Adam Schein shows Dallas some love

[Dwight]

Just listening to Mad Dog Radio and Adam Schein is showing Dallas some love.

He feels that Dallas may be the best team in the NFC, maybe in the NFL. Adam also stated that the Cowboys have the formula to win the Super Bowl.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I'd rather he kept thinking Dallas had the worst defense in the NFL...based on preseason prediction.

 

[Zordon]

here comes the national media.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Yep.......

This team has been able to stay focused really, really well, since the debacle in San Fran. This upcoming game is a real trap game for us potentially. The Giants look like rotting Salmon and there is absolutely no reason to even think that they could have any chance to beat us. Exactly the kind of game the Cowboys could overlook if they are not careful. Said this yesterday, as big a game as the Seattle game was for us (and it was huge by any measure), this upcoming game against the Giants is more important. I hope the coaching staff can keep the players focused on this upcoming game. We need this game.

 

[TwistedMetal]

This was posted on the Seahawks message board, pretty insightful post from a fan:

http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=98532


I think we just saw the defining game of the 2014 NFL season. Not a passing of the torch per se, but a reminder that every NFL season is a new year and that you should never trust preseason predictions too heavily.

Dallas came into one of the hardest places to play in NFL history. They had a punt blocked for a TD. They had two turnovers. Those three plays basically spotted Seattle 17 points. The Cowboys had some brutal penalties too. They had two holding calls that wiped out big plays, (the second of which was overcome with a game altering 3rd and 20 conversion). And they had another penalty at the very end of the game that gave Seattle a last gasp they should have never had.

Seattle was relatively mistake free. Penalties were basically around their season average, and they didn't turn the ball over for the first 59 minutes.

And the Dallas Cowboys still won by a TD despite all that.

I don't know what it is that I hate the most about NFL fandom. But if I were to make a top five list, somewhere on that list would be fans complaining about playcalling after a loss and then calling coaches geniuses after a win. It's often pretty dumb and unfailingly annoying. There are, occasionally, moments when playcalling really truly was a big reason the Hawks lost, and today was one of those days.

Bevell has been trying too hard for some time now, and finally against a well prepared team it finally bit him in the ***. It felt like a game like this on offense was coming for some time, despite the effectiveness of the offense in previous games. You can only be cute on offense for so long before a well coached team solves it.

I would really hope that this game forces Pete to look in the mirror and get the offense back to the fundamentals. Lynch had just 2 carries at halftime, and just 10 carries for the game. Lynch averaged 6.1 yards per carry, over a yard more than Russell Wilson averaged per pass attempt. If that doesn't scream for a meat and potatoes offense, I don't know what would.

I don't want to blame Harvin. To the eyeball test, he looks just fine. But the results this year have been mostly awful. He can't even get kickoffs to the 20 yard line.

I think it's fine to hit the panic button on Seattle's secondary, especially with Maxwell having a high ankle sprain. This pass defense just hasn't been the same under the new rules emphasis, as was widely predicted. I applaud Carroll for putting Sherman on Dez after the Maxwell injury. Unfortunately, the move exposed Sherman as a player that is now clearly having a down season.

It also appears in my highly amateur analysis that pretty much every NFL team seems to have solved Seattle's cover 3 at this point. Even the teams that lost to Seattle were running cover 3 beaters pretty effectively.

But at the end of the day, I think Seahawks fans have largely been guilty of underestimating what very well might be the NFC's best team in 2014. They have an elite RB, a very efficient QB, a true #1 WR, a good TE, the consensus best OL in the NFL, and a vastly improved pass defense. Make no mistake, the Cowboys stunk before 2014, and they might stink in 2015, but in 2014 they are a powerhouse in the NFC landscape. In the NFL, a lot can happen in any given season.

Even if you disagree and still don't buy into Dallas (I don't know what it would take to convince you, but anyway), you have to give their coaching staff a ton of credit for attacking the weaknesses of Seattle's defense and having the perfect game plan to counter Seattle's triple threat offense. In particular, I was very impressed by the play of their secondary. It seemed as if every Wilson pass was to a well covered target. Now, part of that is Wilson visually missing open receivers (and at least a few times today, that was a problem). That said, I suspect that the all-22 won't show a ton of Seattle receivers being wide open in this game. It seemed like Dallas just ran with man coverage, spied the QB with a LB, and did a great job of it.

It's rare that I'll put most of a loss on the coaches, but this was one of those rare times. Even though the score was a lot higher, this game reminded me a lot of the Arizona loss last year. Arizona dominated and barely won thanks to a ton of turnvers, and they dominated because they won the coaching battle so decisively. Pete and his staff have a lot to answer for after this game no doubt. But I am thankful that this is a fairly uncommon occurrence, and I think the Dallas coaching staff deserves all the praise they get this week. Hell of a job by them.

Last year, there were four games that felt like a loss the whole way. At Houston, At St. Louis, Tampa, and Arizona. Seattle was 3-1 in those games. Which is a miracle.

This year they've had two of those kind of games that felt like a loss the whole way. San Diego and Dallas. Seattle is 0-2 in those games.

I have a theory for this discrepancy. Last year, Seattle could lean on their defense to win games. This year, they simply cannot, and their offense, while pretty good, is not currently built to score on command. Seattle had three chances to win or tie in both losses at the end of those games, and failed to produce almost any offense on any of those possessions.

The part about being unable to score on command is yet another reason why I think Seattle needs to get back to the fundamentals. Run the ball. And take shots a little more often in the passing game.

As long as Seattle strays from the fundamentals and plays pourous pass D, I can't see this team being any better than 10-6. These concerns are not new, and if the whole season plays out without things changing, I would honestly welcome a wildcard berth.

 

[Tommy]

here comes the national media.

So all the "experts" who said we are among the worst teams football are now going to tell us we're actually pretty good.

Insightful stuff. Don't know where we we be without them!

 

[Dwight]

So all the "experts" who said we are among the worst teams football are now going to tell us we're actually pretty good.

Insightful stuff. Don't know where we we be without them!

Adam Schein admitted that he was wrong. I can respect that.

 

[Frosty]

Make no bones about it Seattle is a well coached and awesome team. They will rebound and play with a vengeance next week......feel bad for the Rams.....they are going to get beat up, tore up by a pack of angry dogs....

 

[dstovall5]

Lol at work I told everyone, "this is your last shot at getting on the bandwagon, because once we beat Seattle it will be full." Same with the media, stay off the bandwagon.

 

[coach steele]

here comes the national media.

And this forum is about to increase by three times as all the bandwagon jumpers get memberships!

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

here comes the national media.

Like I said: We're beating Seattle and then the Internet is going to blow up: ALLLLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!

 

[Staubacher]

This was posted on the Seahawks message board, pretty insightful post from a fan:

http://www.seahawks.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=98532


I think we just saw the defining game of the 2014 NFL season. Not a passing of the torch per se, but a reminder that every NFL season is a new year and that you should never trust preseason predictions too heavily.

Dallas came into one of the hardest places to play in NFL history. They had a punt blocked for a TD. They had two turnovers. Those three plays basically spotted Seattle 17 points. The Cowboys had some brutal penalties too. They had two holding calls that wiped out big plays, (the second of which was overcome with a game altering 3rd and 20 conversion). And they had another penalty at the very end of the game that gave Seattle a last gasp they should have never had.

Seattle was relatively mistake free. Penalties were basically around their season average, and they didn't turn the ball over for the first 59 minutes.

And the Dallas Cowboys still won by a TD despite all that.

I don't know what it is that I hate the most about NFL fandom. But if I were to make a top five list, somewhere on that list would be fans complaining about playcalling after a loss and then calling coaches geniuses after a win. It's often pretty dumb and unfailingly annoying. There are, occasionally, moments when playcalling really truly was a big reason the Hawks lost, and today was one of those days.

Bevell has been trying too hard for some time now, and finally against a well prepared team it finally bit him in the ***. It felt like a game like this on offense was coming for some time, despite the effectiveness of the offense in previous games. You can only be cute on offense for so long before a well coached team solves it.

I would really hope that this game forces Pete to look in the mirror and get the offense back to the fundamentals. Lynch had just 2 carries at halftime, and just 10 carries for the game. Lynch averaged 6.1 yards per carry, over a yard more than Russell Wilson averaged per pass attempt. If that doesn't scream for a meat and potatoes offense, I don't know what would.

I don't want to blame Harvin. To the eyeball test, he looks just fine. But the results this year have been mostly awful. He can't even get kickoffs to the 20 yard line.

I think it's fine to hit the panic button on Seattle's secondary, especially with Maxwell having a high ankle sprain. This pass defense just hasn't been the same under the new rules emphasis, as was widely predicted. I applaud Carroll for putting Sherman on Dez after the Maxwell injury. Unfortunately, the move exposed Sherman as a player that is now clearly having a down season.

It also appears in my highly amateur analysis that pretty much every NFL team seems to have solved Seattle's cover 3 at this point. Even the teams that lost to Seattle were running cover 3 beaters pretty effectively.

But at the end of the day, I think Seahawks fans have largely been guilty of underestimating what very well might be the NFC's best team in 2014. They have an elite RB, a very efficient QB, a true #1 WR, a good TE, the consensus best OL in the NFL, and a vastly improved pass defense. Make no mistake, the Cowboys stunk before 2014, and they might stink in 2015, but in 2014 they are a powerhouse in the NFC landscape. In the NFL, a lot can happen in any given season.

Even if you disagree and still don't buy into Dallas (I don't know what it would take to convince you, but anyway), you have to give their coaching staff a ton of credit for attacking the weaknesses of Seattle's defense and having the perfect game plan to counter Seattle's triple threat offense. In particular, I was very impressed by the play of their secondary. It seemed as if every Wilson pass was to a well covered target. Now, part of that is Wilson visually missing open receivers (and at least a few times today, that was a problem). That said, I suspect that the all-22 won't show a ton of Seattle receivers being wide open in this game. It seemed like Dallas just ran with man coverage, spied the QB with a LB, and did a great job of it.

It's rare that I'll put most of a loss on the coaches, but this was one of those rare times. Even though the score was a lot higher, this game reminded me a lot of the Arizona loss last year. Arizona dominated and barely won thanks to a ton of turnvers, and they dominated because they won the coaching battle so decisively. Pete and his staff have a lot to answer for after this game no doubt. But I am thankful that this is a fairly uncommon occurrence, and I think the Dallas coaching staff deserves all the praise they get this week. Hell of a job by them.

Last year, there were four games that felt like a loss the whole way. At Houston, At St. Louis, Tampa, and Arizona. Seattle was 3-1 in those games. Which is a miracle.

This year they've had two of those kind of games that felt like a loss the whole way. San Diego and Dallas. Seattle is 0-2 in those games.

I have a theory for this discrepancy. Last year, Seattle could lean on their defense to win games. This year, they simply cannot, and their offense, while pretty good, is not currently built to score on command. Seattle had three chances to win or tie in both losses at the end of those games, and failed to produce almost any offense on any of those possessions.

The part about being unable to score on command is yet another reason why I think Seattle needs to get back to the fundamentals. Run the ball. And take shots a little more often in the passing game.

As long as Seattle strays from the fundamentals and plays pourous pass D, I can't see this team being any better than 10-6. These concerns are not new, and if the whole season plays out without things changing, I would honestly welcome a wildcard berth.

That's a great post.

 

[dfense]

Just listening to Mad Dog Radio and Adam Schein is showing Dallas some love.

He feels that Dallas may be the best team in the NFC, maybe in the NFL. Adam also stated that the Cowboys have the formula to win the Super Bowl.

Should have plopped some cash on Dallas in Vegas. Before the season started I think it was 100-1 SB odds.

 

[dirtycallahan]

schein does a romodini like 180 since July:
http://blog.siriusxm.com/2014/07/29/schein-on-dallas-cowboys-a-clown-show/


Mark the tape: The Dallas Cowboys will finish in last place in the NFC East.

Adam Schein made that prediction on his program, Schein on Sports, Friday on Mad Dog Sports Radio. The highlights from Schein’s monologue:

HE FEELS BAD FOR COWBOYS FANS

The Cowboys are a clown show. And the Dallas Cowboys remain as ridiculously average as any franchise in professional sports. And you think about what the Cowboys were, and what they are now. See, ’tis the season, late July, for being optimistic if you’re a football fan. I can’t find any reasons for hope for the Dallas Cowboys. They’re living in a delusional state. And I hope these words don’t come back to bite me, but I mean it: I feel bad for the Cowboys fans. I know Cowboys fans are like Yankees fans, are like Notre Dame fans; you know, they’re cocky, they’re arrogant. I feel bad for Cowboys nation. I do. Because you guys have no hope. None. You can’t dream big. You can’t dream about a Super Bowl championship. You can’t dream about third place. Seriously, how do the Cowboys get to third place this year in the NFC East? How do they do it?

HE STILL LOVES TONY ROMO

8-8 is gonna be a miracle for the Dallas Cowboys. Jason Garrett might go into the Hall of Fame if they finish 8-8. My goodness, this team stinks. And I, as you know, am a huge Tony Romo fan. I think Tony Romo is the most misunderstood and unfairly maligned quarterback in the league in the last 15 years. I feel terrible for Tony. I wish he played for an owner that didn’t masquerade as a GM. I wish that he had better coaching around him, better talent around him. I think Tony Romo is a great top 10 player.

HE DOESN’T LOVE BRANDON WEEDEN

I’d rather operate with 10 men on the field than have Brandon Weeden as my quarterback.

HIS THOUGHTS ON JASON GARRETT’S FUTURE IN DALLAS

I don’t know how Jason Garrett survives this season.

HIS EXPECTATIONS:

I have none. I firmly believe this is a last-place team that wins six or seven games during the campaign.
​

 

[Plankton]

Adam Schein may be the biggest idiot in national media. His radio show is one of the worst listens available. Knee jerk and reactionary are his hallmarks.

 

[tyke1doe]

But at the end of the day, I think Seahawks fans have largely been guilty of underestimating what very well might be the NFC's best team in 2014. They have an elite RB, a very efficient QB, a true #1 WR, a good TE, the consensus best OL in the NFL, and a vastly improved pass defense. Make no mistake, the Cowboys stunk before 2014, and they might stink in 2015, but in 2014 they are a powerhouse in the NFC landscape. In the NFL, a lot can happen in any given season.
Even if you disagree and still don't buy into Dallas (I don't know what it would take to convince you, but anyway), you have to give their coaching staff a ton of credit for attacking the weaknesses of Seattle's defense and having the perfect game plan to counter Seattle's triple threat offense. In particular, I was very impressed by the play of their secondary. It seemed as if every Wilson pass was to a well covered target. Now, part of that is Wilson visually missing open receivers (and at least a few times today, that was a problem). That said, I suspect that the all-22 won't show a ton of Seattle receivers being wide open in this game. It seemed like Dallas just ran with man coverage, spied the QB with a LB, and did a great job of it.

This statement says a lot. The Cowboys are actually playing like a team with all the cylinders operating at peak efficiency - including the coaches.

 

[MRV52]

So all the "experts" who said we are among the worst teams football are now going to tell us we're actually pretty good.

Insightful stuff. Don't know where we we be without them!

What did you expect? Our fans were doubting this team, as we we were only going to win from 4 to 8 games. Do you really blame the media?, as we were horrible last year.

 

[tyke1doe]

schein does a romodini like 180 since July:
http://blog.siriusxm.com/2014/07/29/schein-on-dallas-cowboys-a-clown-show/


Mark the tape: The Dallas Cowboys will finish in last place in the NFC East.

Adam Schein made that prediction on his program, Schein on Sports, Friday on Mad Dog Sports Radio. The highlights from Schein’s monologue:

HE FEELS BAD FOR COWBOYS FANS

The Cowboys are a clown show. And the Dallas Cowboys remain as ridiculously average as any franchise in professional sports. And you think about what the Cowboys were, and what they are now. See, ’tis the season, late July, for being optimistic if you’re a football fan. I can’t find any reasons for hope for the Dallas Cowboys. They’re living in a delusional state. And I hope these words don’t come back to bite me, but I mean it: I feel bad for the Cowboys fans. I know Cowboys fans are like Yankees fans, are like Notre Dame fans; you know, they’re cocky, they’re arrogant. I feel bad for Cowboys nation. I do. Because you guys have no hope. None. You can’t dream big. You can’t dream about a Super Bowl championship. You can’t dream about third place. Seriously, how do the Cowboys get to third place this year in the NFC East? How do they do it?

HE STILL LOVES TONY ROMO

8-8 is gonna be a miracle for the Dallas Cowboys. Jason Garrett might go into the Hall of Fame if they finish 8-8. My goodness, this team stinks. And I, as you know, am a huge Tony Romo fan. I think Tony Romo is the most misunderstood and unfairly maligned quarterback in the league in the last 15 years. I feel terrible for Tony. I wish he played for an owner that didn’t masquerade as a GM. I wish that he had better coaching around him, better talent around him. I think Tony Romo is a great top 10 player.

HE DOESN’T LOVE BRANDON WEEDEN

I’d rather operate with 10 men on the field than have Brandon Weeden as my quarterback.

HIS THOUGHTS ON JASON GARRETT’S FUTURE IN DALLAS

I don’t know how Jason Garrett survives this season.

HIS EXPECTATIONS:

I have none. I firmly believe this is a last-place team that wins six or seven games during the campaign.
​

Fans are fans for a reason. They believe every year is a year their team will challenge for the Super Bowl. So even when their team shows every indication they stink, based on previous year's play, fans will always feel they have a chance to win and will deride the "experts" when they pick against their team. But a broken clock is right twice a year.

We all , if we're honest, follow and interpret patterns in life and make decisions accordingly. If your girlfriend/boyfriend cheats on you continuously, it's a pretty good bet she's going to cheat on you in the future. If an employee has a habit of coming to work late, it's a pretty good bet he's going to be late in the future. If you continue to blow off your responsibilities, it's a pretty good bet you're going to do the same in the future.

So when "experts" believe the Cowboys are going to stink based on previous years, that's based on the patter they had set. Oh, yeah, it makes fans feel all giddy and reach in their bags of "told you so" or "eat crow." But it was very reasonable to assume the Cowboys would be bad this year. I don't think there's any shame in that.

Besides, it's all a guess, even among Cowboys fans because for the previous years, a lot of Cowboys fans had us going to the playoffs, and yet we finished 8-8 and out of the playoffs three consecutive years. So now the fans have gotten it right. Hooray! But that was a guess too because if anyone was absolutely certain they knew the Cowboys would be this good, they would have placed their entire life savings down at Vegas and cashed in royally - assuming they don't have a moral objection to gambling. Then again, if you know something is going to occur for certain, is it gambling?

 

[tyke1doe]

What did you expect? Our fans were doubting this team, as we we were only going to win from 4 to 8 games. Do you really blame the media?, as we were horrible last year.

Exactly! It would have been irrational to pick the Cowboys to be the best team in the league based on last year.