Cowboys defer?

[Big_D]

I was a little blown away with this decision Sunday. Finally!!!! nice job!

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Garrett finally figured out that he had a choice.

 

[Hawkeye19]

Agree... I prefer to start the 2nd half with the ball. Trust our D to start off with a stop— and hopefully end the first half with a score, and start with a score.

Hard to overcome back to back scoring drives in this league and points are all the more critical based on the style we prefer to play.

I can see why Garrett loves to get the ball and score first— it’s just that it so rarely happens for us now.

 

[Pants]

shocked - they usually seem to do exactly what the other teams wants

 

[BleedinBlue]

It would be interesting to know the last time they deferred , I like it , change things up a bit.

 

[Melonfeud]

Ya well,,, I'm pretty sure I'm still suffering long term lingering effects from merely witnessing the closing 30 seconds in the first half of that K.C. game last year


* no way we handle that K.C. team if we drew their card this season (IMO)

 

[Big_D]

Agree... I prefer to start the 2nd half with the ball. Trust our D to start off with a stop— and hopefully end the first half with a score, and start with a score.

Hard to overcome back to back scoring drives in this league and points are all the more critical based on the style we prefer to play.

I can see why Garrett loves to get the ball and score first— it’s just that it so rarely happens for us now.

I still don't really understand the benefit of receiving. Even if you score first the idea of holding that 7 point lead (or 3) for 60 minutes is a little ridiculous. Where as the benefit of scoring to end the half and start the 3rd can create momentum that far outweighs receiving in the 1st. Maybe that scenario doesn't happen too often, but I'd rather play for that than the first score. Just makes very little sense.

 

[MyFairLady]

I was wondering if we had won the toss and deferred. Still shocked that it took them this long to clue in though.

 

[Ranching]

It's not nice to blame Garrett.......gotta kiss his butt. He is the best. I give him credit for defering. Garrett Rules!!!

 

[Jarv]

We were at the game, I told my woman and daughter watch this...The JG blew me away by actually doing the smart thing...lol

 

[J12B]

I thought the Lions won the toss and deferred.

This is great news that Dallas deferred

 

[Melonfeud]

It's not nice to blame Garrett.......gotta kiss his butt. He is the best. I give him credit for defering. Garrett Rules!!!

R U gonna sport some carrot colored tennis shoes on every game day henceforth? As that simple act of humble contrition would prolly pack a whole lotta' weight with the RIGHT PLAYERS,,, ya know?

Just saying' Big-G

 

[jazzcat22]

I thought the Lions won the toss and deferred.

This is great news that Dallas deferred

The week before Seattle won the toss and elected to kick off.

 

[KingintheNorth]

The week before Seattle won the toss and elected to kick off.

They probably deferred.

Had Seattle elected to kick off, the Cowboys would have the choice in the second half and would have received the ball again.

 

[Roadtrip635]

It was shocking, quite frankly. That was probably the reason the defense gave up that big run. They were just as shocked and aren't used to being ready that quick in the game.

 

[blueblood70]

Ya well,,, I'm pretty sure I'm still suffering long term lingering effects from merely witnessing the closing 30 seconds in the first half of that K.C. game last year


* no way we handle that K.C. team if we drew their card this season (IMO)[/QUOTE

Brilliant observation since neither has 4 teams so far failed. They are 4-0

 

[Established1971]

I was a little blown away with this decision Sunday. Finally!!!! nice job!

Love it, love getting the ball first in the 2nd half. Obviously it is random but it also seems we end up on defense to end the first half and so many times a team has scored to end the 1st or start the 2nd or BOTH. Didnt the Giants in that playoff game score at the end of the half and open the 2nd with another score?

 

[cowboy_ron]

Maybe coach Jerry gave him permission to defer as part of the new changes.....although that's a lot of pressure to put on a HC still in training.

 

[texbumthelife]

I still don't really understand the benefit of receiving. Even if you score first the idea of holding that 7 point lead (or 3) for 60 minutes is a little ridiculous. Where as the benefit of scoring to end the half and start the 3rd can create momentum that far outweighs receiving in the 1st. Maybe that scenario doesn't happen too often, but I'd rather play for that than the first score. Just makes very little sense.

Just because you don't receive doesn't mean you'll have the last possession of the first half.

 

[Big_D]

Just because you don't receive doesn't mean you'll have the last possession of the first half.

it doesn't but it's still a possibility. More of a possibility of clinging to a opening drive lead for 60 minutes.