RANDOM OBSERVATIONS : REDSKINS @ COWBOYS, FIRST HALF EDITION

by Davey, Blown Coverage

I may be wrong here but it feels like I have seen every Cowboys game this season and today I'll be seeing Tony Romo's grin again.

Dallas is on a roll while the 'Skins will be lining up a smurf, a goldfish and Verne Troyer at wide receiver. Oh, and they will be without Sean Taylor as well so that's not really good.

I have Dallas picked to win and for fantasy purposes I'll be keeping a close eye on Clinton Portis, Julius Jones and Patrick Crayton. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are our announcers and it's time to get this thing underway...

• Cowboys get two quick first downs to start the game and now there's a high snap but Tony Romo just casually catches that ball with one hand and manages to get a pass off. The way he caught that ball with one hand was pretty impressive. Todd Pinkston can't do that...

• Romo's having a tough time with these snaps here. He's calling an audible but his center decides to snap it and it ricochets off of his face and into Julius Jones' hands. But that just goes to show you how good things are going for Dallas these days. If it was Miami, that ball would have given John Beck a concussion and the opposing defense would have returned the fumble for a touchdown.

• These bad snaps come back to hurt the Cowboys. The drive stalls, they have to settle for a long field goal and Nick Folk shanks it. Looks like Nick Folk's genitals are slightly smaller today.

• And just like that the Redskins score. Jason Campbell finds Chris Cooley in the endzone and it was Roy Williams again who totally messed up in coverage. Roy Williams covers as good as MC Hammer manages money. Redskins up 7-0.

• Dallas center Andre Gurode is channeling his inner Rick Ankiel today. He snaps this one way over Romo's head, forcing Romo to scramble back and heave a long pass to T.O. but it gets intercepted. Andre Gurode's snaps have as much accuracy as a Tarvaris Jackson pass.

• Joe Buck just said that the Cowboys and Packers might be the best two teams in the NFC. Joe Buck is on top of his game today folks.

• Weird play here. Antwan Randle El takes the hand-off, runs backwards for about 5 yards, stops, turns the other way and passes it to Chris Cooley. Randle El could be the starting quarterback for at least 3 teams in the league right now with the skills that he just showed right there.

• Another horrible snap by Gurode and again Romo picks it up with ease. Cowboys fans must wonder why he couldn't show these ball catching skills last season against Seattle.

• Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett has some pretty decent sized testicles himself. Even though Gurode snaps the ball with as much accuracy as a dead alligator, he's still calling plenty of plays out of the shotgun.

• And the Cowboys finally break through. Romo finds T.O. in the endzone and Shawn Springs had no chance on that one. Dallas 7, Washington 7, Andre Gurode -5.

• Jason Campbell leads a nice two-minute offense and the 'Skins manage to get a field goal before halftime. Wade Phillips tried to "ice" Shaun Suisham but Shaun Suisham can not be iced. Washington 10, Dallas 7 and it's time for a little break.