August 13, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones (28) is unable to hold onto the ball after dropping a pass attempt against the Oakland Raiders in the first quarter at O.Co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-US PRESSWIRE

Sucked – Felix Jones, running back – Maybe it’s the James Harden-esque beard. Maybe it’s that I can not get over him failing his conditioning test in the final year of his contract. Maybe it’s just me. But Felix Jones looks lazy. Not tired, lazy. I’m tired of dropped passes and little effort to break tackles. Maybe he’s mentally already done in Dallas. Maybe the injuries have taken their toll and sapped his quickness, hence his abilities. Whatever it is, something is definitely amiss about Felix Jones. And after the play of rookie Jamize Olawale on Saturday, maybe a trade is in order.

Sucked – Doug Free, offensive tackle – Here we go again. What is the deal with Doug Free? He looked like a rookie out there and he’s supposed to be our main veteran lineman. Combine that with the fact he’s switched to a less intense role on the line at right tackle this season, and it really is a head scratcher. Hopefully, he and new offensive line coach Bill Callahan are still “working out the kinks” during his readjustment period. There is still one positive thing to gleam out of this: At least Tony Romo will see the pressure coming right at him instead of behind him.

Sucked -  Raymond Radway, wide receiver -  I understand this may be too critical of a guy who can not control whether he gets the ball or not, but Raymond Radway just disappeared. After a stellar training camp last year and nothing but raves this year, I expected more from Radway. The media seems to tout this guys as Superman, but all we’ve seen is a timid Clark Kent. Everyone agrees Ray has the physical tools, but he just got outplayed by an undrafted 5’8 rookie who quit the team a couple weeks ago. Radway did not record a single reception Saturday but did have one kick return for 26 yards. We needed to see a lot more from Radway, and for that…he sucked.

Sucked -  Stephen McGee, quarterback -  It was yet another in a long line of unspectacular performances by the former Aggie quarterback. And most experts agree, the “McGee project” is almost over. If Dallas decides to keep three quarterbacks, it will most likely be Rudy Carpenter over McGee for the simply fact that Carpenter can be placed on the practice squad and McGee can not. I don’t like kicking a guy when he’s already down, but the Cowboys poured four years of time, training, and money into McGee. Let the kick-fest begin.

Sucked – Shaun Chapas, fullback – A practice squad veteran, Chapas made a pretty big splash last year. Not one big enough to win the starting job, but at least large enough to justify keeping him around. Chapas even made it to the active roster last December when fullback Tony Fiammetta got injured. On Saturday, he made a big splash in the opposite direction. Chapas couldn’t even block a snail last night. It was really kind of hard to watch a kid flush his career down the drain like that. I realize it’s just one game, but when you only play four in a season, it’s really hard to recover from a suckfest like that. Especially after your team signs arguably the best fullback in the NFL during the offseason.

Dishonorable Mention – Morris Claiborne, cornerback – First round pick Claiborne needed a strong  showing last night to turn the tide of doubters starting to rise up against him. He did little towards swaying those opinions Saturday. Claiborne had two tackles but was virtually invisible for the most part. Not exactly what  you want to see in your first round pick. And compared to the play of Brandon Carr, Claiborne looked even worse. But the kid deserves a break with injuries slowing his progress in OTAs and training camp. Still, Cowboy fans want to see that number six pick live up to it’s potential. And they have never been know for their patience. Then again, we kept McGee around for four years, so who knows…

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First off I would like to just talk about how the Dallas Cowboys are really Americas Team. When I pulled into the parking lot at the Oakland Coliseum I was amazed of the amount of Cowboys jerseys in attendance. I was warned over and over that you can not go to the black whole wearing the visiting teams colors. I would guess that 40% of the fans at the game where Cowboys fans. The cheers of the Cowboys fans easily topped cheers for the Raiders. I had my 8 year old son with me and I couldn’t be more proud of him yelling, “BOOOOO RAIDERS, BOOOO”.

This was not only my sons first game but his first time watching a full game. I couldn’t help but smile after realizing how he is following my footsteps. He was watching his first game at the age of 8 like I did and his first game was Cowboys against Raiders as it was for me as well. He had such a blast that he asked when we would go to another game before we even got back into the parking lot. My son has always liked the Cowboys but I could see it in his eyes that this experience made him look at football in a new light.

Being at the game with a mixed group of Cowboys and Raiders fans made fun for all of us. The dirty looks and clinched teeth from other members of my group was a unforgettable time. I am just glad that the Dallas Cowboys won the game. Had they not then this trip might not been as entertaining for me against my company.

The 3-0 game against the Raiders was very pleasing to me for the simple fact that the Dallas Cowboys defense looks like they can keep opponents out of the end-zone. The defense that Rob Ryan is organizing this team with looks like it being grasped very well. I cant help but be pleased with multi-interception football games. The defense in the second half of the chargers game may not have been as pleasing but most of them wont stay on the team anyways. Brandon Carr intercepting Phillip Rivers twice was nothing short of amazing and maybe we can agree with his 50 million dollar contract now.

Some may worry about the performance of the Dallas Cowboys offense, but I have no worries about them. When They step on the field with a full starting offense the team will not have problems getting points. The offense is full of play makers and as long as the defense can hold the Cowboys will just be fine. This is just preseason, the guys guaranteed a spot on the roster are not risking injuries.

This is just the beginning and I can’t help but be pleased with several individual performances of the players. When the roster is cut down to 53 I believe we will have the 53 it takes to be successful. The Dallas Cowboys may still have a little discipline issues to manage but this next two weeks it will be focused on and it will be taken care of. Penalties and Offensive line are the weakness of the team so far. If the team will strengthen these areas, this could be the most solid this team has been since the 90′s.