Here's the stats for the first four games of the season. Pretty surprising start, but I refuse to get excited just yet..
Passing -
| PLAYER |
ATT |
COMP |
YDS |
COMP % |
YDS/ATT |
TD |
TD% |
INT |
INT% |
LONG |
SCK |
SACK/LOST |
RATING |
| Tony Romo |
118 |
82 |
936 |
69.5 |
7.9 |
7 |
5.9 |
4 |
3.4 |
68 |
8 |
61 |
98.7 |
Romo has progressively improved since his atrocious first game against SF. He is starting to move like himself again, and last week his ball had the zip and accuracy it's been missing. Those 4 picks hurt, but he's on pace for another 4K passing yards season, which is pretty impressive considering the increase in runs this year.
Rushing -
| PLAYER |
ATT |
YDS |
YDS/ATT |
LONG |
TD |
| DeMarco Murray |
99 |
534 |
5.4 |
44 |
5 |
| Joseph Randle |
9 |
57 |
6.3 |
14 |
0 |
| Tony Romo |
9 |
34 |
3.8 |
21 |
0 |
| Lance Dunbar |
11 |
27 |
2.5 |
7 |
0 |
| Dwayne Harris |
2 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
There are concerns that Murray may get burned out at this pace, so hopefully Randle gets a few more carries as the season continues. I like what I've seen from him, he's finding the holes and has shown some quickness I think only Dunbar can match. Which brings us to the offensive line..
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ol
They are really starting to make some noise as arguably the best unit in football. Three first round picks invested with an average age of 24.8 years old, things are looking really good for the future of the Cowboys line. They do need to work on their pass protection, ranked 26th overall having allowed 8 sacks, but I think they will get better as the season goes on.
You got Tyron Smith pretty much locking down the blind side, and he's showing his dominance against some of the better ends. His technique against STL was perfect. His feet are moving well, his explosion at the point of attack is crazy. I'd like to know what he's benching at the moment.
Travis Frederick might be "slow", but his intelligence is already proving invaluable. He has made maybe 2 mistakes that I can recall w/ the Cowboys, one being the botched snap Sunday. He isn't the most naturally gifted athlete, but he is finding a way to block a second guy consistently..I was ing crunk during the STL game when DeMarco broke a big run up the left sideline, and you see big ass Travis Frederick running w/ a head of steam looking to block 30 yards down field..he ended up tripping Murray and we missed the TD, but gave me memories of Larry Allen tbh.
Zack Martin has fit in nicely at guard, and his athletecism on the right side has been the difference in the run game this year (other than calling run plays). Now you can actually get yardage on the right side of the field, which makes the cutback with DeMarco so deadly. Whenever the offensive breaks a decent run, I rewind it a few times to see what led to the run. From what I've seen, his fool Martin is mauling dudes, opening some ing nice holes for the backs. He routinely takes their lineman completely out of the play. Jason Witten helping seal the right side..game over. They are really making Doug Free look better than he is IMO.
Receiving -
| PLAYER |
REC |
YDS |
YDS/REC |
LONG |
TD |
| Dez Bryant |
23 |
291 |
12.7 |
68 |
3 |
| Jason Witten |
15 |
156 |
10.4 |
16 |
0 |
| Terrance Williams |
14 |
179 |
12.8 |
23 |
4 |
| DeMarco Murray |
9 |
68 |
7.6 |
13 |
0 |
| Cole Beasley |
8 |
75 |
9.4 |
13 |
0 |
| Lance Dunbar |
5 |
57 |
11.4 |
24 |
0 |
| Dwayne Harris |
3 |
74 |
24.7 |
56 |
0 |
| Gavin Escobar |
3 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
| Devin Street |
2 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
The Cowboys receiving corp is producing about what you would expect from a group w/ that many weapons. I really like the way this squad looks in the singleback formation with Dez and Williams out wide. Pick your ing poison..they both run the fade really well, make great adjustments back to the ball, and if Williams continues his recent play, both have the ability to catch nearly everything in 1 on 1 situations. They are better than last years squad with Williams running more efficient routes and making tough catches, plus the upgrade with Devin Street as the fifth receiver. He's gonna come up big out of nowhere in his 3rd year IMO. I can see a three headed monster on the horizon as the offensive line builds chemistry and the pass protection improves.
Defense -
| PLAYER |
TOT |
SOLO |
ASSIST |
SCK |
F |
| Bruce Carter |
25 |
17 |
8 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Barry Church |
22 |
16 |
6 |
0.0 |
0 |
| J.J. Wilcox |
18 |
16 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Rolando McClain |
17 |
14 |
3 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Anthony Hitchens |
16 |
11 |
5 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Justin Durant |
16 |
10 |
6 |
0.0 |
1 |
| Sterling Moore |
13 |
9 |
4 |
0.0 |
1 |
| Orlando Scandrick |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Brandon Carr |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Kyle Wilber |
11 |
6 |
5 |
0.5 |
0 |
| Nick Hayden |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Morris Claiborne |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jeremy Mincey |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0.0 |
0 |
| George Selvie |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jack Crawford |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Tyrone Crawford |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Dwayne Harris |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Jeff Heath |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Davon Coleman |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Henry Melton |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1.5 |
0 |
| Anthony Spencer |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Travis Frederick |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Ken Bishop |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Terrell McClain |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Dez Bryant |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Tyler Patmon |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Cameron Lawrence |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Joseph Randle |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| James Hanna |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| DeMarco Murray |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| C.J. Spillman |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
230 |
169 |
61 |
5 |
3 |
Overall, the defense is playing great. Considering the injuries, a lot of credit goes to Marinelli for getting these guys to produce. McClain and Durant have also been big thus far. The Cowboys aren't getting enough sacks, but they are pressuring the QB. Hopefully with Spencer's return we can get to the QB more. They are also giving up a ton of pass yards, but to have the worst to the 8th ranked defense in the league, even if it's only 4 games in, is huge.