We’re going to watch, be shocked, write a few more of these posts and then go about our business on Sunday with a little bit of sadness but really an extraordinary ability to forget. Stop going to games. Because he was suspended for four games, he will not be able to fully cash in, but he earns $578,125 for every week he is on the 53-man roster and has a chance to cash in on sack incentives.
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But players, coaches and even owner Jerry Jones came to Hardy’s defense.
Stephen Jones also said the Cowboys would consider a long-term deal with Hardy.
A foot fracture has kept Bryant off the field since week 1, and combine that with Tony Romo going down after the week 2 game against Philadelphia and you get why the Cowboys have been losing so much. He becomes a free agent after this season. You want the guys with passion.
Yet, I think I’m espousing something that’s not too uncommon a sentiment right now, which is that Cassel did a better job than Weeden has.
Rapoport reported that there have been at least three times where Cowboys officials have spoken to Hardy, and that there are concerns within the organization about his “behavior on a day-to-day basis”. Dallas’ Jason Witten (456) and Seattle’s Jimmy Graham (417) are top two in receptions for TEs since 2010….
After being separated from the special teams unit, Hardy was angrily in the face of other players.
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“Bottom line is us as receivers, we have to make plays when we have opportunities”. By Monday morning, Garrett decided it “wasn’t the right time or place”.
-PASSING OFFENSE: F. Matt Cassel threw three interceptions and had one returned for a touchdown in a seven-point loss. Most importantly, though, the 6-foot-5, 280-pounder has filled the pass-rush void that plagued the team for the entire 2014 season. Wide receiver Lucky Whitehead had 35 yards on four reverses. Linebacker Sean Lee and Rolando McClain had subpar performances.
-SPECIAL TEAMS: F. The Cowboys gave up a 100-yard, game-winning kickoff return for a touchdown to former Cowboys returner Dwayne Harris, who went untouched. And last week Seattle had him trail San Francisco’s Torrey Smith, who didn’t have a single catch with Sherman in his hip pocket throughout the game.
Hardy is one of the most efficient defensive ends in the league and the Cowboys certainly need him especially with their star offensive players getting injured this season. That wasn’t a pretty sight when he went ballistic on the sideline supposedly in an attempt to fire the team up.
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The Cowboys did gain 460 total yards against the Giants, but struggled with four turnovers and are now averaging 20.2 points per game (No. 27 in the league), compared to last year’s squad putting up better than 29 a contest.
