Believe it or not, I saw a lot of positives against Miami!

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I'm current in the enemies territory, in the Philly suburbs visiting my wife's family. Actually am going to the Eagle/Cardinal game on New Year's Eve.

I know we are all disappointed in last week's loss to Miami, but I came away with several positives:

-The Defense held up against the run and all that pre-snap motion. Their HC was the running game coordinator for the 49ers two years ago, where the 49ers run a very similar, outside zone scheme. Playing Parsons off the ball against the run, was a smart decision.

-We saw Dan Quinn actually playing a ton of zone coverage. You got to be able to give teams different looks or it's very easy to game plan against. The Dolphins only TD, exactly was against man coverage. They took away the big play and forced the Dolphins to drive the entire field.

-Once again Dak struggled against Fangio's scheme for 2 full quarters, but he did keep on fighting and actually lead the team from a 9 point deficeit. Fangio changes his coverages after the snap, takes away the middle of the field and dares the offense to run against light boxes. If the Cowboys couldn't run the football, they had to attack the outside corners, but Miami has great ones. Miami's D was actaully giving up less then 15 points a game once Ramsey returned, Cowboys scored 20. Dak did not turnover the football facing 8 men coverages for the majority of the game.

-Cowboys went against a legitimate SB Contender that needed to win at full strength in their home park and they just lost by 2 points. Gives them confidence they can play against anyone on the road. Clean up the penalties and they will beat these elite teams on the road.
 
Cowboyny said:
I'm current in the enemies territory, in the Philly suburbs visiting my wife's family. Actually am going to the Eagle/Cardinal game on New Year's Eve.

I know we are all disappointed in last week's loss to Miami, but I came away with several positives:

-The Defense held up against the run and all that pre-snap motion. Their HC was the running game coordinator for the 49ers two years ago, where the 49ers run a very similar, outside zone scheme. Playing Parsons off the ball against the run, was a smart decision.

-We saw Dan Quinn actually playing a ton of zone coverage. You got to be able to give teams different looks or it's very easy to game plan against. The Dolphins only TD, exactly was against man coverage. They took away the big play and forced the Dolphins to drive the entire field.

-Once again Dak struggled against Fangio's scheme for 2 full quarters, but he did keep on fighting and actually lead the team from a 9 point deficeit. Fangio changes his coverages after the snap, takes away the middle of the field and dares the offense to run against light boxes. If the Cowboys couldn't run the football, they had to attack the outside corners, but Miami has great ones. Miami's D was actaully giving up less then 15 points a game once Ramsey returned, Cowboys scored 20. Dak did not turnover the football facing 8 men coverages for the majority of the game.

-Cowboys went against a legitimate SB Contender that needed to win at full strength in their home park and they just lost by 2 points. Gives them confidence they can play against anyone on the road. Clean up the penalties and they will beat these elite teams on the road.
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you know positivity is not allowed in here lol in short take back that fumble on the first drive which was a very good drive by the way which would have ended in some kind of points and we probably win the game was a bad handoff of a fumble by the full back whatever reason we were right there we should have won the game we should have won the Philly game on the road as well we played pretty well everyone says we can't play well on the road no we lost on the road but if you clean some **** up we only lost by one score the last two years to the 49ers in both games if we can find a way to get those inches back like Pollard on the goal line schoonmaker on the goal line a toe just out of bounds trying to stretch a play and get a two point conversion these little just tiny mistakes can be flipped people say you can't flip a switch, it isn't a switch we need to flip,

we just need to be the benefit of a little luck and execution or call , I mean literally right there from winning those two games... When I say the benefit of a call, I say that you know when you get those bad calls in Buffalo and on Michael Parsons on hitting TUA maybe in the other games we're not going to get those flags, they're Gray area flags, they probably should not have been thrown, they affect the games and just maybe just maybe it'll go our way when it counts the most..

By the way you can go back to the Arizona game even though they don't count as a good team we were right there at the end of that game as well with that oddball pick up of a flag on Michael gallop was absolutely destroyed mugged and they pick up the flag that was before the interception which by the way I still don't blame Prescott for trying to force the ball when there's nobody open all game but if you look at how that game ended some weird plays once again just right there on the cusp of winning we just need to get that little extra and we'll do fine in the playoffs.....
 
I mean, basically I would say we held 'em to 5 field goals and 1 TD at their house.

The other details kinda pale in comparison to that. That kinda points against performance versus that offense on the road should be enough for a win if not for a 2nd and 3rd qtr disappearing act by the offense.
 
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blueblood70 said:
you know positivity is not allowed in here lol in short take back that fumble on the first drive which was a very good drive by the way which would have ended in some kind of points and we probably win the game was a bad handoff of a fumble by the full back whatever reason we were right there we should have won the game we should have won the Philly game on the road as well we played pretty well everyone says we can't play well on the road no we lost on the road but if you clean some **** up we only lost by one score the last two years to the 49ers in both games if we can find a way to get those inches back like Pollard on the goal line schoonmaker on the goal line a toe just out of bounds trying to stretch a play and get a two point conversion these little just tiny mistakes can be flipped people say you can't flip a switch, it isn't a switch we need to flip,

we just need to be the benefit of a little luck and execution or call , I mean literally right there from winning those two games... When I say the benefit of a call, I say that you know when you get those bad calls in Buffalo and on Michael Parsons on hitting TUA maybe in the other games we're not going to get those flags, they're Gray area flags, they probably should not have been thrown, they affect the games and just maybe just maybe it'll go our way when it counts the most..

By the way you can go back to the Arizona game even though they don't count as a good team we were right there at the end of that game as well with that oddball pick up of a flag on Michael gallop was absolutely destroyed mugged and they pick up the flag that was before the interception which by the way I still don't blame Prescott for trying to force the ball when there's nobody open all game but if you look at how that game ended some weird plays once again just right there on the cusp of winning we just need to get that little extra and we'll do fine in the playoffs.....
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You take back all our loses and we’re undefeated.
 
@Cowboyny Hope you get tested for STD's when you get out of Philly. You poor thing.

I don't disagree with anything you've said. The game was close and it came down to that fumble, penalties (that we actually committed) and uncalled penalties. I don't like to whine about the refs but the whole Micah no hold calls is a bit ridiculous.
 
Hype boyz doing what Hype Boyz do.

you are entitled to your opinion. and you arent completely wrong with your assessment.
 
Luepke doesn't fumble and Dallas probably runs away with it.

Like the first game against Philly, Miami wasn't really the better team.
 
Something that’s always off with Dak is like the easy throws. Even Lamar just flicks his wrist and it farts right to his check down in a timerly manner right in the chest and they’re able to get yards. Or at least not take a huge hit to the back. With Dak he will throw the easy ones off target slow and high and it’s a disaster
 
MarionBarberThe4th said:
Something that’s always off with Dak is like the easy throws. Even Lamar just flicks his wrist and it farts right to his check down in a timerly manner right in the chest and they’re able to get yards. Or at least not take a huge hit to the back. With Dak he will throw the easy ones off target slow and high and it’s a disaster
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This is total nonsense.

Dak's checkdowns aren't open early, because they are constantly chipping first.

If he was hitting checkdowns, you'd just criticize his adot lol.
 
blueblood70 said:
you know positivity is not allowed in here lol in short take back that fumble on the first drive which was a very good drive by the way which would have ended in some kind of points and we probably win the game was a bad handoff of a fumble by the full back whatever reason we were right there we should have won the game we should have won the Philly game on the road as well we played pretty well everyone says we can't play well on the road no we lost on the road but if you clean some **** up we only lost by one score the last two years to the 49ers in both games if we can find a way to get those inches back like Pollard on the goal line schoonmaker on the goal line a toe just out of bounds trying to stretch a play and get a two point conversion these little just tiny mistakes can be flipped people say you can't flip a switch, it isn't a switch we need to flip,

we just need to be the benefit of a little luck and execution or call , I mean literally right there from winning those two games... When I say the benefit of a call, I say that you know when you get those bad calls in Buffalo and on Michael Parsons on hitting TUA maybe in the other games we're not going to get those flags, they're Gray area flags, they probably should not have been thrown, they affect the games and just maybe just maybe it'll go our way when it counts the most..

By the way you can go back to the Arizona game even though they don't count as a good team we were right there at the end of that game as well with that oddball pick up of a flag on Michael gallop was absolutely destroyed mugged and they pick up the flag that was before the interception which by the way I still don't blame Prescott for trying to force the ball when there's nobody open all game but if you look at how that game ended some weird plays once again just right there on the cusp of winning we just need to get that little extra and we'll do fine in the playoffs.....
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Penalties are a big factor, but this team has to learn how to win the close game. If it’s the 4 minute offense or the defense making that final stop
 
Mac_MaloneV1 said:
Lmao.

I can't believe people actually believe this.
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I have watched this play over and over and I still cannot figure out what happened. It almost looks like Luepke wasn't expecting to take the handoff. He never takes the balls and then he ran into the end zone as if he had the ball. Luepke never looks back or attempts to recover the ball as if he thought Dak still had it.

I find it hard to believe the Dak and Luepke mishandled the snap. I think it was another communications error. That's not an excuse but I can't decide who screwed up there.
 
Creeper said:
I have watched this play over and over and I still cannot figure out what happened. It almost looks like Luepke wasn't expecting to take the handoff. He never takes the balls and then he ran into the end zone as if he had the ball. Luepke never looks back or attempts to recover the ball as if he thought Dak still had it.

I find it hard to believe the Dak and Luepke mishandled the snap. I think it was another communications error. That's not an excuse but I can't decide who screwed up there.
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Luepke fumbled, is what happened.

Maybe he missed a call, but there is no movement anywhere else that would suggest any type of read-option or play action.
 
Mac_MaloneV1 said:
Luepke fumbled, is what happened.

Maybe he missed a call, but there is no movement anywhere else that would suggest any type of read-option or play action.
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..yep, Luepke doesn't fumble. Thats difference in game.

We got no points on that drive.
 
The formerly-vaunted Dallas defense allowed SIX scoring drives, including the game-winner as time expired. Forced one punt; produced no turnovers.

That five of those six drives resulted in field goals is no occasion for celebration or optimism; it's more an indicator of offensive red zone lapses & miscues on Miami's part.

Limiting the Dolphins to 22 points, in the abstract, was a pretty good result (if we ignore the fact that MIA ran up and down the field all evening).

And, of course, our offense stunk the place up, only managing to score a well-below-average 20 points, on a night when they only had to be average to win.
 
Cowboyny said:
I'm current in the enemies territory, in the Philly suburbs visiting my wife's family. Actually am going to the Eagle/Cardinal game on New Year's Eve.

I know we are all disappointed in last week's loss to Miami, but I came away with several positives:

-The Defense held up against the run and all that pre-snap motion. Their HC was the running game coordinator for the 49ers two years ago, where the 49ers run a very similar, outside zone scheme. Playing Parsons off the ball against the run, was a smart decision.

-We saw Dan Quinn actually playing a ton of zone coverage. You got to be able to give teams different looks or it's very easy to game plan against. The Dolphins only TD, exactly was against man coverage. They took away the big play and forced the Dolphins to drive the entire field.

-Once again Dak struggled against Fangio's scheme for 2 full quarters, but he did keep on fighting and actually lead the team from a 9 point deficeit. Fangio changes his coverages after the snap, takes away the middle of the field and dares the offense to run against light boxes. If the Cowboys couldn't run the football, they had to attack the outside corners, but Miami has great ones. Miami's D was actaully giving up less then 15 points a game once Ramsey returned, Cowboys scored 20. Dak did not turnover the football facing 8 men coverages for the majority of the game.

-Cowboys went against a legitimate SB Contender that needed to win at full strength in their home park and they just lost by 2 points. Gives them confidence they can play against anyone on the road. Clean up the penalties and they will beat these elite teams on the road.
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There are positives.
Looking at the larger picture, it hard to get excited
when we have the current front office in charge.
They have a 28 year track record of futility when it comes to the post season.
 
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