The TB loss is on?

To those complaining we lost, would you rather this was 2020 and we're losing to the WFT by a combined score of 66-19? A team that even with those two wins ended up 7-9?

We were close to beating the defending SB champs that most everybody has penciled in as repeating, with a team full of rookies and a quarterback who hadn't played for nearly a year.

Be thankful for small favors, else maybe you need to find another team to root for...

I blame that Brady guy
Without a fumble near the endzone that otherwise puts them up 9 late in the 4th and a pick that went thru his WR hands and right into ours, it may've been worse.
Dude is still great

charron said:

Where do you lay the blame for this loss?

Tampa 31 Dallas 29

1. The offense
2. Deffense
3. Special teams
4. Front office

A case can be made for each of these as the main culprit in this close loss. We already know our defense will be suspect at best. Winning the turnover battle 3-1 wasn't enough. It's criminal how the front office wouldn't bring in a viable kicker all off-season with zeurline out having surgery. He came back and looked bad and still they did nothing. Missed a FG and XP but don't forget Tampa went for a FG to win the game on purpose, they could have easily scored a TD. They should have stashed zeurline on it untill he was ready but it's too late now. But really I believe with how this team is built this loss is on the offense. We are supposed to be offensive juggernauts. We move the ball so we'll untill we get to the red zone and then we fail to score TD's yet again. This team can not afford to waste these opportunities.

What's y'all's perspective?

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I think it was my fault. I was not mentally prepared for the game. I was way too negative all week leading up to the game. I take full responsibility and will work much harder next week.

charron said:

Where do you lay the blame for this loss?

Tampa 31 Dallas 29

1. The offense
2. Deffense
3. Special teams
4. Front office

A case can be made for each of these as the main culprit in this close loss. We already know our defense will be suspect at best. Winning the turnover battle 3-1 wasn't enough. It's criminal how the front office wouldn't bring in a viable kicker all off-season with zeurline out having surgery. He came back and looked bad and still they did nothing. Missed a FG and XP but don't forget Tampa went for a FG to win the game on purpose, they could have easily scored a TD. They should have stashed zeurline on it untill he was ready but it's too late now. But really I believe with how this team is built this loss is on the offense. We are supposed to be offensive juggernauts. We move the ball so we'll untill we get to the red zone and then we fail to score TD's yet again. This team can not afford to waste these opportunities.

What's y'all's perspective?

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Moore.....despite offensive output, his play calling and his game management left a lot to be desired.

charron said:

Where do you lay the blame for this loss?

Tampa 31 Dallas 29

1. The offense
2. Deffense
3. Special teams
4. Front office

A case can be made for each of these as the main culprit in this close loss. We already know our defense will be suspect at best. Winning the turnover battle 3-1 wasn't enough. It's criminal how the front office wouldn't bring in a viable kicker all off-season with zeurline out having surgery. He came back and looked bad and still they did nothing. Missed a FG and XP but don't forget Tampa went for a FG to win the game on purpose, they could have easily scored a TD. They should have stashed zeurline on it untill he was ready but it's too late now. But really I believe with how this team is built this loss is on the offense. We are supposed to be offensive juggernauts. We move the ball so we'll untill we get to the red zone and then we fail to score TD's yet again. This team can not afford to waste these opportunities.

What's y'all's perspective?

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There is no blame.

CowboysFaninHouston said:

Moore.....despite offensive output, his play calling and his game management left a lot to be desired.

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bahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahah

BotchedLobotomy said:

#3 - Specifically the Kicker

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Yup the kicker screwed us royaly

charron said:

Where do you lay the blame for this loss?

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1. Refs.
2. kicker

CowboysFaninHouston said:

Moore.....despite offensive output, his play calling and his game management left a lot to be desired.

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Huh? He was outstanding last night.

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/kellen-moore-was-phenomenal.483199/

DFWJC said:

I blame that Brady guy
Without a fumble near the endzone that otherwise puts them up 9 late in the 4th and a pick that went thru his WR hands and right into ours, it may've been worse.
Dude is still great

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Tampa is just a better team with better talent than us.
We like to think if we did this then we win. Tampa would easily say they should have blown us out with their miscues.

In a game decided by a last second field goal, you could circle a bunch of plays and decide that one was it and be right.

The two players who really stuck out as bad were Brown and GregZ. If I was to hang anyone, it would be them. I thought the offensive gameplan was pretty good. The defensive plan was fine, TB was just better. I didn't see a ton of mistakes by many players outside of those two.

The result sucks but for the first game of the season, that was a very well played game. TB had some mental mistakes. Regardless, if Dallas plays like that all year we are going to have a fun season. As much as people want to go on a witch hunt right now, it seems largely unnecessary.

Zuerlame

JoeKing said:

We all saw it, what went wrong is pretty obvious. Our kicker can't kick. CD dropped too many balls. These are correctable things. It's good news. We can hang with anyone. We should win a bunch of games this season, enough to make the playoffs. This team is only getting better.

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Agree that the team is improving.
Makes me wonder if they rushed him back and then got rid of the good kicker to make room for roster moves. Not the best feeling about how bad the player's injuries are vs. what we get told by PR.

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LACowboysFan1 said:

Special teams. The missed extra point and one missed field goal (I don't count the missed 60 yarder, that's not something you expect to make, more like a prayer, I think they were just getting Zuerline some more work) resulted in the final drive only being a 1 point lead vs. a 5 point lead. And that's not even mentioning the terrible punt and kickoff coverage, made too many short fields and you can't do that with any good team, let alone a defending SB champ.

Offense put up enough yards and points to win, even in this offense-minded NFL. Defense stopped the Bucs on several occasions and did have turnovers, though the end zone int was not a factor in the game. Front office? Overall they have blame for the team, but you said "this loss", the front office is responsible for the overall team, and if the coaches and trainers thought Zuerlein couldn't be effective I'm pretty sure the front office would have picked up another kicker.

But on a related note, let's hear from the following posters:

'38-13 Bucs"
'Dak sucks"
"Cooper disappears in road games"
"McGovern won't be any good"/

Nope to all...

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I agree. Lots of holes in the SpT unit. Obvious that Zuerline was not ready. As well, long runbacks allowed and poor field position.

Tyron smith and Conner Williams. Without their two holds on the final drive we chew the clock to 0 before kicking.

From greatest to least.

1. Kicker
2. Questionable OPI not called
3. Brown/CB
4. Special Teams

Zordon said:

Special Teams
Offense
Front Office
Defense

That order. They probably lost the game on the missed kicks and then not getting 7 pts on the goalline. FO continues to ignore the DT position so Brady was pretty comfortable stepping up in the pocket all game.

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So with the Bucs having the best DTs in football, and the Cowboys worst 3 offensive line being G-C-G, how in the hell did Dak arguably play better than Tom Brady?

I mean, if DT fixes all our issues, then tell that to a TB Pass D that got SHREDDED.

Just sayin'

charron said:

Where do you lay the blame for this loss?

Tampa 31 Dallas 29

1. The offense
2. Deffense
3. Special teams
4. Front office

A case can be made for each of these as the main culprit in this close loss. We already know our defense will be suspect at best. Winning the turnover battle 3-1 wasn't enough. It's criminal how the front office wouldn't bring in a viable kicker all off-season with zeurline out having surgery. He came back and looked bad and still they did nothing. Missed a FG and XP but don't forget Tampa went for a FG to win the game on purpose, they could have easily scored a TD. They should have stashed zeurline on it untill he was ready but it's too late now. But really I believe with how this team is built this loss is on the offense. We are supposed to be offensive juggernauts. We move the ball so we'll untill we get to the red zone and then we fail to score TD's yet again. This team can not afford to waste these opportunities.

What's y'all's perspective?

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Nothing specific, it was a team loss with some help from the refs.

Everybody. You come for the King you better not miss. We seems to always miss and go with the moral victory backup. What moral victory in sport was ever worth a damn?

If this is a team game, then ALL are responsible.

Offense because we only scored two touchdowns and settled for three field goals with two other field goal attempts proving unsuccessful.
We convert touchdowns instead of field goals we're at least at 34 points (kicker shanks an extra point), convert touchdowns on the field goal misses, we're up 48. You can't leave that many points off the board. Gotta score touchdowns.
Special teams because you've got to make your extra points and field goals. We convert the makeable field goal and the extra point, we force Tampa to score a touchdown instead of a field goal. They likely score a touchdown anyone, but you increase their margin of difficulty.
Defense because you have one job. STOP BRADY FROM GETTING TAMPA INTO FIELD GOAL RANGE!!! Your offense has been fighting all night long to stay up, to get the lead. It does, and you let the Bucs drive down the field and kick the winning field goal.
Also, no sacks.
Front office for hiring an offensive coordinator and allowing him to learn on the job when we need a skilled offensive coordinator to utilize the weapons we have on office, for not securing a veteran cornerback in the offseason and for hiring Mike McCarthy who has added NOTHING to the Cowboys. Even Campo was more visible than he. Oh, and the front office for developing a culture and an expectation that when push comes to shove, when the rubber meets the road and when the game is on the line, the Cowboys will find a way to lose. That is the scariest part of all. I knew the Cowboys were going to lose. I've become accustom to seeing this scenario time and again, especially when we play good teams. Oh, for the days of Staubach and the Jimmy Johnson Cowboys when you expected in the final seconds we would win the game.