Haslett's Defense

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

^^ It dosen't matter now because it's over and done, but the TD with 3 sec. left on the clock that was called back because of a holding penalty was the most disapointing moment of that game for me. I was just dissapointed that Williams was that wide open in the endzone on what was obviously going to be the last play of the game.

The holding penalty had nothing to do with a receiver being that wide open at such a crucial point in the game. It felt like my heart stopped and didn't restart until I saw the flag.

I felt like you did. For a moment it was pure agony.

While Matty is right that without the hold, the play doesn't happen, the fact is that we can't always count on holds being called. I've consoled myself with the thought that it was the first game in Haslett's new defense and after film study the players will rectify the problem (as well as the problem on the 4th down play which made the last play possible).

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I felt like you did. For a moment it was pure agony.

While Matty is right that without the hold, the play doesn't happen, the fact is that we can't always count on holds being called. I've consoled myself with the thought that it was the first game in Haslett's new defense and after film study the players will rectify the problem (as well as the problem on the 4th down play which made the last play possible).

And how different the game would have been played in the end had Dallas not missed that initial F/G atempt. That three points would have had them playing for a F/G to tie and force overtime as opposed to having to score a TD to tie.

On the flip side, that argument could be countered because we also took three points off the board and eventually got nothing.

It has been widely asumed that Orakpo would have sacked Romo had it not been for the holding penalty, I'm not so sure. I'm reminded of last years game when Orakpo had a clean shot, missed, and Romo threw a TD pass instead. That last play of Sundays game looked much different on TV than it did in the stadium.