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The reach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys will take it however it comes. On the road. Against a bad team with a bad quarterback. By the skin of their teeth.
This shit is 1-1. The Philadelphia Eagles are 1-1. Let's party.
The Cowboys did beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 yesterday in one of the weirdest games I've seen in a long time.
For a full half, I would've beat everything that the Cowboys would lose. Granted, they were only down 7-0 and then 14-0 and then 14-7, but the Cowboys were completely and utterly overmatched. The score didn't reflect the ass whipping that the Niners were laying down on the Cowboys. If they were a better team, they would have been leading 28-0 going into half.
Then it got weird. Things happened. There was zero flow and that helped the Cowboys. Unlike a lot of games that kind of swoop by, you can almost replay this game in your mind and pinpoint those moments and plays that defined the final score.
The Doug Free fumble recovery. The encroachment penalty. The Alan Ball interception. Tony Romo's triumphant Willis Reed return. The Jesse Holley first down. The Jason Witten fourth-and-five catch.
Then you look up, Holley can't quit praising the Lord, Dan Bailey's a golden god, Romo is Kirk Gibson, the defense has allowed 206 total yards and the dumb Cowboys are 1-1.
It's the shakiest 1-1 in franchise history. But it's still 1-1.
Grades:
Quarterback -- B
I'm not going to cut corners with the quarterback play, it sucked a lot. For one half, it sucked. For all of Jon Kitna's 10 pass attempts it sucked. But for one quarter, it was brilliant. Romo made some kickass throws. The ones to Holley and Witten were brilliant. The third Miles Austin touchdown was stupendous.
Running Back -- D-
The Dallas Cowboys can't run the football. That will sink them.
Wide Receiver -- A+
No Dez Bryant. No problem. Miles Austin looked fantastic. Jesse Holley turns out might be a real NFL player. And that's all they really needed.
Tight End -- A
Jason Witten just didn't have a good day. He was thoroughly impactful. Some huge catches on third and fourth downs.
Offensive Line -- A
Really, not bad. Considering that Derrick Dockery was replacing Bill Nagy and Phil Costa got hurt midway through the game. Romo's injury came on him rolling out, after he threw the ball. I saw Kyle Kosier miss a block on the one sack. However, you get an "A" due solely to Doug Free pouncing on Miles Austin fumble just before the game-tying field goal. Heads-up play.
Defensive Line -- A
The Niners were going to win if they ran the ball. They couldn't. Try 45 total rushing yards. Furthermore, I felt they were consistently in Alex Smith's grill. Jason Hatcher and Jay Ratliff combined for three sacks.
Linebackers -- B
A nice day. Three sacks and a handful of great players here and there. Thought Sean Lee was quieter, but still good. Anthony Spencer got hung up in coverage. DeMarcus Ware made up for it later on a sack when he was smothering the running back in pass coverage.
Secondary -- A
Honestly, a poor game to judge the Cowboys by. Even if the Niners wanted to pick on the broken secondary, they couldn't. The Patriots or Chargers would, but the Niners can't. The touchdown on Mike Jenkins was simply a superbly thrown ball. The 49ers managed just 132 passing yards. Alan Ball with the interception, which made up for him getting picked on all day.
Special Teams -- C
A missed chip-shot field goal. A penalty on a field goal (that was oddly turned down, I thought, by the 49ers) and a bad run back from Kendall Hunter. Still, Dan Bailey nailed that 48-yarder to tie it. An underrated aspect of this team is its overall good kick coverage. Outside of a small run back yesterday, they've shut teams down. Tedd Ginn did barely anything.
Coaching -- B
Thought the defense played well. Better than what it appeared. I do think we need to question play calling. For one, dump the trick plays in the trash can. Until this team can win games consistently, there's little use for them. Also, why run them against teams you can actually beat. Save them for the Patriots or Eagles. Also, the wide receiver does not need to run the ball, especially on fourth-and-one. Finally, the playcalling in the red zone sucks. Run, run, run the ball. And the fade does not work. Quit it.
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