LarryCanadian
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Nate Jones is a decent blitzer. He times things well. He keeps hustling too. Decent utility guy.
Bobby Carpenter has some speed, even with a quad tendon tear. He didn't make the tackle on special teams on the Hall TD, but he almost caught up to him and was close to getting a diving tackle. I know I know, almost and close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. But, every once in a while I get a glimpse of Carpenters talent. He has been strong on special teams this year. He has some tools. Perhaps he is one of those guys where the lightbulb really goes on end of year 2 or in year 3. I haven't given up hope yet.
TE Curtis. He is a weakness at times on special teams. I felt he was out of position on the Hall Td return and he didn't make a great effort at the tackle, jumping over one of our own guys' legs instead of focussing on Hall. He also was the wedge guy early in the season that let the player through who stripped Thompson. That's 2 costly mistakes. Rookie stuff. Good upside though.
Pat Watkins. Is it just me or has he really bulked up. He is hitting people hard on special teams (more so the first 3 games) but he has been popping people, wrapping up, and not giving up much ground. Had good coverage on that fake/botched field goal in Chicago too. He's contributing. Last year he looked fragile and even the coaches were worried about his tackling. Now he looks and is playing more physical and is intimidating. I saw him smacking guys on kickoffs and coverages a few times and giving better than he got, even beating through double teams. Haven't seen this mentioned. He deserves credit.
Reeves played strong today. Couple of good break ups, even after receiver had hands on ball. Didn't like Troy Aikman saying it could have been PI on the challenged sideline play. Thought Reeves did great stripping ball and that the guy was actually out of bound more than interfered with.
Smart to play disciplined football against a back against the wall opponent. 2 penalties for 10 yards. Flo was focussed.
Pass protection was pretty great again. Anyone notice how big our pocket stays. Tons of escape lanes and OLine is not being pushed back very far.
Romo's passer rating would be astronomical if our guys didn't have the dropsies sometimes. I know it happens, but they are less noticeable when winning. 3 or 4 drops today I thought (TO over the middle on that high one maybe, Barber, one to a TE low but in the gut). At least 3 or 4 last week (the TD in particular). That being said, TO made 2 very tough grabs today that helped us get 1st downs.
Just some thoughts.
LarryCanadian
Bobby Carpenter has some speed, even with a quad tendon tear. He didn't make the tackle on special teams on the Hall TD, but he almost caught up to him and was close to getting a diving tackle. I know I know, almost and close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades. But, every once in a while I get a glimpse of Carpenters talent. He has been strong on special teams this year. He has some tools. Perhaps he is one of those guys where the lightbulb really goes on end of year 2 or in year 3. I haven't given up hope yet.
TE Curtis. He is a weakness at times on special teams. I felt he was out of position on the Hall Td return and he didn't make a great effort at the tackle, jumping over one of our own guys' legs instead of focussing on Hall. He also was the wedge guy early in the season that let the player through who stripped Thompson. That's 2 costly mistakes. Rookie stuff. Good upside though.
Pat Watkins. Is it just me or has he really bulked up. He is hitting people hard on special teams (more so the first 3 games) but he has been popping people, wrapping up, and not giving up much ground. Had good coverage on that fake/botched field goal in Chicago too. He's contributing. Last year he looked fragile and even the coaches were worried about his tackling. Now he looks and is playing more physical and is intimidating. I saw him smacking guys on kickoffs and coverages a few times and giving better than he got, even beating through double teams. Haven't seen this mentioned. He deserves credit.
Reeves played strong today. Couple of good break ups, even after receiver had hands on ball. Didn't like Troy Aikman saying it could have been PI on the challenged sideline play. Thought Reeves did great stripping ball and that the guy was actually out of bound more than interfered with.
Smart to play disciplined football against a back against the wall opponent. 2 penalties for 10 yards. Flo was focussed.
Pass protection was pretty great again. Anyone notice how big our pocket stays. Tons of escape lanes and OLine is not being pushed back very far.
Romo's passer rating would be astronomical if our guys didn't have the dropsies sometimes. I know it happens, but they are less noticeable when winning. 3 or 4 drops today I thought (TO over the middle on that high one maybe, Barber, one to a TE low but in the gut). At least 3 or 4 last week (the TD in particular). That being said, TO made 2 very tough grabs today that helped us get 1st downs.
Just some thoughts.
LarryCanadian
