What are you hoping to see next Monday night?

[Rack]

I see QBs pat the ball often... like maybe once when they drop back. Not 37 times like DB does it.


It's not so much the patting that bothers me, it's the facts that he's back there Patting when he should be throwing.

 

[Rack]

It is a behavior that leads to poor play.

I have even seen him fumble in "mid-pat". Literally drop the ball. It is unnecessary and dangerous. It is not some harmless mechanical twitch. It adds motion to his delivery.

Take a look around. It is not common at all. Most may move their arms around, but patting the ball with both hands is rare. Hence the nausea.

That is correct. Not to mention it gives the FS a read.

We had a practice the other day (preparing for an exhibition game, that has now been cancelled). I got there late so I was just watching. While I was there our FS had like 5 ints. So I started studying what he was doing. I noticed he was actually breaking on the ball before our QB (who is actually pretty good) even started his throwing motion. So I changed my attention to the QB, and sure enough he would pat the ball once before he threw it. The FS was breaking on the ball as soon as he saw the pat, giving him a huge advantage. I pulled the QB aside and told him what the FS was doing. I suggested he eyeball one WR, pat the ball, then turn to another WR and throw it up. He did it, the FS jumped the route, the QB went deep to the other side, incomplete. But the point is it worked, and I was right about his read.

Anyway, moral of the story is if the QB pats the ball it can help the safety gain an advantage on the route, although if the QB is patting the ball several times I guess it can only confuse the Safety. Hey! Maybe DB needs to pat the ball... more?

 

[Martice]

More shots of the Dallas Cheerleaders.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

It is a behavior that leads to poor play.

I have even seen him fumble in "mid-pat". Literally drop the ball. It is unnecessary and dangerous. It is not some harmless mechanical twitch. It adds motion to his delivery.

Take a look around. It is not common at all. Most may move their arms around, but patting the ball with both hands is rare. Hence the nausea.

Does he really pat it that often?

I mean one or two pats before throwing I have seen from different QBs many times over.

I have never noticed it with drew bledsoe but to be fair I do not sit and watch the mans hands with grim wonder.

Actually if I start doing so I am going to blame all of you that have brought it up.

Thanks you pain in the butts. :

 

[Doomsday101]

Does he really pat it that often?

I mean one or two pats before throwing I have seen from different QBs many times over.

I have never noticed it with drew bledsoe but to be fair I do not sit and watch the mans hands with grim wonder.

Actually if I start doing so I am going to blame all of you that have brought it up.

Thanks you pain in the butts. :

I have seen QB's do it as well. Some have been complaining since the day Bledsoe was signed and sit here nit picking every single thing as if they have played the QB position in the NFL. I don't care if the guy does a jig in the back field as long as he is finding the open man and delivering the ball on time.

 

[aceware94]

1. JJ having 8 carries for 50+yds.

2. Ware having a sack.

3. A Win...

4. DB throwing a pass more than 25 yds. and completing it.

5. Seeing the nickel when the offense shows 3 WR sets.

6. A Win...

7. Tyson running like he did the first game.

8. Roy plastering an opposing WR coming over the middle like when he knocked out Koren.

9. No injuries

10. A Win...

 

[Tio]

No...more....screens

 

[ndanger]

Anything to calm down this board.Anything.

 

[Dayton Cowboy]

In my case.. Just the 'Boys playing on TV... Living in Ohio w/o directtv or the nfl network

1. Julius Jones running thru the 'Hawks def again
2. Crayton
3. Rob Petitti hopefully being able to step up and take control of the RT job
4. 3-4/4-3and the Nickel. I'm curious to see how BP runs the 'D
5. Demarcus Ware's multiple moves and sacking the QB
6. The Hammer
7. Fergie, Henry and A. Glenn.. Seeing the FA's in action
8. Davis at FS
9. Canty. I hope to see the beast that everyone else is saying that he is in action
10. a WIN with no injuries

 

[kmp77]

51. Opposite of what we did last game.
52. A screen pass that doesn't look like a 50yd dash at the special olympics.

 

[kmp77]

What a loaded question

I uh....change my wish. Vroom vroom.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

1. A quantum leap in the O line's performance
2. A sack from Ware
3. Barber to get more carries
4. Crowder to get some throws so we can see if he can play WR at all
5. Keith Davis to make a couple of good plays at safety
6. More from Beriault, who I thought looked good vs. the Cards

And most importantly...

7. A blowout win to make Al Michaels cry

 

[AsthmaField]

My wish is... ah, it's crazy. I know I shouldn't wish for something that can't happen, but I want to.

I wish for... I know it won't happen, but.... I wish for....



A good screen pass.


I know, I know... won't happen. I can wish though.

 

[Lifetimeboyzfan]

No injuries and I will be happy.

Improved play all around and I will be ecstatic.

What he said!

 

[Chuck 54]

I'm immature and a bottom line type guy.

I want to see a higher # by the Cowboys name on the scoreboard.

 

[blindzebra]

On a side note...I have a question.

What is the morbid hatred fascination with those and Drew Patting the ball.
Like if he does it, it will make someone puke....seriously why is it so bad to some of you guys. I am sure many QBs do it and even those that don't probably have their own little quirks.

It is one thing to bash a guy for being a statue, missing plays, fumbling or so on...but patting the ball???

If you can take a look at the game again, just focus on his hands and feet.

He patted the ball 3 or 4 times several times.

It would not be a huge deal if it was drop, pat, set feet, fire, but Bledsoe drops, pats, sets feet, pats, pats, gets happy feet and will not actually feel where the pressure is coming from and move into a sack.

The sack/fumble happend right in front of us and it was ugly, he got hit mid pat.

 

[dougonthebench]

If you can take a look at the game again, just focus on his hands and feet.

He patted the ball 3 or 4 times several times.

It would not be a huge deal if it was drop, pat, set feet, fire, but Bledsoe drops, pats, sets feet, pats, pats, gets happy feet and will not actually feel where the pressure is coming from and move into a sack.

The sack/fumble happend right in front of us and it was ugly, he got hit mid pat.

I'd rather DB pat the ball,than Quincy wiggle his fingers before the snap giving the D line the snap count.

 

[Cbz40]

My wish is... ah, it's crazy. I know I shouldn't wish for something that can't happen, but I want to.

I wish for... I know it won't happen, but.... I wish for....



A good screen pass.


I know, I know... won't happen. I can wish though.

You have to be dreaming.....

I would like to see one quick release from Bledsoe.

Bledsoe to look like a QB instead of a bandaid

The OL run block for a change.

The OL pass protect.

JJ break a big one.

Thompson run between the tackles.

Thompson throw a block.

Ware in the QBs face on at least 12 occasions,

Ware give me one sack.

The D to keep stopping the run.

D pressure the QB

Each CB with an INT.

Would love to see both backup QB's run at least one series with the 1st team.

LBs & safeties make quicker reads.

 

[blindzebra]

I'd rather DB pat the ball,than Quincy wiggle his fingers before the snap giving the D line the snap count.

Not really, that was a tell.

The pat is a tell, leads to sacks, and takes one hand off the ball which leads to fumbles.

The pat is worse.

 

[dougonthebench]

Not really, that was a tell.

The pat is a tell, leads to sacks, and takes one hand off the ball which leads to fumbles.

The pat is worse.

wiggle and run for your life...or pat after you've dropped back?