Video: For those of you concerned about the Giants

[KJJ]

They won't set records with sacks, but they will do just enough to allow the offense to take over the game.

I'll believe that when I see it. Dak is going to suffer plenty of rookie growing pains and if the D isn't a lot better than what we've seen it's going to be another long year. We're not going to survive with a rookie QB playing from behind or giving up leads like we saw last week. If we're going to have success the D is going to have to step up and make some critical stops when games are on the line. Dak can't be put in the position Romo has been put in throughout his career having to win games every week. We're going to have to lean heavily on the run and hope we can make stops defensively and get some turnovers.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Going to come down to what we do against 8 in the box. Right now, the Giants want the game in Dak's hands and dependent on him. They are not going to let us run and just play 7, they'll play 8 and blitz and try and get us on the down and distance part of the game.

It will be incumbent on Garrett, Linehan, Wilson and Romo to keep Dak calm and under control. The last thing we need is a shootout, that plays to their strength. Dak will need the discipline to stay with the run call even with the 8th man in the box. The danger of 8 in the box for them is 3 in the secondary and if Zeke can get through or around the corner?

Other than this being a division game it will serve as the game film for the Skins. We need to show them they cannot dictate the game to us. Teams without an identity will make statements like "we're taking what the defense will give us". A power run team says BS to that and they take what they want. Nothing breaks the spirit of a defense like a power run game. Play the game to own the 4th Q and make this a game of strategy not tactics. Even if they're ahead by <10, do not forsake the run.

Wanna know what I'd do the night before the game? Sure you do. I'd pull footage of the 4Q drives that Emmitt and his OL made in the glory years and have my offense watching those and I'd pull film of great inceptions made in the past to my defense, especially game changers. See it, do it.

Good Post

 

[ilykdrama]

Boy. Wish we had any pass rush to exploit that HORRIBLE Oline they're talking about.

 

[nobody]

Boy. Wish we had any pass rush to exploit that HORRIBLE Oline they're talking about.

If their line is THAT bad, they might make our D-line look stellar....we can hope at least.

 

[SlimBig]

I think they win the East.
Their offense will be nasty and their Dline is good.

 

[Jarv]

Their left side of the line is the weak spot. Load up with stunts and blitz's from that side. Let's see if the coaches exploit it or just play vanilla. I would rather see an aggressive D like we fielded the 1st Skins game last year.

 

[Silver N Blue]

teams go 0-4 in the preseason and have won the SB...you don't count on preseason stats to measure the effectiveness during the season...

 

[Jstopper]

teams go 0-4 in the preseason and have won the SB...you don't count on preseason stats to measure the effectiveness during the season...

The win/loss of the preseason is irrelevant because in the 2nd half there are guys playing who will be out the league come September. You need to judge off how your 1s did against the opponents 1s. Ours killed the rams, killed the dolphins, were even with Seattle.

 

[Silver N Blue]

The win/loss of the preseason is irrelevant because in the 2nd half there are guys playing who will be out the league come September. You need to judge off how your 1s did against the opponents 1s. Ours killed the rams, killed the dolphins, were even with Seattle.

that is what i just said

 

[Jstopper]

that is what i just said

But you said don't go on preseason stats. I say the stats are actually important. Just the stats that your 1s put up.

 

[Silver N Blue]

But you said don't go on preseason stats. I say the stats are actually important. Just the stats that your 1s put up.

I disagree stats in the preseason are overblown and have never amounted to anything.

 

[Jstopper]

I disagree stats in the preseason are overblown and have never amounted to anything.

Alright I will just agree to disagree then

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

I'll believe that when I see it. Dak is going to suffer plenty of rookie growing pains and if the D isn't a lot better than what we've seen it's going to be another long year. We're not going to survive with a rookie QB playing from behind or giving up leads like we saw last week. If we're going to have success the D is going to have to step up and make some critical stops when games are on the line. Dak can't be put in the position Romo has been put in throughout his career having to win games every week. We're going to have to lean heavily on the run and hope we can make stops defensively and get some turnovers.

You realize the lead was given up when the Seattle starters were playing against our backups, right? I've seen you post that a couple of times. Starters vs. starters it was 10-10. Then the Seahawks kept their starters in for 3 drives in the 3rd against Dallas backups.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

I think they win the East.
Their offense will be nasty and their Dline is good.

Their starting offense put up 2 yards per play and didn't manage to cross the 50.

 

[Sydla]

Their starting offense put up 2 yards per play and didn't manage to cross the 50.

True but last year they were a Top 7 offense in the league. I think people are putting WAY too much stock in preseason results. The Giants should be a factor in the division.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

True but last year they were a Top 7 offense in the league. I think people are putting WAY too much stock in preseason results. The Giants should be a factor in the division.

DVOA they were 16th. They had lots of 3 and outs and long stretches of utter futility. They finished with 6 wins and had a worse division record than the Cowboys. Wins and losses should have no stock. Individual and team performance is different. Heck you've personally drawn wide conclusions from it when it suits your argument.

 

[Sydla]

DVOA they were 16th. They had lots of 3 and outs and long stretches of utter futility. They finished with 6 wins and had a worse division record than the Cowboys. Wins and losses should have no stock. Individual and team performance is different. Heck you've personally drawn wide conclusions from it when it suits your argument.

The only "conclusions" I have drawn this preseason is that the DE position looks like a wasteland.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

The only "conclusions" I have drawn this preseason is that the DE position looks like a wasteland.

Writes 2000 word essay after preseason games.
Says people are putting WAY too much stock in preseason.

I get it. Preseason doesn't mean anything when Cowboys rivals look bad. And it doesn't mean anything when the Cowboys look good. But it means everything when the Cowboys look bad. And I'm pretty sure you were banging that Philly drum quite a bit this time last year.

 

[Sydla]

Writes 2000 word essay after preseason games.
Says people are putting WAY too much stock in preseason.

I get it. Preseason doesn't mean anything when Cowboys rivals look bad. And it doesn't mean anything when the Cowboys look good. But it means everything when the Cowboys look bad. And I'm pretty sure you were banging that Philly drum quite a bit this time last year.

Oh, you mean this thread?

http://cowboyszone.com/threads/what-was-impressive-and-what-was-not.354906/

A thread that was just observations on a game with no real long term prognostications about how good or bad the team will be? The reality is, I've long said preseason is largely meaningless even in terms of individual play, team player, whatever. It's still nice to see certain guys perform well in the preseason - like how good Elliott looked, or how Prescott seemed to stand up to the Seattle defense, how Butler looked more involved, etc. But in the end, it's all largely meaningless as any NFL player will tell you the regular season is an entirely differently animal than the preseason.

But I get it. If you aren't blowing smoke up the Cowboys butts 24/7 you have to be some sort of lower class fan.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I remember when washington hired Steve Spurrier to be their head coach and they were calling the offense Air Raid and other similar type names because they were passing so much and scoring so much in pre-season game.

They finished the regular season with a sub .500 record and their Offensive scoring ranked in the bottom of the NFL (somewhere between 25-30)