Can anyone remember a thinner margin?

[ElGatoGrande]

I certainly see your point, but some things feel different to me this year.

The offense seems to be consistently very good to excellent. Even with your star receiver and 4/5ths of the offensive line out.

And while it’s still not good, they’ve done defense did show some signs of improvement.

If - and that’s a big if - the defense can reach the level of middle of the league, this offense looks to have the potential to play with anyone.

The offense definitely looks much improved, playoff quality. It's the defense that's 50/50 IMO, depending on the matchup. We absolutely feasted on a QB that processes slowly and holds the ball, but we will not see many of those in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed.

 

[Stash]

The offense definitely looks much improved, playoff quality. It's the defense that's 50/50 IMO, depending on the matchup. We absolutely feasted on a QB that processes slowly and holds the ball, but we will not see many of those in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed.

Right there with ya!

 

[McKDaddy]

Guess that shows how much faith they have in Milton.

They have always left Dak in the game way longer than they should regardless of being up big or down big.

 

[Relayer]

I’m trying to get a solid read on the current team and really struggling.

I am focused on the many positive things they have going right now and I think the future looks bright.

But while doing so, I keep coming back to the razor-thin margin that’s been the 2025 Cowboys.

They are THIS CLOSE to being a 4-1 team. Things go right at Philadelphia or vs Green Bay and they’re talking about an NFC contender.

Conversely, if Aubrey doesn’t save the day and the offense isn’t incredible vs the Packers, this team is 1-4 already and effectively out of it.

Instead, we’re right down the middle of both.

I can’t remember a season where things were THIS CLOSE.

We've seen this movie before. I'm hopeful that the much maligned coach Shotty is as good as he appears to be right now and can continue to scheme things up to keep the offense humming. We played a really bad team on Sunday. Fingers crossed it's not another year of beating up cupcakes and getting destroyed by the real contenders.

 

[Relayer]

I didn't watch the game. How did we manage to give up sixteen points in the fourth quarter?

Prevent defense. Let them drive the Field while keeping everything in front of them.

 

[Relayer]

Yes, and with about 12 minutes left in the game. It seemed they backed off. Did not really go prevent. But they left the middle of the field open. As to create longer drives to make them run down the clock. Now not really anything wrong with that but do it at 6 to 8 minutes at the most. Not 12 minutes.

What you are describing is exactly prevent defense. Keep it in front of you in the middle of the field and run the clock. When you start depends on the lead. In the playoffs two years ago the Packers did it against us starting the final drive of the first half.

 

[Relayer]

I thought garbage time didn't matter garbage yards garbage points aren't we supposed to just ignore that it didn't really happen It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things you win you win... I mean didn't we do that and that Packers playoff game it looked a lot closer but it was way bigger a margin until they waive the white flag..

It doesn't matter.

 

[Relayer]

Wish you guys would stop that it's so ridiculous he does not crap the bed he's actually has a pretty good stat line for the playoffs The team craps the bed kind of hard when your offensive line is bad you have no run game you're getting no separation and a lot of the times your defense is not stopping anyone really tough to play in that environment but hey blame the quarterback use only his name he craps the bed but nobody around him craps the bed with him it's like they're in a different hotel room on game day so their bed didn't get crapped on dude seriously let it go...

You're right, he does the same thing in the regular season against contenders.

 

[Relayer]

Have you seen the bucs margins? WOW~

Can we pay Dak what Mayfield gets?

 

[My3Sons]

I’m trying to get a solid read on the current team and really struggling.

I am focused on the many positive things they have going right now and I think the future looks bright.

But while doing so, I keep coming back to the razor-thin margin that’s been the 2025 Cowboys.

They are THIS CLOSE to being a 4-1 team. Things go right at Philadelphia or vs Green Bay and they’re talking about an NFC contender.

Conversely, if Aubrey doesn’t save the day and the offense isn’t incredible vs the Packers, this team is 1-4 already and effectively out of it.

Instead, we’re right down the middle of both.

I can’t remember a season where things were THIS CLOSE.

Our two victories are against bottom 5 teams in the NFL. The Cowboys offense is legit, but the defense is very bad.

Look for a 3rd place NFC East finish with no playoffs and a top 16 pick in the draft.

 

[Relayer]

I certainly see your point, but some things feel different to me this year.

The offense seems to be consistently very good to excellent. Even with your star receiver and 4/5ths of the offensive line out.

And while it’s still not good, they’ve done defense did show some signs of improvement.

If - and that’s a big if - the defense can reach the level of middle of the league, this offense looks to have the potential to play with anyone.

We've had top 10 defenses and the #1 offense and still it hasn't been enough. When you only play 17 games it's too small of a sample size to rely on rankings. You have to examine individual results.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Prevent defense. Let them drive the Field while keeping everything in front of them.

Prevent defense only prevents you from winning.

 

[Relayer]

The offense definitely looks much improved, playoff quality. It's the defense that's 50/50 IMO, depending on the matchup. We absolutely feasted on a QB that processes slowly and holds the ball, but we will not see many of those in the coming weeks. Fingers crossed.

Considering that 14 teams make the playoffs being playoff quality doesn't mean a whole lot. It's too early to tell one way or the other.

 

[Relayer]

Prevent defense only prevents you from winning.

Not when properly executed.

 

[JoeKing]

I’m trying to get a solid read on the current team and really struggling.

I am focused on the many positive things they have going right now and I think the future looks bright.

But while doing so, I keep coming back to the razor-thin margin that’s been the 2025 Cowboys.

They are THIS CLOSE to being a 4-1 team. Things go right at Philadelphia or vs Green Bay and they’re talking about an NFC contender.

Conversely, if Aubrey doesn’t save the day and the offense isn’t incredible vs the Packers, this team is 1-4 already and effectively out of it.

Instead, we’re right down the middle of both.

I can’t remember a season where things were THIS CLOSE.

Honestly, the Cowboys could be 5-0. The bears aren't anything. We just didn't show up.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Honestly, the Cowboys could be 5-0. The bears aren't anything. We just didn't show up.

looked past them and it burned us

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

I can't remember, what season were they called the "Cardiac Cowboys?" LOL. Could see a repeat.

Pretty much all those 8-8 years with Romo and Garrett.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Considering that 14 teams make the playoffs being playoff quality doesn't mean a whole lot. It's too early to tell one way or the other.

Playoff quality means good enough to compete and not be one and done, not to simply make the playoffs.

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

Honestly, the Cowboys could be 5-0. The bears aren't anything. We just didn't show up.

We did show up against Chicago. We jsut kept turning the ball over.

 

[zerofill]

I truly believe we would be winning a lot more if our defense was at least "middle of the road". Hard to win games when they are ranked #32!!

Feels like offense and defense production never aligns in Dallas.