Reaction Monday

[TrailBlazer]

On the PI: it was a pitiful throw, you don't reward that. The contact was minimal. I thought it was ridiculous to call PI. And I thought it was absolutely right to pick up the flag.

Parnell wasn't very good. On his heels all game. It was clear They were going after parnell and he didnt deal with it well. Hopefully free can return soon. Communication has to get better for the entire line. Overall got better as the game went on. Tony can't take those sacks though. Have to be smart. He made the field goals harder.
Need to get the running game back on track. We saw how it opens up the passing game. The defense has to respect it. Detroit was selling out to stop the run on first down. We threw it almost exclusively on second downs. Can't have tendencies.
When bailey missed that chip shot. I seriously thought there might be a curse against the boys in the playoffs. They didn't look like the team I had been watching this last month, in that first half.
I was proud of this defense. Ro out. Carter stepped up. Held to 3 points in the second half as well as 3 takeaways(and 1 give back). Spencer is getting better. Much quicker off the line amd turning the corner. Him and DLaw are gaining confidence. Also Carr did a fine job on megatron. Barry church needs to step it up next week against rodgers.
The biggest thing was tony coming up big in the biggest moments. Biggest play of his career to date. This team weathered the storm. They didnt play their best and still won. This team and Tony romo specifically doesn't have 2 bad games in a row. If this defense can play a decent game, we will be in this thing. The stars are aligning, I'm going 37-34 cowboys.

What's your reaction on this monday? This team showed some intestinal fortitude. I'm happy for them. My only concern is how GB will be rested and we just came off a physical game.

 

[gimmesix]

Romo didn't have a bad game. His completion percentage was a little low, but he posted a 114 passer rating by not forcing passes (the best passer rating this season against the Lions). He played smart for the most part other than holding the ball too long a couple of times.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Also Jeff heath was in for church in the most critical times. He played well actually. Anyone know why this is?

 

[TrailBlazer]

Romo didn't have a bad game. His completion percentage was a little low, but he posted a 114 passer rating by not forcing passes (the best passer rating this season against the Lions). He played smart for the most part other than holding the ball too long a couple of times.

I didn't mean he played bad. Just not his best. He missed escobar in the red zone. Just a little behind him. Communications on blitzes. Wasn't as sharp as I think he will be next week. The team didn't play it's best, not even close, and I don't think that will happen two times in a row. That's what I meant by that.

 

[Staubacher]

Serious, honest question : What should Tony had done instead of the sacks? Before you answer:

A) He was still in the pocket so a throw away could lead to grounding;
B) A throw away in the vicinity of a receiver could lead to a game killing pick
C) He was trying to extend a third down play like he did in beating Seattle and other times
D) Did he really just "take" the sacks? He was trying to get clear for a better outcome
E) A sack still was in FG range they were having to try one regardless

I'm not saying he was perfect, even he said he might have played one or so differently. But they weren't cut and dried horrible "choke" plays. He didn't turn it over and lived to have a chance to win at the end. If he breaks Suh's jersey grab we're talking today like what he did to JJ Watt.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

Also Jeff heath was in for church in the most critical times. He played well actually. Anyone know why this is?

I did not know this. I thought we brought an extra DB in when our LBers were dropping like flys. And I thought it was strategic...especially since we knew Detroit was not going to run it. Not sure why you would ever have your normal amount of LBers in a game when a team is going to throw on every down. But back to Heath, I know they like his speed/range...and Church simply does not have the speed/range that Heath does.

 

[mahoneybill]

I didn't mean he played bad. Just not his best. He missed escobar in the red zone. Just a little behind him. The team didn't play it's best, not even close, and I don't think that will happen two times in a row. That's what I meant by that.

Agree. Tony pulled out the gamer when he needed to, but we played flat football for most of the first half, and then slowly but surely climbed back in to seal the deal.

Lost in all of this was holding the Lions to 6 puts after giving up 14 in a relatively quick manner.

This game , to a degree, was a throwback to 70's style contests, hard hitting, big plays, and a full to the last whistle contest.

 

[gimmesix]

I didn't mean he played bad. Just not his best. He missed escobar in the red zone. Just a little behind him. The team didn't play it's best, not even close, and I don't think that will happen two times in a row. That's what I meant by that.

The throw to Escobar was definitely off. The others were either thrown low on purpose (according to him) or rushed by the pass rush.

I agree that he can play better (completionwise) with better protection or a better plan to beat the blitz. But some of that had to do with Detroit just having a good defense.

 

[Doomsday101]

2 of the sacks were on 3rd down and well within FG range, Tony tried to bye time and ended up taking the sacks. Bailey would miss one of the two FG, but for me since it was 3rd down any ways Romo throwing the ball away still put you in 4th down FG situation so really lost nothing in taking the sacks

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I have no problem with how Romo played over all.

I thought he missed on some plays and throws but I was very glad that he played smart, kept his team in the game, and just gave his team a chance to win it in the end.

That's what great QB do.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Serious, honest question : What should Tony had done instead of the sacks? Before you answer:

A) He was still in the pocket so a throw away could lead to grounding;
B) A throw away in the vicinity of a receiver could lead to a game killing pick
C) He was trying to extend a third down play like he did in beating Seattle and other times
D) Did he really just "take" the sacks? He was trying to get clear for a better outcome
E) A sack still was in FG range they were having to try one regardless

I'm not saying he was perfect, even he said he might have played one or so differently. But they weren't cut and dried horrible "choke" plays. He didn't turn it over and lived to have a chance to win at the end. If he breaks Suh's jersey grab we're talking today like what he did to JJ Watt.

1 sack I can see, 2 in a row? No. Launch it out of bounds over a receivers head.

 

[Doomsday101]

1 sack I can see, 2 in a row? No. Launch it out of bounds over a receivers head.

and the result was 4th down FG try, if he throws it away guess what 4th down FG try. Heck Baily made the longer one and missed the shorter one

 

[xwalker]

On the PI: it was a pitiful throw, you don't reward that. The contact was minimal. I thought it was ridiculous to call PI. And I thought it was absolutely right to pick up the flag.

Parnell wasn't very good. On his heels all game. It was clear They were going after parnell and he didnt deal with it well. Hopefully free can return soon. Communication has to get better for the entire line. Overall got better as the game went on. Tony can't take those sacks though. Have to be smart. He made the field goals harder.

This was the 1st game that Parnell had any issues in Pass Protection. In reviewing the game, his issues were not as bad as I thought when watching in real-time.
The sack by Ansah was not great, but Romo did have 4 seconds. Most pass rushers believe they can get a sack if the QB holds the ball for more than 3 seconds. It's doubtful that Free can block Ansah longer than 4 seconds.

The play where Parnell stayed in his stance was apparently an early snap by Fred. In reviewing it and using slow motion, the other OL were late out of their stance also. Martin and Leary didn't come out of their stance until the shotgun snap was already in Romo's hands. Parnell has not had any penalties in 6 starts. He apparently takes the snap count literally.

There was a play where they blitzed with 3 defenders lined up near Parnell. There is no way to know if he blocked the wrong one. Sometime the Cowboys leave the inside guy on a blitz for the RB and sometimes they leave the outside guy for the RB to block. Also, Martin probably should have blocked on of the defenders that were unblocked because Fred had the 1-tech blocked.

 

[Staubacher]

1 sack I can see, 2 in a row? No. Launch it out of bounds over a receivers head.

Perhaps. Easy to say when you're not in a collapsing pocket though. Risking a 7 yard longer FG vs a throw away gone awry under duress. Its not cut and dry

 

[sbark]

Figured Heath got more snaps with RoMac gone to avoid Detroit getting at Wilbur or the newly signed LB's..........speed with some size.

 

[xwalker]

1 sack I can see, 2 in a row? No. Launch it out of bounds over a receivers head.

There was a sack where Romo initially didn't have pressure and Witten was open at about 6 yards, but Romo held the ball and it ended in a sack. IIRC, this happened on a player where they were loading the line with an apparent blitz. Sometimes the QB, receivers and play caller have to beat the blitz. One OLineman can really only block one pass rusher.

 

[guag]

Did @Staubacher delete this post?

I still see it.

 

[Staubacher]

There was a sack where Romo initially didn't have pressure and Witten was open at about 6 yards, but Romo held the ball and it ended in a sack. IIRC, this happened on a player where they were loading the line with an apparent blitz. Sometimes the QB, receivers and play caller have to beat the blitz. One OLineman can really only block one pass rusher.

They beat it on the first TD to Williams so sometimes they did.

 

[xwalker]

They beat it on the first TD to Williams so sometimes they did.

Yes, no doubt the did at times, but you can't blame the blockers for sacks that occur after 4 seconds and you really shouldn't blame them for sacks that occur after 3 seconds.

 

[Staubacher]

Yes, no doubt the did at times, but you can't blame the blockers for sacks that occur after 4 seconds and you really shouldn't blame them for sacks that occur after 3 seconds.

I didn't. Not blaming anyone for anything we won.