plasticman
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Towards the end of tje game Troy Aikmain remarked that everyone pretty much agreed that the outcome of this game would depend on the performance of the Cowboy offensive line. I was certainly one of them
After all, when you are a 1st team All-Pro then that means you are considered the best out of all 32 players that that play your specific position in the NFL. And "best" means you are better than the other 31 .
The Cowboys have three 1st team All-Pro's on their offensive line. They have another at the RB position.
When you look at the primary parts of a running game you consider the ball carrier and his offensive line. Four if those players for the Cowboys were the best at their position.
However there is another dominant presense on the defensive side of the 1st team All Pro team.
The Broncos have a combination of both CB's in addition to a pass rushing linebacker.
All three, as explained, are the best at their position in the league. Yes, both Bronco CB''s were 1st Team All Pros, meaning no other team in the leaguehad one. There are only two, of course.
The outcome of this game was determined by the the performance of the Cowboy offensive line in conjunction with the Bronco trio.
And, for anyone claiming that being All Pro is popularity or politics or it doesn't mean anything, then I offer these facts:
Last season the Bronco defense had the fewest opponent receptions ffor over 40 yards......they also lead the league in the same category for 20 yard gains.
As an offensive coordinator, you would never attempt a gameplan that called for throwing long (40 yards), or medium (20 yards) because that would be really stupid. You would expose your quarterback for a longer period of time against the best pass rusher in the league and you would throw into the best CB coverage in the league.
Therefore, it came down to the offensive line winming the battle in the trenches. They didn't.
The fact that they didn't startwd a domino effect:
They couldn't run. If they couldn't run, Dak was forced to throw it where the Bronco CB didn't dominate, short.
For a full season these CB's owned the middle amd the deep.
Meanwhile, the defense was forced into action too quickly and for too long. The secondary had to contend with two 1000 yard receivers feom last season, without their leader, Scandrick. Then they lost Carrol. A unit considered already weak became weaker and weaker while the Bronco passing game became stronger and stronger.
The two Dak INT's are circumstantial, one bounced off a player, the other happened late in the. 4th quarter when risks must be taken to perform a miracle.
The offensive line if the reason for this loss, they were dominated by the Broncos. Three of them considered the best, two get payed big, the other looking to get paid big.....all former 1st round picks joined by another that should have been.....I'm sure they will make certain it doesn't happen again. They have pride and they were outplayed.and they know it.
After all, when you are a 1st team All-Pro then that means you are considered the best out of all 32 players that that play your specific position in the NFL. And "best" means you are better than the other 31 .
The Cowboys have three 1st team All-Pro's on their offensive line. They have another at the RB position.
When you look at the primary parts of a running game you consider the ball carrier and his offensive line. Four if those players for the Cowboys were the best at their position.
However there is another dominant presense on the defensive side of the 1st team All Pro team.
The Broncos have a combination of both CB's in addition to a pass rushing linebacker.
All three, as explained, are the best at their position in the league. Yes, both Bronco CB''s were 1st Team All Pros, meaning no other team in the leaguehad one. There are only two, of course.
The outcome of this game was determined by the the performance of the Cowboy offensive line in conjunction with the Bronco trio.
And, for anyone claiming that being All Pro is popularity or politics or it doesn't mean anything, then I offer these facts:
Last season the Bronco defense had the fewest opponent receptions ffor over 40 yards......they also lead the league in the same category for 20 yard gains.
As an offensive coordinator, you would never attempt a gameplan that called for throwing long (40 yards), or medium (20 yards) because that would be really stupid. You would expose your quarterback for a longer period of time against the best pass rusher in the league and you would throw into the best CB coverage in the league.
Therefore, it came down to the offensive line winming the battle in the trenches. They didn't.
The fact that they didn't startwd a domino effect:
They couldn't run. If they couldn't run, Dak was forced to throw it where the Bronco CB didn't dominate, short.
For a full season these CB's owned the middle amd the deep.
Meanwhile, the defense was forced into action too quickly and for too long. The secondary had to contend with two 1000 yard receivers feom last season, without their leader, Scandrick. Then they lost Carrol. A unit considered already weak became weaker and weaker while the Bronco passing game became stronger and stronger.
The two Dak INT's are circumstantial, one bounced off a player, the other happened late in the. 4th quarter when risks must be taken to perform a miracle.
The offensive line if the reason for this loss, they were dominated by the Broncos. Three of them considered the best, two get payed big, the other looking to get paid big.....all former 1st round picks joined by another that should have been.....I'm sure they will make certain it doesn't happen again. They have pride and they were outplayed.and they know it.
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