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I would like to score 30 a game.
I would love to hold the ball 35 minutes a game.
I would love to hold the ball 35 minutes a game.
Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
So, the Cowboys scored 30 points 8 times, and didn't score 30 8 times. That's the same ratio as the Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl, and the Ravens, who lead the NFL in scoring.No, I' saying the number 30 is important. It was last year.
Scoring 30 points is not the key to winning last season. In fact, the Cowboys could have scored > 30 points in all but two games to win. The key to winning is just outscoring your opponent. If the defense is good enough, the offense's job becomes very easy. A single FG can win the game. If the defense can put points on the board then it's possible offense doesn't need to score at all. My point is, scoring 30 has nothing to do with guaranteeing a win.Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
So, the Cowboys scored 30 points 8 times, and didn't score 30 8 times. That's the same ratio as the Chiefs, who won the Super Bowl, and the Ravens, who lead the NFL in scoring.
Like connor01 brilliantly said, it just comes down to scoring more than the opponent.
Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
This is about consistency.
The defense only had three bad games last year. Green Bay, Chicago, and Detroit three out of fifteen. The Minnesota game was a good game with no unit being responsible for loss.
The offense by your 24 point standard had 5 games they grossly underperformed. NO, NY, NE, BUF, and PHI. Three of those games the defense gave up 13, 10, and 9.
My point is about consistency from the offense. Don't be the #1 offense one week and #32 the next.
Dallas scored 434 points in 2019, 46 points short of the goal. Spread those 46 points among the 8 losses last year and Dallas would be a favorite in the NFC.
I’ve got 32 times by my count. The Chiefs were not only the lowest winning team they were the only team with less than 10 wins and in fact 30 of the 32 teams had 11 wins or more and 28 had 12 wins or more. That must have been an interesting team.The list of 22 is in an article on BTB. The only team not to make playoffs was the 2004 Chiefs at 7-9.
The Chiefs won six games scoring less than 30 points. However they still scored 25 ppg in those six games. It’s all about consistency. The best offenses score consistently close to their average each game.
Also they could have pretty easily scored way more points in those games if needed. In four games they had 0 fourth quarter points and in the other two only 6 and 9 fourth quarter points.
The defense was inconsistent last year like it always is. We don’t have a good defense. You mentioned the three bad defensive games against the Packers, Bears and Lions. The defense was horrible in the first half against Sam Darnold and the Jets. Did you forget that? Darnold carved us up in the first half and put us in a hole we couldn’t climb out of. Kirk Cousins didn’t have a lot of yards but picked us apart completing over 71% of his passes and 2 TDs. He was extremely efficient against our defense. That was a very winnable game had we played better defensively. Dak had one of his best games of the season in a losing effort. Our defense had trouble stopping Cousin's in several critical situations. Go back and watch the film.
Our defense got shredded by Carson Wentz for over 300 yards in week 16 despite his depleted receiving corp. They were so depleted at receiver after Ertz went out with a broken rib that their backup QB who was 40 was about to come in at receiver. We entered the draft thinking defense because of the issues we continue to have defensively. Our offense came up short in some games but one of the biggest issues we had was an inconsistent kicker. Maher missed 10 kicks last season, there’s 30 points left on the field. We can go a long way with this offense but we’ll we’ll keep coming up short if we don’t improve the defense. We need more sacks/pressures and we need more takeaways.
Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
I agree. It's about consistency, not a 30 point threshold. 3 of the Cowboy losses they would have won if they scored 15-20 points. The inconsistency and slow starts is what did them in.The Chiefs won six games scoring less than 30 points. However they still scored 25 ppg in those six games. It’s all about consistency. The best offenses score consistently close to their average each game.
Also they could have pretty easily scored way more points in those games if needed. In four games they had 0 fourth quarter points and in the other two only 6 and 9 fourth quarter points.
NYJ scored 21 points in the first half, but only 3 points in 2nd half at the 4 minute mark. The offense was ineffective 3 quarters of the game and almost still pulled it out.
Wentz passed for 300 yards, but Philadelphia scored 17 points, and was held to 10 points for the vast majority of that game.
We could go around in circles, but the defense was more consistent last year than the offense was. That is an indisputable fact. Defense in wins 17 points allowed, in losses 23. Offense in wins 37 point average, in losses 17.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't.
I agree. It's about consistency, not a 30 point threshold. 3 of the Cowboy losses they would have won if they scored 15-20 points. The inconsistency and slow starts is what did them in.
In other words, if the offense carried the rest of the team the Cowboys won. But let's come here and complain about the offense. Makes perfect sense.
You shouldn't need 30 points to win every game. The Patriots won 5 games when scoring less than 30 points last season. Defense and special teams matter.
Bull****. We’ve proved over and over again that you need a defense to be able to win. Offense alone will not win. I guess you are young and just don’t have the experience to realize this. It’s a fact. Bank it.Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
It's about averaging 30 points a game(480 points). It's being consistent week to week, no matter the opponent.
Last year I started a thread on "ball control or 30 points a game". The opinions were evenly matched on the subject.
My theory was Dallas needed to open up the offense and pass more and play less ball control to help a supposed weak defense.
In 2019 that's exactly what happened. Dallas passed more and scored more, but their record didn't indicate this at 8-8. When digging deeper there's an explanation for this.
In Dallas's wins they scored 37 points a game and in their losses 17. A 20 point difference, or 3 touchdowns! That was a huge disparity.
Today I read on BTB that Dallas was 8-0 when scoring 30 points in 2019 and 0-8 when they didn't. Wow, that 30 point threshold seems very important. Last year teams that scored 30 points were 116-16 or a .879 winning percentage which would put a team at 14-2 and most likely the #1 seed and home field.
With everyone saying it was the (insert adjective) defense in the NFL that needed to be fixed. The true fact was it was the wildly inconsistent offense that was the cause of an 8-8 season.
If the offense had been consistent Dallas would have won the division, made the playoffs, and would have been contenders instead of pretenders, even with the supposed weak defense.
The most 30 point games in a year for Dallas is 10. That's 10 wins. This year with the offseason Dallas has had the 10 game 30 point threshold should be surpassed. If this offense stays consistent Dallas will be one of the favorites in the NFC, no matter the state of the defense.
30 points or bust!!!!
You’re actually trying to defend our defense that clearly has issues and are blaming our offense that was number one in the NFL? lol The Jets won the game in the first half because our defense sucked. They put us in a 15 point hole and had a 90 plus yard pass play go for a TD. They completely embarrassed us in the first half. Sam Darnold who just returned to his team after being quarantined for three weeks with a disease passed for most of his 300+ yards in the first half. The Jets then proceeded to revert back to being the bad team they were in the second half but it was too little too late for us. Philly didn’t score a ton of points in week 16 but they consistently moved the chains. They had absolutely nothing at WR and we couldn’t stop them from moving the football. They kept the ball over 36 minutes.
Not only did Carson Wentz have over 300 yards but they also had 118 yards rushing. Our offensive opportunities were limited because we couldn’t get their offense off the field. Not saying we didn’t have some issues offensively but the defense simply didn’t get it done. Zeke went out on a critical third down and Pollard took a loss. We had our best receiver off the field with the game on the line and replaced him with a gadget guy. What ultimately cost us that Philly game was the defense and the coaching. You’re wasting your time if you’re trying to spin that our defense was better than our offense last season.