It is getting more and more difficult to tolerate discussions that use the word "fluke".

Some of the things I noticed during the Seahawks game about the offense:

-  Romo looked pretty sharp; he looked much better than he has in a month or so.  I am starting to think that the injury to his ribs was bothering him more than we expected.  I also think that the success of Murray has taken a lot pressure off Romo in at least 2 ways: first, if defenses respect your ability to run the ball, they can not blitz as often, nor can they simply ‘pin their ears back’ and go after the passer; second, Romo realizes that he doesn’t have the win every game with his arm, they can move the ball and score points on the ground.

-  DeMarco Murray looks more and more like the real deal.  He is averaging an amazing 6.7 yards a carry.  He has not fumbled the ball yet.  He has over 500 yards rushing.  He looked great in the 4th quarter even though he had carried more than 20 times.  If he keeps this up for a few more weeks, he will start generating some talk about Offensive Rookie of the Year.  From what I saw, he didn’t screw up on any blitz pick-ups.  He is starting to look like a bona fide starting RB.  (Hey, Skip Bayless, how do you like them apples?)

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