Why they lost

[Fred's Slacks]

I can't stress enough how big of a mistake Harris made on the 3rd and 18. That was the turning point. We had just scored to pull within 3 and were about to force a 3 and out and would have gotten the ball back at mid-field with our offense rolling.

Then Al decides to watch Romo and cover nobody.

Its almost comical to watch the throw sail over his head and see him standing there and nobody is within 20 yards of him. Dallas gains 38 yards and continues on with the drive. Sure TO bailed us out with the turnover in the endzone but by that time our momentum was lost and we had to start over at the 20. Our defense was dog tired and we didn't get our offense back in sync.

Harris has been really good again this season but for a veteran to make a mistake like that (don't have a clue what he was thinking) in a game like that in that situation is inexcusable. He needs to be smarter than that.

[Fred's Slacks]

If we play them again, the biggest key is that we need to be prepared for the blitz. Dallas was going to do whatever they needed to get pressure. That's why Favre kept throwing deep. They starting getting to him and his first read was down field. He wasn't getting to the underneath man because he started to feel the pressure, so he heaved it down field.

If they're going to blitz, we have to read it better. Be prepared to leave backs and TE's in or go to the hot routes. I know it sucks to have less guys out in routes, but our receivers are good enough that we only need 2 or 3 of them out. The most important part is to give Brett time so he makes the right read. That's the part that was missing in the first half.

[4and12to12and4]

If we play them again, the biggest key is that we need to be prepared for the blitz. Dallas was going to do whatever they needed to get pressure. That's why Favre kept throwing deep. They starting getting to him and his first read was down field. He wasn't getting to the underneath man because he started to feel the pressure, so he heaved it down field.

If they're going to blitz, we have to read it better. Be prepared to leave backs and TE's in or go to the hot routes. I know it sucks to have less guys out in routes, but our receivers are good enough that we only need 2 or 3 of them out. The most important part is to give Brett time so he makes the right read. That's the part that was missing in the first half.

Our oline played good enough to win. That wasn't the problem. We were outmatched a bit in the trenches, but not enough that we can blame that on the loss. The zebras ref a fair game and a few plays that we needed back, and we get the win. I thought we played pretty damn good considering the injuries. And I'm kinda glad Brett changed his offensive approach, if we play them again, and he goes back to how he's been playing, they'll be less prepared for it.

[Fred's Slacks]

If we play them again, the biggest key is that we need to be prepared for the blitz. Dallas was going to do whatever they needed to get pressure. That's why Favre kept throwing deep. They starting getting to him and his first read was down field. He wasn't getting to the underneath man because he started to feel the pressure, so he heaved it down field.

If they're going to blitz, we have to read it better. Be prepared to leave backs and TE's in or go to the hot routes. I know it sucks to have less guys out in routes, but our receivers are good enough that we only need 2 or 3 of them out. The most important part is to give Brett time so he makes the right read. That's the part that was missing in the first half.

Our oline played good enough to win. That wasn't the problem. We were outmatched a bit in the trenches, but not enough that we can blame that on the loss. The zebras ref a fair game and a few plays that we needed back, and we get the win. I thought we played pretty damn good considering the injuries. And I'm kinda glad Brett changed his offensive approach, if we play them again, and he goes back to how he's been playing, they'll be less prepared for it.

You seriously think Favre had enough time to make his reads?

Colledge certainly didn't play well enough for us to win. Besides him, the rest of the OLine did play well enough to win, but I didn't say they needed to play better. I said we need to be better prepared for the blitz. Its not about how they played, its the game plan. Be better prepared to keep guys in on protection.

Everyone likes to talk about how stupid Brett played, but the problem was he didn't have time to make his reads. He felt the pressure and threw to his first read, which according to M3 and Brett was to attack down the field. He's still partially at fault for not reading the blitz at the line, but again, next time we need to be better prepared for it.

Yes their were a lot of factors that contributed to the lose. But if we move the ball effectively and don't turn the ball over, we never go down by 17 and its a different game.