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Well the loss was certainly a major disappointment, we found a way to lose again instead of finishing a team off. But there were some encouraging things out there. Sometimes learning to finish teams off is part of a process, as it was when Jimmy was the HC, and as it was in the 60's when we started getting good under Landry (and repeated in the mid 70's, when we had the one non playoff yr, rebuilt the roster around a huge draft class and became a dominant team again)
16 people voted in the Jets prediction thread, and 11 of them said we'd lose. Several said we'd get blown out. I also expected to see us lose. But there they were early in the 4th qtr with a 2 TD lead. If you had told me before the game that we were going to score 24 pts and have almost 400 yds of offense against this defense, I'd have definitely been thrilled.
1) The team was extremely well prepared. I was particularly impressed with the OL. Despite starting 3 first time starters (Costa started one game last yr, at LG for Kosier), essentially with 3 rookies they held up well. Romo got hit a few times and was hurried some, but for the most part he had good time. The Jets threw all sorts of blitzes and multiple fronts as we expected, and never did the OL look completely overmatched. We definitely have a very bright future here with this group of guys. Tyron Smith looked outstanding, and just 3 or 4 days ago he was hurt bad enough to think he might be gone for a month. Imagine how good he'll be once he's 100%.
2) Dez was in full fledged beast mode, then had the issue with cramps and also a bruised quad. Supposedly the bruised quad happened on the punt return. Many are complaining that he stayed out there, but I liked it. The kid has no quit in him and gave full effort. He also showed some real nastiness with his blocking. I love this guy, he's going to be a huge star.
3) Hats off to the defense. They played handcuffed alot of the game, but Ryan had these guys ready to play. I was really pleased with the run defense, as my biggest fear is they'd control the LOS and run for 150+ on us. They managed only 45 yds and 2.8yds per carry.
4) Sux to lose Scandrick, Jones says 3-4 weeks, which means we probably wont see him until after the bye week. But I was really encouraged by the play of Jenkins, who absolutely locked down whoever he was on when he was in there. I dont think he gave up a completion and I loved how he went after Burress when he returned after that blind side hit. I also loved that he kept coming back. He got jacked up good 2 or 3 times but didnt quit. He has been accused by many for being soft, but he didnt play soft last night and showed some real 'tude. I think Ryan has gotten through to him. If Newman can come back next week and be close to 100%, we should be in good shape at CB, especially once Scandrick can play again. Ball didnt play bad either in terms of covering people, but he did badly miss a tackle on Tomlinson.
5) For 3 quarters, Romo played almost as well as a QB can, especially considering the defense the Jets had. He made great throws, he took some shots but kept avoiding mistakes. He through some great touch passes. He showed some fire on the field. Then there was the fumble and the pick. Both of those plays were all on him, and both of them were just awful, lousy decisions. To his credit he owned up to them and admitted losing the game, but at some point just owning up to it isnt enough. He's been in the league long enough to understand game situations, and he totally blew it last night. Not getting the FG and fumbling at the GL was the biggest play of the game IMO.
6) I'm not blaming the officials for the loss, but when you are flagged 7 times and the other guys not once, and the other guys were in the top-10 the previous yr for number of penalties, something is wrong. I saw several things that could have, and probably should have been called. You cant call it two different ways. Wittens PI call was bullshit, especially when you consider some of the contact that constantly went on downfield with their DB's that was not flagged once.
7) I dont know how much longer Jesse Holley and Tashard Choice will be here. Holley is supposed to be a special teams ace, but it appeared he blew it badly on the blocked punt. I dont remember which game, but didnt he have a similar special teams gaffe late last season too? In regards to Choice, he seemed like he was out there half assing it to me, and on several 3rd down plays he totally blocked the wrong guy, getting Romo hit. I saw Romo praising Felix Jones for his blitz pick ups several times, I doubt we'll ever see that with Choice. And its something that the coaches will easily pick up when watching film today.
8) I thought John Phillips played well. Made a couple nice receptions and the 2nd effort to get the first down on his first catch was a big play. But his blocking was only average, and I think we really missed Bennett in this area. We ran the ball pretty good in preseason and he was out there for alot of the best run plays. Will be glad when he returns, I think he'll have a significant impact in our ability to run the football.
9) Sean Lee was outstanding, he has an ultra bright future here. Was all over the place against the run and pass, and really played physical vs the run.
10) D Ware off to a great start. He's gonna have a monster year in this scheme. But we really need someone else to step up opposite him. I know Spencer got credit for a sack, but other than that play (which he broke off of a coverage and closed down the line for, he didnt beat someone for the sack) he only had one other QB pressure I saw the entire game. Victor Butler didnt do anything of note. We really need one of these guys to step up.
11) Hats off to Miles Austin too, kinda the forgotten man. But he's damn good too, and with Witten and Bryant we have as good a group there as anyone has. I doubt he's 100% either, but he had a great game and the TD catch was a great play on his part. His strength when snatching the ball is uncanny. We're blassed to have two great WR's again. Despite not being 100%, he did show a good burst IMO and on the TD, had Cromartie beaten easily on the move. Romo underthrew it a little, otherwise that would have been an easy 6.
It sux we lost, especially the way we lost. But we outplayed that team on the road and should have beaten them. It wasnt a flukey thing that we were in the game, we really took it to them on both sides of the ball for a majority of the game. I'm encouraged about the way we played, especially if go out to SF and bounce back strong this week.
16 people voted in the Jets prediction thread, and 11 of them said we'd lose. Several said we'd get blown out. I also expected to see us lose. But there they were early in the 4th qtr with a 2 TD lead. If you had told me before the game that we were going to score 24 pts and have almost 400 yds of offense against this defense, I'd have definitely been thrilled.
1) The team was extremely well prepared. I was particularly impressed with the OL. Despite starting 3 first time starters (Costa started one game last yr, at LG for Kosier), essentially with 3 rookies they held up well. Romo got hit a few times and was hurried some, but for the most part he had good time. The Jets threw all sorts of blitzes and multiple fronts as we expected, and never did the OL look completely overmatched. We definitely have a very bright future here with this group of guys. Tyron Smith looked outstanding, and just 3 or 4 days ago he was hurt bad enough to think he might be gone for a month. Imagine how good he'll be once he's 100%.
2) Dez was in full fledged beast mode, then had the issue with cramps and also a bruised quad. Supposedly the bruised quad happened on the punt return. Many are complaining that he stayed out there, but I liked it. The kid has no quit in him and gave full effort. He also showed some real nastiness with his blocking. I love this guy, he's going to be a huge star.
3) Hats off to the defense. They played handcuffed alot of the game, but Ryan had these guys ready to play. I was really pleased with the run defense, as my biggest fear is they'd control the LOS and run for 150+ on us. They managed only 45 yds and 2.8yds per carry.
4) Sux to lose Scandrick, Jones says 3-4 weeks, which means we probably wont see him until after the bye week. But I was really encouraged by the play of Jenkins, who absolutely locked down whoever he was on when he was in there. I dont think he gave up a completion and I loved how he went after Burress when he returned after that blind side hit. I also loved that he kept coming back. He got jacked up good 2 or 3 times but didnt quit. He has been accused by many for being soft, but he didnt play soft last night and showed some real 'tude. I think Ryan has gotten through to him. If Newman can come back next week and be close to 100%, we should be in good shape at CB, especially once Scandrick can play again. Ball didnt play bad either in terms of covering people, but he did badly miss a tackle on Tomlinson.
5) For 3 quarters, Romo played almost as well as a QB can, especially considering the defense the Jets had. He made great throws, he took some shots but kept avoiding mistakes. He through some great touch passes. He showed some fire on the field. Then there was the fumble and the pick. Both of those plays were all on him, and both of them were just awful, lousy decisions. To his credit he owned up to them and admitted losing the game, but at some point just owning up to it isnt enough. He's been in the league long enough to understand game situations, and he totally blew it last night. Not getting the FG and fumbling at the GL was the biggest play of the game IMO.
6) I'm not blaming the officials for the loss, but when you are flagged 7 times and the other guys not once, and the other guys were in the top-10 the previous yr for number of penalties, something is wrong. I saw several things that could have, and probably should have been called. You cant call it two different ways. Wittens PI call was bullshit, especially when you consider some of the contact that constantly went on downfield with their DB's that was not flagged once.
7) I dont know how much longer Jesse Holley and Tashard Choice will be here. Holley is supposed to be a special teams ace, but it appeared he blew it badly on the blocked punt. I dont remember which game, but didnt he have a similar special teams gaffe late last season too? In regards to Choice, he seemed like he was out there half assing it to me, and on several 3rd down plays he totally blocked the wrong guy, getting Romo hit. I saw Romo praising Felix Jones for his blitz pick ups several times, I doubt we'll ever see that with Choice. And its something that the coaches will easily pick up when watching film today.
8) I thought John Phillips played well. Made a couple nice receptions and the 2nd effort to get the first down on his first catch was a big play. But his blocking was only average, and I think we really missed Bennett in this area. We ran the ball pretty good in preseason and he was out there for alot of the best run plays. Will be glad when he returns, I think he'll have a significant impact in our ability to run the football.
9) Sean Lee was outstanding, he has an ultra bright future here. Was all over the place against the run and pass, and really played physical vs the run.
10) D Ware off to a great start. He's gonna have a monster year in this scheme. But we really need someone else to step up opposite him. I know Spencer got credit for a sack, but other than that play (which he broke off of a coverage and closed down the line for, he didnt beat someone for the sack) he only had one other QB pressure I saw the entire game. Victor Butler didnt do anything of note. We really need one of these guys to step up.
11) Hats off to Miles Austin too, kinda the forgotten man. But he's damn good too, and with Witten and Bryant we have as good a group there as anyone has. I doubt he's 100% either, but he had a great game and the TD catch was a great play on his part. His strength when snatching the ball is uncanny. We're blassed to have two great WR's again. Despite not being 100%, he did show a good burst IMO and on the TD, had Cromartie beaten easily on the move. Romo underthrew it a little, otherwise that would have been an easy 6.
It sux we lost, especially the way we lost. But we outplayed that team on the road and should have beaten them. It wasnt a flukey thing that we were in the game, we really took it to them on both sides of the ball for a majority of the game. I'm encouraged about the way we played, especially if go out to SF and bounce back strong this week.
, Need to ask Red that question bro. I like your ideas more than I like what dumbass red did in that series.