Sleepless in Seattle

1. Defense was rather impressive in the first half, mixing things up and creating a little pressure, then in the second half we go right back to the four man rush with no pressure mixed with the prevent-looking zone that continues to be the achilles heal of this defense. This has killed us all season long.

2. For the first time in forever, I thought Ware was invisible... not totally, but for the first 3 quarters, I didn't see him beat his guy at all. I may have to go back and watch the game again.

3. I don't care how many drops the guy has... you HAVE to call plays to get TO more involved in the game. Whether it's wrong or not, he just goes through the motions when he isn't involved early.

4. I really don't understand why this offense wasn't more effective? TO was drawing 2 guys every single play against the most banged up defensive backfield that I have seen in a long time. How could the offense not beat up the rest of the Hawks with the weapons that we have? Shows how pathetic the OL is I guess?

5. For every 1 good play that Roy Williams makes, he gives up 7 bad ones. I have never seen a guy take worst angles on plays with that much consistancy. He is like a homerun hitter that leads the league in strike-outs. He gives the common fan enough "big shiny homeruns" to make them forget about the countless amount of strike-outs.

6. I have been a huge Romo fan this year and was "for sure" that he was the QB of the future... but right now, the numbers are starting to change my mind. Right now I'm about 50%/50%. He has shown me enough to make me think that he IS the guy, but just enough to make me think that he isn't. IMO it's a crap shoot going into next season.

7. Some of the calls in this game really had me scratching my head... I didn't see any definative look that showed Witten coming up short on that 3rd down. Still, it shouldn't have come down to that IMO and we shouldn't look at that as the reason that we lost the game.

8. I think (and hope) that this game "broke" Bill Parcells. I have said it before, this teams schemes/philosophies are a reflection of him... not just this game, but all season long. The game has passed him by. These are his groceries, this is his meal that he made... and the results aren't there. Give me a younger, more aggressive HC that allows his assistants to do their jobs without the micro-managing.

- S