Back to back weeks 2 3 and out drives late in the 4th quarter!

[Cowboyny]

Last two weeks were almost carbon copies of one another: Defense gets a late stop and Cowboys offense goes 3 and out both times before the final drives. Should be 2-0 in those games.

Closing out games was a major strength from this team in the past. Not only were they able to run the football when the defense knew what was coming, but they also made aggressive passing calls to close out games. It seems like Schott goes super conservative playing not to lose in these situations. With a struggling defense, he cannot give an opposing team more chances to beat them!

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

Yeah that was a brutal loss to the Texans. Hopefully the next time the offense scores on every possession because other teams never go 3 and out.

/s

 

[thunderpimp91]

About 25% of NFL drives result in a 3 and out.

The cowboys had 3 4th quarter drives Sunday. They resulted in drives of 14 plays (TD), 3 plays(punt) and 11 plays (td).

This offense is not the problem and fans believing they magically need to play perfect in the 4th quarter is odd.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Four TDs on five drives in the second half in the last game. Two TDs and a FG on the last 4 drives in the BAL game. There's plenty to complain about on that last FG drive vs. BAL, but this argument ("they should never not score") is just silly.

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Four TDs on five drives in the second half in the last game. Two TDs and a FG on the last 4 drives in the BAL game. There's plenty to complain about on that last FG drive vs. BAL, but this argument ("they should never not score") is just silly.

Except that isnt what he said. Why do you have to imagine a fake "argument"?

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

About 25% of NFL drives result in a 3 and out.

The cowboys had 3 4th quarter drives Sunday. They resulted in drives of 14 plays (TD), 3 plays(punt) and 11 plays (td).

This offense is not the problem and fans believing they magically need to play perfect in the 4th quarter is odd.

It seemed me his point was not the percentage....but the timing.

He also never said it was THE problem.

People just keep changing the words just enough to get raged about it.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Last two weeks were almost carbon copies of one another: Defense gets a late stop and Cowboys offense goes 3 and out both times before the final drives. Should be 2-0 in those games.

Closing out games was a major strength from this team in the past. Not only were they able to run the football when the defense knew what was coming, but they also made aggressive passing calls to close out games. It seems like Schott goes super conservative playing not to lose in these situations. With a struggling defense, he cannot give an opposing team more chances to beat them!

the ravens game was a botchery of coaching blunders.

we should have at least gone to overtime. Parker got owned.

 

[Smith22]

Last two weeks were almost carbon copies of one another: Defense gets a late stop and Cowboys offense goes 3 and out both times before the final drives. Should be 2-0 in those games.

Closing out games was a major strength from this team in the past. Not only were they able to run the football when the defense knew what was coming, but they also made aggressive passing calls to close out games. It seems like Schott goes super conservative playing not to lose in these situations. With a struggling defense, he cannot give an opposing team more chances to beat them!

Honestly, get out of here with this mess.

The offense has punted 7 times in 4 games and constantly carries this team.

How about the defense get started earlier, make more stops, and possibly intercept a ball for once.

 

[HungryLion]

They aren’t going to score every drive.

It’s not possible.

Defense has to stop allowing 30+ points.

If the defense continues to keep allowing so many points. Winning 50% of your games is about the best you could even hope for.

 

[thunderpimp91]

It seemed me his point was not the percentage....but the timing.

He also never said it was THE problem.

People just keep changing the words just enough to get raged about it.

Timing does not matter, and we can have that discussion instead if you want. No matter how much we want it to be football is not a game of clutch moments, but rather a game of aggragate performance. 30+ points with no turnovers means your offense has done its job regardless of the timing.

Ultimately the issue with the thread is the unrealistic expectations for the offense. This unit is basically showing elite level numbers in nearly every category. Yes there are some small things to critique like better effeciency in the run game, but a 3 and out sandwiched between 2 10+ play TD drives doesnt make the list of things to worry about.