4th and Inches told me Dallas would lose

[diamonddelts]

Coogi likes Shotty because he benched CD and CP for a series to change the culture.

 

[cowboys1981]

Leave the offense out of this one. Defense once again made a team look like SB contenders.

The only pressure we got on Dart was from Downs and Overshown. We still lack edge.

 

[KMY_Amber]

They don’t. It’s not even a Shotty thing it’s these coaches they are so arrogant in how they coach. They believe the defense is gonna get stop. It’s stupidity to me.

No, no, not stupid. At the beginning of the game, you HAVE to assume your new and improved defense would slow the Dart and Skat. If not, if you think it's the same old defense as last year, well, then, the season is a lost-cause anyway.

If we don't have faith in this defense to force more than one punt in a game, then this season is a total bust anyway....doesn't matter whether they squeak a win in NY or not. Much tougher opponents are coming so....if this team has playoff aspirations, the defense has to play a lot better.

AND, so does the offense.

Just like last season, neither the offense nor defense were able to impose their will on the game early. It's like they're backpedaling from the first snap, playing BBDB on defense, and calling vanilla, basic plays on offense....making it easy on both the opposing OC and DC. THIS HAS TO STOP. It sets the tone for the first half.

CP and Schotty both failed tonight....and Schotty failed pretty often last year.

Same ol', same ol'...unitl it changes. I still haven't seen any signs of early aggression on EITHER side of the ball, which is such a failure for a coach.

 

[HungryLion]

Don’t worry. That 4th and inches and this are your new culture of accountability.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

At least you go down swinging.

I wouldn’t fault them for missing if I can’t get inches then I’ll just charge it up as a good defense.

 

[KMY_Amber]

I think if you're gonna punt in that situation just punt. Dont pretend to go for it. I know that sounds stupid but psychologically it feels like you backed down. I dunno, you make a good point though. I do wonder if we had Tyler Smith we may have gone for it.

100% agree. Just *** punt, I was thinking the same thing. That got the crowd even MORE into it.

Just not good coaching. And it's this little stuff that matters.

And yes, if you have a center/guard gap that you truly trust, then you go for it. We don't have that, not with Tyler out.

 

[eastcoastfan]

Yeah, worse case scenario you get stuffed and turn the possession over, but you still have the entire game left!

 

[GMO415]

The offense can't move the ball? They scored 3 TD's on 6 possessions.

Dak had 175 yards? That's outstanding?

 

[droopdog7]

It was scared coaching, and to put a Cowboys Chef's Kiss on it, we had a delay of game.

I get the frustration but the fact that the defense looks the same as last year is the only thing that matters. Going for it on the very first possession on the 35 or whatever would have been really dumb.

 

[GMO415]

DAL had two possessions in the second half. SOFT

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

No, no, not stupid. At the beginning of the game, you HAVE to assume your new and improved defense would slow the Dart and Skat. If not, if you think it's the same old defense as last year, well, then, the season is a lost-cause anyway.

If we don't have faith in this defense to force more than one punt in a game, then this season is a total bust anyway....doesn't matter whether they squeak a win in NY or not. Much tougher opponents are coming so....if this team has playoff aspirations, the defense has to play a lot better.

AND, so does the offense.

Just like last season, neither the offense nor defense were able to impose their will on the game early. It's like they're backpedaling from the first snap, playing BBDB on defense, and calling vanilla, basic plays on offense....making it easy on both the opposing OC and DC. THIS HAS TO STOP. It sets the tone for the first half.

CP and Schotty both failed tonight....and Schotty failed pretty often last year.

Same ol', same ol'...unitl it changes. I still haven't seen any signs of early aggression on EITHER side of the ball, which is such a failure for a coach.

I disagree. No matter how great you think the defense is the rules cater to offenses and if all offseason you keep telling me you are Gotti this and Gotti that then yeah trust it to get inches.

 

[mmohican29]

How do you start the season facing your rival with a 4th and inches and not go for it?

The culture hasn't changed. This team is still soft and can't stop the run.

The defense is still trash. Now, the offense can't move the ball.

I agree they should have gone for it. This team needs be 100% willing to be in shootouts. It cannot afford opponents to grind clock like the Giants did tonight under any circumstance.

 

[GMO415]

NY pushed and bullied DAL from play one.

DAL is playing for last in the NFCE

 

[Proof]

going for itv

They could have set the tone of the game going for it and making the first. But instead they let the giants set the tone of the game.

going for it there, that early didn’t set the tone at all. going for it and failing may have. the unfavorable spot was the issue

 

[Leocowboy]

You either play to win the game, or you play not to lose.

Schotty is a coward who plays not to lose.

Schotty all talk go get Mike Tomlin

 

[Maverick84]

Schotty all talk go get Mike Tomlin

he wore a tan suit tonight, that's already got him hated by half the nation

 

[DarkVader33]

Dak had 175 yards? That's outstanding?

You ask this and then mention a couple posts later that the cowboys only had two possessions in the second half. And they only had four in the first. And you’re surprised that Dak one has 175?

 

[DarkVader33]

I disagree. No matter how great you think the defense is the rules cater to offenses and if all offseason you keep telling me you are Gotti this and Gotti that then yeah trust it to get inches.

Wasn’t it Dak that brought up GOTI? Dak isn’t the one who made the decision to not go for it.

 

[CowboysLegends2]

The offense can't move the ball? They scored 3 TD's on 6 possessions.

Yeah. The other possession gave them 7 points when all they had to do was throw throw the ball 2 yards right safely out of bounds. So there’s that.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Wasn’t it Dak that brought up GOTI? Dak isn’t the one who made the decision to not go for it.

I don’t know who came up with it I just know that’s what they are calling themselves and the head coach went gutless.