Positives and Negatives through 2 weeks

[Smitty]

Post your thoughts.

Positives:

- All levels of defense are overall playing well.
- Lee looks like he never missed a snap.
- Patmon isn't out of place being on the field and Mo isn't embarrassing himself.
- We are 2-0 with both wins being huge division games.
- I think the OL will get better as the season goes, they didn't get much work in preseason.

Negatives:

- Injury bug is killing us this year.
- Cole Beasley has gotta go as a punt returner. He doesn't even have the confidence to make tough fair catches in traffic. He keeps backing off, and it's gonna cost them.
- Cole Beasley in general has underwhelmed. Was hoping he'd step up and be uncoverable in the short and intermediate.
- While the Defense in general has played well, pretty underwhelmed with the pass rush. Obviously no Hardy yet and Gregory has been out but not much else. Two sacks in two games?
- RBs just aren't getting it done.

 

[Newt]

The biggest negative to me last night was all the penalties. I think we had 4 false starts? A few illegal formations, Zach Martin down field on a screen (not really his fault), several holding calls and a delay of game. Very unorganized football. Gotta get that stuff straightened out.

 

[BipolarFuk]

The Bease has been underwhelming so far after all the "uncoverable" hype he got during camp.

 

[Cotton]

The biggest negative to me last night was all the penalties. I think we had 4 false starts? A few illegal formations, Zach Martin down field on a screen (not really his fault), several holding calls and a delay of game. Very unorganized football. Gotta get that stuff straightened out.

Yes, and 3 of those were on Bernie. Just leave Collins in there and stop with this guard by committee nonsense.

 

[22cowboysfan22]

I put the running game issues on our OL, not our RBs. Randle ran very well yesterday, he just had no room to run on most of his carries. Think that we should just stick Collins in at LG, he's a better run blocker than Bernadeau and it was Bernie's man that hit Romo on the play that he got hurt.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Turnovers and penalties have to get under control.

 

[ravidubey]

The Bease has been underwhelming so far after all the "uncoverable" hype he got during camp.

Like Randle, he can be taken down too easily.

Frankly though I don't care about distance at this point. Just give Weeden targets to dink and dunk to and an occasional well planned deep shot.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Frankly though I don't care about distance at this point. Just give Weeden targets to dink and dunk to and an occasional well planned deep shot.

I think it's awfully early to make a determination on Beasley. Week 1 our offense was basically moving the ball at will. Sometimes when everything is working a guy like Beasley may get left out. In week two against the Eagles we had such an odd day with the injury and the penalty. I haven't given up on Beasley having a serious impact as a WR just yet. It's way too early for that. Just like it's too early to judge Randle and the running game.

 

[ravidubey]

I think it's awfully early to make a determination on Beasley. Week 1 our offense was basically moving the ball at will. Sometimes when everything is working a guy like Beasley may get left out. In week two against the Eagles we had such an odd day with the injury and the penalty. I haven't given up on Beasley having a serious impact as a WR just yet. It's way too early for that. Just like it's too early to judge Randle and the running game.

At this point in his career, Beasley needs to be a bonus addition to an offensive machine that runs fine without him.

When you need to rely on him to actually make plays, he's proven unable to rise to the occasion. I like the grit he shows for a small guy, but in the end it comes down to production.

Without being insta-tackled.

Without fumbling.

And dare we ask, maybe draw a double team? Occasionally?

I mean he is the #2 WR on the team. Not his fault he has this role, but I said he'd have to step up his game before the season and people laughed.

None of us are laughing much now.

 

[boozeman]

Turnovers and penalties have to get under control.

The penalties especially. Eighteen? Jesus Christ.

That would kill a completely healthy team let alone one without their two best offensive players.

The calls on the OL really bothered me yesterday.

When players commit penalties, that implies a lack of confidence in what they are asked to do.

The OL has regressed without Callahan so far IMO.

 

[Jiggyfly]

At this point in his career, Beasley needs to be a bonus addition to an offensive machine that runs fine without him.

When you need to rely on him to actually make plays, he's proven unable to rise to the occasion. I like the grit he shows for a small guy, but in the end it comes down to production.

Without being insta-tackled.

Without fumbling.

And dare we ask, maybe draw a double team? Occasionally?

I mean he is the #2 WR on the team. Not his fault he has this role, but I said he'd have to step up his game before the season and people laughed.

None of us are laughing much now.

He drew a double team on the Witten TD last week.

 

[Cotton]

He drew a double team on the Witten TD last week.

He was talking about Beasley.

 

[Jiggyfly]

He was talking about Beasley.

Yeah that's Beasley in the slot next to Witten drawing a double.

 

[Cotton]

Yeah that's Beasley in the slot next to Witten drawing a double.

Williams draws a definitive double. The LBer near Beasley looks like he's more just dropping into his zone coverage. Because he's right between Witten and Beasley.

 

[NoDak]

I said he'd have to step up his game before the season and people laughed.

None of us are laughing much now.

You also were saying that when we had a full roster of WRs. Not with him in the #2 spot. Beasely would have been just fine in the role he was in. Not one single person here, including yourself, ever envisioned him in a starting role.

But if it makes you feel like you're some kind of football prophet who foreseen this happening... Carry on with your bad self.

 

[Jiggyfly]

Williams draws a definitive double. The LBer near Beasley looks like he's more just dropping into his zone coverage. Because he's right between Witten and Beasley.

What?

The LB is playing underneath Beasley it's obvious Beasley is his assignment.

His entire movement is toward Beasley he never pays Witten attention until the ball is thrown.

 

[L.T. Fan]

The penalties especially. Eighteen? Jesus Christ.

That would kill a completely healthy team let alone one without their two best offensive players.

The calls on the OL really bothered me yesterday.

When players commit penalties, that implies a lack of confidence in what they are asked to do.

The OL has regressed without Callahan so far IMO.

Yep. I knew, that Callahan would be missed. The OL doesn't look like the same group and certainly aren't mentally prepared. Alot of undisciplined talent at this point. It will have to do better or the season is sunk. The Dallas defense can help keep the opponents score down but they can't produce enough points to win games. The OL will have to reach down and gut it out.

 

[Smitty]

I'm not ready to say we miss Callahan.

We didn't get much work as a unit in the preseason and there have been a couple injuries. Give it another week or two and see where we are.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I'm not ready to say we miss Callahan.

We didn't get much work as a unit in the preseason and there have been a couple injuries. Give it another week or two and see where we are.

I was the one who predicted losing Callahan would hurt us more then the loss of Murray but I agree with you on this. The Eagles gave our line trouble when Callahan was here too. This isn't new for our team. Now if we don't see better run blocking over the next few weeks I'll say how right I was about the loss of Callahan.

 

[dallen]

Frank Pollack doesn't coach penalties