DMN Blog: St. Patrick's Day
That's what T.O. is calling today after Patrick Crayton blew up against the Rams.
T.O. wasn't much of a factor, catching only three passes for 33 yards. Crayton more than picked up the slack, setting career highs for catches (7), yards (184) and touchdowns (2).
Crayton bounced back from a bad night in Chicago, when he dropped an easy TD pass and had another ball bounce off his hands for a pick. To his credit, Crayton didn't use his dislocated right pinky as an excuse.
"The finger's feeling fine," Crayton said. "It wasn't even a question last week. It was just a drop. I owed them one."
Crayton more than repaid that debt. He also gave defensive coordinators on the Cowboys' schedule even more reason to worry.
Teams won't scheme to stop Crayton. Their focus has to be on T.O. and Jason Witten (six catches, 71 yards, TD), so Crayton will get a whole bunch of single coverage.
Crayton proved today that he's dangerous when left alone on a cornerback, as he beat Lenny Walls two totally different ways. Walls gave Crayton a cushion, and Crayton took advantage by catching a hook and breaking a tackle en route to a 59-yard TD. Walls played press coverage, and Crayton got behind him for a 37-yard TD.
Crayton repeated his plan for the Cowboys to break the NFL season record for points (556). He made his first major contribution to the cause today.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 6:18 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
T.O. wasn't much of a factor, catching only three passes for 33 yards. Crayton more than picked up the slack, setting career highs for catches (7), yards (184) and touchdowns (2).
Crayton bounced back from a bad night in Chicago, when he dropped an easy TD pass and had another ball bounce off his hands for a pick. To his credit, Crayton didn't use his dislocated right pinky as an excuse.
"The finger's feeling fine," Crayton said. "It wasn't even a question last week. It was just a drop. I owed them one."
Crayton more than repaid that debt. He also gave defensive coordinators on the Cowboys' schedule even more reason to worry.
Teams won't scheme to stop Crayton. Their focus has to be on T.O. and Jason Witten (six catches, 71 yards, TD), so Crayton will get a whole bunch of single coverage.
Crayton proved today that he's dangerous when left alone on a cornerback, as he beat Lenny Walls two totally different ways. Walls gave Crayton a cushion, and Crayton took advantage by catching a hook and breaking a tackle en route to a 59-yard TD. Walls played press coverage, and Crayton got behind him for a 37-yard TD.
Crayton repeated his plan for the Cowboys to break the NFL season record for points (556). He made his first major contribution to the cause today.
Posted by Tim MacMahon at 6:18 PM (E-mail this entry) | Comments (4)
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