..............speaking of offensive lines....what's up with OURS?
lowest third and one conversions in the NFL.....lots of penalties.....I keep hearing how great they are.. maybe they looked good last year, because Romo and Murray made them look good.. and Dez, too......without 2 of those 3, maybe the OL is exposed as not very good after all.
Originally Posted by Chung Tran
I think Dallas' O-line is still pretty salty; for a number of reasons we're just not seeing it right now.
DeMarco was (is) hardly the second coming of Jim Brown (but) the combination of both in 2014 was undeniably good....great most times, in fact. In Philly, he can't even get on the field most possessions.....go figure.
Flash Forward: O-Line coach, Bill Callahan leaves for Washington....Murray becomes an Iggle.....the Cowboys don't draft a young RB, banking on Joseph Randle as "The Man" (and he gets cut mid-season).....Dez goes down in game one and T Will becomes your WR1 (lol....another mistake!).....Romo goes down in game two to injury and noodle-armed journeyman Weeden becomes your starting QB.
All those components became a recipe for a 4-9 train wreck......
Looking ahead, put a healthy Romo / Dez back on the offense (with a first round pick, Elliot of Ohio State or Henry of Bama) next year and I imagine this O-Line will look very similar to last year's best in the league. My bet is either of those young RB's will be able to pick up some / many of those 3rd and ones we're not hitting right now......