It Is What It Is
By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in Dallas Cowboys News in Brief |
N.Y. Giants 36, Dallas 22
That was something. A quick review of the concerns heading into this game: stopping Tiki Barber, the play of Pat Watkins, whether we can get pressure on Eli Manning, how the Cowboys line would handle the Giants’ defensive line, how Bledsoe would handle the Giants’ pressure.
I’m going to give you one educated blah!
Anyway, Dallas barely slowed Tiki Barber. Pat Watkins was burned on the opening drive of the game. Eli Manning was sacked twice, but otherwise diced the Cowboys secondary. The Cowboys invited Michael Strahan and Lavar Arrington to go ahead and sack Bledsoe early (shucks, why not?). Bledsoe didn’t handle the pressure, then started looking okay, then threw a boneheaded interception.
And we saw Tony Romo– 14/25, 227 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT. Two things: yes, we saw some positives from him. But his mistakes cost the Cowboys dearly in the second half. So as with this entire season so far, there is good and there is bad. There are highs and lows. Yes, this is a 3-3 football team.
To wrap it up, Good Times:
So…. it takes 59 seconds for Romo to replace Bledsoe, throw a pick, the Giants score a touchdown and take total control of the game.
Romo showed a little something there in that second drive… that no-call on Witten was bad, and that changed the drive. The ball on fourth down was behind T.O., but he has to turn around and make that catch, especially on fourth down.
Why is it the Giants send one extra defender and the Cowboys QB’s scramble like crazy. The Cowboys send the house at Eli and he’s never touched?
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