Cowboys @ Buccaneers: What Players & Coaches Are Saying (Offensive Edition)

Way to go Tony. And also Felix and Sammy running the ball with authority. But I still can’t figure out Dez’ disappearance at the end of games. And defense took the second half off a little bit. Let’s end this thing with a couple of great games against NFC East opponents on a high note and hit the playoffs.

I just popped on to say Romo is not elite and Felix is a bust and that the Cowboys STINK in December.

One down 6 more to go.

Thanks to KD I was able to see that Romo is elite and would embarrass another secondary. I also could tell that our D would end Rahim’s career but alas only had 1 vote to give so I put it to good use and voted Romo.
Anybody else see the Romo interview after the game when Primetime told Romo if he got the ‘Boys to the NFC Champion game he’d wear a Romo jersey? Never thought I’d hear him make that deal!

The Cowboys really needed that. Did anyone notice the commentators actually had some interesting things to say?

It’s a good thing to be able to trust your qb to make plays. Had that thought when I watched Josh Freeman. Romo played real smart. Best play was when he threw that ball to the ground before getting sacked it was great one. And that qb sneak was beautifull. Defense got pressure and that showed when played against young qb. eli made lots of plays last week when pressured so the difference where there.

Team needs to come out with same fire next week and beat the Eagles all over the field….OH and I will be routing for the Deadskins hard today

Re-Focused: Cowboys @ Buccaneers, Week 15

Dallas – Performances of Note

Stepping up: Part 1

When DeMarco Murray went down against the Giants last week, there was a a collective gasp, and then moment of silence from Cowboys fans that showcased their fear of losing Murray. Well, fear no more if Felix Jones (+2.9) continues to play the way he did in this game. The former first-round pick was good last Sunday but hurt his team by coughing up the ball, so this was a much needed game with little to be disappointed by (though he was somewhat fortunate to fumble a ball out of bounds). He forced six missed tackles, picked up 83 of his 108 yards after contact, and had a number of impressive runs–none more so than his jaunt down the field with 7:04 to go in the second quarter. Jones was given plenty of room to work with but hit the (large) hole with authority, before making Sean Jones miss in the open field and causing a huge panic in the Bucs’ defense on his way to a 37-yard gain. Has the performance of Murray lit a fire under Jones? Can he carry on? The answer to the latter could be what defines the Dallas season.

Brilliant Bennett: Part 1

Mike Mayock made the point that Martellus Bennett (+5.8) hasn’t become the player Dallas expected him to be after he picked up a rare first down. It’s a valid point but one that maybe plays down what Bennett has become; one of the best blocking tight ends in all of football. The only player to get the better of him was his older brother Michael (who we’ll get to later) as Bennett had his way with Da’quan Bowers, Mason Foster and any other Buccaneer he could get his hand on. You don’t often see tight ends do as much quality blocking in one game but Bennett, who dominated Bowers at the line of scrimmage (putting him on the floor at 2:14 in Q1) and Foster at the second level (Q3, 10:28), had one of the best blocking performances of any tight end all year. Kudos to doing a job that goes unnoticed.

i think Faulk tried to make himself look smarter or correct about some of the bad game decisions but Romo did a great job answering everyone. Romo’s always been the type that would rather not speak when things are going great or bad but somehow the media only wants to talk when its "bad"’

In one of his post-game interviews last night, Romo made an offhanded comment about the Packers being 8-6 at this point last season. They not only had to win their last two games including the final game against a division rival, but they actually needed help to get in to the playoffs. At this point in the season, they were dealing with a raft of injuries and were no ones’ obvious pick to make the run that they did.

The team that ends up winning it all is often not the team that everyone would pick in week 14. What matters is getting hot at the right time and making a run in the playoffs. Are the Cowboys that team? Maybe, maybe not, we’ll find out. But last season’s champions certainly show why it’s important to keep fighting as long as you have a chance, and the unexpected often happens in the National Football League.

“Offensively, we’ve been doing some good things,” he said. “I think we’re just going to continue to keep doing some of the stuff, and I think we’ll figure it out a little bit.”

Geez, that says a lot.

Anytime I do it I get ripped apart