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IRVING, Texas - The Browns took down quarterback Tony Romo seven times Sunday after averaging just 2.2 sacks per game entering Cowboys Stadium. They would have finished with eight sacks had defensive back Sheldon Brown not been penalized for illegal contact in the first quarter.
Every sack that counted occurred after left tackle Tyron Smith left the game with an ankle injury, which could keep him out for an extended period of time. Unless Kevin Kowalski works in at center or one of the centers can return from injury to allow Mackenzy Bernadeau to shift back to guard, this is the likely starting group again Thursday against the Commanders.
Eight different Browns players recorded at least half a sack, and none of those players had more than two sacks on the season at the time. Romo still threw for despite, not because of, the amount of time he had to throw.
With the Cowboys’ offensive line in a state of flux, it would be easy to simply blame the entire group for the constant pressure from the Browns’ defensive line and linebackers.
But that’s not the reality. Every play, only one or two players missed their assignments.
There were a few trends in the sacks. Four of them occurred in the second half or overtime, when Romo threw the majority of his passes. Five of them occurred in shotgun formation. They weren’t always the fault of the backups, though rarely could guard Nate Livings be pinpointed as the problem.
Both tackles struggled and Doug Free was partially responsible for four of the seven sacks, but no one lineman can shoulder the entire blame. Sometimes, the sacks weren’t on the offensive line at all.
D. FREE PLAY WAS JUST PITIFUL. 4 SACKS, THIS IS CRAZY! I DON'T SEE HOW HE CAN LOOK AT HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR. DAMN IF A BIG MONEY CONTRACT WON'T MAKE YOU UP YOUR GAME THEN MAYBE PRIDE. HE IS GETTING HIS *** HANDED TO HIM EVERY GAME. MAYBE HE SHOULD PLAY INSIDE, BECAUSE TACKLE IS NOT HIS POSITION.
OKAY, AFTER READING THIS FROM DALLASCOWBOYS.COM. I WATCHED THE PLAY OF J. PERNALL FROM THE SECOND QUARTER T. SMITH LEFT THE GAME. J. PERNALL DUE TO FACT THAT HE WAS PLAYING THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITION ON THE OLINE AND HAVING LIMITED REPS AND WORK WITH THE STARTING UNIT. J. PERNALL PERFORMED BETTER THAN EXPECTED. NOW, HE DID GIVE UP 2 SACKS ON STUNTS WITH LIVINGS, BUT HIS OVERALL PLAY WAS GOOD. HIS RUN BLOCK WAS PRETTY GOOD TOO. I SAW A COUPLE TIMES WERE HE PUT HIS MAN ON HIS BACK AND ONE TIME DRIVING HIS MAN DOWN FIELD 10 YARDS. I THINK HE WILL BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THE NEXT GAME AND PERFORM MUCH BETTER. MANY TIMES IN HIS PLAY I SAW A MEAN STREAK, WHICH IS WHAT THIS OLINE NEED.
TALK TO ME COWBOY FANS. GIVE ME INSIGHT!
Every sack that counted occurred after left tackle Tyron Smith left the game with an ankle injury, which could keep him out for an extended period of time. Unless Kevin Kowalski works in at center or one of the centers can return from injury to allow Mackenzy Bernadeau to shift back to guard, this is the likely starting group again Thursday against the Commanders.
Eight different Browns players recorded at least half a sack, and none of those players had more than two sacks on the season at the time. Romo still threw for despite, not because of, the amount of time he had to throw.
With the Cowboys’ offensive line in a state of flux, it would be easy to simply blame the entire group for the constant pressure from the Browns’ defensive line and linebackers.
But that’s not the reality. Every play, only one or two players missed their assignments.
There were a few trends in the sacks. Four of them occurred in the second half or overtime, when Romo threw the majority of his passes. Five of them occurred in shotgun formation. They weren’t always the fault of the backups, though rarely could guard Nate Livings be pinpointed as the problem.
Both tackles struggled and Doug Free was partially responsible for four of the seven sacks, but no one lineman can shoulder the entire blame. Sometimes, the sacks weren’t on the offensive line at all.
D. FREE PLAY WAS JUST PITIFUL. 4 SACKS, THIS IS CRAZY! I DON'T SEE HOW HE CAN LOOK AT HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR. DAMN IF A BIG MONEY CONTRACT WON'T MAKE YOU UP YOUR GAME THEN MAYBE PRIDE. HE IS GETTING HIS *** HANDED TO HIM EVERY GAME. MAYBE HE SHOULD PLAY INSIDE, BECAUSE TACKLE IS NOT HIS POSITION.
OKAY, AFTER READING THIS FROM DALLASCOWBOYS.COM. I WATCHED THE PLAY OF J. PERNALL FROM THE SECOND QUARTER T. SMITH LEFT THE GAME. J. PERNALL DUE TO FACT THAT HE WAS PLAYING THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITION ON THE OLINE AND HAVING LIMITED REPS AND WORK WITH THE STARTING UNIT. J. PERNALL PERFORMED BETTER THAN EXPECTED. NOW, HE DID GIVE UP 2 SACKS ON STUNTS WITH LIVINGS, BUT HIS OVERALL PLAY WAS GOOD. HIS RUN BLOCK WAS PRETTY GOOD TOO. I SAW A COUPLE TIMES WERE HE PUT HIS MAN ON HIS BACK AND ONE TIME DRIVING HIS MAN DOWN FIELD 10 YARDS. I THINK HE WILL BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THE NEXT GAME AND PERFORM MUCH BETTER. MANY TIMES IN HIS PLAY I SAW A MEAN STREAK, WHICH IS WHAT THIS OLINE NEED.
TALK TO ME COWBOY FANS. GIVE ME INSIGHT!
