Buzzsaws, Body Language, and Beatdowns

Been thinking about this game with Philly this week. I HATE the Eagles. Can't stand em. I desperately want Dallas to destroy them. I really hope my analysis is wrong and I HAVE to eat crow on Monday.

BUT-- I can't shake the read I have on Dallas and this upcoming game. In looking at where both of these teams are right now-- even though they both are at 3-3 and have had their share of ups and downs-- these squads appear miles apart to me.

Why?

Philly is getting healthy in the secondary and D Jax is coming back. Dallas? CBs hurting. OL hurting. WRs hurting.

Mentality? Pedersen confident and calling a W. Dallas? SSDD. No emotion. No passion evident. No responding shot fired.

Matchups? Philly offense vs our D is scary. Ertz kills us regularly. D Jax historically kills us. We can't stop the run. Poor pass rush. Advantage Philly. Dallas Offense vs Philly D? Cooper likely to miss. Beat up OL taking on a highly aggressive quality DL? Trouble for sure.

Who has the buzz saw coming into this game? I can easily see Philly coming out aggressive and swinging. Bringing a more physical game-- and I can easily see Garrett and company crawling into their conservative shell and going into shellshock.

Who has the body language of a team with fighting spirit? Philly for sure. Dallas looks like a deer in head lights. Especially on Defense. We have decided to run the "Bend over and Break down and Cry" defense.

In the end-- as much as I hope I am wrong-- I see a one sided beatdown coming on Sunday.

Philly 38
Dallas 21

I hope and pray I am wrong and get to eat my prediction on Mon. Sorry fellow fans. I have zero confidence in this coaching staff to pull this team out of it's death spiral this week.

Need to see if we have any healthy players. Because of right now I think we get mud stomped.

Most fans here don't even think Dallas will win so you're not alone in your prediction. If we do lose, however, I want to get blown out. I want this team to be so embarrassed and ashamed that they blew such a big, important game at home that maybe Jerry Jones and the team will snap out of this robotic "clean slate, we'll execute better next time" trance they're in and overthrow Garrett.

AmariChill said:

Most fans here don't even think Dallas will win so you're not alone in your prediction. If we do lose, however, I want to get blown out. I want this team to be so embarrassed and ashamed that they blew such a big, important game at home that maybe Jerry Jones and the team will snap out of this robotic "clean slate, we'll execute better next time" trance they're in and overthrow Garrett.

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Won’t happen. The injuries coupled with a freshman OC provide a bubble of protection around Jason Garrett. Like he has done his entire tenure here he’ll survive another year while some poor player or coach is offered up as a sacrificial lamb to appease the masses.

Besides this is one of those games the Cowboys will find a way to win just to get our poor hearts into it again.

35-17 Eagles. The 17 happens in garbage time

shabazz said:

35-17 Eagles. The 17 happens in garbage time

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Garrett gone the next day if that happens

dragon_mikal said:

Won’t happen. The injuries coupled with a freshman OC provide a bubble of protection around Jason Garrett. Like he has done his entire tenure here he’ll survive another year while some poor player or coach is offered up as a sacrificial lamb to appease the masses.

Besides this is one of those games the Cowboys will find a way to win just to get our poor hearts into it again.

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Dallas won't win this lmao. This game is going to be an exception to that rule. We are too banged up, our coaches and players have given up, and Philly isn't as injured plus they are hungry for the division and have better coaching.

As bad as we have been, so has the EGirls. It's going to be an ugly game between two average teams. It may end up in a tie.

AmariChill said:

Dallas won't win this lmao. This game is going to be an exception to that rule. We are too banged up, our coaches and players have given up, and Philly isn't as injured plus they are hungry for the division and have better coaching.

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Never know when it comes to games in the division and I never pick against the Cowboys but it’ll be tough for sure.

I just want them to beat the Eagles, lol.

We're being fed to Wentz Sunday night.

Call it an early evening.

Missing one or both tackles.

Fletcher Cox on Conner Williams.

That could be game over right there.

Risen Star said:

We're being fed to Wentz Sunday night.

Call it an early evening.

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I'll be going to bed early and I'm looking to wake up to a blowout score from the Eagles. 52-3 incoming.

phildadon86 said:

Garrett gone the next day if that happens

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not a chance. Jerry will say we’re still in the hunt, we played hard the final five minutes after the game was out of hand..we had injuries...excuse....excuse..
Been like this for almost a decade. Only way JG goes soon is if we continue the spiral ugly and get mathematically eliminated early.

My head says we get killed as Philly pushed GB around. Having said that, JG always seems to climb out of the pit when he has too.

Aven8 said:

My head says we get killed as Philly pushed GB around. Having said that, JG always seems to climb out of the pit when he has too.

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This is a pit JG can't climb out of. His players have given up on not only him, but the entire season as a whole, and that's going to show on the field.

phildadon86 said:

Garrett gone the next day if that happens

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The injuries will be blamed, not Garrett...

Its hard not to think this way after watching how poorly Dallas played against the Jets. For me, watching the offensive line against the Jets was like watching the movie, "Human Centipede". It changed me forever and I cannot get those horrifying images out of my head. On the other hand, the Eagles have not looked like the same team as in previous years either. Going into the Jets game the Eagles had only 3 sacks. They got 10 against the Jets but still only have 14 for the year. If your counting, that means they got 4 sacks in 5 games against other teams. That doesn't doesn't sound like the Eagles. Of course the Cowboys offensive line right now is probably worse than the Jets offensive line assuming Smith and Collins are still out. The battle of the Brandons, Brandon Knight and Brandon Graham, on the right side of the Cowboys offense is sure to be a total mismatch. And so is the Fletcher Cox vs. anyone on the Cowboys offensive line matchup. I am scared to death of Cox lined up directly over center where Frederick has to take him on 1 on 1. This could get ugly.

The Eagles offensive line hasn't looked as good as they have in the past either. Now they are without their best lineman, Jason Peters. Surely Quinn will make a play or two, maybe?

I am still expecting a blowout by the Eagles because I am assuming the Cowboys will start slow, score 0 points in the first half and give up a few TDs to fall behind early. DeSean Jackson will catch at least one long bomb for a TD and Ertz will be held a couple of times to extend drives. The Cowboys will be one dimensional by the time the 2nd half starts and the Eagles will be teeing off on every down. I am assuming the Eagles will look like they are playing harder, hitting harder, running harder and coaching better.

At the same time, isn't this exactly the type of game where Dallas pulls out a win when no one is expecting it? At some point they have to start catching the breaks, right?

Hawkeye19 said:

Been thinking about this game with Philly this week. I HATE the Eagles. Can't stand em. I desperately want Dallas to destroy them. I really hope my analysis is wrong and I HAVE to eat crow on Monday.

BUT-- I can't shake the read I have on Dallas and this upcoming game. In looking at where both of these teams are right now-- even though they both are at 3-3 and have had their share of ups and downs-- these squads appear miles apart to me.

Why?

Philly is getting healthy in the secondary and D Jax is coming back. Dallas? CBs hurting. OL hurting. WRs hurting.

Mentality? Pedersen confident and calling a W. Dallas? SSDD. No emotion. No passion evident. No responding shot fired.

Matchups? Philly offense vs our D is scary. Ertz kills us regularly. D Jax historically kills us. We can't stop the run. Poor pass rush. Advantage Philly. Dallas Offense vs Philly D? Cooper likely to miss. Beat up OL taking on a highly aggressive quality DL? Trouble for sure.

Who has the buzz saw coming into this game? I can easily see Philly coming out aggressive and swinging. Bringing a more physical game-- and I can easily see Garrett and company crawling into their conservative shell and going into shellshock.

Who has the body language of a team with fighting spirit? Philly for sure. Dallas looks like a deer in head lights. Especially on Defense. We have decided to run the "Bend over and Break down and Cry" defense.

In the end-- as much as I hope I am wrong-- I see a one sided beatdown coming on Sunday.

Philly 38
Dallas 21

I hope and pray I am wrong and get to eat my prediction on Mon. Sorry fellow fans. I have zero confidence in this coaching staff to pull this team out of it's death spiral this week.

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Let me get this straight. If an opposing coach runs his mouth off (and later back tracks a lot) and the Cowboys coach doesn't bite on the bait that there is something wrong there? Gee Buddy Ryan used to fill the bulletin boards with quotes before Cowboys games and Landry would say NOTHING about them. Never took the bait and said things for the eagles bulletin board but somehow that was alright but when Garrett does the same thing it's wrong. As far as the deer in headlights, too many here don't want to acknowledge that the Cowboys had both starting offensive tackles missing last Sunday, as well as a guard and Cooper (except the first couple of plays) and Cobb and then losing both starting corners. These same people just say next man up which is fine if you're talking about maybe a starter or 2 gone but when you have that many backups playing it's pretty unrealistic to just say next man up. If those backups were so good they wouldn't be backups. Those backup tackles were critical for both parts of the offense, passing and rushing and Prescott was under pressure all game long.
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gjkoeppen said:

Let me get this straight. If an opposing coach runs his mouth off (and later back tracks a lot) and the Cowboys coach doesn't bite on the bait that there is something wrong there? Gee Buddy Ryan used to fill the bulletin boards with quotes before Cowboys games and Landry would say NOTHING about them. Never took the bait and said things for the eagles bulletin board but somehow that was alright but when Garrett does the same thing it's wrong. As far as the deer in headlights, too many here don't want to acknowledge that the Cowboys had both starting offensive tackles missing last Sunday, as well as a guard and Cooper (except the first couple of plays) and Cobb and then losing both starting corners. These same people just say next man up which is fine if you're talking about maybe a starter or 2 gone but when you have that many backups playing it's pretty unrealistic to just say next man up. If those backups were so good they wouldn't be backups. Those backup tackles were critical for both parts of the offense, passing and rushing and Prescott was under pressure all game long.
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Yep. There is a classy way to fire a shot back at Pedersen. There is MOST DEFINITELY a time when a coach steps up and guarantees a win (see Jimmy Johnson)— BUT he has to know the pulse and mentality of his team.

This team is reeling and playing bad football. If you can’t motivate your team to come out and play their best football at home, against their number one division rival, with the division lead on the line—- then you are an ineffective HC. Period.

The fact that there has been zero smack talk swirling this week in response to Pedersen’s boast is indicative of a soft team. Also their play the last three games is indicative of a soft team

And your excuse making regarding injuries is weak sauce. EVERY team deals with injuries. Move on. Coach better. Scheme better. Execute better. Football is a sport that comes down to imposing your physical will against your opponent and punishing them into submission. We don’t have a very physical team this year... they are playing not to make mistakes— they need to play to destroy their opponents will to win.

Anyone picking us to win is doing so with their hearts and that is it. On paper based on what happened to the cowboys moral last week there isn't a chance we win this game. The only chance I see us having is if Dak goes completely off script.