We can beat Dallas...

[chickenhead]

The best thing we can do to stop Dallas' offense is keep them off the field. If Q is back, Hightower and James are clicking, and the Cards keep on picking up 3rd downs yesterday (against a good Buffalo D), it could lead to great things...

 

[nashman]

Agree chickenhead if we can control the clock and keep the chains moving we can limit their offense simply by keeping them on the sideline. Use short passes, the run exactly as we did against the Bills and we could take this game, well that and the Boys haven't exactly looked all that great in their past few games. The D needs to lay a few hard hits on Romo as well he needs to feel the pressure, not have all day to stand back there.

 

[D-Dogg]

I'd say 60-40 was fair. at the beginning of the game the cards fans were very loud. I went to a cowboys game in SD a few years ago and there were actually more cowboys fans at that game.

There were ALWAYS more cowboys fans at SDS. By far.

 

[D-Dogg]

It really looked like DRC got beat by a double move, and that's what Steve Beuerlein indicated on the CBS telecast. DRC matched Evans stride for stride, but couldn't make up the 7-8 yards he lost by falling for Evans slant fake.

Yeah, he got beat, badly, and recovered as fast as he could. Rolle was cheating over to the left and when he saw DRC beat, he was too far out of position to support. He started his move about the same time that DRC recovered, putting both of them out of the play completely. Rolle also took a bad angle, chancing on an underthrown ball instead of taking a line to where he'd be in front of/at evans. You can even see him realize the ball was thrown well and evans would catch in stride and he adjusts again. Too late. If the ball would have been short and Evans held up, it would have been the right move. It was absolutely the wrong decision though. But that one was on DRC mostly...he got smoked. It's ok...he's a rook and will learn from it.

 

[ajcardfan]

One of the late night shows pointed out that Rolle started moving up because he was watching Losman and apparently thought he might run. It sure looked like that was what he was doing. Not a real smart play considering he was about 40 yards away from Losman.

 

[Russ Smith]

It is very possible that DRC got beat on that bomb. It is also possible that they were in a zone and DRC was expecting over the top help from Rolle. Rolle ran a bad, bad angle on Evans.

I'd have to watch it again...

Looked like DRC bit the first move of the double move and then lost his footing trying to recover and nearly went down.

Rolle was out of position too of course but DRC screwed up first.

 

[Russ Smith]

I am more worried about Felix Jones. He has the speed to take away our slower DE's. I forsee a huge day from Felix.

Agreed the kid is really a blur on kick returns, passes, and out of the backfield.

They don't give him the ball that much but if they've scouted our defense I'd have to assume they'll use him(and Witten) a lot because that's what we can't stop, RB"s out of the backfield and TE's. That and WR's running 10 yards behind the CB with no FS in sight.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Looked like DRC bit the first move of the double move and then lost his footing trying to recover and nearly went down.

Rolle was out of position too of course but DRC screwed up first.

My view of DRC was pretty obstructed. By the time I saw him, he was behind Evans.

BTW, that was a hell of a throw by Losman. That thing looked to be 50+ yards in the air.

 

[abomb]

The Bills had good representation pre-game.

Ftfy.

My view of DRC was pretty obstructed. By the time I saw him, he was behind Evans.

BTW, that was a hell of a throw by Losman. That thing looked to be 50+ yards in the air.

Losman has always had an absolute cannon for an arm.

 

[Mulli]

Cards better put serious pressure on Romo. They should also be sure not to overpursue. Cowboys were killing the Bungles with misdirection stuff yesterday.

 

[joeshmo]

Dallas is very beatable if we show up to play.

Romo is good for a turnover a game easily. You have to make them pay for that.

There D is very average. Inconsistent pass rush - they do have a high amount of sacks but the overall pass rush is lacking in terms of overall pressure. Dallas fans are complaining of a very vanilla and very uninventive scheme and play calling. Pedestrian D stats overall. There D doesnt make many plays - Lots of penalties very few turnovers. There Secondary plays off man coverage more then our DB's do with a lot of deep coverage. Same as Buffalo this past game. Same O game plan of spreading the ball around throwing to what the D was giving us and letting the WR get the extra yards might be the best game plan again.

Our O's are about as similar in total production yards and scoring as it can get.

Again we need to make Dallas pay for their turnovers, lack of creating turnovers, and their high amount of penalties. Dallas can and does make mistakes often.

 

[Russ Smith]

Ftfy.



Losman has always had an absolute cannon for an arm.

Yep his problem is between his ears, he has a great arm and he's very athletic. HIs problems are he's inconsistent and he's had issues in the past because he's too cocky and not well liked by teammates.

He does throw a great deep ball though.

 

[seesred]

The Cowgirls can be beaten by the Cardinals team of this past Sunday. The crowd has got to be as loud as they were. Warner no turnovers and the O-line doing what it has just done. We will and should score netween 24-35 points. Cna the D hold them under 25? If Wilson can play I'm a believer.

GBR
40

 

[CarterAZ]

Call me crazy, but I don’t have a good feeling about this game. Can we beat Dallas?... Sure, I think so. But IMHO we’re gonna have to be nearly flawless, and we’re going to have to put up some serious points… like maybe more than 24 to be in the game in the end.

Our defense is the same one Favre torched us all day long on… except we seemingly play much, much better at home.

If it comes downs to special teams, I’m not watching…

 

[Arizona's Finest]

The key is will Dallas be getting up for this game or look at it as another round with SOC.

If we fire them up during the week with agitating quotes (DD already has a head start on this), or the spread is too low, or they get lambasted both locally and nationally for a poor performance this past Sunday, a motivated Cowboys team is going to be tough to beat just on pure talent and the weapons they have on both sides of the ball.

At the same time I think we are a completely different team at home and if a one dimensional Eagles team can put up 37 on them in Dallas I think we can play them point for point too. IMO turnovers and/or ST's will be the difference. We will see.

As T.O. would say "Bring your popcorn......."

 

[Duckjake]

Out of 18 games played at the new stadium the Cards have only played 4 bad games:

Dallas and Denver in 2006 and Carolina and SF in 2007 They lost to the Rams,Bears,and Chiefs in '06 on tough plays that went against them. Otherwise they played well in those games.

I just hope we don't see a repeat of the 2006 game Sunday.

 

[TJ]

I say we throw a lot of zone blitzes at Tony Homo in the beginning to see if we can get him rattled.

 

[Lorenzo]

a lot of you guys have some good ensight on this game.....too many posts to respond to given I'm the only cowboys fan on here. speculation is great and I love to speculate. I will throw in some facts about felix jones. the cowboys have to get felix jones the ball. in the only game he didn't get a carry out of the backfield they lost. and still were in position to win in the fourth qtr. when you look at his production it is mind boggling. on paper and on the field it almost looks like a mirror image of what he did in college. on just 27 carries he has 244 yards...9.0. now dumb cowboys fans and media types will say you gotta get him the ball 15 times in a game. no....he needs to touch it 5-10 times out of the back field and then he can be a true change of pace back and continue to get his explosive plays. but if you give him the ball 0 times he can't help you win a game. so aside from the wash and philly game...the cowboys coaching has got it right.

 

[TJ]

a lot of you guys have some good ensight on this game.....too many posts to respond to given I'm the only cowboys fan on here. speculation is great and I love to speculate. I will throw in some facts about felix jones. the cowboys have to get felix jones the ball. in the only game he didn't get a carry out of the backfield they lost. and still were in position to win in the fourth qtr. when you look at his production it is mind boggling. on paper and on the field it almost looks like a mirror image of what he did in college. on just 27 carries he has 244 yards...9.0. now dumb cowboys fans and media types will say you gotta get him the ball 15 times in a game. no....he needs to touch it 5-10 times out of the back field and then he can be a true change of pace back and continue to get his explosive plays. but if you give him the ball 0 times he can't help you win a game. so aside from the wash and philly game...the cowboys coaching has got it right.

An intelligent Cowboy's fan?? OXYMORON!!!

 

[SuperSpck]

Here's a good bit from Shawn Springs, via Peter King:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/10/05/week5/3.html

"You have to play variable forms of bump coverage to have a chance to stop Terrell Owens. Forget giving him a free release off the line.

So how did Springs drive Owens mad in Dallas? His view: "When I got drafted by Seattle, they picked me because I was a big corner, and the game was evolving to the point where teams wanted big corners to be physical with the big receivers.
"I've checked T.O. so many times over the years, and I've learned a lot. Once he gets his speed up, he's very hard to stop. But he's not as explosive coming off the line as some other guys are. He doesn't think anyone can cover him one-on-one, but in our game-planning last week, [defensive coordinator Greg] Blache said, 'We ain't gonna double T.O.' He was giving him to me, one-on-one. He told me, 'I need you this week. We're gonna load up the box [to stop the run], and you got T.O.'
"I loved it. The little waterbug receivers, I can't stay with them. My game is the bigger guys. With T.O., you cannot let him free-release off the line. He will kill you if he gets off the line. Another thing is, you can't play a guy the same way every time. I might stab him one-handed with my inside hand, maybe come back with my other hand [in the five-yard bump zone]. I just try to jam him the first two or three yards. Sometimes he'll bull-rush me. Sometimes he'll try to get away from me. Whatever I do, I try to make some contact with him. That's important. Then I just run with him downfield. There's contact, but it's not interference, it's just two guys going to make a play. And the officials usually let us play.
"Most teams usually come into the game and say, 'We're not gonna let T.O. beat us,' and they do whatever they have to do to try to stop him. But Dallas has so many other ways to beat you. The way to play them is to try to put one guy on T.O., be a little physical, and try to neutralize him.''

 

[Pariah]

If we're to believe that Dallas is getting soft from its time under Wade Phillips, then this should be a trap game for them. Despite being a better team , I do think it's still in the back of the players' minds that "it's just the cardinals." So, maybe they'll be sleeping.

If they're not sleeping, then I think it will be very, very difficult to beat the Cowboys Sunday.

As an aside (and an aside that doesn't bode well for the "sleeping" theory), I saw one of the Dallas defenders talking after Sunday's game against cinci about WR duos. He said "Other than those guys in the desert, [Cinci's] might be the best."

 

[CardShark]

We could really use Q in this one.

 

[Spielman]

Here's a good bit from Shawn Springs, via Peter King:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/10/05/week5/3.html

"You have to play variable forms of bump coverage to have a chance to stop Terrell Owens. Forget giving him a free release off the line.

So how did Springs drive Owens mad in Dallas? His view: "When I got drafted by Seattle, they picked me because I was a big corner, and the game was evolving to the point where teams wanted big corners to be physical with the big receivers.
"I've checked T.O. so many times over the years, and I've learned a lot. Once he gets his speed up, he's very hard to stop. But he's not as explosive coming off the line as some other guys are. He doesn't think anyone can cover him one-on-one, but in our game-planning last week, [defensive coordinator Greg] Blache said, 'We ain't gonna double T.O.' He was giving him to me, one-on-one. He told me, 'I need you this week. We're gonna load up the box [to stop the run], and you got T.O.'
"I loved it. The little waterbug receivers, I can't stay with them. My game is the bigger guys. With T.O., you cannot let him free-release off the line. He will kill you if he gets off the line. Another thing is, you can't play a guy the same way every time. I might stab him one-handed with my inside hand, maybe come back with my other hand [in the five-yard bump zone]. I just try to jam him the first two or three yards. Sometimes he'll bull-rush me. Sometimes he'll try to get away from me. Whatever I do, I try to make some contact with him. That's important. Then I just run with him downfield. There's contact, but it's not interference, it's just two guys going to make a play. And the officials usually let us play.
"Most teams usually come into the game and say, 'We're not gonna let T.O. beat us,' and they do whatever they have to do to try to stop him. But Dallas has so many other ways to beat you. The way to play them is to try to put one guy on T.O., be a little physical, and try to neutralize him.''

I'll go a couple of weeks thinking Peter King is just utterly useless, and then he digs up something like this. Truth is, for connections, and getting good information from good people, he's fantastic at his job. Picks and other stuff... no.

And I really wish he'd shut up about baseball. Everything he says makes me roll my eyes, and eventually they'll get stuck like that.

 

[Redheart]

Yep, DRC got toasted, Rolle didn't help him out at all either.

It was a case of our rookie corner and our rookie safety getting a lesson.

 

[Redsz]

Do not under estimate what Todd Haley knows about Dallas. He was there for three years and I'm sure he has some insights what Romo etc do well and don't do so well.