Stupid Reasons Cowboys Lost Threads

• Dak wasn’t perfect in pass to Cobb and allowed himself to be sacked, like that was the difference
• Zeke didn’t find a way to earn his money, like running for 35 yards on 18 carries was easier than running untouched through huge holes
• Pollard? Maybe, but those 3 yard power runs were important in this type of game
• OL being outplayed
• Defense unable to win field position or give offense any short fields
• Garrett changed everything after the 3-0 start....lol
• Moore was outcoached....well, that was bound to happen at some point

CATCH17 said:

We wasted a great defensive performance.

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RodeoJake said:

It basically comes down to the Saints resolve to win was greater than ours. They wanted it more and played accordingly.

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Chuck 54 said:

This is what fans do. Share what they hated about the game and exclaim it’s the reason we lost.

• Dak wasn’t perfect in pass to Cobb and allowed himself to be sacked, like that was the difference
• Zeke didn’t find a way to earn his money, like running for 35 yards on 18 carries was easier than running untouched through huge holes
• Pollard? Maybe, but those 3 yard power runs were important in this type of game
• OL being outplayed
• Defense unable to win field position or give offense any short fields
• Garrett changed everything after the 3-0 start....lol
• Moore was outcoached....well, that was bound to happen at some point

There are no easy answers like this. It’s the NFL. We lost a game to another 3-1 team on the road in one of the toughest environments. Own it! Possessions and offensive plays were at a premium...maybe we should have given up the run sooner. 18 plays that basically gained nothing if you add the penalties was a waste, but had we lost anyway, fans would say we lost because we gave up on the run.

Did we have players who were perfect? No! But the only guys that were clearly outplayed by their counterparts were the OL. It happens. The season is now only 1 quarter done, and we are 3-1. We always emphasize the last game, but a season of this would make us 12-4.....unlikely, but a very good start. Unless and until we find ourselves at .500 or down in our divisional standings, I’m not dwelling on one loss. On to the next game. Players and coaches will learn from this one.

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Chuck 54 said:

This is what fans do. Share what they hated about the game and exclaim it’s the reason we lost.

• Dak wasn’t perfect in pass to Cobb and allowed himself to be sacked, like that was the difference
• Zeke didn’t find a way to earn his money, like running for 35 yards on 18 carries was easier than running untouched through huge holes
• Pollard? Maybe, but those 3 yard power runs were important in this type of game
• OL being outplayed
• Defense unable to win field position or give offense any short fields
• Garrett changed everything after the 3-0 start....lol
• Moore was outcoached....well, that was bound to happen at some point

There are no easy answers like this. It’s the NFL. We lost a game to another 3-1 team on the road in one of the toughest environments. Own it! Possessions and offensive plays were at a premium...maybe we should have given up the run sooner. 18 plays that basically gained nothing if you add the penalties was a waste, but had we lost anyway, fans would say we lost because we gave up on the run.

Did we have players who were perfect? No! But the only guys that were clearly outplayed by their counterparts were the OL. It happens. The season is now only 1 quarter done, and we are 3-1. We always emphasize the last game, but a season of this would make us 12-4.....unlikely, but a very good start. Unless and until we find ourselves at .500 or down in our divisional standings, I’m not dwelling on one loss. On to the next game. Players and coaches will learn from this one.

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Chuck 54 said:

This is what fans do. Share what they hated about the game and exclaim it’s the reason we lost.

• Dak wasn’t perfect in pass to Cobb and allowed himself to be sacked, like that was the difference
• Zeke didn’t find a way to earn his money, like running for 35 yards on 18 carries was easier than running untouched through huge holes
• Pollard? Maybe, but those 3 yard power runs were important in this type of game
• OL being outplayed
• Defense unable to win field position or give offense any short fields
• Garrett changed everything after the 3-0 start....lol
• Moore was outcoached....well, that was bound to happen at some point

There are no easy answers like this. It’s the NFL. We lost a game to another 3-1 team on the road in one of the toughest environments. Own it! Possessions and offensive plays were at a premium...maybe we should have given up the run sooner. 18 plays that basically gained nothing if you add the penalties was a waste, but had we lost anyway, fans would say we lost because we gave up on the run.

Did we have players who were perfect? No! But the only guys that were clearly outplayed by their counterparts were the OL. It happens. The season is now only 1 quarter done, and we are 3-1. We always emphasize the last game, but a season of this would make us 12-4.....unlikely, but a very good start. Unless and until we find ourselves at .500 or down in our divisional standings, I’m not dwelling on one loss. On to the next game. Players and coaches will learn from this one.

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LittleD said:

Yes, and that falls directly on the HC. Garrett is a loser in big situations which will always keep the Cowboys from winning a championship in today's NFL. Garrett has never had the killer mindset of a Belicheat or Jimmy Johnson. Sorry guys, but Garrett is a loser.

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CATCH17 said:

You're on a fan forum so the game is going to get broke down and we will ask ourselves why we lost and if the things that cost us to lose our fixable.


Dallas fumbled and ran themselves into a loss. Simple as that.

We wasted a great defensive performance.

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CATCH17 said:

You're on a fan forum so the game is going to get broke down and we will ask ourselves why we lost and if the things that cost us to lose our fixable.


Dallas fumbled and ran themselves into a loss. Simple as that.

We wasted a great defensive performance.

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Mr_C said:

Exactly. It’s one game.

If they didn’t get the field goal(appeared questionable) at the end of the half. We win

If Witten doesn’t fumble we likely win.

We played as bad as possible on offense, possibly regressed briefly to a bad habit of running into the teeth of the D, and lost by two.

Our D played good.

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Verdict said:

This is a good thread. It’s almost impossible to win every game. You are going to lose a few. This was a good team that beat us, in their house, like a super bowl to them.

You can’t over react to a loss, just like you can’t get over hyped over beating three bad teams.

On the other hand we have a few consistent trends which do not bode well for us:

1. Our $100M man is getting pretty much outplayed by both Quinn, Armstrong and maybe even Hyder. He should be on a milk carton.

2. Lee is doing nothing on defense.

3. We are not getting near enough pressure on opposing QBs.

4. We need a legit 1Tech if we want to win a SB.

5. The coaching on defense is suspect at best.

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Verdict said:

This is a good thread. It’s almost impossible to win every game. You are going to lose a few. This was a good team that beat us, in their house, like a super bowl to them.

You can’t over react to a loss, just like you can’t get over hyped over beating three bad teams.

On the other hand we have a few consistent trends which do not bode well for us:

1. Our $100M man is getting pretty much outplayed by both Quinn, Armstrong and maybe even Hyder. He should be on a milk carton.

2. Lee is doing nothing on defense.

3. We are not getting near enough pressure on opposing QBs.

4. We need a legit 1Tech if we want to win a SB.

5. The coaching on defense is suspect at best.

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Verdict said:

This is a good thread. It’s almost impossible to win every game. You are going to lose a few. This was a good team that beat us, in their house, like a super bowl to them.

You can’t over react to a loss, just like you can’t get over hyped over beating three bad teams.

On the other hand we have a few consistent trends which do not bode well for us:

1. Our $100M man is getting pretty much outplayed by both Quinn, Armstrong and maybe even Hyder. He should be on a milk carton.

2. Lee is doing nothing on defense.

3. We are not getting near enough pressure on opposing QBs.

4. We need a legit 1Tech if we want to win a SB.

5. The coaching on defense is suspect at best.

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Chuck 54 said:

This is what fans do. Share what they hated about the game and exclaim it’s the reason we lost.

• Dak wasn’t perfect in pass to Cobb and allowed himself to be sacked, like that was the difference
• Zeke didn’t find a way to earn his money, like running for 35 yards on 18 carries was easier than running untouched through huge holes
• Pollard? Maybe, but those 3 yard power runs were important in this type of game
• OL being outplayed
• Defense unable to win field position or give offense any short fields
• Garrett changed everything after the 3-0 start....lol
• Moore was outcoached....well, that was bound to happen at some point

There are no easy answers like this. It’s the NFL. We lost a game to another 3-1 team on the road in one of the toughest environments. Own it! Possessions and offensive plays were at a premium...maybe we should have given up the run sooner. 18 plays that basically gained nothing if you add the penalties was a waste, but had we lost anyway, fans would say we lost because we gave up on the run.

Did we have players who were perfect? No! But the only guys that were clearly outplayed by their counterparts were the OL. It happens. The season is now only 1 quarter done, and we are 3-1. We always emphasize the last game, but a season of this would make us 12-4.....unlikely, but a very good start. Unless and until we find ourselves at .500 or down in our divisional standings, I’m not dwelling on one loss. On to the next game. Players and coaches will learn from this one.

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Runwildboys said:

All these points are on the defense, who allowed 4 FGs. The problem last night was the offense.

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