Woods
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1. Simply put, we got away from the run too fast, esp. in the 1st quarter/early 2nd quarter. This was very un-BP like. I DON'T think we do this offensive gameplan again with our remaining 3 games.
2. Going back to the NYG game last week, offenses are finding success at running screen passes against us and basically are quite happy to take what our defense gives them - which is a lot of underneath stuff.
NO was killing us with screens, reverses, fake reverses, quick dump offs, etc. We need to get this fixed asap.
3. It appears that the possible chink in Romo's armor may be not letting Romo improvise and keeping him in the pocket. Not that he's bad in the pocket, but he's not as likely to make the big play.
One thing that I really liked what Brees did was simply take the "easy" 4-8 yard passes that we were giving him. I think that as Romo progresses as our QB and gains more experience, we'll see him do more of that as well.
4. NO really played almost a perfect game. Not 1 turnover that I remember, and the gameplan was perhaps the BEST I've seen against us in a long, long time.
5. I think a loss like this will really focus the team's mind and attitude on just taking 1 game at a time and trying to make the playoffs. I really think a loss like this will improve Romo's game in the long run and allow him to work on his weaknesses.
6. We really need to get the FS position fixed next year, and we desparately need to get one more pressure player along side Ware.
Anyway, while I'm disappointed, the season is not lost. We're still leading the NFC East. And I DO think we'll play a LOT better to close out the season. Sometimes a good butt-kicking is what you need to re-focus the minds and "not eat the cheese".
2. Going back to the NYG game last week, offenses are finding success at running screen passes against us and basically are quite happy to take what our defense gives them - which is a lot of underneath stuff.
NO was killing us with screens, reverses, fake reverses, quick dump offs, etc. We need to get this fixed asap.
3. It appears that the possible chink in Romo's armor may be not letting Romo improvise and keeping him in the pocket. Not that he's bad in the pocket, but he's not as likely to make the big play.
One thing that I really liked what Brees did was simply take the "easy" 4-8 yard passes that we were giving him. I think that as Romo progresses as our QB and gains more experience, we'll see him do more of that as well.
4. NO really played almost a perfect game. Not 1 turnover that I remember, and the gameplan was perhaps the BEST I've seen against us in a long, long time.
5. I think a loss like this will really focus the team's mind and attitude on just taking 1 game at a time and trying to make the playoffs. I really think a loss like this will improve Romo's game in the long run and allow him to work on his weaknesses.
6. We really need to get the FS position fixed next year, and we desparately need to get one more pressure player along side Ware.
Anyway, while I'm disappointed, the season is not lost. We're still leading the NFC East. And I DO think we'll play a LOT better to close out the season. Sometimes a good butt-kicking is what you need to re-focus the minds and "not eat the cheese".
