2The question of wide receiver
Dallas secondary has been improving. Chidobe Awuzie got his first start and deflected three passes against the Redskins last week. This week he managed to break up two more passes, one of which found its way into the hands of linebacker Sean Lee for the first of two Dallas interceptions.
Jourdan Lewis also played well in this match. He ended the game with six tackles and three pass defenses. There is also safety Xavier Woods, their sixth-round pick, who had four tackles, a pass break-up and a shot on Eli Manning.
Even though there are some struggles on the Cowboys’ team, we see that the secondary overhaul Dallas had this offseason seems to be working well. After the Sunday game, it is inevitable that they should do the same thing to the wide receivers.
Letting some veterans go allowed the youngsters to take over and watching Dez Bryant and Cole Beasley struggle at receiver makes it seem like the same actions will indeed aid the receivers. The argument against this has to be the 50-yard touchdown Bryant had, as well as the huge third-down play Beasley had that went for 54 yards. We saw that, but there is another problem.
Those plays have been too few and far between. Beasley dropped an open third-down play, and Bryant missed a long-touchdown that was right in his hands. They both had only 3 receptions in the game even though Bryant spent the majority of the day in single coverage. That would be punished by most No. 1 wideouts more than just once. Both are in line for a season well below expectations, which means they could use some more of Ryan Switzer on offense and potentially a new No. 1 in the next draft.
