Offensive team malfunction

[dsturgeon]

The cowboys do need to improve the defense with the scheme and players, but the reason they fail is on the offense.

If you are an offensive based team

1. You need to play the majority of games with a lead
2. Put up points all 4 quarters
3. Win the field position battle

-The cowboys have rarely played with a lead the last few years. They make comebacks in the 2nd half.
-Dak has a problem putting points up in the first half of games and going into the half with a lead.
- Although special teams did improve last year, the cowboys do not do well with field position.

These 3 things should be happening on an offensive based team, and would improve the defense

Complaining about the gm, coaching, and the lack of drafting defensive players does have merit, but if you are built for offense, you have to dominate at these things.

With the way the team is built, this is why the cowboys fail in my opinion. Injuries hurt them too.

I think the roster is built well.

 

[Rockport]

The season can’t get here soon enough.

 

[dsturgeon]

The season can’t get here soon enough.

Still weeks away from the draft. Going to be a long time for you

 

[MarcusRock]

Pitts is gonna cure all that. Don't worry.

 

[dsturgeon]

Pitts is gonna cure all that. Don't worry.

He would help them be consistent, maybe unstopable.

Just imagine how good zeke and pollard would be with Pitts on the field, and the oline healthy

 

[Verdict]

The cowboys do need to improve the defense with the scheme and players, but the reason they fail is on the offense.

If you are an offensive based team

1. You need to play the majority of games with a lead
2. Put up points all 4 quarters
3. Win the field position battle

-The cowboys have rarely played with a lead the last few years. They make comebacks in the 2nd half.
-Dak has a problem putting points up in the first half of games and going into the half with a lead.
-The cowboys do not do well with field position. Special teams did improve last year

These 3 things should be happening on an offensive based team, and would improve the defense

Complaining about the gm, coaching, and the lack of drafting defensive players does have merit, but if you are built for offense, you have to dominate at these things.

With the way the team is built, this is why the cowboys fail in my opinion. Injuries hurt them too.

I think the roster is built well.

This is not difficult. They should go BPA the whole way. Get players who can play. Then fill in holes after the draft.

 

[CelticPunk]

I don't understand... the roster is built well, but that's why we fail?? Is the defensive roster built well? Is the offensive roster built well, but that's why fail..? You lost me here bro.

 

[dsturgeon]

I don't understand... the roster is built well, but that's why we fail?? Is the defensive roster built well? Is the offensive roster built well, but that's why fail..? You lost me here bro.

The money on this team is on offense, and the offense is loaded at almost every position.

Yet, they do not play with leads.

There is no reason the cowboys shouldn't be up 7-10 points throughout the whole game in the majority of their games. Yet, they do not come out of the box scoring

Everyone complains about the defense, but the cowboys are not built to be a shutdown defense. They are built to be a dominate offense

It seems like they score 3/5ths of their points in the late 3rd and 4th quarters, and this makes an average defense look horrible

 

[Risen Star]

You'll never fix the offense with this quarterback. So you might as well shift your focus to the defense.

 

[DasSchnitzel]

The slow starts this team has are infuriating.

 

[Jake]

The cowboys do need to improve the defense with the scheme and players, but the reason they fail is on the offense.

If you are an offensive based team

1. You need to play the majority of games with a lead
2. Put up points all 4 quarters
3. Win the field position battle

-The cowboys have rarely played with a lead the last few years. They make comebacks in the 2nd half.
-Dak has a problem putting points up in the first half of games and going into the half with a lead.
- Although special teams did improve last year, the cowboys do not do well with field position.

These 3 things should be happening on an offensive based team, and would improve the defense

Complaining about the gm, coaching, and the lack of drafting defensive players does have merit, but if you are built for offense, you have to dominate at these things.

With the way the team is built, this is why the cowboys fail in my opinion. Injuries hurt them too.

I think the roster is built well.

Opponents averaged 29.6 ppg last season. Get all of the offense you want, you still won't win anything with that kind of garbage on defense.

 

[dsturgeon]

Opponents averaged 29.6 ppg last season. Get all of the offense you want, you still won't win anything with that kind of garbage on defense.

That is one of my points

If the cowboys play with a lead, and are consistant on offense, then the defense improves.

The whole play style of defense changes. The opposing offense is trying to catch up, which leads to passing, and chances for turnovers.

If the cowboys score 7 points in the first half, have a ton of 3 and outs, then the defense has no chance and get worn out

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

You'll never fix the offense with this quarterback. So you might as well shift your focus to the defense.

When Dak was asked to do much of nothing, they went 13-3. That's not a coincidence. His low arching fastballs leads to drops. Drops in turn leads to missed opportunities.

My problem with Dak is I don't believe he can bring us back to our dynasty days. Not with missed opportunities carved into his DNA. He could win us one, but that'll be it. One!

 

[JBond]

This is not difficult. They should go BPA the whole way. Get players who can play. Then fill in holes after the draft.

If Parsons is there, grab him. I have been banging this drum for a while. CB can be addressed in the 2nd.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The best thing the Cowboys could do to help the offense is fix the defense. They have been terrible for years. No turnovers. Middle of the road sacks. They rarely flip the field. The offense consistently has to drive the length of the field to score. Improvements on the special teams did make a difference. But overall, the defense just isn't cutting it.

 

[dsturgeon]

The best thing the Cowboys could do to help the offense is fix the defense. They have been terrible for years. No turnovers. Middle of the road sacks. They rarely flip the field. The offense consistently has to drive the length of the field to score. Improvements on the special teams did make a difference. But overall, the defense just isn't cutting it.

What do you mean by fix the defense?

The cowboys do not have the picks this year, and will not have the picks in the foreseeable future to make them a top notch defense. They have a lot of picks this year, and hopefully they will get 1 or maybe two starters on the defense and some depth.

The cowboys dont need to help the offense, the offense needs to help the defense

 

[JoeKing]

The cowboys do need to improve the defense with the scheme and players, but the reason they fail is on the offense.

If you are an offensive based team

1. You need to play the majority of games with a lead
2. Put up points all 4 quarters
3. Win the field position battle

-The cowboys have rarely played with a lead the last few years. They make comebacks in the 2nd half.
-Dak has a problem putting points up in the first half of games and going into the half with a lead.
- Although special teams did improve last year, the cowboys do not do well with field position.

These 3 things should be happening on an offensive based team, and would improve the defense

Complaining about the gm, coaching, and the lack of drafting defensive players does have merit, but if you are built for offense, you have to dominate at these things.

With the way the team is built, this is why the cowboys fail in my opinion. Injuries hurt them too.

I think the roster is built well.

The team was playing most of last season with a backup QB and TE. You don't mention this when you complain about the offense. The O-line starters were not reliable... you neglect to mention this as well. You speak as if our starters were on the field the whole season and they just suck.

 

[CowboyRoy]

The cowboys do need to improve the defense with the scheme and players, but the reason they fail is on the offense.

If you are an offensive based team

1. You need to play the majority of games with a lead
2. Put up points all 4 quarters
3. Win the field position battle

-The cowboys have rarely played with a lead the last few years. They make comebacks in the 2nd half.
-Dak has a problem putting points up in the first half of games and going into the half with a lead.
- Although special teams did improve last year, the cowboys do not do well with field position.

These 3 things should be happening on an offensive based team, and would improve the defense

Complaining about the gm, coaching, and the lack of drafting defensive players does have merit, but if you are built for offense, you have to dominate at these things.

With the way the team is built, this is why the cowboys fail in my opinion. Injuries hurt them too.

I think the roster is built well.

number 1 is because the defense sucks. Odd you can’t figure that out.

it’s dak’s fault the defense sucks.

 

[Risen Star]

When Dak was asked to do much of nothing, they went 13-3. That's not a coincidence. His low arching fastballs leads to drops. Drops in turn leads to missed opportunities.

My problem with Dak is I don't believe he can bring us back to our dynasty days. Not with missed opportunities carved into his DNA. He could win us one, but that'll be it. One!

Man, you were on the verge of a like until you hallucinated about Prescott winning a Super Bowl.

 

[Hawkeye19]

The D is atrocious and the glaring, alarm-raising, panic-inducing unit that gets all the hate and attention. Deservedly so.

But the OP raises a good point. That the offense has plenty of flaws that need to be fixed as well:

1. Slow starts
2. Inconsistent performance
3. Too many turnovers
4. Underachieving production from key players
5. Playing from behind nearly every week
6. Poor execution vs teams with winning records
7. Questionable play-calling/coaching

Add it up, and we have a LOT of problems to address— and yet the biggest problem remains the FO and the culture of entitlement, arrogance, and incompetence that permeates the franchise.