NFC East Staffs in Flux

Too bad Williams isn’t going to be a HC, I would love to see him out of D.C. As for Gibbs’ timetable, I suspect it is pretty similar to BP’s: Next year or bust.

Those two timetables, along with the perpetual impatience of Giants fans and a rapidly closing window of opportunity for the Eagles should make for one hell of some tough NFC East contests next season. Black N Blue Division in extremus. This will make the need for a tough as nails defense even more important on the proiority list.

I found this piece about Bledsoe’s stats this year. Poor guy…he sure has bad luck with offensive lines in his career.

Quarterback Drew Bledsoe was sacked 49 times in 2005 following five sacks against the Rams. It is the most sacks of a Cowboys quarterback since Don Meredith’s 58 in 1964. It was also the Bledsoe’s fifth season of 40 or more sacks.

First I am a Bledsoe fan. I always thought he was good as long azs he got protection. This season’s sack stats could be a combination of Drew holding on to the ball to long with a very very porous OL.
The OL needs repair before anything else. What used to win in the black and blue East? Great OLs and DLs. We are on the way as far as DL but OL?? Fill the gaps Jerry and BP.

I am starting to get pissed on all this Parcells’ speculation. Why can’t he set it straight and give an answer right away…

parcells just wants more money. Why would he bring his players in and just leave them. torrin tucker should be released today. he is horrible tackle

Tucker’s better than Pettiti at this point. I would rather have Tucker as the primary backup next season than Pettiti. Now, in 2 years we’ll have to see, but Tucker did a decent job getting MUCH less double team help.

Well, here comes my end of the season Offense assessment:

QB – Drew Bledsoe: B. He gets a solid B because he had 83.7 of rating at the end of the season while getting sacked for a whopping 49 times (he’s only been sacked more 2 times, once in both NE (55) and in Buffalo (54)). Some may say that he doesn’t deserves the B, but reality is this, how many times was he sacked in 2 and 3 second counts? Those weren’t his fault and I can bet that the number of those sacks gets near 20 or maybe more. Still he was sacked too much when he had time to throw the ball out of bounds and that’s why he gets the B. No change is in sight, Bledsoe still has what it takes and Dallas has plenty of needs in the depth chart to allow a big signing in FA or a top 3 rounds draft choice.

RB’s – JJ, MB, TT and A-Train: B. They made the most out of what they had, often they made 1 or 2 yards out of nothing when their blockers colapsed. They ran for 1861 yards which isn’t a sign of success considering that they reached that with 3.6 avg, which ties them for the 4th worst average. No change in sight either, the running game can get loads better with a better job of run blocking.

FB – Lousaka Polite: C-. He certainly is the pass catching FB out of the backfield that Parcells likes, but the amount of times he misses the guy he’s supposed to block is something that needs to change. Look up for Polite to be in camp, but he’s going to have though competition, Fred Beasly (SF) is the top FA, but he’s followed close by Jonathan Wells (Hou), Jeremy Johnson (Cin), Tony Richardson (KC) and William Henderson (GB).

TE’s – Jason Witten, Dan Campbell, Brett Pierce and Sean Ryan: B. Jason Witten by himself gets an A, he’s a great pass catcher and a good blocker, but that’s it, other than him Dallas has blockers, which allows teams to send another player to the Line and jam it. Campbell is a UFA, an important question is can Pierce do Campbell’s job efficiently enough to play in his place? The leadership role now can be taken by Witten who’s now a battled tested veteran. Dallas needs another player at the position that can catch the ball in a consistent basis just to keep Defenses honest. I think that here a draft choice seems likely, considering that there’s not much to choose from FA where the best one might be Matt Schobel of Cincinnati who isn’t even the starter.

WR’s – Terry Glenn, Keyshawn Johnson, Patrick Crayton, Peerless Price and Terrance Copper: B+. At times they’ve dissapeared as teams could put pressure on Bledsoe with 3 man fronts, that’s 8 guys in coverage and that means double coverage for Glenn, Witten and Johnson in obvious passing situations and still they were productive as Bledsoe passed for 3639 yards. I don’t know if we can trust that Glenn will be healthy for another full year, he was certainy productive in this one and I would feel inclined to trust him based on that, but history shows that he’s only been healthy for 3 full seasons in his 10 years in the NFL. I think that Parcells is going to look to the FA market at the position to find a solid and cheap number 3 or 4 who plays lots of ST’s, receivers fitting that bill are: Randy Hymes (Balt), Corey Bradford (Hou), Dez White (Atl) and Marc Boerigter (KC).

OLine – Torrin Tucker, Larry Allen, Al Johnson, Marco Rivera, Rob Petitti, Flozell Adams and Andre Gurode: D. They’ve been poor, poor run blocking, poor pass protection. Before Adams injury they were headed for a C as they were poor at run blocking, Adams only allowed 3 sacks of Bledsoe until he went out of the Giants game (2 at SD (Steve Foley and Shaun Phillips) and 1 in the NY game (Umenyiora)). While Flozell was helding his own, Petitti always had someone on his side, be it Campbell, Witten or chipping help by the tail backs. As soon as he came down they had to leave Petitti alone more often and he was eaten. While all this happened the middle of the line has also gone through his share of problems with Larry Allen struggling with players that go through his sides quick (the best example might be the sack of Warren Sapp in the Oakland game, he was a non factor until he went by Allen’s side), Al Johnson struggling against the bigger DT’s and snapping the ball to Bledsoe and Rivera being a type of player that he never was in GB, as in never injured and never struggling. Considering that Rivera’s known in GB as a player that takes pride on his play, he should get back and be a dominating force by training camp time. Flozell is a good LT that can play great. Larry Allen can’t be moved backwards if he has the defender in front of him, that’s why he needs the players around him on their place and without opening lanes at his sides in pass protection, if he has that he’s still great. So, we’re left with C and RT and I can see in FA two guys I like, Justin Hartwig (C-Tenn) and Tom Ashworth (RT-NE), we won’t see both signed, but if Dallas indeed signs one of them, the other position will be addressed through the draft in the first 3 Rounds. I’ll say again that Johnson could be traded to Denver, Tom Nalen is old and Johnson could develop into a player in his mold in the right system, I would give him up for a 4th Rounder.

I’ll add my Defense one tomorrow.

Can Bledsoe also be blamed for the lowest yards per rushing attempt in Cowboys’ history(which wasn’t good even before Flozell went out)?
Maybe Bledsoe’s slow on handoffs, too…though it seemed to be ok in Carolina.

Any QB who’s still standing after a whole season behind this horrible O line deserves an A. Bledsoe get’s an A.

The O-line (highest paid group in the NFL) get’s an F…they sucked.

Running backs get a C. A -Thomas sucked, Barber was good and Juluis got hurt which has everyone wondering if the guy is soft. TT can’t block the blitz and had fumbling issues….

My grades for 2005:
Bledsoe: A (alot better than expected)
J. Jones: C
MBIII: B
TT: C-
Polite: C-
KJ: B+
Glenn: A+
Witten: A
Campell: C (he is a leader tho)
Flo: C until Injury
LA: C-
AJ: D
Gurode: D
Rivera: C-
Tucker: D
Petiti: F

DEFENSE
Ellis: B
Glover: B-
Spears: B
Canty: B
Ware: B+
Fergunson: B
Ratlif: C+ until injury
Coleman: C (filled in nicely in 1st couple of games)
Singelton: C until injury
Shanle: C
Fowler: C-
Bradie James: A
Kevin Burnett: D
Fujuita: C
T-Newman: A+
Anthony Henry: C+ (great when healthy)
Aaron Glenn: B
Roy Williams: B- (still too out of position)
Keith Davis: D as FS (big hits, but too many big plays given up)

KICKERS: F———
McBriar: B- (good but a little inconsistent)

ManTab:

Bledsoe gets an A because he was able to endure a lot of sacks because his O line sucked so bad? Yeah, I’ll give him an A for durability, but not for his QB play this year.

I’d give him a B-minus at best, more like a solid C, and that is if I only based my grade on his play when he had a reasonable amount of time in the pocket. He was impressive at times (KC, SD, SF, 1st Philly game), but he blew it big time with turnovers in a few key games (Seattle, 2nd Giants, Denver, 2nd Redskins), and couldn’t make the plays on important drives at the end of games (Raiders, Rams, 1st Redskins).

Being a QB is more than just stats, it’s about making plays and keeping drives going. He did it at times, but not against the tougher opponents, and he was way too inconsistent in big games.

I agree with the running backs getting a C, but if you can’t give them a C and then cut Bledsoe slack because of the bad line play. The poor O-line play affected the RB’s lack of success as much as it did Bledsoe’s.

Raf,

Can you remember us all talking about the countless hours Parcells put in for LAST YEARS draft? .. It was a very emotional season, with all the close games and the loss of his brother. On top of all that, the endless days he has put in without a break. I am quite sure most 22 year old boys would be taxed under these types of circumstances. He is tired, and he deserves a rest. I am quite happy Jerry Jones sees the long term of what Parcells is building here and has had an extention sitting on the Tuna’s desk. .. Hopefully OUR ole ball coach can live a little (ie. catch a few Texas Tech games), relax, and catch up with his family. Parcells has a fire, and he really likes his players too .. yet too much of anything is TOO MUCH .. its been an emotional time for him .. and the best thing we can do is to support him.
Hey coach .. we love you man!! Well at least one Cowboys fan does!! Thank you for all the hard work!! … Raf, he does read your blog, right?

Brunell’s turnovers in the Giants game and Redskins games weren’t his fault, for criminy’s sake.
The fumble returned for the TD isn’t Brunell’s fault, neither were the fumbles due to his spine being speared before he could even pat the ball. In the Skins game, his INTs were tipped balls – not his fault – and a hail mary.
His turnovers COULD be directly traced to Torrin Tucker or Rob Pettiti or Gurode/Johnson.
That was the worst offensive line play I’ve ever seen. And when I say offensive, i mean offensive. I mean, are you with me guys? Thanks, I’m here all week.

Bledsoe gets a B- because he let pressure rattle him, and it’s his downfall. It’s why we lost to the Raiders and the Seahawks. And this is coming from a couchpotato who knows better how to play the position than a guy with 40,000+ yds.

Can’t grade the backs. Who knows wha they might’ve done if our offensive line didn’t play in high heels and skirts. They get a “U” this season.

TEs get bad grades. Witten disappeared for stretches and is a poor blocker. Let’s not anoint him anything until he’s solid for more than short periods – AW can say it about JJ, i can say it about Witten (but AW is wrong, I’m right). Campbell is old, and his feet show it. He’s no longer useful, but I appreciated him being around, I always liked him, even with the Giants.
Lousaka Polite stinks. He’s interchangeable with any one of 75 pro-quality FBs in the game and out of it. Why can’t the next ‘playmaker’ we get be a FB? That would make a HUGE difference in many ways, including mitigating Al Johnson’s high center of gravity and bony rear.
If he can make plays in the open with the ball, he’ll tend to freeze the eyes of the LB while JJ gets free.
WRs get a C. They’re OK. I’m sure that Parcells will get a real burner who will push Glenn for a starting spot. I bet Parcells wants to find one or more WRs who can compete to knock Glenn back to the 3 spot. I like Glenn, but I think that nowadays he’s more of a speedy one-trick novelty WR, ironically like Joey Galloway was a few years back before his rebirth.
one of those new prototype models would be sweet – 6’4", big soft hands, 215lbs, 4.40 speed = slants to the house.
I think the Crayton experiment is either failing or he’s still hurt. He was a big fat zero after he came back from injury.
Keyshawn is the man, period.

parcells better hurry up cause payton and zimmer going on interviews

sterling…he managed to stay alive and also throw for over 3000 yards with 23 TD. He did that w/o a line and w/o a true running game. To me, that sounds pretty damn good. Considering our options…Vinny? Henson? Romo? or any other in free agency….Warner?..

Besides the numbers, the guy is also a good leader for this team. I don’t see why some people complain about him.

If the Cowboys’ offensive line was the NFL’s best paid, the general manager should be sacked(maybe with some unnecessary roughness after the sack).

Since everyone’s doing these things…

Bledsoe gets a B+. Great with protection, horrible without but I’d say it was more the line’s fault than Bledsoe’s. And staying healthy counts too. Heck, Mike Vick would’ve spent the entire season as Questionable if he played behind our O-Line.

JJ gets a B- but hopefully that was all because of injuries and he’ll be healthy next season. For a 4th round draft pick, MB III gets an A in my book. I’m not saying he’s a better runner than JJ but he does everything else better. Hopefully he stays with the team a long time.

Glenn gets a B+. Sure I know he faced the double team constantly but he disappeared way too often. Also seems to really shy away from contact. Still, he made many a big play for us this year. KJ gets a B. Solid possession receiver for us, but disappeared too often, and seemed to fumble or drop passes at inopportune times.

Witten gets a B+. A very good TE that could be even greater. Seems to lose focus and drops lots of easy balls but he’ll improve. Dan Campbell can block but man he must have the worst hands in the league.

O-Line: B- with Flo, D w/o.

And our cornerbacks get an A. If only Henry and Glenn stay healthy, we have one of the best CB trios in the league.

And if anyone wants to hear something really crazy, I was watching PTI and they were reporting that some radio station was speculating the Cowboys getting Brett Farve and signing Mike Sherman as a cordinator. LOL thats the most insane thing I’ve ever heard. None of it is true and its just speculation, but it just shows what the mediots can come up with.

You all are examples of what’s wrong with modern education. This is a mediocre team, that limped through a season of playing mediocre ball, winning some and losing some. Nobody on the entire team deserves more than a B. Newman gets that. Witten getting A’s, with the muliple whiffs he got “doubling” Petitti? Give me a break. Johnson “the man,” when he couldn’t get open at all against NY even on the rare plays when Bledsoe had time? Give me another break. This offense flat sucked the five games of the season, and gave up completely in at least three of those. That does not get A’s and B’s from me, or even passing grades. These are allegedly professionals, not Houston Texans.

If the Cowboys lose both their coordinators to head coaching jobs, there are no better candidates to replace them than Norv Turner and Dom Capers. Both excelled as coordinators.

Make that, “the last five games of the season”

Joe,

Norv Turner isn’t coming back. He’s like a wooden nickel. He’s not coming back.

And what if he did? When he was here from ’91 through ’93 had had an offense with NINE above-league-average players in Tuinei, Newton, Stepnoski, Williams, Novacek, Irvin, Aikman, Johnston and Smith. The other two, Gesek and Harper were good complements.

What would he have now? The offense has struggled to put any consistency together. The last thing you do is junk the philosophy and try to teach something completely new, even though Turner’s offense is simple by league standards. Parcells called the plays the first two years, so whether it’s Payton, him or somebody else, he’s going to keep his offense, assuming he returns.

lou c.

I would not be shocked if Sherman wound up in Dallas, in some capacity.

Remember this — Parcells and Ron Wolf are best friends. Wolf discovered Sherman. He was a nobody assistant who was the last guy interviewed in ‘99 and he blew Wolf away, so much so that he told the press, "I told myself after his interview, I’m a fool if I don’t hire Mike Sherman [even though nobody has heard of him.]"

The guy won four division titles in a row. He was a lousy GM, but everybody who worked for him said he was well organized and treated his players well. They gave him a standing ovation when he addressed them for the final time Monday. He’s going to be a quality hire for somebody.

I think the Cowboys could use some quality offensive assistant upgrades. And Sherman ran the same offense Parcells did, so you never know. If Al Davis comes calling for Sean Payton again, this rumor would make a lot of sense.

Now the Favre part, that’s just crazy talk.

from watching the fedex orange bowl between Penn state and Florida State, we’re not the only team with kicking problems.God, this game is getting ugly.

bert:
I’ll defend my grades. Why did I gave Witten an A? Mention to me one TE which is as good at catching the ball, even with the whiffs which are common among TE’s that work the middle routes, and an efficient blocker. I can name just one, Alge Crumpler and that’s it. I didn’t handed another A, so I guess that you’re fine with my other grades.

About the Keyshawn comment, he certainly is the man, you would be hard pressed to find another receiver that can also play as HB and block as great as he does while he also works the middle routes and is the master of how can you make a 1st down. Yes, he dissapears while being handed double and even with personal coverage, name one receiver that doesn’t dissapears with good coverage and I’ll mention to you a game in which he dissapeared. T.O.? Chad Johnson? Jerry Rice? Give me a name.

Chandus:

I would give Witten an A too. He plays well for us and is the best TE we’ve had since Novacek. The only other TE’s in the league besides Crumpler that can catch as well as Witten are Gonzalez and Gates.

I would also give Roy an A for making the most exciting play of the 2005 season on MNF. I know everyone thinks that he blew a lot of other games (a lot of times he was having to make up for someone else’s error in coverage), and that the pick was gift-wrapped…but the fact is that he made the play in crunch time in a CRUCIAL game and scored the winning TD as well as broke the spirit of our hated rivals (and their QB got injured on the play too!).

I’d give T-New an A too. So 3 guys get A’s from me.

Key is a good receiver, but he is only able to be as good as his QB and the O-line allow him to be. Maybe if the line didn’t play ‘Ole’ like a bullfighter and Bledsoe could actually get the ball released quicker, then Key could catch more slants and crosses over the middle. Overall I’m satisfied with his play this season and would say he deserves a B.

We’re all examples of what is wrong with modern education? What are you, 250 years old? You’re probably right. I should’ve learned how to blog by using charcoal on an ash shovel like ol’ Abe Lincoln, and you. Then I’ve have a better appreciation of how bad Keyshawn is.

Lou C, PTI isn’t CNN. It’s a fun and goofy sports show. Kornheiser was paraphrasing John Riggins from Riggins’ radio show that day, or I think he was a guest on Kornheiser’s radio show. (both of their shows are outstanding, by the way) You need to differentiate between entertainment and news. They’re both media, but one is informative and factual and the other is meant to be fun. You’re calling John Riggins a mediot. That’s not appropriate. “Idiot” works. But he has as much to do with news media as you and I do. The guy is a former running back who, while drunk, goosed a supreme court justice. “Hey Sandy baby.” (He’s actually a cool, savvy guy who is really funny in a cynical, iconoclastic way.)
It’s fun to speculate where Favre is going, but I don’t think I want him here. I’ll take Bledsoe’s sacks vs Favre’s INTs. I think if Favre leaves Green Bay, he’s going to Miami. That’s a scenario ready made for him to walk into the playoffs with a real shot at the Super Bowl. I also think they fired Mike Sherman in order to end the Favre era, so the franchise can just move on in a new direction.

Finished, now, I’ll get some sleep…

DLine – Chris Canty, La’Roi Glover, Marcus Spears, Greg Ellis, Jason Ferguson, Kenyon Coleman, Jay Ratliff and no-longer-wannabe Pepper Johnson: B. There was much talk at the beginning of the season of how much was the Defense going to play with the 3-4 and 42, in the end the snaps were almost evenly shared with a small edge to the 3-4. Next year the story is likely to be diferent as Ellis and Glover are likely to be gone, Glover is the easier to replace as Ratliff and Johnson might be more than capable to play as the pass rush DT, while Ellis can’t be replaced by neither of the guys on the current roster, this could be the edge that makes Parcells draft a DE-LB tweener instead of a true OLB. I don’t see a big signing in this unit as Canty, Ferguson, Spears, Ratliff, Coleman and Johnson are more than enough for the 3-4.

OLBs – Demarcus Ware, Scott Fujita, Al Singleton, Kevin Burnett and Eric Ogbogu: C+. Ware struggled early in the season, then he started to show improvements before the midseason bye and then he finally showed improvements in the last 3 games over the improvements he seemed to forget in the games right after the bye, he still has ways to go, but I can say that I’m pretty comfortable with him. Scott Fujita’s going to be brought back, he’s a decent backup that can play both spots. Al Singleton is gone, he’s good in coverage, but a liability pressuring the passer. Burnett played OLB this year for depth purposes, he’s better suited for the Jack LB spot. The postion will be addressed, but there’s not much to choose from in FA, other than Peterson (who will be signed long term by SF) the best names are 4-3 type of LB’s. In RFA, though, there’s this guy that I like, Hunter Hillenmeyer of Chicago, he’s a fierce tackling machine and is definetely suited to play in the 3-4 as he’s 6-4 and 238 pounds. He was drafted by Green Bay in the 5th Round, waived after the season opener and signed by Chicago, so I don’t know if Dallas would have to give Chicago a pick if they do sign him to an offer sheet. Still, if Dallas does sign an OLB FA, look up for Dallas to draft a DE-OLB tweener for the Ellis subject.

MLBs – Bradie James, Scott Shanle, Ryan Fowler and Dat Nguyen: B. Bradie James season is one that comes as a surprize, he’s certainly a keeper for long. Dat Nguyen’s headed to retirement most likely. That leaves Shanle and Fowler, Shanle struggled late in the season which gave Fowler the spotlight and he showed that he’s capable of being a player in this league, still, I think that both of them might have problems sitting this past year 2nd rounder, Kevin Burnett, who’s certainly talented and suited to play JLB in the league. Don’t look for big moves in here, 4 good players is all you need inside.

CBs – Terence Newman, Aaron Glenn, Anthony Henry, Jacques Reeves and Nate Jones: A-. There were long passes completed against this squad, some of those were really hard to swallow, but most of those came in cover-two alignments and that means that the CB follows the receiver until he gets to where the Safetie should be and the corner takes back as support in short routes or running plays, this didn’t worked out much of the time and that’s not the corners fault. Terence Newman should be a Pro Bowler, him not being there is a shame to the game. Anthony Henry piled stats in the 1st half as teams were relentless to throw at Newman, the he went down with a groin injury which is though to recover for players that run from 0 to 100% for a living. Aaron Glenn is a keeper until he retires, while Reeves keeps growing under his shadow. Jones is a ST’s player that gets flagged too much for pushes on the back, T-New has to hate him… No big moves here.

Safeties – Roy Williams, Keith Davis, Willie Pile and Lynn Scott: C. In the end, Roy Williams played a little better in coverage than in the past 2 seasons, but he’s what he’s and still needs a good counterpart to allow him to do what he does best and that’s wrecking havoc as another LB. Keith Davis and Willie Pile are 2 great ST’s players, but as safeties they were thinking too much, teams baited them and they fell. Justin Beriault could be a FS project, but he could be a SS backup at most, just like Keith Davis. I’m not willing to throw the dices anymore at FS, since Woodson there hasn’t been a good player, that stops in this season, Dallas has to go for the top FA’s at the position and they’re named Chris Hope (Pitt), Will Demps (Balt), Ty Law (NYJ), Corey Chavous (Min) and Lance Schulters (Mia). Through the draft I like a guy I just saw in the Orange Bowl and that’s Alan Zemaitis of Penn St, he’s a CB that’s headed for a FS job in the NFL, I think that he’ll be there for the 2nd Rounder.

ST’s

K – Jose Cortez, Shaun Suisham and Billy Cundiff: F. Plain and simple, they all just failed. Of the short list of FA, because I don’t think Parcells going to draft one, I want Ryan Longwell of GB because I don’t think that we’re going to even smell guys like Vinatieri and Vanderjagt, they’re just too important on their respective teams to allow them to walk freely in FA. Josh Brown of Seattle is another name that comes to mind.

P – Mat McBriar: B. Not so Mat “Thunderfoot” McBriar, he ranks in the middle of the pack in game and net averages, he’s a little better in net, which is a testament to the play of the coverage teams.

Chandus, I was not knocking either Witten or Johnson. As Parcells would say, “I like the players.” That was not my point.

An A means outstanding. Everything is right, with little room for improvement. In football terms, we are talking about future HOF players, or at least HOF-type seasons. Their poor play does not lose any games because their play is consistently good. In fact, they take over a few games a year almost all by themselves and carry their teams.

In your own example, if Witten gets an A for this year, what is left to give Jerry Rice for almost any year in the late 1980s? How about Ozzie Newsome in his prime, to compare tight ends? If Bradie James (who started the year sucking, BTW) gets an A for this year, what about Harry Carson during the Giants’ SB years?

Where did you see anything like this level of mastery on the Cowboys this year, especially on offense? I see promise on the defense, but before we throw undue bouquets at any of the players there we also have to remember games lost due to blown containment on outside running plays, long passes completed at the worst possible moments, the softness of the middle zones, and pass rushes that disappeared when the game was on the line. Nobody on this team had a consistently good year, which is why the team finished 9-7. Some like the O line as a whole, had poor years, but nobody had the type of highly consistent year that merits an A. Some players show potential to do this in the future, but they did not produce it consistently this year, which is what we are grading.

Bert:
Do you realize that a player can perform in a level of excellence even when his teammates aren’t? Witten isn’t a great blocker, he’s just good and that’s a limit in his potential, but he’s a great pass catcher. And that’s what makes him grade an A, when a player can perform in a good enough level he gets good grades.

BTW, Newman and Witten are the only players that received A’s and they should have been the 2 Pro Bowlers of this team. And James didn’t got an A, he and his company received a solid B.