Bengals-Cowboys: Hall Of Fame Game Observations

Here are some of my observations from the Hall of Fame game...

• Tony Romo looked pretty good, but he overthrew Roy Williams a couple of times. He did make some nice passes earlier in the first drive.
• Stephen McGee started very hot, but the pressure really got to him. He made some nice throws on the run, but he locked on to his receivers too often. I think his problems can be corrected, and he could turn out to be a solid pro.
• J.T. O'Sullivan played very poorly. He overthrew two open receivers deep, and one of those passes was intercepted. The pressure constantly got to him.
• Jordan Palmer started on the rough side, but he put together some nice plays in the fourth quarter. His appearance is incredibly similar to his brother's.
• Tashard Choice had some nice runs on the perimeter that were set up by some nice blocking. Choice did let up a sack in pass protection.
• Herb Donaldson fumbled on his first touch, but he made up for it with several solid runs.
• I was a little disappointed by Bernard Scott; I thought he would have been more polished.
• Brian Leonard suffered an ankle injury.
• Jermaine Gresham did not see a single pass thrown his way.
• John Phillips preformed on a very high level, but according to several sources around the league, he has suffered an ACL injury.
• That leaves Jason Witten and Scott Sicko as the Cowboys only healthy tight ends. Sicko did a nice job gaining yards after the catch. All of the Cowboys tight ends did a very good job run blocking.
• Matt Jones was the Bengals' star in the receiving corps. Jordan Shipley, Hudgins, and Purify also made some plays.
• With the exception of Alex Barron, I thought the Cowboys offensive line played pretty well.
• The Bengals line was a different story. Otis Hudson let up a sack and he was not the only one.
• Stephen Bowen was a star. He got to the quarterback and caused problems. The same goes for Victor Butler.
• Geno Akins and Michael Johnson constantly provided pressure; the same goes for Jonathan Fananae.
• Brandon Sharpe and Brandon Williams intercepted passes. Sharpe returned his for a touchdown, and Williams was a few yards away.
• Jamar Wall locked down Chad Ochocinco; he also saw some time on special teams. I was very impressed by his performance.
• Pacman Jones made some plays, but he made a few mistakes. He bobbled a kick return, but made up for it with the yards he gained.
• Brandon Ghee made two big hits, one of them was ill advised, on a punt returner who called a fair catch.
• Chris Cocker went down with an injury on punt coverage. I have not heard any reports on the seriousness of the injury. Gibril Wilson will replace him if he goes down for an extended period.
• David Beuhler did a very good job on kickoffs, but he has very bad accuracy. None of his fieldgoals went straight through the uprights.