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It was hardly a thing of beauty, but I didnt expect it to be. The bottom line is its a "W" over the Eagles. THE EAGLES. They are required hating. There will never come a day when I am upset about a win over the Eagles.
Proud of the team, I doubt many would have blamed them had they mailed it in. Absolutely awful weather, on the road, 3rd string QB making his first start ever against a hated divisional opponent thats headed to the playoffs.
1) Hats off to Garrett. I think I could have made some mucho coin if I had bet anyone the day he took over that he'd finish with a 5-3 record and Romo wouldnt have played a single snap in any of those games. He deserves the HC job, and it appears Jones is going to do the right thing. Once he gets it, deciding what to do with the defensive coaching staff will be the #1 issue IMO. I think its paramount that he get a good staff in place, and Jones is getting this going the right way early by putting Garrett in place asap, he has the pick of the litter for assistants. And there should be a number of good coordinators and position coaches available. I wouldnt retain any of the current defensive assistants if I were him.
2) To the crowd that wanted to lose the game for the sake of the draft position, I probably shouldnt say what I think. I made it quite clear during the week why I thought this was massively flawed thought process by those people. In the end, it works out just fine. We win, and we only dropped from 6th to 9th. We're still going to get a very good player, and in all liklihood have more flexibility to move down (if they wanted to pursue that) from where we are now than had we ended up with the higher pick. Nobody wants to trade into those premium slots anymore, though that might change after a new CBA gets done.
3) The Eagles might not have played alot of their starters, but those who thought they were going to hand the game to us were wrong. They threw the kitchen sink at McGee and our OL. I thought McGee did about as good as he could due considering the circumstances. He only completed 11/27, but he had very little pass protection and had a few passes dropped. It was a tough day weather wise, steady cold rain. But other than one or two really bad throws, he avoided the killer mistakes and made some timely plays with his legs. In the end, he led another GW TD drive (that should be two in two games now) and threw some good passes on that drive. I like the kid, he has alot of upside. I also thought the game plan with him was the one of simplest I've ever seen for a modern day NFL game. They definitely didnt throw the playbook at Philly.
3) Stat/potential factoid I didnt know. They announced yesterday during the game that the Cowboys had scored 26+ pts in all 7 of Garrett's games as HC, thats the longest streak in franchise history. I havent verified it but assume they did. Thats pretty damn amazing when you think about all the awesome offensive teams we've had here. I'm not saying this one is as good as any of those elite Dallas offense's were, but its definitely an eye opener. And this was done with the 2nd string QB (and 3rd string for a half).
4) Hats off to DeMarcus Ware, league leader is sacks again. Kudos to Jason Witten and Miles Austin, each reaching 1000 yds (again). Felix Jones ended up with exactly 800 yds rushing and 4.3 yds per carry, and his longest run was only 34 yds for the season. Thats tough running because he sure didnt get much help from the OL. They all busted their tails yesterday like this was an early season game. They played with alot of pride. Throw Jay Ratliff & Bradie James into that group as well. For those of you who wanted to lose, I wish you'd get a chance to tell some of these guys something like that, or that winning didnt matter.
5) What a pathetic performance by the OL. I think for certain 2, and perhaps 3 of them played their last games here yesterday. And thats a good thing.
6) Bryan McCann is just about the worst punt returner I've ever seen. He got progressively worse every week. His kickoff returns got worse too. I think he better hope he improves his CB skill, because he'll have a hard time making the team next yr as-is. We REALLY missed Dez Bryant's return ability.
7) Just throwing this out there for the "I wont be surprised" item for the draft, but OLB (even though Spencer did get two sacks and had the key forced fumble) and maybe even RB could be picked higher than some think. I think Jones is a definite keeper, but I absolutely wont be surprised if both Barber AND Choice are elsewhere. I dont think they'd pick a RB in the 1st, but I wont be surprised if one comes soon after that. OLB could end up being one of the top picks, and this appears to be a good draft for 3-4 OLB prospects. 2011 is Spencer's last contract yr, and I dont think he's done anything near enough to warrant an extension. If they are sticking with the 3-4, then upgrading the pass rush has to be a priority.
8) Tough free agent decisions to make on our DL. I think Spears was really missed up front after he got hurt, and to me both Hatcher and Bowen were disappointments. Bowen I'd like to keep as a nickel rusher, but Spears is the defensive front's best run stopper, unfortunately he might be the one who warrants the mostt interested elsewhere too. I hope they get rid of Olshansky. Of course this leads to alot of change, although if Josh Brent could assume the starting NT role then Ratliff could potentially move to a DE spot, which would help. On the OL, both Free and Kosier are free agents. Free is a must keep IMO. Kosier I wouldnt break the bank to keep and ultimately I wont be surprised if they just let him walk.
Proud of the team, I doubt many would have blamed them had they mailed it in. Absolutely awful weather, on the road, 3rd string QB making his first start ever against a hated divisional opponent thats headed to the playoffs.
1) Hats off to Garrett. I think I could have made some mucho coin if I had bet anyone the day he took over that he'd finish with a 5-3 record and Romo wouldnt have played a single snap in any of those games. He deserves the HC job, and it appears Jones is going to do the right thing. Once he gets it, deciding what to do with the defensive coaching staff will be the #1 issue IMO. I think its paramount that he get a good staff in place, and Jones is getting this going the right way early by putting Garrett in place asap, he has the pick of the litter for assistants. And there should be a number of good coordinators and position coaches available. I wouldnt retain any of the current defensive assistants if I were him.
2) To the crowd that wanted to lose the game for the sake of the draft position, I probably shouldnt say what I think. I made it quite clear during the week why I thought this was massively flawed thought process by those people. In the end, it works out just fine. We win, and we only dropped from 6th to 9th. We're still going to get a very good player, and in all liklihood have more flexibility to move down (if they wanted to pursue that) from where we are now than had we ended up with the higher pick. Nobody wants to trade into those premium slots anymore, though that might change after a new CBA gets done.
3) The Eagles might not have played alot of their starters, but those who thought they were going to hand the game to us were wrong. They threw the kitchen sink at McGee and our OL. I thought McGee did about as good as he could due considering the circumstances. He only completed 11/27, but he had very little pass protection and had a few passes dropped. It was a tough day weather wise, steady cold rain. But other than one or two really bad throws, he avoided the killer mistakes and made some timely plays with his legs. In the end, he led another GW TD drive (that should be two in two games now) and threw some good passes on that drive. I like the kid, he has alot of upside. I also thought the game plan with him was the one of simplest I've ever seen for a modern day NFL game. They definitely didnt throw the playbook at Philly.
3) Stat/potential factoid I didnt know. They announced yesterday during the game that the Cowboys had scored 26+ pts in all 7 of Garrett's games as HC, thats the longest streak in franchise history. I havent verified it but assume they did. Thats pretty damn amazing when you think about all the awesome offensive teams we've had here. I'm not saying this one is as good as any of those elite Dallas offense's were, but its definitely an eye opener. And this was done with the 2nd string QB (and 3rd string for a half).
4) Hats off to DeMarcus Ware, league leader is sacks again. Kudos to Jason Witten and Miles Austin, each reaching 1000 yds (again). Felix Jones ended up with exactly 800 yds rushing and 4.3 yds per carry, and his longest run was only 34 yds for the season. Thats tough running because he sure didnt get much help from the OL. They all busted their tails yesterday like this was an early season game. They played with alot of pride. Throw Jay Ratliff & Bradie James into that group as well. For those of you who wanted to lose, I wish you'd get a chance to tell some of these guys something like that, or that winning didnt matter.
5) What a pathetic performance by the OL. I think for certain 2, and perhaps 3 of them played their last games here yesterday. And thats a good thing.
6) Bryan McCann is just about the worst punt returner I've ever seen. He got progressively worse every week. His kickoff returns got worse too. I think he better hope he improves his CB skill, because he'll have a hard time making the team next yr as-is. We REALLY missed Dez Bryant's return ability.
7) Just throwing this out there for the "I wont be surprised" item for the draft, but OLB (even though Spencer did get two sacks and had the key forced fumble) and maybe even RB could be picked higher than some think. I think Jones is a definite keeper, but I absolutely wont be surprised if both Barber AND Choice are elsewhere. I dont think they'd pick a RB in the 1st, but I wont be surprised if one comes soon after that. OLB could end up being one of the top picks, and this appears to be a good draft for 3-4 OLB prospects. 2011 is Spencer's last contract yr, and I dont think he's done anything near enough to warrant an extension. If they are sticking with the 3-4, then upgrading the pass rush has to be a priority.
8) Tough free agent decisions to make on our DL. I think Spears was really missed up front after he got hurt, and to me both Hatcher and Bowen were disappointments. Bowen I'd like to keep as a nickel rusher, but Spears is the defensive front's best run stopper, unfortunately he might be the one who warrants the mostt interested elsewhere too. I hope they get rid of Olshansky. Of course this leads to alot of change, although if Josh Brent could assume the starting NT role then Ratliff could potentially move to a DE spot, which would help. On the OL, both Free and Kosier are free agents. Free is a must keep IMO. Kosier I wouldnt break the bank to keep and ultimately I wont be surprised if they just let him walk.
