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Hall of Fame Game Fantasy Football Notes

August 10th, 2010 · 56 Comments

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The following are my notes from the Bengals/Cowboys Hall of Fame game last Sunday night.  NOTE: Rushing Attempts and Targets include called back plays due to penalties

Cowboys

  • 1st String offense played in 1 long series.  Romo looked great on some passes but awful on others…overthrowing multiple times.
  • Rushing (Attempts): Felix Jones (3) – Had a fumbled goal line attempt, Marion Barber (2) – Had first carry. Both RBs looked good.
  • Receiving (Targets): Roy Williams (4) – Had the only two red zone targets, Miles Austin (2), Crayton (2), TE John Phillips (1), Felix Jones (1).  None of the receivers stood out since they had no room to run after the catches.
  • Offensive Play Selection: Roughly two passes to every one rush attempt
  • O-Line: Almost all of the rushing attempts were to the left side of the line.  O-Line looked fantastic…especially Doug Free (LT).
  • Defense: Great play calls (i.e. Had 8 in the box on a few runs).  Pressured Palmer without having to blitz.
  • Beyond 1st string notes: TE John Phillips made some awesome catches…too bad he was seriously injured.  With great vision and speed, Tashard Choice looked like he should be the starting RB.
  • Other: Dez Bryant didn’t play (had boot on leg on sideline)

Bengals

  • 1st String offense played in 2 series.  Palmer looked okay.  He was definitely under too much pressure.
  • Rushing (Attempts): Cedric Benson (2), Bernard Scott (1)
  • Receiving (Targets): T.O. (5) – Received all 4 targets in the 1st drive, Ocho Cinco (1)
  • Offensive Play Selection was pretty simple: 1) Pass to TO and 2) Run with Benson.  They couldn’t get a rhythm going.
  • O-Line: Looked below average.  Palmer had little room to throw on most passes.  Was pressured on half the pass plays with one pass knocked down by a D-Lineman.  The gaps for the 2 of the 3 run plays weren’t very large either.
  • Defense: No QB Pressure, no knocked down passes, etc.  Basically, nothing special.
  • Beyond 1st String Notes: Entire Bengals offense looked atrocious…especially the O-Line …no gaps for Scott and no time for O’Sullivan.  When O’Sullivan did have time, he couldn’t throw it in the ocean.

Tags: Eddie Says

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