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It was mostly ugly, not much else can be said to describe it. The offense was painfully bad at times, and the defense while they did pitch a shutout and come up with a couple of picks was pretty average. ST had all sorts of penalty problems.
1) There were some players who I thought did well. Guys like Church, Spears, Bass and Albright really stood out. Hamilton looks very interesting. Very bad luck Wilbur busted his thumb, he definitely has the look of a potential starting calibar 3-4 OLB down the road.
2) Offensively, it was poor for the most part but I did think Arkin played decently at C, especially considering it was his first game ever there. I didnt see him get crushed back into the pocket and while he did miss an assignment or two and had a holding penalty, those are things that reps and good coaching can help eliminate. After hearing for days how bad the shotgun snaps were, he didnt have a single bad snap that I saw. Further, he didnt seem to have that "delayed" snap thing that Costa always seems to have going. I'm not saying he should start this year, but I think he's an interesting guy who could develop. Definitely want to see more. I also thought T Smith and Parnell looked really good. Free has the huge contract, but I kinda wonder how long his leash is, especially if Parnell continues to develop and improve.
3) The special team penalties have got to stop, but the kick and punt cover teams were outstanding.
4) There was alot of suckness overall, but two guys guys I thought played particularly poor: Dockery & Free (it wasnt that he was awful so much, but was disappointed he didnt get more push in the run game). After all the positive talk over Dockery, he looked horrendous to me.
5) There were quite a few guys I thought werent good or bad, just rather indifferent showing. Guys like Bernadeau, Crawford, Brent etc etc
6) Barring a surprise game or two now, I think McGee's time in Dallas is over. Good kid, works hard by all accounts. But we have alot of really good developmental young guys and McGee will be a UFA after this year anyway. I probably wouldnt keep him for another year at the expense of one of those younger guys now.
7) I do think we have exceptional talent & depth at LB and eventually at CB (once Claiborne and Jenkins are healthy). Church and Sensabaugh both looked good last night. I think we have a strong rotation on the DL.
Not much else I can say, pretty much everyone has already chimed in.
1) There were some players who I thought did well. Guys like Church, Spears, Bass and Albright really stood out. Hamilton looks very interesting. Very bad luck Wilbur busted his thumb, he definitely has the look of a potential starting calibar 3-4 OLB down the road.
2) Offensively, it was poor for the most part but I did think Arkin played decently at C, especially considering it was his first game ever there. I didnt see him get crushed back into the pocket and while he did miss an assignment or two and had a holding penalty, those are things that reps and good coaching can help eliminate. After hearing for days how bad the shotgun snaps were, he didnt have a single bad snap that I saw. Further, he didnt seem to have that "delayed" snap thing that Costa always seems to have going. I'm not saying he should start this year, but I think he's an interesting guy who could develop. Definitely want to see more. I also thought T Smith and Parnell looked really good. Free has the huge contract, but I kinda wonder how long his leash is, especially if Parnell continues to develop and improve.
3) The special team penalties have got to stop, but the kick and punt cover teams were outstanding.
4) There was alot of suckness overall, but two guys guys I thought played particularly poor: Dockery & Free (it wasnt that he was awful so much, but was disappointed he didnt get more push in the run game). After all the positive talk over Dockery, he looked horrendous to me.
5) There were quite a few guys I thought werent good or bad, just rather indifferent showing. Guys like Bernadeau, Crawford, Brent etc etc
6) Barring a surprise game or two now, I think McGee's time in Dallas is over. Good kid, works hard by all accounts. But we have alot of really good developmental young guys and McGee will be a UFA after this year anyway. I probably wouldnt keep him for another year at the expense of one of those younger guys now.
7) I do think we have exceptional talent & depth at LB and eventually at CB (once Claiborne and Jenkins are healthy). Church and Sensabaugh both looked good last night. I think we have a strong rotation on the DL.
Not much else I can say, pretty much everyone has already chimed in.
