Observations and Notes

What to talk about? Where to begin? There's a lot of things to take away from last night's victory and I'm not sure where to even start this blog post.

I could talk about the running game, which has been extremely impressive, racking up two back-to-back 200+ yard games for the first time since 1979 (and with 3rd string RB, Tashard Choice, most of the game.)

I could talk about Terence Newman's great performance, shutting down Steve Smith and grabbing a pick six which coupled with a successful 2 point conversion, gave the 'Boys a two score lead.

I could talk about rookie Victor Butler, who led the league in sacks for week 3 with two, and forced a fumble to officially take the game out of reach for the Panthers with less than a minute to play.

I could talk about Tony Romo, who rebounded nicely from last week, did not have a touchdown, but more importantly, did not have an interception. He managed the game like a true pro.

I could talk about Jay Ratliff, who continually dominates at nose guard and gave Dallas their first sack of the season.

I could talk about Anthony Spencer, who made me say, 'Greg Ellis who?' when Spencer darted into coverage and blocked a 3rd down pass from Delhomme, forcing a punt.

I could talk about Wade Phillips, who (as some are reporting,) gave an uncharacteristically fiery and intense halftime speech that motivated this team to cut down on penalties and turn the game around for the second half.

I could talk about the negatives too...

I could talk about the penalties, especially the ones that happen at the worst possible time... this is something that has plagued the Cowboys for years now.

I could talk about missed tackles... everyone from "Barbie" Carpenter to Terence Newman to Mike Jenkins allowed more yards than they should have because of missed or whiffed tackles.

I could talk about injuries... Marion Barber was out this game due to injury and it looks like Felix Jones may miss some time because of an injury he sustained on a 40 yard run in the 3rd quarter.

I could talk about Demarcus Ware, who is still M.I.A. in regards to sacks, although he is getting pressure on quarterbacks... he's definitely not going to reach his 20 sack total of last year.

I could talk about Jason Garrett and the awful play calling of two back-to-back fade/jump balls on 2nd and goal when Tashard Choice was more than able to break for 1 yard.

I could talk about a lot of things... in fact, I just did, so there... Booyah!