Are the Cowboys struggles at home so far psychological?

[Asklesko]

On the other hand, was the Ravens' collapse psychological? Hmm?

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

It's a damn top heavy team that's forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel to build around the few players who command a hefty portion of the cap...

I mean, also true, but still. I think I saw a possible mentality shift.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Balt averaged 6.1 per carry. Cowboys 3.2. Balt had the ball 35 minutes to Dall 25. The Ravens were in a prevent in the 4th. They wanted to run clock and get out of there.

I mean, true, but they rallied. The team showed heart in the 4th quarter. Maybe I'm grasping for straws, but I saw something there.

 

[RS12]

I mean, true, but they rallied. The team showed heart in the 4th quarter. Maybe I'm grasping for straws, but I saw something there.

Well Rusty there is no place that people see what they wanna see like the Zone. I will leave it right there.

 

[JBS]

What makes you say that? Cuz I can't help but wonder if it's, even in a small way, psychological.

Coaching. Teams figured out how to beat this team.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Coaching. Teams figured out how to beat this team.

Sure, but there might be something psychological as well. Hopefully, the Cowboys found an identity in the 4th quarter that they can use.

 

[Kingofholland]

As I watched the 4th quarter and saw the team rallying to where they started to look like the regular season Cowboys of 2023 as opposed to what we saw against Green Bay and New Orleans, I started to wonder something. Are the Cowboys struggles at home so far psychological? I'm not a mental health specialist, but I do understand that the mind can be a nasty place.

The reason I ask that is because it almost seems like the mentality in the team started to change in the 4th quarter following Aubrey's second successful onside kick. In the Saints game and early on in this game, it appeared the Cowboys didn't believe they could win. It almost seemed like, in some weird way, their mindset when they started to fall behind was almost like "here we go with the Packers stuff again. We're still no good." I know they will never admit this, especially since they are professional athletes. However, I've had that mindset before with my own tasks. They, like all of us, are people. They're not super human. No matter how they try to hide it or try to compartmentalise it, the loss to the Packers would be damaging psychologically.

Additionally, when the Saints got ahead two scores, it almost seemed like the team gave up. This game, it seemed like they were giving up. I wonder if something was said or if it was just the recovery of the onside kick that led to them wondering, "what if? What if we score?"

It seemed the psychology of the team changed in the 4th quarter. Shame they didn't play that way the whole game, but maybe this game could be good long term for telling them to just stick with it. Psychology is a weird thing, and every human is affected by it. Who knows? Hopefully, that 4th quarter spurs the Cowboys on the rest of the way.

I think the psychological component has been a big struggle for them in the playoffs. I would throw coaching in there too.

There are some really good football players here, but this team just looks lost. Things go wrong and the mental mistakes just continue to compound.

 

[JBS]

Sure, but there might be something psychological as well. Hopefully, the Cowboys found an identity in the 4th quarter that they can use.

No. You don’t get it. They didn’t figure anything out.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I think the psychological component has been a big struggle for them in the playoffs. I would throw coaching in there too.

There are some really good football players here, but this team just looks lost. Things go wrong and the mental mistakes just continue to compound.

Not to mention, we just took on a team that was a fumble away from the Super Bowl last year. we had a really good rally. The team's mentality looked different in the 4th quarter. Maybe there's something there McCarthy can use for the rest of the season.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

No. You don’t get it. They didn’t figure anything out.

Look, we just went up against a team that was a fumble away from being in the Super Bowl. We looked completely out of it early just like the Saints and Packers game. Only, this time, the team clamped down. I don't know if they figured anything out. I don't know if they changed anything. But it gave me hope. I know this team won't go to the SB. I know I won't see them in the NFCC this year. But, it gave me hope that maybe, just maybe, they found heart in them. Maybe they found something that they can use. I mean, I have to have something lol. What else am I going to do? Root for a tank?

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

The ravens also missed a field goal and failed to recover an onside kick, that was pretty lucky on the cowboys part

Right, but following that failed onside kick and following the TD, the mentality of the team seemed to change. We got breaks for sure, but, maybe, just maybe, we found something to hold onto.

 

[Kingofholland]

Not to mention, we just took on a team that was a fumble away from the Super Bowl last year. we had a really good rally. The team's mentality looked different in the 4th quarter. Maybe there's something there McCarthy can use for the rest of the season.

That's the hope that whatever they did in the 4th quarter it gave them a little confidence on the offense moving forward. They need to use more uptempo to find their rhythm. I know you could apply more pressure to the defense that way if you don't score but they're not stopping anyone anyway.

 

[Slim_JD]

The psychology changed because the Ravens became pretty conservative and went into time management mode.

The missed field goal and onside kick was also pretty flukey. Cowboys had a lot of little things go their way to get it close

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Not to mention, we just took on a team that was a fumble away from the Super Bowl last year. we had a really good rally. The team's mentality looked different in the 4th quarter. Maybe there's something there McCarthy can use for the rest of the season.

Put it this way. Jimmy Johnson was a psychology major, was he not? How would he approach the team following this loss? Sure, he'd be mad about the first 3 quarters, but would he not use the psychology of the 4th quarter to try to get the team to realise what they achieved in the 4th quarter? And against what team?

 

[thunderpimp91]

The missed field goal and onside kick was also pretty flukey. Cowboys had a lot of little things go their way to get it close

Yeah, ton of penalties too. Love that this team battled instead of deciding to pack it in, but you're right a lot went their way in the 4th that you cant count on being there regularly.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

That's the hope that whatever they did in the 4th quarter it gave them a little confidence on the offense moving forwars. They need to use more uptempo to find their rhythm. I know you could apply more pressure to the defense that way if you don't score but they're not stopping anyone anyway.

Right! And the same goes for the defence. As badly as they played, the second to last defencive sequence was very good. They made the Ravens go 3 and out. Had there been a little more time, I'm not sure the Ravens get another first down after that. The defence picked up the tempo a bit. Something changed. I don't know what it was. But I saw a change.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The soul of this team was crushed by GB last January. It was a baffling offseason and huge error in judgement running this back and thinking it was fixable with less talent.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

The soul of this team was crushed by GB last January. It was a baffling offseason and huge error in judgement running this back and thnking it was fixable with less talent.

Yes, I know Jerry's an idiot. But the team seemed almost afraid of playing at home last week and this week. The mind is a strange place. Maybe they found something towards the end of the game.

 

[FVSTONE]

As I watched the 4th quarter and saw the team rallying to where they started to look like the regular season Cowboys of 2023 as opposed to what we saw against Green Bay and New Orleans, I started to wonder something. Are the Cowboys struggles at home so far psychological? I'm not a mental health specialist, but I do understand that the mind can be a nasty place.

The reason I ask that is because it almost seems like the mentality in the team started to change in the 4th quarter following Aubrey's second successful onside kick. In the Saints game and early on in this game, it appeared the Cowboys didn't believe they could win. It almost seemed like, in some weird way, their mindset when they started to fall behind was almost like "here we go with the Packers stuff again. We're still no good." I know they will never admit this, especially since they are professional athletes. However, I've had that mindset before with my own tasks. They, like all of us, are people. They're not super human. No matter how they try to hide it or try to compartmentalise it, the loss to the Packers would be damaging psychologically.

Additionally, when the Saints got ahead two scores, it almost seemed like the team gave up. This game, it seemed like they were giving up. I wonder if something was said or if it was just the recovery of the onside kick that led to them wondering, "what if? What if we score?"

It seemed the psychology of the team changed in the 4th quarter. Shame they didn't play that way the whole game, but maybe this game could be good long term for telling them to just stick with it. Psychology is a weird thing, and every human is affected by it. Who knows? Hopefully, that 4th quarter spurs the Cowboys on the rest of the way.

Say what??????? Prior to the GB butt kick'in the Cowboy's home record was one of the best in the NFL, so let's not give these panty wastes and excuse for their lousy play. Both NO and Balt have man handled this defense and the offense isn't any better.

 

[nate dizzle]

NFL fans will literally look for any explanation other than my team just sucks.