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

[CoachD]

-The Good
*Man the Raiders really suck
*Dak was solid once again throwing for four TD's
*Running game was efficient
*Pickens, Lamb, and Ferguson the Raiders had no answers
*Yup the defense and the new guy Williams made his presence known, he made all the D-lineman better last night
*They only gave up like 30 yards rushing and only seven to Jeanty
*The Cowboys ran a ton of 3-4 (it's really a 5-2) defense last night and created a lot of pressure on Smith
-The Bad
*OK what did you two idiots do that you weren't allowed to start
*Clowney can you PLEASE stop lining up offsides
*Giving up that TD late
*The Cowboys have beaten the Giants, Jets, Commanders, and the Raiders and all of them are trying to get the #1 pick
-The Ugly
*Starting the game with a three and out
*Dak's fumble right after the three and out, nope not a good start
*Now the Cowboys are about to see who they are in the next five games but at least four of them are at home
-Next week
*And it all starts against the Eagles next Sunday

 

[America's Cowboy]

Fair assessment, Coach.

 

[Denim Chicken]

More good:

 

[boysfanindc]

More good:

Keep saying Guyton is improving, if he takes another step next year we may have a serviceable LT.

 

[Ironicalicon]

Yeah, the Raiders are bad but at least the Cowboys handled them the way they should have. Also, the Raiders have lost by only a total of 4 points to the Bears and Broncos collectively (teams that are 7-3 and 9-2 currently) so that's something.

The Raiders have one of the worst offensive lines in the league but Jeanty is a good back and he was completely shut down. The combo of Q-Dub and Kenny looks really good and made everyone on the D-Line look better.

It was nice to see Agent O out there and though he only had one tackle, he made his presence felt with a couple pressures. He played 29 snaps, from one source I found. He looks like he's moving pretty well, just 11 months removed from that gruesome knee injury.

I have to mention the Raiders lack of talent at WR but they have some good Tight Ends and the secondary looked much improved from what I saw and kept Bowers relatively quiet. That said, Geno Smith is a fringe starter in this league.

Crosby made some plays but he didn't totally wreck everything like I thought he might. The O-Line had its struggles in pass protection but still provided enough room for Javonte to have a strong and consistent game.

I'd be remiss to not mentioned Pickens. The dude is a legit #1 — if anyone had any doubts he proved that last night. He needs to be re-signed.

There's definitely some positives that came out of this game.

 

[john van brocklin]

-The Good
*Man the Raiders really suck
*Dak was solid once again throwing for four TD's
*Running game was efficient
*Pickens, Lamb, and Ferguson the Raiders had no answers
*Yup the defense and the new guy Williams made his presence known, he made all the D-lineman better last night
*They only gave up like 30 yards rushing and only seven to Jeanty
*The Cowboys ran a ton of 3-4 (it's really a 5-2) defense last night and created a lot of pressure on Smith
-The Bad
*OK what did you two idiots do that you weren't allowed to start
*Clowney can you PLEASE stop lining up offsides
*Giving up that TD late
*The Cowboys have beaten the Giants, Jets, Commanders, and the Raiders and all of them are trying to get the #1 pick
-The Ugly
*Starting the game with a three and out
*Dak's fumble right after the three and out, nope not a good start
*Now the Cowboys are about to see who they are in the next five games but at least four of them are at home
-Next week
*And it all starts against the Eagles next Sunday

Yep, we will be playing contenders and not pretenders coming up.
We will know real quick if we are a paper tiger or not.