| The game started off good. A short kick-off was | | | | Terrell Owens throughout the game. A push off |
| corralled by Kyle | | | | called on Jason |
| Brady who was only able to make it to the 18 | | | | Witten kept a would be TD away from Dallas. |
| where Al Singleton | | | | This call was |
| wrapped him up.Our defense have them trouble | | | | correct, but it definitely wasn't any worse than |
| the first couple of drives. Canty | | | | the non-call on |
| was eating Khalif Barnes up. He was getting | | | | Reggie Williams touchdown catch where he |
| penetration on every | | | | basically threw |
| run play.Pat Watkins made some really nice | | | | Anthony Henry to the ground.The lone sack of |
| tackles in the open field. He | | | | the day for the Cowboys' was credited to Jay |
| also appeared solid in coverage; he didn't blow | | | | Ratliff, but Jason Hatcher was the guy that got |
| any assignments | | | | to Leftwich first. |
| any way. He didn't make any big plays, but all we | | | | The pass rush wasn't horrible, but it was too |
| need back there | | | | inconsistent during |
| is a steady Eddy who makes a play here and | | | | certain stretches to consider satisfactory.Matt |
| there, but above all | | | | McBriar had a great day. He had two punts of |
| avoids mistakes.Kevin Burnett made a great play | | | | sixty or more |
| covering RB Maurice Drew. He | | | | yards. One of them was a line drive, which really |
| was all over him, and reached around to knock | | | | tested our |
| the ball away | | | | coverage team which passed with flying |
| without interfering. This ended the first | | | | colors.Jason Ferguson had a good game. He |
| Jacksonville drive.First play for Dallas on offense | | | | clogged the middle quite |
| was a 12 yard slant to Owens. He | | | | well. He was the only guy to play the nose in the |
| abused Rashean Mathis in the 1st quarter. He had | | | | 3-4. We need a |
| a magnificant | | | | capable backup, but it isn't too big of a deal |
| game and I have no doubt that he is the same | | | | because I'm guessing |
| player he was two | | | | he still only played about 65% of the snaps on |
| years ago. The whole first drive was picture | | | | defense which isn't |
| perfect. It ended in a | | | | ideal, but not that bad.DeMarcus Ware is |
| 23-yard TD run by Julius which was opened up | | | | definitely progressing as a run stopper. He |
| by Anthony | | | | didn't get much pressure, but he did an excellent |
| Fasano's great block on Mike Peterson.Drew | | | | job stopping the |
| Bledsoe's accuracy was great on the first drive. | | | | run. His play gives offenses a big problem. Our |
| He hit every | | | | front seven is too |
| open receiver. I think he got hurt at some point, | | | | big to run right at which is the area that can be a |
| because you | | | | weakness in a |
| don't just start missing guys for no good reason | | | | 3-5. However, in a 3-4 your OLBs are wider than |
| half way through | | | | 4-3 DEs which |
| the game. Him warming up on the sidelines was | | | | mean it is tough to get the corner if these guys |
| also a telling sign. | | | | to a solid job in run |
| The three interception he threw were simply too | | | | support.Marion Barber didn't play much in this |
| much to | | | | game. He only had three |
| overcome. He was lucky he didn't throw more | | | | carries for 13 yards. He did convert a critical 4th |
| though as about | | | | down play with |
| three or four more were dropped by Jags' | | | | the help of Terrell Owens on an outside |
| players or overturned | | | | run.Marco Rivera struggled a bit. He got bull rushed |
| on an overturned INT that I thought really was | | | | on a sack by Rob |
| one.Julius Jones and the run blocking were decent | | | | Meier. He also struggled to make key blocks on |
| considering who the | | | | linebackers on |
| competition. They did do a good job of breaking | | | | run plays.Roy Williams had a nice interception |
| two big runs that | | | | right after an apparent catch |
| are necessary for a good running game. Running | | | | was overturned. Greg Ellis got great pressure on |
| against a seven | | | | this play and |
| man front is crucial. The Jaguars had both | | | | hurried Leftwich into the mistake. This pressure |
| safeties 14 yards off | | | | was no where to |
| the line, and we have to make teams pay for | | | | be found down the stretch however. Only a few |
| that with our run | | | | plays later |
| game. We actually averaged four yards a carry | | | | Bledsoe gave the ball back with his first INT of |
| on the game, but | | | | the game. This was |
| this was only on 22 carries so the two runs | | | | more of a savy play by the corner than anything |
| combining for 40 yards.I can say I'm quite | | | | else.Matt Jones was the undoing for the Cowboys. |
| disappointed in the playcalling. We pretty | | | | They had no |
| much abandoned the running game in the 2nd | | | | answer for his size. He was never wide open, |
| half. I know it was | | | | but Leftwich was on |
| tough sledding, but I've seen us stick with the | | | | fire and they always seemed to find a way to |
| run with a lot fewer | | | | connect.The defense disappointed me in the 2nd |
| gains than we were getting yesterday. Running | | | | half. They pretty much |
| the ball would | | | | crumbled. The offense didn't help them out, but |
| have been a good idea since Bledsoe started | | | | they never forced |
| struggling as did the | | | | a turnover or did anything that could have turned |
| pass protection.Dallas had an interesting way of | | | | the game in our |
| dealing with the Jaguars three | | | | favor.Shaun Suisham left plenty to be desired |
| wide receiver sets. Instead of stubbornly staying | | | | after he missed a 36 yard |
| in their base | | | | field goal. I don't expect him to make a 55 |
| defense or grudgingly going into the nickel, the | | | | yarder, but you have to |
| Cowboys' played a | | | | make the short ones. His kick-offs were great, |
| 3-4 with three corners and only one deep safety. | | | | but you simply can't |
| This defense | | | | miss a 36 yard field goal in a tight game. This |
| seemed fairly effective when used.The | | | | miss confirms my |
| secondary was aggressive early in the game. | | | | belief that Suisham isn't a good kicker. Every field |
| Henry, | | | | goal he made |
| Newman, and Williams were all actively trying to | | | | in pre-season was just barely good. We are |
| jump routes. They | | | | screwed if Vanderjagt |
| seemed to get a little shell shocked in the 2nd | | | | can't find his strokeKyle Kosier had a great block |
| half because they | | | | on Jones' 17 yard run in the 3rd |
| couldn't catch a break. Byron Leftwich was | | | | quarter. He pulled wide left and sealed off the |
| making perfect | | | | corner for Jones. |
| passes that the corners could do little | | | | Terry Glenn also had a big block on this play.Even |
| about.Jamaica Rector looked okay as a punt | | | | after the defense wilted in route to a 24-10 |
| returner. He didn't break a | | | | deficit, the |
| good one, but he didn't muff any and appeared | | | | offense wouldn't die. Terrry Glenn somehow got |
| to be fairly quick. | | | | left open deep |
| He will be a decent returner, but this guy is no | | | | and caught a 51 yard pass to Bledsoe. Owens |
| Dante Hall.Julius Jones caught a 39 yard bomb | | | | followed this with |
| from Bledsoe when CB Brian | | | | an amazing over the wrong shoulder catch for a |
| Williams got caught looking inside at Terry | | | | touchdown.This TD was followed by an onside |
| Glenn.Flozell Adams's conditioning doesn't appear to | | | | kick attempt. This was a bad |
| be very good. He | | | | decision. There were almost two minutes left in |
| played all right in the 1st half, but by the 4th | | | | the game. We |
| quarter he was | | | | had two timeouts. Suisham's attempt was |
| frequently getting beat by Paul Spicer. This | | | | horrible. He didn't even |
| seemed to be the | | | | get it 10 yards and it went right into the hand of |
| theme of the entire offensive line. They held | | | | a Jags' player. |
| their own for awhile, | | | | The defense didn't allow a 1st down, but the field |
| but struggled some in the end.Marc Colombo did | | | | position after a |
| an excellent job on Reggie Hayward. He pretty | | | | punt was too much to overcome.With no |
| much contained him up until Reggie tore his | | | | timeouts and less than a minute, Bledsoe was |
| Achilles' tendon.Penalties killed Dallas on Sunday. | | | | forced to |
| Several personal fouls kept | | | | make ill advised throws which eventually led to |
| Jacksonville drives alive while three penalties | | | | the game ending |
| nullified big gains by | | | | interception. |