The good, the bad, the ugly, and next week

[CoachD]

-The Good
*The Cowboys continue to play hard each week
*This is the best non playoff team the Cowboys have ever had (if there is such a thing) with a ton of good players on IR
*Cooper Rush opened things up and went down the field early
*CD Lamb is one tough dude and is playing through shoulder pain but is still very productive
*The Cowboys' defense started getting after it and got plenty of pressure on Mayfield and got a couple of turnovers
*Great start to the game by the Cowboys putting up 23 points
*Awesome pick by Lewis and a great strip of the football by Bland to seal the game
*Guess who makes this list again for like the tenth time Brandon Aubrey, yup 1st team all pro again
-The Bad
*I continued to say throughout the second half "we're going to lose this game"
*Rush stopped throwing it down the field in the second half
*Which resulted in all of 3 points
*Can we please do away with the none yard pass when the first down marker is six yards away on 3rd down, enough McCarthy
*The Cowboys run game was nonexistent because Vita Vea is the man
-The Ugly
*The Bucs went right down the field to get the game within two and got the ball back with plenty of time to go down the field and win the game, very nerve racking
-Next Week
*The Cowboys play the Eagles in a game that doesn't mean much as far as playoff position but the Eagles better be prepared because the Cowboys are playing to win
*Merry Christmas everyone Coach D

 

[Whirlwin]

I love heart attack games. I love that. The team is playing with heart. I’m actually enjoying this winning out.

 

[Creeper]

I agree, the good was definitely the way they played. No Kendricks, no Overshown, no Diggs, No Lawrence, and yet they were playing as hard as I have seen them play in a long time on defense. The way they were digging at the football all night was great to watch.

I am still not a Rush fan. He made some nice throws, but he was lucky a few of his passes were not picked off. Late in the game he threw one across his body right into the belly of a Bucs defender who dropped it. That could have and should have been a pick 6. It's weird, but Rush can play really smart for a long time then make a boneheaded decision like that and make me scratch my head.

On the bad side, I did not like the way the Cowboys were rushing Mayfield when he dropped back. Parsons was racing 5 yards behind Mayfield leaving him a lot of room to escape the pocket. There was no discipline at all. The Cowboys desperately need more pressure up the middle. Joseph had a great play once. That was pretty much it.

We saw what happened to the running game when the Cowboys faced a better defense. I like Rico, but I think he leaves meat on the bone. A guy like Irving could have run for 100 yards last night even behind the Cowboys offensive line because he has better vision and he is more elusive - not to mention quicker.

Ugly? Ryan Flournoy getting bowled over as he was trying to block on a running play. He makes his block and the play goes for 10 yards or more but his guy made the tackled as Flournoy was on his behind.

It will be interesting to see the PFF grades for this game. I think Mazi Smith will wind up in the 30s again. He was awful. He is holding his ground better, and even getting some push, but he is slow shedding blockers and RBs race by him before he can get an arm on them to make a stop at the LOS.

Like others I was pretty sure that after the Bucs narrowed the lead to 2 points and the Cowboys could not get a 1st down, the Bucs were going to come back and kick a game winning last second FG. Kudos to Balnd for stripping that ball.

 

[TwentyOne]

-The Good
*The Cowboys continue to play hard each week
*This is the best non playoff team the Cowboys have ever had (if there is such a thing) with a ton of good players on IR
*Cooper Rush opened things up and went down the field early
*CD Lamb is one tough dude and is playing through shoulder pain but is still very productive
*The Cowboys' defense started getting after it and got plenty of pressure on Mayfield and got a couple of turnovers
*Great start to the game by the Cowboys putting up 23 points
*Awesome pick by Lewis and a great strip of the football by Bland to seal the game
*Guess who makes this list again for like the tenth time Brandon Aubrey, yup 1st team all pro again
-The Bad
*I continued to say throughout the second half "we're going to lose this game"
*Rush stopped throwing it down the field in the second half
*Which resulted in all of 3 points
*Can we please do away with the none yard pass when the first down marker is six yards away on 3rd down, enough McCarthy
*The Cowboys run game was nonexistent because Vita Vea is the man
-The Ugly
*The Bucs went right down the field to get the game within two and got the ball back with plenty of time to go down the field and win the game, very nerve racking
-Next Week
*The Cowboys play the Eagles in a game that doesn't mean much as far as playoff position but the Eagles better be prepared because the Cowboys are playing to win
*Merry Christmas everyone Coach D

Thanks for your work.

Merry Christmas to you too.