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We ran 80 plays (thats EIGHTY)...had the ball almost 39 minutes...had 27 first downs...converted over half our 3rd down attempts...Romo didnt commit a turnover, we had only 5 penalties and we scored 24 pts...had anyone told me this would all play out before 4:15 EST, I'd have thought we would win for sure and would be sleeping in a card board box tonight after losing all my possessions and money.
Another key game in December, and yet another performance where the team came up small...Romo kept us in it as best he could, but when your OL is a no show, the defense reverts back to its mediocre roots and the team as a whole cant tackle anyone, you basically are set up for failure.
1) Really good showing by Romo...only a couple of poor throws (one we got lucky on) and kept many plays alive with his feet or really quick release...the miss to RW though was pretty significant, but you cant pin this December loss on the QB
2) OL...just pathetic...they didnt block anybody today in the run game and got manhandled up front...it was embarrassing..that was as lame an effort as I have ever seen
3) Witten, Austin, Roy Williams...you guys came to play today
4) I'm getting to the point where I wish MBIII didnt play so much...for the 2nd time in 3 weeks he had a really pathetic fumble, and it was a huge momentum shifter...along with Hamlin's ridiculous deal, signing Barber for as much as we did isnt paying off
5) Defensively, they pretty much played the way they always do in important games...no consistent pass rush, missed a ton of tackles and had coverage problems (except for Jenkins). I see some banging on Newman, but at least the TD he gave up was on a play where he tried to actually make a play on the ball. Otherwise he played fine. The problems in coverage were all pretty much our safeties and Scandrick. Scandrick somehow found a way to play almost as bad as he did back in week two, even though he wasnt on the field as much.
6) The Folk miss was the worst kick he has ever had here, and you can see he is really getting frustrated and maybe getting down on himself. The first FG looked great, but the 2nd one was a total hook. I'm not sure if Buehler is a legit FG option, but if Folk's hip is an issue (and it very well could be) it might be time to consider shutting him down, before the kids confidence is shot for next yr and beyond.
7) It didnt cost us the game, but its a broken record with these officials on a week to week basis. Teams know they can rape Ware and Spencer all they want and never get called for it, ditto the mugging jobs they put on Roy Williams. That non call on Webster's OBVIOUS PI was a significant play. He (RW) gets intefered with or held at least 2 or 3 times a game in plain sight, and I'm not sure if teams have been flagged for it more than once all yr.
8) All you "we give up on the run" clowns, please sit down and be quiet. This isnt a good run blocking OL. Sure there are some exceptions here and there, and we do rip off some long gains from time to time, but they have no ability whatsoever to block consistently enough to feature the run more. Todays performance was pathetic by the OL.
The season isnt over, but this was a huge loss and the team itself played poorly. San Diego and New Orleans are both eons better than the Giants are, especially offensively. I dont see how we win either of those games, simply because I dont see how we'll hold either of them under 31-35 pts. If that plays out, we'd almost assuredly have to beat Washington and Philly to make the playoffs, and even then we might not get it. We now have no shot at a tie breaker vs NY (who needs to finish 3-1 to get to 10) and we'd already lost the tie breaker to GB.
Wade's a nice guy and at times he has come up with some good defensive plans, but at the end of the day he's the HC of a talented football team that plays lousy when the stakes are high, and its his responsibility to get better results than what we've seen in December and January the past few years. Today may have sealed his fate.
Another key game in December, and yet another performance where the team came up small...Romo kept us in it as best he could, but when your OL is a no show, the defense reverts back to its mediocre roots and the team as a whole cant tackle anyone, you basically are set up for failure.
1) Really good showing by Romo...only a couple of poor throws (one we got lucky on) and kept many plays alive with his feet or really quick release...the miss to RW though was pretty significant, but you cant pin this December loss on the QB
2) OL...just pathetic...they didnt block anybody today in the run game and got manhandled up front...it was embarrassing..that was as lame an effort as I have ever seen
3) Witten, Austin, Roy Williams...you guys came to play today
4) I'm getting to the point where I wish MBIII didnt play so much...for the 2nd time in 3 weeks he had a really pathetic fumble, and it was a huge momentum shifter...along with Hamlin's ridiculous deal, signing Barber for as much as we did isnt paying off
5) Defensively, they pretty much played the way they always do in important games...no consistent pass rush, missed a ton of tackles and had coverage problems (except for Jenkins). I see some banging on Newman, but at least the TD he gave up was on a play where he tried to actually make a play on the ball. Otherwise he played fine. The problems in coverage were all pretty much our safeties and Scandrick. Scandrick somehow found a way to play almost as bad as he did back in week two, even though he wasnt on the field as much.
6) The Folk miss was the worst kick he has ever had here, and you can see he is really getting frustrated and maybe getting down on himself. The first FG looked great, but the 2nd one was a total hook. I'm not sure if Buehler is a legit FG option, but if Folk's hip is an issue (and it very well could be) it might be time to consider shutting him down, before the kids confidence is shot for next yr and beyond.
7) It didnt cost us the game, but its a broken record with these officials on a week to week basis. Teams know they can rape Ware and Spencer all they want and never get called for it, ditto the mugging jobs they put on Roy Williams. That non call on Webster's OBVIOUS PI was a significant play. He (RW) gets intefered with or held at least 2 or 3 times a game in plain sight, and I'm not sure if teams have been flagged for it more than once all yr.
8) All you "we give up on the run" clowns, please sit down and be quiet. This isnt a good run blocking OL. Sure there are some exceptions here and there, and we do rip off some long gains from time to time, but they have no ability whatsoever to block consistently enough to feature the run more. Todays performance was pathetic by the OL.
The season isnt over, but this was a huge loss and the team itself played poorly. San Diego and New Orleans are both eons better than the Giants are, especially offensively. I dont see how we win either of those games, simply because I dont see how we'll hold either of them under 31-35 pts. If that plays out, we'd almost assuredly have to beat Washington and Philly to make the playoffs, and even then we might not get it. We now have no shot at a tie breaker vs NY (who needs to finish 3-1 to get to 10) and we'd already lost the tie breaker to GB.
Wade's a nice guy and at times he has come up with some good defensive plans, but at the end of the day he's the HC of a talented football team that plays lousy when the stakes are high, and its his responsibility to get better results than what we've seen in December and January the past few years. Today may have sealed his fate.
