It's F'ing Dallas week

[skinsfaninok]

Cowboys offensive line remains in rough shape | ProFootballTalk.com

[GusFrerotte]

They are ripe alright, but to be honest Okie, they have been ripe since even before Wade took over and we still can't get a beat on them. THe Skins success all depends on how Donovan plays and if our run D can improve a bit from what we saw in the preseason. I just want to see Romo knocked on his arse often!!!!!!

[Dirtbag59]

If we can destroy that O-Line we'll win. Make Romo look like Campbell last year.

[skinsfaninok]

Agree with you Gus, and Dirtbag I actually think Romo will struggle this season just because of that Line..

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Agree with you Gus, and Dirtbag I actually think Romo will struggle this season just because of that Line..

The only thing I'm worried about though is that Romo has a lightning quick release as well as the ability to scramble. If there's any skillset that can compensate for a deficient O-Line it's those two attributes.

Originally Posted by GusFrerotte

I am with you on that Okie. You cheer for the newbies, but they need to step it up til one can get too excited.

Can't step up without playing. People would have never found out about Kurt Warner had he simply been relegated to the bench.

[GusFrerotte]

I am with you on that Okie. You cheer for the newbies, but they need to step it up til one can get too excited.

[skinsfaninok]

Yea Dirt, people can dog Romo but the guy is a solid QB. He can make plays all over the field, one thing about Tony though is you have to keep him in the pocket and obviously get pressure on him.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Yea Dirt, people can dog Romo but the guy is a solid QB. He can make plays all over the field, one thing about Tony though is you have to keep him in the pocket and obviously get pressure on him.

he may be a solid QB, but thats if he has a decent line. I really don't think his O-line will be solid, despite the fact that they'll have some of their starters back. We've got some pretty good pass rushers, pressure hopefully shouldn't be an issue.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Yea Dirt, people can dog Romo but the guy is a solid QB. He can make plays all over the field, one thing about Tony though is you have to keep him in the pocket and obviously get pressure on him.

Romo has been known to make plays even outside the pocket. Is agile enough to buy himself time. I just hope with a weak offensive line, we're able to get to him and not allow him to buy himself and extra second or two. The Cowpokes have many receiving options, which could be a big minus for us given our LB covering issues and the lack of a true FS.

[30gut]

Cooley and Fred Davis are gonna roast
Brady James, Brooking, Ware and Spencer
None of their LBs can cover Cooley and Davis

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by 30gut

Cooley and Fred Davis are gonna roast
Brady James, Brooking, Ware and Spencer
None of their LBs can cover Cooley and Davis

am I the only one that counted syllables per line?

[skinsfaninok]

We also just have to give McNabb time.. Basically it may just come down to who gets the most pressure.. Both QB's are playmakers

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

We also just have to give McNabb time.. Basically it may just come down to who gets the most pressure.. Both QB's are playmakers

McNabb is FAR better at making throws under pressure than Romo is. But Romo's skills usually trump that because he can take an obvious pressure situation and leave defenders on the ground in the pocket while he makes an uncontested throw from outside of it.

Has to be frustrating to defend for sure. The both of them, actually.

[skinsfaninok]

I think DMac will have a big game.. I just hope we can stop that run game, and for us to actually have a run game again

[GTripp0012]

The thing with Romo is I'm not sure any injuries to the Dallas OL is going to affect the way he plays the game. Romo tends to struggle a lot with the Redskins coverages (at least of old) anyway. And they've always been a major fail running the ball against us. Dallas is in trouble this year if the cumulative effect of additional shots on Romo due to injured lineman actually causes Romo to miss some time. Because Jon Kitna hasn't been a good quarterback since Shane Matthews was here.

Problem is, I don't think our offensive line (which I think will have a very good season) has a shot in this one. I think that they'll (Dallas) give up a few gashing runs to Portis so that they can push the pocket (read: Rabach and Hicks) back into McNabb's face, knock some passes back in McNabb's face, and turn him into an incompletion machine.

It's the kind of game where the teams may combine for one or no touchdowns. 13-8 Redskins.

That's an intentional safety ordered by Shanahan in the last two minutes, for the record.