Despite all of the injuries that the Dallas Cowboys were faced with, they found a way to win.
Their win may not have been very impressive, but their QB was…for his long-awaited leadership.
Dallas QB Tony Romo has temporarily silenced all of his naysayers (including myself) in regards to his inability to lead his team. His display in week 2 could have been considered a farce, but after a passionate Monday Night performance against the Washington Redskins he has shown that he can be a courageous leader.
Romo had no TDs against the Redskins, but he was able to march his team within field goal range six times with a broken rib to top the Redskins by two points. K Dan Bailey scored each of the Cowboys’ 18 points, but Romo was the hero.
One of the major, although unusual, issues that the Cowboys were forced to overcome were the botched snaps by C Phil Costa. Something was obviously occurring during the second half to cause this problem and Romo’s frustrations was quite clear as he walked to the sideline pointing to his head and saying to Costa, “Think, think.”
The Cowboys were also playing through several injuries. TE Jason Witten (bruised ribs), RB Felix Jones (dislocated shoulder), and WR Dez Bryant (bruised thigh) were among the injured who played. WR Miles Austin (hamstring) was out against the Redskins, making Romo’s job that much more difficult as evidence by his frustration in having to tell WR Kevin Olgeltree where to line up and where he should have been for his route assignment after an incompletion that could have led to only Dallas’ only TD of the game.
Redskins’ CB DeAngelo Hall proved to be rather ineffective against the Cowboys even after his wide spread announcement last week detailing that he would “put his helmet on whatever’s hurt.” Hall had a costly facemask penalty
Despite all of the injuries that the Dallas Cowboys were faced with, they found a way to win.
Their win may not have been very impressive, but their QB was…for his long-awaited leadership.
Dallas QB Tony Romo has temporarily silenced all of his naysayers (including myself) in regards to his inability to lead his team. His display in week 2 could have been considered a farce, but after a passionate Monday Night performance against the Washington Redskins he has shown that he can be a courageous leader.
Romo had no TDs against the Redskins, but he was able to march his team within field goal range six times with a broken rib to top the Redskins by two points. K Dan Bailey scored each of the Cowboys’ 18 points, but Romo was the hero.
One of the major, although unusual, issues that the Cowboys were forced to overcome were the botched snaps by C Phil Costa. Something was obviously occurring during the second half to cause this problem and Romo’s frustrations was quite clear as he walked to the sideline pointing to his head and saying to Costa, “Think, think.”
The Cowboys were also playing through several injuries. TE Jason Witten (bruised ribs), RB Felix Jones (dislocated shoulder), and WR Dez Bryant (bruised thigh) were among the injured who played. WR Miles Austin (hamstring) was out against the Redskins, making Romo’s job that much more difficult as evidence by his frustration in having to tell WR Kevin Olgeltree where to line up and where he should have been for his route assignment after an incompletion that could have led to only Dallas’ only TD of the game.
Redskins’ CB DeAngelo Hall proved to be rather ineffective against the Cowboys even after his wide spread announcement last week detailing that he would “put his helmet on whatever’s hurt.” Hall had a costly facemask penalty
that gave the Cowboys 15 extra yards in addition to the 30 yards gained by Bryant.
The Redskins took a major risk when they decided to continuously blitz the ‘Boys. Two straight all out blitzes with nine defenders stacked in the box proved to be the nail in the coffin for the ‘Skins. With a second down, the ‘Skins stacked the box for the all out blitz that forced an incompletion for Romo, but afterwards during third down and another all out blitz with nine in the box yet again and Bryant in one-on-one coverage, Romo completed his longest pass of the season to Bryant.
Outside of the mistakes made by the defense of the Redskins, QB Rex Grossman showed his “true” colors. Everyone has wondered when the Grossman of past would appear and during the fourth quarter he showed up in a major way.
Not only was Grossman sacked three times during this game, but he fumbled (forced by LB Anthony Spencer) with 28 seconds remaining. LB Spencer Lee proved to be a defensive presence all night against the Redskins and he recovered the fumble to secure the victory over the Redskins.
While Romo found a way in which to rise to the occasion, while Grossman found a way to flop. Romo has statistically been an elite QB, but has left far too many doubts in the minds of all watching. After his gutsy performance in week 2 and his passionate execution in week 3, Romo may be on the verge of ushering in a new era.
that gave the Cowboys 15 extra yards in addition to the 30 yards gained by Bryant.
The Redskins took a major risk when they decided to continuously blitz the ‘Boys. Two straight all out blitzes with nine defenders stacked in the box proved to be the nail in the coffin for the ‘Skins. With a second down, the ‘Skins stacked the box for the all out blitz that forced an incompletion for Romo, but afterwards during third down and another all out blitz with nine in the box yet again and Bryant in one-on-one coverage, Romo completed his longest pass of the season to Bryant.
Outside of the mistakes made by the defense of the Redskins, QB Rex Grossman showed his “true” colors. Everyone has wondered when the Grossman of past would appear and during the fourth quarter he showed up in a major way.
Not only was Grossman sacked three times during this game, but he fumbled (forced by LB Anthony Spencer) with 28 seconds remaining. LB Spencer Lee proved to be a defensive presence all night against the Redskins and he recovered the fumble to secure the victory over the Redskins.
While Romo found a way in which to rise to the occasion, while Grossman found a way to flop. Romo has statistically been an elite QB, but has left far too many doubts in the minds of all watching. After his gutsy performance in week 2 and his passionate execution in week 3, Romo may be on the verge of ushering in a new era.
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Dez Bryant, Felix Jones, Jason Witten, Phil Costa, Rex Grossman, Tony Romo, Washington Redskins
