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When: Sun. 12/4
4:05 pm ET in Glendale
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Televised:Sun. 12/4
4:05 pm ET in Glendale(DirecTV Sunday Ticket Channel TBD;
NYC - FOX Channel 5)
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Satellite Radio: Sun.
12/4
4:05 pm ET in Glendale (SIRIUS Radio - Channel TBD)
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Setup
Overview
Dallas' Last Game
Meet the Cowboys
Cardinals Roster
Cowboys vs. Cardinals Matchups
Setup:
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We beat the Rams and are 4 & 7. The Cowboys are
atop the NFC East and on the upswing; but in that division, things
can change dramatically in a nano-second. Dallas benefits from the
longer weekend after playing on Thanksgiving night.
Overview
Dallas has a lot of good players on its
roster but there are a couple of holes - possibly at center, ILB
and FS - for the Cards to exploit. But the Cardinals also have a
few possible holes - i.e. the O-line, NT and young corners and FS.
Interesting chess match.
PFF Ratings - Dallas is ranked 9th in
overall offense (Cards rank 4th to last). They rank #8 in passing,
but (despite the all hype about DeMarco Murray) only 24th in
rushing. They rank #7 in protecting the QB and 15th in
blocking for the run. They rank 14th in racking up offensive
penalties.
Romo is kind of high-reward-high
risk. Along with the points he gives you, are the fumbles and
interceptions. For the first time in many years, the Cowboys have
one RB they can turn to in Murray. Their O-line has done better
than I expected them to. Their young receivers are coming to the
fore more rapidly than some anticipated. Witten is a Top 3 tight
end.
Dallas ranks 21 in special teams play. They're
getting good production from their punter, kicker and return
teams, but occasionally lose focus and surrender a long return.
Dallas'
Last Game
One way to look at it is: "The Cowboys won
the 2:00-minute mini-games at the end of both halfs. They squeaked by the Dolphs 20 - 19. Early
game was low-scoring ( 3 - 3) until things heated up just before
halftime. Dallas capitalized on a Miami turnover to tack on
7 points but Miami came right back, making good use of the
remaining 0:55 to pick up a FG just before the half.
Game summary:
First Quarter
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Touchback on the KO. A pass interference
penalty got them to the Miami 39, where Romo threw an
interception . Miami took over on their own 42 and was held to
3 & out. Punt was fair caught at the Dallas 11. A couple of
false start penalties moved the Felons back to their own 4.
Punt went O-O-B at midfield. A minus-10 yard sack forced Miami
to punt from their own 47. Ball was downed at the Cowboy 3. On
the third play from scrimmage, Romo was once again picked off.
Miami ball on the Cowboy 26. They got to the Dallas 8 before
settling for a 26-yard FG. Miami 3 - Cowboys 0.
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Cowboys returned the KO to their own 15
and got to midfield as the quarter ended. First
Quarter Score: Miami 3 - Cowboys 0.
Second Quarter
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Dallas made it as far as theMiami 46, but
a false start penalty contributed to their being forced to
punt from their own 49. (First time in the game that the field
position advantage shifted from Miami to Dallas.Miami took
over at their own 11-yard line. They managed to get to the
Cowboy 21 yard line but Moore was sacked by Butler for minus-8
and their 47-yard FG attempt was wide. Dallas took over on
their own 38 and used up 10 plays and 5-minutes of clock time
to tie the score on a 32-yard Bailey FG. Miami 3 -
Cowboys 3.
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Dolphs returned the KO to their own 24,
but an aborted snap plus a 7-yard sack (by Coleman )
contributed their going 3 & out again.Owuso-Ansah returned the
punt 21-yards to the Dallas 36 with 3:00 on the clock. Nada -
3 & out. Miami downed the punt on their own 28. On the fourth
play from scrimmage, Moore was sacked by Moore and recovered
the fumble at the Miami 5-yard line with 1:01 left to go. On
the next play, Romo hit L Robinson for a 5-yard TD.
Cowboys 10 - Miami 3
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0:55 left. Miami came right back, with a
39-yard KO return followed by an 8-play drive capped by a FG
from 28 with no time left on the clock. 2nd Quarrte
Score: Cowboys 10 - Miami 6
Third Quarter
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Touchback on the KO. Miami mounted an
11-play drive topped off by a 27-yard FG to make it a one
point game. There were three penalties on the drive (2 by
Dallas, one by the Dolphs). Cowboys 10 - Miami
9.
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KO was returned to the Dallas 17. They
managed to get out to their own 35 before punting. Dolphs
moved from their own 26 to the Dallas 35, where Moore hit
Marshall on a fly pattern for a TD. Play was disputed but
stood. Miami 16 - Dallas 10.
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Dallas returned the KO to their own 23.
Mid-level receptions by Murray and Robinson moved them to the
Miami 30 in 7 plays as the quarter ended. Third
Quarter Score: Miami 16 - Dallas 10.
Fourth Quarter
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An 18 yard TD reception Romo-to-Robinson
switched the lead again. Dallas 17 - Miami 16.
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KO was returned to the Miami 19. Plenty of
time. The Dolphs drove all the way to the Dallas 3 in 12
plays, but couldn't punch it in and settled for another FG.
Miami 19 - Dallas 17.
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Plenty of time left (7:14). KO was
returned to the Dallas 26. They couldn't get past their own 42
and punted. Fair caught by Miami at their own 27 with 4:47
left. Lee's sack of Moore helped contribute to a Miami 3 &
gone. A 20 -yard return by Dez Bryant gave Dallas the ball at
their own 36 with 2:59 to go. 3 pass attempts moved the ball
to the Miami 35. Garrett then turned the game over to Mr.
Murray who carried the ball 5 straight time to the Miami 8;
before a Romo knee brought the clock down to 0:03 and Bailey
delivered on a 28-yard chip shot to kick the game-winning FG.
Final Score: Dallas 20 - Miami 19.
Game Stats
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Romo went 22 for 34, 223 yards and 2 Td'S
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Murray picked up 87 yards on 22 carries
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Lauren Robinson caught 7 passes for 79
yards
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Witten and Murray had 4 catches apiece.
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Romo was picked off twice and sacked once.
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Spencer led the team with 8 tackles;
Scrandrick S. Lee and were next with 7 tackles.
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Scandrick, Lee , Coleman and Butler each
had one of the 4 Cowboy sacks.
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Dallas was penalized 11 times (vs. 6 for
the Dolphs)
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Time of possession was pretty much split
50-50.
Meet
the Cowboys
Hard team to fathom in an NFL division that's equally hard to
fathom. They've got an experienced (albeit turnover -prone) QB
throwing to a group of emerging young receivers behind an
overachieving O-line that frankly has surprised many of us. After
many years struggling to figure out which of a number of talented
RB's would get the bulk of the carries, Coach Garrett apparently
determined it would be "none of the above" and has turned to
rookie RB DeMarco Murray who has delivered in spades.
Quarterbacks
9
Romo, Tony QB 6-2 228 9 Eastern
Illinois
3
Kitna, Jon QB 6-2 220 15 Central
Washington
7 McGee, Stephen QB 6-3 225 3
Texas A&M
Evaluation
PFF Ratings - Romo is ranked #11
overall and as a passer. He's tied for #23 in the run game and
12th in taking penalties. His 97.8 NFL passer rating is 4th best
in the NFL. He's completing 64½ of his passes and has a 21 to 9 TD
to Pick ratio. His 21 TD's is 5th highest in the NFL. Kitna (who's
banged up a bit) is a very capable backup.
Running Backs
28
Jones, Felix RB 5-10 217 4
Arkansas
29
Murray, DeMarco RB 6-0 227 R
Oklahoma
34 Tanner, Phillip RB 6-0 218 R
Middle Tennessee St
24
Fiammetta, Tony FB 6-0 242 3 Syracuse
Evaluation
PFF Ratings -
Murray's been in for 342 snaps to Jones' 204. Of the 65 RB's
rated, Murray is rated #13 in the NFL overall, #26 as a receiver
and #11 as a runner. He's 29th best pass blocker. Jones is #45
overall and as a receiver, #25 as a blocker and #44 as a runner.
Forget the above
depth chart - Murray is their go-to guy.
Wide Receivers
88
Bryant, Dez WR 6-2 218 2
Oklahoma State
85
Ogletree, Kevin WR 6-1 190 3
Virginia
11
Owusu-Ansah, Akwasi WR 6-0 210 2
Indiana (PA)
19
Austin, Miles WR 6-2 215 6
Monmouth
81
Robinson, Laurent WR 6-2 194 5
Illinois State
16
Holley, Jesse WR 6-2 220 2 North
Carolina
Evaluation
PFF Ratings -
Bryant (514), Robinson (392) and Austin (319) have gotten the most
snaps. Bryantand Robinson each have 38 receptions and Austin 28.
Bryant leads Dallas WR's in yards per reception with16.3 (24th
best in the NFL) followed by Robinson (14.6) and Austin
(14.4). Bryant has 6 touchdown catches, Robinson 7 (6th best in
the NFL) and Austin 4. All three receivers are catching between 59
- 63% of the passes thrown their way.
Surprisingly OK depthwise. Austin's been injured but Robinson has stepped up to become a
responsible option. Bryant and Robinson are especially productive
reaching paydirt.
TightsEnds
82
Witten, Jason TE 6-5 265 9
Tennessee
80 Bennett, Martellus TE 6-6 270 4
Texas A&M
89
Phillips, John TE 6-5 261 3
Virginia
Evaluation
PFF Ratings - Whitten is ranked 9th best overall out of 57 TE's.
Bennett ranks #24. Whitten ranks #8 as a receiver but only #29 as
a run blocker.He has 56 receptions and is catching 67.% of the
balls thrown his way. He's racked up 5 touchdowns.
Among NFL tight ends, Witten is as good as it gets - he can block,
he can catch, he can make the clutch play. Bennett sees
significant action as the #2
Offensive Line
68
Free, Doug LT 6-6 323 5 Northern
Illinois
78 Parnell, Jermey OT 6-6 305 2
Mississippi
64
Holland, Montrae LG 6-2 340 9 Florida State
62
Arkin, David G 6-5 310 R Missouri State
70
Loper, Daniel G 6-6 320 7 Texas Tech
67
Costa, Phil C 6-3 314 2 Maryland
60
Kowalski, Kevin C 6-4 301 R
Toledo
63
Kosier, Kyle RG 6-5 305 10 Arizona State
75
Dockery, Derrick G 6-6 325 9 Texas
77
Smith, Tyron RT 6-5 311 R
Southern California
Evaluation
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PFF Ratings - Free
ranks #29 overall, #23 as a pass blocker and #7 as a run blocker.
Smith is ranked #4 overall, #8 as a pass blocker and #14 as a run
blocker (kind of a flipflop - usually your LT is the better pass
blocker and the RT the better run blocker). Free gets penalized a
lot (9) 68th worst. By contrast, Smith ranks 35th in being
penalized (out of 76 OT's). Smith's given up 6 sacks.; Free just
4.
Holland is ranked 14th overall (out of 77
OG's). He's been in for about half the number of snaps as Kosier
(who's ranked #47 overall). Nagy has an overall ranking of #61).
Holland ranks 12th best as a run blocker, Kosier #64 and Nagy #67.
As pass blockers, Holland ranks #18, Kosier #36 and Nagy #51.
Costa is ranked 27th out of 35 centers, #29 in pass blocking, 26th
as a run blocker and dead last blocking for screens.
Age and defection
pointed to a "rebuilding" season or two for the Cowboy O-line. Yet
they're (1) opening holes for Murray and (2) not letting Romo get
totally anhilated on passing downs. Cowboy O-line is more solid at
both tackles than it is inside. Costa may be a slight liability at
center.
Defensive Line
99 Coleman, Kenyon DE 6-5 306 11
UCLA
95
Lissemore, Sean DE 6-4 306 2
William & Mary
90
Ratliff, Jay NT 6-4 287 7 Auburn
92
Brent, Josh DT 6-2 320 2
Illinois
97
Hatcher, Jason DE 6-6 302 6
Grambling State
98
Spears, Marcus DE 6-4 315 7
Louisiana State
96 Geathers, Clifton DE 6-7 320 1
South Carolina
Evaluation
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PFF Ratings - Hatcher, Coleman and Spears have split the
number of snaps fairly equally., Of 30 DE's who play the 3-4,
Spears ranks 8th overall, 25th vs. the run and 17th as a pass
rusher, Coleman is ranked 14th overall, 12th vs. the run and
21st rushing the QB Hatcher ranks 15th overall, 17th vs. the
run and 9th rushing the passer. Ratliff has taken all the
snaps at NT and is rated 6th best of 64 NT's overall. He's 10th
best rated pass rusher and 8th best vs. the run. He has the 9th
most QB pressures of any 3-4 nose tackle.
Ratliff is one of the best
NT's in the NFL - both against the run and pass. Spears, Hatcher
and Coleman are kind of middle of the pack, with Spears slightly
ahead.
Linebacker
93
Spencer, Anthony SLB 6-3 257 5
Purdue
57
Butler, Victor LB 6-2 249 3
Oregon State
56
James, Bradie MILB 6-2 246 9
Louisiana State
54 Carter, Bruce LB 6-3 233 R North
Carolina
50
Lee, Sean MOLB 6-2 245 2 Penn
State
51
Brooking, Keith LB 6-2 240 14
Georgia Tech
94
Ware, DeMarcus LB 6-4 260 7 Troy
55 Albright, Alex LB 6-5 256 R
Boston College
Evaluation
PFF Ratings - Ware ranks #3 of all 3-4 outside LB's (2nd as a pass
rusher and 10th vs. the run). He's racked up 14 sacks so far this
season, Spencer ranks 14th overall (14th as a pass rusher and 2nd
vs. the run) and has 4 sacks to his credit.
Of 46 ILB's graded - Lee (30th overall; 17th vs. the run; 21
rushing the passer; and #46 in coverage) is the highest rated
Cowboy. James ranks 34th overall (#31 vs. the run #30 as a pass
rusher; and 33rd in coverage) . Brooking ranks #42 overall and vs.
the run; #22 rushing the QB and #43 in coverage).
The two OLB's may be the best tandem in the NFL but statistically,
the inside backers don't appear to be living up to their billings. Sackmeister Ware is arguably the
best at his position. Spencer isn't that far behind. Despite their
somewhat lowly rankings, Lee and James
make plays, Butler's solid and Brookings is around to provide
veteran ballast.
Secondary
41 Newman, Terence
LCB 5-10 192 9
Kansas State
32 Scandrick, Orlando CB 5-10 191 4
Boise State
21
Jenkins, Mike RCB 5-10 202 4
South Florida
20 Ball, Alan CB 6-2 197 4 Illinois
25
Walker, Frank CB 5-11 196 9
Tuskegee
43
Sensabaugh, Gerald FS 6-1 208 7 North Carolina
40
McCray, Danny S 6-1 222 2 Louisiana State
26
Elam, Abram SS 6-0 212 7 Kent State
42
Church, Barry S 6-2 220 2 Toledo
Evaluation:
PFF Ratings - Out of 109 corners graded, Ball ranked 92 overall,
Scandrick 67th, Jenkins 41st and Newman 34th. Newman ranked #35 in
coverage; 40th in run support; & 55th blitzing the QB. Scandrick
ranked 49th in coverage, 91st vs. the run; but 4th best as a
blitzer. Jenkins ranked 59th in coverage; 53rd vs. the run, 55th
as a blitzer. Ball ranked 79th in coverage; 72nd vs, the run; 76
as a blitzer.
Of 88 safeties graded, Sensibaugh ranks #8
overall,. Elam ranks #48. Elam ranks #18 in run support;
Sensibaugh #24 vs. the run, but #13 in coverage. Elam ranks just
62nd in coverage. Neither safety is a blitz-machine.
The stats don't reflect
anything terribly elite, but
Newman and Jenkins are solid starting corners, and their backup,
Scandrick, impresses me even more. Sensibaugh looks like a gamer,
but Elam could perhaps turn out to be the Dallas Achilles.
Special
Teams
05
Bailey, Dan
PK 6-0 188 R Oklahoma
State
xx David Bouler KO
91
Ladouceur, L.P. LS 6-5 260 7
California
01
McBriar, Mat P/H 6-0 227 8 Hawaii
29
Murray, DeMarco KR/RB 6-0 227 R
Oklahoma
88
Bryant, Dez
PR/WR 6-2 218 2
Oklahoma State
Evaluation:
PFF Ratings - No one ranks especially high in the KR game or in
returning punts. Bailey is 19th rated kicker overall Bouler
(Bueler?) ranks #32. Briar is rated 13th best punter overall.
Bouler isn't listed anymore on the roster, so perhaps his KO
function has been taken over by Bailey or McBriar. Despite their
lack of high rankings overall, both Murray and
Bryant are productive and explosive enough to take it to the
house.
Coaching
Jason Garrett HC
John Garrett OC - Passing
Hudson Houck OC - Running
Rob Ryan DC
Joe DeCamillus STC
STC
Evaluation:
J Jones goes through Head Coaches like an
Italian chef goes through packages of linguine. Garrett (who has
NY Giant and Parcells in his resume) is young, energetic guy - an
offensive specialist who (like WIz) has separated responsibility
for the running and passing games under two different
coordinators. Rex's brother (Buddy's son) Rob Ryan brings some of
that aggressive defensive fire long missing from the more laid
back style and approach of Wade Phillips. DeCamillus is
experienced and well-respected.
Cardinal Roster
QB - 4 Kolb, 19 Skelton, 02 Bartel
Kolb is getting closer and closer to a return as starting QB.
Despite winning 3 out of 4, Skelton hasn't exactly lit things up,
but don't put it all on the shoulders of our QB's - pass
protection has been atrocious.
RB - 26, Wells,
36
Stephens-Howling (KR/PR),
29 C Taylor, 46 A. Smith
We're starting to get some production from
this unit. Give a lot of credit to Beanie - sure he's been a bit
brittle and somewhat inconsistent from week to week, but (playing
on a knee that would have put an early end to the season for many
similarly-afflicting RB's) he's played through the pain and played
pretty well - an understatement this past week, since Wells
motored for a franchise record-setting 228 yards on the ground.
Stephens-Howling (aka "The Howler") seems to come up with one or
two game-changing plays each week. Taylor is rounding into form,
and A Smith is playing well enough to be trusted (in fact, even
better).
FB - 35 Sherman
He's back (Mau'ia was released). Good
blocker. Maybe not a true force yet as a receiver, but he's a rook
who figures to get better as he learns the ropes.
WR -
85 Doucet , 12
Roberts, 17 Stuckey,
WR -11 Fitzgerald, 14 S Williams,
89 Sampson
Fitz ia outstanding. While Doucet
and Roberts haven't fully realized their potential (& our need)
for complimentary receiving options opposite Fitz, they have had
their moments and have contributed in some cases to Cardinal wins.
But it's not consistent enough and we need more from them. Jaymar
Johnson was just elevated from the PS. I wonder why. I'll let you
know just as soon as I find out.
TE - 86
Heap,
87 King,
84 Housler, 81
Dray
Heap is back and it shows. (I don't think
Beanie's fives-star outing and Heap's return is a mere
coincidence). Heaps return has made King more valuable as a TE
receiving option. Housler is still nicked up. I remain
underwhelmed by Dray.
LT- 75 L Brown,
, 73 Bridges
LG-
71 Colledge,
OC- 63Sendlein
RG-
70 Hadnot (C), 76
Lutui
RT
72 Keith,
74 Batiste
Props to the O-line for Beanie's record
performance. But Brown and Keith are rated dead-last (or close to
it) as pass blocking OT's (& Bridges is right there with them).
When pass rushers are beating the ball back to your QB in shotgune
situations, the passer isn't going to have time to reposition his
mouthpiece let alone reading the defense and picking out the open
receiver. Colledge, Sendlin and Hadnot are better, but Hadnot
seems to be penalized an awful lot. Haven't seen much of the
Deuce. we have little if any backup youngsters-in-waiting (unless
you factor in C Bartholomew and OT Young on the PS).
DE - 93 Campbell,
96 Talley
NT -98
Eason, 79 Carter
DT - 90 Dockett,
91 Holliday
Defense is carrying the team, and Campbell
and Dockett have a lot to do with it - Calais as a batter downer
of passes; Darnell as a penetrator. Eason and Carter are being
asked to do a lot in filling in for Dan Williams (arm) who's out
for the season.
WLB - 50 Schofield,
55 Porter,
ILB
51
Lenon,
52 Bradley
ILB-
558 D Washington,
56 Walker,
SLB
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94 Acho, 53
Haggans,
I don't know if it's official but I'm
penciling in Schofield and Acho as starters in place of Porter and
Haggans - not only have they seen their playing time gradually
increase, they're rapidly arriving at points where their impact is
overshadowing that of their more elderly former starters. Last
week, Acho had 2 sacks and recovered a fumble - that's the way
OLB's are supposed to play. Washington may be our best
defensive player right now. Lenon makes more than his share of
plays but has both strengths and weakeness. We're starting to see
more and more of Bradley.
RCB -
21 Peterson,
31
Marshall
LCB-
20 Jefferson,
27 Adams,
32 Lindsay
SS- 24 Wilson,
41 Abdullah,
40
Tillman
FS- 25 Rhodes,
49
Rash Johnson
The absence of Rhodes is hurting this unit.
Not that Rashad Johnson isn't playing well enough to solidify the
FS position, but more that he isn't matching Kerry's presence as a
playmaker. A-Dub is looking more and more like his healthy self
the more he plays. (He has to be hurting and is turning in a
gritty season's worth of performance). Peterson is still learning
how to be a starting CB and his pure athleticism has helped net
more positives than negatives at the position. Jefferson (after
losing confidence in the wake of being torched by Boldin in the
Ravens win over AZ) has been benched in favor of the slower but
more physical Marshall but is gradually being brought back into
the picture (and has been responding). Adams remains a
more-than-capable backup corner/nickel guy. I'd be ecstatic
if Marshall would hang onto passes thrown right at him - a missed
interception is like giving up an interception of your own.
K-04
Feely
P- 09 Zastudil
H - 09
Zastudil
LS-
82 Leach
KR -
37Stephens-Howling, 20 Jefferson
PR -
21
Peterson
Peterson as a returner has
emerged as a Cardinal superstar. Howling showed signs of getting
close to bringing it to the house. Feely has been more consistent
of late. Zastudil is not as good inside the twenty as Graham had
been. Cardinal coverage teams - other than that lapse last week
that allowed a dude (who had been sitting on his couch at home 3
or 4 days earlier) to return a punt something like 99 yards - have
generally done a good job of pinning opposing teams deep in their
own territory.
Cowboys vs. Cardinals Matchups
Dallas Passing Attack
vs. Cardinal
Pass Defense
It will be Romo and his ability to make
a small number of big plays throwing mostly to Whitten Bryant and
Robinson vs. the Cardinal pass rush and somewhat "green" group of
corners. Interesting matchup figures to be Dockett and Carter vs.
the Cowboy guards and their center (Costa). An opportunity exists
for previously victimized Cardinal cover guys to step up and make
their presence known.
Dallas Running Attack vs.
Cardinal Run Defense
More and more, the Cowboys have shifted
their emphasis away from Felix Jones to DeMarco Murray (but you
never know). Cards have shown in the past that they can shut down
big physical RB's if they want to (as they did last week holding
Steven Jackson to well under 100 yards). But with the Cards, you
never know. With Dan Williams shelved for the season, you have to
be concerned that Carter and Eason may wear down vs. a relentless
running attack. But so far, the Dallas MO seems to be more one of
balance than it does smashmouth.
Cardinal Passing Attack
vs.
Dallas Pass Defense
Most lopsided matchup of the contest. It's
the lights-out Cowboy pass rush against Cardinal pass blockers who
can't pass block. Skelton had major problems pulling the trigger
fast enough (& accurately enough) in the face of intense pressure,
but Kolb returns (hopefully better able to deal with the expected
Dallas onslaught. Starting TE Todd Heap will be back for the
second week - he and fellow TE King should provide some sort of
security blanket for Kolb should he need it. We all know about
Fitzgeral but the iffy factor lies opposite Fitz in the up and
down nature of the play of Doucet and Roberts. Cards brought up
speedster Jaymar Johnson from the PS (We're not sure why). Look
for the Cards to use one of their TE's or the Howler or Chester
Taylor out of the backfield to try and exploit a shaky Cowboy FS
in Elam.
Cardinal Running Attack
vs.
Dallas Run Defense
Question of the hour: "Can Beanie do it
again?" Or will he and his blockers rest on their laurels? If we
can run like they did last week (when Wells set a franchise record
with 228 yards on the ground), it could serve to take some of the
heat off Kolb and set up opportunities for play action roll out
stuff. You have to give credit to our much maligned offensive
line. (You don't gain 228 yards unless someone is blocking for
you). Let's hope it's the beginning of a pattern.
Special Teams
If nothing else, the presence of Patrick Peterson figures to
make McBriar angle balls away from him and, in doing so, sacrifice
some field position. Or maybe they'll succumb to temptation and
let him field a punt or two. Other than that, Cowboy kicking and
punting isn't signficantly different than ours. The difference
would seem to be that our returnersare better than theirs (But you
never know - both Bryant and Murray have game-breaking potential).
Final Word|
On paper, Dallas has to be favored, but in
terms of what I've seen on the field, we certainly have the
potential to beat them. Both teams are a bit unpredictable, and
the outcome of the game may very well depend on where each team's
"sine-curve" intersects with the other team's sine-curve.
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