Sydla
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- I was against Elliott at 4. I'll say that right up front. I thought there was more value to that pick than taking a TB. But I never doubted he was a talented kid and he showed that in his few carries last night. The most impressive run to me wasn't the trucking of Chancellor or spinning of Chancellor. It was that run outside where most TBs simply can't get to the corner on a NFL D that is attacking the line like Seattle's does. But Elliott somehow, got outside and turned what initially looked like a loss or no gain into a 10 yard run.
- Romo is what Romo is. He's going to be a hold your breath player every time he takes a hit. But like has been pointed out, that was a very weird, awkward hit. I can't imagine him taking hits that wrench his back like that all the time. And the fact he wanted to go back in and seemed, at least partially healthy enough to do it, was a good sign. I tend to look at that one half full instead of half empty.
- Prescott was again impressive............ this time against a pretty good D that while they might not have game planned for the matchup, still were doing things like blitzing, etc. Not nearly as sharp as his two previous games, he still was very, very effective and could have been better if Williams attacks that deep ball and a couple of other drops. I was one that believed the odds of him ever being anything more than a backup were long............ but he's been far better than I ever imagined and while it's still preseason, I don't worry as much about a Romo injury today as I did say a week or so ago. Showing that kind of poise and looking like he just "fit" in that environment with a Seattle D that is very good, has put me a bit at ease. The moment wasn't too big for him which you often see from rookie QBs, even really good ones. The regular season is a different story but at this point, there's not much to not like.
- Free is taking a beating but overall he was OK. And the first team OL was just their typical great selves. Green looked decent early but again seemed to tire out and lose focus. I didn't even notice Leary. Did he play?
- My one fear if Romo does go down........... that Garrett and company will get conservative in playcalling with Prescott. I hope if the moment arises where he has to step in comes up, they let him fling it around and don't get scared and try to play closer to the vest. Frankly, we don't have the defense to try to play that way IMO.
- Pelt me with empty beer cans. Curse me out. Call me a bad fan. Ban me from the board. Steal my children. Poop on my lawn. Whatever you want......... but I am going to go there again. We have an issue at DE. I watched Mayowa a lot last night, and while he didn't get a ton of snaps, in the few he did play, he looked OK. Nothing more, nothing less. It's his first action but I was hoping to see a little juice, a glimpse of what is supposed to be uber athleticism and I just didn't see it. Russell? Nice effort and he did get a bit of pressure but he also found himself out of position a few times and it cost the Cowboys. The battle cry seems to be now for the pass rush - wait until Tapper gets back. If that's what we are left with - hoping Tapper can be the answer - then we have some issues.
- Starting DT rotation looked good. Thornton had a couple of plays later where he penetrated into the backfield and showed decent quickness. Assuming Crawford is back healthy, DT should be a solid group for us. I think, given the issues at DE, the DTs are going to have to really control the opponent's run game.
- I am no Hitchens fan but he has typically played solid. He looked out of sorts last night. Not sure what it was but he made a couple boneheaded decisions.
- Sure, there were a few foibles here and there but overall, I am content with the secondary. At least the starting secondary plus a nickel and dime CB. Back up safety is a problem. So Jones and Church better stay healthy. Wilcox? Ugh. On the positive side, I think you can see the athleticism of Jones. Once he gets settled and gets real game time at FS under his belt, I think he's going to be very, very good. I like Brown as well. He made a couple of mistakes but he flashed some real talent. So if you add him to Claiborne, Scandrick and Carr, that's not a terrible group of CBs. And if they can somehow, someway figure out how to get some pressure on opposing QBs, they might end up being pretty damn good.
- Bailey. Cut him. That 52 yard FG was a shank. LOL.
- Romo is what Romo is. He's going to be a hold your breath player every time he takes a hit. But like has been pointed out, that was a very weird, awkward hit. I can't imagine him taking hits that wrench his back like that all the time. And the fact he wanted to go back in and seemed, at least partially healthy enough to do it, was a good sign. I tend to look at that one half full instead of half empty.
- Prescott was again impressive............ this time against a pretty good D that while they might not have game planned for the matchup, still were doing things like blitzing, etc. Not nearly as sharp as his two previous games, he still was very, very effective and could have been better if Williams attacks that deep ball and a couple of other drops. I was one that believed the odds of him ever being anything more than a backup were long............ but he's been far better than I ever imagined and while it's still preseason, I don't worry as much about a Romo injury today as I did say a week or so ago. Showing that kind of poise and looking like he just "fit" in that environment with a Seattle D that is very good, has put me a bit at ease. The moment wasn't too big for him which you often see from rookie QBs, even really good ones. The regular season is a different story but at this point, there's not much to not like.
- Free is taking a beating but overall he was OK. And the first team OL was just their typical great selves. Green looked decent early but again seemed to tire out and lose focus. I didn't even notice Leary. Did he play?
- My one fear if Romo does go down........... that Garrett and company will get conservative in playcalling with Prescott. I hope if the moment arises where he has to step in comes up, they let him fling it around and don't get scared and try to play closer to the vest. Frankly, we don't have the defense to try to play that way IMO.
- Pelt me with empty beer cans. Curse me out. Call me a bad fan. Ban me from the board. Steal my children. Poop on my lawn. Whatever you want......... but I am going to go there again. We have an issue at DE. I watched Mayowa a lot last night, and while he didn't get a ton of snaps, in the few he did play, he looked OK. Nothing more, nothing less. It's his first action but I was hoping to see a little juice, a glimpse of what is supposed to be uber athleticism and I just didn't see it. Russell? Nice effort and he did get a bit of pressure but he also found himself out of position a few times and it cost the Cowboys. The battle cry seems to be now for the pass rush - wait until Tapper gets back. If that's what we are left with - hoping Tapper can be the answer - then we have some issues.
- Starting DT rotation looked good. Thornton had a couple of plays later where he penetrated into the backfield and showed decent quickness. Assuming Crawford is back healthy, DT should be a solid group for us. I think, given the issues at DE, the DTs are going to have to really control the opponent's run game.
- I am no Hitchens fan but he has typically played solid. He looked out of sorts last night. Not sure what it was but he made a couple boneheaded decisions.
- Sure, there were a few foibles here and there but overall, I am content with the secondary. At least the starting secondary plus a nickel and dime CB. Back up safety is a problem. So Jones and Church better stay healthy. Wilcox? Ugh. On the positive side, I think you can see the athleticism of Jones. Once he gets settled and gets real game time at FS under his belt, I think he's going to be very, very good. I like Brown as well. He made a couple of mistakes but he flashed some real talent. So if you add him to Claiborne, Scandrick and Carr, that's not a terrible group of CBs. And if they can somehow, someway figure out how to get some pressure on opposing QBs, they might end up being pretty damn good.
- Bailey. Cut him. That 52 yard FG was a shank. LOL.
