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Offensive Reflections on the Cowboys-Bucs Game

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1)  We could not run the ball in the second half, but kudos to Koetter for continuing to feed it to Martin and Sims.  Not only did they run hard for whatever was there...esp. Martin, but those who were mad at us for doing it without result should consider this.  Without that, the bootleg touchdown for Winston doesn't happen.  It was our continued running that got the defensive end and linebacker to crash down and leave him wide open.2)  As for Winston's touchdown, as open as he was, I wish he would have stopped at the half yard line and waited for Dallas to come his was and allow three or more seconds to run off the clock.  In that situation, there's no danger of a turnover or not getting it, but I was hoping to have every second possible run down.3)  Winston obviously didn't have his best game, and the second interception was just a bad throw.  The first one, however, I thought the tight end should have caught.  The ball was high but it was not that high and he gets paid to make that catch.  4)  Winston fumbled that ball going in for the win even before he jumped or was touched.  As such, without that defensive penalty, that goes down as one of the most infamous plays in Tampa history, right up there Lavonte David''s play against the Jets, the blocked PAT against the Panthers back in 2003, Gramatica missing a FG that would have won us the NFC Central in 2000, missing an onside kick vs. the Cards in 87 to blow a 25 point 4th quarter lead, and K Capece missing two chip shot OT field goals against the Packers in 83, causing McKay to use a lineman for PAT's the following week.  This doesn't include O"Donahue's field goal in 78 vs. the Vikes that always makes the highlight reels.5)  One of the underrated plays today may be Barth's 52 yard field goal.  Yes, it tied the game at 3-3.  However, if he misses it, Dallas gets the ball on their own 43 yard line and don't need a whole lot of yard without it.  This doesn't even include the emotional boost or let down a made/missed field goal can give a team.  Going in at half down 6-3 vs. 6-0 is a completely different feel.  Despite the score, I'm not sure Dallas doesn't get more points and wins the game.  Great job, Conner!

 
Posted : Nov. 15, 2015 6:34 pm
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