Our defense in the 5 playoff losses in last decade

[Rockport]

Yes, Mazi is going to become a defensive player of the year.

I like your optimism but that’s not going to happen.

 

[Chasing6]

So holding the 49ers to 19 points mostly FGs while the QB throws 2 interceptions and produced 12 points it’s the D’s fault.
23 points it’s the Ds fault they lost to SF the year before, So everyone wants the 85 bears and Ravens D so that it’s 14 points or with pick 6 Dak it’s 7 points, it’s not happening paying dumpster fire vets and spending high dollar on the O side. The D jones like is the kind that plays from a large lead and can Rush the QB unfortunately they can’t do that when the O craps the bed

Diggs business decision, whiff, closed his years or whatever you want to call it, cost is that game.

 

[Rockport]

So holding the 49ers to 19 points mostly FGs while the QB throws 2 interceptions and produced 12 points it’s the D’s fault.
23 points it’s the Ds fault they lost to SF the year before, So everyone wants the 85 bears and Ravens D so that it’s 14 points or with pick 6 Dak it’s 7 points, it’s not happening paying dumpster fire vets and spending high dollar on the O side. The D jones like is the kind that plays from a large lead and can Rush the QB unfortunately they can’t do that when the O craps the bed

No that was the 1 dimensional offenses fault. A concept you’re not familiar with obviously.

 

[TwentyOne]

In the last decade, the Cowboys have played in 7 playoff games, winning 2 and losing 5. The two wins in the last decade were a 2018 wild card win vs Seattle and a 2021 wild card win vs Tampa.

The five playoff losses in the last decade are what I want to focus on here because the similarities in what caused those losses are glaring. Those losses aren’t all on the defense. Yes, Dak has some blame for sure. But it’s not all on him either.

Here are the 5 playoff losses in the last decade:

• 2016 L 34-31 vs packers in divisional round at home.
• 2018 L 30-22 vs rams in divisional round on the road.
• 2021 L 23-17 vs niners in wild card round at home.
• 2022 L 19-12 vs niners in divisional round on the road.
• 2023 L 48-32 vs packers in wild card round at home.

I want to look at our common problems in these playoff losses and whether they have been addressed. Here are some stats that show patterns in the 5 playoff losses:

• Cowboys defense in the 5 playoff losses:
  • Avg giving up 31 points per game. (Take out the GB loss and still avg giving up 27 ppg)
  • Avg giving up 157 yards per game on the ground. (Take out the 273 in the 2018 rams L and we still avg giving up nearly 130 yds per game on the ground)
  • 3rd down conversions. In the 5 playoff losses of the last decade, our defense allowed 30 of 58 3rd downs to be converted. 52%!! Horrible.
  • Despite being one of the best sack teams in the league, the Cowboys only had 4 total sacks in all 5 playoff losses. Less than 1 per game.
  • Despite being one of the better defenses to create TOs, our D only had 3 TOs created in the 5 playoff losses.

These 5 losses weren’t all on the defense. Yes, Dak has played poorly at times, especially the last two playoff losses. But if we are being objective, he’s not been as bad as our defense.

Because if you avg giving up 30 points in a playoff game, avg giving up 157 yards rushing in the playoffs, and allow the opponents a 52% third down conversion rate, can’t sack the QB or get TOs, it’s pretty hard to win.

Does the FO understand this yet?

First of all thanks for the work.

It would be interessting to see the defensive stats in those 2 games we won. Just because i dont think the defense was much better.

Allowing 52% third down conversions is normal (and not horrible) if you allow teams to run over you all day. The stat then has essentially no value other then pointing out that there was a problem (but the problem has nothing to do with your third down defense).
Another reason that this stat has no meaning in our losses is that in those games we were dominated by the opponents from start to finish. It was not a specific problem that our defense had playing third downs.

Just saying because you were so fixated to that stat. But in our losses it is just redundant information.


And i dont think we lost those games because we had such bad defenses. I watched all those games and the other teams were flat out much better than us. In every aspect.

IMO people here still think just because we go 12-5 in the regular season we are a good team. No we were not. We havent been a good team for a long time now. And our playoff losses against better competition is one prove of this.

 

[75boyz]

So holding the 49ers to 19 points mostly FGs while the QB throws 2 interceptions and produced 12 points it’s the D’s fault.
23 points it’s the Ds fault they lost to SF the year before, So everyone wants the 85 bears and Ravens D so that it’s 14 points or with pick 6 Dak it’s 7 points, it’s not happening paying dumpster fire vets and spending high dollar on the O side. The D jones like is the kind that plays from a large lead and can Rush the QB unfortunately they can’t do that when the O craps the bed

Nice unfiltered and raw truth here.

 

[FVSTONE]

In the last decade, the Cowboys have played in 7 playoff games, winning 2 and losing 5. The two wins in the last decade were a 2018 wild card win vs Seattle and a 2021 wild card win vs Tampa.

The five playoff losses in the last decade are what I want to focus on here because the similarities in what caused those losses are glaring. Those losses aren’t all on the defense. Yes, Dak has some blame for sure. But it’s not all on him either.

Here are the 5 playoff losses in the last decade:

• 2016 L 34-31 vs packers in divisional round at home.
• 2018 L 30-22 vs rams in divisional round on the road.
• 2021 L 23-17 vs niners in wild card round at home.
• 2022 L 19-12 vs niners in divisional round on the road.
• 2023 L 48-32 vs packers in wild card round at home.

I want to look at our common problems in these playoff losses and whether they have been addressed. Here are some stats that show patterns in the 5 playoff losses:

• Cowboys defense in the 5 playoff losses:
  • Avg giving up 31 points per game. (Take out the GB loss and still avg giving up 27 ppg)
  • Avg giving up 157 yards per game on the ground. (Take out the 273 in the 2018 rams L and we still avg giving up nearly 130 yds per game on the ground)
  • 3rd down conversions. In the 5 playoff losses of the last decade, our defense allowed 30 of 58 3rd downs to be converted. 52%!! Horrible.
  • Despite being one of the best sack teams in the league, the Cowboys only had 4 total sacks in all 5 playoff losses. Less than 1 per game.
  • Despite being one of the better defenses to create TOs, our D only had 3 TOs created in the 5 playoff losses.

These 5 losses weren’t all on the defense. Yes, Dak has played poorly at times, especially the last two playoff losses. But if we are being objective, he’s not been as bad as our defense.

Because if you avg giving up 30 points in a playoff game, avg giving up 157 yards rushing in the playoffs, and allow the opponents a 52% third down conversion rate, can’t sack the QB or get TOs, it’s pretty hard to win.

Does the FO understand this yet?

The team doesn’t have any heart! They get punched in the mouth and they flat out quit, nothing less nothing more! The brain trust need to draft junkyard dogs, dudes who would knockout their own mamas if they looked sideways at them…..LOLs!!!! MEAN DUDES!!!!

 

[Brax]

Nice unfiltered and raw truth here.

Not to some just wait, the usual will try and spin it.

 

[GINeric]

I get it, insults are the stock and trade of the mentality challenged so you get a pass. One guy is almost never the reason a team loses but Dak has a huge role in most of the loses and anyone who thinks or says otherwise has a IQ so low it’s not measurable.

Well im glad I dont fall under that category because im honest and wise enough to understand and HAVE admitted that Dak has fallen short under the brightest lights at times and im also intelligent enough to know he wasn't the only one.

But I get it... supporting undercover trolls from other teams and supporting their hypocrisy/goalpost moving are the stock and trade for the weak and mentally challenged, so you get a pass.

Anyone who support hypocritical troll fans from other teams who claim team failures are the fault of one quarterback, but its a team game for other quarterbacks in the same identical situations........ they are extremely weak and they have low IQs, it's not measurable.

 

[Shannon1]

Cowboys SB Wins - Defensive statements with average if 15 points per game.

1996 - 27 to 17 defense 4 sacks and 3 Int's & TD

1994 - 30 to 13 defense 3 sacks, 2 Int's, fumble, & TD.

1993 - 52 to 17 defense 1 sacks, 4 Int's, 5 fumble recoveries.

1978 - 27 to 10 defense 4 sacks, 4 Int's, 4 fumble recoveries.

1972 - 24 to 3 defense 1 sack, 1 Int, 1 fumble and we had 252 yards rushing.

Exactly

 

[FanofJerry]

So holding the 49ers to 19 points mostly FGs while the QB throws 2 interceptions and produced 12 points it’s the D’s fault.
23 points it’s the Ds fault they lost to SF the year before, So everyone wants the 85 bears and Ravens D so that it’s 14 points or with pick 6 Dak it’s 7 points, it’s not happening paying dumpster fire vets and spending high dollar on the O side. The D jones like is the kind that plays from a large lead and can Rush the QB unfortunately they can’t do that when the O craps the bed

Sounds like dak outperformed Purdy with a lesser team...but just happened to lose a team game.

 

[FanofJerry]

The team doesn’t have any heart! They get punched in the mouth and they flat out quit, nothing less nothing more! The brain trust need to draft junkyard dogs, dudes who would knockout their own mamas if they looked sideways at them…..LOLs!!!! MEAN DUDES!!!!

So disagree with this. On defense at least.

We have had swarming team tackling for a few years now...since Parsons got on the block at least.

I don't care about playoff losses...our team swarm tackles and plays fast.

I completely disagree on the defense side of this. Maybe on offense...but your argument is usually made for defenses get hit in the mouth.

If we are playing hard, fast and swarm tackling but getting whooped...it's a coaching scheme issue, a weak spot in personally at a position getting exploited by the other team, or a super star like Brady or mahomes just doing what they do.

To say our defense has no heart past couple of years is gaslighting.

 

[75boyz]

Not to some just wait, the usual will try and spin it.

Of course brother,
the usual suspects.

 

[Brax]

Sounds like dak outperformed Purdy with a lesser team...but just happened to lose a team game.

Not sure how you conclude Dak outperformed Purdy, it’s actually the other way around. A rookie outplayed a veteran those 2 interceptions hurt badly, some of you need to take off the fan glasses and see reality.

 

[FanofJerry]

Not sure how you conclude Dak outperformed Purdy, it’s actually the other way around. A rookie outplayed a veteran those 2 interceptions hurt badly, some of you need to take off the fan glasses and see reality.

I mean, it's the playoffs and San Fran had stacked physical teams those two years.

2 stellar linebackers and I believe Bosa was playing on the dline.

They were a tough team all around.

We put up a good fight for having a paid QB.

INTs happen in playoffs because it's usually good defenses in the playoffs. Either well coached, stacked personnel or a combo.

Latching on to some stat to paint an argument with is not telling the whole story

 

[Brax]

I mean, it's the playoffs and San Fran had stacked physical teams those two years.

2 stellar linebackers and I believe Bosa was playing on the dline.

They were a tough team all around.

We put up a good fight for having a paid QB.

INTs happen in playoffs because it's usually good defenses in the playoffs. Either well coached, stacked personnel or a combo.

Latching on to some stat to paint an argument with is not telling the whole story

You’re the one who latched on to a supposed stat. Everything I said is factually correct. 19 points is a great D effort and only1 TD. Wasn’t the Dallas O top 3, and those 2 interceptions were a huge factor in the loss. You can’t spin this to something that is not correct, the difference in the game was 2 interceptions vs 0, sorry just the way it is and typical of a Dak led offense against a good defense

 

[FanofJerry]

You’re the one who latched on to a supposed stat. Everything I said is factually correct. 19 points is a great D effort and only1 TD. Wasn’t the Dallas O top 3, and those 2 interceptions were a huge factor in the loss. You can’t spin this to something that is not correct, the difference in the game was 2 interceptions vs 0, sorry just the way it is and typical of a Dak led offense against a good defense

INTs happen

There was more to the game than 2 turnovers vs 0 turnovers.

You're reaching to focus on Dak or QBs.

Most turnovers are by QBs.

Your post suggests it's all about QB play with football.

So you agree with the QB salary market?

 

[kskboys]

You’re the one who latched on to a supposed stat. Everything I said is factually correct. 19 points is a great D effort and only1 TD. Wasn’t the Dallas O top 3, and those 2 interceptions were a huge factor in the loss. You can’t spin this to something that is not correct, the difference in the game was 2 interceptions vs 0, sorry just the way it is and typical of a Dak led offense against a good defense

It really was the difference in the game. The TOP heavily favoring SF was also a big factor. As were the 7 penalties against us vs 3 for them.

If you'll remember, that one drive for a TD they had was aided by some chicken poop penalties.

 

[Chasing6]

It really was the difference in the game. The TOP heavily favoring SF was also a big factor. As were the 7 penalties against us vs 3 for them.

If you'll remember, that one drive for a TD they had was aided by some chicken poop penalties.

I am sure Pollard getting hurt and Diggs whiffing on Kittle were not factors at all.

 

[shabazz]

I like your optimism but that’s not going to happen.

This qualifies as "hating" our players

You made the rules on that kind of nonsense, so take what you dish out.

 

[kskboys]

I am sure Pollard getting hurt and Diggs whiffing on Kittle were not factors at all.

There are always details. We were talking about primary factors.