It's not the defense, it's the inconsistent offense

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.
 

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The D that got beat up by The Jets, Packers, Vikings, Bears and Bills? yeah they were stellar...

You are cherry picking. The overall numbers show the defense is good enough to win. Last year 8 an 0. The offense needs to be more consistent.
 

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.
Well, I think anyone with half a clue knew that Dallas had some of its worst defenses during that stretch from 2010-2013.
One year it was even the 32nd ranked defense out of 32 teams! Worst in Dallas Cowboys history. Finishing 8-8 was semi-miraculous with that group.

And yes, the defenses HAVE been better from 2014 to 2019.
Not great, just better.
Here's to hoping the arrow is still going up for this group.

But the other data you present is interesting as well. That 32-2 since 2016 when scoring 24 is a mind-boggling stat.
It says score just 24 points and a win has been almost virtually guaranteed.
 

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.
That totally makes sense. The Jets, Bills, Bears games all got out of hand when the offense stopped moving the ball. I would be curious how many minutes the defense averages on the field. And compare that to there defenses like Bills or Bears.
 

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Check out our points totals in our season ending losses. The offense has typically underperformed.
 

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.

Is it too late to get Marinelli back?
 

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CD and Blake will help the offense be more consistent with a new HC on the sidelines.
 

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Speaking of Cherry Picking
I wouldn't use the last 10 years, I would go by the QB, which is Prescott with 4. The offense was more consistent than the defense.

The article was about ten years of data, not cherry picking.

Just presenting what was in the article.

Last year Prescott was the QB. Dallas 8 and 0 over 24 points, 0 and 8 when under.
 

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The article was about ten years of data, not cherry picking.

Just presenting what was in the article.

Last year Prescott was the QB. Dallas 8 and 0 over 24 points, 0 and 8 when under.

Typical Garrett. Mr. 8-8.... :laugh:
 

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The article was about ten years of data, not cherry picking.

Just presenting what was in the article.

Last year Prescott was the QB. Dallas 8 and 0 over 24 points, 0 and 8 when under.
You aren't, ok. But 10 years ago isn't relevant. Suggesting that the current era the weak link is silly.
I'm not saying you, I'm disagreeing with the article.
All 3 phases of the game sometimes need to step up. Defense rarely did and special teams is just plain awful.
 

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.
On the other hand, since 2016, the Cowboys are 35-10 when the defense allows less than 24 points.

Over the past 10 years the Cowboys are 68-21 when the opponent scores less than 24.

There are two ways of describing a victory. You can say that you win by scoring more points than the opponent.

You can also say you win when the opponent scores less points than you.

The bottom line is that the elite teams, the multiple SB champions, are capable of doing both. Occasionally the offense is the hero if the defense struggles and visa versa.

In 1970, the Cowboys first SB season, was 14 games. in game #13 the Cowboys won 6-2. The last game, #14, the last regular season game, the Cowboys won 52-10. The very next week, the first playoff game, they won 5-0.

That was a 3 game stretch at the end of the 1970 season. The important thing is they won all three games.
 

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Meh, it's both the inconsistent offense and the inconsistent defense.
 

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You are cherry picking. The overall numbers show the defense is good enough to win. Last year 8 an 0. The offense needs to be more consistent.

I think it was Bill Parcells who said the goal is 17 or less points given up.

The defenses biggest problem was lack of turnovers. If we got a few more turnovers, we would’ve won a few more games. The offense had horrible starting field position compared to other playoff teams. No top offense in the league is forced to go the length of the football field as much as Dallas.
 

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Interesting stuff. I still think our defense is weaker than our offense.
 

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Interesting stuff. I still think defense is weaker than our offense.

The defense is weaker than the offense.

My point was the defense was more consistent week to week.

I believe that if last year's offense had been as consistent as the defense week to week, Dallas would have won 10 to 12 games.
 

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On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.

-You cannot just go by stats alone. The offense wasn't as good as the stats stated nor the defense was as good, either.

-There is a reason why our new HC MM stated that he will only be tweaking the offense, where they want to overhaul both the defense and special team units.

-Dak and the offense was forced to drive the entire field on a given basis as the special teams unit was one of the league worst and a defensive that simply couldn't generate a turnover to save their lives. They had 7 interceptions for the entire year! The Cowboys were #2 in the entire league of average yards per drive. This suggests, poor starting field position.

-The offense struggled at times to finish off long drives, usually self-inflicted penalties. Their PK missed makeable kicks on a consistent basis that netted out zero points, changed momentum and gave the opponent great starting field position. Opposing teams needed less yards to score points, hence helped the defensive stats out.

-We did see the Cowboy Defense struggle against average QB's all season long. Hell, Miami even gave them serious trouble in the first half. The Jet game comes to mind, the offense driven the football the entire field, Garrett refused to take the 3 and they were turnover on downs inside the Jets 5 yard line. Darnold then hits the defense for a over 90 yard TD, that's unacceptable especially when he missed the 6 games prior. That same game both our tackles were out, Cooper left in the 1Q and Cobb didn't dress due to injury. Did the defense help them out? There were several others like this game. Outside of the Saint game, the defense was piss poor for the majority of the season.

-Defense wins championships, it's the reason why the Cowboys haven't gotten past the divisional round of the playoffs.
 
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