What I saw from Game

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1. Dak is much better QB rolling out of pocket. Not sure how that works long term but for now its needed because Collins is having issue in space on right side or Dak just sees field better without OL in front of him.

2. Byron Jones is CB not S. He is athletic with good length for CB and can deal with taller WRs. Just not physical enough at S. He is avoiding contact when someone with ball is running at him. BTW: I think he can be good CB.

3. Tank is going all out and has dollars signs in his eyes. Dallas should franchise him but I don't see him accepting that. He knows he can't sustain this long term. Still its almost foreign to see one of our DE consistently beating OT.

4. Collins RT & Green LG will get better as season goes on. Does team have patience to see this thru.

5. Switzer is a threat. Needs ball in his hands more. Beasley doesn't look as uncoverable this year.

6. Get Woods going. Heath should be backup player not starter.
 

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1. Dak is much better QB rolling out of pocket. Not sure how that works long term but for now its needed because Collins is having issue in space on right side or Dak just sees field better without OL in front of him.

2. Byron Jones is CB not S. He is athletic with good length for CB and can deal with taller WRs. Just not physical enough at S. He is avoiding contact when someone with ball is running at him. BTW: I think he can be good CB.

What was the deal on that pitch to Collins side, where Zeke got stopped for a big loss? It looked like Collins ran backwards into Zeke. He is struggling a bit with the new position.
 

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3. Tank is going all out and has dollars signs in his eyes. Dallas should franchise him but I don't see him accepting that. He knows he can't sustain this long term. Still its almost foreign to see one of our DE consistently beating OT.

DLaw will be resigned. Jerry always keeps the players he wants to keep, the issue with Jerry is giving away money to quickly (T.Crawford) and not too late.

And I totally agree on how amazing it is to see a guy get three sacks in a game where Marinelli was only rushing three guys.
 

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What was the deal on that pitch to Collins side, where Zeke got stopped for a big loss? It looked like Collins ran backwards into Zeke. He is struggling a bit with the new position.

his hands aren't good yet & he commits too soon. Needs to learn better anticipation of DE he is playing (lots of tape study) and be more patient. He is nasty and has good size. Just needs seasoning at new position.
 

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5. Switzer is a threat. Needs ball in his hands more. Beasley doesn't look as uncoverable this year.

Beasley was not happy about not getting catches. He tweeted out something to that effect with language that is not allowed on this site.
 

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1. Dak is much better QB rolling out of pocket. Not sure how that works long term but for now its needed because Collins is having issue in space on right side or Dak just sees field better without OL in front of him.

2. Byron Jones is CB not S. He is athletic with good length for CB and can deal with taller WRs. Just not physical enough at S. He is avoiding contact when someone with ball is running at him. BTW: I think he can be good CB.

3. Tank is going all out and has dollars signs in his eyes. Dallas should franchise him but I don't see him accepting that. He knows he can't sustain this long term. Still its almost foreign to see one of our DE consistently beating OT.

4. Collins RT & Green LG will get better as season goes on. Does team have patience to see this thru.

5. Switzer is a threat. Needs ball in his hands more. Beasley doesn't look as uncoverable this year.

6. Get Woods going. Heath should be backup player not starter.

Just enjoy the Tank experience while it lasts. It will be over the second he gets his money.
 

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I think Green and Collins should swap positions.

I wouldn't rush that. This is Collins first time going up against these DE's. Giants, Denver & Arizona are nasty defenses. Brutal schedule. Once Collins gets memory on these players it will get better. Might take season though.
 

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What I saw was Green needs to work on stunts and his craft. He is making Tyron not play well.

Lewis is going to be a draft steal.

Jones should be a corner. Very similar build to Richard Sherman.

Cannot wait to get Hitch back. Jaylon is not ready. Durant played a lot in the 3-2-6.

See what happens when you feed that man Linny?!?

Dak played well, and for people who said he only makes plays outside of the pocket what the hell did Romo do for that past 10 years out there??
 

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I saw a coaching staff that was, again, unprepared to start a game. They went with the same standard gameplan hoping it would be enough. Guess what? It wasn't. At least, this game had adjustments at halftime and went to a more friendly Dak offense. They moved him out of the pocket more and good things happened. It seems that it takes an awful lot of bad gameplay to make those adjustments. I would like our coaches to be more proactive and have a plan B ready to fire sooner than later.

I would give Collins more time, he has the ability to be a good RT. We knew it would be a process there.

The defense had its problems but Lawrence and Lewis were not among them. We need better LB and Safety play if they want to be serious contenders. I am satisfied with their overall performance, learning curves and all.

Garrett and Linehan need to start out more aggressive and close out halves that way. Scheme around your opponents weaknesses, not make them stop you using the same predictable plays. Always look for that edge but they do not, or so it seems that way anyways.
 

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Doesn't sound like you understand how the franchise tag works
 

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1. Dak is much better QB rolling out of pocket. Not sure how that works long term but for now its needed because Collins is having issue in space on right side or Dak just sees field better without OL in front of him.

2. Byron Jones is CB not S. He is athletic with good length for CB and can deal with taller WRs. Just not physical enough at S. He is avoiding contact when someone with ball is running at him. BTW: I think he can be good CB.

3. Tank is going all out and has dollars signs in his eyes. Dallas should franchise him but I don't see him accepting that. He knows he can't sustain this long term. Still its almost foreign to see one of our DE consistently beating OT.

4. Collins RT & Green LG will get better as season goes on. Does team have patience to see this thru.

5. Switzer is a threat. Needs ball in his hands more. Beasley doesn't look as uncoverable this year.

6. Get Woods going. Heath should be backup player not starter.

Rare when you agree with a dude on a message board on all 6 points. BUT I don't believe you on Tank. I think this is who he is, and this org has taken him through some stuff. Not saying he won't take a big deal, but maybe be takes a bit less for Dallas.
 

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Beasley was not happy about not getting catches. He tweeted out something to that effect with language that is not allowed on this site.

Thru 3 games:
Total Plays in 2016 = 204
Total Plays in 2017 = 183

Plus Dallas made effort for more passes to Dez. But I agree, Dallas seems so much more lethal when Beasley is gashing teams on 3rd down.
 

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Dak was better tonight, but I have lost a lot if confidence in him. Seems he was better last year, it's early so maybe just a slow start I am hoping. We are no where near what we were on offense last year, but again maybe it's just taking some time to find the groove.

I think much of the problem is maybe they tried to get Dak to be more conventional and they really loaded up his reads etc. It seems that he is much better when allowed to freelance a little more. The defense while not great is more than enough to win as long as the offense takes care of business.
 

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Thru 3 games:
Total Plays in 2016 = 204
Total Plays in 2017 = 183

Plus Dallas made effort for more passes to Dez. But I agree, Dallas seems so much more lethal when Beasley is gashing teams on 3rd down.
Seemed he only had 1 target tonight, they also need to get Switzer out in pass patterns as well.
 

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What I saw was Green needs to work on stunts and his craft. He is making Tyron not play well.

Lewis is going to be a draft steal.

Jones should be a corner. Very similar build to Richard Sherman.

Cannot wait to get Hitch back. Jaylon is not ready. Durant played a lot in the 3-2-6.

See what happens when you feed that man Linny?!?

Dak played well, and for people who said he only makes plays outside of the pocket what the hell did Romo do for that past 10 years out there??

good eye. I see the Beard looking awkard on few plays also because he is trying to cover for Green. Total work in process.
 
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