daniukid
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So my friend and I were able to get some tix to the Seahawks game. I wore a Woodson jersey, and he wore a "The Shark" #29 jersey since he used to live in Valley Ranch and played Playstation with Kenny Gant.
-Got $50 for only $25 a piece in the upper level 300 section. Was not that difficult to get seats right before the game by talking to scalpers.
-The noise in the first quarter was very impressive and probably contributed to the false starts we had. I was yelling at him right next to me, and he could barely hear me. I hope we play them in the playoffs at home.
-Compared to the regular season game 2 years ago when Julius Jones went crazy and we came back to win, there were many many less Cowboys fans there. 2 years ago, when I was there, I felt like 1 in 10 were fans. Today it felt like 1 in 100. Perhaps this is due to the fact that it is preseason.
-The O Line didn't look like it had much of a push at all when the ball was snapped. This doesn't bode well for our running game. And it seemed like we were begging for running yards especially between the tackles. I know how frustrated I was with the 3 and short plays last year, and I think we may have to endure another year.
-I know this is the preseason, but I was very upset to see running plays that had no chance (nor success) on long yardage 3rd downs.
-We looked very disorganized in the 1st Q before getting things calmed down and playing better.
-Romo showed some good scrambling and moves. Many of the throws that he got off would probably not work for Bledsoe. Although I was disappointed not to see either of the Drews take any snaps.
-Overall, the game was very slow and not much action from a fan's perspective.
-Did get heckled a little by some Seachicken fans, but they are pretty gracious. Don't know if I would wear a jersey to a Philly game.
-They don't have any concessions walking the stands during the games and the lines are ridiculous. You basically miss 10 minutes for each excursion. So go early and get a lot.
-Or if you can wait, you can get half price dogs and pizza in the alley right West of Qwest field. The kielbasa is pretty tasty.
-I was looking for 17, and although he had a couple of drops, I think we may have a find here.
-I really liked the fade type of route that we had at least 3 successes to on the right side of the field. And I liked that we kept attacking that side.
-I know we racked up 6 sacks, but it didn't feel like we were wreaking havoc on them. It felt more coverage-esque except for maybe 2 or 3 of them. I hope that our D gels and we resemble the 1st half of last year (pre Singleton injury) rather than the latter half.
-I focused on Ware and Ellis at OLB, but it was hard for me to single them out as outstanding playmakers in the 1st half.
-I really liked Romo throwing the ball away when he was outside the tackles instead of taking the sack or forcing something.
***All in all, we played well enough to beat the NFC reps in the SB. We almost beat them last year too (or should have!). So I feel pretty good since we didn't have TG and TO in there. I'm looking for more Oline push and less penalties. In addition, I would like to see the D line and LB's create havoc instead of relying on coverage sacks. And I hope we open up the O playbook a bit. We'll see how losing Sean affects our offensive play calling. I'd hate to play them again in the playoffs here since it is so loud. However, the people are friendly and you can walk to some great bars right around the corner (hence the late post). It is also a very kid friendly town too. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts.
-Daniukid
-Got $50 for only $25 a piece in the upper level 300 section. Was not that difficult to get seats right before the game by talking to scalpers.
-The noise in the first quarter was very impressive and probably contributed to the false starts we had. I was yelling at him right next to me, and he could barely hear me. I hope we play them in the playoffs at home.
-Compared to the regular season game 2 years ago when Julius Jones went crazy and we came back to win, there were many many less Cowboys fans there. 2 years ago, when I was there, I felt like 1 in 10 were fans. Today it felt like 1 in 100. Perhaps this is due to the fact that it is preseason.
-The O Line didn't look like it had much of a push at all when the ball was snapped. This doesn't bode well for our running game. And it seemed like we were begging for running yards especially between the tackles. I know how frustrated I was with the 3 and short plays last year, and I think we may have to endure another year.
-I know this is the preseason, but I was very upset to see running plays that had no chance (nor success) on long yardage 3rd downs.
-We looked very disorganized in the 1st Q before getting things calmed down and playing better.
-Romo showed some good scrambling and moves. Many of the throws that he got off would probably not work for Bledsoe. Although I was disappointed not to see either of the Drews take any snaps.
-Overall, the game was very slow and not much action from a fan's perspective.
-Did get heckled a little by some Seachicken fans, but they are pretty gracious. Don't know if I would wear a jersey to a Philly game.
-They don't have any concessions walking the stands during the games and the lines are ridiculous. You basically miss 10 minutes for each excursion. So go early and get a lot.
-Or if you can wait, you can get half price dogs and pizza in the alley right West of Qwest field. The kielbasa is pretty tasty.
-I was looking for 17, and although he had a couple of drops, I think we may have a find here.
-I really liked the fade type of route that we had at least 3 successes to on the right side of the field. And I liked that we kept attacking that side.
-I know we racked up 6 sacks, but it didn't feel like we were wreaking havoc on them. It felt more coverage-esque except for maybe 2 or 3 of them. I hope that our D gels and we resemble the 1st half of last year (pre Singleton injury) rather than the latter half.
-I focused on Ware and Ellis at OLB, but it was hard for me to single them out as outstanding playmakers in the 1st half.
-I really liked Romo throwing the ball away when he was outside the tackles instead of taking the sack or forcing something.
***All in all, we played well enough to beat the NFC reps in the SB. We almost beat them last year too (or should have!). So I feel pretty good since we didn't have TG and TO in there. I'm looking for more Oline push and less penalties. In addition, I would like to see the D line and LB's create havoc instead of relying on coverage sacks. And I hope we open up the O playbook a bit. We'll see how losing Sean affects our offensive play calling. I'd hate to play them again in the playoffs here since it is so loud. However, the people are friendly and you can walk to some great bars right around the corner (hence the late post). It is also a very kid friendly town too. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts.
-Daniukid
