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Jonesy I can imagine being beaten to death with walrus tusks being more appealing than having to listen to Mike Tirico defend referees, Jon Gruden drool on himself and Ron Jaworski say "football."
There's at least a dozen dental procedures I'd prefer over watching that tripe over and over.
As for the Dallas Cowboys they get a piece of first in the NFC East and a division win. I don't care if it 18-16. The 2010 Dallas Cowboys would have given up Jason Witten's Albertson's endorsement for a 18-16 win.
Before the game -- like five minutes before -- I said a thing to watch was the Cowboys' ability to overcome obstacles (injuries ... bad snaps) and win a game in spite of themselves.
Four quarters later, that's exactly what they did. The Dallas Cowboys, I don't think, will win the division or the Super Bowl. But I saw more tonight than I saw any of the past three seasons.
Grades:
Quarterback -- B
I realize he was playing with a half deck. I realize that all the bad stuff was not his fault. Yet, I felt there was more he could have done. And that sounds a tad bit ridiculous, I know. Still, there were bad throws that had nothing to do with bad routes that were luckily not picked off. With the blitzes coming, why aren't adjustments made at the line. I thought hot routes were made to beat the blitz. Instead, he was throwing the ball of his back foot up for grabs.
Running Back -- B
As the game progressed, I felt the offensive line start to pick things up in the run game. However, as many times as there wasn't a hole, I felt the running backs, particularly Felix Jones, were missing holes, missing cuts where there was space. By the third and fourth quarters, they were finding those holes. Jones wound up with 14 carries and 115 yards. Major props to that guy toughing out some hard runs and the coaching staff for (maybe beyond their control) staying with the run.
Wide Receiver -- C
You have to wonder if Kevin Ogletree -- for all the promise -- is smart enough. One poor route resulted in an interception, and eventually a touchdown. Another stalled a red zone possession. Yet, how many huge catches did the receivers become responsible for? Laurent Robinson at least ran a good route and caught the ball. Wonderful play on the botched snap that he came back to catch for a tiny gain. Dez Bryant was missing until his gigantic catch on the winning drive. How can Jessie Holley make this squad worse?
Tight End -- C
Not a huge night, numberswise, due to being held on the line to help protect.
Offensive Line -- D
More bad than good. That might be an understatement. Throughout, I didn't think they were as bad the announcers made them to be. If the Redskins are rushing eight, there's still just five O-linemen. However, we can't ignore the penalties, Doug Free getting beat like a rented mule and Phil Costa's snap issues. All fixable problems, however.
Defensive Line -- A
The Redskins managed just 65 yards, which is like death to them. Tim Hightower and Roy Helu had nothing to do and nowhere to go. Kenyon Coleman and Jason Hatcher stood out to me. Another solid week for them.
Linebackers -- A+
Player of the game go in this order: Romo, Sean Lee, DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer. Oops. Bailey. OK, starting players in that order. Sean Lee was spectacular for the third straight week. Intercepted a pass and recovered the game-sinching fumble. Countless tackles and disruptions. Overall, Ware had his butt handed to me him by Trent Williams. Still, late, Ware found a way to either get to Grossman or hurry him into a throw he didn't want to attempt.
Secondary -- C
Outside of getting beat, I didn't notice a safety or corner.
Special Teams -- A+
Dan Bailey was the lynchpin. Six field goals. All down the middle of the uprights. The kick coverage is what put the Cowboys over the edge. At times, it was smothering. Brandon Banks was a weapon nullified.
Coaching -- B
Rob Ryan has that defense playing at a very high level. They give nothing up and tighten up at the right moment. I would question some of the play calling, but in general I have no problems here. Two-thirds of the Cowboys (defense, special teams) are playing at a very, very high level. The offense is a recovered injury or two from getting back to normal.
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