Thoughts On The Hall of Fame Game

By Robert Ferringo

Here are some just snap thoughts from the first half of the Hall of Fame Game on Sunday night between Dallas and Cincinnati:

- Let’s start with the positive. It was a really nice night for Doug Free and for John Phillips for the Cowboys. Free is going to be fine on that monstrous offensive line and Phillips looked really sharp (well, until he blew out his knee. Rumor has it that he tore one of his CL’s.) In my opinion, Martellus Bennett might be the most overrated bench player (and one of the most overrated players, period) in the league. But now with nothing behind him he can go on being, well, himself and not getting the job done.

For Cincinnati, I really liked what I saw out of some defenders. I know that Dallas walked down the field on the opening drive, but I was impressed. Jon Fanene looked excellent and I really liked how athletic Antwan Odom and Michael Johnson looked.

- If you want to know how to spot good teams

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