I usually only watch Cowboys games but other teams' players seem faster

aria

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you're confusing talent with execution. the talent is clearly there, and has shown previously. they've just completely fallen off the rails. there's a reason 50% of the nfl fandom despises the boys, and yet they were still universally lauded coming into the season
Shown previously against who? Our awesome run of 3-0 against 3 of the worst teams in the league? Against the teams on our 27th? easiest ranked schedule?

Getting man handled and thrown around like rag dolls on both side of the los isn’t talent. Getting out run by other receivers or our 90 million dollar RB getting caught from behind by LB’ers isn’t talent. Piss poor throws under pressure isn’t talent. Tackling...really? We need to teach our guys how to do something properly that they have been doing since grade school?

We have more hype and fake “talent” than any other team except possibly the Browns.
 

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Shown previously against who? Our awesome run of 3-0 against 3 of the worst teams in the league? Against the teams on our 27th? easiest ranked schedule?

Getting man handled and thrown around like rag dolls on both side of the los isn’t talent. Getting out run by other receivers or our 90 million dollar RB getting caught from behind by LB’ers isn’t talent. Piss poor throws under pressure isn’t talent. Tackling...really? We need to teach our guys how to do something properly that they have been doing since grade school?

We have more hype and fake “talent” than any other team except possibly the Browns.

Previous to this season? lol...that's my point. This season has sucked and nearly everyone has underperformed or been exposed. But Dak, Amari, Zeke, the line, Jaylon, LVE, D-Law, Chido, Jones, and Lewis have all demonstrated talent and flashed prior to this season. And they've been exposed. It's not for lack of talent though. Possibly regression, or more. But the talent has been there.
 

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I watched two games yesterday featuring non-Dallas teams and dude...what the hell are we DOING?

It seems like other players are faster. Not just footspeed (which they are) but their reaction time. Players get actual jumps on the ball when it's in the air, RBs EXPLODE thru the hole and get going very quickly (like Pollard does), and the safeties giddyup closing on receivers to make the tackle. Which brings me to:

Tackling. Holy Hannah, I'd forgotten what actual hitting to impose your will on other players looked like! I do not know about you guys, but I am sick and tired of seeing guys wearing the star being dragged while holding onto other players and needing 3 and 4 guys to help out to bring a single man down. Someone somewhere is not doing their job, be it the coaches, the players or both. It is bordering on inept and it is shameful. Have some pride! Sack up and hit someone, ferchrissakes!

Do any of you all agree or is it just me?
When Jimmy Johnson was fired in 1994, the team speed philosophy was thrown in the trash.
 

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So 17 other teams have an equal or worse record than the cowboys. So yeah, we’ve been terrible lately. But let’s not fantasize about how good other teams really are.

I'm not fantasizing about them but there are other teams that have players that you notice are playing really well and as a team they are doing things you would like your team to do. Not all teams but yea if there are a few teams or so better then us what's the harm in acknowledging they are doing good things?
 

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Previous to this season? lol...that's my point. This season has sucked and nearly everyone has underperformed or been exposed. But Dak, Amari, Zeke, the line, Jaylon, LVE, D-Law, Chido, Jones, and Lewis have all demonstrated talent and flashed prior to this season. And they've been exposed. It's not for lack of talent though. Possibly regression, or more. But the talent has been there.
So one or two good seasons means we’re loaded with talent? The line is older and has had some health issues. Amari played 2/3’s of a good season last year and wasn’t doing nearly as well on the Raiders before that. LVE and Jaylon could have been a flash in the plan for all we know.

My point is, one year isn’t enough to definitively say a player has a lot of talent or doesn’t. I would even question 2 years. As usual, like with Kellen, Richard, several of our players, our TEAM...a few flashes or duds here and there and the automatic over reaction is guaranteed from this fan base.
 

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My kid can't understand why I can sit and watch other teams play. He always tells me "it's not the Cowboys".

Exactly, it's not. They are teams that play with passion, energy and hunger. Things that are seriously lacking in Dallas.

I also tell him he should be watching ALL football when he can, seeing is how he wants to play in High School. He say he does, LOL, on YouTube. He doesn't like watching other teams play.
 

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So one or two good seasons means we’re loaded with talent? The line is older and has had some health issues. Amari played 2/3’s of a good season last year and wasn’t doing nearly as well on the Raiders before that. LVE and Jaylon could have been a flash in the plan for all we know.

My point is, one year isn’t enough to definitively say a player has a lot of talent or doesn’t. I would even question 2 years. As usual, like with Kellen, Richard, several of our players, our TEAM...a few flashes or duds here and there and the automatic over reaction is guaranteed from this fan base.

No. Not what I said, and really only applies to Jaylon and LVE, and funny enough I think they were the two people were most sold on lol. But I digress, I do not like arguing with you. Or really defending the team at this point either.
 

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No. Not what I said, and really only applies to Jaylon and LVE, and funny enough I think they were the two people were most sold on lol. But I digress, I do not like arguing with you. Or really defending the team at this point either.
Huh, interesting response. Fascinating. I understand both reasons, have a great week Proof!
 

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I watched two games yesterday featuring non-Dallas teams and dude...what the hell are we DOING?

It seems like other players are faster. Not just footspeed (which they are) but their reaction time. Players get actual jumps on the ball when it's in the air, RBs EXPLODE thru the hole and get going very quickly (like Pollard does), and the safeties giddyup closing on receivers to make the tackle. Which brings me to:

Tackling. Holy Hannah, I'd forgotten what actual hitting to impose your will on other players looked like! I do not know about you guys, but I am sick and tired of seeing guys wearing the star being dragged while holding onto other players and needing 3 and 4 guys to help out to bring a single man down. Someone somewhere is not doing their job, be it the coaches, the players or both. It is bordering on inept and it is shameful. Have some pride! Sack up and hit someone, ferchrissakes!

Do any of you all agree or is it just me?
It's like watching a whole different League
 

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I wonder when they watch film if the defensive coaches are calling them out over those missed tackles. And if they do, then why are they still so bad at tackling?

If those coaches are anything like Gary Brown, the RB coach, hell no.

Brown just kisses Zeke's booty, tells him how great he is, and tries not to piss him off.

What a great coach.
 

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How many times have we seem him hit the hole and he cant outrun anyone so he turns into the tackle instead of making it a foot race. Its times like this that you wish Dallas had a complement of RBs like the 49rs because a guy like Breida or Mostert would take it to the house or at least a 50 yd run.

This talent is way overrated, as is the drafting. Our coaches are terrible, yes, but good players will always flash and 'wow' us with an occasional play, even if schemes suck. Fact of the matter is that except for Cooper and Gallup, I haven't seen another single player flash on this team this year. Not once in 13 games.

I remarked here after the niners and ravens game several weeks ago about the stark contrast of those teams when compared to ours. The simple truth is that we are much closer to the Bengals than we are to the top teams. Something that is likely to be highlighted this coming week against the Rams. Maybe, then, the homers will finally get a dose of reality.

The Rams aren't a fast team outside of Cooks. We have players that give 100% every game but our receivers and running backs can't match the speed of the 49ers player. That team is crazy fast.
 

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If that's the case op you're missing out on some good games.

Chiefs/Patriots. Niners/saints
 

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lol you watched the iggles and giants and came away impressed by 2 terrible teams. the state of dallas has sunk to a new low.
 

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I wonder how much film study our players are putting in. You play fast if you know what to expect. Someone had a post the other day about Jaylon spending most of his time outside of practice actively building his business. I remember a story about Mike Singletary locking himself in a hotel room and doing nothing but studying film.
 

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Could you image us losing that many players, we would be playing for the 1st pick in the draft with the bengals.
We would have to Forfeit games because Garrett doesn't play backups LOL actually it's not really funny but yes I can't imagine that and it's not a great image
 
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