Thoughts after game 2

• Dak was very quick to release and negated the pressure and Romo was banging on about his footwork so maybe there’s been some improvement. He actually got hit a bit (even if it was one sack) but managed to get completions on most plays in a pretty conservative passing game. It was a very good performance overall with just the one missed target (Ferguson) in the RedZone and a bit of a risky ball to Gallup up the middle. We seemed to love that wheel route to the right hitting just about everybody with it but it did net us some yards.
• We sustained some long drives but had some hiccups in the RedZone. At least the drive led to points though, and this is a very good Jets defense so RedZone struggles are to be expected.
• Ceedee had a monster game but it was a bit worrying how reliant we were on him and the lack of contribution for others. Gallup was completely anonymous which isn’t ideal. Tobert looked slightly better but with Cooks out, there seems too few supporting Lamb.
• Duece was not bad for a change of pace back. He stalled that one drive bobbling the ball, but came back out and moved the chains shortly after. He gets a "rookie nerves" pass for me. Dowdle looked really explosive and Pollard eventually got going after tough sledding in the first half. It was a good mix even if it wasn’t a great YPC overall. Again, we faced a very good defense so not unexpected.
• The blocking of the TE’s was again a feature on the outside and it was good to see them have an impact with two TD’s. Could have been three if Dak didn’t overthrow the last one.
• The line play was decent but the left side was a little inconsistent both Smith at LT and Edoga/Bass. The other three had much better games on first look.

• The defense was again brilliant overall. Really it was one single crossing route by Garrett Wilson, and then some QB scrables that did damage. Bryce Hall and Cook got nothing in the run game. The receivers were barely sited outside that one play
• Interceptions to Hooker, Diggs, and Kearse add to interceptions from Gilmore and Bland. We are +7 now on turnovers (league-leading) after being +10 last season. Turnovers win games and few teams can do it consistently year on year but we seem to have found a way.
• Parsons is a game wrecker and maybe the best player in the NFL but we are also seeing some pretty good play from Odigi and DLaw as well on the D-line. I didn’t really notice Masi, Gallimore, or Hankins but I’d probably need a second watch to really comment.
• The young safeties didn’t flash like last week but I didn’t notice anything bad. Hooker and Kearse both had interceptions and Hooker had the one bad missed tackle.
• I haven’t been all that impressed by the linebacker play so far. It’d be nice to see LVE and Clark show a bit more moving forward.
• The kicker was perfect, and the punter was very good too, can’t really complain about ST although I’m not sold on Turpin and his fair catch decision-making

We have to be one of the best teams in the league. It seems like we have a top 3 defense (if not no.1) and a top 10 (possibly top 5) offense.