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Dallas Cowboys: Breakout Career

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2015 has been full of injuries, muffs, miffs and miscues for the Dallas Cowboys, who are currently in last place in the NFC East after their 27-20 hard fought loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. Even when the Cowboys’ run first philosophy finally had a breakout performance, gashing the Giants’ defense for 233 team rushing yards, with Darren McFadden handling a heavy workload (29 of the teams 41 attempts for 152 yards and score), it wasn’t enough for the Cowboys to stop the bleeding. With Matt Cassel under center, the passing game was able to make plays beyond shallow distances, but protecting the football continued to be the prime downfall for the Cowboys, as Cassel threw three interceptions (all in the second half) and receiver/punt returner …show more content…

Good quarterbacks that can make just about every throw like Romo can keeps offenses from being limited of making splash plays. We’ve seen many times throughout Romo’s career when he’s had to rally the Cowboys from behind when needing to turn to the aerial game, but with Cassel at the helm, it’s imperative for the Cowboys to keep the game within reach and not fall behind by multiple scores. Other than their 30-6 blowout loss to the New England Patriots on Oct 11, the Cowboys have been in every …show more content…

The miscues and undisciplined play started in Week 1 against the Giants when Romo threw two interceptions that led to 10 Giants points, and a fumble by Beasley was returned for a touchdown, giving the Giants a total of 17 points off of Dallas’ turnovers despite the win. In their 20-10 win over the Eagles in Week 2, the Cowboys had a 13-3 lead in the second half when Weeden connected with tight end Gavin Escobar, who fumbled to give the Eagles the ball within striking distance, but luckily for the Cowboys, a muffed snap by the Eagles gave them the ball right back. Point being: the Cowboys haven’t been playing disciplined ball this season, with and without Romo, and if this team is going to climb out the cellar and get back to playing football like it did a year ago, ball security and a need for takeaways needs a

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