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Jordan Hill started the opening defensive series at 1 tech, and in the process looked like a guy that probably should never play 1 tech ever again. There was one play where he got his ass kicked so badly that he was 15 yards downfield on a 5 yard run by Elliot to the opposite side… and it didn’t require a double team either. Then shortly after that, Hill pushed the center back into the QB, which helped force an incompletion and a punt. It’s weird that Hill can collapse a pocket with his power, but get blown away at times in the run game.
It was Dallas’ 2nd drive where Elliot went off. His first three big runs went right, his 4th went left.
The first one was a case of Frank Clark being caught with his head down and Elliot reading the situation and bouncing the run outside with his speed.
The Cowboys soon after ran the same run again, and while Clark aggressively took away the sideline despite a double team, Bennett took a slightly over-aggressive angle into the backfield and Elliot read the play for a cutback inside and a gain of 9. Had Alfred Morris been carrying that ball, Bennett would have had him in the backfield for a loss. I think this was also the play where Kam and Elliot met for the first time.
The third and fourth big runs were simply a case of Dallas lining up a few extra big bodies and ramming it down Seattle’s throat. Seattle had 8 in the box, and it wasn’t mattering. No real mistakes by Seattle on these plays, the Cowboys simply lined up and kicked butt. It was a bit like watching the 2011-2013 49ers rush attack, but better.
Prescott also had a 9 yard keeper after Cliff Avril sold out on the RB on a read option.
Shortly after Dallas’ TD drive, both Elliot and Tyron Smith left the game. Chaz Green took over at LT and Alfred Morris at RB. Prescott and the rest of the OL stayed in the game for the rest of the 1st half. But boy, what a difference it made when Elliot and Smith were out.
Seattle simply didn’t have to respect the run game nearly as much, and started dialing up blitzes. Prescott eventually took a sack and was pressured fairly frequently, despite having 4/5 of his starting OL in the game. The same line that looked so invincible in the 1st quarter looked average in the 2nd quarter. It’s no slam on Morris, but he’s not the kind of RB who can take over a game.
Frank Clark struggled pretty badly until he drew Chaz Green as his regular matchup. Clark’s outside-in move can be painfully slow, but Clark’s motor was enough to give Green some major fits and also lead to some fairly blatant holds (that went uncalled) in the run game. Clark also contributed on Prescott’s lone 1st half sack.
Clark’s best looking play by far came on an inside stunt where he split the gap between the center and guard and muscled his way into the backfield almost instantly, forcing Prescott to get rid of the ball immediately.
Overall pretty much everyone on the defense looked about the way you would expect, but when Tyron Smith and Ezekiel Elliot were on the field, Dallas did pretty much whatever they wanted to our D, whether it was run or pass. Personally, I hope this is the last time we see Dallas’ offense for a long time. Even with Romo and Dez out, Dallas was clearly outplaying Seattle until they additionally pulled Elliot and Smith. That offense when fully healthy is going to be extremely hard to deal with.
Prescott looked better on a second viewing. He just barely missed on some deep attempts that would have really helped his YPA, including a desperation breakup from Kelcie McCray that saved a sure TD on a perfect deep ball. There should be no shame in allowing a good performance from him. He’s really good.
My favorite defensive play of the first half was when Sherman put Prescott on his ass at the sideline. Prescott is a slightly bigger man than Sherman is, but you wouldn’t know it from the hit Sherm laid on him.
When Seattle had the ball, it was such an unbelievable contrast to when Dallas had the ball.
For starters, Seattle’s D-line looks relatively slight and skinny with guys like Avril, Bennett, and Clark. Dallas’ DL looks like two Red Bryants flanked by two Tony McDaniels. Dallas has a BIG DL. And they played big in the run game during the first half, while doing little to test Seattle’s pass pro.
Another big difference is that even with a few backups and rookies playing, the Dallas offense looked so sharp. They made very few mistakes, and when they did, Prescott seemed to bail them out of it. By contrast, Seattle’s offense was constantly shooting themselves in the foot. Penalties, low snaps from Britt, fumbles, errant passes, and Darrell Bevell calling plays like Percy Harvin was still on the team.
I’m not one to harp on playcalling like some do after every game, but after like 5 or 6 failed bubble screens to actual good receivers like Baldwin, they threw to Tukuafu out in the flat. Because if Doug Baldwin can’t make a yard on these calls, maybe a 300 pound DT convert can. Nearly half of Seattle’s plays in the first half came from Bevell’s second playbook, the worn out looking one with the words “They’ll never see it coming” scribbled on the side of it. Even the TD play had a feel of unnecessary trickery to it, and it worked because Wilson made a perfect throw and Richardson made an incredible catch, not because the defense was fooled.
Yeah I know it’s preseason and all, but Bad Darrell Bevell was back and badder than ever in the first half of this game. These weren’t the calls Bevell was making in the second half of last year when Wilson was roasting everybody.
The good news is that when Bevell actually called vertical passing plays, Wilson was ripping it. He put one right on Luke Willson, then later took advantage of Dallas giving Doug Baldwin a 15 yard cushion. Not smart, Dallas. When Wilson did have to scramble and look for help, he found Tyler Lockett by the sideline for 30 yards. Wilson would have an even more dramatic scramble in the 2nd half, and would also find Lockett in that situation, the second time for a TD.
Wilson was shaky early with some bad ball placement to Baldwin and C-Mike on a couple of early throws. Wilson eventually settled down and closed out the 1st half nicely.
Seattle’s OL can’t dictate the way that Dallas’ can, but they do a pretty good job of creating havoc and chaos in the running game.
After rewatching, the major reason Dallas was able to contain Seattle’s run game in the 1st half was because they only had to defend five runs, and on those runs they did an exceptional job of avoiding broken tackles. There were a few plays that could have been big gainers with just one broken tackle, but Dallas got the runners down. It was a bit frustrating at times to see the interior open a nice hole, see Sowell charge down and take out the inside linebacker, and see C-Mike explode through the hole perfectly, only to have the outside linebacker make a very tough tackle to limit the damage to three yards, for a play that could have easily been 20 or 30.
Obviously, Seattle’s rush attack fared much better in the second half.
Glowinsky, Britt, and Ifedi performed roughly about the same as they did in week 2. Glowinsky had fewer dominant blocks than last week but did a nice job of turning his assignment out of the run gap. He’s really good at doing that. Ifedi seemed a bit less raw than last week, though at times DL were able to disengage from him. He looks competent with a ton of room for improvement. He’s pretty much been what a realist would have hoped for him to be so far. Britt had a couple of bad snaps that led to two wasted plays, but otherwise had a good game.
Gilliam seemed competent, though rarely stood out. Sowell gave up the edge at times to some big and slow types… he’ll do "okay" against slower pass rushers like in this game, but he is going to get absolutely destroyed against the quicker ones. If the Dolphins are smart, they'll put Cameron Wake over Sowell as much as they possible can. Hopefully our TEs are ready for a long day of chip blocking in the season opener.
Overall, there was a pretty big difference watching Dallas' OL and Seattle's. Seattle's OL has improved massively towards competency, but there is another massive step forward to compare with a line like Dallas'. It was interesting though to see how much Dallas' O-line performance suffered when only Tyron Smith and Elliot left the game. Their backup LT is roughly on par with Sowell for us. It makes me wonder how good our OL could be if the Seahawks somehow acquired an elite left tackle to go with a healthy Thomas Rawls at some point in the future.
It was Dallas’ 2nd drive where Elliot went off. His first three big runs went right, his 4th went left.
The first one was a case of Frank Clark being caught with his head down and Elliot reading the situation and bouncing the run outside with his speed.
The Cowboys soon after ran the same run again, and while Clark aggressively took away the sideline despite a double team, Bennett took a slightly over-aggressive angle into the backfield and Elliot read the play for a cutback inside and a gain of 9. Had Alfred Morris been carrying that ball, Bennett would have had him in the backfield for a loss. I think this was also the play where Kam and Elliot met for the first time.
The third and fourth big runs were simply a case of Dallas lining up a few extra big bodies and ramming it down Seattle’s throat. Seattle had 8 in the box, and it wasn’t mattering. No real mistakes by Seattle on these plays, the Cowboys simply lined up and kicked butt. It was a bit like watching the 2011-2013 49ers rush attack, but better.
Prescott also had a 9 yard keeper after Cliff Avril sold out on the RB on a read option.
Shortly after Dallas’ TD drive, both Elliot and Tyron Smith left the game. Chaz Green took over at LT and Alfred Morris at RB. Prescott and the rest of the OL stayed in the game for the rest of the 1st half. But boy, what a difference it made when Elliot and Smith were out.
Seattle simply didn’t have to respect the run game nearly as much, and started dialing up blitzes. Prescott eventually took a sack and was pressured fairly frequently, despite having 4/5 of his starting OL in the game. The same line that looked so invincible in the 1st quarter looked average in the 2nd quarter. It’s no slam on Morris, but he’s not the kind of RB who can take over a game.
Frank Clark struggled pretty badly until he drew Chaz Green as his regular matchup. Clark’s outside-in move can be painfully slow, but Clark’s motor was enough to give Green some major fits and also lead to some fairly blatant holds (that went uncalled) in the run game. Clark also contributed on Prescott’s lone 1st half sack.
Clark’s best looking play by far came on an inside stunt where he split the gap between the center and guard and muscled his way into the backfield almost instantly, forcing Prescott to get rid of the ball immediately.
Overall pretty much everyone on the defense looked about the way you would expect, but when Tyron Smith and Ezekiel Elliot were on the field, Dallas did pretty much whatever they wanted to our D, whether it was run or pass. Personally, I hope this is the last time we see Dallas’ offense for a long time. Even with Romo and Dez out, Dallas was clearly outplaying Seattle until they additionally pulled Elliot and Smith. That offense when fully healthy is going to be extremely hard to deal with.
Prescott looked better on a second viewing. He just barely missed on some deep attempts that would have really helped his YPA, including a desperation breakup from Kelcie McCray that saved a sure TD on a perfect deep ball. There should be no shame in allowing a good performance from him. He’s really good.
My favorite defensive play of the first half was when Sherman put Prescott on his ass at the sideline. Prescott is a slightly bigger man than Sherman is, but you wouldn’t know it from the hit Sherm laid on him.
When Seattle had the ball, it was such an unbelievable contrast to when Dallas had the ball.
For starters, Seattle’s D-line looks relatively slight and skinny with guys like Avril, Bennett, and Clark. Dallas’ DL looks like two Red Bryants flanked by two Tony McDaniels. Dallas has a BIG DL. And they played big in the run game during the first half, while doing little to test Seattle’s pass pro.
Another big difference is that even with a few backups and rookies playing, the Dallas offense looked so sharp. They made very few mistakes, and when they did, Prescott seemed to bail them out of it. By contrast, Seattle’s offense was constantly shooting themselves in the foot. Penalties, low snaps from Britt, fumbles, errant passes, and Darrell Bevell calling plays like Percy Harvin was still on the team.
I’m not one to harp on playcalling like some do after every game, but after like 5 or 6 failed bubble screens to actual good receivers like Baldwin, they threw to Tukuafu out in the flat. Because if Doug Baldwin can’t make a yard on these calls, maybe a 300 pound DT convert can. Nearly half of Seattle’s plays in the first half came from Bevell’s second playbook, the worn out looking one with the words “They’ll never see it coming” scribbled on the side of it. Even the TD play had a feel of unnecessary trickery to it, and it worked because Wilson made a perfect throw and Richardson made an incredible catch, not because the defense was fooled.
Yeah I know it’s preseason and all, but Bad Darrell Bevell was back and badder than ever in the first half of this game. These weren’t the calls Bevell was making in the second half of last year when Wilson was roasting everybody.
The good news is that when Bevell actually called vertical passing plays, Wilson was ripping it. He put one right on Luke Willson, then later took advantage of Dallas giving Doug Baldwin a 15 yard cushion. Not smart, Dallas. When Wilson did have to scramble and look for help, he found Tyler Lockett by the sideline for 30 yards. Wilson would have an even more dramatic scramble in the 2nd half, and would also find Lockett in that situation, the second time for a TD.
Wilson was shaky early with some bad ball placement to Baldwin and C-Mike on a couple of early throws. Wilson eventually settled down and closed out the 1st half nicely.
Seattle’s OL can’t dictate the way that Dallas’ can, but they do a pretty good job of creating havoc and chaos in the running game.
After rewatching, the major reason Dallas was able to contain Seattle’s run game in the 1st half was because they only had to defend five runs, and on those runs they did an exceptional job of avoiding broken tackles. There were a few plays that could have been big gainers with just one broken tackle, but Dallas got the runners down. It was a bit frustrating at times to see the interior open a nice hole, see Sowell charge down and take out the inside linebacker, and see C-Mike explode through the hole perfectly, only to have the outside linebacker make a very tough tackle to limit the damage to three yards, for a play that could have easily been 20 or 30.
Obviously, Seattle’s rush attack fared much better in the second half.
Glowinsky, Britt, and Ifedi performed roughly about the same as they did in week 2. Glowinsky had fewer dominant blocks than last week but did a nice job of turning his assignment out of the run gap. He’s really good at doing that. Ifedi seemed a bit less raw than last week, though at times DL were able to disengage from him. He looks competent with a ton of room for improvement. He’s pretty much been what a realist would have hoped for him to be so far. Britt had a couple of bad snaps that led to two wasted plays, but otherwise had a good game.
Gilliam seemed competent, though rarely stood out. Sowell gave up the edge at times to some big and slow types… he’ll do "okay" against slower pass rushers like in this game, but he is going to get absolutely destroyed against the quicker ones. If the Dolphins are smart, they'll put Cameron Wake over Sowell as much as they possible can. Hopefully our TEs are ready for a long day of chip blocking in the season opener.
Overall, there was a pretty big difference watching Dallas' OL and Seattle's. Seattle's OL has improved massively towards competency, but there is another massive step forward to compare with a line like Dallas'. It was interesting though to see how much Dallas' O-line performance suffered when only Tyron Smith and Elliot left the game. Their backup LT is roughly on par with Sowell for us. It makes me wonder how good our OL could be if the Seahawks somehow acquired an elite left tackle to go with a healthy Thomas Rawls at some point in the future.
