1. Dan Bailey has a good shot to be the next kicker. His kickoffs were fine. In fact, I might prefer the depth on his kicks to David Buehler's booming them through the end zone. I would have liked to see the rookie attempt a FG. I'm not big on first-year kickers, but if the knock on this guy is his kickoffs, I didn't see a problem in this game.

2. Rookie fourth-round pick Dan Arkin played pretty well. He seemed technically sound but was overmatched by Kevin Vickerson a few times. Arkin moves well; he got out to the second level a couple of times and made blocks. He doesn't give up. He's just a hard-nosed fighter with a mean streak. I thought Phil Costa did OK as well, so I'm feeling better about the interior line right now.

3. If I had to pick between Josh Thomas and Alan Ball right now, I'd keep Thomas. He's another gritty player, and he's pretty decent in coverage and not afraid of contact. Plus-10 points for slapping Tebow around.

4. The Cowboys gave Raymond Radway (scoring a touchdown below) every chance to make it through the first cut with his extensive playing time at wide receiver. I'm not sure he did enough, scoring once but looking lost on several routes. Nevertheless, he's intriguing.

5. Dwayne Harris is a lock to make the team as the fourth receiver.

6. Felix Jones is going to put up some eye-popping stats this year if he can stay healthy. I'd like to see Demarco Murray and Tashard Choice back in the lineup, because, frankly, neither Lonyae Miller nor Phillip Tanner look ready to assume a major role in the offense.

7. Tyron Smith was unbelievably good for a rookie. I'm particularly impressed with his ability to recover from a misstep. He showed really great footwork. He made a couple of mistakes, but for a 20-year old-rookie with only two years of significant playing time at USC, he played way beyond my expectations.

8. Stephen McGee struggled early, then got a little bit of a rhythm late. I can't understand how he handles the pass rush. Sometimes he seems to flush from the pocket before he has to, other times it's like he doesn't know it's coming. I was hoping for more progress from him, but I'm not totally displeased.

9. Shaun Chapas isn't beating out Chris Gronkowski unless he gets a lot better. Chapas seems too unsure of himself at this point and not athletic enough in the passing game. I'd rather keep Martin Rucker as a fourth TE than either of them, though.

10. Among the bottom of the OL depth chart, I was surprised to see Jeremy Parnell taking second team reps at left tackle. He didn't make any glaring errors, but he plays a little too high in his stance for my liking. I'm not sure if the order of the rotation means that Parnell is ahead of Sam Young or if they just wanted to take a longer look at Parnell. Nothing else really stood out to me. Pepa Letuli was mediocre, and I thought Kevin Kowalski got pushed around a little in his limited playing time. I didn't watch Bill Nagy very closely.

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