son-opener Youth La'el Collins Jersey , need dramatic improvement in Week 2 If the Dallas Cowboys were hoping to show the world their revamped offense would be a force, they certainly came up short in the season-opener. The Cowboys offense was non-existent through most of the game, losing to the Carolina Panthers 16-8. In a game where the defense had their own issues but held the opposition to just 16 points, the offense provided absolutely no help. The main reason for that lies with an offensive line that was far from its reputation as one of the league’s best, instead they struggled all day long. Dak Prescott was sacked six times. He was under pressure much more than that and was hit 10 times. There was plenty of blame to go around. Prescott, when not under pressure, had some opportunities to do damage, but he missed them. Most egregious was his failure to hit a wide open Blake Jarwin who had gotten behind the defense as a result of busted coverage. There were other passes that were off target on the day, it certainly wasn’t the kind of performance that was going to silence those who doubt him. He has to do better.The Cowboys receivers, both the wide receivers and the tight ends, were struggling to get open. There were times when you looked down the field and Prescott had absolutely no where to go with the ball. It wasn’t the receiver-by-committee approach we all had hoped for. Only Cole Beasley stood out as a player who made something happen. When you get down to it, though, it all starts with the offensive line. The Cowboys want to run the ball and for long stretches of the game there was just no room. Ezekiel Elliott managed to end up with somewhat respectable stats, 15 carries for 69 yards and one touchdown, but most of that came on just a couple of drives Youth Antwaun Woods Jersey , the rest of the time he was having no real impact. With no running lanes, he was stymied at the line of scrimmage far too often. The run-blocking matched the pass-blocking in its ineffectiveness. Tyron Smith started the game off with two penalties. The Cowboys actually had a nice offensive play in their opening series, a quick screen to Tavon Austin, but Smith’s block in the back negated it. Connor Williams struggled, especially as the game wore on. He has two major flaws that we saw in preseason, and we saw them again. One, he can be bull-rushed. He has a hard time anchoring down and holding off these NFL defensive tackles. Second, he can dip his head and reach, which is terrible technique, and then he gets beat. He’s got some learning still to do. La’el Collins also struggled, he was part of the sack parade and the penalty parade. He’s still very much a work in progress.It does need to be said that the Carolina Panthers posses a very talented front seven. Kawaan Short is a beast at defensive tackle and he had his way with the interior of the Cowboys line. The linebacker duo of Luke Kuechly and Shaq Thompson did a phenomenal job of filling the rushing lanes and holding Zeke in check. This is a very good front seven, among the best in the NFL. So there are some mitigating circumstances.But, the Cowboys offensive line just wasn’t good enough. Without looking at the tape it’s hard to judge everything, like how well Joe Looney did throughout. Still, you have to believe this would be a better unit if Travis Frederick were able to play. The Cowboys can’t count on that anytime soon Womens Demarcus Lawrence Jersey , so they better work on improving what they have. Connor Williams is going to need to grow up fast. La’el Collins has to be better. There is blame to go around. Dak Prescott absolutely has to play better. The coaching staff, including Scott Linehan, have to figure out why their attack was so anemic. The receivers have to do a better job of presenting a target, especially when the play breaks down and the scramble drill is on. Even if that all is corrected, without better play from the offensive line, this team will need its defense to be the ‘85 Bears. Eli Manning was getting hammered hard even when he wasn't getting sacked by the Dallas Cowboys.When the New York Giants quarterback scrambled up the middle into the open field in the third quarter, he took a crushing blow from linebacker Jaylon Smith ."It was third down, I was trying to make something happen," Manning said. "I wanted to get the touchdown or just do something. I didn't see the replay. I think it looked worse than it really was."Either way, it put Manning on the turf like so many other times in a 20-13 loss Sunday night that dropped to Giants to 0-2 under new coach Pat Shurmur.Manning was sacked six times, the most since Philadelphia got him that many times four seasons ago. Only three times in his 218 career games has he been sacked more — the most was eight (at Dallas a decade ago in Texas Stadium, a year before the Cowboys moved into JerryWorld, and against the Eagles in 2006)."We didn't do anything well enough on offense to win this game," Shurmur said.While Manning was 33-of-44 passing without an interception, those completions went for only 279 yards. Just one pass went for more than 18 yards. Rookie running back Saquon Barkley was targeted 16 times Womens Taco Charlton Jersey , and finished with 14 catches for 80 yards.Cody Latimer's 37-yard catch down the right side came on that third-quarter drive before Manning's 1-yard gain on a third-and-11 scramble that ended with Smith's hit. That set up a 28-yard field goal that was New York's only score until putting up 10 points in the final 1:27 of the game."(The Cowboys) did a good job mixing up their coverages," Manning said. "I don't know if they did anything specifically. They just did a good job just getting some pressure and not getting a whole lot of time to get the ball down the field."To compound issues for the Giants offensive line, starting center Jon Halapio left the game with his right leg in an air cast. The team said he had a lower leg injury, but Shurmur had no update after the game on the 6-foot-3, 317-pound center whose leg got rolled under several other players.Twice on a drive in the second quarter, Manning had keepers to convert fourth-and-1s from the Giants side of the field.After those rare fourth-down sneaks for the 15th-year quarterback, he was promptly sacked on the first-down plays that immediately followed. Four of the sacks came in the second quarter alone."All five guys working together, understanding calls, understanding what defenses are doing, and passing things off, so that one's probably always going to take the longest for them to start to gel," Manning said. "That group, they're going to be determined to play at a higher level, just like everybody else."