All he does is catch touchdown passes However, I can't help but feeling good for guys like Bryan McCann. The guy was undrafted out of SMU. He was released, went to Baltimore and released again. An uncertain future trying to find a place.
Gets a spot look at returning and has that bogus fumble against Green Bay. Then he gets cornerback looks with injuries to Mike Jenkins and Terence Newman against New York, reads that pass to Hakeem Nicks.
Then he takes that goofy punt back 94 yards this week. He has a place on this team now. He's hired and is not going anywhere for at least another two years. The guy probably didn't know if he'd have a job in two years four weeks ago.
Also, Jason Garrett gets win No. 2. I think he's the coach next season.
Grades:
Quarterback -- A
Accurate. A leader. Scores points. Two straight weeks of nearly flawless play from Jon Kitna.
Running Back -- C
Give Tashard Choice Marion Barber's carries. This just has to happen. Choice is good. Take him out of Siberia. His punishment has been unjust.
Wide Receiver -- B
Cowboys receivers caught seven balls. Three were for touchdowns. The quietest loudest day ever. I thought it unfortunate that the Cowboys didn't go downfield more.
Tight End -- B
Quiet. Witten has his moments though. The offense shouldn't run through Witten, but he should serve as a tool to keep drives going, which is what he's done. His value is at the offensive line, helping those poor schmucks out.
Offensive Line -- C
Speaking of, these guys suck. Doug Free is pretty good. That interior and right side is awful. You've got to address this in the off-season.
Defensive Line -- A+
By a mile, the best game for these guys. Jay Ratliff was especially destructive. Jason Hatcher was a menace. Stephen Bowen showed up big. Seemed to have a bigger presence than the numbers would indicate.
Linebacker -- A
It's awesome seeing Bobby Carpenter on the sideline. It's nicer seeing Sean Lee get a lot of snaps. He was flying around the field and caused that fumble that Hatcher recovered. DeMarcus Ware was much more noticable.
Secondary -- C
I think last week was Orlando Scandrick's best game. This was probably his second best. He's recovered very well. The rest? Eh. Well, they tackled well. They may get exposed the next three weeks.
Special Teams -- C
So-so. There was McCann's punt return that turned around the game. But the Lions pinned them deep three times (great kicks more than it was spotty return) and a fourth was thwarted by McCann's heady play. Lions had that one long return. McCann had that other good return before he was tackled by the kicker.
Coaching -- A
Thought the guys were ready. Playcalling was really good. Battled through the second quarter. The blind bootleg was absolute brilliance and Garrett's shit-eating grin proved that. Nothing wrong here, for this week.
