Agree with some of what you say......
I was at the game last night with my son - we drove down.
The Romo injury was scary - we saw Avril loop way around Free and come from behind - no WAY Romo could have even had a sense he was coming - was directly from behind. Romo should have gone down earlier and/or thrown ball away - it is pre-season - no need to hold it forever - but usually he has a great 6th sense - this time was no way to see Avril....in addition, the way he folded up was frightening, as his legs were forward and he was already bending to slide and Avril hit him and push his upper body forward fast bending him over with legs stuck in turf - that stretched the back - I thought he had popped those discs - nobody at 34 would be comfortable with that - it was awkward and unexpected, and the guy broke 2 collarbones last year - hello - that would scare anyone - especially if you have back issues too. I watched him on sideline (was on our side of stadium) and was relieved to see him try to get back in, jawing with coaches, and throwing and then standing and watching - apparently without major discomfort - I was pretty relieved as a big Dallas/Romo fan - the way he grabbed at it originally........
Williams is frustrating at times, but with all our other weapons and a combo of Beasley, Witten, Butler - I will accept not having a bonafide perfect number 2 - can't have it all. He is running better routes. We need a few more screaming coaches that get on him about the stomach catching though - agreed!
DE's - agreed - this is a head office failure - they should have gotten a 1 year stop gap as soon as they knew Lawrence and Gregory had issues - which was probably long before us....
I thought Green looked solid in the 2nd quarter. After he came in for Tyron till the 2nd half he looked pretty confident. That was encouraging. Free was reeling a bit - although Avril went so far around him that first sack, no way most Oline stay with him that long....
The run D was good early - I think the DT rotation will be ok. Haven't seen much from C Thornton we grabbed from Phili - would like to see more.
Prescott is pretty darn poised. 2 major drops - 1st one receiver didn't go back to ball quick enough and didn't extend hands. Was that Williams, i think they said Street at stadium but might have been mistake. I think Whitehead also dropped what could have been a good gainer - and with his speed, maybe more!
Lee was all over place early - in on every tackle -what a stud. Witten catch - what a stud - looks pretty limber for an old guy that was never fast anyway. Beasley and Butler are gonna be on the roster - I now think we only keep 5 there at WR with Whitehead the last for his returns.
Wilcox can hit hard, but terrible technique - just makes way too many big mistakes. i really hope he is special teams guy only or gone.
They played the hell out of number 30 - Brown - our draft pick I think - I thought he showed quite a bit - he tackles well and shows WAY more awareness and football IQ instincts than Wilcox etc - and seems pretty smart - he made some good tackles in space - on the plays where his guy caught ball - we had ZERO pressure and he was covering for 10 seconds lol - he was BUSHED - but I think he is our 4th corner. He would get snapped up.
I liked all 3 RB's.
Watched the warmup for almost all of it. Zeke is 100%. He was running really well, even highstepping and goofing around - I don't care if he is 5 pounds heavy - with the pounding those guys take - that is probably a good thing - he is not a scat back, but is a 3 down back and for that pounding and the protecting he will need to do - a bit of padding is fine - will fall off him during season anyway. His choice in GF's and decision to hit a pot store when we have 2 guys already suspended (Lawrence was PED no?) because of weed or similar stuff - is a bit inmature. I like smart players on and off field. On field, man I loved his fire and he showed speed, vision, balance, and power/nastiness - and had great response to Seattle's BS and late hit - he is no push over and has an edge.
Romo was throwing the ball with ZIP in warm-ups. He does look healthier (well until play 3) - he did look healthier - than I had seen in a long time. Ball was flying out of his hands. I think the collar bone is fine - and he did shake off that back hit WAY better than i thought he would.
Tyron is a beast. He is massive and fit! He is also a quiet leader. He led team off from warm-ups. He led team on when they came out to start game. Not a yeller, but you can tell they feed off his focus and ability. Collins is massive man - even bigger frame than Tyron, but not as fit.....
I did not see Dez on sidelines - I guess he didn't go.
Same with Leary.
We have a solid top 8 Oline. Yes Free is iffy at times, and getting older and Green needs a TON of work - which he is getting, but I think Green has improved 3 games straight - which is VERY promising.
Byron Jones looks like he is slowly and steadily improving and solid - nothing flashy yet - but he is around ball.
Mo gave up a beautiful touchdown pass - but he is tackling a bit better or at least trying (not having to make business decisions with a lame shoulder or because he is too skinny/fragile). He looks more decisive and doesn't give as much cushion - seems to be tighter - we will need that with absence of any pass rush.
linebackers looked to be switched around a lot. Wilber has moments, but still makes mistakes. I didn't see them play Hitchens much
Russel is our new poor man's "almost there" Spencer......He gets close but falls down and doesn't have the closing speed - looks like a big DE - but doesn't have that pass rusher quickness (maybe needs to drop 10 - big frame and that - but can't deal with QB agility). He tries. Made a good tackle on runner for either no gain or loss.
Number one issue is pass rush - which contributes majorly to lack of turnovers. We will live or die with offense this year - and hopefully can control clock with run game....
I thought we were slightly better team with number ones in there. Seattle killed us in 3rd, but had more starters in. We smack them in mouth with run game and they did NOT like it. Our oline and run game can pose problems to a good team with a very solid defense. We didn't have Dez to loosen it up either. Seattle got it's second sack on what looked like a corner blitz I thought (or was that one Dak smartly threw away into dirt - can't remember now - Dak seems pretty smart out there too, which I love).
those were thoughts for now.....
. Dudes full body weight slammed him.
