A Touch of Hostility...Week 10

[Chuck 54]

GB is a good team, despite their record. Their offense has been great all season, and Rodgers has a season ranking only behind Brees, I believe, in the 100's and higher than Romo. Their problem has been Dom Capers defense...he hadn't been blitzing as much, expecting to get the pass rush from Kampman as OLB, and he stank. Today, Kampman was out, and it was blitz city.

Also, someone before the game had said part of the reason their secondary had been so poor was because they are big, bump and run guys, and Capers had them playing 8 yards off the ball all the time. Tonight, they went back to a lot of bump and run for the first time this season.

Let's also not forget that when a good team plays poorly and loses to a team like TB, who just won their first game of the season against GB last week, that team is going to pull together and play their guts out after that embarrassment.

Nothing about GB's game should have been too surprising. Dallas didn't play all that poorly...we actually seemed to play conservatively on offense while the game was close.

I think the two critical plays, even bigger than Roy's fumble (that happens to everyone), were the Romo fumble-Felix recovery and fumble (7 points) and Romo forcing an int. to Witten on first down (-7). Despite being dominated physically, that's a 14 point swing.

I expect us to come back next week against the Commanders with a little of the desperation that GB played with tonight.

This is the NFL...it's going to be an up and down year. Right now we're in first in the NFC East with two home games coming up.

Go Cowboys.

 

[DMX690]

Why will all be well again? Why will beating two of the worst teams in football at home prove we are going to be ok?

How bout we just call it quit for the season.

 

[Hostile]

How bout we just call it quit for the season.

He already has, he just hasn't shut up yet.

 

[The30YardSlant]

How bout we just call it quit for the season.

Stop deflecting. I'm sick and ****ing tired of those of you who refuse to acknowledge the obvious truth and then throw up a strawman when confronted

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

In a game like this one, with a team that's going to bring their 'A' game, you have to take advantage of all the opportunities that present themselves. We just missed on them today. Against Philly, we didn't.

We'll be fine though. The next two I'm confident will be wins.

 

[The30YardSlant]

He already has, he just hasn't shut up yet.

Talking down to those who realize our inherent deficiencies won't make them better. Neither will watching each new game and hoping that our coaches will suddenly "get it"

 

[Hostile]

I've deleted about 30 of my own responses tonight rather than hit submit.

Oh how I would like to post some of my thoughts.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

I may be in the minority, but I consider the loss of Columbo and Jenkins to be far bigger than losing the game. I will be watching for news of them all week and wondering. We had been sort of blessed with no big injuries and just like that, two in one game. That hurts.

Look, I said last week we would lose again and there wouldn't be any need to over react. It still holds true. It is hard in the NFL to win back to back game on the road in big situations. On the positive side (yes, there is one) the Eagles also lost so we maintain our lead in the Division. That is the big picture at this point.

Turnovers and time of possession. We lost these key indicator stats. Three turnovers to zero and a nearly 12 minute deficit in the Offense holding the ball. You can't win in the NFL with those kinds of stats unless you get stupid lucky. When you add double digit penalties to the mix, you might as well look to next week's games because this week is gonna suck.

It sucks to lose. No one who is a fan likes it. But if we had to lose one of these two games, I will choose this one over the Eagles to lose every day of the week and every year.

It is hard to come up with anything positive from this game. About the only thing I can say positive is that DeMarcus Ware got two more sacks and is in top form going into the stretch run. We're going to need him.

I've grown accustomed to the over reactions to losses. I don't know whether that is good or bad. This week there are reasons to be upset because for the first time all year the team truly did not do anything that put them in position to win the game.

Like I said, we're still atop the NFC East. The big picture should still outweigh a bad week, but it won't.

yew restore my faith in logic.
As to overreations, I will say that, I too will overreact. But this game deem itself NOT to be a do or die.
It's early.
We still in first place, and comfortable, we will wait for the huns from Philly in our house, er Jerra's House, and face down the wussie GiANTS. I think we are in damned good position halfway down the season.
I still say the edge when to the Packers because they have a better than adverage HC. I just had to say that to stay true to my feelings for my beloved Cowboys.

"Git the hell in here and give that there ball back to them kids" my daddy yelt at me. "That Margene Atkins, boy can he play -- come in here and watch da TV!"
Since then, the Cowboys are my heroes and today's setback doesn't diminish that.

 

[Apollo Creed]

I still say Crayton is outplaying that guy in Canada too.

And Roy Williams.

 

[DMX690]

Stop deflecting. I'm sick and ****ing tired of those of you who refuse to acknowledge the obvious truth and then throw up a strawman when confronted

You should really calm down my man. If you really that upset, maybe u should send your resume to Jerry Jones. Maybe you're the missing link.

 

[windward]

Talking down to those who realize our inherent deficiencies won't make them better. Neither will watching each new game and hoping that our coaches will suddenly "get it"

Oh please, you change your tune week to week.

Again, the pendulum swings.

 

[RainMan]

They really need to figure out how to get their running game untracked. They'll never be a run-oriented team, but you need to at least run semi-effectively when you do choose to run. That and the penalties -- and the injuries -- would be my concerns moving forward.

 

[casmith07]

Oh please, you change your tune week to week.

Again, the pendulum swings.

dude his user name is "30 yard slant".

You can't even run a 30 yard slant in football effectively. :laugh1: his football knowledge is questionable, to say the least.

That, AND he's an Aggies fan

 

[The30YardSlant]

I've deleted about 30 of my own responses tonight rather than hit submit.

Oh how I would like to post some of my thoughts.

Do any of them explain why you feel the need to insult realists instead of address them? If not, nobody is interested.

 

[The30YardSlant]

Oh please, you change your tune week to week.

Again, the pendulum swings.

Find me one post where I have said I was satisfied with these coaches this season? Just one.

Stop lying, I've said the same thing all year about our coaches. I said I saw a difference in our players attitudes and demeanors.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Do any of them explain why you feel the need to insult realists instead of address them? If not, nobody is interested.

Jumping off a bridge at the first hint of adversity isn't being realistic. You're just the other end of the spectrum from blind homers.

 

[jobberone]

I disagree that they were flat. I didnt see a flat team. I saw a team that made mistakes, took some tough injuries and then had a couple of big momentum changing calls go against them get beat. GB played well in the second half.

Green Bay got boo'd off the field in the first half. Had romo hit austin for the Touchdown or williams not fumbled or killed the other drive we probably find a way to score and the game is different.

But we lost. It happens. Just dont lose the next two and everything will be where you want it.

But in no way did I see a flat team.

You have the wrong poster theebs. I never talked about flat.

 

[The30YardSlant]

You should really calm down my man. If you really that upset, maybe u should send your resume to Jerry Jones. Maybe you're the missing link.

I've never claimed to have the skill of an NFL coach. I'm also not getting paid over a million dollars a year.

 

[Hostile]

Do any of them explain why you feel the need to insult realists instead of address them? If not, nobody is interested.

What realists? I totally reject that self applied label as hogwash.

 

[jobberone]

I'm definitely glad to be 6-3 and on top of the NFC East as well, and there was some poor execution across the board; the playcalling also looks like it was pulled straight out of the Kansas City gameplan.

It just seems that Flozell is showing his age - on a lot o the blitzes on Romo's blind side, the edge rusher appears to usually beat Flozell on the outside untouched - they don't even give him a move and go back inside, just straight around the edge.

I don't have any issues with the corner blitz - Green Bay disguised that blitz very well. I'm just not sure Flozell has the speed to continue to play left tackle in an offense like ours that requires a little more athleticism at the position.

But it's possible I'm just magnifying Flozell Adams in what was generally a poorly played game across the board by the offense. When the defense holds the opponent to 1 TD and 1 FG through 3-1/2 quarters of play and the offense can't get in the endzone...that's just an egg-laying session.

I think Adams generally plays at a Pro Bowl level. He's always had some problems with speed rushers but in general he shuts down most pass rushers and keeps Romo on his feet. He's not perfect but he's nearly as close as you're likely to see. IOW's he's not Anthony Munoz but he's awfully good.