LarryCanadian;1665910 said:
Yes, I made note of the Newman shoulder that knocked Kreutz flying during the game and forgot to give him a shout out on boards here! Great point!
Our players are having fun, and playing like a team. They are doing those little things that are not easy to see, but make all the diffence in the long run. That's what wears down a team.
Things like Watkings staying with his man tight on the fake field goal try, while the recently cut and resigned Nate Jones is hustline and running down the thrower.
Things like McQuistan running down the blocker field goal return.
Remi stripping the ball. Davis stripping the ball. Hurd making that massive block.
I saw Leonard Davis way down field a few times.
The guys are hustling and into the game!
LarryCanadian
Great points Larry but the one about us playing like a team and having fun is the best one. They are having a blast out there, not getting down when things don't go their way, and playing with a lot of confidence.
This is what I hated about Parcells and his style of
playing-not-to-lose. Guys are more concerned with not making mistakes then they are with just making plays. Romo said in his news conference that when he is concerned with not making mistakes he tends to throw more INTs, but when he just lets the game come to him he makes big plays.
We also didn't see guys doing those little things that they are doing now because they were thinking too much and not playing by instinct enough. It is too distracting to have to worry about making a mistake and hearing the coach bawl you out. Just go out and play! We are seeing our guys do that and it is awesome.
I was really pissed at Patrick "Jackie Smith" Crayton when he dropped that easy TD pass but he was right back out there the next series. Parcells would have banished him to the bench but Wade shows his confidence in his players that mistakes can be overcome by making big plays. Crayton's drop was simply a bonehead play but we were easily able to overcome it later in the game.
It is a mentality that permeates the entire team and we are going to see it continue to grow throughout the season. The guys aren't getting down on themselves as much and they have confidence in the coaches that if things aren't working well then they will change it up. Parcells would continue to call the same plays and blame the players for not executing them properly. Phillips/Garrett will make adjustments to avoid what isn't working and do what is working.
Can't run on them then we will simply pass every time. Wear out their D-Line and LBs by making them run and then later in the game we can try the run again. We did that last night and it worked perfectly.
This is a fun team to watch!