Kaiser
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It sucks but its just one game. This team looked to be something like 9 – 7 anyway so there are plenty of opportunities for these things to even out.
On the loss, give the Giants credit for a smart game plan and executing it well. They took away Dez and the running game (thought I thought Zeke would still do much better against a stacked D) and make a rookie QB beat them – which is very nearly did. Dallas wins this game if they convert one of the first three field goals into a TD, and that is something that will come when timing and execution improve.
Dallas also wins the game if Twill gets out of bounds. There is no excuse for that play, none, zero. Even if he puts up a good season statistically, that is the kind of play that could cause Dallas to let him leave in FA.
The big obvious plus is Dak Prescott. He looked like he was born to play this game, most rookies in their first game are completely lost no matter how much talent they have. Romo’s first game was three years into his career and he still make plenty of mistakes. Eli Manning’s first start as a rookie looked like a drunk giraffe playing hopscotch. Tom Brady only had three passing attempts as a true rookie.
A good example is that even as a true rookie, Dak knows when to throw the ball away. It took Romo two years (as a starter) to learn to do that and not try to force the ball attempting a big play.
He would also stay calm with the pocket breaking down, a lot of young QBs will spring outside or start running, while Dak just sidesteps a few feet so the receivers don’t break off their routes. It’s a small thing, but a big one. For a rookie, its really something. Also I think Dak only had one bad throw all day, about the same number 13 year pro Eli Manning had.
This defense isn’t good, but its good enough. The season will look just like this (and like 2014), the offense controls the game and the defense plays containment.
McClain looked good and the safeties were quiet – which is a huge improvement over Wilcox getting burned once a quarter.
The DLine is the obvious concern, missing DLaw takes out our best pass rusher and Tapper is needed for rotation depth so we don’t have Wilbur taking DE snaps like a fish out of water. Jack Crawford is an above average backup 3T but a below average LDE, but he is the only one we have at the moment. David Irving is obviously hurt worse than they let on, he only played a few series.
Overall, this is a team that still needs to gell and one that desperately needs its DL to be healthy and/or reinstated. But its still a playoff caliber team.
On the loss, give the Giants credit for a smart game plan and executing it well. They took away Dez and the running game (thought I thought Zeke would still do much better against a stacked D) and make a rookie QB beat them – which is very nearly did. Dallas wins this game if they convert one of the first three field goals into a TD, and that is something that will come when timing and execution improve.
Dallas also wins the game if Twill gets out of bounds. There is no excuse for that play, none, zero. Even if he puts up a good season statistically, that is the kind of play that could cause Dallas to let him leave in FA.
The big obvious plus is Dak Prescott. He looked like he was born to play this game, most rookies in their first game are completely lost no matter how much talent they have. Romo’s first game was three years into his career and he still make plenty of mistakes. Eli Manning’s first start as a rookie looked like a drunk giraffe playing hopscotch. Tom Brady only had three passing attempts as a true rookie.
A good example is that even as a true rookie, Dak knows when to throw the ball away. It took Romo two years (as a starter) to learn to do that and not try to force the ball attempting a big play.
He would also stay calm with the pocket breaking down, a lot of young QBs will spring outside or start running, while Dak just sidesteps a few feet so the receivers don’t break off their routes. It’s a small thing, but a big one. For a rookie, its really something. Also I think Dak only had one bad throw all day, about the same number 13 year pro Eli Manning had.
This defense isn’t good, but its good enough. The season will look just like this (and like 2014), the offense controls the game and the defense plays containment.
McClain looked good and the safeties were quiet – which is a huge improvement over Wilcox getting burned once a quarter.
The DLine is the obvious concern, missing DLaw takes out our best pass rusher and Tapper is needed for rotation depth so we don’t have Wilbur taking DE snaps like a fish out of water. Jack Crawford is an above average backup 3T but a below average LDE, but he is the only one we have at the moment. David Irving is obviously hurt worse than they let on, he only played a few series.
Overall, this is a team that still needs to gell and one that desperately needs its DL to be healthy and/or reinstated. But its still a playoff caliber team.
