CFZ I want this team to greatly reduce its penalties

Typhus

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I watch a borderline-unhealthy amount of NFL football on Sundays in the fall.

I don’t buy for one second that we got a fair shake from the refs last year, and that the penalties were simply our own doing.

“The Cowboys aren’t disciplined”, they’d have you believe.

The entire sport of football is all about discipline. It takes discipline for all 11 guys on offense, defense or ST to be on the same page and execute.

We were “disciplined“ enough to be the #1 offense in terms of both yards and points.

We were “disciplined” enough to be #1 in takeaways.

Yet somehow, these same groups of players were SO WILDLY UNDISCIPLINED when it came to penalties???

Even though McCarthy’s Packers teams were routinely among the LEAST penalized teams in football???

Yeah, sell that garbage to someone else. It’s not “discipline”, we just got hosed.

Compare what they called OPI for vs Michael Gallup in our 2020 opener.... vs what they DIDN’T call OPI for vs Chris Godwin in our 2021 opener.

Game-deciding calls in both cases, and in both cases we get screwed. Not a coincidence.
Anthony Brown would probably give you a like.
 

TequilaCowboy

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Yep, the first order of business to become a better team is to stop beating yourself. That would be neat. :D
 

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Repeat -- is not something a team should want for leading the league in penalties. This team had better have a quality plan in place for reducing its amount of penalties. The Cowboys didn't just have a lot of penalties. They lead the @#$%ing league in them! No team is ever devoid of penalties. The game is too complex for that. However, one of this team's goals should be to be in the bottom 20% of penalized teams. It's totally unacceptable for a team to be in the top-ten most penalized, but to be #1 is absurd.

I understand the Tyson Smith draft pick is all about strengthening our O-line so that this team can have a quality running game and can protect our quarterback when we pass. However, I have some concern over this player's problem with penalties.

If this team leads the league again in penalties, and Tyson Smith is a significant part of that, I'm going to be extremely peeved. On the other hand, if the team gets its penalties way down, and Smith plays great, not making too many penalties, then I'm good.

I want an offense that can chew up the clock with a high quality running game that makes few penalties. The team overall should be in the bottom 20% of penalties. Let some other team have the dubious distinction of most penalized in the league.
Penalties are a direct reflection of coaching. If Jerry would have hired a tough, disciplinarian coach, this team wouldn’t be so sloppy. I would like to see a smash-mouth running game too. The NFL defenses are made to stop the pass. A dominant rushing game could run all over most NFL defenses.
 

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Anthony Brown would probably give you a like.
He would, because DBs routinely get away with what Brown got nitpicked for.

Happens every single Sunday if you watch other NFL games besides the Cowboys.
 

Nav22

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Penalties are a direct reflection of coaching. If Jerry would have hired a tough, disciplinarian coach, this team wouldn’t be so sloppy. I would like to see a smash-mouth running game too. The NFL defenses are made to stop the pass. A dominant rushing game could run all over most NFL defenses.
Funny how McCarthy was a “tough disciplinarian” with the Packers but not the Cowboys.
 

john van brocklin

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Repeat -- is not something a team should want for leading the league in penalties. This team had better have a quality plan in place for reducing its amount of penalties. The Cowboys didn't just have a lot of penalties. They lead the @#$%ing league in them! No team is ever devoid of penalties. The game is too complex for that. However, one of this team's goals should be to be in the bottom 20% of penalized teams. It's totally unacceptable for a team to be in the top-ten most penalized, but to be #1 is absurd.

I understand the Tyson Smith draft pick is all about strengthening our O-line so that this team can have a quality running game and can protect our quarterback when we pass. However, I have some concern over this player's problem with penalties.

If this team leads the league again in penalties, and Tyson Smith is a significant part of that, I'm going to be extremely peeved. On the other hand, if the team gets its penalties way down, and Smith plays great, not making too many penalties, then I'm good.

I want an offense that can chew up the clock with a high quality running game that makes few penalties. The team overall should be in the bottom 20% of penalties. Let some other team have the dubious distinction of most penalized in the league.
I want flowers, unicorns and world peace LOL
Hope this team can figure this out, because it was a major issue and problem for them last year!
 

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We just drafted a player that according to Mel Kiper grabs a lot and is a penalty waiting to happen. His penalty issues came up during the Cowboys post draft press conference. McCarthy tried to blow it off as not a concern. Not sure using our first pick on a player that’s known for grabbing and hooking is a good way to reduce penalties.
He’s definitely a brawler
 

Typhus

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He would, because DBs routinely get away with what Brown got nitpicked for.

Happens every single Sunday if you watch other NFL games besides the Cowboys.
Your probably the only one fan that watches all the games.
 

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We just drafted a player that according to Mel Kiper grabs a lot and is a penalty waiting to happen. His penalty issues came up during the Cowboys post draft press conference. McCarthy tried to blow it off as not a concern. Not sure using our first pick on a player that’s known for grabbing and hooking is a good way to reduce penalties.

If I am being honest, thats exactly what i saw in that Ohio state game. And his feet looked slow. It was like he was hugging guys the whole time. He got 2 holding calls while I was watching.
 

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That should be less of an issue inside. Williams held because he isn't strong enough. Tyler wont have that problem at guard. He by his own admission is still learning the game. So those penalties should lessen as time goes on. The important thing is he is eager to learn, takes notes on everything and puts in the time. Now do we have the coaches that can teach him?

As for penalties in general, they are a result of players not putting themselves in the right position. Better / healthier players will prevent that particular nightmare from happening again. Hopefully.
 

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Ya gotta like listening to Tyler -- he's evidently the aggressive type of dude we've needed for quite some time. Hoping he can control it, tho! ;)
 

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He’s definitely a brawler
Lots of his penalties were poor technique and over aggressive play
Guard is much easier to play so the technique is easier and a well placed foot can stop the aggressive penalties. I’d let rowdy place the foot since I’m not a rowdy fan
 

jnday

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Funny how McCarthy was a “tough disciplinarian” with the Packers but not the Cowboys.
I never saw him as a tough disciplinarian in Green Bay. It was openly known that Mike would miss meetings and practices to get massages. Rodgers also said the MM had the lowest football IQ of anybody in the league. I didn’t care when they hired him, but after seeing some of his in-game coaching mistakes I wanted him gone. There is nothing special about him at all.
 

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Lots of his penalties were poor technique and over aggressive play
Guard is much easier to play so the technique is easier and a well placed foot can stop the aggressive penalties. I’d let rowdy place the foot since I’m not a rowdy fan
Remember 2 of our most undisciplined players are gone,Williams and Gregory.That holding penalty by Gregory against the Rams was ridiculous.
 

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I never saw him as a tough disciplinarian in Green Bay. It was openly known that Mike would miss meetings and practices to get massages. Rodgers also said the MM had the lowest football IQ of anybody in the league. I didn’t care when they hired him, but after seeing some of his in-game coaching mistakes I wanted him gone. There is nothing special about him at all.
I didn’t want McCarthy either, BUT his GB teams were routinely among the least penalized in the NFL. So I’m not blaming it on him.
 

conner01

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Remember 2 of our most undisciplined players are gone,Williams and Gregory.That holding penalty by Gregory against the Rams was ridiculous.
It was but Gregory didn’t have that many penalties
Just a couple dumb ones
 
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