1. He didn't run the ball enough. Tanard Choice was slicing and dicing the Ravens D and he was the only consistent factor throughout the night. For him to carry the ball only 17 times when he was averaging over 5 yards a pop is just ridiculous.
2. Not enough two tight end sets. When you use two tight ends against a 3-4 defense it severely hampers their ability to blitz. Thats something that Wade should know since he has been a 3-4 guru for quite some time. We have a damn good rookie tight end in Bennett and he didn't get much burn at all
3. We use Pacman Jones on punt returns where he is shaky but wait to use him on KO return to the end of the game?! Oh and he only got the ball out to the 50 the one time he touched it on KO return
4. How you don't try an onside kick at the end of the game is beyond me. Yeah I'm pissed about McClain taking it to the house but the truth is the game was already basically over. All the Ravens had to do was make one first down. Even if they had to punt we would have been put in a position of having to score with basically 10 or 15 seconds left
5. Which leads to us run blitzing on first down which takes your safety valve out of play in case a long run breaks which it did.
Now we got physically whupped at the end too. Lo Neal decleated Bradie James and Ken Hamlin is going to have nightmares about being runover by Magahee and stiff armed by McClain. But the truth is the Defense was worn out at that point. We can't keep having all these turnovers by Romo. Times like now show why the Cowboys should have gone out and got a better option at backup QB. I love Brad Johnson for all he has done during his career but he isn't a viable option when Romo is in a rut.
So after last week when I only lost 1 game on the Big Game board I start this week off already wearing a L. Well I am reposting the rest of my picks. I hope today is a much much better day
Update: With both of my teams
Update 2: Ouch...Just Ouch.
Sunday
Cardinals vs Patriots
Steelers vs Titans
Falcons vs Vikings
Eagles vs Deadskins
Panthers vs Giants
Monday
Packers vs Bears
My Picks
Cowboys: Defense shows up big time and schools the rookie QB Joe Flacco. X
Patriots: Cards get Mossed and they are horrible on the road.
Steelers: Losing Haynesworth sets the Titan D back, Harrison knocks Collins out of the game. X
Vikings: They win in a squeaker at home, but Turner still has a big day against them. X
Eagles: Donovan has a big day, setting up a huge came next week vs the Cowboys. X
Giants: Having Jacobs back helps to right the ship.
Bears: Green Bay has fallen off and the Bears are still pushing for a playoff spot.
Erybody else
Bengals, Lions X, 49ers , Dolphins, Bucs X, Broncos X, Jets X, and Texans X
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