SO great to have awesome contributors here….amazing that the DMN employs guys like Calvin Watkins and JJT….you guys are the cream of the crop for all things Cowboys! Thanks!

hands, too! on the call-back, MA had an amazing grab!

It is Miles Austin’s time? He’s been the 3rd receiver with Roy Williams and Terrell Owens

I’ve been calling for him as the #3 for for awhile, even when Hurd was our #3. The guy just makes plays everytime he is on the field.

On another note it was nice to see Newman earn his money last night. I’ve never been a huge fan of giving him a new contract, but I was really happy with his performance. Probably the best I’ve seen him play in some time.

Looked like Henrry was limping out there in coverage, he is sloooowwww..

If Joyner’s comp for Jenkins is accurate (Darrelle Revis, and I see little reason to disagree with it) let’s expedite his reduced role. Jenkins and Scandrick couldn’t be any worse than Henry in his current state.

He is definitely the weak link now in the secondary and I’d rather take some growing pains with Jenkins then watch Henry decompose before our eyes.

just a minor stinger

is what the Comcast Sportsnet postgame announcers just called him for that Ben Hogan hat.!!! Ha! They wished Jason Campbell was as innovative!

that the Defense had to get better while romo was gone…thus the Tampa Bay win…and now they seem to have figured out how to get to the QB, and starting to get Turnovers…..hmmm….sound like another NFC East team who played like this in the last part of the season last year???

and if the boys can play like that against the remaining games it will lead to success more often than not.

That was a great game, both teams played hard the entire game, and in the end, we were better. I was more impressed with this win than the Cleveland or Green Bay game. Hopefully they will continue to play this way and not fall back into the trap of thinking they can just flip a switch whenever they want.

Carolina, @San Diego, @New Orleans, Tampa Bay, @Minnesota, and finish with the Rams.

That’s hardly easy.

Great, great win. Gutty win.

Romo is certainly the team’s MVP, but Kosier has to get a few votes as well. Our two best rushing games have been the only two he has played. And neither was against a bad defense – GB and Washington are very both solid Ds – so I don’t think it can be a coincidence.

But having Romo back there – even a rusty one – certainly makes up for a lot of ills on both sides of the ball. He makes the O-line look better – I figure Brad Johnson would have been sacked at least 3 times tonight, and probably more since Washington would have blitzed him mercilessly. And Romo makes the defense better as well. Even if we’re not putting up the big numbers, his ability to improvise and keep plays alive keeps the defense off the field and lets them stay fresher.

MB3 was awesome. Really put the team on his back. Anyone think Wade went for it on 4th & 2 instead of kicking the FG because he was scared of Rock Cartwright running one back? I know I was.

As great as MB3 was, it would have been nice to have Felix in there. There were a few runs in the latter part of the game that I think Felix might have taken to the house given how gassed Washington was looking at that point.

Newman’s pick was huge – that may have been our first real pick of the year – i.e. not on a blown route or tipped ball. The deflection on 4th down was just as big. Nice to have him back and healthy – although I almost threw my remote through the TV when I thought he got hurt after drilling Moss on that attempted WR screen. Props to Wade for playing press coverage most of the 2nd half – it was the obvious coverage to play given that Wash was going 3-step drop almost every pass attempt, but that’s the first time he’s called press coverage for that a long period that I can remember.

And then have 10 days to prepare for Pittsburgh. I think we can take that game as well. And do you really think we’ll lose our last game in Texas Stadium against the Ravens? That would put us at 10 wins.

Win even just 1 of the 2 against the Giants/Eagles and we’re at 11 wins. I like our chances, and I said the very same thing about 15 minutes after the Giants loss 2 weeks ago.

and we blow out SF.

This Defense played well with Henry out there JUST Think what it would be like if somehow Pac comes back and play along side Newman with Henry moved to the inside / FS.

Henry is just too sloooooowww to play on the outside

I’d replace Henry with one of the rookies. If Jones comes back, let him assume a role in the rotation when additional db’s are needed. He has proven too many times he can’t be counted on. You can’t build your secondary for a playoff run with him in a starting role, there’s a very good chance he won’t be there when you need him.

Pacman comes back, let him take the roll he had to start the season. Nickel/Dime CB and punt returns. He’s shown he can’t be counted on as a starter…
I would rather see Tnew & Jenkins as the starters with Scandrick coming in as the 3rd CB.
Henry doesn’t need to be out there on anything less than the prevent.

Felix is the difference maker on this offense

he is the home run hitter that MBIII is not and with him the offense is almost un-stopable

was WIDE open on that play with lots of room to run if memory serves me right. Still a good play though, so hey..

He saw he was one on one with Smoot and threw it.

Jedi knight, give me a break, he looked more like Brad Johnson with his 14 point output, sub 200 yards passing game and 2 int’s….

Newman played very good last night and I gave him props in my above post, but he is far from the best cover CB in the league……Put down the bottle buddy…..lol

Terry, I know you’re the biggest Romo supporter in the free world, but even you have to admit Romo’s game last night was average or maybe just slightly above. There was the good (td pass, shovel pass, pass to Austin) but as we usually see with Romo there was also the bad (two picks). The most impressive thing about his game was the way the team responded to him – that was outstanding Leadership, the type that we haven’t seen that much of from Tony recently.

Look, Romo is still hurt and the weather last night just wasn’t conducive to throwing the football. The odds were stacked against Romo having a great night and he didn’t. It took a dominating performance by our offensive line, MB3 and our entire defense to win this game. Romo didn’t win it, but he didn’t lose it either. That spells average in my book.

Romo will continue to heal, he will get his timing back with his receivers and he will learn to play with Roy Williams. Four of the last six games are at Texas stadium which generally bodes well for the passing game. If the offensive line continues to play like it did last night then the deck is stacked in Romo’s favor to have a huge finish. But if Dallas is really going to make some noise this season, then Tony Romo needs to play better than he did last night. The Td’s need to outnumber the picks at least 3-1.

BTW, what’s with the Jedi Knight thing? I always thought Mark Hamil as Luke Skywalker was a panty waist!

I agree with your assessment of Newman though. When he is completely healthy, he can cover anyone in the NFL one-on-one and generally contain him. When T-New is healthy and manned-up on the other guy’s best wr, the options for this defense increase exponentially. The importance of that cannot be overstated and it really showed last night.

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He avoids contact more than Deion ever did, and thats pretty bad. Too bad he can’t cover like Deion though.

It’s still not excusable, but Sellers is like 280.

It also seemed like Tony was coaching RW a lot, which was awesome to see.

for his size, Newman brings the wood and can tackle as well as any CB in the league, just simply a tremendous player.

Davis may be terrible in coverage, but he can hit. He lit up Portis pretty good.

Why is it when we decide we want to get the ball TO, we do it by getting it to him by reverses or quick outs? RUN DOWN THE FIELD!!!

They were working the end arounds and fakes all night, along with the tosses, because the Redskins were stacking all of their beef in the middle. They were trying to force them to stay in their lanes, and when they started to do so, they pounded Barber up the middle. They went outside for 3 quarters so they could have the middle in the 4th.

I forgot about that comment, that man should stick to chartering boat rides, I buy that for a dollar.

Suck it, Smoot. Who got “exposed” now?

I like to think of it as perhaps having 2 #3’s though because Crayton still has some ability. Thankfully, we’re not relying on either of these guys to be the #2 but as #3 I’ll take either of them…especially when we have Witten which makes our #3 receivers our #4 options.

The moment I saw that annoyed me was in the first half when Campbell ran up the middle for 32 yards or so he was wrapped up at the end but still surging forward and there was Jenkins with a great opportunity to lay a lick on the other team’s QB and instead he’s just watching. As a defensive player he needs to be a little meaner, seeking opportunities to hit people instead of opportunities to avoid hitting people.

what his responsibility is on that play
not all wing players are necessarily going for the block – sometimes you have someone just watching or playing zone in case there’s a fake kick. not that they’d be likely to do that in that situation, but you never know…

He was talking about having never felt this excited and happy to be playing football since he was in the NFL with the lions. I think this man’s ability and potential has yet to be tapped.

and now he has that excitement

stop forcing things to TO

still better to have a back or TE in for protection – don’t want Romo getting hurt

agree. I’ve heard players with injured ribs say the biggest problem it creates not when there is contact, but the pain, and tightness when you try to reach out like Witten needed to for that pass. If he was wearing any extra gear for the ribs that may have been a factor as well.

it wasn’t a perfect pass, but one Witten has become one of the best by grabbing balls like that every time. He deserves the benefit of the doubt that when he heals up he’ll be back to automatic on plays like that.

I just want them to show that play where he layed off (and the one in the Giants game to allow the touchdown, BTW) in game film to remind him that he better stop being such a prima donna. That said, I’d much rather have Jenkins covering. I think this guy could be a shut down cb given the time and training necessary!

If you can give safety coverage over the top then I’ll take Henry. Everyone’s been hating on Henry but he’s a solid tackler usually and has had a knack for interceptions. Henry isn’t a speed guy so you can’t use him like one and expect him to succeed. Just like Jenkins isn’t a physical guide and you can’t expect him to support the run well. Next year will be the right time to move Jenkins (or Scandrick who I like the best of the 2 rookie CBs) to the right CB spot and move Henry to FS to extend his career.

Oh, and I think we can do without Pacman too. We’ll have Newman, Jenkins and Scandrick for our nickel package. We don’t need any extra distractions like Pacman brings.