Yakuza Rich
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- I wasn't upset with the Romo interception. That to me was a heckuva play by Keith Rivers. OTOH, I was ticked off at the fumble (we had the ball starting the second half, protect the ball at all costs) and the errant throws. Last week there was a lot of talk of Romo having errant throws, which I didn't think was the case (and still don't), but today he was off for sure.
- If there's a silver lining here I would say that for an off day, Romo still wound up with a 106.2 QB rating. Now, I don't think he played up to that rating, but for an off day it wasn't catastrophically bad. And Dallas can take that because if he has a catastrophically bad game, we're not likely to win this year with this defense. At least this keeps Dallas in the game. And to his credit, right after the interception he stepped up and hit Owens for the TD.
- I think this game further proves the point that the offense runs at its best when Owens gets going early. Witten had a nice day (8 catches, 79 yards) and the run offense had big yards today, but I can't say this is the best effort from the offense. When Owens gets going, opposing defense make drastic changes to account for him.
- Good to see Montrae Holland in there. In my game preview post I said that this is the game where Wade could experiment a little...particularly with Holland and pressing the corners. Well, one out of two ain't bad...I guess.
- This team lacks speed on defense and Anthony Henry I thought looked horrendous. If the pressure doesn't get there, the defense is screwed. I understand it's Wade's defensive philosophy and I like the blitz as much as anybody, but I think he needs to change things up. Teams pretty much see the soft coverage from the corners and go right into quick pass mode and the corners can't stop it.
- Pacman is coming around. Jenkins and Scandrick looked to have regressed today. I'm not sure what's going on with Anthony Henry, he seemed to really click to the defense last year...now he's an easy target.
- The special teams reared its ugly head and you can thank Barbie Carpenter for the second big return allowed. I've been pretty happy with the special teams coverage this year, but it seems like they are due to allow a big one once a game and usually at those moments where a Dallas stop on defense and another score puts the game out of reach.
- I still think the staff is learning how to use Felix. I think I would've like to have seen him more today as I believe sometimes some tailbacks get hot and some get cold and Marion was getting cold for awhile and Felix was having a field day.
- I think we can all say that this wasn't one of the better performances by the offense and they still scored 31 points, had 6.0 yards per play.
- The defense didn't look any different to me, except for the pass rush struggling. Canty and Spears don't do much...except Spears is playing the run pretty well. Teams double Ware and you have to hope that Ratliff (who is awesome) gets to the QB. The corners still can't guard against short stuff.
- Been 22 games since a Dallas LB intercepted a pass. One of the problems with the defense.
- I gave Kevin Burnett a lot of flak last year, but I like his play this year. Much improved.
- This game had me concerned a bit because you had a defense whose confidence had to be shaken playing against a team with some big name offensive players who has yet to win a game and was 17.5 point underdogs. But a win is a win. I'm still disappointed in the defense's play and probably down on Romo's fumble more than anything...a mistake he just shouldn't make. The Cowboys will have a tough one next week in Arizona, but this team has been far better on the road than home...so who knows. We've got to be the most disgruntled 4-1 fans in the history of earth, but some of it justified. I just hope Wade is willing to make some adjustments to get the ship righted and Romo will work to protect the ball a little better.
YAKUZA
- If there's a silver lining here I would say that for an off day, Romo still wound up with a 106.2 QB rating. Now, I don't think he played up to that rating, but for an off day it wasn't catastrophically bad. And Dallas can take that because if he has a catastrophically bad game, we're not likely to win this year with this defense. At least this keeps Dallas in the game. And to his credit, right after the interception he stepped up and hit Owens for the TD.
- I think this game further proves the point that the offense runs at its best when Owens gets going early. Witten had a nice day (8 catches, 79 yards) and the run offense had big yards today, but I can't say this is the best effort from the offense. When Owens gets going, opposing defense make drastic changes to account for him.
- Good to see Montrae Holland in there. In my game preview post I said that this is the game where Wade could experiment a little...particularly with Holland and pressing the corners. Well, one out of two ain't bad...I guess.
- This team lacks speed on defense and Anthony Henry I thought looked horrendous. If the pressure doesn't get there, the defense is screwed. I understand it's Wade's defensive philosophy and I like the blitz as much as anybody, but I think he needs to change things up. Teams pretty much see the soft coverage from the corners and go right into quick pass mode and the corners can't stop it.
- Pacman is coming around. Jenkins and Scandrick looked to have regressed today. I'm not sure what's going on with Anthony Henry, he seemed to really click to the defense last year...now he's an easy target.
- The special teams reared its ugly head and you can thank Barbie Carpenter for the second big return allowed. I've been pretty happy with the special teams coverage this year, but it seems like they are due to allow a big one once a game and usually at those moments where a Dallas stop on defense and another score puts the game out of reach.
- I still think the staff is learning how to use Felix. I think I would've like to have seen him more today as I believe sometimes some tailbacks get hot and some get cold and Marion was getting cold for awhile and Felix was having a field day.
- I think we can all say that this wasn't one of the better performances by the offense and they still scored 31 points, had 6.0 yards per play.
- The defense didn't look any different to me, except for the pass rush struggling. Canty and Spears don't do much...except Spears is playing the run pretty well. Teams double Ware and you have to hope that Ratliff (who is awesome) gets to the QB. The corners still can't guard against short stuff.
- Been 22 games since a Dallas LB intercepted a pass. One of the problems with the defense.
- I gave Kevin Burnett a lot of flak last year, but I like his play this year. Much improved.
- This game had me concerned a bit because you had a defense whose confidence had to be shaken playing against a team with some big name offensive players who has yet to win a game and was 17.5 point underdogs. But a win is a win. I'm still disappointed in the defense's play and probably down on Romo's fumble more than anything...a mistake he just shouldn't make. The Cowboys will have a tough one next week in Arizona, but this team has been far better on the road than home...so who knows. We've got to be the most disgruntled 4-1 fans in the history of earth, but some of it justified. I just hope Wade is willing to make some adjustments to get the ship righted and Romo will work to protect the ball a little better.
YAKUZA
