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2013-2014 Regular Season: St.
Louis Silenced
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- September 29,
2013
At 1:35 PM CST
By Eric M. Scharf
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- “America’s Team” and their fans were
still deodorizing from a crummy K.C. cookout so surprising . . .
when the St. Louis Rams came to town. The Rams were focused on
forcing their one-dimensional opponent to look no better than a
rodeo clown.
The Rams are a young team that has endured plenty of change in
personnel, but there are still enough players left from the last
game they played at AT&T Stadium . . . who are desperate to avoid a
repeat of their own personal hell.
Fans knew their hopes – as usual – rested in the hands of their
favorite team . . . that was either going to rise to the occasion or
make them want to scream.
Silence Of The Rams Part
Deux
Cowboys Nation was expecting a much better fight . . . but Jeff “Bo
Peep” Fisher lost his sheep pretty early in the game and seemed
ready to call it a night.
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- The Rams were expecting the
run-challenged Cowboys and Tony Romo to attempt another aerial show.
Dallas – however – brought the complete package, rather than an
offensive bandage. While Romo was efficient and helped plenty with
scoring, DeMarco Murray finally was able to get in on the act to
keep Callahan's latest plan from getting boring.
Murray left, Murray right, and Murray up the gut . . . made it clear
the Cowboys – for at least one contest – had risen above their
running game rut. He may not have gone for another 250-plus, but his
175 yards on the ground with another 28 through the air . . . left
fans satisfied with no more running game muss and left the post-game
press with no more fuss.
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- The Cowboys’ new Cover 2 continued
to evolve without more of their familiar faces. They found a way to
succeed against a banged-up St. Louis offensive line. They found a
way to make do.
DeMarcus Ware, Jason Hatcher, Orlando Scandrick, and George Selvie
were not quite as entertaining as George and Weezie . . . but they
were stacking sacks like easy peasy.
While Sam Bradford was surprisingly turnover-free, the Cowboys made
sure he had few available targets as he went through his progression
tree.
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- It was the Silence Of The Rams Part
Deux . . . and the every play the Cowboys made seemed to be for real
and appeared to be true.
Will They Or Won’t They?
The Dallas Cowboys have followed a predictable pattern the past two
years – win one, lose one, fail to rinse, and unfailingly repeat.
Cowboys Nation has endured two straight yours of trick or treat . .
. with Garrett’s Gang always finding a way for fans to smell their
feet.
The season is still a bit shiny and new, but a solid victory over
the St. Louis Rams will mean absolutely nothing if – against the San
Diego Chargers – Dallas comes up tiny and fails to follow through.
The Chargers may currently be playing defense like the Showtime
Lakers . . . but – on offense – Phillip Rivers and Company are no
fakers.
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- The Cowboys may have lost Anthony
Spencer for the season, but they have to continue plugging holes –
like everyone else – with available players who need to perform
beyond their normal roles.
Which Dallas team will gather on the gridiron in front of a
Cowboys-friendly Southern California crowd? Will the Cowboys play a
complete game – win or lose – and make their fans proud?
Will Jerry’s Kids finally start to show signs of building something
. . . or will they simply deliver another down-slope ding?
We shall see. We always do.
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