Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams: Recap

Dallas entered their game against the Rams with questions at the quarterback position. Wade Phillips got his way and Brad Johnson was the starter with Tony Romo as the second string QB.

After Dallas’ first drive, it seemed they would be OK with Johnson at the helm. T.O. got involved. Marion Barber accounted for 45 yards on the ground and ended the drive with a touchdown. It was all down hill after the extra point.

The Rams responded with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Donnie Avery and reeled off 34 straight points. Steven Jackson made swiss cheese out of the Dallas defense as he racked up 160 yards on the ground and three touchdowns.

Maybe Roy L. Williams is important on the defense.

Newly acquired Roy E. Williams, who had no stats for the game, probably felt like he was still in Detroit. Owens was held for only two receptions and was more of a decoy than anything.

Brad Johnson, who was touted as a veteran quarterback that wouldn’t make the careless mistakes that Romo would, had three interceptions. Johnson connected on only 50 percent of his passes and looked flustered in the pocket as the Rams were able to get pressure throughout the game.

The Cowboys entered the half down 24-7, but Romo was left on the bench through the entire game. I expect Jerry will make sure Tony will be starting next week against the Bucs.

Romo in or out will not matter if the defense continues to play as it did today. Steven Jackson came into this game averaging of 3.6 ypc averaged 6.4 in this game. The defense was able to get to Marc Bulger, but the entire league has, so that is nothing to be proud of.

This is a team that looks disorganized—from management to players. This could turn into a long season if the Cowboys don’t stop overlooking teams and believing they are the better team.

As we have found out in the past two weeks, they aren’t.

Final Score: St. Louis 34, Dallas 14