How did the Dallas Cowboys do in their first pre-season game?”
When the Dallas Cowboys get back to practice in the Alamodome, there will certainly be a different feeling. And plenty to work on to get better. Dallas lost 31-10 at Oakland in the preseason opener. Things got out of hand when the starters were done, raising concerns about the depth of the Cowboys. The starting defense gave up a 47-yard pass interference plenty on the opening drive but held Oakland to a field goal. The Raiders later had a 48-yard pass and a 47-yard run. Coach Wade Phillips, who now serves as his own defensive coordinator, says it isn’t the way he wanted to start. The coach says the second groups on offense and defense were sloppy overall. The Cowboys get a break Friday, and return to practice with two workouts Saturday.
In the Dallas Cowboys’ otherwise sloppy 31-10 loss to Oakland on Thursday, certain individuals had good nights but far too many did not. “That isn’t the way we want to start team-wise, I don’t think,” coach Wade Phillips said. “The individuals that we think are going to do well … did some good things. Some of those guys are where we want them to be. Others aren’t. Our second group and our young guys, they made a lot of mistakes.” The defense gave up too many big plays – a 47-yard completion to Nick Miller and a 45-yard run by Darren McFadden came against the backups, but starting safety Gerald Sensabaugh was called for a 47-yard pass interference penalty on the Raiders’ opening scoring drive.
