us but its like the RB position in 2016. Dallas got flamed by fans here for letting DeMarco walk and signing Darren McFadden, but McFadden finished 5th in rushing yards that year and it was unquestionably the right decision. The jury is still out on S and TE this year but sometimes you have to construct a roster that way.
We have four TEs and IMO three are backups with the fourth a Practice Squad guy. Swaim is developing better timing with Dak though and Rico had a good catch (and it took two defenders and a DB push to bring him down). Jarwin missed a catchable pass but one of Rico, Jarwin and Schultz will be a solid starter next year after we muddle through this season.
Who was the best CB on the field? Byron Jones or Jaylen Ramsey?
Also Anthony Brown played very well as a starter, especially for a guy considered our 4th CB coming into camp. When he avoids the little mistakes and penalties he can play well, which I attribute 90% of to Kris Richard.
Are we still OK keeping our 2nd round pick and playing Xavier Woods? I know I am.
LVE is still a beast and he is still only 50% of the player he will be next year. With more game knowledge, added weight and playing next to Jaylon he is going to be a monster.
The key with Dak Prescott has been written many times, when he has no protection he rushes throws and loses a lot of his accuracy. There is a ton of things to like about Dak’s game and fans need to keep QB development in perspective. Dak’s game is efficiency while Romo’s was the big play. And when Romo became a starter (much later in this career than Dak), it took him two full years to learn to just throw the ball away when a play broke down. His first two seasons he would try to create a spectacular play out of a broken one. Occasionally he would, but more often than not it would just create a bigger problem. It took Romo two years to just throw the ball away, its not surprising that Dak has a segment of the game that will take time to learn also.
