4th Quarter Blogging
Posted: August 25, 2007 @ 9:33 pm
– The kickoff coverage has been much better in the second half, stopping the Texans at the 15 on both the last two kickoffs.
– Brad Johnson was just saving his arm in camp. He doesn’t have a gun, but he dropped a perfect throw over a linebacker to Tony Curtis on Dallas last scoring drive.
– Nick Folk’s kickoffs have been inside the five tonight. The last one went to the two. He’s nosed ahead in the kicking derby. Martin Gramatica still kicks off better, but missing an extra point doesn’t help him.
– Bad, bad night for Jacques Reeves. His sell by date might be passed.
– Gary Kubiak is throwing some funky stuff at Dallas, using a rocket pitch to fool Junior Glymph. Sam Gado took the run 21 yards.
– Alan Ball gets an education, biting on a pump and go. Abram Elam was way too late over the top and the Cowboys fall behind 28-16.
– Pat McQuistan has the last two Cowboys kickoff returns. Draw your own conclusions.
– Browns watch: I’m watching Brady Quinn play Denver. He looks good. He’s moving his team. OTOH, the Broncos D looks weak. Let’s keep that in mind when we look at the preseason.
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This is setting up beautifully for a long, game-winning drive.
What happened to Kevin Burnett? It seems like he’s been playing well this preaseason. Any chance of him overtaking Ayodele?
Sham says he has somthing loose in his ankle
????
How has Hatcher been playing. Based on Raf’s comments and his limited play last year, I have high hopes for this year.
That sounds bad to me, but x-rays are negative. He is in pain.
No TV in SF. Have to wait for the replay tomorrow so I’m following the game on NFL game center.
Yea, me too.
Why are Folk’s kicks missing the endzone? He’s supposedly got a booming leg? Inside the 5? That sounds average.
And what’s up with the Cowboy’s first team not butchering-up the Texans? Pittiful. I guess it reflects today’s NFL, but really. Are we just one of the many teams out there competing? Regular joes? I don’t like it.
I know thier scrubs but thier our scrubs, coach Joe and Brad cant even figure out whos on the field.
SF Cowboy fan - are you in the city or somewhere along the peninsula?
Great, Houston scored again. OK, I’m signing off. Noght everyone.
i haven’t been watching the game, but what worries me is the lack of sacks. Just one against the Texans. This is supposed to be WP forte.
Can’t believe Texans put up 28 on us. Pittiful.
McLovin- Coach joe says they have better hang time than Gramatica. He said good hang time and to the two is a good kick.
Defense looked WEAK tonight!
This game is over now after that TD from Houston. Probably a good thing though to keep us focused. Here’s to hoping the Foreskins stink it up tonight
howbout mcquistan with 2 ko returns!!!!!
J. Jones 3.4 ypc, MB III 2.3 ypc, T. Thompson 2.1 ypc ????????????
Thanks. Good hang time is… good. Hope that reflects on the opposing team’s average starting yardage. The way special teams played tonight we’d be better-off just kicking it out of bounds.
Sad.
boy, these boys look aslep tonight
btw., I’m listening to the game on Sirius. Why aren’t the ‘Boys broadcasters a little more homers’? They seem to be taking the performance very lightly. They ought to be analyzing the errors and helping us listeners to understand the f— just happened to us.
Pitiful. Pitiful, pitiful, pitiful.
LET’S SIGN JERMAINE TROTTER AND SIMEON RICE FOR THE HELL OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need them!!!
Calm down TruCFan, Ayodele/James seem to be the only players who showed up tonight. I’m not sure if we could convert Rice to a 3/4 outside backer in 14 days.
McLovin,
What happened? They lost a preseason game.
If Rice wants a job he will!!!
It could very well be beneficial to have lost this game. Overconfedence kills. The Boys just beat 2 quality teams in a row, and to go undefeated in the pre season might get them to thinking too highly of themselves. Especia;;y the rookies. I’ve seen it happen to us too many times. Next week, they will show up to play.
poor display of effort on both sides of the ball, by the boys..good plan by the texans against us with the quick passes on glenn..but the run d stunk it up !!! from the 1st qt- 4th!!
Well said SD! Well said!
i agree sdcowboyfan..a wake up call
Tru:
I think you meant Jeremiah Trotter, the 30 year old 4-3 ILB.
Vandy,
My type-o!!
Man I miss Terry glenn when is he coming back Crayton needs to get lost!! We should have dominated both ends, We act as if we were playing the Patriots….. How in the world did we fail against the TEXANS…..
Can Wade Coach?
Flat tonight, but Sunday night against the Giants will tell the story.
In the morning, the rest of us will see it for ourselves.
Where was the leadership to right the ship after a bad start?
I haven’t seen a performance this bad since Dave Campo coached the team!
I agree chumdawg
chumdawg,
Really? Did you watch any of the ‘04 season? Or the awful December losses in ‘05 or ‘06?
This was a preseason game, folks. Some people did play well. Others did not.
It doesn’t count.
Guys………. we couldnt freakin hold the Texans tonight…. did yall see what just happened we are suppose to be WAY BETTER than last year!! We couldnt get it done, all this none sense of players saying they are hungry this year sure as hell didnt show it
Raf,
still the point is we have a power house Defense… where were they aslleep at home, Romo made some dumb plays,that through to Owens that was intercepted was plan dumb! Romo should be playing hungrier, for his money and for him blowing it for us last year!
TruCowboyzFan,
Did Romo or anybody else get a game check for tonight’s game? No.
Did it count in the standings? No.
Will anybody care about this game in a few days? No.
We’re all probably overvaluing the first two games and over emphasizing the bad aspects of tonight’s game.
They’re probably ready to play for real right now. But it’s good that they have time to get Glenn and Newman, Fasano, Hoyte and perhaps Ellis healthy. They need all these guys.
Preseason folks! Don’t slit your wrists just yet!
Thank goodness it’s only pre-season! I’m just worried about our depth at Cornerback.
Cornerback? Right now I am worried about our depth at QUARTERBACK! Romo couldn’t hit a fat bitch in the ass with a banjo tonight. Oh, and our defense reverted to its old no-takeaway approach it sported so proudly the last season.
They took their pants down tonight and showed their ass.
I will admit, I did not watch the game, but I will make comments as to 3 things that worry me from the stat sheet:
1) penalties - the Cowboys got several penalties with the 1st string including 2 false starts and a personal foul on anthony henry
2) run defense - this is the weakness on the Phillips 3-4, near as I can see. And in this situation, they gave up an average of 5.5 yards per carry, much of which was on the first team
3) bad choices by qb - Tony Romo threw 2 picks and brad johnson threw 1. Regardless of the Houston D (good or bad), this is way too much.
4) poor special teams - dallas continues to have difficulty on punt and kick returns, giving up a TD tonight. There are few things which demoralize a team more than that.
All in all, the final score is irrelevant, I would have just liked to have seen a box score which reflected a better 1st team performance.
Having said that, last year, Indy went 1-2 in preseason and their starting running backs averaged 2.7 yards (Rhodes) and 1.5 yards (Addai) per carry.
Thanx DreamnBlu, I just put my Box cutter down. LOL.
Vandy,
I didn’t see the game either, but comparing the Colts to the Cowboys is crazy. The Colts have a Leader in Manning and this Cowboy’s team has James, TO and Romo.
Raf,
Jerry lost his trophy and he hates to lose anything.
Screw the score; forget about winning and losing. Talk is cheap and this team has done alot of talking this offseason. I’m looking for the guys who will stand up and take responsiblity for not competing tonight. I’m sure Roy will…
not
I did not get to see the game. Can someone who saw it give some feedback on why our running game was held to under 60 yards?
Just saw a picture from the game. I KNOW EXACTLY why Cowboys were beat.
It’s those damn blue jerseys!!!! Can someone please tell me the last time you saw the cowboys win a game in those cursed blue shirts????
I’ll bet Aikman and Wonderboy were also in the booth …. sheesh!
1. McQ on returns? Wtf?
2. What’s a rocket pitch?
3. Is it time to give up on Kevin Burnett yet? When is he NOT hurt???
I just finally saw a few highlights on ESPN, and I know it’s the preseason but I’m just going to get this out of the way before the season starts so I hope he proves me wrong.
Roy Williams sucks.
He is not a leader, not a tackler, can’t cover, is lazy and I don’t like him. He has a handful of highlight reel hits a year and other than that he is a liability. I’m sick of him. He’s living off the hype and he’s never really lived up to it. I’m sick of it Roy!!! Sick of it.
There you go. Now prove me wrong. Please.
just curious did the 85 bears go 4-0 in preseason
? nope try 0-4. the colts last year 4-0? nope i think they went 1-3. not a big deal, i was deffintely pissed but it is preseason and im sure they tried to win but more looking at players.
b lee,
1. McQuistan is on the wedge. Two kickoffs were squibbed short to him and he fielded them, ran as far as he could and fell down. Got to the 35 both times.
2. A rocket pitch is a play where you fake a dive to the fullback and pitch to the tailback who is running wide. You try to freeze a real aggressive DE. Washington ran it at Greg Ellis last year for a Clinton Portis TD in the DC game.
3. Is Burnett a bad player? Then you keep him. That type of thinking is what led Dallas to ditch Jimmy Smith.
Raf - I think I’m speaking for most of us frustrated fans when I say: we understand… its preseason… final score means nothing. We get it.
BUT we’re still frustrated over the apparent, lack-luster performance when our starters played for most of 3 quarters (? I don’t know if that’s true. Some did. Some probably didn’t. I just listened to the game.)
Houston’s first team (a probably bottom 1/3 team this coming year) shouldn’t be handing-it to a Superbowl contender.
Perhaps I’m over-dramatization —— specially considering we gave them 7 pts. But still… back-to-back O line penalties during a drive? Interceptions? Poor tackling? Little room to run? There’s plenty to be upset about other than the final score.
We came in overconfident, stank it up and got beat. What is with all the hysteria? We were also missing two vital starters in TNew and Glenn. We pretty much now know that our other CBs truly are JAGS.
Raf, the problem with Burnett is injuries….the guy has been hurt the 3 years he’s been here….
and fu…..it sucks to loose……even if it’s preseason, no starters, whatever…I hate this feeling….
What was John McKay’s old line? Something like, “We didn’t block well, but we made up for it by not tackling well.”
Dallas lost this game the way they won last week’s. Houston wanted it more from the opening whistle, just like Dallas wanted last week’s more than Denver.
Putting all of that aside, what stood out was how poor the Dallas CB play is. All of these late-round CBs might get it in a Tampa 2, but they can’t cover their own grandmothers. I think we see the hole in the team already and know what they will have to draft next year.
For those arguing McFadden vs a CB, think how different last night’s game would have been if one player–Dunta Robinson–had switched sides. There would be a lot less gnashing of teeth.
The only time I dont enjoy this blog is after a loss. The haters and the chickenlittles come out in droves and predict the end of the world. We suck,Wade sucks, Roy sucks, scheme sucks, refs suck, line sucks, Jerry sucks, ect… Its a preseason loss, get over it. We are not going to play flawless in the preseason and we wont play 16 flawless games. I kinda of like an ugly preseason loss to refocus everyone. We do have alot of high character guys on this team and they will not be happy with their performances. These guys will come back to work ashamed and will go to work. We have a new scheme and a relatively inexperienced QB. Expect at least 2 more stinkers like this in the regular season. In case anyone forgets the goal of this team is to make the playoffs and on the way continue to learn and grow. Hopefully all of this comes together in late December and January. I want to enter the last part of the season peaking and not limping like last year.
Cowboy bert, if a corner is rated higher than McFadden the we take him. If McFadden is better then we take him and get a corner with the second 1st round pick.
Didn’t see the game and just saw the score. I sure is tough to see we stunk it up against the Texans. But, the rational side of me says think of it as we just had a sh*tty practice. That’s all it is right now. Sorry to hear about Burnett. Any updates?
well id justlike to point out that without the other recieving threat that makes this offense tick in glenn, and having two MAJOR starters missing from the defensive line up (ellis, newman) and starting a rookie whos not wsure which way is left and which is right, i expect thigns like this to happen, no need to worry. things can only go up
Chumdawg,
Concerning your post #43, I take it you were unhappy that Jerry traded our 1st round pick to the Browns, because you wanted Brady Quinn.
You won’t enjoy the next few years then, because Romo IS the QB. Come in off the ledge man, ’cause it’s only pre-season. I’ll get on the ledge with you when the season’s underway, and believe me, there will be days that I’ll be on that ledge!
I like Squidlo’s idea in post #60, that if McFadden is there when we pick, take him, then take a corner with the 2nd 1st round pick. We NEED CB help!
Im watching the game now. Seems to me Houston was throwing those quick short routes (flats, slants) and we couldn’t cover….that’s all. O-Line played bad also…no room to run, penalties. This is a bad feeling and it’s only pre-season….I hope e go 16-0….
I’m with Squidlo on this one. The overreaction in both directions during the games can be upsetting. When Dallas wins, they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread. When they lose, every thing about then sucks and everybody needs to be cut or lined up in front of a firing squad.
Here’s a test — how many games do you think Dallas will win this year? Ten? If you predict 10-6, or 11-5 that means they’re going to lose five or six games.
Now, are you going to act shocked when they happen to lose some of those games YOU predicted they would lose?
Because some of the rationalizations I see during the season show me that some people really do believe the Cowboys are always, ALWAYS
(cont.) always going to win and are completely, absolutely and utterly shocked that Dallas ever loses a game.
(cont.)
I understand that theads serve as a form of therapy and let people vent steam when things don’t go well (and it’s a stone cold fact that we get far more comments when the Cowboys lose than when they win. A lot more.) Still, this lack of perspective, especially after losses, makes me want to leave for a couple of days.
I’m not blaming anybody here, cause there was nothing last night that was close to the extreme, but reading “this is the worst game since the Campo era” did bring back some bad blog memories.
I was at the game setting 3rd row behind the Dallas bench. Did not see a lot of emotion from the players. Roy Williams looked out of it even before the game started. Not impressed with our corners at all. They are very small (besides Henry). Can’t wait for Newman to get back. I agree with Raf that we should take best corner on the board in first round next year. Spencer looked lost and I think it will take him a while before he feels comfortable playing OLB. Our OL is huge (Adams actually looks bigger than Davis up close). Houston was hell bent on stoppoing the run and that’s where we really miss Terry Glen. Not sure Crayton or Hurd are ready to start full time. Our coverage units look bad. Need to get this fixed ASAP. Houston will have one of the better return units in the league. Jacoby Jones looks good. Will not be suprised at all if we pick up a few corners when cuts are made (get well Newman). I also noticed some confusion with the coaching staff during the game. I saw Wade yell at Stewert several time and even pushed him away to get in front of the D-line in the 2nd quarter. This is a big game for Houston Texans fans. Most Dallas fans don’t understand this. It’s almost like the Super Bowl for them. Look for CB and WR in the first round in next years draft. Any word on Burnett?
Jacoby Jones looked great in this game. He’s going to be a scary return man for the Texans.
It was funny to hear Spencer Tillman, the Texans’ broadcaster compare Ahman Green to the great Eric Dickerson! LOL
Yes, we definitely need some CB help. I wonder if “Prime Time” can still cover? Please Newman, stay healthy this year!
We defenatly jave some bi-polar fans in here. Guys, relax, have a beer, get a massage, go for a jog or something. Lord, am I going to have to listen to all the “we shouda drafted Quinn” whiners every time Dallas loses a game? Every draft pick, every free agency aquisition, every inexperienced player we put in is a gamble. Thats the game. Romo will be fine. So chill please.
ryanA,
Good point about this being Houston’s Superbowl. They definatly played beyond thier normal level. And we were just off. Momentum is a big factor in any game, and I wasn’t at all suprised that Houston had it last night. and I’m not all broken up about it. Like some of us have said, its good to get this stuff out in pre season, and have some things to work on.
SDCOWBOYSFAN,
And does anybody who wants Quinn really believe he would do better than Romo right now? He can’t. He simply can’t. Dan Marinos and Ben Roethlisbergers, who can play well straight out of the box, come around about once every 15 to 20 years.
All y’all are dead wrong … I’m tellin’ ya …. It’s them cotton pickin’ blue jerseys … Time to fervently write Jerry and plead the case for new road uniforms or we will simply never win a post season game on the road!!!
(toungue now firmly planted in cheek … just in case you weren’t sure …. )
I just finished watching the first half and not bad. I was expecting a team that played flat and that wasn’t the case. I was expecting that most of the guys played poorly and wasn’t true either.
Mental errors handcuffed the offense on the first series. The defense played fine except for Roy Williams not rapping up and giving up a big run. The defense liked tired on the last drive of the half.
The kick and punt coverage is bad. It is what is, but too many guys are playing special teams in the first half that have not chance of making this team.
The Texans made more plays then the Cowboys, but an evenly played half overall.
A little something to get our minds off yesterday.
Great Football Quotes
“At Georgia Southern, we don’t cheat. That costs money and we don’t have any.”
Erk Russell / Georgia Southern.
“Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, Beat Texas.”
Seen on a church sign in Arkansas prior to the 1969 game.
“After you retire, there’s only one big event left . . . and I ain’t ready for that.”
Bobby Bowden / Florida State
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the
one who dropped it.”
Lou Holtz / Arkansas
“When you win, nothing hurts.”
Joe Namath / Alabama
“Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.”
Lou Holtz / Arkansas
“If you want to walk the heavenly streets of gold, you gotta know the
password, “Roll, tide, roll!”
Bear Bryant / Alabama
“A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.”
Frank Leahy / Notre Dame
“There’s nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you.”
Woody Hayes / Ohio State
“I don’t expect to win enough games to be put on NCAA probation. I just want to win enough to warrant an investigation.”
Bob Devaney / Nebraska
“In Alabama, an atheist is someone who doesn’t believe in Bear Bryant.”
Wally Butts / Georgia
“You can learn more character on the two-yard line than anywhere else in
life.”
Paul Dietzel / LSU
“It’s kind of hard to rally around a math class.”
Bear Bryant / Alabama
“No, but you can see it from here.”
Lou Holtz / Arkansas (when asked if Fayetteville was the end of the world)
“I make my practices real hard because if a player is a quitter, I want him to quit in practice, not in
a game.”
Bear Bryant / Alabama
“There’s one sure way to stop us from scoring . . . give us the ball near the goal line.”
Matty Bell / SMU
“Lads, you’re not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died.”
Frank Leahy / Notre Dame
“I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman’s and Eisenhower’s.”
Alex Karras / Iowa
“My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.”
Bowden Wyatt / Tennessee
“I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.”
Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State
“Always remember . . Goliath was a 40 point favorite over David.”
Shug Jordan / Auburn
“They cut us up like boarding house pie. And that’s real small pieces.”
Darrell Royal / Texas
“Show me a good and gracious loser, and I’ll show you a failure.”
Knute Rockne / Notre Dame
“They whipped us like a tied up goat.” Spike Dykes / Texas Tech
I asked Darrell Royal, the coach of the Texas Longhorns, why he didn’t
recruit me and he said:
“Well, Walt, we took a look at you and you weren’t any good.”
Walt Garrison / Oklahoma State
“Son, you’ve got a good engine, but your hands aren’t on the steering
wheel.”
Bobby Bowden / Florida State
“Football is not a contact sport . it is a collision sport. Dancing is a
contact sport.”
Duffy Daugherty / Michigan State
After USC lost 51-0 to Notre Dame, his postgame message to his team: “All those who need showers,
take them.”
John McKay / USC
“If lessons are learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education.”
Murray Warmath / Minnesota
“The only qualifications for a lineman are to be big and dumb. To be a back, you only have to be dumb.”
Knute Rockne / Notre Dame
“Oh,we played about like three tons of buzzard puke this afternoon.”
Spike Dykes / Texas Tech
“It isn’t necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it.”
Knute Rockne / Notre Dame
“We live one day at a time and scratch where it itches.”
Darrell Royal / Texas
“We didn’t tackle well today but we made up for it by not blocking.” John
McKay / USC
“Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.”
Darrell Royal / University of Texas
“I’ve found that prayers work best when you have big players.”
Knute Rockne / Notre Dame
“Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this
football.”
John Heisman
Bleeding Blue,
Should Dallas make SILVER jerseys the road standard now?
MUHAHAHAHAHA! LMAO! Thanks Ridgelake!
Not sure about silver, Raf, I just we’re onto something here with them jerseys …. every since it was pointed out in last year’s threads I have been doing some real hard conspiracy theorizing … (is that a word?…oh well, I digress)
Perhaps silver jerseys with the throwback helmets … hmmm…
We sould see wheere this jersey observation takes us in the season to come.
I did notice that in the loss to Seattle last season, the Boys were in white … BUT … we out played the chickens and got beat with a conspicuously slick ball that the seattle ball boy supplied … hmmm.
Seems like the blue jerseys are on whenever the team looks asleep at the bench. ryana pointed out that he was there and they looked limp. Could a psych eval on the color blue be needed here?
Hey! Stop complaining about complainers and let them be. Its a free blog.