Steven recaps the 37-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins and breaks down the upcoming Week 3 match up against the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. He also talks about the Cowboys 2-0 start, first time since 1999 and their recent signing of defensive tackle Terry “Tank†Johnson. Listen to Tony Romo and T.O.s reaction to the signing of Tank, and Steven’s own opinion on this acquisition.
The Good:
QB Tony Romo. Jerry Jones best get out his checkbook and get ready to write a huge check, as Tony is playing himself right into a giant contract extension. Romo completed 14 of 29 for 186 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs.
The Good – Part II:
The Cowboys Defensive Secondary: How does the secondary go from being “Ugly” in Week 1 to being “Good” in Week 2? By picking off Dolphins QB Trent Green four times and holding the Dolphins passing attack to under 260 yards.
CB Anthony Henry had two picks and a couple of pass deflections while Ken Hamlin and Roy Williams had one INT apiece. Not a bad performance from a unit that was missing starting CB Terrance Newman for a second straight week.
The Bad:
2nd Half adjustments: The Cowboys went into halftime with a 10-6 lead to start the 2nd half, but quickly found themselves down 13-10 after they allowed the Dolphins to march down the field to start the 3rd quarter.
The coaching staff needs to do a better job to get the team ready as they come out after halftime. There is no reason a team should go down and score a TD on you after you have had the halftime break to prepare.
Something to work on going forward as this is the second time in as many weeks the Cowboys have allowed the opponent to score on the first drive of the second half.
The Ugly:
Penalties: Another thing the Cowboys will have to work on this week – keeping the penalties to a minimum. The Cowboys had 11 penalties for 101 yards. I like the fact that head coach Wade Phillips keeps his team loose, but he has to reel it in some if they cannot stay disciplined on the field.
