Anybody notice that was Dallas last night

[fweegy]

in Falcon colors? Maybe someone touched on this, if so, my apologies. Team plays well, O gets us a lead, D over achieves. O goes into safe mode, D falls apart when most needed, Coaches choke it up and make horrid calls and QB makes critical mistakes down the stretch. That's the Cowboys way for the past 20 years.

 

[DakotaReign]

Youre going to get flamed... maybe rightfully so. But i want you to know i see where youre coming from.

 

[pacy]

Well, at least we are not the only ones.

 

[Sydla]

in Falcon colors? Maybe someone touched on this, if so, my apologies. Team plays well, O gets us a lead, D over achieves. O goes into safe mode, D falls apart when most needed, Coaches choke it up and make horrid calls and QB makes critical mistakes down the stretch. That's the Cowboys way for the past 20 years.

Falcons got cute late.

Like we got cute at times in that GB game.

I get that you don't want to be predictable but at some point you have to play it smart. Atlanta very likely would have won if they had played it safe there at the end and run three times and taken the 3 points. Also would have ran about 30 seconds or more off the clock. Then NE is down 11 with 3 minutes or less.

 

[Sydla]

Also, since we have people around here that like to complain about the officials, that was a pretty big missed facemask there at the end. If called, it's offsetting and Atlanta gets another shot on 3rd down.

 

[JBS]

To the Cowboys credit...they did a great job of protecting leads this season

 

[Idgit]

I didn't notice the comparison. But the sack and the holding call and the missed facemask in succession derailed what would have been the Superbowl winning drive. You have to finish in this game. That goes for every team.

 

[BrassCowboy]

Well I thought that as well.... We have done that plenty in the past, looked too familiar

 

[Doomsday]

I said the same thing in the game thread. I feel bad for Atlanta fans, we have been watching the same type of stuff from JG the last 10 years. Snatching defeat from the hands of victory. Last night was situational football 101 from that 3rd and 1 onward and Atlanta's coaching staff came up small. You always hear it is the coaches job to put their players in a position to win, they failed at that miserably.

- Passing on 3rd and 1 with a big lead and Matty Ice holding it forever and doing the absolute one thing you cant do there, turn it over. The first down would of been nice but they really didn't need one there. Just punting would of made it almost for NE to win impossible with the amount of time left.

- Snapping the ball with 20 seconds left on the clock up by 8 with 3 to 4 minutes left?

- Passing when you are up 8 with 3 minutes left, on NEs 25 with one of the better kickers in the NFL?

 

[DOUBLE WING]

1st and 10 at the NE 22 with 4 minutes left and an 8 point lead and you LOSE.

That GB loss was so tough and I'm still not over it, but I don't know how you could EVER put this loss behind you if you're a Falcons player or fan. It would eat away at me forever.

 

[erod]

Actually, that was the Texas Rangers last night.

Game 6.

 

[Teague31]

That drive was possibly the worst drive in league history. If they kneel down 3 times and kick the FG they win the super bowl

 

[big dog cowboy]

That drive was possibly the worst drive in league history. If they kneel down 3 times and kick the FG they win the super bowl

Same thing I said right after it happened. Hard to believe the Falcons could have such an epic meltdown.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

We won 13 games this year. The games we lost we didn't choke away either.

The two Giants games were low scoring affairs where the offense struggled to get anything going.

The final Eagles game was a punt game where we rested a bunch of players and Mark Sanchez played like poo.

We got thrashed in the first half by the Packers.

I identify as the Cowboys. You will see me often refer to the team was we and us for example. Because of that exercises like the OP read like exercises in self loathing and defeatism to me.

It's not like we got our butts kicked by GB. It's not like the defense played poorly late in that game either. You have to get stops to come back; there was a sack the pay immediately before the one everyone fixates on. It's not like we have not been improving or Dak and Zeke are going anywhere. It's not like the 2016 squad is an aging roster.

If you want to play the everything Jerry touches turns to poo game then I cannot help you but I just don't see how a truly rational outlook would not be bullish on the Cowboys being just as if not moreso competitive next year.

 

[Sydla]

The bigger point is that the Falcons cost themselves a win with shoddy play calling.

The Cowboys likely cost themselves a win in the GB game with questionable play calling.

 

[Seven]

We won 13 games this year. The games we lost we didn't choke away either.

The two Giants games were low scoring affairs where the offense struggled to get anything going.

The final Eagles game was a punt game where we rested a bunch of players and Mark Sanchez played like poo.

We got thrashed in the first half by the Packers.

I identify as the Cowboys. You will see me often refer to the team was we and us for example. Because of that exercises like the OP read like exercises in self loathing and defeatism to me.

It's not like we got our butts kicked by GB. It's not like the defense played poorly late in that game either. You have to get stops to come back; there was a sack the pay immediately before the one everyone fixates on. It's not like we have not been improving or Dak and Zeke are going anywhere. It's not like the 2016 squad is an aging roster.

If you want to play the everything Jerry touches turns to poo game then I cannot help you but I just don't see how a truly rational outlook would not be bullish on the Cowboys being just as if not moreso competitive next year.

I don't think they're talking about the GB game or this season specifically..........................Dallas has had seasons of shooting themselves in the foot.

 

[Hardline]

Actually, that was the Texas Rangers last night.

Game 6.

Now I'm really upset.

 

[Fletch]

Also, since we have people around here that like to complain about the officials, that was a pretty big missed facemask there at the end. If called, it's offsetting and Atlanta gets another shot on 3rd down.

That dual face mask happened same time Justin Long got tackled to the ground. Right call was made.

 

[DFWJC]

in Falcon colors? Maybe someone touched on this, if so, my apologies. Team plays well, O gets us a lead, D over achieves. O goes into safe mode, D falls apart when most needed, Coaches choke it up and make horrid calls and QB makes critical mistakes down the stretch. That's the Cowboys way for the past 20 years.

You think the Atlanta offense went into safe mode?

I can't turn on the radio or TV without everyone saying they "should have" gone into safer mode, but didn't.

 

[DFWJC]

Actually, that was the Texas Rangers last night.

Game 6.

You had to go there. Ugh, that was so brutally painful.